Research
Science and Research at the IMS
Within the framework of the FSV research plan and in a number of other Czech and European grants, the Institute's members are developing the theory, methodology and the empirical research in all the major areas of social sciences.
The Institute publishes its own magazine, Studia Territorialia, which is a reviewed academic magazine covering Area Studies.
The students are also involved in the Institute's scientific activities as assistants or researchers, or as the main investigators in the projects of the Charles University Grant Agency (GA UK).
Research Projects
Institute publications
News
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IMS hosted the 56th UACES Annual Conference
Last week, IMS helped organise the 56th annual conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). This year’s conference examined how Europe is constructed, challenged and reshaped in national discourses. -
C4DHI at the TWIN4DEM Datathon in Trento
Jiří Kocián, Klára Vedlichová and Klára Kosová from C4DHI and PRCP together with Christopher Brückner from the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, co-organized a datathon as part of the HORIZON TWIN4DEM project. The event took place from 8 to 10 September at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) research institute in Trento, Italy. -
In their new book, Dr Karin Roginer Hofmeister and Dr Klára Kosová explore the relationship between memory and place
Jak se minulost utváří v prostorech, které obýváme, představujeme si a vytváříme? A jaký panuje vztah mezi pamětí a místem napříč materiálními, sociálními a kulturními krajinami? To ve své nové publikaci Mapping Memoryscapes: New Research Perspectives, která vyšla v nakladatelství Karolinum, zkoumají doktorky Klára Kosová a Karin Roginer Hofmeister. -
Associate Professors Handl and Eberle have contributed a chapter to the new book "The 2025 German Federal Election"
In early August, Palgrave Macmillan Cham published The 2025 German Federal Election: A Polity Under Stress, an in-depth analysis of the 2025 German federal election. -
Dr. Lucie Kadlecová and Dr. Karin Roginer Hofmeister Ranked in the Top 10 of a University Monograph Competition
Dr. Lucie Kadlecová and Dr. Karin Roginer Hofmeister ranked among the top ten in a university competition for high-quality monographs with their publications. -
As part of the KIU project, Dr. Ondřej Klípa is spending time in Frankfurt an der Oder
Dr. Ondřej Klípa from the Department of Russian and East European Studies is serving as a research fellow at Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder) from mid-April to mid-July as part of the KIU project.