Investigated projects
Investigated projects
Researchers from the Institute of International Studies at FSV UK are currently involved in several research projects.
The projects on this page are organised according to the grant providers who sponsor or participate in their funding.
| Currently, research initiatives at the Institute of International Studies at FSV UK are funded by: |
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| European Research Council (ERC) |
| Programme Johannes Amos Comenius (OP JAK) |
| Horizon Europe |
| National Recovery Plan |
| Erasmus+ |
| German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Grant Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Technological Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
| Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic, programme "MOBILITY" |
| Charles University, programme "PRIMUS" |
| Charles University, programme "University Research Centers" (UNCE) |
| Charles University Grant Agency |
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Central European Network for Teaching and Research in Academic Liaison (CENTRAL) |
| US Foundations |
| Strategic Partnerships |
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French Research Centre in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES), programme "TANDEM" |
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German Marshall Fund of the United States |
| Charles University, programme "Paedagogium Grant" |
| 4EU+ Alliance |
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European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) |
| Personal Grants |
European Research Council (ERC)
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101160767 |
doc. PhDr. Michal Smetana, Ph.D. |
2025-2029 |
Programme Johannes Amos Comenius (OP JAK)
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0008692 |
Foreign Interference in the Context of Geopolitical and Technological Change (INTERFER) |
doc. PhDr. Michal Smetana, Ph.D. |
2025-2028 |
Horizon Europe
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology of Authoritarian Law: Insights from Central Asia (SOCIAL) | doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. | 2026-2029 | |
| The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia (POLCA) | doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. | 2026-2029 | |
| 101178061 |
Strengthening Democratic Resilience Through Digital Twins (TWIN4DEM) |
doc. PhDr. Michal Smetana, Ph.D. |
2025-2027 |
| 101085855 | Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia - MOCCA | PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. | 2022-2026 |
National Recovery Plan
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
| National Recovery Plan - Syri Exceles | Charles University | 2022-2025 | |
| National Recovery Plan - Core | Charles University | 2023-2026 | |
| National Recovery Plan - Green Deal | Charles University | 2024-2025 |
Erasmus+
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| KA203 | Mapping & Organizing Research on Dictatorships – Open Access Repository | PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. | 2021-2024 |
| 2019-1509/001-001-EMJMD | European Politics and Society: Václav Havel Joint Master Programme | Mgr. Eliška Tomalová, Ph.D. a Mgr. Martin Mejstřík | 2019-2025 |
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deutschsprachige Studiengänge in Mittel- und Osteuropa | PhDr. Zuzana Lizcová, Ph.D. | 2019-2027 |
Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
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Project Number |
Project Name |
Main Investigator |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-15472S | Negotiating ‘Serbhood’: Layers of memories among the Serbs in the post-Yugoslav and postwar space | PhDr. Ondřej Žíla, Ph.D. | 2025-2027 |
| 24-11424L | Linking Arms: Central Europe´s Weapons Sector, 1954-1994 | doc. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D. | 2024-2026 |
| 23-04833S | Specialisation in EU small states’ foreign and security policy | prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D. | 2023-2025 |
| 22-19382S | Domestic Violence in Postwar Reconstruction. The Czech Lands, 1945-53 | doc. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D. | 2022-2025 |
Technological Agency of the Czech Republic
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ01000204 | Network of experts to analyse strategic global trends | PhDr. Jan Hornát, PhD. | 2023–2025 |
| TQ01000354 | Foreign information influence, countermeasures against it and its communication: findings and analysis of Czech public opinion |
Mgr. Vojtěch Bahenský, Ph.D. |
2023–2026 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112173/2025 | Activity of the Czech Section of the Czech-German Historians' Commission (2025) | doc. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D. | 2025 |
MOBILITY, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8J25FR004 | Prof. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D. | 2025-2026 |
PRIMUS, Charles University
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primus/22/HUM/011 | The Past is Present: The Use and Misuse of Traumatic Historical Events in Foreign Policy | Dr. Irena Kalhousová | 2022-2026 |
| Primus/22/HUM/005 | Experimental Lab for International Security Studies (ELISS) | doc. PhDr. Michal Smetana, Ph.D. | 2022-2025 |
University Research Centers (UNCE), Charles University
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCE24/SSH/018 | Peace Research Center Prague II |
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D. |
2024-2029 |
Charles University Grant Agency
Central European Network for Teaching and Research in Academic Liaison (CENTRAL)
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility of People, Goods, and Ideas | Valeriya Korablyova, Ph.D. | 2024-2025 | |
| Towards a Central European doctoral school in modern history |
prof. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D. |
2022-2024 | |
| Memory policy in theoretical and practical dimensions | prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. | 2022-2024 |
US Foundations
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Claims Conference University Partnership Program in Holocaust Studies |
prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. | 2022-2025 |
TANDEM, French Research Centre in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES)
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANDEM/2024 | A Subaltern That Sings: From Sound Resistance to Musical Diplomacy in Wartime Ukraine | Valeriya Korablyova, Ph.D. | 2024-2025 |
German Marshall Fund of the United States
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReThink.CEE Fellowship | Sino-European Relations: What Agency for Central Europe? | Zuzana Krulichová | 2024-2025 |
Paedagogium Grant, Charles University
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate in Digital Humanities | Jiří Kocián | 2025 |
4EU+ Alliance
| Project Number | Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS/25/F0/0/028 | Decolonial Approaches and Fieldwork: Theory and Practice | Kateřina Fuksová | 2025 |
European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST)
| Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|
| 2025-2029 | |
| 2024-2028 | |
| prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A. |
Personal Grants
| Project Name | Main Investigator | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt fellowship | Kateřina Králová | 2025-2027 |
| EUNDPC | Michal Smetana | 2023-2025 |
