Take the next step in your academic career! 🎓 We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies with a focus on Sub-Saharan #Africa to become part of the 🌍 CenMAS Research Group at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 📅 Application deadline: Sept 14, 2026 📍 Details: lnkd.in/dJnUDa7H

🌍 Does affective polarization make citizens less committed to democratic principles? These were the key questions addressed during a research seminar for the academic community with Assoc. Prof. Selim Erdem Aytaç from Koç Üniversitesi, Turkey. Read more at CenMAS website: lnkd.in/dXD-WY8m

Join us in Prague! 👉 We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies with a focus on South Asia, East Asia and/or Southeast Asia to become part of the 🌍CenMAS Research Group at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz . 📅 Application deadline: Sept 14, 2026 📍 Details: lnkd.in/ebjvWS-K

🌏 Are you postdoc conducting research on the society and history of non-European regions or Eastern Europe? 🌎 Would you like to benefit from world-class academic resources at the OSGA @ox.ac.uk? 👉 Apply for the Visegrad Recognized Student Scholarship Programme! See more: lnkd.in/d3fzGCqV

🌍 How can we rethink feminism beyond a purely Western perspective? Join a lecture and discussion with renowned French author and scholar Françoise Vergès. 🗓 15 May 2026 | 16:15 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 🎟 Registration: lnkd.in/ddaC2TsG 📸 Foto: Anthony Francin / La Fabrique

What are the impacts of the ongoing war in the Middle East, and the aim of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran? Experts from the Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies at the @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz discussed the current situation in Iran and broader regional context. Thank you all for coming! 🙏

🌍 What are the relationships between the judicial and executive branches of power in South American countries? Prof. @millanos.bsky.social delivered her lecture to the students as part of the Contemporary Latin America course taught at SIAS @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz by Dr. Radek Buben.

How has the Russia–Ukraine war reshaped global politics over the past four years? Experts discussed key perspectives, challenges, and opportunities at a panel hosted by @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz Thank you all for coming! 🙏 @evaceplova.bsky.social, Lenka Víchová, Ondřej Soukup, Aleš Vytečka, S. Tumis

Join us! Panel discussion "Prospects for the Development of the War in Ukraine in the Context of Global Politics and the Role of the Czech Rep." with L. Víchová, A. Vytečka, E. Čeplová, O. Soukup, S. Tumis. 📅 March 11, 2026, at 6 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 🗣️ In Czech More 👉 link.cuni.cz/40UjlHD

Thanks to everyone who came to our research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with @millanos.bsky.social @ripplingeralina.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social and dr. Radek Buben @giga-hamburg.de @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz

We invite you to a public research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with Prof. M. Llanos, Alina M. Ripplinger, M.A., Doc. K. Kouba and dr. R. Buben 📅 Feb 12, 2026, at 5:30 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 🗣️ In Czech More 👉 bit.ly/4qtLDDy

We invite you to a lecture “The Crisis between the USA and Venezuela in Historical Perspective” by Dr. Radek Buben, an expert in modern Latin American history and political regime transformation. 📅 January 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 🗣️ Lecture in Czech More 👉 bit.ly/4qMBpia

We are monitoring the current developments related to the situation in Venezuela following the intervention of the U.S. military. @karelkouba.bsky.social and Radek Buben (SIAS @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz) answered questions from many Czech media outlets. See more (in Czech): bit.ly/4q9ayww

Join us for a public lecture on “Russia Under Surveillance – From Lenin to Putin: Chekism as the Backbone of the Soviet and Russian Dictatorship” by Tomáš Sniegoň, a expert on the history of post-communist countries. 📅 Dec 4, 2025, at 5.30 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz More 👉 bit.ly/3XB9MvM

Thanks to everyone who came to our public lecture with Dr. Radek Buben, who spoke on the theme 👉 Latin American Politics and Donald Trump during the "Week of the Humanities" at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz We look forward to welcoming you again soon! @karelkouba.bsky.social @millanos.bsky.social

What is Donald Trump’s relationship with South American politics – and vice versa? 👉 Join a public lecture by Dr. Radek Buben, an expert on modern history and political regimes in South America. 📅 Nov 18, 2025, at 4 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz The lecture will be held in Czech More 👉 bit.ly/4hVDqFh

Thanks to everyone who joined and took part in the discussion at 👉 Chile at a Crossroads: Actors and Contexts of the 2025 Election, a public lecture by Assoc. Prof. Robert L. Funk, renowned expert on Chilean politics. We look forward to seeing you at our next events! @karelkouba.bsky.social

We cordially invite you to an exceptional public lecture by Prof. Robert L. Funk, a leading expert on Chilean politics, on the topic Chile at Crossroads: Actors and Contexts of the 2025 Election. 📅 October 22 at 5:30 p.m. at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz. Register here👉 bit.ly/47cMqCb

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✨ Zajímáte se o Latinskou Ameriku a proměny současné demokracie? S potěšením vás zveme na veřejnou přednášku renomovaného chilského politologa Roberta L. Funka. Kapacita je omezená, registrujte se zde: 👉 forms.office.com/e/JPVmcYrmyG. Akci spolupořádá SIAS a projekt @era-areas.bsky.social.

1/ Which institutional determinants affect legislative turnover in Latin America? Using electoral data since 1985, @karelkouba.bsky.social and myself tackle this question #OpenAccess in the newest issue of Latin American Politics and Society. 👉 doi.org/10.1017/lap....

We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS). Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc @millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies. Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader @millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate... How can we get through these difficult times we are living in? We believe in institution building, multidisciplinarity, and deep contextual knowledge. Proud to collaborate with colleagues from Charles University on this project. @karelkouba.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de

From Argentina to Prague: Llanos on Democracy & ERA Chair

Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg and Charles University in Prague, where she ...

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💬“It’s exciting that the @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz offers such a wide variety of area studies - from Japanese to Latin American to Indonesian studies! There’s a huge wealth of knowledge, and the challenge is to make it more visible and interconnected,” says Prof. Mariana Llanos. Read 📰 bit.ly/4lj7r2m

We’ve launched ERA-AREAS, a prestigious 5-year EU-funded project (Horizon Europe) at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The project aims to strengthen multidisciplinary area studies and establish CEMAS, a new centre for research on non-European regions. Read more 👉 bit.ly/442D1dw