🧐 How do governments turn scientific evidence into real policy? 📚 A new international study co-authored by our PhD student Karolína Pštross explores the role of Chief Science Advisors. ⬇️ Read more about science in the service of democracy: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/science-i... @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz

Perfect moment to get back to lab data collection! Just today we kicked off a lab building course build on "lab citizenship" principles, where students design and stress test procedures for running studies in a brand new SocSci ExpLab at @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz 😎

David Barner@drbarner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bots have made their way to Prolific experiments. Our lab has stopped online testing of adults entirely now for this reason - we want to know if what we study is real. Probably data collected 2-3 years ago are ok, but moving forward we just can't know. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨🕸️ As global governance grows more complex, what factors determine how well international cooperation works? Read the latest ENSURED report “Governing in Complexity” by Henning Schmidtke & Stephanie Hofmann to find out! @eui-schuman.bsky.social @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz

Governing in Complexity: Assessing the Quality of Global Governance Across 15 Case Studies - Research Report | ENSURED

In today's world, governance complexity has become the rule. Drawing on the 15 ENSURED case studies, this report explores growing governance complexity and its effect on international cooperation.

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Do states' grand strategies persist after traumatic geopolitical events? @zuzanalizcova.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold in @ejisbisa.bsky.social compare Israel after Oct 7 and Czechia after Russia's 2022 invasion, showing that the scale of change reflected the severity of perceived shock and threat.

Our colleague Jan Žalman returned from #Nigeria where he led a workshop on tackling illicit financial flows, a major challenge for global public finance. Thanks to UN Economic Commission for Africa for the invitation & great collaboration! #LepsiVerejneFinance @taxjustice.net @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz

👏 Michal Smetana from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz has won the Neuron Award 2025 in the field of social sciences. 👌 The committee appreciated his innovative way of connecting international relations, security studies and political psychology. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/assoc-pro...

🔴 Tomáš Karásek was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 13 January 2026 at a meeting of the #FSVUK Academic Senate. 📜 The appointment decree was presented to him by the Rector of @charlesuni.cuni.cz Milena Králíčková. 👏 He was elected for the term of office 2026–2030.

🚨Publication alert🚨 15 months, 553 pages, 10 researchers, 2 institutions. Happy to share the results of our @prcp.cuni.cz & @swp-berlin.org joint research project, which investigated nuclear signaling during the Russo-Ukrainian war. (1/2) @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social

⚠️Publication Alert! Very pleased to share that our (with Anna Pstrokońska) article "Doing Good or Looking Good? Multinational Corporations’ Social Media Discourses on Forcibly Displaced People" has just been published (OA) in the International Journal of Business Communication! shorturl.at/BvrMA

Tax cuts + spending hikes = risk to Czech public finances, says our founder Petr Janský from @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz to MNI Markets: 👉 "This doesn't add up. The new government must prioritize and make tough choices." 🔗 Full interview: www.mnimarkets.com/articles/mni...

MNI INTERVIEW: Czech Tax Cuts Risk Public Finances - Jansky

Head of Prague Centre for Public Finance speaks to MNI.

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🎄 We wish you happy and peaceful Holidays! Take time to rest and recharge. ❤️ #FSVUK

🏊‍♀️ Kateřina Turková focuses on athletes on social media, the regulation of disinformation, and AI ethics. 🤖 She is currently developing a web application for proving authorship together with colleagues from technical fields. 👉 Learn more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/authentic...

🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the @taxjustice.net, @skatteforsk.bsky.social, the International Growth Centre & colleagues from IES @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz for co-organizing this important event. 👍 Kudos to @miroslavpalansky.bsky.social and Markéta Malá #LepsiVerejneFinance

🥳 FSV UK has two new professors! 🏅 The appointment decrees were received from President Petr Pavel by economist Jozef Baruník from the Institute of Economic Studies and historian Rudolf Kučera from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/facu...

Entretien avec Michel Perottino, le directeur du département de science politique @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz francais.radio.cz/ukraine-la-p...

Ukraine : « La paix envisagée par ce nouveau gouvernement tchèque ressemble à une paix favorable à la Russie »

Après la nomination du nouveau gouvernement tchèque ce lundi, entretien avec Michel Perottino, directeur du département de science politique de l’Université Charles.

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📄 Just published: Our latest study with @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social #STAND provides a comprehensive chronology of nuclear signaling in the Ukraine war. We found that Russia amplified perceptions of nuclear escalation, while NATO focused primarily on deterring nuclear use. Read more 👇

🤩 Our professor Kateřina Králová will become a member of the Scientific Council of @erc.europa.eu. 💪 This is the very first representation of @charlesuni.cuni.cz in this prestigious body. In this role, she will help shape European research. 😍 Congratulations! 👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/professor...

🔴 We invite you to the Science Communication 360° conference, which we are organizing with @czechacademy.bsky.social and @scicomhub.bsky.social. 📆 February 5, 2026 📍 Jinonice Campus 💬 The main topic will be Institutions and systems that strengthen science communication. 👉 komunikacevedy360.cz/en/

1/ Our project "Microfoundations of Collective Defense" [MICROCODE] funded by the @erc.europa.eu now has a website: www.erc-microcode.eu We have spent the year collecting the data and now plan to write up (and publish) our results throughout 2026. @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ims.fsv.cuni.cz

ERC Project Microcode

Microfoundations of Collective Defence (MICROCODE) is a groundbreaking research project funded by the European Research Council. It uncovers how public opinion drives the stability of military allianc...

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🔴 In the #DeFacto podcast, we introduced some of our international students. Our guests were two PhD students — Rose Smith and Ronan Wordsworth. 🌐 What motivated them to choose FSV UK? Have they got used to living in Prague? What do they enjoy about their research? 👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/inte...

Our colleagues from Centre of Public Finance and @charlesuni.cuni.cz examine 2 global tax reforms. 👉 Check the new Ensured Research: How can we stop billions lost to tax avoidance each year? 🔗www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications/reforming-global-tax-governance @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ec.europa.eu

ENSURED@ensured.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📝 REPORT: Tax Reform 💲Corporate profit shifting costs governments billions in tax revenue. Our latest report, by Tomáš Boukal, Petr Janský, Miroslav Palanský & Michal Parízek (Charles University), explores 2 multilateral initiatives tackling this issue👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

‼️ New publication in Cambridge Review of International Affairs ‼️ My article asks when small state foreign policy specialisation gets recognised by others. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @unikarlova.cuni.cz

Specialisation (un)recognised: human rights and Western Balkans in Czech foreign policy

Specialisation is essential for small states to punch above their weight in international organisations. The literature argues that specialisation allows small states to concentrate resources and b...

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🔴 The Jinonice Campus is currently hosting a new exhibition Women, Life, Freedom. 🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation. 😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.

🔴 Read the interview with Jana Votápková from the Institute of Economic Studies and Professor Dino Numerato from @iss.fsv.cuni.cz. 🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare. 👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...

🤩 We are expanding our portfolio with the launch of three new English-taught degree programs! 🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication. 🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History. ➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...

🔴 Rose Smith, a graduate of our double-degree International Master’s in Economy, State & Society, decided to pursue her PhD with us under a cotutelle agreement with the University of Groningen. 🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like? 👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...

🔴 Historian Ondřej Žíla from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz focuses on the modern history of Southeast Europe — particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina. 🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war. ➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...

Huge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social

🔴 Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward. 🥇 Congratulations to all recipients! ➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...

Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 | Fakulta sociálních věd UK

Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward. Congratulations to all recipients!

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🤵‍♀️ Barbara Pertold-Gebicka studies how parenthood and education shape careers for women and men. 🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market. 👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...