Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.

Nejvyšší vzdělání

• 1969-1974 PhDr., Sociology, faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague
• 1995-1996 Ph.D., Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Masaryk's University in Brno
• 1999 Doc., Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Masaryk's University in Brno

Odborné zaměření

• Social and economic inequality, social stratification, middle class formation
• Social and occupational mobility, education and educational mobility, educational reforms
• Perception and legitimacy of inequality, distributive justice
• Human capital, labor force quality and flexibility, new dimensions of literacy
• Political attitudes and voting behavior
• Human resources and competitiveness

Pedagogická činnost

• 1992 Central European University, in Prague Social Inequality and Stratification grad.
• 1994 Department of Sociology, UCLA Capitalism, Socialism and Alternative Social Systems, Statistical Methods for Social Sciences undgr.
• 1996 School of Social Studies, Masaryk University in Brno Social Stratification grad.
• 1997 School of Social Studies, Masaryk University in Brno Social Stratification grad.
• 1999 Summer school: Post-Socialist Countries in Transformation Budva, Montenegro, Yugoslavia Social stratification, Political attitudes and voting behavior, the role of social class; Winners and losers of the post-communist transformation post-grad
• 2001 OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE - International Higher Education Support Program, INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY in Belgrade Social transformation in East-Central Europe: social and economic inequality, social and distributive justice, the role of middle class formation, crystallization of social status post-grad
• 2001, 2002 Anglo American College in Prague Sociology of Post-Communist Transformation undgr.
• 2002 CERGE (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education) Program UPCES (Undergraduate Program in Central European Studies) Sociology of Post-Communist Transformation undgr.
• 2002 Central-European University
• CEU Summer School - Status consistency and the formation of middle class post-grad

Zahraniční stáže (a jiné vědecké pobyty)

• 1987 University of Wisconsin in Madison, Department of Sociology, Doctoral fellow
• 1994 University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Sociology,Visiting Lecturer
• 2002 State University of New York, Graduate School of Education, Research fellow

Členství a funkce v odborných institucích, radách a komisích

• 1985 - Member of the International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Social Stratification
• 1990 - 1994 Czech Sociological Association, board member
• 1985 - Member of the ISA Research Committee on Social Stratification of ISA
• 1990-1994 Board member of the ISA Research Committee on Social Stratification of ISA
• 1992 - Member of the editorial board of Sociologický Časopis
• 1998 - 2002 Chairman of the Committe for Science and Higher Education of the Czech Parliament
• 1998 - 2002 Member of the Czech Delegation to the Council of Europe, member of the Committe for Culture, Education, Science and Technology
• 1996 - 2001 Member of the advisory board of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology
• 2001 - Co-editor of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology