Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Highest completed education

• 1983-1988, CSc. in Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University
• 1975, PhDr. in Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague
• 1969-1974, M.A. in Sociology and Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague

Field of specialisation

• political sociology, political parties, parliaments, forms of interest representation

Foreign scholarships, fellowships or other academic study abroad

• September-October 2008, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwanese National Science Council fellowship
• May-June 2007, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, visiting researcher

• July 2006, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship, Chuo University, Tokyo

• November 2004, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, GmbH, visiting researcher
• July-November 2002, Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, visiting researcher
• March 2002, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship, Chuo University, Tokyo
• January-February 2002, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, GmbH, visiting researcher
• March-April 2000, Japan Foundation fellowship, Chuo University, Tokyo
• January-Februrary 2000, Japan Institute of Labour fellowship, Tokyo
• January-March 1999, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin - Institute for Advanced Study, Andrew F. Mellon
• April 1998, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship, Chuo University, Tokyo
• June-July 1997, University of Mainz, Institute of Political Science, DAAD fellowship

• November 1994, Max-Planck-Society, Research Unit Transformationsprocesses, Berlin
• August-November 1993, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, GmbH, Karl-Deutsch-visiting professor
• November 1991, Institute of Political Science, University of Vienna
• January-June 1981, Humboldt University, Berlin

Membership or position in academic committees, boards, and institutions

• Masaryk Czech Sociological Society, 1972 - present
• Czech Political Science Association, 1993 - present, member of executive
• International Political Science Association (IPSA), 1997 - present,
• Research Committee 8: Legislative specialists IPSA, member of executive, 2009 – 2012 programme chair, since 2012 co-chair of RC
• The Central and East European International Studies Association, 1996 - present
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Standing Group Central and Eastern Europe, co-chair, 2002-2009
• Southern American Political Science Association (SAPSA), since 2005
• Evaluator for European Commission, Human Potential Research Training Networks, since 2001
• Member of Czech Commission for  UNESCO – since 2003
• Member of Scientific Steering Committee of the MOST Programme, UNESCO, since 2009
• Member of  Standing Committee for the Social Sciences, European Science Foundation (ESF), 2004-2010
• Member of Research Council at the Ministry for Labour and Social Affaires – since 2004
• Member of editorial board of the Czech Sociological Review
• Member of editorial board of the Politologická revue (Political Science Review), since 2006
• Member of editorial board of the quarterly Andragogika, since 2009
• Member of editorial board ZfVP (Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft), since 2007

• Member of advisory board of the Changing Europe book series, ibidem Publishing house, since 2009.

• Member of  International Council of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic – since 2001, since 2005 vice-president
• Member of standing working group of Accreditation Commission for Social Sciences at the Ministry for Education (since  2004)

• Member of Advisory Board (Beirat), Social Science Centre Berlin (WZB) since 2006

• Member of Board of the Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, v.v.i., since 2007

• Member Board of the Institute of Sociology, AS CR, v.v.i.

• Member of Academy Assembly AS CR, 2006-2010

• Member of Supervisory Committee of the Academy Assembly,  2006-2010