Paradigm of global conflicts in the local contexts
Study of the global and local conflicts, territorial integration and secessionism, diversity of cultures and societies and social interactions, from the perspectives of various philosophical and other theoretical perspectives of the humanities and social sciences.
Research topic coordinator:
Ondřej Ševeček, PhD.
Social and cultural aspects of global and local interactions
Study of development of social integration, social and economic contradictions and disparities, internal and transnational mobilities of various groups of populations, social tension and consensus, expert society, connections between global and local economic processes, especially in relations with the Czech Republic.
Research topic coordinators:
Tomáš Kostelecký, CSc.
Historical roots of conflicts and their consequences in transnational interactions
Examining of development and historical roots of chosen conflicts with emphasis on their impact in the areas of ethnic composition of populations and migration in given regions and macro-regions and changes in relations with European cultural territory.
Research topic coordinators:
Bronislav Ostřanský, PhD., and Kateřina Čapková, PhD.
Actor interactions and legal changes in transnational contexts
Examining of changes in assertion of justice, legitimacy, participation, democracy, human rights; analysing authoritarianism, government and governance, international law, transnational migration and migration policies, integration and secessionism.
Research topic coordinators:
Jiří Woitsch, PhD., and Petr Agha, PhD., LL.M.
Critical infrastructures and food security
Finding and presenting common research overlaps between the life and technical sciences on the one hand and the social sciences and humanities on the other, in order to deepen the research in a desirable interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary way.
Research topic coordinators:
Pavel Honzátko, PhD., and Eva Hřibová, PhD.