Prof. Donald L. Horowitz is the James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus at Duke University (USA). He is a leading expert on constitutional design, particularly—but not exclusively—in divided societies. He has consulted widely on institutions and policies that might be adopted to promote democracy and reduce ethnic strife in such areas as […]
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Current events
Semion Goldin | Russian Army and Jewish Population during WWI: Some Lessons for Ukraine
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at CU FA and the Prague Centre for Jewish Studies at CU FA cordially invite you to a guest lecture by Dr Semion Goldin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The lecture entitled “Russian Army and Jewish Population during WWI: Some Lessons for Ukraine” will take place on Tuesday, 15April 2025 at 2:10 pm at […]
Past events
Stephen Darwall: Attitudes of the Will and Attitudes of the Heart
Centre for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at CU FA, Sekyra Foundation and Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences invites to a public lecture by Stephen Darwall (Yale University) that will take place on 16 March 2023 from 5 pm in the room P300 in the main building of the faculty at CU FA (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, […]
Penny M. Von Eschen: Paradoxes of Nostalgia
Who is telling the story of the Cold War, where and to whom? American historian Penny M. Von Eschen will present her new book Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder Since 1989 (Duke University Press, 2022) on 9 March at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, room 111, at 17:30. In it, […]
Prof. Ivan Krastev: International Order of Broken Mirrors: Development Prospects in the World Shattered by War
Charles University in cooperation with the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites you to a lecture by a prominent Bulgarian political scientist and political advisor, which will take place on 7 March 2023 at 5 pm in the Patriotic Hall of the Karolinum. The lecture is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of […]
Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health: Comparing and Contrasting the US and the Czech Republic
Department of Socialogy at CU FA cordially invites you to a lecture by a visiting Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Dawn Norris (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse). Abstract A substantial amount of research in the United States examines the relationship between unemployment and mental health, but it often focuses on financial strain. Recent research has begun to use a social-psychological approach to explore […]
Psychology Meets Behavioral Economics: Interdisciplinary Evidence about Cooperation, Discrimination and Conflict.
The Section of Intercultural Psychology of the Czech-Moravian Psychological Society in cooperation with the Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences invites you to an international webinar to be held on 22 February 2023 from 14:00 to 16:00. During the webinar, doc Michal Bauer and doc. Julie Chytilová from CERGE-EI and the Institute […]
Lecture Series: Current Issues in Archaeology
The Institute of Classical Archaeology cordially invites you to a lecture series by Paolo Rondini (Pavia) „Through the Centuries, on the Rocks: New Research in the Quattro Dossi Area, Valle Camonica, Italy“ that will take place on 14 December from 4:30 pm in Campus Hybernska.
Ancuta Mortu: A Script-Based Understanding of Art Appreciation
Czech Society for Aesthetics cordially invites you to a lecture by Dr Ancuta Maria Mortu that will take place on 8 December from 5:30 pm to 7 pm in Jan Čejka Gallery in Campus Hybernská. Annotation of the lecture: In cognitive psychology, scripts are defined as mental structures that play an important role in organising experiences occurring frequently […]
Clevering Lecture: “Europe after the Zeitenwende” by Prof Luuk van Middelaar
Charles University, Václav Havel Library, and Embassy of the Netherlands in the Czech Republic cordially invite you to a lecture “Europe after the Zeitenwende“, delivered by Prof Luuk van Middelaar as part of the The Cleveringa Lecture cycle. It will take place on 5 December from 5 pm in Vlastenecký sál in Carolinum, Ovocný trh 3, Prague […]
Bourdieu’s Legacy in Literary Studies: Expanding Territories, Changing Concepts
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Pierre Bourdieu’s death, CEFRES in collaboration with the Department of Czech and Comparative Literature at CU FA organize a round table on the development of Bourdieu’s central concepts during last two decades. The event will be held in English. Participants: Anna SCHUBERTOVÁ (Charles University) Csaba SZALÓ (Masaryk University) Jan VÁŇA […]
Lecture Series: Current Issues in Archaeology
The Institute of Classical Archaeology cordially invites you to a lecture series by Sabine Hornung (Saarland) “The Caesarian fortress at Hermeskeil: latest research on Titus Labienus’ conquest of the Treveri.”
