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Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
We are the second youngest faculty of Charles University.
economics | sociology | political science | international relations | media studies
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🔴 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...
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🤩 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...
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🔴 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...
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🔴 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...
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🤵‍♀️ 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...
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🧐 What do physics and social sciences have in common? More than you’d expect.

😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works.

👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🏳️‍🌈 To mark Prague Pride 2025, the latest De Facto podcast features two FSV UK experts discussing LGBTQ+ life in Czechia.

👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people.

👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📑 This week, we had the honour of co-hosting the 9th Annual Meeting of @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social.

👉 The event brought more than 1,200 academics, artists, and activists from nearly 100 countries to Prague.

➡️ Read more on our page about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/rememberi...
July 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
😍 “Studying discourse was love at first sight. I knew that we were meant to be together,” says Nico Carpentier, extraordinary professor at @charlesuni.cuni.cz.

👀 Discover his research and how he connects science with art on our page about science at #FSVUK.

👉 science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/nico-carp...
July 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🔴 Our expert Maria Alina Asavei from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz has never shied away from complexity.

🙏 With academic roots in Romania and scholarly development in Budapest and New York, her career is defined by a pursuit of neglected topics.

👉 Read about her research: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-poli...
June 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We have two new professors!
👉 prof. PhDr. Zuzana Havránková, Ph.D. (IES FSV UK) in the field of Economic Theory
👉 prof. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (@iss.fsv.cuni.cz) in the field of Sociology

They received their appointment decrees from President Petr Pavel on 16 June 2025.

Congratulations!
June 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
😍 We invite you to a garden party on the occasion of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of #FSVUK.

🗓️ June 5 from 4 pm
📍 Grébovka Pavillion

🤗 All employees, current students, graduates and all friends of the faculty are invited.

👉Tickets: connect.boomevents.org/en/event/zah...
May 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
👏 Our economist Jozef Baruník was among the reviewers of the prestigious European Research Council grants in 2024.

🌟 Only top scientists from around the world are selected for the review panels each year.

👉 Read about his role on our #FSVUK science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/among-the...
May 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🏳️‍🌈 Today we raise the Pride flag to acknowledge the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

🙏🏻 At our faculty, everyone is welcome without exception. We strive to make FSV UK safe, respectful and inclusive space.

➡️ Read more about our values: fsv.cuni.cz/en/about/mis...
May 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🤗 Come and explore our Jinonice campus this weekend as part of the Open House Prague festival!

💁‍♀️ Guided tours will take place every 30 minutes from 10 am to 6 pm.

➡️ More information here: www.openhousepraha.cz/en/building-...

We look forward to seeing you there! 😍

@charlesuni.cuni.cz
May 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🔎 "Curiosity is essential for a social anthropologist."

🧐 Our expert Jakub Grygar shares his journey - from unexpected moments of worry to deep cultural insights gained in the field.

👉 Read the full interview: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/jakub-gry...

@iss.fsv.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
May 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
From April 24, 2025, the exhibition "35 Years of Science at FSV UK" is on display at the Jinonice Campus. The exhibition presents not only the history of the establishment of our faculty and its institutes, but above all scientific achievements and significant milestones in research at FSV UK.
April 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔵 Our expert Lenka Vochocová explores the role of gender in the media and the spread of disinformation.

🧐 What is it like to be a woman in a Czech newsroom? And what inspired her to pursue a career in research?

👉 Find out in the interview on our #FSVUK science website: bit.ly/vochocova_sc...
April 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
⭐ The best courses in the winter semester 2024/25 were awarded.

👏 Congratulations to everyone!

👉 See which courses received the Golden Course award:
fsv.cuni.cz/.../golden-c...

@charlesuni.cuni.cz
April 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🤩 Our expert @janch.czesky.online has received the Miloslav Petrusek Prize for Representation and Promotion.

🤝 The Rector of @charlesuni.cuni.cz awarded him for the development of the so-called third role of the university through a successful podcast series on political extremism.

🎉 Congrats!
April 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🌍 The geopolitics of space or the distribution of political power in sub-Saharan Africa.

👉 Topics that caught Bohumil Doboš's interest in the early years of his studies at #FSVUK and gradually led him to a research career.

➡️ Read about his research on our science website: bit.ly/bohumil_dobos_eng
March 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
⚠️ Last chance to apply for the unique AI program prg․ai Minor!

📌 Experience the best AI courses and top teachers from four leading faculties of @charlesuni.cuni.cz and Czech Technical University in Prague.

🗓️ Applications close March 21, 2025.

👉 Register here: prg.ai/minor/
March 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🧘‍♂️ Wellbeing Day at #FSVUK is over!

🐶 We enjoyed a tasty breakfast with our student societies and spent time with therapy dogs.

🤩 Take a look at a few moments.
March 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🤔 Did you know we have a website where you can read all about research we do at #FSVUK?

🤩 Latest on the website is the interview with our expert Jaroslava Hasmannová Marhánková who is specializing in the sociology of medicine.

➡️ Read the interview here: bit.ly/science_at_F...

@charlesuni.cuni.cz
March 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM