doc. Mgr. Hedvika Koďousková, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Department

• Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Employment - Position

• Assistant professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University (FSS, MU)
• Academic researcher at the International Institute of Political Science, FSS, MU
• Member of the Centre for Energy Studies (https://energy.fss.muni.cz/)

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2012: Doctoral degree in International Territorial Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• 2008: Master´s degree in International Territorial Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• 2006: Bachelor´s degree in Sociology/International Relations, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• 2003: Classical gymnasium, Brno, Czech Republic

Teaching Activities

• Energy and Society: An Introduction; Energy Poverty; Energy Policies in Asia. 2022 to 2024 - Teaching at the MUNI, CIC, Summer School "Energy Policy of the EU and its Position in the Global Energy Environment" on the topic of energy poverty and vulnerability in the EU.

Scientific and Research Activities

• Energy researcher with special focus on energy poverty and energy vulnerability. Interested in energy policies in Asia and Chinese energy policies.
• Currently taking part in educational and research projects on energy poverty in the Czech Republic and the CEE countries.
• 2023-ongoing: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic; research grant "Causes and Prevention of Energy Vulnerability" (TQ01000302), main researcher

Internship and stays for the purpose of study or work

• 2024: ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques; completion of the course on interpretive research methods, held on-line
• 2020: ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques; completion of the course on process tracing, Bamberg, Germany
• 2015: Erasmus+ exchange programme; teaching at the partner university on energy policies in Asia, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland
• 2011/08/05 – 2011/08/21: LSE-PKU Summer School, Beijing, Other programs, CHN
  • Certificate from the two-week intensive English-language international summer school. The event was held in Beijing based on cooperation between the London School of Economics and Political Science and Peking University. The summer school offered challenging university-level courses in subjects including economics, management, international relations, media and law, all with a special focus on China and Asia. The course was assessed, including a final examination.
• 2009/07/05 – 2009/07/10: UK Energy Research Centre Summer School, London, Other programs, GBR
  • Certificate from a unique week-long event. UKERC's Energy Summer School combined seminars from internationally leading speakers with challenging project work and professionally facilitated developmental activities. It gathered international first and second year PhD students with a broader understanding of energy research, including the technical, physical, social, economic, environmental and business aspects of energy systems.
• 2007/10/01 – 2008/02/02: University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Erasmus+, SVN
  • One-semester study visit through the Erasmus exchange program.

University Activities

• 2023–2025: Empowering the Next Generation of Energy and International Relations Experts; team member
• 2020-2023: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic; research grant dealing with the current state and the future of the Czech district heating industry; one of the main researchers with special focus on social aspects of the Czech district heating industry transformation
• 2011-2013 (+5y sust.): Teaching Innovation at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University - Department of International Relations and European Studies; Project co-financed by the European Social Fund and the Czech Republic national budget; team member responsible for external lecturers´ participation and students´ practice/later project manager

Activities Outside University

• 2019-2022: WG1 of the ENGAGER COST Action CA16232 - European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation; research network member
• (2016-2018: Maternity leave)

Major Publications

• DAVID, Dominik a Hedvika KOĎOUSKOVÁ. Connected Yet Suffering : The Lived Experiences of Czech Households through Energy Service Provider Bankruptcies. In Paola Velasco Herrejón, Breffní Lennon, Niall P. Dunphy. Living with Energy Poverty. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024, s. 104-114. Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies. ISBN 978-1-032-52818-2. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003408536-12. URL info
• DAVID, Dominik a Hedvika KOĎOUSKOVÁ. Official narratives vs. lived experiences : Contrasting views on energy poverty in the Czech Republic. Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2023, roč. 97, March, s. 1-9. ISSN 2214-6296. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.102991. URL info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika, Adriana ILAVSKÁ, Tereza STAŠÁKOVÁ, Dominik DAVID a Jan OSIČKA. Energy transition for the rich and energy poverty for the rest? Mapping and explaining district heating transition, energy poverty, and vulnerability in Czechia. Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2023, roč. 100, June, s. 1-14. ISSN 2214-6296. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103128. URL info
• PEŠEK, Martin, Pavel LIEDERMANN, Jana HOSTAČNÁ, Petr MODLITBA, Hedvika KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Adriana ILAVSKÁ a Jan OSIČKA. Hodnocení míry ohrožení soustav CZT. 2023. info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Dominik DAVID. Exploring energy poverty governance : Perspectives from energy vulnerable cities in the Czech Republic. In ECPR General Conference, Charles University, Prague. 2023. URL info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Dominik BOŘUTA. Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but misrepresented in major policies. Energy Policy. Oxford: Elsevier, 2022, roč. 168, September, s. 1-10. ISSN 0301-4215. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113095. URL info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ. Hidden Energy Poverty : The Case of the Czech Republic. In George Jiglau, Anca Sinea, Ute Dubois, Philipp Biermann. Perspectives on Energy Poverty in Post-Communist Europe. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2021, s. 173-194. Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies. ISBN 978-0-367-43052-8. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003000976-12. URL info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika a Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ. Energy poverty in the Czech Republic : Individual responsibility or structural issue? Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, roč. 72, February, s. 1-9. ISSN 2214-6296. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101877. URL info
• KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika, Colin KIMBRELL a Tereza STAŠÁKOVÁ. Theorizing Energy Poverty: A Conceptual Review. In ENGAGER café, an online meeting of the COST Action network members (WG1). 2021. info

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