Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• Urbanovská, Jana, Ph.D.

Department/Faculty/University

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

Function, current position

• Assistant Professor

Education and academic qualifications

• 2012: Ph.D. in International Relations, Masaryk University, Brno, dissertation thesis "Participation of states in UN peacekeeping operations. The case of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria"
• 2008: MA in Political Science (summa cum laude), Palacký University, Olomouc, diploma thesis "UN peacekeeping operations: Determinants of success in the resolution of conflicts in Africa in the post-Cold War era"
• 2007: Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg a/d Lahn, Germany, Center for Conflict Studies
• 2003-2004: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany, Institute for Political Science

Professional experience

• Since 2013: Department of International Relations and European Studies, Masaryk University - Assistant Professor
• 2012-2019: International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University - Academic Researcher
• 2012-2014: EU Project “Internationalization, innovation and practice: social science education for the 21st century”, Masaryk University - Head of a project module
• 2009-2012: EU Project “Teaching innovation at the Department of media studies and journalism”, Masaryk University - Assistant for teaching
• 2009: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic - Liaison officer for the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU

Teaching activities

• Introduction to International Relations (CZ)
• Czech-German Relations (CZ)
• German Foreign Policy (ENG)
• International Organizations and Diplomacy (ENG)

Research activities

• 1/2023-12/2025: The images of "the Other": Czech-German relations in Times of Crises, Czech Science Foundation, leader of the research team
• 10/2021–9/2022: South Caucasus at the intersection of interests, TAČR, research team member
• 1/2017-12/2019: Germany and out-of-area military operations: A civilian power, trade state or a middle power?, Czech Science Foundation, research team member
• 1-12/2017: Methodology of prediction, early warning and prevention of threats to the inner security of the Czech Republic stemming from regional armed conflicts, Ministry of the Interior of the CR / Security Research for the Needs of the State Program 2015-2020, research team member
• 4/2017: Cooperation on conflict prevention and early warning research, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR / Czech-Norwegian Research Programme, research team member
• 1-12/2012: Political and security challenges of governance in current Europe, Grant Agency of Masaryk University, research team member
• 1-12/2010: Current issues of international security, Grant Agency of Masaryk University, research team member
• 9/2009-5/2010: Participation of Central European countries in military crisis management operations, Rector's programme to support MU student's creative work, solver
• 1/2009-12/2012: Armed conflicts in international relations after the end of the Cold War, Czech Science Foundation, research team member

Internship and stays for the purpose of study or work

• 2022/06/13 – 2022/06/17: University of Marburg, Marburg, DEU
• 2018/07/09 – 2018/07/13: University of Jena, Jena, Other programs, DEU
• 2017/10/24 – 2017/10/28: The Free University of Berlin, Humbold University of Berlin, Foundation Science and Politics, Berlin, Other programs, DEU
• 2017/04/24 – 2017/04/28: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Oslo, EEA/Norway Grants, NOR
• 2015/10/19 – 2015/10/23: University of Regensburg, Regensburg, MU Partner Institutions Exchange Programme, DEU
• 2011/03/07 – 2011/03/09: Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, MU Partner Institutions Exchange Programme, SVK
• 2010/10/16 – 2010/10/25: Haifa University, Hebrew University, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv University, IDC Herzlya, Tel Aviv, Other programs, ISR
• 2010/04/21 – 2010/04/23: University of Vienna, Vienna, MU Partner Institutions Exchange Programme, AUT
• 2009/08/31 – 2009/09/04: Central European University, Budapest, MU Partner Institutions Exchange Programme, HUN

Other academic activities, research projects, grants

• Since 2022: Guarantor of the bachelor program International Relations, FSS MU Since 2017: Study advisor for the International Relations and European Politics bachelor program, FSS MU
• Since 2016: Faculty coordinator and member of the Council of the Pedagogical Competence Development Centre (CERPEK), Masaryk University
• 2014-2020: Lecturer at the Summer School of International Relations and Global Security, Masaryk University
• 2009: Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Non-university activities

• Since 2020: Member of the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on Teaching and Learning Politics
• Member of the Czech-German Young Professionals Program (CGYPP)

Major publications

• URBANOVSKÁ, Jana, Martin CHOVANČÍK a Monika BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ. German-UK defence cooperation amid Brexit : prospects for new bilateralism? European Security. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, roč. 31, č. 1, s. 39-57. ISSN 0966-2839. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2021.1948402. URL info
• URBANOVSKÁ, Jana, Martin CHOVANČÍK a Stanislava BRAJERČÍKOVÁ. Minilateral Cooperation in the EU’s Post-Brexit Common Security and Defence Policy : Germany and the Visegrád Countries. Europe-Asia Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, roč. 74, č. 3, s. 402-425. ISSN 0966-8136. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2022.2037520. URL info
• KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk, Jana URBANOVSKÁ a Stanislava BRAJERČÍKOVÁ. Refugees, Energiewende and NATO deterrence : limits of German leadership in Central Europe. European Security. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2021, roč. 30, č. 1, s. 137-158. ISSN 0966-2839. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2020.1795836. URL info
• URBANOVSKÁ, Jana a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ. Germany and the Czech Republic : An Asymmetric Relationship in Search of a Strategy. In András Hettyey. Germany and Central Europe : Drifting Apart? Budapest: Dialóg Campus, 2020, s. 97-114. ISBN 978-963-531-122-4. open access info
• KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk, Jana URBANOVSKÁ a Stanislava BRAJERČÍKOVÁ. The Visegrad Countries as an Example to Emulate? German Expectations within the Eastern Partnership. Studia Politica : Romanian Political Science Review. Bucharest: University of Bucharest, 2019, roč. 19, č. 1, s. 83-101. ISSN 1582-4551. web čísla časopisu info
• CHOVANČÍK, Martin, Jana URBANOVSKÁ a Monika BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ. British-German Defence and Security Cooperation in the Context of European Defence Integration and Brexit. In UACES 49th Annual Conference, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1-4 September 2019. 2019. URL info
• KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk, Stanislava BRAJERČÍKOVÁ a Jana URBANOVSKÁ. Defense Co-Operation Between Germany and the Visegrad Countries. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, roč. 31, č. 3, s. 354-371. ISSN 1351-8046. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2018.1487203. URL info
• KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk a Jana URBANOVSKÁ. Deutschlands Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik nach der Vereinigung. Zivilmacht, Handelsstaat oder Mittelmacht? 1. vyd. Brno: Muni press, 2014, 265 s. ISBN 978-80-210-7061-5. info
• URBANOVSKÁ, Jana a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ. Slovakia in UN Peacekeeping Operations: Trapped between the Logic of Consequences and Appropriateness. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 2013, roč. 26, č. 3, s. 371-392. ISSN 1556-3006. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2013.812478. URL info

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