doc. PhDr. Ladislav Cabada, Ph.D. Dean, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen; Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, FPA UWB FF ZČU v Plzni, Avalon Business Center, Poděbradova 2842/1, 301 00 Plzeň 3 tel: +420 377 635 000 email: cabada@kap.zcu.cz

Fields of Research Interest

• Comparative Political Science
• Political Systems in South-eastern Europe
• Czech Political System

Professional Specialization

• Czech Political System
• Political Partisanship in the Czech Republic
• Central European Region
• The Balkans

Graduated from

• 1996: M.A. in Political Science (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague)
• 1999: Ph.D. in Political Science (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague)
• 2004: Associate Professor of Political Science, Masaryk Un

Academic Background and Professional Record

• October 1996 - August 1998: Internal PhD Student, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague
• September 1998 - July 1999: Internal PhD Student, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• 2000 - 2005: Head of Dept. of Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• 2000 - 2007: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague (part-time)
• April 2005 - today: Dean, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Realized Grant Projects

• 2007-2010: Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration and History of European Construction Process (with Š. Waisová).
• 2007-2009: TEMPUS JET Project sponsored by European Commission. Project Masters in EU Institutions and Policies and Political Management (establishment of two masters programms at the Univrsity of St. Kyril and Metod in Skopje/Macedonia)
• 2007-2009: Grant Agency of Academcy of Science of Czech Republic. Project Postmodern States as the Kantian ethics holders in international relations? (with Š. Waisová)
• 2006-2008: European Social Fund. Project Project Management in Public Sector.
• 2006-2007: Bilateral Cooperation project Efficiency and Stability of Governments (with A. Krašovec/University of Ljubljana)
• 2004-2006: Czech Grant Agency. Project Coalitions and Coalition Behaviour in Czech Republic (with B. Říchová)
• 2003: Military Academy Brno. Slovenian Security Policy (with Š. Waisová)
• 2003-2004: Bilateral Cooperation Project Europeanisation of National Political Parties (with A. Krašovec/University of Ljubljana)
• 2002: Military Academy Brno. Lithuanian Security Policy (with Š. Waisová)
• 2002: Military Academy Brno. Montenegrin Security Policy (with Š. Waisová)

Foreign Study Visits

• August 2001: Central European University, Budapest (Hungary)
• April 2001: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• April 2000: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• September 1998 - July 1999: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• February - April 1998: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Current Membership

• 2006-today – President, Czech Political Science Association
• 2006-today – President, Czech Association of European Studies
• 2005-today – editor, Politics in Central Europe (together with Š. Waisová)
• 2003-2006 – member of Executive Committee, Central European Political Science Association
• 2003-2006 – Scientific Secretary, Czech Political Science Association
• International Political Science Association
• Slovenian Political Science Association
• Czech Association of European Studies
• 2009-today – Editorial Board of Střed. Časopis pro mezioborová studia střední Evropy 19. a 20. století
• 2009-today – Editorial Board of Kuděj
• 2008-today – Editorial Board of Politologický časopis/Czech Journal of Political Science
• 2007-today – Editorial Board of Central European Journal of International and Security Studies
• 2006-today – Editorial Board of Družboslovne razprave (Slovenia)
• 2003-today – Editorial Board of Politologická revue
• 2003-today – Editorial Board of Central European Political Science Studies