Zuzana Kasáková | ES



PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, Ph.D.

Zuzana Kasáková holds a M.A. in West-European Studies and Ph.D. in Area Studies from Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences in Prague. She also studied abroad – at the University of Cambridge (1999), University of Edinburgh (2000), University of Glasgow (2000/2001) and London School of Economics and Political Science (2004). In 2004 she completed an internship at the Scottish National Party Whips office in Westminster, and five years later at Europaeum, University of Oxford.
Currently, she is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and an associate research fellow at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy. Between February 2012 and January 2014 she was the chair of the Academic Senate of the Faculty. Her research focuses on political development and history of the United Kingdom with special attention to the “Celtic fringe”, EU history and institutional development, regional policy, regionalism and minority nationalism in Europe. She has participated in number of European and national research projects, and projects focusing on curricula innovations and bringing EU closer to students and teachers at secondary schools.

Publications (selected)

  • Kasáková, Zuzana, Fialová, Barbora, 2014, Velká Británie v české zahraniční politice [Great Britain in Czech Foreign Policy]. In Michal Kořan a kol., Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2013. Analýza ÚMV [Czech Foreign Policy in 2012] (Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů), 225–35. ISBN 978-80-87558-19-5.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2014, Evropský parlament [European Parliament]. In Studentské volby do Evropského parlamentu 2014. Jeden svět na školách [2014 Student European Parliament Elections] (Praha: Člověk v tísni), 6–14, ISBN 978-80-87456-47-7.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2013, Velká Británie v české zahraniční politice [Great Britain in Czech Foreign Policy]. In Michal Kořan a Ondřej Ditrych, eds, Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2012. Analýza ÚMV [Czech Foreign Policy in 2012] (Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů), 206–13. ISBN 978-80-87558-12-6.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2013, Evropský parlament [European Parliament]. In Ivo Šlosarčík, Zuzana Kasáková a kol. Instituce Evropské unie a Lisabonská smlouva [Institutions of the European Union and Lisbon Treaty] (Praha: Grada), 93–150. ISBN 978-80-247-3567-2.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2012, Velká Británie v české zahraniční politice [Great Britain in Czech Foreign Policy]. In Michal Kořan a Ondřej Ditrych, eds, Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2011. Analýza ÚMV [Czech Foreign Policy in 2012] (Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů), 234-242. ISBN 978-80-87558-05-8.
  • Rovná, Lenka - Kasáková, Zuzana, 2012, The Czech Republic, an uncomprehending and difficult partner?. In: Finn Laursen, ed., The making of the EU's Lisbon Treaty: the role of member states (Bruxelles: Peter Lang, 1. vyd.), 173–205. ISBN 978-90-5201-812-6.
  • Šlosarčík, Ivo - Kasáková, Zuzana - Váška, Jan - Weiss, Tomáš, 2011, Fragmentation and coexistence of Leitbilder in the Czech Republic. In: Gesa-S. Brincker, Mathias Jopp, Lenka Rovná, eds, Leitbilder for the future of the European Union : dissenting promoters of unity (Baden Baden: Nomos, 1. vyd.), 74–119. ISBN 978-3-8329-4845-0.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2010, Tony Blair a devoluce. Vývoj skotských autonomních institucí za vlády New Labour 1997-2007 [Tony Blair and Devolution. Development of Scottish Autonomous Institutions under New Labour Government 1997-2007]. In: Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Studia territorialia 10 (1), 29–54. ISSN 1213-4449.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2009, Future prospects of Scotland. In: Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Studia territorialia 9 (4), 65–96. ISSN 1213-4449.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2008, Czech Republic: access to information relating to EU structural funds and implementation system in Czech Republic. In: Guarding change: civil society as watchdogs of EU funds (Bratislava: Slovak Governance Institute 1. vyd.), 160–192. ISBN 978-80-89244-37-9.
  • Řiháčková, Věra - Kasáková, Zuzana, 2008, The Czech 2009 EU Council Presidency: a starting point assessment. Praha: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 13 p.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2008, Role of EU Regions in the Context of Lisbon Treaty: Case Study – Czech Republic, Policy Paper, EU-CONSENT, 8 p.
  • Rovná, Lenka - Kasáková, Zuzana - Váška, Jan, eds, 2007, Evropská unie v členských státech a členské státy v Evropské unii: europeizace vybraných zemí EU [EU in member states and member states in the EU: europeanisation of selected EU countries] (Praha: Eurolex Bohemia; VIP Books) ISBN 978-80-7379-014-14 (Eurolex Bohemia); 978-80-87134-10-8 (VIP Books).
  • Váška, Jan - Kasáková, Zuzana, 2007, Velká Británie a EU. Váhavý člen i efektivní administrátor [Great Britain and EU]. In: Lenka Rovná, Zuzana Kasáková, Jan Váška, eds, 2007, Evropská unie v členských státech a členské státy v Evropské unii: europeizace vybraných zemí EU (Praha: Eurolex Bohemia; VIP Books),168–199, ISBN 978-80-7379-014-14 (Eurolex Bohemia); 978-80-87134-10-8 (VIP Books).
  • Špok, Radomír, Kasáková, Zuzana, 2006, Save Public Assets, Institut pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM.
  • Kasáková, Zuzana, 2005, Vznik skotského parlamentu - konec procesu devoluce? [The Establishment of the Scottish Parliament – End of Devolution Process?] In: Eliška Tomalová, Zuzana Kasáková Sborník západoevropských studií (Praha : Karolinum 1. vyd.), 81–228. ISBN 80-246-0889-8.
  • Špok, Radomír, Karásek, Pavel, Pubrle, Tomáš, Kasáková, Zuzana, 2005, The Czech Republic and Cohesion Policy. In: Jonas Eriksson, Bengt O. Karlsson and Daniel Tarsychs, eds, From Policy Takers to Policy Makers. Adapting EU Cohesion Policy to the Needs of the New Member States (Stockholm: Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies), 124–157. ISBN 91-85129-27-5.

Grants and projects

  • Since 2014 – Role of Collective Memory in Post-Cold War Transatlantic Relations (Grant Agency Czech Republic)
  • 2013–2014 – Possibilities of the Czech Republic in the decision-making process in the European Parliament (Technology Agency of the Czech Republic)
  • Since 2013– PEGASUS – preparing joint Ph.D. programme of European universities (European Commission, Lifelong Learning Programme)
  • Since 2012– Centre for Collective Memory Research, UNCE (Charles University in Prague)
  • 2009–2010 – EUPOLIS – European Polity post Lisbon (European Commission, Jean Monnet)
  • 2008–2009 – Transformation of Westminster Model and the British State and Politics: 10 Years of Tony Blair and New Labour Government (Grant Agency Czech Republic)
  • 2007 – STOP Social Exclusion (European Commission)
  • 2005–2009 – EU-CONSENT – Wider Europe, Deeper Integration? (European Commission, 6th Framework Program)
  • 2005–2008 – EULEIT – Key Concepts for the European Union after Enlargement: Fragmentation, Continuity or Reinvention? (Volkswagen Foundation)
  • 2005–2007– CONNEX - Connecting Excellence on European Governance (European Commission, 6th Framework Program)
  • 2005–2006 – Save Public Assets (European Commission)

Lecturing

  • Europe of states and regions
  • European Integration
  • Modern history of Western Europe
  • Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland within the Context of Modern British History
  • Grand Debates of European Integration
  • Integration of Western Europe