Meet our host

Hana Kubátová is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. Since 2018, she has headed up the Center for the Transdisciplinary Research of Violence, Trauma and Justice (VITRI). Hana is also a member of the ECPR Executive Committee.

Hana held research positions at Tel Aviv University, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Institute of Advanced Study at CEU. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Marie Curie Fellowship for Early Research Training, Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowship, Felix Posen Fellowship, Gisela Fleischmann Scholarship, and more recently, the Junior Core Fellowship from the Institute of Advanced Study, CEU.

Her research interests include majority-minority relations, identity relations, and microdynamics of (ethnic) violence.

Petr Jüptner is Director of the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. Together with Hana Kubátová, Petr was a member of the local organising committee for the ECPR General Conference 2016 and 2023.

Petr's research interests involve local politics, especially the question of direct mayor elections. He was the researcher-in-charge for numerous projects, including 'Europeanization of Czech Local Politics. Political Science Analysis of European Legislative Trends', 'Instruments for Amalgamation of Fragmented Local Governments' and 'Direct Election of Mayors. Analysis of Experiences and Practice across European countries: References for Czech Republic'.

Petr taught at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland, University of Potsdam, Germany, Université Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne, France, National Ostroh Academy, Ukraine, and the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest, Romania.

His works appeared in journals including Public Policy and Administration, NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, and Gestion y Politica Publica.