Curriculum Vitae

Karel B. Müller, born in 1972 in the Czech Republic, is an associate professor and Head of Department of Politics at the University of Economics in Prague. He focuses on the theory of civil society, democracy, political culture and identities, public sphere and the Europeanization.

Education

2007 Associate Professor, University of Economics in Prague

2002 PhD in Political Science, Charles University in Prague

2001 MA in Philosophy, Charles University in Prague

Professional experience

University of Economics in Prague, Head of Political Department (2015 – presence)

University of Economics in Prague (1999 – presence)

Metropolitan University in Prague (2002 – 2017)

New York University in Prague (2005 – 2014)

The University of Nottingham, UK (2004 – 2005)

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Humanities (2002 – 2008)

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences (1999 – 2004)

Current lectures

Civil Society and Global Contexts; Introduction to Political Sociology; European Civil Society and Public Sphere; Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability of Liberal Democracy, Local and Regional Politics

Membership in academic organisations and boards

Member of the International Political Science Association (2016 – presence)

Member of the American Political Science Association (2003 – presence)

Member of the Czech Political Science Association (1999  presence)

Member of the Evaluation Panel for Law and the Political Science, Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2009 – 2013)

Member of the Grant Committee at the Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague (2009 – presence)

Member of the International Advisory Board of the peer-reviewed journal Central European Journal of International & Security Studies (2007 – presence)

Member of the Editorial Board of the peer-review journal Acta Oeconomica Pragensia (2008 – 2009)

Member of the Editorial Board of Grantis – Journal of Nongovernmental Sector (2002 – 2007)

Research projects

2017 – 2019: Active Borders as a Source of the Europeanization of Public Sphere (head of the research team, 2.4 million CZK, Grant Agency of the CZR (GACR)

2014 – 2016: Local Political Elites as Key Actors of Democratisation (head of the research team, 1.6 million CZK), Grant Agency of the CZR (GACR)

2007 – 2013: Governance in Globalised Society and Economy (member of the research team), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, CZR

2006 – 2008: Transparency of Financing in the Nongovernmental Sector in the CZR (member of the research team), Ministry of Interior, CZR

2005 – 2009: Civil Society and New Forms of Governance, Network of Excellence (member of the research team)

Awards

The University of Economics in Prague Rector’s Award for Prestigious Publication (in 2010)

The Faculty of International Relations Awards, VŠE Prague (in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010)

Eduard Beneš Award for a Distinguished Sociological Contribution (in 2002)

 

15 the most significant publications:

MÜLLER, Karel B. Češi, občanská společnost a evropské výzvy. Mezi nacionalismem a liberalismem aneb Od etnické exkluze k aktivní hranici [Czechs, Civil Society and European Challenges]. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák – Triton, 2016. 294 p. Text in Czech. ISBN 978-80-7387-865-8.

MÜLLER, Karel B. Je třeba bránit společnost, která brání svobodu, aneb o transcendenci, veřejné sféře a aktivní hranici [We need defend societies which protect liberties. On transcendency, public sphere and active borders]. Sociologický časopis, 2015, vol. 51, no. 1, p. 169–178. Text in Czech. ISSN 0038-0288. [Impact Factor 2014: 0.681] [SJR 2014: 0.370]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Aktivní hranice a evropeizace veřejné sféry. Jak „stejný“ může být i „jiný“ a naopak [Active Border and the Europeanisation of the Public Sphere. How Being the Same as and at the Same Time Different from]. Sociológia [online], 2014, vol. 46, no. 4, p. 412–433. Text in Czech. ISSN 0049-1225. [Impact Factor 2013: 0.212] [SJR 2013: 0.203]

MÜLLER, Karel B. European Civil Society’s Conundrum. Public Spheres, Identities and the Challenge of Politicisation. Central European Journal of International & Security Studies, 2014, no. 1, p. 30–53. ISSN 1802-548X. [SJR 2013: 0.101]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Evropská občanská společnost a taylorovská inspirace. Veřejné sféry a identity v proměnách evropeizace [European civil society and Taylor’s inspiration]. Filosofický časopis, 2014, vol. 62, no. 2, p. 217–235. Text in Czech. ISSN 0015-1831. [Impact Factor 2013: 0.000] [SJR 2013: 0.100]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Politická sociologie. Politika a identita v proměnách modernity [Political Sociology. Politics and Identity in Transforming Modernity]. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2012. 270 p. Text in Czech. ISBN 978-80-7380-394-0.

MÜLLER, Karel B. (ed.). Lobbing v moderních demokraciích [Lobbying in Modern Democracy].  Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. 256 p. Text in Czech. ISBN 978-80-247-3165-0.

MÜLLER, Karel B., SKOVAJSA, Marek. From Reflections on Post-Communism to Perspectives on Europeanization: Democracy and Civil Society in Central Europe. International Political Science Review, 2009, vol. 30, no. 5, p. 501–517. ISSN 0192-5121.[Impact Factor 2009: 0.592] [SJR 2009: 0.627]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Evropa a občanská společnost. Projekt evropské identity [Europe and Civil Society]. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2008. 238 p. Text in Czech. ISBN 978-80-86429-84-7.

MÜLLER, Karel B. Search for a European Identity – Psycho-Sociological Perspective (An Attempt at Agency Approach). Central European Journal of International & Security Studies, 2007, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 100–112. ISSN 1802-548X.

MÜLLER, Karel B. Formování pozitivních identit mezi minulostí a budoucností. Příspěvek k projektu evropské identity [Forming Positive Identities between the Past and Future. A Contribution to the European Identity Project]. Sociologický časopis, 2007, vol. 43, no. 4, p. 785–807. Text in Czech. ISSN 0038-0288. [Impact Factor 2007: 0.169] [SJR 2007: 0.211]

MÜLLER, Karel B. The Civil Society-State Relationship in Contemporary Discourse: A Complementary Account from Giddens Perspective. The British Journal of Politics & International Relations, 2006, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 311–330. ISSN 1369-1481. [Impact Factor 2013: 0.986] [SJR 2006: 0.494]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Koncept občanské společnosti, lobbování a veřejný zájem. Příčiny, podoby a důsledky demokratického deficitu v České republice [The Concept of Civil Society, Lobbying and Public Interest. The Causes, Forms and Consequences of Democratic Deficit in the Czech Republic]. Sociální studia, 2005, no. 1, p. 111–128. Text in Czech. ISSN 1214-813X.

MÜLLER, Karel B. Koncept občanské společnosti: pokus o komplementární přístup. Tocquevillovské dědictví a giddensovská perspektiva [The Civil Society Concept: An Attempt at a Complementary Approach. Tocquevilles Legacy and Giddens Perspective]. Sociologický časopis, 2003, vol. 39, no. 5, p. 607–624. Text in Czech. ISSN 0038-0288. [Impact Factor 2003: 0.063] [SJR 2003: 0.100]

MÜLLER, Karel B. Češi a občanská společnost [Czechs and civil society]. Praha: TRITON, 2003. 271 p. Filosofická setkávání 26. Text in Czech. ISBN 80-7254-387-3.