doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D.

Department Vice-Head, International Institute of Political Science

Office: 4.12
Joštova 218/10
602 00 Brno

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Basic information

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

Peter Spáč, Ph.D.

Department/Faculty/University

Department of Political Science
Faculty of Social Studies
Masaryk University

Function, current position

Associate Professor

Education and academic qualifications

2012: Ph.D., Political Science, FSS MU
2011: M.A., Law and Legal Science, PrF MU
2008: M.A., Political Science, FSS MU

Professional experience

since 2019: Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Associate Professor
2012-2019: Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Assistant Professor
since 2012: International Institute of Political Science, research fellow
2010-2011: Institute for Comparative Political Reserach, researcher

Research activities

How to Study Politics
Statistical Reasoning in Social Sciences
Slovak Politics
Quantitative Approaches in Political Science
Electoral Engineering
Methodology in the Research of Security

Other academic activities, research projects, grants

Since 2019 - member of FSS MU Academic Senate

Major publications

NEMČOK, Miroslav, Olivera KOMAR, Nemanja BATRIĆEVIĆ, Michal TÓTH a Peter SPÁČ. The role of ethnicity in the perception of pork barrel politics : Evidence from a survey experiment in Slovakia. Online. Politics. London: SAGE Publications, 2021, roč. 41, č. 2, s. 257-275. ISSN 0263-3957. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263395720920089. [citováno 2024-04-24] article - open access info
NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ. The Rise and Sustainability of Party Leaders in Slovakia : Robert Fico and Mikuláš Dzurinda. Online. In Sergiu Gherghina. Party Leaders in Eastern Europe : Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. s. 241-264. Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology. ISBN 978-3-030-32024-9. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32025-6_11. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
RYBÁŘ, Marek a Peter SPÁČ. Social Origin Is No Destiny : Background, Institutionalization, and Electoral Performance of New Political Parties in Slovakia. Online. East European Politics and Societies : and Cultures. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2020, roč. 34, č. 3, s. 637-662. ISSN 0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325419891222. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
NEMČOK, Miroslav, Peter SPÁČ a Petr VODA. The role of partisan cues on voters’ mobilization in a referendum. Online. Contemporary politics. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, roč. 25, č. 1, s. 11-28. ISSN 1356-9775. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2018.1543753. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
NEMČOK, Miroslav a Peter SPÁČ. Referendum as a Party Tool : The Case of Slovakia. Online. East European Politics and Societies. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč. 33, č. 3, s. 755-777. ISSN 0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325418800551. [citováno 2024-04-24] článek v databázi SAGE info
SPÁČ, Peter. Slovakia : continuation of electoral earthquakes. Online. In Lorenzo De Sio; Mark Franklin; Luana Russo. The European Parliament Elections of 2019. Roma: Luiss University Press, 2019. s. 239-244. ISBN 978-88-6105-411-0. [citováno 2024-04-24] book - free access info
JUSKO, Jakub, Peter SPÁČ a Petr VODA. Meno ako výhoda? Experimentálny výskum zameraný na efekt poradia na listine. Online. Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review. Bratislava: Sociologický ústav SAV, 2019, roč. 51, č. 4, s. 339-366. ISSN 0049-1225. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.31577/sociologia.2019.51.4.16. [citováno 2024-04-24] článek - open access info
SPÁČ, Peter, Petr VODA a Jozef ZAGRAPAN. Does the freedom of information law increase transparency at the local level? Evidence from a field experiment. Online. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2018, roč. 35, č. 3, s. 408-417. ISSN 0740-624X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2018.05.003. [citováno 2024-04-24] text v databázi elsevier info
SPÁČ, Peter, Petr VODA, Stanislav BALÍK a Michal PINK. Politika vykrmování na regionální úrovni : Případ dotací pro obce ve Středočeském kraji. Online. Sociologický časopis. Praha: Akademie věd ČR, Sociologický ústav, 2018, roč. 54, č. 4, s. 499-528. ISSN 0038-0288. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2018.54.4.412. [citováno 2024-04-24] článek info
RYBÁŘ, Marek, Peter SPÁČ, Petr VODA a Miroslav NEMČOK. Po stopách politického zemětřesení : Parlamentní volby na Slovensku v roce 2016. Online. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury a Masarykova univerzita, 2017. 183 s. Politologická řada, svazek č. 64. ISBN 978-80-7325-444-5. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
SPÁČ, Peter, Petr VODA a Jozef ZAGRAPAN. Abeceda ako nástroj úspechu. Prípad regionálnych volieb na Slovensku. Online. Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review. Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied, 2016, roč. 48, č. 1, s. 71-90. ISSN 0049-1225. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
SPÁČ, Peter. The Role of Ballot Ranking: Preferential Voting in a Nationwide Constituency in Slovakia. Online. East European Politics & Societies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications Inc., 2016, roč. 30, č. 3, s. 644-663. ISSN 0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325416631802. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
SPÁČ, Peter. For the Game, for the Loyal Partisans: Distribution of Sport Grants in Slovakia. Online. Central European Journal of Public Policy. CESES FSV UK, 2016, roč. 10, č. 1, s. 12-21. ISSN 1802-4866. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cejpp-2016-0020. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
SPÁČ, Peter. Pork Barrel Politics in a Coalition Government Environment and the Effect of Grants on the Reelection of Local Incumbents: Evidence from Slovakia. Online. Politologický časopis / Czech Journal of Political Science. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav FSS MU, 2016, roč. 23, č. 3, s. 251-271. ISSN 1211-3247. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PC2016-3-251. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
SPÁČ, Peter a Sergiu GHERGHINA. Democratising Candidate Selection in Romania and Slovakia. Online. In Giulia Sandri, Antonella Sedonne, Fulvio Venturino. Party Primaries in Comparative Perspective. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. s. 145-160. ISBN 978-1-4724-5038-8. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

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