doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information

• Doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D.

Department

• Department of International Relations and European Studies, International Institute of Political Science

Employment - Position

• Associate professor

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2022: Habilitation in political science ("Docent" title): Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2012: Ph.D. in political science (Department of Politics and European studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacky University Olomouc)
• 2008: Master’s degree (Department of Politics and European studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacky University Olomouc)
• 2007: Mobility Exchange Programme, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Philips-Universität Marburg, Germany
• 2003–2004: Socrates Exchange Programme, Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies, Loughborough University, UK

Employment

• since 2022: associate professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies, International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno
• 2021: assistant professor, International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno
• 2018-2022: assistant professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
• 2016-2022.: lecturer and researcher, Department of Politics and European studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacky University Olomouc

Teaching Activities

• Diplomacy and Communication in the Digital Era: Insights from the EU; EU Diplomacy in a Digital Age; Britain and the European Union; Brexit: Politics, Policies and Processes; How do they see us? The Czech Republic and its European; Tajemný půvab diplomacie; Theory of International Relations and European Integration; European Union in European Politics since 1989; Politiky v EU; Základy analýzy v Evropských studiích; Analýza a metody výzkumu evropské politiky

Scientific and Research Activities

• 2025-pres.: work package leader "Foreign Interference in the Context of Current Geopolitical and Technological Changes (INTERFER)”, Jan Ámos Komenský Operational Programme
• 2025-pres.: partner, researcher "The British-German relationship: understanding the dynamics of change”, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
• 2025-pres.: principal investigator “Jean Monnet Chair in EU Digital Diplomacy” (European Commission)
• 2025-pres.: member, “Linking Euroscepticism and Populism: Causes and Consequences” (EUPopLink), COST Action
• 2024-pres: participation in the “Living with the Neighbours” project, UK in a Changing Europe
• 2023-pres.: Principal investigator of the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) project: Self-Legitimation Practices of EU Institutions in an Age of Permanent Emergency: A Discursive Perspective
• 2019-2022: Coordinator of the UACES Research Network “The Limits of EUrope: Challenging the Crisis of European Integration”
• 2019-2021: Principal investigator of the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) project: Czech Political Discourse on the EU’s Polycrisis and the Future of the European integration in the Era of its Destabilisation
• Research interests: British European policy and Brexit; Czech foreign policy; Czech-British relations; Brexit implications for the Czech Republic and CEE
• Member of the UACES Research Network “Communicating EU” (2019-2021)

Fellowships and interships

• Since 2025: Visiting Fellow in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Loughborough University London
• Since 2022: Visiting Professor at Aston University in Birmingham
• Since 2024: Associate Member of the Centre for Research on English-speaking World, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris
• 2022: Loughborough University (Erasmus+)
• 2020: University College London (International visiting scholar)
• 2020: University of Essex (Erasmus+)
• 2019: Aston University in Birmingham (International visiting scholar)
• 2019: University of Southampton (Erasmus+)
• 2017: Implications of Brexit for the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Strategic Challenges for the Czech Republic (Research stay in Brussels; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europeum)
• 2009: Research stay in London (LSE Library)
• 2007: Internship at the European Parliament, Brussels

University Activities

• Programme Director of the European Studies programme (Mgr./MA)
• Member of the FSS MU Scientific Board
• Member of the Doctoral Board: Mezinárodní vztahy a evropská politika and International Relations and European Politics

Activities Outside University

• Member of the Scientific Board, Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Editor, Contemporary European Studies book series (Routledge)
• Associate Editor, Journal of International Relations and Development (Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature)
• Co-opted Committee Member, University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
• Member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of British Politics (Palgrave Macmillan)
• Member of the editorial board of the Central European Journal of International and Security Studies
• Evaluator of the National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education
• Member of the Doctoral Board: International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague
• Member of the Doctoral Board: Area Studies, Charles University Prague
• PEER-REVIEWING
• For academic journals: International Affairs, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Common Market Studies, European Security, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, British Politics, Government and Opposition, International Politics, Journal of Language and Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, Czech Journal of Political Science, Political Studies, Politics in Central Europe, Social Media and Society, Journal of Legislative Studies, Journal of International Relations and Development, Economic Review, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Italian Political Science Review, The Social Science Journal, Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Obrana a strategie, Media and Communication, Observatoire de la Société Britannique, European Politics and Society
• For academic publishers: Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Edward Elgar Publishing, Bristol University Press
• MEDIA COLLABORATIONS
• Czech: Czech TV, ČT24, Czech Radio (Český rozhlas), Respekt, Hospodářské noviny, Aktuálně, Lidovky, Idnes.cz, Euractiv.cz, Vinohradská 12, Seznam Zprávy, EuroZprávy, Rádio Z, Rádio Proglas, Forum 24, Prima CNN News, Refresher, Novinky.cz
• International: “A Diet of Brussels” podcast (UK), “Breaking Britain” podcast (UK), National/Sunday National (newspaper) (UK), Deník SME (SK), Rádio Expres (SK), The New European, El País (ES), L’Opinion (FR), BBC
• Blogs: Oxford University Politics Blog; LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) Blogs – LSE European Politics and Policy Blog, LSE British Politics and Policy Blog; the Loop (European Consortium for Political Research blog); UK in a Changing Europe blog; Antalya Diplomacy Forum; Ideas on Europe (blog by the Journal of Common Market Studies), Language and Politics Blog

Awards Related to Science and Research

• 2025 Rector’s Award for Outstanding Research Achievements in Social Sciences and Humanities for Young Scholars under 40
• 2024 MUNI Scientist 2024
• 2021 FSS MU Dean's Award in the field of research
• 2023 FF UPOL Dean's Award for promoting good name of the university

Major Publications

• DIANOVÁ, Simona a Monika BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ. Navigating Brexit through fear An appraisal analysis of 2016–2024 British Prime Ministerial discourse. Journal of Language and Politics. JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING COMPANY, 2026, roč. 25, č. 3, s. 295-330. ISSN 1569-2159. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.25151.dia. article - open access info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Game of deals : bargaining behaviour of the European Parliament in the Brexit process. Journal of Legislative Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2025, roč. 31, č. 3, s. 594-611. ISSN 1357-2334. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2023.2233202. article - open access info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika a Birgit BUJARD. Prime ministerial political leadership and the domestic politics of Brexit : Theresa May and Boris Johnson compared. British Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, roč. 19, č. 2, s. 268-287. ISSN 1746-918X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-023-00240-3. article - open access info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika a Andrew GLENCROSS. From multilateralism to bilateralism : Making sense of the UK’s security cooperation with EU member states after 2016. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. SAGE Publications, 2024, roč. 26, č. 4, s. 1322-1342. ISSN 1369-1481. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481231208146. article - open access info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Not now! Construction of the “now-is-not-the-time” discourse of Theresa May and Boris Johnson vis-à-vis the second Scottish independence referendum. British Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, roč. 18, č. 3, s. 321-341. ISSN 1746-918X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-022-00214-x. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. In Quest for Discursive Legitimation of Ongoing Policy Processes : Constructing Brexit as a Success Story. JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies. Hoboken: Wiley, 2023, roč. 61, č. 3, s. 815-833. ISSN 0021-9886. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13427. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. In the Spotlight, or behind the Scenes? The European Parliament as an Actor in Article 50 Withdrawal Negotiations. In Julien Navarro. A Litmus Test for Democratic politics in Europe. Abigdon: Routledge, 2023, s. 125-141. ISBN 978-1-032-39957-7. info
• GLENCROSS, Andrew a Monika BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ. Parties. In John E. Fossum and Christopher Lord. Handbook on the European Union and Brexit. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, s. 56-69. ISBN 978-1-83910-068-0. URL info
• URBANOVSKÁ, Jana; Martin CHOVANČÍK a Monika BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ. German-UK defence cooperation amid Brexit : prospects for new bilateralism? European Security. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, roč. 31, č. 1, s. 39-57. ISSN 0966-2839. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2021.1948402. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika a Steve BUCKLEDEE. Discursive (re)construction of populist sovereignism by right-wing hard Eurosceptic parties in the 2019 European parliament elections : Insights from the UK, Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Journal of Language and Politics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2021, roč. 20, č. 6, s. 825-851. ISSN 1569-2159. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.20024.bru. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. The European Parliament in the Brexit Process : Leading Role, Supporting Role or Just a Small Cameo? In Thomas Christiansen, Diane Fromage. Brexit and Democracy : the Role of Parliaments in the UK and the European Union. 1. vyd. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, s. 235-261. European Administrative Governance. ISBN 978-3-030-06042-8. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06043-5_10. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Great Expectations or Misplaced Hopes? The Role of the Visegrád Group in the Brexit Process. Europe-Asia Studies. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2019, roč. 71, č. 8, s. 1261-1284. ISSN 0966-8136. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2019.1643825. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Centenary celebrations meet a farewell party : British-Czech bilateral relations in the times of Brexit. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč. 21, č. 4, s. 689-708. ISSN 1369-1481. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148119868153. URL info
• BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Brexit Means Brexit—or Does It? The Legacy of Theresa May’s Discursive Treatment of Brexit. Political Quarterly. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019, roč. 90, č. 4, s. 681-689. ISSN 0032-3179. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12767. URL info

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