Barbora Halašková, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information

• Barbora Halašková (née Padrtová), Ph.D.

Department

• Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Employment - Position

• Assistant Professor

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2017: PhD. in International Relations, FSS MU
  
• 2012: Master‘s Degree in Political Science/ Security and Strategic Studies, FSS MU
  
• 2008: Universiteit Twente, Netherlands

Employment

• October 2017 - present: Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• July 2018 - July 2019: Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
• July 2016 - July 2018: Expert - Geopolitics and Security, Polar Research and Policy Initiative, London, United Kingdom
• September 2013 - September 2017: Lecturer, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• April 2016 - January 2017: Head of the Research Group (Arctic Policy Analysis for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Institute of International Relations (IIR), Prague, Czech Republic
• January 2014 - October 2015: Programme Director for Transition, Research Fellow, Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA), Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• January 2011 - January 2014: Project Manager, Junior Research Fellow, Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA), Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• January 2012 - April 2012: Expert Assistant, Intern, Office of the State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• January 2011 - June 2011: Political Analyst, Intern, Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, Washington D.C., USA

Teaching Activities

• Autumn 2013 - present: Main lecturer: Department of International Relations and European Studies, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic: =>Selected courses: Global Politics: Current Issues; Arctic Geopolitics; History of International Relations and World Politics; NATO in European Security Architecture; NATO History; NATO and European Security; Czech Foreign Policy; Crisis Management Operations; Methodology of Politics and International Relations Research; International Security Policy
• Spring 2020 - Guest Lecturer: Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Lublin, Poland => course "Development of Global Politics – Current Challenges"
• Spring 2019 - Guest Lecturer: Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named After M.V. Lomonosov (NARFU), Archangelsk, Russian Federation => course "Arctic Geopolitics"
• Autumn 2018 - Guest Lecturer: University of Saskatchewan, Canada => course "Geopolitical and Security Challenges in the Arctic"
• Spring 2013 - Spring 2015: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA), Slovak Republic: Evening-School of Foreign and Security Policy for Journalists; Summer School for Young Professionals
• Autumn 2012: Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, Slovak Republic: Euro-Atlantic Security Architecture

Research and Project Activities

• 2020 - 2023: Principal investigator, research project Grant Agency of Masaryk University GAMU "ARCTOS (ARCTIC Centre for Human-to-Environment Oriented Studies: Impact of Climate Change and Human Activities in the Arctic)"
• 2016 - 2020: Expert in User Group, advisory role, research project H2020: "APPLICATE (Advanced Prediction in Polar regions and beyond: Modelling, observing system design and LInkages associated with ArctiC ClimATE change)"
• 2016: Principal investigator, research project Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR), Beta programme: "The Arctic: political-security, economic and scientific-research aspects". Policy Analysis for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Institute of International Relations (IIR), Prague
• 2015 - 2019: expert in the research group, research project The Academy of Finland: "HuSActic (Human Security as a promotional tool for societal security in the Arctic: Addressing Multiple Vulnerability to its Population with Specific Reference to the Barents Region).
• 2014 - 2015: Main planner, Project manager and member of the expert team, research project NATO - Science for Peace (NATO SFP): Enhanced support for NATO-led operations and missions: "Lessons learned of small countries from committing troops into operations abroad"
• 2013 - 2014: Main planner, Project manager and member of the expert team, research project International Visegrad Fund (IVF): "Security Sector Reform in EaP countries: Closer to Europe"
• 2013 - 2014: Main planner, Project manager and member of the expert team, research project Slovak Agency for International Development (Slovakaid): "Security Sector Reform in Georgia - Strengthening capacities, building of democratic institutions, experience sharing from transition process"
• 2012 - 2013: Main planner, Project manager and member of the expert team, research project International Visegrad Fund (IVF):"Security Sector Reform Centre of Excellence in Southern Caucasus"

Professional stays abroad

• April 2019: International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Washington D.C., New York City, Colorado Springs Colorado, El Paso Texas, Tampa Florida, USA “Towards a More Safe and Secure World”
• August 2017: University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia. Summer School, "Teaching and Learning Politics and International Relations", SEDA Certified Educational Development Program
• May 2016: Nord University, Bodø, Norway. Ph.D. course, High North Dialogue 2016: "Governance in the High North: Implications for Arctic private and public sector"
• June 2015: University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. Calotte Academy: "Resources and Security in the Globalized Arctic"
• January 2015: University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Ph.D. workshop, "Arctic Frontiers: Young Scientist Forum"
• March 2014: Nord University, Bodø, Norway. Ph.D. course "Arctic Dialogue 2014: Arctic in a Global perspective – Resources"

Professional Memberships/ Delegations

• Czech Delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Social & Human Working Group
• Member of the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security
• Member of the Arctic-FROST Network, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Editorial Board Member of Philosophy Study Journal, David Publishing Company
• Member of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
• Member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA)
• Member of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

Major Publications

• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Applying conventional theoretical approaches to the Arctic. In Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Marc Lanteigne, Horatio Sam-Aggrey. Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security. 1st ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. s. 29-42. Routledge handbooks. ISBN 978-1-138-22799-6. doi:10.4324/9781315265797-3. 2020. URL info
• ŁUSZCZUK, Michał, Barbora PADRTOVÁ a Wojciech SZCZERBOWICZ. Political dimension of Arctic research. Oceanologia. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, roč. 62, 4, Part B, s. 608-621. ISSN 0078-3234. doi:10.1016/j.oceano.2020.03.008. 2020. article - open access info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Frozen narratives : How media present security in the Arctic. Polar Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, roč. 21, September, s. 37-46. ISSN 1873-9652. doi:10.1016/j.polar.2019.05.006. 2019. URL info
• HEININEN, Lassi, Karen EVERETT, Barbora PADRTOVÁ a Anni REISSELL. Arctic Policies and Strategies – Analysis, Synthesis, and Trends. Laxenburg: IIASA. 263 s. ISBN 978-3-7045-0156-1. doi:10.22022/AFI/11-2019.16175. 2019. URL info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. The Arctic Narratives - Storylines Framing by the U.S. Securitizing Actors. In Xue, Guifang and He, Liu. Law and Governance : Emerging Issues of the Polar Regions. Beijing: China University of Political Science and Law Press. s. 194-220. ISBN 978-7-5620-8205-7. 2018. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. It takes two to tango : How to get international relations students engaged in their learning. In Gabriela Pleschová, Agnes Simon. Early career academics' reflections on learning to teach in Central Europe. London: SEDA. s. 103-111. ISBN 978-1-902435-63-3. 2018. chapter book info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora a Zuzana TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ. Region Arktidy: aspekty politicko - bezpečnostní, ekonomické a vědecko - výzkumné. Výzkumná analýza pro Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí ČR. Prague: Institute of International Relations. 97 s. Výzkumná zpráva. 2017. URL info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Regional Security Patterns in the Arctic. In BOURMISTROV, Anatoli, Elena DYBTSYNA a Nadezda NAZAROVA. Management in the High North : Young Researchers’ Contribution. Bodø (Norway): Nord Universitet. s. 1-8. ISBN 978-82-7456-763-4. 2017. URL info
• KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk a Barbora PADRTOVÁ. THE MOSCOW TIMES AS A SECURITIZATION ACTOR OF THE ARCTIC TOPIC FROM 2007 TO 2014. In Group Authors. Conference: International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts. Sofia: SGEM. s. 397-404. ISBN 978-619-7105-73-5. 2016. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Rusko v Arktidě – hrozba, nebo partner? Zahraničná politika. Výskumné centrum SFPA. ISSN 1336-7218. 2016. URL info
• KOŘAN, Michal, Jan BLINKA, Vít BORČANY, Vít DOSTÁL, Pavlína JANEBOVÁ, Jana JUZOVÁ, Petr KOLÁŘ, Šárka MICHKOVÁ, Michal MOCHŤÁK, Barbora PADRTOVÁ, Michaela PAVLÍKOVÁ a Pavel PŠEJA. Aktéři a tvorba české zahraniční politiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-8774-3. 2016. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Od Walesu k Varšavě: současné výzvy pro NATO a postavení ČR. Policy Paper AMO. AMO, 2015. URL info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Russian Military Build-up in the Arctic: Strategic Shift in the Balance of Power or Bellicose Rhetoric Only? Northern Research Forum and the University of the Arctic Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security. ISSN 2298-2418. 2014. URL info
• ONDREJCSÁK, Robert, Lucia HUSENICOVÁ a Barbora PADRTOVÁ. Security Strategies and Strategic Documents of Key Global Actors (The United States, China, Russia). In Ondrejcsák, Robert. Introduction to Security Studies. Bratislava: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA). ISBN 978-80-971124-8-6. 2014. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Security Sector Reform Action Plans for the South Caucasus countries. Bratislava: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA). 78 s. ISBN 978-80-971124-7-9. 2014. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Russian approach towards the Arctic region. In Majer, M. – Ondrejcsák, R. – Tarasovič, V. – Valášek, T. Panorama of Global Security Environment 2012. Bratislava: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA). s. 690-705. 2012. URL info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. NATO-Russia Relations. In Ondrejcsák, R. – Górka-Winter, B. NATO’s Future Partnerships. Bratislava – Warszawa: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA) – Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). s. 35-50. ISBN 978-80-971124-0-0. 2012. URL info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Missile defence in Europe in the context of NATO-Russia Relations. Transatlantic Files 3/2012. Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA), 2012. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Emerging importance of the Arctic region. In Majer, M. – Ondrejcsák, R. – Tarasovič, V. – Valášek, T. Panorama of Global Security Environment 2011. Bratislava:Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENAA). s. 641-659, 717 s. ISBN 978-80-970041-9-4. 2011. info
• PADRTOVÁ, Barbora. Putin’s Visit in China – the Broader Context: State of China-Russia Relations Today. In Center for European and North Atlantic Affairs. CENAA, 2011. URL info

2021/12/19