Doc. PhDr. Josef Bernard, Ph.D.
Department: Local and regional studies
Job: Head of Department
Email:
Phone: 777 149 423
Internal Line: 227
ORCID: 0000-0002-3905-9160
Topics: City and Village, Migration and Mobility, Regions, Social Inequalities, Public Administration
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2004, Mgr., Sociology, German language and literature, Charles University, Prague
2012, Ph.D. Sociologiy, Charles University, Prague
2021, Doc., Sociology, Palacký University, Olomouc
Focus
- rural and urban sociology
- social and spatial inequalities
- local and regional development
- local government
- elections
Teaching Activities
- Urban and Rural Sociology, University of Hradec Králové
- Methods of Sociological Research, University of Hradec Králové
Foreign Study Visits and Internships
2014, postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Zurich, Department of Political Science
2003, fellowship, Universität Wien
Selected Publications
Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects
2024 (online first), Bernard Josef, Kostelecký Tomáš, Mansfeldová Zdenka, Mikešová Renáta
From an alternative to a dominant form of local political actors? Independent candidates in the Czech local elections in 2010-2018
2024, Kostelecký Tomáš, Bernard Josef, Mansfeldová Zdenka, Mikešová Renáta
Regional opportunity structures: A research agenda to link spatial and social inequalities in rural areas
2023, Bernard, J., A. Steinführer, A. Klärner, S. Keim-Kl ärner
Poverty and Social Exclusion in Diversified Rural Contexts
2019, Bernard, Josef, Contzen, Sandra, Decker, Anja, Shucksmith, Mark
Projects
A Mobile Society: Opportunities and Risks of New Forms of Mobility for Czech Society and Economy
Project Duration: 2025 - 2028
Social and Political Consequences of Spatial Inequalities: East-Central Europe Case Study
Project Duration: 2023 - 2025
