Our community includes a diverse network of faculty, fellows, and civil society leaders representing a wide range of backgrounds, philosophies, and disciplines.
Board of Directors
Jozef Michal Mintal
Executive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMB, Director of Data & Society Lab
Róbert Vancel
Executive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMB
Alexandra Bitušíková
Professor of Ethnology at UMB,
Director of UMB’s Center for International Projects
Martina Bolečeková
Associate Professor of International Relations at UMB
Kamila Borseková
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Regional Development at UMB,
Director of EF UMB’s Research and Innovation Center
Alžbeta Brozmanová Gregorová
Associate Professor of Social Work at UMB,
PF UMB Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, and the Third Mission
Csilla Droppová
Chief Coordinator of Human Forum
Maroš Chmelík
Executive Director of the Center for Community Organizing in Banska Bystrica
Peter Terem
Professor of International Relations at UMB,
Vice-Rector for Science and Research at UMB
Anna Vaňová
Professor of Public Economics at UMB
International Advisory Council
Kevin Deegan-Krause
Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University
Sharon L. Wolchik
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University
Browse People
- Bitušíková AlexandraAlexandra BitušíkováProfessor of Ethnology at UMB, Director of UMB’s Center for International Projectsalexandra.bitusikova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:social anthropology, urban studies, social movements, gender, cultural heritage, post-soc
- Bolečeková MartinaMartina BolečekováAssociate Professor of International Relations at UMBmartina.bolecekova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:human rights, development issues and international migration
- Borseková KamilaKamila BorsekováAssociate Professor of Public Policy and Regional Development at UMB, Director of EF UMB’s Research and Innovation Centerkamila.borsekova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:smart and creative cities, resilience, and sustainable urban and regional development
- Brozmanová Gregorová AlžbetaAlžbeta Brozmanová GregorováAssociate Professor of Social Work at UMB, PF UMB Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, and the Third Missionalzbeta.gregorova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:volunteering, service-learning, NGO sector in Slovak conditions, project management, youth, youth work, and social work
- Chmelík MarošMaroš ChmelíkExecutive Director of the Center for Community Organizing in Banska Bystricamaros@cko.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Community engagement/civil society, de-radicalisation
- Dantuluri Vamsi VarmaVamsi Varma Dantuluri(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student81164422@fsv.cuni.czGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:cognitive security, disinformation, targeted advertising
- Droppová CsillaCsilla DroppováChief Coordinator of Human Forumcsilla.droppova@gmail.comGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Community engagement/civil society
- Mintal Jozef MichalJozef Michal MintalExecutive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMB, Director of Data & Society Labjozef.mintal@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:role of ICTs in political life, security aspects of digital media, disinformation
- Mondini FiammettaFiammetta Mondini(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student2706440m@student.gla.ac.ukGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:cognitive security, disinformation
- Müller VladimírVladimír MüllerAssistant Professor of International Relationsvladimir.muller@umb.skGroupFaculty AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:international political economy; european union
- Sitarčíková Mária AlexandraMária Alexandra Sitarčíková(Alumni '23) — Project AssistantGroupAlumniStaffAddress
- Terem PeterPeter TeremProfessor of International Relations at UMB, Vice-Rector for Science and Research at UMBpeter.terem@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:foreign policy of the Slovak Republic, the role of powers in world politics, the use of the concept of soft power in the strategies of small states
- Valencia Rojas Andrea LissetteAndrea Lissette Valencia Rojas(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student2652576V@student.gla.ac.ukGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:netstates, cybersecurity
- Vancel RóbertRóbert VancelExecutive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMBrobert.vancel@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Japanese foreign and security policy, Community engagement/civil society
- Vaňová AnnaAnna VaňováProfessor of Public Economics at UMBanna.vanova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:regional and local development, place branding, public service marketing
- Bitušíková AlexandraAlexandra BitušíkováProfessor of Ethnology at UMB, Director of UMB’s Center for International Projectsalexandra.bitusikova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:social anthropology, urban studies, social movements, gender, cultural heritage, post-soc
- Bolečeková MartinaMartina BolečekováAssociate Professor of International Relations at UMBmartina.bolecekova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:human rights, development issues and international migration
- Borseková KamilaKamila BorsekováAssociate Professor of Public Policy and Regional Development at UMB, Director of EF UMB’s Research and Innovation Centerkamila.borsekova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:smart and creative cities, resilience, and sustainable urban and regional development
- Brozmanová Gregorová AlžbetaAlžbeta Brozmanová GregorováAssociate Professor of Social Work at UMB, PF UMB Vice-Dean for International Cooperation, and the Third Missionalzbeta.gregorova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:volunteering, service-learning, NGO sector in Slovak conditions, project management, youth, youth work, and social work
- Chmelík MarošMaroš ChmelíkExecutive Director of the Center for Community Organizing in Banska Bystricamaros@cko.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Community engagement/civil society, de-radicalisation
- Dantuluri Vamsi VarmaVamsi Varma Dantuluri(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student81164422@fsv.cuni.czGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:cognitive security, disinformation, targeted advertising
- Droppová CsillaCsilla DroppováChief Coordinator of Human Forumcsilla.droppova@gmail.comGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Community engagement/civil society
- Mintal Jozef MichalJozef Michal MintalExecutive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMB, Director of Data & Society Labjozef.mintal@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:role of ICTs in political life, security aspects of digital media, disinformation
- Mondini FiammettaFiammetta Mondini(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student2706440m@student.gla.ac.ukGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:cognitive security, disinformation
- Müller VladimírVladimír MüllerAssistant Professor of International Relationsvladimir.muller@umb.skGroupFaculty AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:international political economy; european union
- Sitarčíková Mária AlexandraMária Alexandra Sitarčíková(Alumni '23) — Project AssistantGroupAlumniStaffAddress
- Terem PeterPeter TeremProfessor of International Relations at UMB, Vice-Rector for Science and Research at UMBpeter.terem@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:foreign policy of the Slovak Republic, the role of powers in world politics, the use of the concept of soft power in the strategies of small states
- Valencia Rojas Andrea LissetteAndrea Lissette Valencia Rojas(Alumni '23) — Visiting Graduate Student2652576V@student.gla.ac.ukGroupAlumniStudent AffiliateAddressResearch Interests:netstates, cybersecurity
- Vancel RóbertRóbert VancelExecutive Co-Director of the Institute for Democracy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at UMBrobert.vancel@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:Japanese foreign and security policy, Community engagement/civil society
- Vaňová AnnaAnna VaňováProfessor of Public Economics at UMBanna.vanova@umb.skGroupDirectorAddressResearch Interests:regional and local development, place branding, public service marketing