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

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