Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (*1978)

research focus

  • modern Czech politics
  • the relationship between the state and the churches in the Czech lands and in Europe;
  • municipal politics
  • political persecution at the local level

Contact

professional curriculum

education and academic qualifications

  • prof. 2018: political science, Masaryk University
  • doc. 2008: political science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
  • Ph.D. 2004: political science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
  • PhDr. 2001: political science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
  • Mgr. 2001: history and political science, Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

employment

  • from 2019: Dean and Professor at the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University
  • 2008-2019: Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, associate professor, professor, head
  • 2005-2008: Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, assistant professor
  • 2002-2004: Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University in Brno, assistant
  • 2001-2003: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, Research Fellow
  • 2001-2002: Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Command and Staff, Military Academy in Brno, assistant professor

university activities

  • from 2020: member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of MU
  • from 2019: member of the MU Scientific Council
  • since 2015: member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Social Studies MU
  • since 2012: member of the Departmental Council of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies MU
  • 2017-2019: member of the MU Internal Evaluation Board
  • 2015-2019: permanent guest at MU Management meetings
  • 2015-2019: chairman and member of the MU Academic Senate
  • 2014-2018: member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University
  • 2006-2008: chairman of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Social Studies MU

extra-university activities

  • since 2015: chairman of the board of trustees of the Charles the Elder of Žerotín Foundation
  • 2014-2019: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, o.p.s.
  • since 2013: editor of Kontexty magazine
  • 2008-2013: member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes
  • 2008-2016: member of the editorial board of the journal Church History
  • 2005-2017: member of the editorial board of the journal European Electoral Studies
  • since 2004: member of the School Board of the Elementary School of Charles the Elder of Žerotín Bludov
  • 2003-2013: executive director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture
  • since 2002: member of the Bludov Municipal Assembly, chairman of the Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commission of the Bludov Municipal Council
  • since 2000: leader of the Jesenice Forest School of Junák
  • 1998-2013: head of the scout centre Bludov

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Expert book

  • ROBERTS, Andrew Lawrence, Stanislav BALÍK, Michal PINK, Marek RYBÁŘ, Peter SPÁČ, Petra SVAČINOVÁ and Petr VODA. Czech Democracy in the New Millennium. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2020. 131 p. Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series. ISBN 978-0-367-28076-5. doi:10.4324/9780429299544.
  • HÁJEK, Lukáš and Stanislav BALÍK. Municipal elections in 2018. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, International Institute of Political Science, 2020.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vít HLOUŠEK, Jan HOLZER, Lubomír KOPEČEK, Pavel PŠEJA and Andrew Lawrence ROBERTS. From Palacký to Babiš: Czech Politics from the 19th to the 21st Century. 1st ed. Prague, Brno: Dokořán, Masaryk University, 2019. 349 p. ISBN 978-80-7363-968-6.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Michal PINK and Petr VODA. Parliament with a Human Face: Biographical Aspects of Czech Legislative Policy. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture and Masaryk University, 2019. 162 p. Political Science Series, Vol. 77. ISBN 978-80-7325-491-9.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. From Markrabina to Prostřední hora: Atlas of Historical Maps of Bludov. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2018. 123 p. ISBN 978-80-7325-458-2.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vít HLOUŠEK, Lubomír KOPEČEK, Jan HOLZER, Pavel PŠEJA and Andrew Lawrence ROBERTS. Czech Politics: From West to East and Back Again. Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2017. 278 p. ISBN 978-3-8474-0585-6.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Jiří HANUŠ, Lukáš FASORA and Marek VLHA. Der tschechische Antiklerikalismus. Quellen, Themen und Gestalt des tschechischen Antiklerikalismus in den Jahren 1848-1938. Wien: LIT Verlag, 2016. 549 p. Religionsgeschichte, Band 1. ISBN 978-3-643-50732-7.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Michal PINK, Andrew Lawrence ROBERTS, Marek, RYBÁŘ, Peter SPÁČ, Petra SVAČINOVÁ and Petr VODA. Quality of Democracy in the Czech Republic. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2016. 223 p. Political Science Series, vol. 60. ISBN 978-80-7325-417-9.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Lukáš FASORA, Jiří HANUŠ and Marek VLHA. Czech Anticlericalism. Sources, themes and form of Czech anticlericalism in the years 1848-1938. Prague: Argo, 2015. 500 p. Historické myšlení, 69. ISBN 978-80-257-1373-0.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Petr GONGALA and Kamil GREGOR. Twenty Years of Local Elections in the Czech Republic. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture and Masaryk University, 2015. 159 p. Political Science Series, 53. ISBN 978-80-7325-381-3.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Michal KUBÁT. Undemokratische Regime: Theoretische Verortung und Fallbeispiele. 1st ed. Opladen, Berlin, Toronto: Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2015. 187 p. out of print. ISBN 978-3-8474-0728-7.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Das Zweite Vaticanische Konzil und die böhmischen Länder. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2014. 277 p. Outside the edition. ISBN 978-3-506-77796-6.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Michal PINK, Petr VODA, Otto EIBL, Monika DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Petr GONGALA, Kamil GREGOR, Miloš GREGOR, Vlastimil HAVLÍK, Lenka HRBKOVÁ, Alena MACKOVÁ, Michal NOVÝ, Andrea SMOLKOVÁ and Vít ŠIMRAL. Regional Elections 2012. Brno: Masaryk University, 2013. 261 p. Monograph, No. 55. ISBN 978-80-210-6641-0.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Lift up your soul from the dust. The story of St. George's parish in Bludov. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2013. 272 p. Historia Ecclesiastica, 16. ISBN 978-80-7325-315-8.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Twentieth Century Pentecost. The Second Vatican Council and the Czech lands. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7325-268-7.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Studies on the local elections 2010. 1st ed. Brno: 138 p. out of edition. ISBN 978-80-210-5854-5.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Michal KUBÁT. Theory and Practice of Non-Democratic Regimes. 2nd revised. Prague: Dokořán, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7363-266-3.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vlastimil HAVLÍK, Vratislav HAVLÍK, Jakub KMEŤ and Petra SVAČINOVÁ. Coalition Governance in Central Europe (1990-2010). Brno: International Institute of Political Science, 2011. 264 p. Monograph 39. ISBN 978-80-210-5537-7.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Jiří HANUŠ, Ewa K. CZACZKOWSKÁ, Stanislava VODIČKOVÁ, Pál HATOS, Peter ŠTURÁK, Aleš OPATRNÝ, Andrzej GRAJEWSKI, Csaba SZABÓ and Jaroslav ŠEBEK. Primates of the Catholic Church. Central European Countries under Communism. 1st ed. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2010. 203 p. History. ISBN 978-80-7325-225-0.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Scouting in Bludov. 1st ed. Brno: Studio Arx, 2010. 108 p. out of edition. ISBN 978-80-86665-07-8.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Communal politics. Municipalities, Actors and Objectives of Local Politics. Prague: Grada Publishing a.s., 2009. 250 p. Political Science, 1. ISBN 978-80-247-2908-4.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Districts in the North. Communal politics in the districts of Šumperk and Jeseník in 1989-2006. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2009. 198 p. Political Science Series, No. 29. ISBN 978-80-7325-174-1.
  • HOLZER, Jan and Stanislav BALÍK. Post-communist undemocratic regimes. Studies on the transformations of political theory in the post-transition period. 1st ed. Krakow: Osrodek Mysli Politycznej, 2009. 237 p. Library of Political Thought series. ISBN 978-83-60125-67-0.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Stanislav BALÍK st. Bludov School in the years 1657-2008. 1st ed. Bludov; Brno: Primary School of Charles the Elder of Žerotín Bludov; Studio Arx, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86665-05-4.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Czech municipal politics in municipalities with extended competence. Coalitions, electoral patterns and political parties at the local level in 1994-2006. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2008. 387 p. Political Science Series, No. 27. ISBN 978-80-7325-144-4.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2007. 402 p. History and Culture. ISBN 978-80-7325-130-7.
  • HOLZER, Jan and Stanislav BALÍK. Post-Communist Non-Democratic Regimes. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2007. 223 p. Political Science Series - No. 25. ISBN 978-80-7325-128-4.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Kateřina HLOUŠKOVÁ and Hynek FAJMON. (eds.) Smothering Embrace, Historical and Political Science Perspectives on the Cooperation of Social Democrats and Communists. Brno: CDK, 2006.
  • PŠEJA, Pavel and Stanislav BALÍK (eds.). Perechod k demokratii - češskij opyt. Brno: CDK, 2006. 315 p. no. ISBN 80-7325-104-3.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Petr FIALA and František MIKŠ (eds.). Perspectives of the European Union. Conservative-Liberal Views on Current Issues in European Politics. Brno: CDK, 2004. 200 p. Volume 1. ISBN 80-7325-031-4.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Michal KUBÁT. Theory and Practice of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. 1st ed. Prague: Dokořán, 2004. 168 p. Edition Bod. ISBN 80-86569-89-6.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Vít HLOUŠEK, Jan HOLZER and Jakub ŠEDO. Political System of the Czech Lands 1848-1989. 1st ed. Brno: International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, 2003. 180 p. Monograph, Volume 9. ISBN 80-210-3307-X.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. I loved the decoration of Your house. Bludovský monstrproces in the years 1950 - 1952. 1st ed. Brno: (CDK) Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2000. ISBN 80-85959-69-0.

Article in a professional periodical

  • DVOŘÁK, Petr and Stanislav BALÍK. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018. Politics in Central Europe. Sciendo (De Gruyter Open), 2021, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 57-82. ISSN 1801-3422. doi:10.2478/pce-2021-0003.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Petr FIALA. The Czechoslovak Elections of 1935 and the Lower House of Parliament: differences between pro- and anti-Czechoslovak parties? Historical Journal. Slovak Academic Press, 2020, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 291-312. ISSN 0018-2575. doi:10.31577/histcaso.2020.68.2.5.
  • BUREŠOVÁ, Barbora and Stanislav BALÍK. Who are the initiators of local referendums in the Czech Republic? Acta Politologica. Prague: Univerzita Karlova, 2019, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 18-38. ISSN 1804-1302. doi:10.14712/1803-8220/30_2018.
  • BUREŠOVÁ, Barbora and Stanislav BALÍK. The Discussion of Possible Savings based on the Efficiency Argument in the Smallest Municipalities? The Case Study of the Vysočina Region. Politics in Central Europe. Sciendo (De Gruyter Open), 2019, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 333-354. ISSN 1801-3422. doi:10.2478/pce-2019-0020.
  • JAROŠ, Bronislav and Stanislav BALÍK. New local elections in the Czech Republic 2002-2017: blocking minorities? Acta Politologica. Prague: Univerzita Karlova, 2018, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 139-152. ISSN 1804-1302.
  • SPÁČ, Peter, Petr VODA, Stanislav BALÍK and Michal PINK. The case of subsidies for municipalities in the Central Bohemia Region. Sociological Journal. Prague: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Sociology, 2018, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 499-528. ISSN 0038-0288. doi:10.13060/00380288.2018.54.4.412.
  • VODA, Petr, Petra SVAČINOVÁ, Andrea SMOLKOVÁ and Stanislav BALÍK. Local and more local: Impact of size and organization type of settlement units on candidacy. Political Geography. Elsevier, 2017, vol. 59, July, pp. 24-35. ISSN 0962-6298. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.02.010.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. The impact of the form of executive coalition on subsequent electoral results. Czech municipal politics in 1994-2014 as a research field. Sociology. Bratislava: Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2017, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 37-54. ISSN 0049-1225.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Local Cleavages, Politics and Policy at the Local Level - Is the Depolitization Real? Social Studies. Masaryk University, 2016, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 73-85. ISSN 1214-813X.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Vít HLOUŠEK. The development and transformation of the Czech party system after 1989. Acta Politologica. Univerzita Karlova, 2016, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 103-117. ISSN 1803-8220.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Otto EIBL. Changes in the attitudes of Czech political parties towards the relationship between church and state during the 19th and 20th centuries. Social Studies. 2013, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 107-131.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. The Second Vatican Council and the Czechoslovak State. Religion, State and Society. Oxford: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 5-17.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Ecclesiastical historiography and interpretive research of modern history. Church History. Brno: Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture, 2010, III, no. 6, pp. 94-100. ISSN 1803-0068.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Libor HOSKOVEC. Formats of Czech local party systems. European Electoral Studies. Brno: ISPO FSS MU, 2010, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 28-46. ISSN 1801-6545.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Pavla ČIHÁKOVÁ. Continuity, stability, marginality, dynamics. Electoral behaviour in the Vysočina region. European Electoral Studies. Brno: ISPO FSS MU, 2010, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 3-27.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Political and Party Stability of Municipal Bodies 1990-2010. A case study of municipalities in the Šumperk district. Acta politologica. Prague: Charles University in Prague, 2010, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 17-29.
  • HOLZER, Jan and Stanislav BALÍK. The Concept of Totalitarianism - Czech Reflections and Inspirations. DIVINATIO. Studia culturologica series. Sofia: MSHS Sofia, 2010, vol. 31, spring, pp. 125-144. ISSN 1310-9456.
  • FIALA, Petr and Stanislav BALÍK. La Chiesa e i due stati. Identita nazionale e appartenenza religiosa. il Regno. Bologna: Centro Editorale Dehoniano, 2009, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 308-310.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Jan HOLZER and Lubomír KOPEČEK. Czechoslovakia in 1989 - a case of successful transition. Totalitarismus und Demokratie. Göttingen, 2008, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 19-42, 23 p. ISSN 1612-9008.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Town Hall Coalition after the 2006 Local Elections. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU, 2008, X, No. 1, pp. 17-33.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jan HOLZER. Focus on elections: Remarks on the Contemporary Methodology for Classifying Non-Democratic Regimes. European Electoral Studies. Brno: ISPO FSS MU, 2007, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-29.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Az 1956-os események mint a poszt-totalitárius átmenet mérföldkövel? Prágai Tükör. Prague, 2006, XIV, No. 5, pp. 30-34. ISSN 1210-3853.
  • HOLZER, Jan and Stanislav BALÍK. Debate on hybrid regimes. A brief recapitulation of an attempt at paradigmatic change. Political Science Review. Prague: CSPV, 2006, XII, no. 2, pp. 5-29.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Continuity or Discontinuity of Voting Patterns. Brno: ISPO FSS MU, 2006, I, no. 1, pp. 38-60. ISSN 1801-6545.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Věra STÝSKALÍKOVÁ. Berisha and Post-Berisha Albania. A case study of a defective regime. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU, 2005, VII, No. 4, pp. 366-388. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Regional elections 2004 microanalysis of Šumperk district. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU Brno, 2005, VII, No. 1, pp. 26-44. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Věra STÝSKALÍKOVÁ. Milosevic's Serbia. A Case Study of a Competitive Mobilization Authoritarian Regime. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU, 2005, VII, No. 4, pp. 456-479. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. KSČM and its relation to the past. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU Brno, 2004, VI, 2-3, pp. 1-13.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Poles and polarity of communal metropolitan party systems in the Czech Republic. Political Science Journal. Brno: International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University, 2003, X., No. 2, pp. 132-140. ISSN 1211-3247.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Four basic types of municipal organization in Germany? A debate on their mutual convergence. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science, 2002, IV, 1, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Dolfuss' and Schusnigg's Austria - a case study of an organic-etatist authoritarian regime. Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science, 2002, vol. 4, 2-3, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Municipal Elections in Germany. Representative democracy at the municipal level I. Politologický časopis. Brno: International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University, 2002, IX, no. 2, pp. 169-181. ISSN 1211-3247.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Built to the honour and glory of God. Bludov chapels, statues, crosses and the Passion of God. North Moravia: a patrimonial anthology (MDO). Šumperk: District Patrimonial Museum, 2002, vol. 42, no. 84, pp. 9-26.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Lubomír KOPEČEK. Slovak Elections 2002 - Crossing the Rubicon? Central European Political Studies. Brno: International Institute of Political Science MU Brno, 2002, IV, No. 4, pp. 1-12. ISSN 1212-7817.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Three years of freedom? The anti-totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia in 1945-1948. Rexter. Brno: Centre for Security and Strat. Studies, 2002, vol. 2002, no. 00, pp. 1-20.
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. A better way for our country? KSČM at the turn of the millennium. Political Science Journal. Brno: International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University, 2000, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 96-106.