Tereza Pospíšilová












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            * In Brief
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            Tereza Pospíšilová studied sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles Universi

            2004 Ph.D.) and International Relations and European Studies at the Central European Unive
            (2000 MA). She worked at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (1997
            Training Fund (1998-9), Center for Theoretical Study (CTS) at the Academy of Sciences of t

            and Charles University (2000-2004) and at Civil Society Development Foundation (2003-2005)
            spent six months on a traineeship at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna.  In
            teaching at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, she has occasionally been worki

            for the National Healthy Cities Network. She has implemented a number of research projects
            two major projects were prepared in collaboration with NGOs: the international Civil Socie

            prepared together with Civil Society Development Foundation (2003-2005) and the Patterns a
            Volunteering project was prepared together with the Hestia volunteer centre (2009-2010). P
            prepared two studies for the CR public administration: Analysis of the CR Government Advis

            Bodies (Government of the CR, 2000) and Report on the Nonprofit Sector (The CR Government 
            2005).
            “Social sciences in general are to contribute to knowledge, critical thinking and, in my o

            formation of the society. Our field of study is tied to a specific aspect of social realit
            society. Work carried out by various associations, organized civic actions, their function
            survival as well as the role of civic values—all these are themes we focus on.

            What is the significance of Civic Sector Studies?
            I see the significance of this field of study in bringing up citizens-professionals who wi
            with the term of civil society and will be able to critically analyse some of its aspects.

            work for the public administration, companies or directly in NGOs, they will be “professio