International Co-operation and Projects ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * International Collaboration *========================================================================================= The department engages in international collaboration both in its teaching programs and in Examples include: EMES — a European research network targeting research into social entrepreneurship and the solidarity economy. Collaboration takes place under the auspices of the ISCEM project (Int Comparative Social Enterprise Models) and aims at mapping social entrepreneurship and the in the Czech Republic. See http://www.iap-socent.be/icsem-working-papers [ URL "http://www icsem-working-papers"] . The SEiSMiC Project (Societal Engagement in Science, Mutual Learning in Cities): This proj most pressing issues confronting European cities by gaining the involvement of their citiz social innovation needs, and contributing to the creation of future municipal policies and More details are available at: http://seismicproject.eu/ [ URL "http://seismicproject.eu/" University of Humanistic Studies at Utrecht: We began collaboration with the University in Department of Civil Society Studies of the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University too preparing and implementing the EDIC project (Education for Democratic and Intercultural Ci project saw an annual, two-week international course organized for students from all the u participated in the program. Utrecht and the Faculty are also engaged in an ongoing exchan and expertise. More general information [ URL "www.uvh.nl/english/studying/education-for-d intercultural-citizenship"] CCEG (Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Governance): Acting on behalf of the CR, we h collaboration as part of a CCEG project whose goal is to collect data that measures person European Center for Not-for-profit Law (ECNL): Our collaboration with ECNL was established Deverová. An opportunity exists for further collaboration between ECNL and the Department Studies in the form of a comparative study that focuses on the impact of current and futur legal code in Hungary and the Czech Republic on the environment in which CSOs operate. Interface: a journal for and about social movements—edited by J. Navrátil. *========================================================================================= * Teaching, Study and Research and Study Stays *========================================================================================= Under the Fullbright program for visiting professors, our department welcomed American Pro (Non-Profit Sector in the United States, 2009/10) and Edward Shippen Bright, also from the Entrepreneurism—How to Make a Difference, 2012/13), who is the Principal of BrightNGOsolut planning to return to our department. Regular lectures for Ph.D. students are also given b Eidlin of Canada (Research Methodology: A Problem-oriented Approach, since 2012). On April 8, 2014, as part of the CEEPUS program, Dr. Grzybowska-Walecka presented a lectur Role of Civil Society and Political Society in Democratization”. The department also invited the postdoctoral researcher Timothy Weldon from Rutgers Univer the department during spring semester 2016. In the other direction, during the 2015/16 academic year, Selma Muhič Dizdarevič visited t of California as a Fulbright scholar. Selma Benyovzsky visited the Université de Montréal. studied at Rockefeller Archive Center, Tarrytown, New York, USA (2013), Bancroft Library, California, Berkeley (2014) and at the Special Collections Research Center, University of (2015). *========================================================================================= * Other Visitors *========================================================================================= In addition to those noted above, other visitors we have welcomed from abroad over the pas includeProf. Ludovic Tourn?s (2014)—a French historian, professor at Université de Gen?ve, operational history of US foundations in Europe. Prof. Martin Bulmer (2014)—professor at University of Surrey, Director of Question Bank, U Surrey, member of Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences, 2015-2016 Chairman for the History of Sociology of the American Sociological Association, Editor in Chief of Studies. Expert in the history of social sciences and the operation of US foundations.  Prof. Jacques Defourny (2013)—founder of EMES, a research network focused on social econom enterprises, Director of the Centre for Social Economy, University of Liege, Belgium. Dr. Douglas Rutzen (2013)—President of the International Centre for Not-for-profit Law – I D.C., USA. [1] Terry O´Leary (2012)—instructor of the action research by the Theatre of the Oppressed, Gr Prof. Alicia Cabezudo, (2012)—expert in human rights, education to democracy and peace cul of Barcelona, Spain. Prof. Giuliana Gemelli (2012)—Professor of Contemporary History; Director of PHaSI Philant Innovation  research center, University of Bologna, Italy. Prof. Gojko Bežovan (2012)—expert in human rights, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Lectures Selma Muhič Dizdarevič—Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey (2012): lecture on the transfo society post the Velvet Revolution. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič—Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia (2014): lecture on Cz on vulnerable groups. Selma Muhič Dizdarevič—Tel Aviv University, Israel (2012) - The 2nd Ruppin International C Immigration and Social Integration: lecture on public policy on the Romany people in the C Marek Skovajsa—University of Warsaw, Warsaw (2012).  “Cultural sociology and the problem o Institute of Sociology, invited lecture. Dana Moree—University of Fribourg, Switzerland (2013). The Transforming Society as a Chall Environment for Qualitative Research. Departmental faculty present papers at conferences organized by international academic ass particularly the International Society for Third Sector Research, European Educational Res Association, EMES, European Sociological Association and International Sociological Associ information is available at the individual personal websites of departmental faculty). [1] [ URL "#_ftnref1"] More information on Dr. Rutzen and ICNL is available at www.icnl.or rutzen.html [ URL "http://www.icnl.org/about/bios/rutzen.html"]