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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project

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A multidisciplinary Area Studies research project funded under the ERA Chair scheme (Horizon Europe), led by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The project is funded by European Union.

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · 1d

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · 1d

We cordially invite you to an exceptional public lecture by Prof. Robert L. Funk, a leading expert on Chilean politics, on the topic Chile at Crossroads: Actors and Contexts of the 2025 Election.
📅 October 22 at 5:30 p.m. at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz.
Register here👉 bit.ly/47cMqCb

Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz · 2d

✨ Zajímáte se o Latinskou Ameriku a proměny současné demokracie? S potěšením vás zveme na veřejnou přednášku renomovaného chilského politologa Roberta L. Funka. Kapacita je omezená, registrujte se zde: 👉 forms.office.com/e/JPVmcYrmyG. Akci spolupořádá SIAS a projekt @era-areas.bsky.social.

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Michael Weiss @michael-weiss.bsky.social · 19d

1/ Which institutional determinants affect legislative turnover in Latin America? Using electoral data since 1985, @karelkouba.bsky.social and myself tackle this question #OpenAccess in the newest issue of Latin American Politics and Society.
👉 doi.org/10.1017/lap....

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).

Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc

@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies.

Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader

@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · Jun 13

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How can we get through these difficult times we are living in? We believe in institution building, multidisciplinarity, and deep contextual knowledge. Proud to collaborate with colleagues from Charles University on this project. @karelkouba.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de

From Argentina to Prague: Llanos on Democracy & ERA Chair

Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg and Charles University in Prague, where she ...

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Jun 30

@millanos.bsky.social is the ERA Chair of our ERA-AREAS project, which supports research and teaching on global regions at our faculty. In the interview, she also shares 🌍 insights on the political challenges facing Latin America and stresses 🌍 the importance of international academic cooperation.

ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Jun 30

💬“It’s exciting that the @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz offers such a wide variety of area studies - from Japanese to Latin American to Indonesian studies! There’s a huge wealth of knowledge, and the challenge is to make it more visible and interconnected,” says Prof. Mariana Llanos.

Read 📰 bit.ly/4lj7r2m

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Jun 16

We’ve launched ERA-AREAS, a prestigious 5-year EU-funded project (Horizon Europe) at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The project aims to strengthen multidisciplinary area studies and establish CEMAS, a new centre for research on non-European regions.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/442D1dw

ERA Chair Mariana Llanos during the kick-off meeting of the new project ERA-AREAS at Faculty of Arts, Charles University (CZ).