DOCUMENT
Name and surname
doc. PhDr. Branislav Kováčik, PhD., EMBA
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university
Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
The seat of the university
Národná 12, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
The name of the faculty
Faculty of Political Science and International Relations
The seat of the faculty
Kuzmányho 1, 97401 Banská Bystrica

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Kováčik
I.2 - Name
Branislav
I.3 - Degrees
doc., PhDr., PhD., EMBA
I.4 - Year of birth
1975
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, MBU in Banska Bystrica, Kuzmányho 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Kuzmányho 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
branislav.kovacik@umb.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/814
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Political Science
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-7771-041X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, MBU Banska Bystrica
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
Political Science
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, MBU Banska Bystrica
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Theory of Politics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, MBU Banska Bystrica
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Theory of Politics
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
associate professor Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, MBU Banska Bystrica 2010 - present

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Comparative Politics I. Political Science 1. Political Science
Introduction to Theory of Politics Political Science 1. Political Science
Political System of the Slovak Republic Political Science 1. Political Science
Contemporary Political Theories and Methods Political Science 2. Political Science
Globalization in Comparative Politics Political Science 3. Political Science
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
53
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
46
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
7
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Media and Politics Political Science 1. Political Science
Current Political Issues Analysis Political Science , International Relations 1. Political Science
Selected Specific Features of Domestic and Foreign Policy of the United States and the United Kingdom Political Science , International Relations 1. Political Science , International Relations
Introduction to Electoral Systems Political Science , International Relations 1. Political Science
Political systems of the Scandinavian countries political science 2. Political Science

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
78
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
221
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
56
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
35
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
12
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1.

AAB Moderné teórie demokracie - kritická analýza vybraných modelov / Branislav Kováčik. - 1. vyd. - Banská Bystrica : Univerzita Mateja Bela, Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov, 2009. - 175 s. - ISBN 978-80-8083-846-1

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (100%)]

2.

ADF The system of political parties of the Slovak Republic = Systém politických strán Slovenskej republiky / Peter Ondria, Branislav Kováčik, Igor Kosír. In Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá / Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov Univerzity Mateja Bela. - Banská Bystrica : Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov UMB, 2010. - ISSN 1335-2741. - Roč. 13, č. 2 (2010), s. 89-106.

[ONDRIA, Peter (34%) - KOVÁČIK, Branislav (33%) - KOSÍR, Igor (33%)]. - Článok je evidovaný v databáze Web of Science.

3.

AFC La crise de la démocratie = The crisis of democracy = Kríza demokracie / Branislav Kováčik. In Citoyennetés, voisinages et minorités en Europe / Citizenships, neighbourhoods and minorities in Europe : international conference on citizenship and nationalities in Europe, April 27-30, 2011, Banská Bystrica / zost. Ján Koper, Gilles Rouet. 3. - Bruxelles : Bruylant, 2012. - ISBN 978-2-8027-3568-7. - S. 19-25.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (100%)]. - Článok je evidovaný v databáze WoS.

4.

ADE Fundamental self-governing principles of the Slovak Republic with a focus on the municipality = Postatowe zasady systemu samorządowego Republiki Słowackiej ze szczególną rolą samorządów miejskich / Peter Ondria, Branislav Kováčik. In Chorzowskie studia polityczne. - Poznań : Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej, 2013. - ISSN 2080-752X. - Č. 6 (2013), s. 205-214.

[ONDRIA, Peter (50%) - KOVÁČIK, Branislav (50%)]

5.

ABC Deľba moci ako základný princíp právneho štátu v postdemokracii / Branislav Kováčik, Miroslav Čellár. 4. kapitola. In Postdemokracia ako proces hľadania novej kvality demokracie / rec. Monika Čambáliková, Ján Liďák. - 1. vyd. - Praha : Naše vojsko, 2019. - ISBN 978-80-206-1849-8. - S. 56-78 [1,67 AH].

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (50%) - ČELLÁR, Miroslav (50%)]

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1.

AFC Americké prezidentské voľby - hlasovanie za menšie zlo? / Branislav Kováčik, Michal Klučiarovský. In USA po volbách 2016 : sborník odborných studií z mezinárodní vědecké konference, 18. října, Praha / rec. Zdeněk Veselý, Peter Juza, Dalibor Vlček. - 1. vyd. - Praha : Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2016. - ISBN 978-80-7452-126-3. - S. 23-38.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (50%) - KLUČIAROVSKÝ, Michal (50%)]

2.

AEC Krytyczna analiza ilościowa modelu badawczego upadłych państw = Critical quantitative analysis of research model of fallen states = Kritická analýza kvantitatívneho výskumného modelu zlyhávajúcich štátov / Branislav Kováčik, Peter Ondria. In Zagrożenia dla integracji europejskiej w XXI wieku = Threats to European integration in the XXI century / rec. Grzegorz Radomski. - 1. vyd. - Piła : Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Stanisława Staszica w Pile, 2016. - ISBN 978-83-62617-68-5. - S. 195-201.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (80%) - ONDRIA, Peter (20%)]

3.

ADE The situation centre of the Slovak Republic as a required element of the Slovak security system / Branislav Kováčik, Lubomír Klačko. In Horyzonty bezpieczeństwa. - Opole : Uniwersytet Opolski, Wydział Prawa i Administracji, 2016. - ISSN 2543-6090. - Vol. 2, no. 3 (2016), pp. 27-36.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (50%) - KLAČKO, Ľubomír (50%)]

4.

ADM Management of the bio-waste processing in crisis conditions in the municipal sector / Nadežda Jankelová, Marián Děd, Branislav Kováčik. In Agricultural Economics = Zemědělská ekonomika. - Praha : Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2018. - ISSN 0139-570X. - Vol. 64, no. 1 (2018), pp. 9-22. 

(2018: IF - 1.000, H-index - 22, JCR kvartil - Q3, SJR kvartil - Q2, SJR - 0.440, SNIP - 1.117).

[JANKELOVÁ, Nadežda (34%) - DĚD, Marián (33%) - KOVÁČIK, Branislav (33%)]

5.

ABC Deľba moci ako základný princíp právneho štátu v postdemokracii / Branislav Kováčik, Miroslav Čellár. 4. kapitola. In Postdemokracia ako proces hľadania novej kvality demokracie / rec. Monika Čambáliková, Ján Liďák. - 1. vyd. - Praha : Naše vojsko, 2019. - ISBN 978-80-206-1849-8. - S. 56-78 [1,67 AH].

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (50%) - ČELLÁR, Miroslav (50%)]

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1.

ADF The system of political parties of the Slovak Republic = Systém politických strán Slovenskej republiky / Peter Ondria, Branislav Kováčik, Igor Kosír. In Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá / Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov Univerzity Mateja Bela. - Banská Bystrica : Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov UMB, 2010. - ISSN 1335-2741. - Roč. 13, č. 2 (2010), s. 89-106.

[ONDRIA, Peter (34%) - KOVÁČIK, Branislav (33%) - KOSÍR, Igor (33%)]. - Článok je evidovaný v databáze Web of Science.

References:

1. [1]   SEKERÁK, Marián. Same-sex marriages (or civil unions/registered partnerships) in Slovak constitutional law : challenges and possibilities. In Utrecht law review. ISSN 1871-515X, 2017, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 34-59., Registrované v: Scopus

2. [1]   RONČÁKOVÁ, Terézia - SEKERÁK, Marián. The changing (political) reality of catholic identity in Slovakia. In Analele Universităţii din Bucureşti : seria ştiinţe politice. ISSN 1582-2486, 2017, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 3-30., Registrované v: WoS

3. [1]   PERÁČEK, Tomáš. Selected issues of electronic delivery in the Slovak public administration. In Proceedings of the 33rd international business information management association conference, IBIMA 2019 : education excellence and innovation management through Vision 2020, Granada, 10th - 11th April 2019. [Granada] : International business information management association, IBIMA, 2019. ISBN 978-099985512-6, pp. 3255-3263., Registrované v: Scopus

4. [1]   ŠTEFANČIK, Radoslav - STRADIOTOVÁ, Eva. Cleavage-theory from the perspective of political linguistics. In European journal of transformation studies. ISSN 2298-0997, 2020, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 178-197., Registrované v: WoS

5. [1]   GHERGHINA, Sergiu - SILAGADZE, Nanuli. Selective equality : social democratic parties and the referendums on same-sex marriage in eastern Europe. In Europe-Asia studies. ISSN 0966-8136, 2022, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 140-158., Registrované v: WoS, Scopus, CCC

2.

AEC  Wybrane zagadnienia demokracji partycypacyjnej we współczesnych teoriach / Branislav Kováčik. In Młode demokracje : 20 lat transformacji systemowej w Europie Środkowej 1989-2009 / rec. Elzbieta Trafialek, Ryszard Czarny. - Kielce : Instytut Nauk Politycznych, 2010. - ISBN 978-83-9282288-4-6. - S. 55-61.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (100%)]

References:

1. [3]   JAROSIŃSKI, Bartosz - MŁYŃCZAK, Anna. Wybrane organizacje katolickie w systemie społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na przykładzie regionu świętokrzyskiego. In Problemy ekonomiczno-społeczne współczesnej Europy. Warszawa : Wyzsza Szkoła Komunikowania i Mediów Społecznych im. Jerzego Giedroycia, 2010. ISBN 978-83-929769-1-2, s. 17-26.

2. [1]   SEKERÁK, Marián - VALKOVIČOVÁ, Veronika. Political effects of employee participation: an empirical conundrum. In Teorija in Praksa. ISSN 0040-3598, 2014, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 944-971., Registrované v: Scopus

3. [3]   SEKERÁK, Marián. Rawlsův model "demokracie založené na vlastnictví" jako alternativa k sociálnímu státu? In Politologická revue. ISSN 1211-0353, 2014, roč. 20, č. 2, s. 113-140

4. [3]   JAROSIŃSKI, Janusz. Związki zawodowe w Polsce Ludowej - od dobrych początków do totalnej klęski. In Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis : studia politologica 5. Kraków : Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowie, 2011. ISSN 2081-3333, pp. 64-77.

3.

AFC La crise de la démocratie = The crisis of democracy = Kríza demokracie / Branislav Kováčik. In Citoyennetés, voisinages et minorités en Europe / Citizenships, neighbourhoods and minorities in Europe : international conference on citizenship and nationalities in Europe, April 27-30, 2011, Banská Bystrica / zost. Ján Koper, Gilles Rouet. 3. - Bruxelles : Bruylant, 2012. - ISBN 978-2-8027-3568-7. - S. 19-25.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (100%)]. - Článok je evidovaný v databáze WoS.

References:

1. [3]   KOVÁČOVÁ, Natália - MASÁR, Dušan. Deficit of civil trust in the context of the failure of democracy. In Czech journal of social sciences, business and economics [online]. 2017, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 6-11 [cit. 2018-06-18]. ISSN 1805-6830. Dostupné na: http://files.cjssbe.webnode.cz/200000156-8cd198dc9a/Kovacova%20and%20Masar%202017.pdf

2. [1]   KAZANSKÝ, Rastislav - ANDRASSY, Vladimír. Conflict resolution approaches towards smart sustainability of internal relations. In Entrepreneurship and sustainability issues. ISSN 2345-0282, 2019, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1468-1484., Registrované v: WoS

3. [3]   KOVÁČOVÁ, Eleonóra. Formovanie a realizácia občianskej participácie v podmienkach Slovenskej republiky - novodobé hrozby a riziká. In Postdemokracia ako proces hľadania novej kvality demokracie. Praha : Naše vojsko, 2019. ISBN 978-80-206-1849-8, s. 111-135.

4. [1]   SEKERÁK, Marián. Neliberálny populizmus na Slovensku : prípad tzv. rodovej ideológie. In Acta Politologica. ISSN 1804-1302, 2020, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 65-86., Registrované v: Scopus

4.

ADF Demokracia, korporatívny kapitalizmus a štát / Branislav Kováčik. In Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy / Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov Univerzity Mateja Bela ; Ústav politických vied SAV. - Banská Bystrica : Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov UMB, 2008. - ISSN 1335-2741. - Roč. 11, č. 3-4 (2008), s. 7-22.

[KOVÁČIK, Branislav (100%)]

References:

1. [3]   JAROSIŃSKI, Janusz. Demokracja partycypacyjna - teoria i praktyka. In Polska - Europa - Świat : prace politologiczne i historyczne. Lublin : Wydawnictwo Universytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, 2012. ISBN 978-83-7784-140-2, s. 49-61.

2. [4]   SEKERÁK, Marián. Ekonomická demokracia : dejiny, teória a prax. Banská Bystrica : Univerzita Mateja Bela, Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov, 2013. 224 s. ISBN 978-80-557-0521-7.

3. [4]   BRIŠKA, František - ŠKUTOVÁ-JEŽOVICOVÁ, Daniela - ADAMCOVÁ, Mária - KLUS, Martin - MEZEIOVÁ, Gabriela - MYDLIAROVÁ, Diana. Teória a prax verejnej politiky. Banská Bystrica : Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, 2010. 282 s. ISBN 978-80-557-0045-8.

4. [1]   SEKERÁK, Marián. The idea of cooperativism from a social-theoretical perspective with particular Emphasis on Catholic social teaching. In Caritas et Veritas. ISSN 1805-0948, 2016, no. 1, pp. 179-194., Registrované v: Scopus

5. [1]   SEKERÁK, Marián. To formulate a positive vision : a debate on the current state of the global society from a political-economic perspective. In Scientific papers of the University of Pardubice. ISSN 1211-555X, 2017, vol. 24, no. 39, pp. 163-174., Registrované v: Scopus

 

5.

ADM Management of the bio-waste processing in crisis conditions in the municipal sector / Nadežda Jankelová, Marián Děd, Branislav Kováčik. In Agricultural Economics = Zemědělská ekonomika. - Praha : Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2018. - ISSN 0139-570X. - Vol. 64, no. 1 (2018), pp. 9-22. 

(2018: IF - 1.000, H-index - 22, JCR kvartil - Q3, SJR kvartil - Q2, SJR - 0.440, SNIP - 1.117).

[JANKELOVÁ, Nadežda (34%) - DĚD, Marián (33%) - KOVÁČIK, Branislav (33%)]

References:

1. [1]   CERYOVÁ, Dominika - BULLOVÁ, Tatiana - TURČEKOVÁ, Natalia - ADAMIČKOVÁ, Izabela - MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Danka - BIELIK, Peter. Assessment of the renewable energy sector performance using selected indicators in European Union countries. In Resources - Basel. ISSN 2079-9276, 2020, vol. 9, no. 9., Registrované v: WoS

 

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1.

Post-democracy as a Process of Finding a New Quality of Democracy, Project Number: 1/0449/17, Project Type: VEGA, Years: 2017 – 2019, Position: Project Manager

2.

Alternatives to Scientific Research of Politics, Project Number: 1/0460/19, Project Type: VEGA, Years: 2019 – 2021, Position: Deputy Project Manager

3.

Political Decision-making in a Crisis Situation, Project Number: 1/0453/21, Project Type: VEGA, Years: 2021 - 2023, Position: Team member

4.

Spoločensko-politické pozadie (ne)podpory vybraných politických strán v kontexte radikalizačných trendov spoločnosti a krízy politických strán, Project Number: 1/0551/21, Project Type: VEGA, Years: 2021 - 2023, Position: Deputy Project Manager

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
chairman Scientific Board at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2016 - present
member Scientific Board of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2016 - present
member Scientific Board at the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava since 2016 - present
member Scientific Board at the Faculty of International Relations of University of Economics in Bratislava since 2017 - present
member Scientific Board at the University of Security Management in Košice since 2016 - present
member Academic Board at the College of international and public relations in Prague since 2016 - present
member Academic Board at the ARC in Kutná Hora since 2016 - present
member Departmental Commissions for Doctoral Studies in the Study Programs of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2016 - present

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
College of International and Public Relations Prague 18.11.2021 - 21.11.2021 Erasmus
College of European and Regional Studies České Budějovice 25.8.2021-27.08.2021 Erasmus
ARC-College of Political and Social Sciences Kutná Hora 20.7.2021-22.07.2021 Erasmus
Metropolitan University of Prague Prague 16.07.2019-19.07.2019 Erasmus
College of International and Public Relations Prague 12.12.2018-15.12.2018 Erasmus
University Champagne Ardenne- Reims, France Reims 29.11.2016-03.12.2016 Erasmus
Metropolitan University of Prague Prague 18.5.2016-20.5.2016 Erasmus
University of Banking in Poznan Poznan 20.4.2009-24.4.2009 Erasmus
Institut of Political Sciences, Warsaw University Warsaw 6.3.2005-11.3.2005 Erasmus

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Associate Professor Kováčik participates in the development of the study field of political science and significantly contributed to the development of the study program in political science itself, which takes place at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the MBU in B. Bystrica.

 

He contributed to the success of this study program, as well as its graduates, with his knowledge, many years of experience and good orientation in the field of political theory, comparative political science and methodology of political science. He was responsible for establishing cooperation with several foreign institutions and experts in the field. He contributes to the development of the study program not only within the framework of educational and scientific research activities, but also as a member of several scientific councils of domestic and foreign universities, as well as a member of the commission for doctoral studies in political science and international relations. He is the author of several publications, professional papers and university textbooks, which contributes significantly to the development of the study program / field.

 

He presents his knowledge and expertise at various professional forums and lectures at domestic and foreign universities, thanks to which he is constantly part of a lively discussion about the current development and future of modern political science.

 

 

The manifestation of his professional erudition from the external environment is a manifestation of regular appearances in the most important opinion-forming domestic and foreign media, in which he presents professional analyzes and commentaries on current issues of political life in selected countries.

 


Date of last update
25.02.2022