Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. M. A. Zuzana Maďarová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Maďarová
I.2 - Name
Zuzana
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr. M. A., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1984
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Institute of European Studies and International Relations
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynské luhy 4, 821 05 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
University teacher - associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
zuzana.madarova@fses.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29561?do=filterForm-submit&name=Zuzana&surname=Ma%C4%8Farov%C3%A1&university=701000000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
political science
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-7192

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
Central European University in Budapest
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
gender studies
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2017
II.c - Study field and programme
political science
II.4 - Associate professor
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 Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences since 2022
Researcher Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences 2018-2022
Analyst and Project Manager ASPEKT since 2005
Seconded National Expert European Institute for Gender Equality 2015-2017
Senior Expert for Gender Equality Centrum vzdelávania Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR 2012-2014
Journalist Slovak Press Agency 2007-2009

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

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
Academic Communication I. European Studies I. political science
Academic Communication II. European Studies I. political science
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
European studies 1 political science
European studies 2 political science
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
21
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
17
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
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
The Politics of Collective Memory European Studies II. 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
29
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
76
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
65
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
40
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Maďarová, Z. & Hardoš, P. (2022). In the name of the conservative people: Slovakia’s gendered illiberal transformation. Politics and Governance 10(4): 95-107. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i4.5538

2

Maďarová, Z. & Valkovičová, V. (2021). Is feminism doomed? Feminist praxis in the times of ‘gender ideology’ in Slovakia. European Journal of Women’s Studies 28(2): 274-281. doi:10.1177/1350506820979157

3

Grzebalska, W. & Maďarová, Z. (2021). The grand return of the troops: Militarization of COVID-19 and shifting military society relations in Visegrad. Intersections 7(3): 139-156. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v7i3.784 

4

Valkovičová, V. & Maďarová, Z. (2023). Care as Symbolic Exile: The Diversity Work of Slovak Gender Studies Scholars. Intersections 8(4): 74-91. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v8i4.1006

5

Maďarová, Z. (2019). Ako odvrávať novembru 1989. Rodové aspekty pamäti. Bratislava: ASPEKT.

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

Maďarová, Z. & Hardoš, P. (2022). In the name of the conservative people: Slovakia’s gendered illiberal transformation. Politics and Governance 10(4): 95-107. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i4.5538

2

Maďarová, Z. & Valkovičová, V. (2021). Is feminism doomed? Feminist praxis in the times of ‘gender ideology’ in Slovakia. European Journal of Women’s Studies 28(2): 274-281. doi:10.1177/1350506820979157

3

Grzebalska, W. & Maďarová, Z. (2021). The grand return of the troops: Militarization of COVID-19 and shifting military society relations in Visegrad. Intersections 7(3): 139-156. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v7i3.784 

4

Valkovičová, V. & Maďarová, Z. (2023). Care as Symbolic Exile: The Diversity Work of Slovak Gender Studies Scholars. Intersections 8(4): 74-91. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v8i4.1006

5

Maďarová, Z. (2019). Ako odvrávať novembru 1989. Rodové aspekty pamäti. Bratislava: ASPEKT.

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

Zvada, Ľ. (2022). On gender and illiberalism: lessons from Slovak parliamentary debates. Politics and Governance 10(4): 108-120. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i4.5536

2

Sekerák, M. (2024). Parliament and the protection of human rights [elektronický dokument]: the case of the ‘public defender of rights’ in Slovakia. Europe-Asia Studies, 76(10): 1574-1595. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2024.2414784

3

Norocel, O. C. & Paternotte, D. 2023. The dis/articulation of anti-gender politics in Eastern Europe. Problems of Post-Communism, 70(2): 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2023.2176075

4

Adlung, S. & Backes, A. (2023). Representing life and death in care institutions: Between invisible victims and suffering old women. Media and Communication, 11(1): 163-172. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i1.6056

5

Atria, J., Alfaro, J., Tapia, M., & Frei, R. (2022). Pandemic patriotism: Official speeches in the face of the global COVID-19 crisis. International Sociology, 37(4): 439-456. https://doi.org/10.1177/02685809221108 

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

APVV-24-042

Memory Politics in a Time of Polycrisis: Reflections on Slovakia's Post-Socialist Transformation (2025-2029)

Collective memory of transformation in post-socialist countries has become the subject of intense scientific interest in recent years, but in Slovakia it remains an under-researched area. This project responds to this gap in research and proposes a comprehensive interdisciplinary research design that will enable us to understand the political, economic, and social transformation in Slovakia after 1989. It examines the politics of memory in the context of the current polycrisis, focusing on identity building, relationships of trust, insecurity/security, and political illiberalism.

https://fses.uniba.sk/pracoviska/ustavy/ustav-europskych-studii-a-medzinarodnych-vztahov/vyskum/domace-projekty/

Principal investigator

2

Visegrad Fund 22520145

Motherhood in Transformation: A Hub for Critical Engagement in the Visegrad Countries

The project explores transforming motherhood in post-socialist Visegrad countries as a key democratic and social issue. It connects scholars, activists, journalists, and artists through events and publications to develop new political grammar, support cross-border interdisciplinary networks, and build sustainable infrastructure for knowledge sharing.

https://fses.uniba.sk/pracoviska/ustavy/ustav-europskych-studii-a-medzinarodnych-vztahov/vyskum/zahranicne-projekty/motherhood-transformed-a-hub-for-critical-engagement-in-the-visegrad-countries/

Project coordinator

3

APVV-17-0596

The politics of emotions as a form of political exclusion and inclusion (2018-2022)

The project dealt with the role played by the politics of emotions in Slovak political life. It had three main objectives: 1. to contribute to a better understanding of political developments in Slovakia; 2. to develop the operationalization of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the politics of emotions; and 3. to support multidisciplinary research on the politics of emotions in the Slovak academic environment. The ambition of the project was to connect the current level of knowledge of various scientific disciplines, which, although they have a common subject of study, in reality share little information with each other. A multidisciplinary research team, which worked closely together throughout the project, ensured that the research process includes finding and connecting points of contact across scientific disciplines.

https://fses.uniba.sk/pracoviska/ustavy/ustav-europskych-studii-a-medzinarodnych-vztahov/vyskum/domace-projekty/

Member of the research team

4

VEGA-1/0742/19

Gender Perspectives in Political Science in Slovakia (2019-2021)

This research project aimed to deepen and broaden knowledge about the institutionalization of gender studies in political science in Slovakia. It will build on extensive research in this area abroad, as well as gender-oriented research on epistemic communities in Slovakia, and expand it with new approaches and areas. Since the institutionalization of gender studies in political science has not been sufficiently researched in Slovakia, the project will contribute to filling this gap. At the same time, it will contribute to deepening knowledge about the status, working conditions, and challenges of part of the epistemic community in the context of the neoliberal academic environment. Last but not least, the research aims to contribute to expanding knowledge about the process of negotiating epistemic legitimacy in the political science research environment in Slovakia. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and a combination of scientific and popularization outputs will lead to the fulfillment of the set goals.

https://fses.uniba.sk/pracoviska/ustavy/ustav-europskych-studii-a-medzinarodnych-vztahov/vyskum/domace-projekty/

Member of the research team

5

Jean Monnet Chair Project EUPOLSOC, 611572-EPP-1-201 9-1-SK-EPPJ MO-CHAIR

The EU from a political sociological perspective (2019-2022)

Programs in European studies generally focus on EU institutions; however, the EU is influenced both by the political developments within each member state and by the social developments, such social movements and civil society organizations. The EU itself influences the policies of the member states. A comparative, political-sociological perspective emphasizes that the EU is not just a collection of certain institutions; it is also a collection of its member states. To understand how the EU is developing, we need to understand the political and social dynamics among the member states. This is particularly obvious now with Brexit, the emergence of populist movements, etc. A political-sociological perspective is especially unusual within Slovakia. Within the project, the department will apply the political sociological perspective in its educational, research, and scientific activities.

https://fses.uniba.sk/pracoviska/ustavy/ustav-europskych-studii-a-medzinarodnych-vztahov/vyskum/zahranicne-projekty/the-eu-from-a-political-sociological-perspective/

Project team participant

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
Member of editorial board, Gender and Research journal Gender and Research journal, published by Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences since 2022
Member of editorial board, Pro&Contra (Central European Studies in Humanities) Pro&Contra (Central European Studies in Humanities), published by Eszterházy Károly University since 2025

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Organisation of research seminars at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations, FSES UK; since 2020

Date of last update
2026-02-28