Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Miroslav Pažma, 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
Pažma
I.2 - Name
Miroslav
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1995
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Bratislava, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
Lecturer, Research Assistant
I.8 - E-mail address
miroslav.pazma@fses.uniba.sk
I.11 - ORCID iD
0009-0000-1795-0529

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Institute of European Studies and International Relations
II.b - Year
2015-2018
II.c - Study field and programme
European Studies
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Institute of European Studies and International Relations
II.b - Year
2018-2020
II.c - Study field and programme
European Studies
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Institute of European Studies and International Relations
II.b - Year
2025
II.c - Study field and programme
European Studies
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
Lecturer Instititute of European Studies and International Relations 2024
Research Assistant Instititute of European Studies and International Relations 2025

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

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Qualitative Analysis of Textual Data ECPR Methods School 2024

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. European Studies I. Political Science
History of Political Thought 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.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)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
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
Comparative Politics I. European Studies I. Political Science
History of Political Thought II. European Studies I. 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
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Saxonberg, S. & Pažma, M. (2025). Analyzing the Fight for Decency: Combining Framing and Emotional Approaches to Social Movement Theory. International Journal of Comparative Sociology (Accepted for publication).

Pažma, M., & Saxonberg, S. (2024). The Slovak 2023 parliamentary elections: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a political comeback? CBEES State of the Region Report 2024. Södertörn University. https://sh.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1849248&dswid=1346

Pažma, M., & Hardoš, P. (2023). Capturing populist elements in mediated discourse: The case of the 2020 Slovak parliamentary elections. Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics, (9)1, 23-41. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v9i1.993 

Pažma, M. (2022). Discussing Political Antagonism and Exclusionary Appeals in Populist Discourse. Jean Monnet Chair Working papers in Political Sociology, issue no. 1/2022. https://fses.uniba.sk/fileadmin/fsev/uesmv/jean_monet/REVISED_Pazma_WP_og_3_6.pdf

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Buzalka, J., & Figulová, A. (2024). Post-peasant progressivism as a kind of populism.J ournal of Contemporary European Studies, 32(4),

978-993.

Kazharski, A. (2025). On the nexūs between populism and geopolitical rhetorics:: Evidence from the Visegrád Four.I ntersections. East

European Journal of Society and Politics, 11(3), 20-38.

Kolmašová, Š. (2025). Continuity and Change in Strategic Culture: Divergent Responses by V4 States to the Russia–Ukraine War.

Europe-Asia Studies, 77(5), 677-701.

Šebeňa, M., & Auer, S. (2025). Are Slovaks a nation of cowards? Robert Fico’s politics of memory and the transformation of Slovak

foreign policy towards Russia and Ukraine. Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 1-13.

Grančayová, M., & Kazharski, A. (2025). Religion and Civic Values in Slovakia: A Secular State?. In Civic and Uncivic Values in

Slovakia: Culture, Media, Gender, and Ethnic Minorities (pp. 79-100). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

VI.5 - Účasť na riešení (vedení) najvýznamnejších vedeckých projektov alebo umeleckých projektov za posledných

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

APVV. 2025-2029. Memory Politics in a Time of Polycrisis: Reflections on Slovakia's Post-Socialist Transformation: Project Number:

APVV-24-0426. Co-investigator.

APVV. 2022-2026. Slovakia in European Differentiated Governance Regime. Project number: APVV-21-0237.

Co-investigator.

VEGA. 2024-2027. Differentiated integration and resilience of the European Union in the era of artificial intelligence. Project Number:

1/0243/24. Co-investigator.

Baltic Chain (BACHA). 2023-2025. Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Program (CERV). Project number: 101089965 — BACHA —

CERV2022-CITIZENS-REM. Co-investigator.

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

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)
PLUS University Salzburg, Austria 2024

IX. - Other relevant facts