Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
M. A. Martin Kovanič, 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
Kovanič
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
M. A., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1985
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Sociology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, Bratislava, 811 02
I.7 - Position
Associate Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.kovanic@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29058
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
sociology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-6541

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
political science
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Central European University
II.b - Year
2012
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 Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
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 Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2026-now
Assistant professor Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2025-2026
Analyst Office for Whistleblower Protection 2021-2024
Assistant professor Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno 2016-2021
Post-doctoral researcher Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2017-2020

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
Fundamentals of university pedagogy Institute of Lifelong Learning, Mendel University in Brno 2019

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
Sociological Theory 2: Social Norms, Control, and Deviance Sociology I. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Methods of Data Collection in Sociological Research Sociology I. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Application of Qualitative Research Methods Sociology II. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Contemporary Sociological Theories Sociology II. Sociology and Social Anthropology
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
Sociology I. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Sociology II. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Sociology III. Sociology and Social Anthropology
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)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
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
Technology and Society Sociology I. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Fundamentals of Political Science Sociology I. Sociology and Social Anthropology
Sociological Perspectives on Risk and Security Sociology II. Sociology and Social Anthropology

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
51
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
28
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
12
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
66
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
39
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
24
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Kovanič, Martin and Max Steuer. Fighting against COVID-19: With or Without Politics? Social Science & Medicine. Vol. 337 (2023), p. [1-9], art. no. 116297.

2

Kovanič, Martin and Samuel Spáč. Conceptions of Privacy in the Digital Era Perceptions of Slovak Citizens. Surveillance and Society. Vol. 20, no. 2 (2022), p. 186-201.

3

Steuer, Max and Martin Kovanič. Militarisation of democracy in Slovakia. In: Neo-militant democracies in post-communist member states of the European Union. 1. ed. ISBN 978-1-032-15634-7. London: Routledge, 2022. P. 165-180.

4

Kovanič, Martin. The Construction of Threats by Intelligence Agencies: Analysing the Language of Official Documents in Slovakia. Critical Studies on Terrorism. Vol. 14, no. 1 (2021), p. 117-138.

5

Kovanič, Martin and Aneta Coufalová. The legitimacy of intelligence surveillance: the fight against terrorism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Intelligence and National Security. Vol. 35, no. 1 (2020), p. 115-130.

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

Haring, Martin, Dušan Janák, Martin Kovanič a Ivo Pavlík. Biological Conservation at Risk in Slovakia: Brown Bears under Attack of Autocratic Pressures. Conservation Science and Practice. (2026), e70304. DOI 10.1111/csp2.70304.

2

Kovanič, Martin and Max Steuer. Fighting against COVID-19: With or Without Politics? Social Science & Medicine. Vol. 337 (2023), p. [1-9], art. no. 116297.

3

Kovanič, Martin and Samuel Spáč. Conceptions of Privacy in the Digital Era Perceptions of Slovak Citizens. Surveillance and Society. Vol. 20, no. 2 (2022), p. 186-201.

4

Kovanič, Martin. The Construction of Threats by Intelligence Agencies: Analysing the Language of Official Documents in Slovakia. Critical Studies on Terrorism. Vol. 14, no. 1 (2021), p. 117-138.

5

Kovanič, Martin and Aneta Coufalová. The legitimacy of intelligence surveillance: the fight against terrorism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Intelligence and National Security. Vol. 35, no. 1 (2020), p. 115-130.

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

Stoian, Valentin. "Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight in Romania: Between Consolidation and Controversy." International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 37.1 (2024): 265-285. [Kovanič and Coufalová, The legitimacy of intelligence surveillance: the fight against terrorism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia]

2

Kolaszyński, Mateusz, and Grzegorz Małecki. "Intelligence oversight and accountability in Poland: has anything changed?." International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (2024): 1-29. [Kovanič and Coufalová, The legitimacy of intelligence surveillance: the fight against terrorism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia]

3

Mazur, Przemysław. "Islamist Terrorism in Poland—A Threat or Securitization for Political Interests?." Democracy and Security (2025): 1-30. [Kovanič and Coufalová, The legitimacy of intelligence surveillance: the fight against terrorism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia]

4

Hino, Kimihiro. "Changes in public attitudes toward CCTV installations in residential areas between 2008 and 2019." Cities 128 (2022): 103810. [Kovanič, Individual experiences of surveillance: attitudes towards camera surveillance in Slovakia]

5

Vékony, Dániel, and Egdūnas Račius. "Governance of religious diversity in Central Europe: A religious nationalism inspired illiberal turn in Hungary and Slovakia?." Ethnicities 24.2 (2024): 270-289. [Kovanič, The construction of threats by intelligence agencies: analysing the language of official documents in Slovakia]

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

VEGA Project: Ontological Insecurity as a Source of Social Polarization in Slovakia, No. 1/0568/26. Principal Investigator. Project duration: 2026–2029.

2

APVV Project: Nationalism, Populism, and Social Networks in Comparative Perspective, APVV-22-0242. Member of the research team in 2025 and 2026.

3

Internal Grant Agency of Mendel University in Brno. Project: Anti-pandemic Measures in the Context of Democratic Theory: A Comparison of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Principal Investigator. Implementation period 2021-2022.

4

Internal Grant Agency of Mendel University in Brno. Project: Construction of Threats by the Intelligence Services of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Principal Investigator. Implementation period: 2020.

5

APVV. Project PODATA: The Politics of Personal Data: Transparency, Accountability, and Legitimacy in the Digital Age, APVV-16-0389. Research Team Member. Implementation period: 2017-2020.

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)
Vienna Center for Societal Security Vienna, Austria march - august 2016 Ernst Mach Fellowship
Vienna Center for Societal Security Vienna, Austria february - july 2015 National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Member of the Slovak Sociological Association at the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Member of the editorial board of the Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS) from January 2020 to July 2022.

Date of last update
2026-09-09