Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Martin Plešivčák, 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
Plešivčák
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1984
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.plesivcak@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20846?mode=full&do=filterForm-submit&surname=ple%C5%A1iv%C4%8D%C3%A1k&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
Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-5688-391X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Geography and Public Administration
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Human Geography in Administration
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Human Geography and Demography
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
assistant professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava since 09.2018
researcher Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 09.2013 - 08.2018

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
UNIcert C1 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2012
General principles of successful implementation of projects co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds, taking into account specific aspects of universities in the Slovak Republic Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2015

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
Urban Economics, Local Finance and Development Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Basics of Political Geography and Geopolitics Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Geography, Public Policy and Urban Development Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences
Political Geography Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences
Complex Human Geography in the Era of Globalization Teaching Training for Geography in Combination II. Teacher Training and Education 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)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
15
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
19
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
Current Problems of Geography and Demography of Slovakia Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Economics and Public Finance for Geographers Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Field Practice in Economic, Social and Political geography Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Economics for Geographers Geography, Regional Development and European Integration I. Earth Sciences
Urban Economics, Local Finance and Development Geography, Regional Development and European Integration I. Earth Sciences

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
31
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
15
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
108
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
71
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
59
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
46
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Plešivčák, M. 2013. Politický život Bratislavy z perspektívy jej volebného správania. In: Buček, J., Korec, P. (eds) 2013. Moderná humánna geografia mesta Bratislava: priestorové štruktúry, siete a procesy. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, pp. 257-312. 

2

Buček, J., Plešivčák, M., Przybyla, V. 2017. Politická geografia - politické ideológie, demokracia a voľby. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 240 p. 

3

Buček, J., Plešivčák, M. 2017. Self-government, Development and Political Extremism at the Regional Level: A Case Study from the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. Sociológia – Slovak Sociological Review, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 599–635. 

4

Plešivčák, M. 2014. Socio-ekonomická kompozícia spoločnosti a jej vplyv na teritoriálne vzorce volebného správania - prípadová štúdia regiónov západného Slovenska. Sociológia – Slovak Sociological Review, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 25–59.

5

Plešivčák, M., Klobučník, M., Buček, J., Bačík, V. 2022. Malé obce či veľké mestá – kde majú bližšie k svojim občanom? Geografia legitimity moci po komunálnych voľbách. Sociológia – Slovak Sociological Review, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 217–243..

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

Plešivčák, M., Klobučník, M., Buček, J., Bačík, V. 2022. Malé obce či veľké mestá – kde majú bližšie k svojim občanom? Geografia legitimity moci po komunálnych voľbách. Sociológia – Slovak Sociological Review, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 217–243.

2

Plešivčák, M. 2023. How Electoral Geography can help in Struggle with the Far Right: Example of Slovakia. Journal of Comparative Politics, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 110–125. ISSN: 1338-1385.

3

Plešivčák, M. 2020. Are the Czech or Slovak regions “closer to Europe”? Pro-Europeanness from a subnational perspective. Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 183-199. ISSN: 0300-5402.

4

Plešivčák, M. 2022. Accountability Day for Governments in Slovakia. Defending the Mandate at a Disaggregated Spatial Scale. Politologický časopis - Czech Journal of Political Science, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 71-92. ISSN: 1211-3247

5

Klobučník, M., Plešivčák, M., Vrábeľ, M. 2019. Football clubs’ sports performance in the context of their market value and GDP in the European Union regions. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 45, pp. 59–74. 

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

Buček, J., Plešivčák, M. 2017. Self-government, Development and Political Extremism at the Regional Level: A Case Study from the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. Sociológia – Slovak Sociological Review, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 599–635. 2022 zz ~ Szekely, V. - Novotny, J.. : Public transport-disadvantaged rural areas in relation to daily accessibility of regional centre: Case study from Slovakia - In: Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 92, 2022 ; s. 1-16

2

Klobučník, M., Plešivčák, M., Vrábeľ, M. 2019. Football clubs’ sports performance in the context of their market value and GDP in the European Union regions. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 45, pp. 59–74. 2021 zz ~ Batarfi, M. - Reade, J.. : Why are We So Good At Football, and They So Bad? Institutions and National Footballing Performance - In: Economist, Vol. 169, No. 1, 2021 ; s. 63-80

3

Plešivčák, M. 2013. The Regional Dimension of the Socio-Political Urban-Rural Conflict in Slovakia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 47–58. ISSN: 0300-5402. 2019 ~ Grabowski, W.. - In: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2019 ; s. 331-342

4

Plešivčák, M. 2013. The Regional Dimension of the Socio-Political Urban-Rural Conflict in Slovakia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 47–58. ISSN: 0300-5402. 2022 zz ~ Remenyi, P. - Gekic, H. - Bidzan-Gekic, A. - Sumeghy, D.. : Electoral Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina-is there anything beyond the ethnic rule? - In: East European Politics, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2022 ; s. 227-253

5

Plešivčák, M. 2013. The Regional Dimension of the Socio-Political Urban-Rural Conflict in Slovakia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 47–58. / Maškarinec, P. Eurasian Geography and Economics, Vol. 60, No. 5, 2019 ; s. 511-547

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

2018-2021, APVV VV-17-0079 - Analysis and forecast of demographic development of the Slovak Republic in the horizon 2080: identification and modelling of impacts on socioeconomic spheres in different spatial scales (Slovak Research and Development Agency - SRDA) - investigator /The project is focused on analyses and predictions of demographic development and impacts on the regions and the national level, the output were several simulations and variants of demographic development up to the horizon of 2100.

2

Grant VEGA no. 1/0252/23 - Resilience of spatial systems - its factors, differentiation and consequences.

3

Grant VEGA č.1/0278/20 - Relationship of legitimacy, governance and public finances at the local level in the geographical perspective of Slovakia - investigator Project covers less deeply analysed issues of legitimacy at the local level. It contributes to basic conceptual framework, focuses of legitimacy of key local actors (e.g. mayors), pay attention to spatial and size differences, stability, develop typology at the level of local governments.

4

Grant VEGA č.1/0745/16 - 016-2019 VEGA 1/0745/16 - Autonomy, mutual dependency and interactions of spatial systems - investigator / The project focusend on various aspects of spatial systems autonomy, selected features of spatial entities interdependences and interactions, innovations in spatial organisation, impact on local and regional development, as well as specific changes in spatial units governance and competitiveness (based on selected indicators).

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)
Institute of Geography, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany Bibliothekstraße 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany April 2015 Erasmus
Europen Parliament, Brussels B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels June 2013 internship
School of Geography, Queen Mary University London January - May 2011 Erasmus internship

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

since 2018 Member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, since 2015 Executive Editor of the scientific journal Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae (AGUC)

Date of last update
2024-05-20