About

Ladislav Cabada is Full Professor in Political Science and Czech History. He gained his PhD at the Charles University in Prague, and serverdas the Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (2005–2009), and Vice-Rector for Research, Quality and Development at the Metropolitan University Prague (2013–2026). He is a specialist in modern and contemporary history and comparative politics of East-Central Europe. His recent publications include Central Europe in a New Age of Global Competition: Rethinking Geopolitics and Geoeconomics (Routledge, 2027, with Šárka Waisová) or Urban responses to the Covid-19 pandemic: Perspectives of the Visegrad Group countries (Routledge, 2026, edited with Kamil Glinka, Daniel Klimovský, and Edit Soós). Ladislav contributes to a number of Czech and Slovak media outlets; however, he also shares his expertise on Czech and Central European politics in a number of international newspapers, magazines, and online media outlets.

Research Interests

Europe (Central and Eastern), Comparative Politics, Democratisation, Elections, Government, Party Manifestos, Political Leadership, Political Parties, Regionalism, Party Members, Euroscepticism, Narratives, Party Systems, Political Regime

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Central and East European Politics
• Comparative Political Institutions
• Extremism and Democracy
• Federalism and Regionalism