Mats Braun, Ph.D.

E-mail: Mats.Braun@aauni.edu
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Courses taught: West European Politics, Politics of the EU, ECE Politics, Advanced Research Methods: Analysis with SPSS

EDUCATION

Postgraduate studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UK Prague, 2003–present

M.A., Political Science, Södertörn University College, Stockholm, Sweden, 2002

Exchange studies (Socrates), Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, 2001

Exchange studies, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2000

Indology, University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1999

Sociology, University of Lund, Sweden, 1996–1997

TEACHING AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

2005–present: researcher, IIR Prague.

2004–present: Lecturer, Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Scandinavia and European Integration

2004 Research Grant, Charles University: “Models of Government in Parliamentary Systems“

PUBLICATIONS

“Reasons for a Withdrawal from the EU: EU Critical Parties in Denmark and Sweden” in Rozvoj české společnosti v Evropské unii (Development of Czech Society in the EU) (ed.) V. Kotábová. Prague: Matfyzpress. 2004. p.297–304.

“Sweden: Stable Minority Governments” in Vládní modely v parlamentních systémech (Models of Government in Parliamentary Systems) (ed.) B. Říchová. (in print)

“Jaké jsou důvody pro cestu Skandinávie z Evropské unie?” (What are the Reasons for Scandinavia to Exit the EU?) Parlamentní zpravodaj 7–8. 2004. p.27.

Book review: Milada Anna Vachudova: Europe Undivided: Democracy, Leverage, & Integration After Communism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Perspectives, (accepted for publication)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

fluent Swedish (native), English, German and Czech