Research Projects

Selected recent research projects:
2019-2021 Comprehension of engagement of companies into global production networks: regional
and sectoral analysis, Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

2018-2020: Enabling Best Practice in Place-Based Policy, RSA Policy Expo Project, Sponsored by
The Regional Studies Association, project leader: Prof. Andrew Beer, Australia.

2015-2017 Evolutionry dynamics of spatial differentiation of socio-economic phenomena in Czechia
–multi-level approach,  Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

2013-2015 Smart specialisation for regional innovation, FP7 project, coordinator of national team.

2011-2014 Cluster Life Cycles – the role of actors, network and institutions in emergence, growth,
decline and rejuvenisation of clusters, European Science Foundation, coordinator of national team.

2010-2013 Member of Expert Evaluation Network of DG REGIO, Brussels.

2012 Expert DG REGIO for smart specialisation in the Czech Republic.

2008-2009 Ex post evaluation of „Management and Implementation System for Cohesion Policy“ (WP
11), DG REGIO.

2008–2009: Ex-post evaluation of management and implementation system of SFs in programming
period 2000-2006, DG REGIO, coordinator of national team.