I am a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University, where I work on the project Advertising Democracy. My research focuses on political disagreement and its democratic resolution. I aim to explain political complexity, with particular interest in belief systems and the interdependence among attitudes, to address some of today’s most pressing issues. Committed to promoting constructive peaceful politics and countering democratic backsliding, I focus on the politics of Western democracies, including those of Central and Eastern Europe.
While my family and friends kept me rooted in the Czech Republic during my studies, I greatly benefited from several fellowships. As an AKTION fellow, I spent half a year at the Department of Government, University of Vienna. Through a Fulbright Fellowship, I joined a stimulating research group in the Polarization Research Lab, spending almost a year at Dartmouth College. Later, I also spent a significant period at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.
Most recently, I have been awarded an EPOVB Early-Career Fellowship (APSA). I have also received the Jacques Rupnik Prize given to junior scholar presenting on political behavior in CEE region at European University Institute and vice-rector’s award to excellent PhD students given at Masaryk University.
My dissertation research was published in European Journal of Political Research, Political Behavior or European Union Politics. Co-authored studies are forthcoming in Public Opinion Quarterly and Electoral Studies.
I am married and have one child. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, cycling, camping and other outdoor activities. Otherwise, I play violin occasionally and reading.
Do not hesitate to reach out at tadeascely (at) ps.au.dk.
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