UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 Mgr. Štefan Ižák, PhD.
Email:
 stefan.izak@ucm.sk
Homepage:
 http://
Fakulta/Univerzita:
FF UCM - Faculty of Arts
Pracovisko:
KEAMS - Katedra etnológie

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Ižák
I.2 - Name
Štefan
I.3 - Degrees
MA., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1992
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Ethnology and World Studies
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Nám. J. Herdu 2, Trnava, 91701
I.7 - Position
Assistant Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
stefan.izak@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/32013
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ethnology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2049-5744

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Unviersity of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology
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 University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 15.10.2019 -

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

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
Theory of Ethnology I. Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Theory of Ethnology II. Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Introduction to Social Sciences Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Ethnology of Europe (Balkan) Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
Ethno-cultural Aspects of Migration Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
Ethnic minorities in Europe Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
Ethics of Ethnological Research Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
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)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
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
History of Ethnology Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Ethnology of Europe I. (Central and Eastern Europe) Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Ethnology of Europe II. (Western Europe) Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Language and Ethnicity Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
Lusatian Sorbs Ethnology II. Historical 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
35
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
25
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
30
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
28
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal - abstract, article, abstract from the event, poster from the event, article from the event.

Vplyv politiky „sovietskeho ľudu“ na etnickú identitu zakarpatských Slovákov v období ZSSR = The Impact of the „Soviet People“ Policy on the Ethnic Identity of Slovaks in Transcarpathia during the USSR Period / Štefan Ižák, 2026. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI 10.31577/histcaso.2026.74.1.4.

In: Historický časopis = Journal of History = Historical Journal : vedecký časopis o dejinách Slovenska a strednej Európy : an academic journal on the history of Slovakia and Central Europe = Journal of History : vedecký časopis o dejinách Slovenska a strednej Európy : an academic journal on the history of Slovakia and Central Europe. - ISSN 0018-2575, Roč. 74, č. 1 (2026), s. 101-132.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal - abstract, article, abstract from the event, poster from the event, article from the event.

Československé médiá ako impulzy zachovania etnickej identity Slovákov Zakarpatska v období Sovietskeho zväzu / The Czechoslovak Media as Impulses for Preservation the Ethnic Identity of Slovaks of Transcarpathia in the Soviet Union Period / Štefan Ižák, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADE. DOI 10.24132/ZCU.MEMO.2025.02.26-45.

In: Memo : časopis pro orální historii : oral history journal. - ISSN 1804-753X, Roč. 15, č. 2 (2025), s. 26-45.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

Stavanie spoločného mája v zmiešaných ukrajinsko-slovenských obciach Huta a Storožnycja v Zakarpatsku = The Erection of a Joint Maypole in the Mixed Ukrainian-Slovak Villages Huta and Storozhnytsia in Transcarpathia / Štefan Ižák, Tetiana Kucher, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADM. DOI 10.59618/NV.2025.1.05. In: Národopisný věstník = Bulletin d ́Ethnologie = Bulletin d ́Ethnologie. - ISSN 1211-8117, Roč. 84, č. 1 (2025), s. 91-108.

[Ižák Štefan (60%) - Kucher Tetiana (40%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

Spomienky na náboženský život Slovákov Zakarpatska v období Sovietskeho zväzu / Štefan Ižák, Tetiana Kucher, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI 10.54937/kd.2025.16.2.162-186. In: Kultúrne dejiny = Cultural history = Kulturgeschichte = Cultural history. - ISSN 1338-2209, Roč. 16, č. 2 (2025), s. 162-186.

[Ižák Štefan (80%) - Kucher Tetiana (20%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

The impact of emigration on the ethnicity of Slovaks in Transcarpathia / Štefan Ižák, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADF. In: Annales Scientia Politica. - ISSN 1339-0732 (online), Roč. 14, č. 2 (2025), s. 32-44.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

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

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal - abstract, article, abstract from the event, poster from the event, article from the event.

Vplyv politiky „sovietskeho ľudu“ na etnickú identitu zakarpatských Slovákov v období ZSSR = The Impact of the „Soviet People“ Policy on the Ethnic Identity of Slovaks in Transcarpathia during the USSR Period / Štefan Ižák, 2026. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI 10.31577/histcaso.2026.74.1.4.

In: Historický časopis = Journal of History = Historical Journal : vedecký časopis o dejinách Slovenska a strednej Európy : an academic journal on the history of Slovakia and Central Europe = Journal of History : vedecký časopis o dejinách Slovenska a strednej Európy : an academic journal on the history of Slovakia and Central Europe. - ISSN 0018-2575, Roč. 74, č. 1 (2026), s. 101-132.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal - abstract, article, abstract from the event, poster from the event, article from the event.

Československé médiá ako impulzy zachovania etnickej identity Slovákov Zakarpatska v období Sovietskeho zväzu / The Czechoslovak Media as Impulses for Preservation the Ethnic Identity of Slovaks of Transcarpathia in the Soviet Union Period / Štefan Ižák, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADE. DOI 10.24132/ZCU.MEMO.2025.02.26-45.

In: Memo : časopis pro orální historii : oral history journal. - ISSN 1804-753X, Roč. 15, č. 2 (2025), s. 26-45.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

Stavanie spoločného mája v zmiešaných ukrajinsko-slovenských obciach Huta a Storožnycja v Zakarpatsku = The Erection of a Joint Maypole in the Mixed Ukrainian-Slovak Villages Huta and Storozhnytsia in Transcarpathia / Štefan Ižák, Tetiana Kucher, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADM. DOI 10.59618/NV.2025.1.05. In: Národopisný věstník = Bulletin d ́Ethnologie = Bulletin d ́Ethnologie. - ISSN 1211-8117, Roč. 84, č. 1 (2025), s. 91-108.

[Ižák Štefan (60%) - Kucher Tetiana (40%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

Spomienky na náboženský život Slovákov Zakarpatska v období Sovietskeho zväzu / Štefan Ižák, Tetiana Kucher, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI 10.54937/kd.2025.16.2.162-186. In: Kultúrne dejiny = Cultural history = Kulturgeschichte = Cultural history. - ISSN 1338-2209, Roč. 16, č. 2 (2025), s. 162-186.

[Ižák Štefan (80%) - Kucher Tetiana (20%)]

V3 Scientific paper of publication activity from a journal - abstract, paper, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

The impact of emigration on the ethnicity of Slovaks in Transcarpathia / Štefan Ižák, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADF. In: Annales Scientia Politica. - ISSN 1339-0732 (online), Roč. 14, č. 2 (2025), s. 32-44.

[Ižák Štefan (100%)]

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

2024  [01] Analyzing the pro-Kremlin media on the Czech Twitter through social bot probability / Packova, Miroslava; Hanzelka, Jan; Senkyrova, Barbora. DOI 10.1080/14782804.2024.2308112. In: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES. – ISSN 1478-2804. – ISSN (online) 1478-2790. – Roč. 32, č. 3 (2024), s. 837-849. WoS

ADN Vedecké práce v domácich časopisoch registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS

(Ab)using the topic of migration by pro-Kremlin propaganda: Case study of Slovakia / Štefan Ižák, 2019.

In: Journal of Comparative Politics. - ISSN 1335-2806, Roč. 12, č. 1 (2019), s. 53-70.

2024  [01] No school of hard knocks: education policies and ideologies of Slovak far-right parties / Nociar, Tomáš; Struhár, Pavol. DOI 10.1080/14782804.2024.2302050 In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. – ISSN 1478-2804. – ISSN (online) 1478-2790. WoS

ADN Vedecké práce v domácich časopisoch registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS

The construction of the nation and its enemies in the discourse of the Slovak extreme right party K-ĽSNS / Štefan Ižák, 2021. DOI DOI 10.24040/politickevedy.2021.24.2.8-39.

In: Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá. - ISSN 1335-2741, Roč. 24, č. 2 (2021), s. 8-39.

2022  [01] KUMOROVÁ, Z. Radicalization of Language in Political Speech and its Position in Media Communication. DOI 10.24040/politickevedy.2022.25.2.54-81. In: Politické vedy: časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá. – Banská Bystrica: Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici. Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov. – ISSN 1335-2741. – ISSN (online) 1338-5623. – Roč. 25, č. 2 (2022), s. 54-81. WoS

ADN Vedecké práce v domácich časopisoch registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS

The construction of the nation and its enemies in the discourse of the Slovak extreme right party K-ĽSNS / Štefan Ižák, 2021. DOI DOI 10.24040/politickevedy.2021.24.2.8-39.

In: Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá. - ISSN 1335-2741, Roč. 24, č. 2 (2021), s. 8-39.

2022  [01] ZVADA, L. ANTI-SOROS CONSPIRACY RHETORIC IN SLOVAK PARLIAMENTARY DISCOURSE:ACTORS,NARRATIVES,AND IMPLICATIONS. DOI 10.24040/politickevedy.2022.25.2.177-207. In: POLITICKE VEDY. – ISSN 1335-2741. – ISSN (online) 1338-5623. – Roč. 25, č. 2 (2022), s. 177-207. WoS

ADN Vedecké práce v domácich časopisoch registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS

Conspiracy theory as a working method of political propaganda / Štefan Ižák, 2020. DOI DOI 10.34135/sjps.200104.

In: Slovenská politologická revue = Slovak Journal for Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život. - ISSN 1335-9096, Roč. 20, č. 1 (2020), s. 1-22.

2022  [01] ŠTEFANČÍK, R., STRADIOTOVÁ, E. The far-right and the Roma; reflection of anti-Roma rhetoric in electoral behaviour in Slovakia. In: Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae. 2022, 66(2), s. 165-186. Scopus

ADN Vedecké práce v domácich časopisoch registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS

The construction of the nation and its enemies in the discourse of the Slovak extreme right party K-ĽSNS / Štefan Ižák, 2021. DOI DOI 10.24040/politickevedy.2021.24.2.8-39.

In: Politické vedy : časopis pre politológiu, najnovšie dejiny, medzinárodné vzťahy, bezpečnostné štúdiá. - ISSN 1335-2741, Roč. 24, č. 2 (2021), s. 8-39.

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

2026 (1. January) - 2028 (31. December) The Impact of the War on the Migration, Acculturation and Ethno-identification Processes of Slovaks in Transcarpathia. VEGA 1/0016/26. Principal researcher.

2025 (January-November). Interethnic Relations and Position of the Slovak Culture in the Mixed Slovak-Ukrainian Localities of Transcarpathia. FPPV-34-2025. Principal researcher.

2024 (January-November) Ethnoidentification and Cultural Expression of Slovaks in Zakarpattia Ukraine in the past and today. FPPV-31-2024. Principal researcher.

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)
National University Ostroh Academy Department of Philosophy and Cultural Management, Educational and Scientific Institute of Social and Humanitarian Management, National University Ostroh Academy, Seminarska 2, Ostroh, Ukraine 07.10. - 11.10.2024 Erasmus KA 171 project
Uzhhorod National University Faculty of History and International Relations, National Square 3, Uzhhorod 88000, Ukraine 11.3. - 11.6.2024 National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic
Uzhhorod National University Faculty of History and International Relations, National Square 3, Uzhhorod 88000, Ukraine 26.3. - 2.4.2023 Erasmus KA 107 project
University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Math, Archimedova 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia 1.5. – 8.5.2022 Bilateral Erasmus agreement between universities
National University Ostroh Academy Department of Philosophy and Cultural Management, Educational and Scientific Institute of Social and Humanitarian Management, National University Ostroh Academy, Seminarska 2, Ostroh, Ukraine 11.10. - 20.10.2021 Erasmus KA 107 project
University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Math, Archimedova 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia 1.5. - 10.5.2019 Project Summer School of Socialism in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-05-07