UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Michal Garaj, PhD.
Email:
michal.garaj@ucm.sk
Homepage:
http:\\
Fakulta/Univerzita:
FSV UCM - Faculty of Social Sciences
Pracovisko:
UPVVS - Institute of Political Sciences and Public Administration

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Garaj
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
doc. Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1989
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Bučianska 4/A, 91701, Trnava
I.7 - Position
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.garaj@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/28296
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
26. Political Science
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6103-9879

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Alexander Dubček Univeristy in Trenčín
II.b - Year
2009 - 2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Political Science
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Alexander Dubček Univeristy in Trenčín
II.b - Year
2012 - 2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Political Science
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Social Science
II.b - Year
2014 - 2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Political Science, Public policy and Public Administration
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Social Science
II.b - Year
2024
II.c - Study field and programme
Public policy and public administration
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assitant Professor University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Social Science 2017 - 2023
University associate professor University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Social Science 2023 - 2024
Associate professor University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Social Science 2024 - current

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

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Workshop, Inner Leadership Grow with Google Programme 2022
Workshop, Design Thinking New Generation of Founders, Grow with Google Programme 2021
Workshop, Participation in the digital era: How to effectively use the consider.it tool? Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society 2023
Workshop, Participation in the Digital Era: How to Reach Agreement in a Polarized Debate? DemDis Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society 2023
Workshop, Participation in the Digital Era: What tools and in what policies does the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society use? Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society 2023
Workshop, Participation in the digital era: Practical examples and experiences with the use of e-tools in participation not only from Slovakia Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society 2023

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
Political Parties and Party Systems European Studies and Politics I. Political Science
Political Communication and Media European Studies and Politics II. Political Science
European Political Parties European Studies and Politics I. Political Science
Work with Data European Studies and Politics I. Political Science
Management of Political Organizations European Studies and Politics II. Political Science
Foreign policy of the Slovak Republic European Studies and Politics II. Political Science
EU and its Policies European Studies and Politics III. Political Science
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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
European Studies and Politics I.+II. Political Science
European Studies and Politics III. Political Science
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)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
41
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
32
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
Communication in Public Administration Public Administration I. Political Science

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
61
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
123
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
65
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
48
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
27
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from an event, poster from an event, article from an event The Potential of Using Websites for Communication of Political Parties: The Case of Slovakia Before the 2020 Elections [electronic] / Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2022. - Dostupnosť: SCOPUS (ID: 2-s2.0-85147670434). Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI DOI 10.34135/sjps.220203. In: Slovenská politologická revue = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život. - ISSN 1338-3140, Roč. 22, č. 2 (2022), s. 209-242 [print, online].

ADM: Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. Community planning perspective and its role within the social policy of the municipalities [electronic] / Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, Lucia Dančišinová, 2019. DOI DOI 10.3390/socsci8060183. In: Social sciences : open access journal : open access journal. - ISSN 2076-0760 (online), Roč. 8, č. 6 (2019), s. [1-17] [online].

ADM: Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. The covid-19 pandemic and budget shortfalls in the local governments in Slovakia / Andrea Čajková, Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2021. DOI DOI 10.46585/sp29011243. In: Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice : Series D : Series D. - ISSN 1211-555X, Roč. 29, č. 1 (2021), art. no. 1243, (s. [1-15]) [print, online].

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from an event, poster from an event, article from an event: Social Media and Political Communication of Youth Political Organisations in Slovakia, Czechia and European Level: A Cross-Case Analysis [electronic] / Jaroslav Mihálik, Michal Garaj, Jakub Bardovič, 2022. DOI DOI 10.3390/socsci11020069. In: Social sciences : open access journal : open access journal. - ISSN 2076-0760 (online), Roč. 11, č. 2 (2022), s. [1-32] [online].

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from an event, poster from an event, article from an eventa When Populism Targets Europe: Anti-EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries [electronic] / Alena Pospíšil Macková, Lucie Čejková, Martina Novotná, Krisztina Burai, Pawel Baranowski, Michal Garaj, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI DOI 10.17645/mac.10613. In: Media and Communication. - ISSN 2183-2439 (online), Roč. 13 (2025), s. 1-21 [online].

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 an event, poster from an event, article from an event The Potential of Using Websites for Communication of Political Parties: The Case of Slovakia Before the 2020 Elections [electronic] / Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2022. - Dostupnosť: SCOPUS (ID: 2-s2.0-85147670434). Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI DOI 10.34135/sjps.220203. In: Slovenská politologická revue = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život. - ISSN 1338-3140, Roč. 22, č. 2 (2022), s. 209-242 [print, online].

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, event abstract, event poster, event article. When Populism Targets Europe: Anti-EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries [electronic] / Alena Pospíšil Macková, Lucie Čejková, Martina Novotná, Krisztina Burai, Pawel Baranowski, Michal Garaj, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI DOI 10.17645/mac.10613. In: Media and Communication. - ISSN 2183-2439 (online), Roč. 13 (2025), s. 1-21 [online].

ADM: Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. The covid-19 pandemic and budget shortfalls in the local governments in Slovakia / Andrea Čajková, Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2021. DOI DOI 10.46585/sp29011243. In: Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice : Series D : Series D. - ISSN 1211-555X, Roč. 29, č. 1 (2021), art. no. 1243, (s. [1-15]) [print, online].

V3: Social Media and Political Communication of Youth Political Organisations in Slovakia, Czechia and European Level: A Cross-Case Analysis [electronic] / Jaroslav Mihálik, Michal Garaj, Jakub Bardovič, 2022. DOI DOI 10.3390/socsci11020069. In: Social sciences : open access journal : open access journal. - ISSN 2076-0760 (online), Roč. 11, č. 2 (2022), s. [1-32] [online].

ADM Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. Influence of Selected Economic Indicators on Support for Political Parties / Michal Garaj, Jakub Bardovič, 2021. In: European Journal of Transformation Studies. - ISSN 2298-0997 (online), Roč. 9, č. 1 (2021), s. 31-46 [online]. Spôsob prístupu: https://www.journal transformation.org/docs/EJTS_2021_9_1/EJTS_2021_vol_9_no_1.pdf

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

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from events, poster from events, article from events. The Potential of Using Websites for Communication of Political Parties: The Case of Slovakia Before the 2020 Elections [electronic] / Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2022. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN.. Dostupnosť: SCOPUS (ID: 2-s2.0-85147670434). DOI DOI 10.34135/sjps.220203. In: Slovenská politologická revue = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život = Slovak Journal of Political Sciences : revue pre politický a občiansky život. - ISSN 1338-3140, Roč. 22, č. 2 (2022), s. 209-242 [print, online].

Citation:

2025  [02] EŠTOK, Gabriel; DUBÓCZI, Peter; SINICYN, Sergej, 2025. Narrative Dynamics in Times of COVID‐19 on Facebook: A Quantitative–Qualitative Analysis of Slovak Political Actors. In: Verejná správa a spoločnosť, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach. Fakulta verejnej správy, ISSN 1335-7182, ISSN (online) 2453-9236, Roč. 26, č. 2, s. 6-48. Dostupné na: DOI 10.33542/VSS2025-2-1

ADM Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. The covid-19 pandemic and budget shortfalls in the local governments in Slovakia / Andrea Čajková, Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, 2021. DOI DOI 10.46585/sp29011243. In: Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice : Series D : Series D. - ISSN 1211-555X, Roč. 29, č. 1 (2021), art. no. 1243, (s. [1-15]) [print, online].

Citations:

2024  [01] STRÁŽOVSKÁ, Lubomíra; BORECKÝ, Branislav, 2024. Management in Family Business in the Slovak Republic In: Data-centric business and applications, Cham (Švajčiarsko) : Springer Nature. Springer, 2024. – 417 s. ISBN 978-3-031-62212-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-62213-7 SCOPUS

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from events, poster from events, article from events. When Populism Targets Europe: Anti-EU Rhetoric and User Engagement in the Visegrád Countries [electronic] / Alena Pospíšil Macková, Lucie Čejková, Martina Novotná, Krisztina Burai, Pawel Baranowski, Michal Garaj, 2025. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADN. DOI DOI 10.17645/mac.10613. In: Media and Communication. - ISSN 2183-2439 (online), Roč. 13 (2025), s. 1-21 [online].

Citation:

2026  [01] ANDREADIS, Ioannis; VASILOPOULOU, Sofia, 2026. The populism-euroscepticism nexus in a contested Europe: The EUPopLink COST Action. In: Open Research Europe, Londýn (Veľká Británia), F1000 Research, ISSN 2732-5121, Roč. 6 (2026). Dostupné na: DOI 10.12688/openreseurope.22680.1 SCO, WOS

ADM Scientific papers in foreign journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. [electronic] / Ivana Butoracová Šindleryová, Michal Garaj, Lucia Dančišinová, Community planning perspective and its role within the social policy of the municipalities [electronic] 2019. DOI DOI 10.3390/socsci8060183. In: Social sciences : open access journal : open access journal. - ISSN 2076-0760 (online), Roč. 8, č. 6 (2019), s. [1-17] [online].

Citation:

2024 [01] PRATIWI, Juniar Achmad Gani; IDAWARNI, J. Asmal; SAMSUDDIN, Amin; NURUL, Nadjmi, 2024. Theoretical Construction of Slum Settlement Area Arrangement as an Alternative Tourist Destination in Urban Areas. In: E3S Web of Conferences. Online. EDP Sciences - Web of Conferences, France, Article number 03006. Dostupné na: https://www.e3sconferences. org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2024/49/e3sconf_talenta2024_03006/e3sconf_talenta2024_03006.html [dátum citovania 2024-05-01] SCOPUS

V3 Scientific output of publication activity from a journal – abstract, article, abstract from events, poster from events, article from events. Social Media and Political Communication of Youth Political Organisations in Slovakia, Czechia and European Level: A Cross-Case Analysis [electronic] / Jaroslav Mihálik, Michal Garaj, Jakub Bardovič, 2022. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADM. DOI DOI 10.3390/socsci11020069. In: Social sciences : open access journal. - ISSN 2076-0760 (online), Roč. 11, č. 2 (2022), s. [1-32] [online].

Citation:

2026  [01] PANAGIOTOPOULOS, Panagiotis; MAIALETTI, Marco; NOSOVA, Bogdana; ASTARA, Olga Eleni, 2026. Assessing multidimensional influence of social media on consumer behavior using indicators: economic forces, cognitive perceptions, and social mechanisms in the contemporary digital era In: Spatial Analysis for Complex Territorial Systems : Geo Information Technologies and European Official Statistics, 1. vyd., Amsterdam (Holandsko), Elsevier, ISBN 9780443441332, ISBN (elektronické) 9780443441349, s. 313-331. Dostupné na: DOI 10.1016/B978-0-443-44133-2.00014-4 SCO

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

VEGA: Youth Political Organizations: National and Supranational Dimenzion: Years of realization: 2020 - 2022

ECCE: European Centre for Citizenship Excellence (ECCE) under Erasmus+: Jean Monnet in the higher education and research, actions of Jean Monnet Centers of Excellence. Years of realization: 2022 - 2024.

Citizenship Engagement Through Economic Literacy Gamification in Adolescents “CETERIS PARIBUS“ under the Erasmus+ Programme, Action Type KA2020-YOU: Cooperation partnership in Youth. Years of realization: 2022 - 2023.

VEGA: Europeization of slovak party system: analysis of five dimension europeization of slovak political parties. Years of realization: 2022 - 2025.

Visegrad Fund: “EU Campaign Race in V4—Political Communication in Social Media before the 2024 EP Elections. Years of realization: 2024 - 2025.

Circles: Circular Economy Integration, Resources and Learning for Economic Sustainability – Erasmus+ KA220-YOU- Cooperation partnerships in youth. Years of realization: 2024 - 2026

VEGA: Modernization of the Financial System of Local Governmnet in Slovakia. Years of realization: 2024-2026

VEGA: From trust to rejection: Transformations of the political consciousness of Generation Z in the era of digital transformation and societal challenges. Years of implementation: 2026-2028.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the Council for Internal Quality Assessment UCM University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava November 2024 - Current
Chairman of the permanent working group at the CIQA, Philosophy and applied philosophy UCM 2026 - current
Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal Mladá veda Journal Mladá veda 2024 - Current
Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Perspectives. Journal on Economic and Social Issues Journal on Economic and Social Issues Peer Review Journal 2023 - Current
Vice-Director of IPSaPA for Academic Affairs Institute of Polical Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Science 2024 - Current
Chairman of the Pedagogical committee at the AS FSS UCM Faculty of Social Science, UCM 2024 - Current
Chairman of the Academic Senate of FSS UCM Faculty of Social Science, UCM 2026 - Current
Member of Scientifc Council of FSS UCM Faculty of Social Science, UCM 2024 - Current

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)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences Prague, CZ February 2024 Erasmus+
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociological Studies Prague, ČR April 2023 Erasmus+
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociological Studies Prague, ČR October 2023 Erasmus+
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences Prague, ČR September 2016 - January 2017 Erasmus+
Univeristy of Corte, Pasquale Paoli Corte, Korzika March 2013 - Apríl 2013 Erasmus+, Erasmus Intensive Project

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-07-01