The Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS)
CenMAS will open at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, in spring 2026. It will bring together experts from the humanities and the social sciences focusing on Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. It aims to explore the causes and impacts of political, social and economic crises in these regions.
The centre will support high-quality comparative research that bridges different global regions and transcends narrow academic disciplines. It will actively cooperate with area studies departments at the Faculty of Arts and contribute to a shared research agenda on global developments. Its mission is to offer deeper insight into today’s challenges and support informed public and policy debate.
The core CenMAS team includes a research leader and three postdoctoral scholars recruited through international calls. Together, they will form a new research group working across area studies fields and actively engaging in research, public outreach and academic instruction.
