Barbora is a doctoral candidate in Political Science (International Relations track), pursuing a minor in Social Science Methodology. She undertakes research on conflict prevention, resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction. She is particularly interested in issues related to power-sharing, autonomy, war recurrence, peacekeeping, secessionism, and civil resistance. As regards methodology, Barbora's main focus lies with set-theoretic and qualitative methods, but she has also consistently worked to acquire a broad set of quantitative research skills.
In addition to her studies, Barbora has been working at CEU as a teaching assistant for methodological and peacebuilding-related courses. She is currently the chair of the Conflict and Security Research Group. Barbora graduated from Masaryk University and – as a part of her MA degree – also studied at the University of Essex. Prior to enrolling in the PhD, Barbora gained professional experience at miscellaneous non-governmental organisations, an academic centre (Czech Centre for Human Rights and Democracy), and the Parliament of the Czech Republic. She was also the recipient of the Academic Achievement Award for First-Year Doctoral Students in 2021.