Radoslav ŠTEFANČÍK

Radoslav Štefančík serves as Associate Professor and Dean of the Department of Intercultural Communication at the Faculty of Applied Languages, University of Economics in Bratislava. His academic profile bridges political science and linguistics with specialized focus on Central European migration discourse and political extremism.

Education:

• Second degree in Political Science and German Language/Literature, Prešov University (2002)
• Second degree in Political Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2006)
• PhD in Political Science, Prague University of Economics (2010)
• Docent title in Political Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (2006)

Research Focus: Štefančík's work pioneers political linguistics methodologies to analyze migration policy gaps, far-right discourse construction, and securitization narratives. His research uniquely examines how language shapes political realities in Slovakia, particularly regarding immigrant integration failures and nationalist rhetoric. Current projects investigate cleavage theory through linguistic lenses and migration governance crises.

Publication Trends: Recent works (2020-2022) consistently apply discourse analysis to migration politics, revealing systemic absences in Slovak integration policy while documenting how right-wing populism weaponizes language to securitize migration. His scholarship demonstrates interdisciplinary convergence of political science, sociolinguistics, and migration studies with strong empirical grounding in Central European contexts.

Research Leadership: As principal investigator for three major VEGA projects (1/0347/15, 15EU-4/2019, 1/0344/20) and team member in Horizon 2020 MAGYC and VEGA 1/0452/21, Štefančík directs significant research on parliamentary language, political extremism linguistics, and securitization discourse. His international collaborations span Austria, Germany, Croatia, and Portugal.

Global Engagement: Postdoctoral positions at University of Vienna (2011) and Herder Institute Marburg (2012), followed by 2022 mobility placements at Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, University of Rijeka, and Polytechnic Institute of Guarda demonstrate sustained international scholarly exchange.