Members
Projects
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2015 - 2018
CATCH-EyoU
Constructing Active Citizenship with European Youth: Policies, practices, challenges and solutions
Publications
Journal articles
2018
- Macek, J., Macková, A., Pavlopoulos, V., Kalmus, V., Elavsky, C. M., & Šerek, J. (2018). Trust in alternative and professional media: The case of the youth news audiences in three European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 15, 340-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1398079
2016
- Macková, A., Macháčková, H., Macek, J., & Šerek, J. (2016). When age matters: Patterns of participative and communicative practices in the Czech Republic. Communication Today, 7(2), 46-65.
2015
- Macek, J., Macková, A., & Kotišová, J. (2015). Participation or new media use first? Reconsidering the role of new media in civic practices in the Czech Republic. Medijske Studije, 6(11), 68-83.
2014
- Macková, A., & Macek, J. (2014). ‘Žít Brno’: Czech online political activism from jokes and tactics to politics and strategies. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(3), article 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-3-5
2013
- Macková, A., Fialová, M., & Štětka, V. (2013). Nová média jako nástroj politické kampaně v České republice: Případová studie krajských a senátních voleb 2012 [New media as a tool of political campaigns in the Czech Republic: A case study of the Regional Council and Senate elections 2012]. Politologický časopis, 13, 507-525.
2011
- Macková, A. (2011). Prodlužující se soužití s rodiči jako odkládání dospělosti? [Prolonging children’s cohabitation with parents as adulthood postponement?]. Sociální studia, 8(4), 13-28.
Book chapters
2015
- Macková, A. (2015). Czech politicians go online: Is this e-democracy or just a campaign move? In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 164-180). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
2014
- Štětka, V., Macková, A., & Fialová, M. (2014). A winding road from “likes” to votes: The role of social media in the 2013 Czech presidential elections. In B. Patrut & M. Patrut (Eds.), Social media in politics. Case studies on the political power of social media (pp. 225-244). Cham: Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Conferences
2014
- Macek, J. & Macková, A. (2014, June). Between online activism and civic journalism? On Czech and Slovak participatory audiences. Presented at 7th CEECOM Conference, Wroclaw, Poland.
- Macek, J. & Macková, A. (2014, July). Motivations for online participation: Between self, us and democracy. Presented at IPSA – 23rd World Congress of Political Science, Montreal, Canada.
- Macková, A. & Macek, J. (2014, July). Political jamming in the Czech Republic: A way to deal with political crises? Presented at IPSA – 23rd World Congress of Political Science, Montreal, Canada.
2013
- Fialová, M., Macková, A., & Štětka, V. (2013, September). ‘Follow me, I want to be your president’! Analysing the Czech presidential election campaign on Facebook and Twitter. Presented at ECPR General Conference 2013, Bordeaux, France.
- Štětka, V., Macková, A., & Fialová, M. (2013, September). Discovering the networks: The use of social media in the 2013 Czech presidential elections. Presented at NEW TRENDS IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION. Evidence, Theories, Implications, Opportunities, Milan, Italy.
2012
- Gregor, M., Macková, A. (2012, November). How to communicate politics: Analysis of Václav Klaus’ speeches. Presented at Political Communication Sessions, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Macková, A. (2012, November). Internet-based activism “Zit Brno” group. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
Book reviews
2014
- Macková, A. (2014). Funkční úvod do politické komunikace [An introduction to political communication]. Mediální studia, 91-94.
- Macková, A. (2014). The Political Web: Media, Participation and Alternative Democracy. Politologický časopis, 156-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PC2014-2-156
Teaching
Present
- Cyberculture
- Introduction to Interactive Media Studies I
- Introduction to sociology of journalism
- Methodology of Media Research
- Methods and Technics of Research for Bachelors
- New media, politics, communication, and participation
- Qualitative research of media audience
- Selected Topics in New Media Studies
- Social Theories of New Media
- Social Theories of New Media
Past
- Effects of Election Campaigns
- Introduction into Political Science
- Introduction to political marketing
- Marketing of political campaigns
- Methodology of Strategic and Security Studies
- New media and politics
- Project 3000
- Rise and Fall of New Labour
- Summer School: Effects of Electoral Campaigns
- The Summer School "Politics and Media"
- Theories and Concepts of Political Marketing
- Theory of political marketing
Alena Macková, Ph.D.
E-mail: amackova@fss.muni.cz
Research interests
- political communication
- activism
- political participation
- new media
- campaigns