Department of Social Sciences Archives - Anglo-American University in Prague /directory-school/department-of-social-sciences/ is a top private university in Czech Republic offering dual accredited bachelor and master level programs in English across Business, International Relations, Humanities, Social Sciences, Political Science, Journalism, Media Studies, Visual Arts and Law. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:57:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 PhDr. Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová /directory/phdr-monika-macdonagh-pajerova/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:38:50 +0000 /?post_type=directory&p=12492 In 1989, Monika was a Student Leader, and subsequently Diplomat and Cultural Attaché in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Embassy in Paris and in the Council of Europe in the Cultural Committee in Strasbourg. She was also Head of the Press Dept. and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the headquarters […]

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In 1989, Monika was a Student Leader, and subsequently Diplomat and Cultural Attaché in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Embassy in Paris and in the Council of Europe in the Cultural Committee in Strasbourg. She was also Head of the Press Dept. and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the headquarters in Prague.

Monika has published articles and books on various cultural topics, the European Union, and a personal diary from the 1980s and early years following the Velvet Revolution in 1989. She is married to Peter MacDonagh, an Irish historian, with whom she has two children and two grandchildren.

Specializations

Late 20th-century transition to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, impact of Nazism and Communism on later democratic societies, Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy, especially concerning the relationship between the European Union and the United States of America.

Publications: 

“Students Wrote A Revolution” – Marek Benda, Martin Klíma, Monika Pajerová, Šimon Pánek, naklad. Universum, 1990

“Out of the Page” – Dialogues with Czech poet Jiří Kolář, naklad. Union, 1994. (awarded “The Most Beautiful Book of the Year” by the Ministry of Culture of CR)

“New Ideas in Science And Society” publ. by the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1996

„One Hundred Student Revolutions“ with Milan Otáhal a Miroslav Vaněk, naklad. Lidové noviny, 1999. 

“Portrait of the Czech Society on the Threshold of Europe”, naklad. Petrov, Brno, 2004.

“We Are in Europe – What Next?” with V. Nekvapil, naklad. Petrov, Brno, 2004.

“Democracy In Europe“ with Christian Lecquesne, naklad. Prostor, Prague, 2007.

“Europeans Write About Europe”, naklad. Rybka, Prague 2008.

„Take A Flower With You! Personal Diaries 1980 – 1990“ – Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová, naklad. Prostor 2014.

“One Hundred Student Revolutions 30 Years After“ by Miroslav Vaněk and ÚSD AV, naklad. Academia, 2019.

„The Velvet Revolution 30 Years After“ – Olga Sommerová, Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová, Daniel Kroupa, Jolyon Naegele and Jan Sokol, naklad. Karolinum, 2019.

“That Day” – Aleš Palán and students of FF UK, naklad. Kalich 2019.

“An Uncertain Nation? Reflections on the Czech Thirty Years 1989-2019“ – with Petr Hlaváček, Collegium Europaeum and naklad. Academia, 2019.

„17 Personalities from 17 Faculties of the Charles University“ – Univerzita Karlova, naklad. Karolinum 2019. 

TV and Film Documentaries:

„The European from Janov“– ČT – režie David Vondráček

„Seven Student Leaders 20 Years After“ – ČT by Rebeka Bartůňková – Křižanová

„In The Footsteps of A Revolution“ – ČT by Igor Chaun

„Europe And Me“ – ČT by Blanka Kubíková

„The Student Revolts“ – ČT by Olga Sommerová

„The Power of the Powerless“ – Agora Production by Cory Taylor

Author and moderator of Programmes for the Czech Television:

“Shall we get on?”, “ The Studio Europe “ and “The European Manual”.

Articles in daily press, Czech Radio and Czech Television Programmes at, and www.ceskatelevize.cz 

Awarded the Honors for the Third Resistance of the Czech Republic for pre-1989 dissident activities. Awarded Ordre de Merit of the French Republic for fostering European cooperation during the Czech Republic accession process.

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]]> Angel Hoekstra, PhD /directory/dr-angel-hoekstra/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:07:04 +0000 /?post_type=directory&p=5848 Dr. Angel Hoekstra is an American, a Christian, a wife, mother, sister, friend, and sociology professor. She taught for ten years at the University of Colorado in Boulder before moving to Prague in 2016. Dr. Hoekstra taught Social Psychology in 2018-2019 at Univerzita Karlovo, and now teaches two courses at : Introduction to Sociology and […]

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Dr. Angel Hoekstra is an American, a Christian, a wife, mother, sister, friend, and sociology professor. She taught for ten years at the University of Colorado in Boulder before moving to Prague in 2016. Dr. Hoekstra taught Social Psychology in 2018-2019 at Univerzita Karlovo, and now teaches two courses at : Introduction to Sociology and Social Psychology. In her off hours, she enjoys reading, running, and building Legos with her husband and two children.

Specializations:

Social psychology; Scholarship of teaching and learning; Qualitative methods; Teaching with Technologies

Professional development events directed by Dr. Hoekstra:

  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2025. “Effective and efficient Grading: Rubrics for discussions, presentations and papers.” Anglo American University Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2024. “From basic strategies to the flipped classroom:  How can I support active learning?” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Vojtech Ripka. 2024. “Using ’s Turn.It.In.com data: How can I tell if a student’s written work is AI-generated & Should we be encouraging students to use AI writing tools?” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2024. “Faculty-Student Discussion: What makes for effective teaching and learning at ?” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Miroslav Svoboda. 2024. “Faculty Discussion: What is PersonalizedLearning? Specific Strategies.” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Understanding ChatGPT, Turn.It.In, and (potential) student plagiarism.” Faculty roundtable discussions. Center for Teaching & Learning.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Valeria Fomina. 2023. “NEO online learning platform: Basics & specifics.” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Managing conflict in the classroom.” Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2022. “Active learning: Methods for getting students engaged.”  Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hayden, Joshua, Wiedorn, Mark and Angel Hoekstra. 2022. “Effective teaching in the concurrent learning classroom: A faculty forum.” Faculty Series: Pedagogical Techniques for Hybrid Teaching. Anglo American University, Prague.

Publications: 

  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Symbolic technologies: Devices that connected (and challenged) us during the pandemic.” Chapter in Anglo-American University in the time of COVID 2020-2022: Alma Mater Semper Viva. Publishing.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2020. “Insights on the Pandemic from Abroad.” ASA FOOTNOTES, Special Issue, Sociologists and Sociology During COVID-19. May/June 2020, 48(3).
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2015. “Because you don’t realize how many people have different experiences than you: Effects of Clicker Use for Class Discussions in Sociology.”  Teaching Sociology, 43(1): 53-60.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2013. “Answering the Diversity Question in the Academic Job Interview.” Teaching and Learning Matters: ASA’s Newsletter for the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology, 41(3), spring 2013.
  • Duncan, Douglas K., Hoekstra, Angel R., and Wilcox, Bethany R.  2012.  “Digital Devices, Distraction and Student Performance: Does In-class Cell Phone Use Reduce Learning?” Astronomy Education Review, 11, 010108-1.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Stefanie Mollborn. 2011. “How Clicker Use Facilitates Existing Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education: Data from Interdisciplinary Research on Student Response Systems.” Learning, Media, and Technology, 33(4).
  • Mollborn, Stefanie and Angel Hoekstra. 2010.  “A Meeting of Minds: Using Clickers for Critical Thinking and Discussion in Large Sociology Courses.”  Teaching Sociology, 38(1): 18-27.  Reviewed in March 2010: #1 on the list of most read of all TS articles.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2010. “Using Clickers in Sociology Courses.”  Teaching and Learning Matters: ASA’s Newsletter for the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology, 39(2), Fall 2010.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2008. “Vibrant Student Voices: Exploring Effects of the Use of Clickers in Large College Classrooms.” Learning, Media, and Technology, 33(4): 329-341.

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]]> Karen Grunow-Hårsta, Ph.D. /directory/karen-grunow-harsta/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:45:53 +0000 /?post_type=directory&p=4402 Karen Grunow-Hårsta, PhD, serves as senior lecturer of the School of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences at . She earned her PhD in Linguistics from UWM (Milwaukee), where she also taught for five years. Grunow-Hårsta has likewise taught and conducted research at Uppsala University, Sweden; Brock University, Canada; Middlesex and Wollongong Universities in Dubai; and […]

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Karen Grunow-Hårsta, PhD, serves as senior lecturer of the School of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences at . She earned her PhD in Linguistics from UWM (Milwaukee), where she also taught for five years. Grunow-Hårsta has likewise taught and conducted research at Uppsala University, Sweden; Brock University, Canada; Middlesex and Wollongong Universities in Dubai; and at the Chinese University and Polytechnical University in Hong Kong as a postdoctoral fellow. She also holds an. M.A. in Art History and undergraduate degrees in literature and education.

Specializations

Linguistics, Endangered Languages and Language Conservation,Tibeto-Burman Grammaticalization, Cross-Cultural Communication, Rhetoric and Communication

Publications & Other Activities

  • ‘Evidentiality in Tibeto Burman Languages’ Invited Keynote Speaker. International Conference on Epistemicity, Evidentiality and Attitude in Asian Languages: Discourse, Diachronic and Typological Perspectives. The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, September 2, 2012.
  • A descriptive grammar of two Magar dialects of Nepal: Tanahu and Syangja Ann Arbor MI: UMI, 2011.
  • Nominalization in Asian languages. with Foong Ha Yap & Janick Wrona. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2011.
  • ‘Innovation in nominalization in Magar’ in Nominalization in Asian languages. pp. 215-254, 2011
  • ‘Nominalization Strategies in Asian Languages.’ with Foong Ha Yap in Nominalization in Asian languages. pp. 1-57, 2011.
  • ‘Adjectives and adjectivals in Magar’ Himalayan Linguistics. Vol. 10.1. pp 101-126, 2011.
  • ‘Grammaticalization of the Verb ‘Say’ in Magar’ Workshop on Nominalization Matters: Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian Perspectives at National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan, May 6, 2010.
  • ‘Non-referential uses of nominalization constructions’ Invited article with Foong Ha Yap Language and Linguistics Compass. pp. Vol. 4:12, pp 1154–1175, 2010.
  • ‘From (Ad)nominalizer to tense-aspect-mood marker: A case of semantic extensions from referential to non-referential uses’ Invited talk, “Language and Cognition Seminars”, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Tatung University, Taipei, May 3, 2010.
  • ‘Adjectives in two Tibeto-Burman Languages’, North East Indian Linguistics Society, Guwahati University, India and Research Centre for Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University, Australia. Guwahati, Assam, India, February 12-14, 2010.
  • ‘Patterns of extension and renewal within the nominalization system of Magar’, 42nd International Conference of Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, November 2-4, 2009. 
  • ‘Referential to Non-Referential Uses of Nominalization Constructions in Magar’, 16th Himalayan Languages Symposium, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A., July 30-31, 2009
  • ‘Innovation in nominalization in Magar, a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal’. Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages Symposium, Chinese University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, May 11, 2009.
  • ‘Plurifunctionality in the Magar nominalization system’, Nepalese Linguistics. Vol. 24:37-48, 2009.
  • ‘Evidentiality and mirativity in Magar’, Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area: Special issue on evidentiality 30.2 151-194, 2008.
  • A descriptive grammar of two Magar dialects of Nepal: Tanahu and Syangja Magar, Vol. 1 & 2. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 2008.
  • ‘Divergence across Magar dialects’, 14th Himalayan Languages Symposium, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, August 21-23, 2008.
  • ‘A dynamic perspective on grammar’, Contact: Tesl Ontario, Vol. 32. No 3:9-17, 2006.
  • ‘Grammaticalization and epistemic extension of the verb ‘say’ in Magar’, 12th Himalayan Languages Symposium & Linguistic Society of Nepal, Tribuvan University, Kirtipur Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26-27, 2006.
  • ‘Magar Verbal paradigms and divergence’, Madan Guthi Sansthan Lectures, Department of Social Studies, Pathan College, Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2006.
  • ‘Mirativity and evidentiality in Magar’, 11th Himalayan Languages Symposium, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 6-9, 2005.
  • ‘A dynamic approach to grammar instruction’, TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 17-19, 2005.
  • ‘Direction and differential dative case marking in Magar’ in Anju Saxena, ed., Himalayan Languages Past and Present. Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, pp. 77-100, 2003.
  • ‘Posture verbs in two Tibeto-Burman languages’ with Michael Noonan, in John Newman, ed., The linguistics of sitting, standing and lying. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, pp. 79-101, 2002.
  • ‘Anti-dative case marking in Magar’, 7th Himalayan Languages Symposium, Uppsala University, Sweden, September 7-9, 2001.
  • ‘A comparative sketch of the verb morphology of two Magar dialects’, 6th Himalayan Languages Symposium, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, U.S.A., May 7-9, 2000.
  • ‘Transitivity patterns in Magar’, XXXII International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages & Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, U.S.A., October 28-31, 1999.
  • ‘Recent language contact in the Nepal Himalaya’ with Michael Noonan, South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, U.S.A., July 9-11, 1999.
  • ‘An Analysis of Murmur in Magar’, 4th Himalayan Languages Symposium, Deccan College, Pune, India, December 7-9, 1998.
  • ‘A phonological sketch: Murmur in Magar’, Nineteenth Annual Conference, Linguistic Society of Nepal, Tribuvan University, Kirtipur Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 26-27, 1998
  • ‘Speaking to Writing: Moving from Oral to Written Competency in the Composition Classroom’, Theory into Practice Symposium, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, U.S.A., December 2-3, 1996.
  • Engelska med handelsrätt och EG-rätt med praktik för arbetssökande ekonomer (English with trade regulations and European Union regulations for Business Administration graduates). Uppsala: Kurssekretariatet, Uppsala University, 1991.
  • School of Business English: A course book and teaching guide, (as part of a development team). Stockholm: Folkuniversitetet, 1990.
  • Brunelleschi’s authorship of the Cappella Pazzi, Santa Croce, Firenze. M.A. Thesis. University of Toronto, 1987.

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]]> Vidhu Maggu, Ph.D. /directory/vidhu-maggu/ Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:38:21 +0000 /?post_type=directory&p=1764 Dr. Vidhu Maggu is a sociologist, senior lecturer, and corporate trainer. She has been teaching since 2004 at the national and various other international Universities in Prague, covering Humanities and Management based courses. Vidhu holds a PhD in Sociology and MBA in General Management Since 2008, she has also been organizing and conducting training workshops for various multinationals and SMEs, […]

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Dr. Vidhu Maggu is a sociologist, senior lecturer, and corporate trainer. She has been teaching since 2004 at the national and various other international Universities in Prague, covering Humanities and Management based courses.

Vidhu holds a PhD in Sociology and MBA in General Management

Since 2008, she has also been organizing and conducting training workshops for various multinationals and SMEs, covering topics such as diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and intercultural management. 

At , Vidhu is a Senior lecturer, teaching since 2006.

Courses Taught

Humanity Courses

  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Sociology of the Family
  • People and Institutions in Society
  • Inequality: Class, Race, Gender
  • Cultural Anthropology

Business Courses

  • Introduction to Management
  • Business Ethics 
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Cross Cultural Management
  • Managing People in Organisation
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Human Resource Management & Development
  • Effective Organisational Communication
  • Internship: Work Experience and Seminar

Areas of specialization:

Sociology and Management

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]]> Joshua M. Hayden, Ed.D. /directory/joshua-m-hayden/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:04:10 +0000 /?post_type=directory&p=1084 Josh Hayden earned his doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University in the U.S. and has published and taught in the field of leadership studies for the past ten years. His research interests are Václav Havel’s moral leadership, leadership ethics and change, self-awareness, and adaptive leadership theory and practice. Josh led the Quality Enhancement […]

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Josh Hayden earned his doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University in the U.S. and has published and taught in the field of leadership studies for the past ten years. His research interests are Václav Havel’s moral leadership, leadership ethics and change, self-awareness, and adaptive leadership theory and practice. Josh led the Quality Enhancement Plan on Scholarship, Learning, and Academic Mentoring at Cumberland University and built executive education leadership programs at Lipscomb University, both in Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked with community, educational and organizational leaders in Haiti, India, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Brazil.

His wife and 4 children love the outdoors, the arts, sports, traveling, and he plays the banjo in his spare time.

Research Interests

  • Psychology/management: Self-awareness for authentic leadership
  • Public leadership: Inclusive leadership and reconciliation
  • History: Historical leaders and social change
  • Organizational Psychology/management and Ethics: Adaptive leadership, trust and organizational effectiveness

Selected Publications

  • Hayden, J. (2020) “We Shall Overcome Some Day”: Leadership in the Velvet Revolution and Civil Rights Movement. Paper delivered at the Anglo-American Studies Roundtable “America and the World” on October 16, 2020. (Link to the online presentation: )
  • Hayden, J. & James, S. (2018) “The Leadership Iceberg: A Process for Building Resilience, Empathy & Psychological Integration in Authentic Leadership. Conference workshop at the International Leadership Association Global Conference in West Palm Beach, FL October 24-27, 2018. 
  • Hayden, J. (2017) Václav Havel, the Playwright-Dissident: Theatre as a seismograph for social change. In Erenrich, S. & Wergin, J. Leadership & The Arts For Social Change. International Leadership Association Building Leadership Bridges series. 
  • Hayden, J.; Inman, N. & Elysee, P.A. (2016) “Inclusive Leadership in Haiti: Cross-cultural Challenges and Opportunities”. Accepted presentation at the International Leadership Association Global Conference in Atlanta, GA November 2-5, 2016.

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