David Reichardt

David Reichardt is a guest lecturer and researcher for the Jean Monnet Module EVADEM (Implementation of European Values as a Basis of Democracy in Ukraine), Senior Lecturer at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations, Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), where since 2004 he has been teaching courses on European integration. Since 1997, he has also been a Lecturer at the Karol Rybárik Institute of International Relations of the same university, specializing in international relations. In parallel, since 2008 he has served as an online Instructor of International Relations at Webster University (St. Louis, USA).

David Reichardt

Academic Career

His academic career spans more than three decades of teaching and research.

  • Teaching at Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic), Red Rocks College (Colorado, USA), Truckee Meadows College (Nevada, USA).
  • Work with the Civic Education Project (CEP) in Bratislava.
  • Since 2004 – courses on European integration at Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia).
  • Since 1997 – Lecturer at Karol Rybárik Institute of International Relations.
  • Since 2008 – Online Instructor of International Relations at Webster University (St. Louis, USA).

Education

  • PhD in International Politics – University of Denver, USA
  • MA in International Politics – University of Denver, USA
  • MA in Political Science – University of Nevada, Reno, USA
  • BA in Political Science – Elmhurst College, Illinois, USA

Research Interests and Publications

His scholarly interests include European integration, political transformations in Central and Eastern Europe, the national interests of small states, U.S. foreign policy, democratization, and the role of civil society.

  • Author and co-editor of publications including Democracy and Democracy Promotion: Worldwide Tendencies and Regional Experiences (2010) and Studies in Economics and Policymaking: Central/East European Perspectives and Beyond (2010).
  • Contributed chapters to edited volumes on Visegrad cooperation, the role of the church in politics, and U.S. foreign policy.
  • Articles in journals such as Perspectives and Annals of Social Sciences.

Conferences and Presentations

He has presented his research widely at international conferences in Europe and the United States.

  • Presentation cities: Warsaw, Košice, Nitra, Bratislava, Lublin, Berlin, Steubenville, among others.
  • Topics: European integration, ethnic cleavages, U.S. policy, democratization, globalization.

Awards and Memberships

  • Service Medal of the Institut