Abstract: This project examines how religious freedom was negotiated in postwar Czechoslovakia (1945–2010s), focusing on transitions through people's democracy, communism and the post-communist era, culminating in the church-state property settlements in the 2010s. Rather than a straightforward progression toward greater liberty, the research explores how shifting political frameworks and local power dynamics reshaped the accepted form of religious expression. Grounded in Bourdieu's concept of the religious field, this study analyses archival records, legal texts, media discourse and personal accounts to capture the interplay between state institutions and four religious communities: the Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Jewish community and Jehovah's Witnesses. By investigating how these faiths navigated evolving regulatory frameworks, the project illuminates broader patterns of church-state negotiation. Placing these findings in a European context underscores how historical precedents continue to influence religion-state relations and debates on religious freedom.

• Communism
• Czechoslovakia
• Roman Catholic Church, atheism and illegal religious minorities in state socialism
• Student's internationalism

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• Building Socialism - Czechoslovak Style: The Rise and Fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Philosophische Fakultät, Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte und Landeskunde; Winter Semester 2023/2024)    
• Chapters from Social and Cultural History of Communist Dictatorship in Czechoslovakia (Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Czech History ; Winter semester 2019/2020,2020/2021, Summer semester 2021/2022)    
• Čtení a interpretace textů k moderním a soudobým dějinám [Reading and interpretation of texts to modern and contemporary history] (Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Czech History ; with doc. PhDr. Jan Randák PhD. ; Winter and Summer semester 2019/2020, Winter semester 2020/2021)