Mgr. Aleš Vyskočil, Ph.D.

Research areas

administrative, economic and social history of the 19th century with a focus on its second half, state administration and bureaucracy, transformation of the landscape of the Czech lands in the modern era

Graduated programmes, schools and thesis topics, academic degrees

1992–1999: Master in History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Chrlice

2000–2007: Ph.D. in Czech History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Moravský státní úředník a vrcholné Rakousko-Uhersko / Moravian civil servant and a late Austria-Hungary

Domestic grants and major projects

2003–2005: Vývoj české ústavnosti v letech 1627–1918 / The Development of Czech Constitutionalism in the Years 1627–1918, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 407/03/0527, beneficiary: Faculty of Law, Charles University, team member

2008–2010: Slovník představitelů státní správy na Moravě v letech 1850–1918 / Dictionary of Representatives of State Administration in Moravia 1850–1918, Czech Science Foundation, Junior Research Grant Projects, reg. n. B800150803, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, Principal Investigator

2012‒2018: Výzkumné centrum historické geografie / Historical Geography Research Centre, Czech Science Foundation, Projects to Promote Excellent Basic Research, reg. n. P410/12/G113, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, cobeneficiary: Faculty of Science, Charles University, team member

2018–2022: Historické vodohospodářské objekty, jejich hodnota, funkce a význam pro současnou dobu / Historical Water Management Objects, Their Value, Function and Significance for the Present, Ministry of Culture, NAKI - Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DG18P02OVV019, consortium of beneficiaries, beneficiary-coordinator: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS; Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, coinvestigator

2020–2022: Závlahy – znovuobjevované dědictví, jejich dokumentace a popularizace / Irrigations – Rediscovered Heritage, Their Documentation and Popularization, Ministry of Culture, NAKI - Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DG20P02OVV015, beneficiary-coordinator: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, beneficiary: Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University; Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation

2023–2027: Komplexní přístupy k identifikaci, ochraně a údržbě historických systémů retence a distribuce vody v horských oblastech České republiky s ohledem na památkovou péči / Complex Approaches to the Identification, Protection and Maintenance of Historical Water Retention and Distribution Systems in Mountain Areas of the Czech Republic with Regard to Heritage Conservation, Ministry of Culture, NAKI - Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DH23P03OVV007, consortium of beneficiaries: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute and Institute of History of the CAS, investigator for the Institute of History of the CAS

2023–2027: Hranice jako kulturněhistorický fenomén. Specifikace, analýza, komparace a interpretace / Borders as a Cultural-Historical Phenomenon: Specification, Analysis, Comparison, and Interpretation, Ministry of Culture, NAKI - Program to Support Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural identity, ID number: DH23P03OVV030, consortium of beneficiaries: Institute of History of the CAS, Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague

Teaching activities

Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (since 2021)

Membership of editorial boards

Member of the Editorial board of the journal Historical Geography [Historická geografie]
Member of the Editorial board of the journal Moravian Slovakia [Slovácko]
Member of the Editorial board of the journal Brno in the Past and Today [Brno v minulosti a dnes]
Member of the Editorial board of the online magazine Klaudyán