BIO

Alice Koubová is a Czech philosopher working at the intersection of philosophy, art and the social sciences. She is based in the Department of Contemporary Continental Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences and at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU). Her work addresses resilience, performativity, relational ethics, embodiment and identity — the unifying theme is the question of a livable life. She originally studied mathematics, then philosophy and theatre disciplines at Charles University, in Geneva and in Paris, and gradually developed her own conception of performative philosophy. Over the past decade she has focused on the resilience of democratic societies — she led the Czech Academy of Sciences programme “A Resilient Society for the 21st Century” and the Systems of Resilience team within SYRI. She is the author of nine monographs and edited volumes.

doc. RNDr. Mgr. Alice Koubová, Ph.D., Ph.D. · ORCID 0000-0002-6097-0872

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Philosophy (2005) — Charles University & Paris X Nanterre
DEA Philosophy (2004) — University of Geneva
Ph.D. Mathematics (2001) — Charles University

ACADEMIC POSTS

Institute of Philosophy, CAS (since 2008) — senior researcher
DAMU — associate professor (2020); vice-dean 2021–2024
University teaching since 2002

PROJECTS

OP JAK Periphery — Research on peripheries to strengthen a resilient Czech society (2026–2028)
HORIZON INSPIRE — Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded (2025–2027)
SYRI — Systemic Risk Institute (2022–2026)
A Resilient Society for the 21st Century — programme lead (2021–2023)

EDITORIAL & ACADEMIC ROLES

Member of the Editorial Board of ArteActa journal
Member of the Editorial Board of Filozofia journal
Member of the DAMU Arts Council
Member of the FF UK Research Council
Head of the Attestation Committee, Institute of Philosophy, CAS
Member of the Doctoral Studies Field Board in Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Charles University
Member of the Doctoral Studies Field Board in Theory and Practice of Theatre Making, DAMU
AWARDS
Best Documentary Book Award — Odolná společnost (shortlist)2024
Divadelní noviny Award — Terény performance (nomination)2022
Divadelní noviny Award — Myslet z druhého místa (nomination)2020
CAS President's Award — for science communication2019
Science communication award — IoP CAS2017
Otto Wichterle Award — CAS2014
Libellus Primus Award — Mimo princip identity2008
Josef Hlávka Award — dissertation (mathematics)2001
Talent 97 — Ministry of Education honourable mention1998