Vladimíra Dvořáková is head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Economics, Prague, and chairwoman of Accreditation Commission. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal Politologická revue, and served between 2003 and 2006 as vice-president of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). She is the author and co-author of a range of monographs and scholarly papers published in the Czech Republic and abroad. She received the Pelikán Prize (awarded by the editorial board of the journal Listy) in 2009 for her efforts in political culture and dialogue, and in 2012 the František Kriegel Award for civic courage (Charter 77 Fund). Currently, her work focuses on the issue of corruption, and she is a member of the Otakar Motejl Fund.