Faculty Profile

Roman Hlatky

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2022.
Major: Government
MA, University of Texas at Austin, 2019.
Major: Government
BA, Vassar College, 2016.
Major: Political Science

Current Scheduled Teaching*

PSCI 6900.742, Special Problems, Spring 2024
PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 5615.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

PSCI 3600.002, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2305.002, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3600.003, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3996.002, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2022
PSCI 4661.001, Politics of Autocracy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.008, Special Problems, Fall 2022 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Review
Hlatky, R. (2022). The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes: A Conceptual Framework.
Hlatky, R. (2017). Ethnic Fractionalization, Institutional Choices, and Positive Outcomes for Development. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. 23(3), 361-367.
Journal Article
Findor, A., Hruska, M., Hlatky, R., Dvorska, A., Hrustic, T., Boselova, Z. (2024). Bolstering Policy Support for Disadvantaged Groups through Humanization. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 15(2), 111-124.
Hlatky, R., Landry, J. (2024). Ethnic preferences, domestic audiences and military coalition formation. Conflict Management & Peace Science.
Findor, A., Hruska, M., Hlatky, R., Hrustic, T., Boselova, Z. (2023). Equality, Reciprocity, or Need? Bolstering Welfare Policy Support for Marginalized Groups with Distributive Fairness. American Political Science Review. 117(3), 805-821.
Csata, Z., Hlatky, R., Liu, A. H. (2023). Ethnic Polarization and Human Development: The Conditional Effects of Language Recognition.. Studies in Comparative International Development. 58(1), 79-102.
Findor, A., Hruska, M., Gould, J., Hlatky, R., Tomkova, Z., Sirota, M. (2023). Framing Effects, Social Norm Perception, and LGBTQ+ Tolerance: Experimental Evidence from Slovakia.. Journal of Homosexuality. 70(4), 729-753.
Gyárfášová, O., Hlatky, R. (2023). The Personalization of Politics: Evidence from the Czech and Slovak Republics. Electoral Studies. 81(February), 1-12.
Hlatky, R. (2023). The Politicization of European Integration and Support for Restrictive Migration Policies. European Union Politics.
Hlatky, R. (2021). EU Funding and Euroskeptic Vote Choice. Political Research Quarterly. 74(2), 348-363.
Csata, Z., Hlatky, R., Liu, A. H. (2021). How to head count ethnic minorities: validity of census surveys versus other identification strategies.. East European Politics. 37(3), 572-592.
Csata, Z., Hlatky, R., Liu, A. H., Pitre-Young, A. (2021). The Economic Effects of the Territoriality Principle: Evidence from Transylvania, Romania. Language Problems and Language Planning. 45(2), 165-187.
Research Report
Hlatky, R. (2023). Freedom House Nations in Transit: Slovakia Country Report.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
Hlatky, R., "UNT Washington DC Faculty Fellow," Sponsored by Division of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, Funded. (November 20232024).
Hlatky, R. (Principal), "National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic," Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport of the Slovak Republic, National, $2700 Funded. (20212021).
Hlatky, R. (Principal), "Eastern Focus Research Fellowship," Sponsored by Global Focus Research Center, Private, $1000 Funded. (20202020).
Hlatky, R., "Fulbright Research Fellowship," Sponsored by U.S. Department of State, National, $15700 Funded. (20192020).
Grant - Research
Hlatky, R. (Principal), "Outgroup Politics in Slovakia: A Focus on Roma and Ukrainian Refugees," Sponsored by The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Global Venture Fund, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (June 2023July 2023).
Hlatky, R. (Principal), "US Embassy Small Grants Program," Sponsored by U.S. Embassy in the Slovak Republic, International, $2700 Funded. (20212021).
Hlatky, R. (Principal), "ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant," Sponsored by Association for Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies, National, $6000 Funded. (20202020).
Grant - Service
Ishiyama, J. T. (Co-Principal), Breuning, M. (Co-Principal), Esparza, D. (Co-Principal), Hlatky, R. (Co-Principal), "Team Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by Faculty Success Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs, University of North Texas, $4987.5 Funded. (September 2023February 2024).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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