Research Programme 3: Historical Risk Analysis of Social Transformations

The interdisciplinary team will focus on the study of the relationship between the evolution of energy resources and technologies and the transformation of social structures over a long period of time, from the medieval era transitioning to modern society, through the period of industrialisation and the subsequent transition to a post-industrial economy. This research will include a global-historical capture of changes in working patterns and relationships, as well as a reflection on the transformation of technologies in transport infrastructure and their impact on social and cultural aspects and changes in individual position within society.

Head of the research team: prof. PhDr. Aleš Zářický, Ph.D.
Director of the Centre for Economic and Social History at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava. Aleš Zářický is a recognized expert in the history of Ostrava, Czech-Polish relations and the urban, social and economic development of Silesia. He is a member of several professional societies and editorial boards and actively publishes both at home and abroad.