Marek Vranka
Postdoctoral Researcher
Marek Vranka is a researcher at Peace Research Center Prague, at ELISS, and CEVÝZ. He also lectures at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, and leads the Prague Experimental Laboratory for Social Sciences (PLESS).
RESEARCH FOCUS
Marek’s interests involve social psychology and decision making, especially in relation to areas of morality and (dis)honesty. He studies psychological factors influencing the formation of attitudes towards nuclear and chemical weapons as well as towards peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
selected publications
Smetana, M., Vranka, M., & Rosendorf, O. Allied commitments and public support for military interventions: A cross-national experiment. Research & Politics
Rosendorf, O., Smetana, M., Vranka, M., & Dahlmann, A. (2026). Mind over Metal: Public Opinion on Autonomous Weapons in the United States, Brazil, Germany, and China Get access Arrow. International Studies Quarterly
Smetana, M., Sukin, L., Herzog, S., & Vranka, M. (2025). Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use. European Journal of International Security
Smetana, M., Vranka, M., & Rosendorf, O. (2025). Public support for arms control in the third nuclear age: cross-national survey and elite cues experiment in NATO countries. European Journal of International Relations
Kalhousová, I., Komasová, S., Plíštilová, T., Smetana, M. & Vranka, M. (2024). Elite-public gaps in attitudes towards Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: new evidence from a survey of Czech parliamentarians and citizens. East European Politics
Smetana, M., Vranka, M. & Rosendorf, O. (2024). Elite-public gaps in support for nuclear and chemical strikes: New evidence from a survey of British parliamentarians and citizens. Research & Politics
Rosendorf, O., Smetana, M., & Vranka, M. (2023). Algorithmic aversion? Experimental evidence on the elasticity of public attitudes to “Killer robots.” Security Studies
Smetana, M., Vranka, M., Rosendorf, O. (2023). The “Commitment Trap” Revisited: Experimental Evidence on Ambiguous Nuclear Threats. Journal of Experimental Political Science
Smetana M., Vranka M., Rosendorf O. (2022). The lesser evil? Experimental evidence on the strength of nuclear and chemical weapon “taboos”. Conflict Management and Peace Science
Rosendorf O., Smetana M., Vranka M. Autonomous weapons and ethical judgments: Experimental evidence on attitudes toward the military use of “killer robots”. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
Rosendorf, O., Smetana, M., & Vranka, M. (2021). Disarming Arguments: Public Opinion and Nuclear Abolition. Survival
Smetana, M., & Vranka, M. (2021). How moral foundations shape public approval of nuclear, chemical, and conventional strikes: new evidence from experimental surveys. International interactions
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Contact
Email address: marek.vranka@fsv.cuni.cz