Dr. Pavel Horák | Social Sciences | Editorial Board Member
Masaryk University | Czech Republic
Dr. Pavel Horák, Ph.D., is a distinguished scholar in public policy, social policy, labour market governance, and public administration reform, with an extensive research record focused on organizational change, public sector modernization, employment policy, and the evolving role of street-level bureaucrats. His work critically examines how policy actors interpret, modify, and implement public policies, particularly within labour market institutions, social services, and administrative systems responding to contemporary societal challenges. He contributes significantly to understanding how digitalization, crises such as COVID-19, and global technological shifts reshape state operations, public service delivery, and citizen engagement. His research also explores social problems, social deviations, governance mechanisms, and the design of social and family policy interventions, with a strong emphasis on evaluative and comparative methodologies. Across collaborative international projects, he has analysed employment transitions, social innovation in care services, organizational resilience, and the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for socio-economic systems. His scholarly impact is demonstrated through Scopus-indexed outputs, with 20 documents, 27 citations, and an h-index of 3, supported by additional citations recorded on Google Scholar, highlighting broader academic reach. His recent publications, appearing in leading journals in public administration and social sciences, reflect his sustained contribution to debates on co-creation, institutional adaptability, homelessness policy, and e-government development, positioning him as a notable researcher shaping contemporary discourse on public governance transformation.
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Featured Publications
Horák, P., & Špaček, D. (2025). Examining the Covid 19 driven changes in public administration and their longevity: The case of Czechia. Public Money & Management.
Indra, V., Horáková, M., & Horák, P. (2025). Collaboration, participation, and innovation: Influencing factors of co-creation in a Czech municipality. International Journal of Public Administration.
Horák, P., & Špaček, D. (2025). Organizational resilience of public sector organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia and key influencing factors: Use of the Nograšek and Vintar model. International Journal of Public Administration.
Horák, P., & Horáková, M. (2025). The framework of family functions and dysfunctions from the perspective of the socialization process for evaluating policy measures. Preprint.
Kedzierski, M., & Horák, P. (2025). The development of e-services in the evolution of e-government in the V4 countries. In Navigating Globotics at the Semi-periphery.