Welcome to the web site of Martina Klicperova-Baker




 

Presenting the book Ready for Democracy? to Václav Havel, the President of the Czech Republic

 

klicperovabaker((at))gmail.com




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Research scholar
Institute of Psychology
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Praha, Czech Republic
www.psu.cas.cz

 


Affiliate
Graduate School of Health, Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health (C-BEACH)
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, USA
www.sdsu.edu

 


RESEARCH INTERESTS
Psychology of Democracy, Transition to Democracy, Political Psychology, Antisocial Behavior and Violence, Creativity.

SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS

Klicperová-Baker, M. (Ed.) (in preparation). Democracy and Humanism across Borders of Countries and Disciplines. International Society of Political Psychology, Montezuma Press, San Diego State University.

Klicperova-Baker, M. & Kostal, J. (2017). Post-communist democracy vs. totalitarianism: Contrasting patterns of need satisfaction and societal frustration. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 50 (2), 99-111.

Weissenberger, S., Ptacek, R., Klicperova-Baker, M. et al. (2017). ADHD, Lifestyles and Comorbidities: A Call for an Holistic Perspective - from Medical to Societal Intervening Factors. Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 8, Article # 454.

Klicperová-Baker, M. & Kostal, J. (2016). Toward empirical assessment of the European demos and public sphere: Comparing democratic value orientations of citizens and elites. In H. Sicakkan (Ed.): Integration, Diversity and the Making of a European Public Sphere (New Horizons in European Politics series). Northampton, Massachusetts: E. Elgar (pp. 183-208).

Weissenberger, S., Klicperová-Baker, M., Zimbardo, P.G., Schonova, K., Akotia, D., Košťál, J., Goetz, M., Raboch, J., & Ptáček, R. (2016). ADHD and Present Hedonism: time perspective as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment., č. 12 (2016), s. 2963-2971 ISSN 1178-2021, https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S116721

Košťál, J., Klicperová-Baker, M., Lukavská, K., Lukavský, J. (2016). Short version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI-short) with and without the Future Negative scale, verified on nationally representative samples. Time and Society, 25 (2). 169-192.

Klicperova-Baker, M. (2016). Sociálně psychologické základy demokracie: Teoretická analýza a empirické sondy. [Social psychological foundations of democracy: Theoretical analysis and empirical probes.] Theoretical analysis and empirical probes. Ceskoslovenska psychologie. 60 (1), 96-109.

Klicperová-Baker, M. & Kostal, J. (2015). European sociopolitical mentalities: Identifying pro-and anti-democratic tendencies. Part I – Individual citizens’ perspective. European societies, 17, (3), 301-332 doi: 10.1080/14616696.2015.1018720

Košťál, J. & Klicperová-Baker, M. (2015). European Sociopolitical Mentalities: Identifying Pro- and Antidemocratic Tendencies. Part II – Group (ideological, partisan, regional) perspective. European Societies, 17 (3), p. 333-350 ISSN 1461-6696.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2015). The Czech Rhetoric of 1989 and Václav Havel. Advances in the History of Rhetoric. 18, Supplement 87-108, ISSN 1536-2426.

Feierabend, I. & Klicperová-Baker, M. (2015). Freedom and psychological proximity as preconditions of nonviolence: The social psychology of democratic peace. South African Journal of Psychology, 45(4), 564-577.

Klicperová-Baker, M., Košťál, J., & Vinopal, J. (2015). Time Perspective in Consumer Behavior. In: M. Stolarski, N. Fieulaine, & W. van Beek (Eds.) Time Perspective Theory; Review, Research and Application. Essays in Honor of Philip G. Zimbardo. New York: Springer, p. 353-369. ISBN 978-3-319-07367-5

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Cieciuch, J., Calogero, R.M., Van Hiel, A., Argentero, P., Baltatescu, S., Baran, T., Bardhwaj, G., Bukowski, M., Chargazia, M., Clinton, A., Halik, M.H., Ilisko, D., Khachatryan, N., Klicperová-Baker, M., et al. (2015). Measurement of Psychological Entitlement in 28 Countries. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, October, p. 1-11 doi:https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000286, ISSN 1015-5759,

Sircova, A., van de Vijver, F.J.R., Osin, E., Milfont, T.L., Fieulaine, N., Kislali-Erginbilgic, A., Zimbardo, P.G., Djarallah, S., Chorfi, M.S., do Rego Leite, U., Lin, H., Lv, H., Bunjevac, T., Tomaš, T., Punek, J., Vrlec, A., Matić, J., Bokulić, M., Klicperová-Baker, M., et al. Time perspective profiles of cultures. Time Perspective Theory; Review, Research and Application: Essays in Honor of Philip G. Zimbardo. Springer International Publishing, 2015, /2015/, s. 169-187. ISBN 978-3-319-07367-5.

Klicperová-Baker, M., Feierabend, I. K., Košťál, J. (2015). Chvála slušnosti. O sociálně-psychologických základech demokracie.[In Praise of Civility: On Social Psychological Foundations of Democracy.]Vesmír. Roč. 94, č. 12 (2015), s. 710-712 E-ISSN 1214-4029.

Klicperova-Baker, M.; Kostal, J. (2014). Demokraci w Europie Środkowej — Przypadek Polski. [Democrats in Central Europe—The case of Poland: A typology of political mentalities derived from a secondary analysis of EVS - in Polish] Przegląd Psychologiczny, 57(1), 35-50.

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M. et al. (2014). Kulturowe wymiary postaw roszczeniowych. [Cultural dimensions of entitlement]. Psychologia Społeczna. 9 (2), p. 220-240 (ISSN 1896-1800) doi: 10.7366/1896180020142906.

Sircova et al (2014). A Global Look at Time: A 24 Country Study of the Equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, Sage Open: Vol. 4, January-March, p. 1-12 doi: 10.1177/2158244013515686

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2014). Psychologie demokracie, transformace a totality. [Psychology of democracy, transition, and totalitarianism.] In: Blatny Člověk v kontextech celoživotního vývoje. Brno: Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i, 2014 - (Blatný, M.), s. 95-110. ISBN 978-80-86174-18-1.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2014). A Character Assassination Attempt: The Case of Václav Havel. In: E.Shiraev & M. Icks (Eds.) Character Assassination throughout the Ages. (Pp. 253-269). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2013). Volby po česku (a americku): Politicko-psychologická reflexe voleb. [Elections, Czech (and American) style: Political psychological reflections on elections.] Vesmír. 92 (3), p. 139-139 E-ISSN 1214-4029.

Klicperová-Baker, M. & Košťál, J. (2012). Democratic Character: Empirical Comparisons across Europe. Accepted for scientific program at The 21st Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP).

Lukavská, K., Klicperová-Baker, M., Lukavský, J., Zimbardo, P.G. (2011). ZTPI - Zimbardův dotazník časové perspektivy. Československá psychologie, 55 (4), s. 356-373. ISSN 0009-062X.

Klicperová-Baker, M.; Feierabend, I.; Košťál, J. (2010). Post-Communist Syndrome: a Mental Heritage. A Theoretical Framework and Empirical Findings. In Dvacet let poté - komunistické režimy ve střední a východní Evropě jako společné dědictví. Praha: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů. S. 1-5. ISBN 978-80-87211-40-3.

Klicperová-Baker, M.; Feierabend, I.; Košťál, J. (2009). Postoje české veřejnosti k demokratičnosti a svobodě. In Svoboda a odpovědnost. Rakovník: Muzeum TGM. S. 15-26. ISBN 978-80-85081-27-5.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2009). Politická psychologie. In Psychologická encyklopedie: Aplikovaná psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2009. S. 232-236. ISBN 978-80-7367-470-0.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2008): Education for Citizenship and Democracy: The Case of the Czech Republic. In: James Arthur, Ian Davies, Carole Hahn (Editors) Sage Handbook of Citizenship and Democracy, London: Sage. Pp. 158-174.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2008). Psychologie demokracie – sociálně psychologické předpoklady demokratického občanství. In: Antonín Staněk a František Mezihorák (Eds.) Výchova k občanství pro 21. století. Str. 178-205. Praha: SPVH. S. 178-205. ISBN 978-80-904187-0-7.

Klicperová-Baker, M. Feierabend, I. K., Kovacheva, S., Titarenko, L, Košťál, J., Hofstetter, C. R.  (2007). Demokratická kultura v České republice: Občanská kultura, éthos a vlastenectví ze srovnávacího pohledu. Academia: Praha. ISBN 978-80-200-1433-7

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2007). The Czech-American Relations. History, current viewpoints and future prospects. San Diego: Montezuma Publishing. 16 Pp.. ISBN  976-0-7442-5339-1  

Klicperová, M. Shiraev, E. (2007). Czech Republic. In: D. Levinson a K. Christensen. (Eds.) Global Perspectives on the United States. Supplement of Congressional Quarterly. Washington DC. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing, Volume 1. Pp. 161-165.

Shiraev, E., Klicperová, M. Shiraev, E. (2007). Slovak Republic. In: Levinson a K. Christensen. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Global Perspectives on the United States. D. Supplement of Congressional Quarterly. Washington DC. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing, Volume 2. Pp. 569-572 

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2007, 2006-DVD) Ciudadanía en transición: La Teoría de la Ciudadanía y la Ciudadanía en Naciones que Experimentan la Transición hacia la Democracia con una Referencia Especial a Europa Central/Este. [Citizenship in Transition: Theory of Citizenship & Citizenship in Nations Undergoing Transition to Democracy with a Special Reference to Central/Eastern Europe] In: G. A. Mota (Ed.): Educación cívica y ciudadana. Una visión global. Dignidad, identidad, y participación en la concstruucción de sociedades democráticas. Str. 169-192. ISBN 970-29-1768-9; 03-2005-042811435000-01.

Klicperová-Baker, M. & Košťál, J. (2006). Rudeness and Civility [in Czech: Hrubost a slušnost. Názory českých občanů na veřejné projevy mezilidských vztahů. Research Report, TNS AISA Praha.

Klicperova'-Baker, M ., (2006). Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Concepts and Readings. Montezuma Publishing, San Diego ISBN 976-0-7442-6495-3.

Fiala, J. & Klicperová-Baker, M. (2005). Philip G. Zimbardo: Moc a zlo. Sociálně psychologický pohled na svět. [Power and Evil: A social psychological view of the world.] Library of the Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation Vision 97. Praha: Moraviapress ISBN 80-86181-80-4

Feierabend, I. K., Klicperova'-Baker, M. (2004). Macropsychology of Violence and the Modern World. Bulletin PsÚ, 10 (1), 36-60.

Klicperova'-Baker, M. (Ed.). (2004). Prague Civility - A working Conference. ”Preceedings” Program and Pre-conference Frameworks. Institute of Psychology, Prague. Pp 1-24.

Kovacheva, S, Klicperova'-Baker, M ., Titarenko, L. (2004). Political Culture and Political Activity of Central-Eastern European Youth. Towards Non-violence and Dialogue Culture in South East Europe. P. E. Mitev and J. Riordan (Eds.), 'Ivan Hadjiyski' Institute for Social Values and Structures. Sofia, Bulgaria 2004

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2003). Civility and democratic political culture in the Czech Republic [in Czech: Občanský éthos a demokratičnost: výsledky reprezentativního výzkumu v České republice a na Slovensku.]
Československá psychologie, 47 [4] 301-318 .

Klicperová-Baker, M . et al. (2003) Democratic Citizenship: Psychological Theory & Empirical Studies in four Central and Eastern European Nations San Diego State University, Montezuma Publishing, USA. ISBN 0-7442-2702-x 

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2002). Transitional worries and Hopes in the Czech Republic. In: V. Slapentokh & E. Shiraev (Eds.): Post-Communist Fears in Eastern Europe. St. Martin Press, Palgrave New York ISBN 0312293542.

Klicperová-Baker, M (2002). Political Violence: From Individual Aggression to Terrorism. Montezuma Publishing, USA, ISBN 0-7442-2117-x

Klicperová-Baker, M. (2001). Aggression, Political Violence, Democracy: Concepts and Texts. Montezuma Publishing, USA, ISBN 0-7442-0235-3

Hofstetter, C. Richard, Feierabend, Ivo K., Synak,B.,
Klicperová-Baker, M. (2000). Two nations or one? Political culture among Czech students during the 1990s.  Bulletin PsÚ, 6 (2) 1-33.

Hofstetter, C. Richard, Feierabend, Ivo K., Synak,B., 
Klicperová-Baker, M . (2000).  Young elites and the civic culture in post-communist Poland: A Q-Factor analytic assessment of Polish students.Polish Sociological Review, 1, (129) 87-109

Hofstetter, C. R., Feierabend, I. K., Synak, B.,
Klicperová-Baker, M. (2000).  Two nations or one? Political culture among Czech students during the 1990s.  Bulletin PsÚ, 6 (2) 1-33.

Klicperová-Baker, M. (1999). Psycología de Transición: Del Síndrome Totalitario a la Cultura Democratica. In: Mota Botello, Graciela A. (Ed.): Psicología Política del Nuevo Siglo. Una Ventana a la Ciudadanía. Sociedad Mexicana de Psicología Social: (Pp. 365-392). Sociedad Mexicana de Psicología Social, A.C.  Secretaría de Educación Pública,  Xalapa México. ISBN 03-1999-052414301600-01.

Gudauskas, R., Hofstetter, C. Richard, Feierabend, Ivo K.,
Klicperová-Baker, M . (1999).   Young elites and the civic culture in post-communist Lithuania: A Q-Factor analytic assessment of Lithuanian student responses.  Informacijos Mokslai, 10, 7-30.

Klicperová-Baker, M . (1999). Political Violence Readings.  Aztec Shops Ltd., San Diego State University.  0-3130-6374-B

Klicperová-Baker, M. et al. (1999). Ready for Democracy? Civic Culture and Civility with a Focus on Czech Society.   PsÚ AV ČR. ISBN 80-86174-01-8

Klicperová, M. (1998). Selected Readings for Political Science 406.  Aztec Shops Ltd.,  San Diego State University. 0-3130-5459-B

Klicperová, M . (1998). Post-totalitarian syndrome? [in Czech] Československá. psychologie, 42 (4) 344-350.

Klicperová, M., Feierabend, I.K., Hofstetter, C.R. (1997). Nonviolent Conflict Resolution and Civic Culture. The Czechoslovak Experience. In: Bjorkqvist, K. Fry, D.P. (Eds.): Cultural Variation in Conflict Resolution. Alternatives to Violence. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. Mahwah, NJ. ISBN: 0805822224

Klicperová, M . Feierabend, I. K., & Hofstetter, C.R. (1997). In the search for a post-communist syndrome. A theoretical framework and empirical assessment. J. of Community and Applied Social Psychology (7) 39-52.

Klicperová, M . (1997). Civic virtues and transformation of the Czech society [in Czech]. Československá. psychologie, 41 (2) 97-108.

Klicperová, M. (1997). Political Psychology and transition to democracy [in Czech] Propsy 3 (2) 4-5.

Klicperová, M. (1996). Civic virtues Hic et nunc. [in Czech]. Nová přítomnost. No.10, 17-19.

Klicperová, M. , Feierabend, I.K., Hofstetter, C.R., Synak, B., & Beres, C. (1996). Civic Virtues in the Transitional Period: Illustrations from East/Central Europe. Bulletin PsÚ, 2 (3) 1-38

Klicperová, M. (1996). Psychology of Transition. Bulletin PsÚ. 2 (4) 1-44.

Klicperová. M. (1996). Students, lecturers, campuses and libraries in the U.S.A. [in Czech] Propsy. 2 (6) 13-17.

Klicperová, M ., Feierabend, I.K., & Hofstetter, C.R (1995). Peaceful Conflict Resolution in Czechoslovakia. Bulletin PsÚ 1 (2) 1-46.

Klicperová, M. (1995). The content analysis of the letters reacting to the Initiative „In Defense of Pavel Opočenský“.  [in Czech]  Bulletin PsÚ 1 (3) 1-41.

Hofstetter, C.R., Huie Hofstetter, C., Feierabend, I., &
Klicperová, M . (1995). "Policy science" approach to solution of social problems [in Czech]. Československá pychologie 39 (3) 247-258.

Klicperová, M. (1994).  Moral values in the modern Czech history. Global Bioethics. 7 (2) 77-93.

Klicperová, M., Křivohlavý, J., Boschek, P. (1993). Communication  between Aggressors in an Experimental Situation. Studia Psychologica, 35 (3) 249-260.

Říčan, P.,
Klicperová, M. , Kožený, J., Koucká, T. (1993). Families of the Bullies and their Victims: A Children's View. Studia Psychologica,. 35 (3) 261-267.

Říčan, P., Kožený, J., &
Klicperová, M . (1993). Psychometric  Analysis  of the Questionnaire ADOR-20. Československá psychologie,  37 (4) 330-334, 1993.

Hlavsa, J., Chaloupka,O.,
Klicperová, M. , & Holeyšovský, J. (1985). Current Problems of Psychology of Creativity. Československá Psychologie 29(5)394-417.

Křivohlavý, J., &
Klicperová, M. (1985). Building of a Tower: A Social Psychological Method for Assessment of a Dyadic Cooperation.  Československá psychologie, 1, pp. 52-61.

Klicperová, M. , & Srnec, J. (1983). Ethical Problems in Clinical Practice. Československá Psychiatrie, 79 (5), 349-352.

Klicperová, M . (1983). Assessment of Hostility: Hostility Diagram and KRE-P test.  Studia Psychologica, 25 (2), Pp.159-165.

Klicperová, M ., & Nováková, V. (1976). Acquisition of  Avoidance Reaction in  Rats with different  Social Experience in Youth. Behavioral Processes, 1, 1, 259-266.



CURRICULUM VITAE

Born  in Prague, Czechoslovakia   October 13, 1956
Married  to James Gregory Baker in San Francisco, USA  December 30, 1997 

Academic education:
1976-1980  MA, BA at Karlova Universita, School of Arts, Prague, Czechoslovakia
                   major: Psychology, social psychology, summa cum laude
                   defended diploma/doctoral dissertation thesis "Hostility  and its Assessment"
1982           PhDr. in Psychology
1986           awarded scientific degree of CSc. -  Candidate of Sciences in Psychology
Languages: Czech, English (since 1992 sworn interpreter for English language)
partial knowledge of Russian, German, Spanish, Swedish

Professional experience
1976 - 1977 Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (part-time)
            Research fellowship:  social deprivation and conditioning in Norway rats.
1978 - 1980 Research Institute of Highways and Municipal Transport:
            assessment of professional and accident-prone drivers (part-time)
1981 - 1986 Institute of Psychology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
            postgraduate fellowship: research in creativity and moral behavior
1986 - 1988 Research Institute of Psychiatry, Mental Health Department:
            research on mental health, stress, and working teams
1988 - 1989 .  Research Institute of Technology and Economics in Machinery
1990 - 1991 Head of Foreign Relations Office, Universita Karlova, Faculty of Arts, Prague
1988-2006 teaching at Karlova Universita, Stanford University, Arizona State University, San Diego State University.

Participation In Funded Research Projects
1982-1986 Postgraduate Fellowship: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
1992-1994 &  1995-97 Research grants  from Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
1993-1997 Head of the Scientific Committee - Institute of Psychology, Prague branch
IREX Individual Advanced Research Award
1996          Individual research grant by Paleček Foundation
1996-1998 Research grant from Open Society - Research Support Scheme 
2000-2002 Research grant by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
2000-2002 Cooperative Research Support Scheme Grant
2003-2007 Research grant from Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
2005-2007 Research grant by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
2006 Research grant by BIXBY foundation
2007- Eurosphere