Simona Dianová Researcher

Simona Dianová is a Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. She specializes in political communication and discourse analysis, with a focus on British and European politics. Her research focuses on how political actors build legitimacy and respond to major challenges, such as Brexit and building democratic resilience against foreign interference.

She holds a master’s degree in International Relations and European Studies from Masaryk University (MU) in Brno. She earned a dual PhD in European Studies and Studies of the English-Speaking World from Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris and MU; her dissertation focused on Brexit and fear-based political rhetoric.