2008-
:::: Scientific board of the Center for Theoretical Study
An advisory board of my home institution at the Charles University in Prague and Academy of Science of the Czech Republic
2002-
:::: Editorial board of Forum: Qualitative Social Research
FQS is an online international and peer-reviewed forum for qualitative social research, an open-access journal established in 1999 and lead by Katja Mruck
2004-
:::: Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
Professional association that brings together those interested in understanding science, technology, and medicine, including the way they develop and interact with their social contexts
2000-2021
:::: Advisory board of The Centre for Narrative Research
CNR at the University of East London brings together work on narrative that is being pursued in a variety of contexts across the social sciences
2005-2018
:::: Scientific board of the PhD programme in sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University in Brno
A kind of supervising body responsible for the study programme
2008-2016
:::: Member of the editorial team of the Biograf journal
Biograf is Czech and Slovak peer-reviewed scholarly journal for qualitative research in the social sciences
2004-2014
:::: The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
Interdisciplinary scholarly society the purpose of which is to stimulate communication, exchange and collaboration in the field of studies of science and technology
1994-2008
:::: Editor-in-chief of the Biograf journal
Biograf is Czech and Slovak peer-reviewed scholarly journal for qualitative research in the social sciences
1998-2005
:::: Board of trustees of the Virtual institute
The Virtual Institute - Internet Centre for Social Studies, was a non-profit organization promoting online technologies in the social sciences teaching, publishing and research
2000-2003
:::: Scientific board of the PhD programme in social work at the Faculty of Social and Health Studies, Ostrava University
Supervising body responsible for the study programme
2000-2002
:::: Scientific board of the PhD programme in sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague
Supervising body responsible for the study programme
1996-2001
:::: International correspondent of the journal Sociological Research On-line
A purely online journal publishing fully peer-reviewed sociology looking at current issues
1992-2000
:::: Social Policy Association
The SPA is a professional association open for membership to academics and practitioners working in social policy, and to others with an interest in UK and international social policy
1994-2000
:::: Biograf: Association for biographical and reflexive sociology
Professional association that used to be publisher of the Biograf journal, organised thematic seminars and conferences
1993-2000
:::: Biography and Society, RC 38 of ISA
A "biographical section" of the International sociological association
1998-2000
:::: Association for Qualitative Research
AQR is an international organisation which aims to further the practice and study of qualitative research
1998-2000
:::: Society for Literature & Science
SLS (today SLSA - Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts) members share an interest in problems of science and representation, and in the cultural and social dimensions of science, technology, and medicine.
1993-1996
:::: Associate editor of Auto/Biography
Journal for biographical sociology lead by Liz Stanley
1993-1996
:::: Auto/Biography Study Group
Thematic group of the British Sociological Association