The Yehuda Elkana Center is dedicated to innovative and applied research in higher education and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
In recent years, the Center has been an incubator for several international research collaboratives, including the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom (now hosted at King's College), the since-completed Open Society Research Platform, and most recently, the ongoing Academic Freedom and the Democratic University book series.
Below, please find a sampling of some of the many recent publications and presentations of Elkana Center faculty and staff. The selection is meant to highlight the diverse facets of colleagues’ work, rather than to be comprehensive. Additional publications can be found via the profiles of the respective colleagues. Current and recent Elkana Center colleagues are bolded in multi-author publications.
Selected Recent & Forthcoming Publications (five most recent years)
- Kamatović, T. and Kozakowski, M., eds. 2027 (forthcoming). Teaching Democratically in Higher Education. CEU Press.
- Welp-Park, E, Kozakowski, M., Ledermüller, K., Pausits, A., and Spörk, J., eds. 2027 (forthcoming). Innovate, Adapt, Preserve: Navigating Change in Higher Education. Waxmann.
- Kamatović, T. and Kozakowski, M. 2027 (forthcoming). “From Words to Relational Act(ing): Theater of the Oppressed for Reflective Teachers of Democratic Education.” In Artikulationen der Demokratiebildung, eds. Johanna Taufner and Denis Weger. Springer.
- Kamatović, T. and Kozakowski, M. 2027 (forthcoming). “Pedagogy and Praxis: The Evolving Role of Experience in (Democratic) Education” in Experience of Education, eds. G. Biesta, M. Brinkmann, O. Nikolić, M. Sekulović, Bloomsbury.
- Lucas, KA. 2026. (in press) "The Afterlife of Digital Course Shells." in Postdigital Learning Journeys. J. Lamb, D. Overend, & L. Bissell (eds.) Springer.
- Schmidt-Kessen, M. J., Lucas, KA., & Buchner, J. 2026. The Effective Use of Digital Teaching and Learning in Legal Education. Lehrbuch Rechtsdidaktik: Ein evidenz- und praxisorientiertes Handbuch mit Beispielen aus allen Disziplinen der Rechtswissenschaft, Ed. Hermann Astleitner, Patrick Warto, & Ines Zeitlhofer.
- Lucas, KA. and Lioy, A. 2025. Mapping AI Literacy Frameworks: An Analysis of the Evolving Metaphorical Relationships between Students, Teachers, and AI. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2025(1): 15, pp. 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.974
- Kamatović, T. 2025. “Review of Alexander Thomas (2024). The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism: Techno-Human Evolution and Advanced Capitalism”. Postdigital Science and Education.
- Kamatović, T. 2024. “Becoming More Than Who You Are: Euro-transhumanism, Nietzsche, and Education in the Age of Digitization and Automation.” Posthuman Studies Book Series.
- Kamatović, T. 2024. “Augustine and the Posthuman Writer: Toward an Ambiguous Authorship in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Journal of Posthuman Studies: Philosophy, Media, Technology. Penn State University Press. 8.1.
- Politis, Y., Clemente, I., Lim, Z. & Sung, C. 2023. The Conversation skills Assessment Tool (ChAT): Development and validation. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments.
- Kozakowski, M. 2023. “The Skills of Citizenship: Vocational Training for Algerian Migrants and the Problem of Work” French Historical Studies 46:4: 583-611.
- Lubbe, JC. & Politis, Y. 2023. Finding synergy in diversity during interprofessional team teaching. Advances in Online Education, 1(3), 219-232.
- Kozakowski, M., Lucas, KA., Rudnev, I. 2022. “Internationalization, community, and pandemic pedagogies: a reflective case study of a highly international university during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Przegląd Krytyczny [Critical Review]. Special Edition: Higher Education during the Pandemic.
- Lubbe, JC. 2022. Narrating the Forces of Change: Supporting Faculty during the Transition to Online Teaching and Assessment. CHE Kagisano 14.
- Géring, Z., Abozeid, O., Andrási, G., Kováts, G., Năstase, P., Szendrei, E., & Veiga, P. 2022. "Hungary case study" in A., & Seidenschnur, T. (Eds.). The Role of European Universities in an Age of Pandemic., CHEF, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University.
- Rymarenko, M. & Dunajeva, J. 2022. Faculty approaches to diversity in Eastern European education: Implications for teaching sensitive topics. Society Register 6(2).
- Dunajeva, J. 2022. Teaching about Roma in contemporary Hungary” in Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska and Urszula Markowska-Manista (eds.) Teaching about “Invisible Others”. The Central and East European Perspective. Springer.
Conference Presentations
- Kamatović, T. and Kozakowski, M. 2026. “Teaching Democratically: Values-informed Teaching Development in University Alliances.” European University Association Learning & Teaching Forum. Lisbon.
- Reynoldson, M., Bone, E. & Lucas, K. 2026. AI-Critical Educator Identities Across Context and Continents: A Duoethnographic Collage. Postdigital Backlash: Past, Present, and Future.
- Lucas, K. 2026. The Afterlife of Digital Course Shells. Irish Learning Technology Association Conference.
- Whoolery, M. & Lucas, K. 2025. Deliberating AI: Building University AI Policies through Democratic Dialogue. AMICAL.
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. 2025. From Words to Act(ing): Teaching Theater of the Oppressed for Reflective Practitioners in Higher Education. Articulations of Democracy Education. University of Vienna.
- Yannikkaya, B., Saethre-McGuirk, E.M., and Kozakowski, M. 2025. Learning and Teaching in Situations of Crises: Needs and Support Provision. European University Association, Annual Teaching and Learning Forum
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. 2024. Pedagogy and Praxis: The Evolving Role of Experience in Democratic Education. Why Still Education? Conference. Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory.
- Kozakowski, M. & Lucas, K. 2024. Supporting Instructors to Become Better Graders with GenAI. Seamless Learning Conference. WU Vienna.
- Kamatović, T. 2024. Bridging the Transhumanist Divide: Classical and Euro Perspectives. World Philosophy Congress Rome.
- Kozakowski, M. 2023. “Why Are Centers for Teaching & Learning Created and Why Do(n’t) they Grow? Historical Lessons and Present Opportunities.” AMICAL.
- Năstase, P. 2023. The Impact of ERP Implementation on University Governance and the Relations between Administrators, Faculty and Senior Leaders. Annual Conference of CHER -Consortium of Higher Education Researchers.
- Lucas, K. & Lubbe, JC. 2023. Ungrading Online: Co-Creating a Self-Assessment Rubric with Students. E-learning & Distance Education Network.
- Politis, Y. & Lubbe, JC. 2023. Team-teaching tips & good practices in a HE context: Professional development of early career researchers. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
- Politis, Y. 2023. Gender Bias in Science Textbooks (GBiST): An examination of the genderness levels of an Irish Science textbook. Educational Studies Association of Ireland.
- Kamatović, T., Lucas, K. & Kozakowski, M. 2022. Democratic Classrooms: Challenges and Affordances within Online Learning Ecosystems. Why Still Education? Conference. Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory.
- Lucas, K., Nyikes, N. & Rudnev, I. 2022. Keynote Address: Integrating UDL into University Systems: A Central European Approach. Universal Design for Learning Higher Education (UDLHE) Digicon.
Handbooks / Reports / Policy Papers
- Kozakowski, M. Working group member for the 2026. Empfehlungen der Hochschulkonferenz: Übergang Schule-Hochschule“ [Recommendations of the Ministerial Conference for Higher Education Institutions’ Working Group on the Transition from School to Higher Education]. Austria. Ministry for Women, Science and Research [BMFWF]. 2026.
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. (eds.) 2025. OSUN Inclusive Teaching Handbook.
- Kozakowski, M. & Szabo, M. 2025. Contributors to Learning and Teaching in Situations of Crises: Needs and Support Provision. European University Association
- Kozakowski, M. & Lubbe, JC. 2024. Contributors to Challenges and enablers in designing transnational joint education provision: Thematic Peer Group Report. European University Association.
- Popovic, M. (ed.). 2023. Reimagining Academic Freedom – through students’ eyes. Vienna: OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom.
- Kozakowski, M. & Lucas, K. 2023. Contributors to Digitally competent teachers: Thematic Peer Group Report. European University Association.
- Popovic, M., Matei, L. and Joly, D. 2022. Changing Understandings of Academic Freedom in the World at the Time of Pandemic. Vienna: OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom.
- Kováts, G. and Rónay, Z. 2022. Academic Freedom in Hungary. Vienna: OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom.
External Workshop Facilitation
- Lucas, K. 2026. What is Responsible AI Use in Academic Work? CIVICA.
- Lucas, K. 2026. An Institutional AI Ethics Compass. AMICAL.
- Lucas, K. 2026. Building an Interactive Story in Twine. AMICAL.
- Szabo, M. 2025. From Compliance to Impact: Quality Assurance in Higher Education, American University Central Asia.
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. 2025. Designing Courses, Syllabi, and Assessments for Meaningful Learning. European Humanities University.
- Lucas, K. & García, P. 2025. "Inclusive Assessment and Feedback: Designing Multiple Options with GenAI." Goodwin University.
- Kozakowski, M. & Szabo, M. 2024. Rethinking assessment. European Humanities University.
- Szabo, M. 2024. Quality Assurance, Ashesi University.
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. 2024. “AI in the Classroom: Enhancing Learning and Addressing Concerns”. European Ombuds in Higher Education (ENOHE).
- Szabo, M. 2023. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). OSUN, CLASP Fellows Program.
- Kamatović, T. & Kozakowski, M. 2023. “Modeling Democracy through Teaching: Approaches and Challenges.” American University of Central Asia.
- Politis, Y. 2023. What you need to consider as an early-stage researcher to forge an academic career. South East Technological University, Ireland.
- Lubbe, JC. 2023. Digital Narratives in the Classroom: Using Fictional Games to Teach Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving. Serious Games / Gaming for Education Symposium cum Workshop. University of Johannesburg & UNISA.
- Szabo, M. 2022. Revising BA and MA Level Program Learning Outcomes. American University Central Asia.
PhD dissertations of Yehuda Elkana Fellows
- Elizaveta Potapova (2021): Making Sense of Academic Freedom in Russia.
- Simona Torotcoi (2020):From International Commitments to Institutional Reality: The Case of Higher Education Policy in Europe.
- Daniela Crăciun (2019): Systematizing National Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: Reconceptualizing a Process
- Norbert Sabic (2016): Diversification of higher education in Europe. A policy narrative that legitimizes resource concentration
- Renata Kralikova (2016): Transition legacies, rules of appropriateness and ‘modernization agenda’ translation in higher education governance in Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia
- Elene Jibladze (2015): Suspended development : institutional transformation and lack of improvement in the higher education system of post-revolution Georgia