SlovakAcademy of SciencesInsti-tuteof Politica]-scienceDribravskd cesta 9, 841 04 Br:atislavaTel. i +42I-2-547 89724 Faxi +42f-Z-547 Bg7 26e-mail : polipek@savba.sk URL: http ://www.upv.sav.sk

To:Presidium SASStefiinikova 49814 38 Bratislava 7u,pa/u

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RE: Appeal against assessment

Dear Sirs:

Bratislava, I Mar 2017

Pursuant to Afi. IV. $6 of the Research Assessment Guidelines for resularassessment of SAS institutes for the period of 2012-2015, the Institu; ofPolitical Science appeals against the decision of the presidium oi 9 February2017, Resolution no. 1212C,to rate the institute as follows:

"The research is not solid or is repetitive, or is flawed in the scientific ortechnical approaches'0.

Sincerely,SLOVFNSKA AKADf I\4IA VIEO

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PhDr. Virosiav Peknik. CSc., \\ -> ^ . \HeadoflPSSAS \$- -1tq\^J

Encl.: Appeal against Assessment Repoft