About us

Our workgroup (Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society – IRTIS) carries out research related to the social-psychological developmental, sociological and political implications of the use of information and communication technologies. Members of our research group are employees and Ph.D. students at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, whose areas of interest are connected to online behavior, online social and political agency and the consequences of ICT use (such as Internet, mobile phones or computer games) for individuals and society. IRTIS is part of the Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family (Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University). Thus, our main focus is on children, adolescents and families, but it includes a number of diverse themes, including the study of:

To study these issues, we conduct our own research and also participate in national and international research projects, i.e.:

Our other activities include the publication of the online journal Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace and participating in the organization of the Cyberspace conference. We also teach courses in the psychological and social implications of Internet use, and supervise students at Masaryk University with thematically corresponding research.

You can find more information about IRTIS researchers and their publications at their profiles or browse our projects and IRTIS publications in the menu on the left.

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