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Markéta Votoupalová Elected At-Large Member in the ISA’s Human Rights Section

Markéta Votoupalová, Assistant Professor at the Department of International and Diplomatic Studies, was elected At-Large Member in the 2026 International Studies Association’s Human Rights Section election. Markéta Votoupalová studied International Relations and Diplomacy at the Prague University of Economics and Business and Czech-German Intercultural Communication and Scandinavian Studies with a focus on Danish at Charles […]

New article by M. Hennlichová, M. Votoupalová & K. Lancová: Politics of scarcity: Energy crisis and discursive practices in wartime France (1914–1918)

Marcela Hennlichová, Markéta Votoupalová, Klára Lancová, Politics of scarcity: Energy crisis and discursive practices in wartime France (1914–1918), Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 133, 2026, 104604, ISSN 2214-6296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104604 Abstract: This interdisciplinary study focuses on propagandist discourse that encompasses the public communication of governmental energy-saving measures as well as their presentation, framing, discursive practices, […]

New Intensive Courses in Language Analysis: Developing Data-Driven Skills for International Relations and Business

The Department of International and Diplomatic Studies is newly offering two intensive courses, which will take place from 18 to 20 February 2026, during the first week of the semester. Both courses provide students with practical, data-driven analytical skills that enable them to systematically examine language in international, business, and policy contexts and to translate […]

Dr. Daniel Šitera contributed to the book forum: Hayek’s Bastard? Václav Klaus’ Far-Right Frontlash From Central Europe

Slobodian, Q., Ausserladscheider, V., Greskovits, B., & Šitera, D. (2025). Book Forum on Quinn Slobodian’s Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Czech Journal of International Relations, 60(3), 105–147. https://doi.org/10.32422/cjir.1991 Abstract: In this forum, Valentina Ausserladscheider, Béla Greskovits, and Daniel Šitera discuss Quinn Slobodian’s Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism […]

New article by K. Kočí, V. Obeid & P. Assaf: Decentring Under Scrutiny: The Limits of EU Engagement and Local Agency in Lebanon (2015–2024)

Kočí, K., Obeid, V., & Assaf, P. (2025). Decentring Under Scrutiny: The Limits of EU Engagement and Local Agency in Lebanon (2015–2024). Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2025.2583696 Abstract: The article critically explores the European Union’s (EU) engagement in Lebanon (2015–2024) through the lens of decentring—an approach that seeks to transcend Eurocentric perspectives […]

Program of the Innoweek at DIDS in WS 2025

China’s Emerging Challenge to the Global Order: Issues for Europe and the West

Dr. J. Weinfurter received Rector’s publication award

The Transformation of the EU Neighbourhood and the Associated Changes of Energy Interdependence

International Relations and the “Great Immunological Transformation”: Adapting Thought and Practice to the Challenges of the Anthropocene