We are pleased to share a new open-access publication by Markéta Votoupalová, Assistant Professor at the Department of International and Diplomatic Studies: “Schengen in crisis? Positions of member states reimposing internal border controls” As the Schengen Area marks its 40th anniversary in 2025, its achievements and challenges are increasingly the subject of debate. While the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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