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Screening of “Foreign Affairs” by Pasha Rafiy
The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg cordially invites you to the screening of the documentary “Foreign Affairs” by Pasha Rafiy, to be followed by a public debate.
The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg cordially invites you to the screening of the documentary “Foreign Affairs” by Pasha Rafiy, to be followed by a public debate.
14.11.2016 | UMV
Director of the IIR Elected to the Board of TEPSA!
Our director Petr Kratochvíl was elected to the Board of Trans European Policy Studies Association, the oldest trans-European research network in the field of European studies!
Our director Petr Kratochvíl was elected to the Board of Trans European Policy Studies Association, the oldest trans-European research network in the field of European studies!
New PP: The Use of Force Against the Islamic State
Veronika Bílková and Tamás Lattmann discuss in their newest policy paper whether the Islamic State indeed is a State, and if not, what its legal nature is. They also ask whether the use of force against the IS by countries other than Syria and Iraq is lawful under international law (jus ad bellum); what the nature of the armed conflict(s) in which the IS is involved is, which rules apply to it (them) and what the status of the IS fighters is (jus in bello). Finaly they try to analyze which crimes the IS has committed, and what the options for criminally prosecuting IS members for these crimes are. The authors will introduce the paper as well as their current research at a seminar held on 15 November from 17:00 at the IIR.
Veronika Bílková and Tamás Lattmann discuss in their newest policy paper whether the Islamic State indeed is a State, and if not, what its legal nature is. They also ask whether the use of force against the IS by countries other than Syria and Iraq is lawful under international law (jus ad bellum); what the nature of the armed conflict(s) in which the IS is involved is, which rules apply to it (them) and what the status of the IS fighters is (jus in bello). Finaly they try to analyze which crimes the IS has committed, and what the options for criminally prosecuting IS members for these crimes are. The authors will introduce the paper as well as their current research at a seminar held on 15 November from 17:00 at the IIR.
02.11.2016 | UMV
High-Level Conference on the Future of Labour
The conference’s aim is to look at the structural changes in the labour market in the context of globalization and technological progress; to discuss the challenge of EU-wide ensuring minimum social standards at the global level, e.g. with regard to the emergence of the new forms of work. The goal is to move towards politically and economically realistic solutions.
The conference’s aim is to look at the structural changes in the labour market in the context of globalization and technological progress; to discuss the challenge of EU-wide ensuring minimum social standards at the global level, e.g. with regard to the emergence of the new forms of work. The goal is to move towards politically and economically realistic solutions.
17.10.2016 | Tomáš Profant
Tomáš Profant recenzentem
Zdá se Vám, že diskuzím o elitní pražské kavárně a neliberálních xenofobních masách chybí empirické podklady? Stejná debata probíhá i na Slovensku. Tomáš Profant v recenzi pro časopis Sociologie diskutuje s knížkou Petry Burzové "Okouzleni pohledem na dav," která přináší tolik potřebný kvalitativní výzkum o bratislavské kavárně a národoveckém diskurzu.
Zdá se Vám, že diskuzím o elitní pražské kavárně a neliberálních xenofobních masách chybí empirické podklady? Stejná debata probíhá i na Slovensku. Tomáš Profant v recenzi pro časopis Sociologie diskutuje s knížkou Petry Burzové "Okouzleni pohledem na dav," která přináší tolik potřebný kvalitativní výzkum o bratislavské kavárně a národoveckém diskurzu.
Life After Brexit
Do you like Jan Kovář's analyses in the media, and would you like to hear him speak in person? You can meet him at the public debate organised by the Institute for Politics and Society within the international conference Forum 2000: LIFE AFTER BREXIT: A NEW FORWARD FOR THE EU. The event will take place on 17th October from 5pm till 7pm in Schebek Palace, Politických vězňů 936/7, 11000 Prague 1.
Do you like Jan Kovář's analyses in the media, and would you like to hear him speak in person? You can meet him at the public debate organised by the Institute for Politics and Society within the international conference Forum 2000: LIFE AFTER BREXIT: A NEW FORWARD FOR THE EU. The event will take place on 17th October from 5pm till 7pm in Schebek Palace, Politických vězňů 936/7, 11000 Prague 1.
The Challenge of Migrants and Refugees
The director of the Institute of International Relations Prague, Petr Kratochvíl will together with Michal Šimečka participate in the conference "The Challenge of Migrants and Refugees in the European Union: Franco-Czech Perspectives". The event, jointly coorganized by Sciences Po-Center for International Studies (CERI), Paris, Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) and Faculty of Arts (CUFA), Charles University, Prague will take place on 14 October in Paris.
The director of the Institute of International Relations Prague, Petr Kratochvíl will together with Michal Šimečka participate in the conference "The Challenge of Migrants and Refugees in the European Union: Franco-Czech Perspectives". The event, jointly coorganized by Sciences Po-Center for International Studies (CERI), Paris, Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) and Faculty of Arts (CUFA), Charles University, Prague will take place on 14 October in Paris.
EU Enlargement to the Western Balkans
Anes Makul aims (for the journal Sui Generis) at analyzing the readiness of the European Union to enlarge to the Western Balkans despite the decreasing desire to support further enlargement expressed by the EU citizens and the internal crisis the EU has been facing in recent years. The analysis has been based on rationalist and constructivist theory, two theoretical frameworks of international relations, and they are used to explain the reasons behind the EU enlargement. Whereas rationalism assumes that enlargement takes place due to economic and geopolitical reasons, constructivism assumes that enlargement takes place due to shared ideas and values. The author argues that rationalism can better explain the readiness of the Union to enlarge to the Western Balkans. More specifically, the main reason for granting EU membership to the Western Balkans is the stability of the region.
Anes Makul aims (for the journal Sui Generis) at analyzing the readiness of the European Union to enlarge to the Western Balkans despite the decreasing desire to support further enlargement expressed by the EU citizens and the internal crisis the EU has been facing in recent years. The analysis has been based on rationalist and constructivist theory, two theoretical frameworks of international relations, and they are used to explain the reasons behind the EU enlargement. Whereas rationalism assumes that enlargement takes place due to economic and geopolitical reasons, constructivism assumes that enlargement takes place due to shared ideas and values. The author argues that rationalism can better explain the readiness of the Union to enlarge to the Western Balkans. More specifically, the main reason for granting EU membership to the Western Balkans is the stability of the region.
06.10.2016 | Tamás Lattmann
New ILR is here - Referendum in Hungary
Referendum on the refugee quotas in Hungary – protection of sovereignty or much ado about nothing?
Referendum on the refugee quotas in Hungary – protection of sovereignty or much ado about nothing?
03.10.2016 | Jan Hornát
The power triangle in the Indian Ocean
An article by Jan Hornát, IIR Associate Researcher was published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs. The Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming the point of focus in assessing Asia's future security challenges. As both India and China are building up their naval presence in the Indian Ocean and as China's stakes in the region (protecting its maritime trade) interact with India's aspirations (being the regional dominant power and security provider), tensions are likely to rise. The United States has an established role in the Indian Ocean, and its approach to the contestation between Indian and Chinese interests may play a key role in limiting frictions. These developments have led many analysts to foresee the emergence of a balance of power system in the Indian Ocean region and East Asia which would be comparable to that of nineteenth-century Europe. In presenting the interplay between the three major stakeholders in the Indian Ocean, this paper aims to outline the implications of a balance of power system in the Indian Ocean region and demonstrate that it may not guarantee peace and stability, but, with regard to Organski's ‘power transition’ theory, could lead to quite the contrary.
An article by Jan Hornát, IIR Associate Researcher was published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs. The Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming the point of focus in assessing Asia's future security challenges. As both India and China are building up their naval presence in the Indian Ocean and as China's stakes in the region (protecting its maritime trade) interact with India's aspirations (being the regional dominant power and security provider), tensions are likely to rise. The United States has an established role in the Indian Ocean, and its approach to the contestation between Indian and Chinese interests may play a key role in limiting frictions. These developments have led many analysts to foresee the emergence of a balance of power system in the Indian Ocean region and East Asia which would be comparable to that of nineteenth-century Europe. In presenting the interplay between the three major stakeholders in the Indian Ocean, this paper aims to outline the implications of a balance of power system in the Indian Ocean region and demonstrate that it may not guarantee peace and stability, but, with regard to Organski's ‘power transition’ theory, could lead to quite the contrary.
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