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RCMS member Karin Hofmeistrová was recently a guest on the Hej Slované podcast. Together with host Jakub Novosad, they discussed the role of the Orthodox Church in Serbia, its links to political structures, especially the regime of Aleksandar Vučić, and its historical role in shaping Serbian identity. The interview covers the period from the establishment of the position of Orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire, through its significant strengthening after 2000, to the current situation during the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine.
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We warmly invite you to a seminar with RCMS member - Tereza Juhászová! She will be prezenting her work on "Navigating Turbulent Times: A Microhistory of a Multilingual Small Town in Mid-20th Century Slovakia".Tereza has recently defended her dissertation on this topic and we are sure that visiting Nižný Medzev and exploring it's diverse community with her will be an inspiring and thought-provoking journey. Join her in a debate with Tomasz Rawski (Center for Research on Social Memory Center for Research on Social Memory).
The event will take place online: Tue, 4 November at 9:30am CET.
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On Wednesday, October 15, a ceremonial presentation of the book "The Orient in the Transformation of International Relations" took place in the Hollar building. The publication was presented by its editor and head of department Slavomír Horák, a student of the recently deceased leading orientalist Prof. Eduard Gombár, to whom the entire event was dedicated.
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In October 2025, Adrian Brisku from the Department of Russian and European Studies at IMS attended a conference on politics and international relations at Yerevan State University (YSU).
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The Institute of International Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, has received accreditation for a new Master’s programme in Transnational History — the first of its kind at Charles University. The programme will commence in the academic year 2026/27.
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From 12 to 14 November 2025, the international conference “Body and Care in the Ordeal of War” will take place in Prague. The event will explore the transformations of the body, health, and care in wartime and post-war contexts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
