Institute
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Institute of International Studies (IMS) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague (FSV UK), which was established in 1990 to respond to the current needs of the society. The IMS was founded in 1994 as the youngest part of the FSV UK. Its current structure is the result of a long-term process characterized, among others, by the deliberate formation of a new field of study "Area Studies." It is also positively influenced by the rising and changing demand of students, i.e. by satisfying the increasingly urgent "social demand" of the missing field of area studies, which is so important for further development in the practice of the Czech foreign and domestic politics.
Graduates of the study fields which are taught at the IMS are characterized by a contextually, regionally and methodologically based knowledge of modern history and of the legal, political, economic and socio-cultural background in those regions which are the contents of the Institute's scientific and pedagogical work. Furthermore, they orientate themselves in the practical consequences of recent historical events and essential contemporary problems and are equipped with basic analytic-interpretive skills. The graduates of these fields find jobs in all types of governmental and non-governmental institutions that focus on the issues of the respective regions, both domestic and foreign, in their historical and contemporary context.
News
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Announcement of the results of the GA UK competition - 5 successful applicants for IMS!
The results of the 20th round of the Charles University Grant Agency competition, which was attended by a number of our PhD students, have been published. In total, 5 people succeeded with their projects! -
Charles University and St Andrews: Successful research
A joint seed-funding programme between Charles University and the University of St Andrews is an excellent means of bringing together top researchers, say Joseph North from St. Andrews and Jaromír Soukup from the Centre for Strategic Partnerships at Charles University. -
Poster exhibition of the "Train to Freedom" ending project
On Thursday, 9 March, the joint project "Train to Freedom" (Charles University, Freie Universität Berlin, Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen and Mamlock Foundation Berlin) was officially closed with an exhibition of posters created at our institute during seminars. -
Andrzej Sadecki: "From defying to (re-)defining Europe in Viktor Orbán’s discourse about the past"
Our PhD candidate, Andrzej Sadecki, published an article entitled "From defying to (re-)defining Europe in Viktor Orbán’s discourse about the past" in the prestigious Journal of European Studies. -
Discussion "The 'Foreign Influence' Bill and the 7-8 March Protests in Georgia: Societal and (Geo)Political Implications"
You are cordially invited to a debate entitled "The 'Foreign Influence' Bill and the 7-8 March Protests in Georgia: Societal and (Geo)Political Implications", which will take place on Thursday 16th March at 17:00. -
Special issue - Schlüsselland Tschechien
Congratulations on the publication of the new Schlüsselland Tschechien - a special issue on the Czech Republic in the new edition of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. The editorial work was also done by our Assoc. prof. Vladimír Handl.
