Research
Science and Research at the IMS
Within the framework of the FSV research plan and in a number of other Czech and European grants, the Institute's members are developing the theory, methodology and the empirical research in all the major areas of social sciences.
The Institute publishes its own magazine, Studia Territorialia, which is a reviewed academic magazine covering Area Studies.
The students are also involved in the Institute's scientific activities as assistants or researchers, or as the main investigators in the projects of the Charles University Grant Agency (GA UK).
Research Projects
Institute publications
News
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Interdisciplinary conference: "Re-Thinking Post-Socialist War(s): Comparative Dimensions of the War in Ukraine 2014 -2024"
On March 8-10, 2024, the Interdisciplinary Conference "Re-Thinking Post-Socialist War(s): Comparative Dimensions of the War in Ukraine 2014 2024" was held in Giessen, Germany. The conference was attended by our Valeria Korablyova.
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Michal Smetana: "Microfoundations of domestic audience costs in nondemocratic regimes: Experimental evidence from Putin’s Russia"
Michal Smetana from the Department of North American Studies published an article in the interdisciplinary and international peer reviewed bimonthly journal "Journal of Peace Research" of scholarly work in peace research. Congratulations!
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New research alliance: IMS, EHESS and Center for Urban History
On 21 March, a new research alliance between Prague, Paris and Lviv (IMS FSV UK, EHESS, Center for Urban History) will be officially launched. The research alliance is a place for the emergence and structuring of new scientific dynamics born of the transformations linked to the Russian war against Ukraine.
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New project at IMS funded by Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Congratulations to Dr. Miroslav Kunštát and the team of researchers Martin Vidlák, Petr Buriánek and Pavel Seifter for successful grant application "Vaclav Havel's Foreign Policy and its Ethical Dimension" supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.
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Call for Expression of Interest: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action
Institute of International Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic looks for outstanding researchers to host in the framework of the EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action funding scheme. Deadline for application: 16 February 2024.
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New University Research Center (UNCE) at IMS
Congratulations to Prof. Tomáš Weiss and the team for gaining the project "Peace Research Centre Prague II." in the call for university research centres. The interdisciplinary character of the proposed project is based on close cooperation between the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts of Charles University.
