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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The FSV UK project received the highest national rating in the Jan Ámos Komenský Foundation Operational Programme
On 1 January 2025, the Institute of International Studies of Charles University, under the leadership of Associate Professor Michal Smetana, will start implementing the project "Foreign Interference of Foreign Powers in the Context of Contemporary Geopolitical and Technological Changes" (acronym INTERFER). Within the call "Social Sciences and Humanities: Man and Humanity in the Global Challenges of Today", it was ranked first in the country with 147 out of 150 possible points. The project is funded by the Operational Programme Jan Ámos Komenský (OP JAK) until the end of 2028. -
Call for projects in the area of Czech Foreign Policy Priorities and International Relations for 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic has announced a call for projects in the area of Foreign Policy Priorities of the Czech Republic and International Relations for 2025. -
TAČR - Programme PRODEF subprogramme 2 "National public competitions in defence research"- announcement
The 1st public competition in the Programme for Support of Applied Research and Innovation in the Defence Industry PRODEF, sub-programme 2 "National Public Competitions in Defence Research" was announced. The public competition in sub-programme 2 is aimed at supporting projects of applied research and innovation in the field of modern emerging and breakthrough technologies applicable to the needs of the Army of the Czech Republic -
TAČR - SIGMA - DC3 - competition announcement
The 10th public competition of the TAČR in the Programme for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA - sub-objective 3, Support of Innovative Potential of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts was announced. -
Jiří Kocián on Fulbright Scholarship at Rutgers University
Dr. Jiří Kocián, Deputy Head of the Department of Russian and East European Studies, Head of the Center for the Integration of Digital Humanities and Senior Coordinator of the Malach Center, is currently a Fulbright Scholar at Rutgers University in the USA. -
Full-time Ph.D. student position in Prague for the ERC-funded project
PRCP is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a full-time Ph.D. student position funded by the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project “Microfoundations of Collective Defence” (MICROCODE).
