Department of International Relations












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            Department of International Relations (Katedra mezinárodních vztahů, KMV) was established 

            aim of developing a specialization in International Relations. Since its inception, the De
            an M.A. and a Ph.D. study program in International Relations and, simultaneously, it parti
            B.A. program Political Science and International Relations. In 2007, the Department offere

            program in Security Studies, which was since 2012 accompanied with its English-taught vari
            the Master in International Security Studies. In 2015, part of its members left the Depart
            a new Department of Security Studies within the Institute of Political Studies, which also

            Master’s programs in security studies.
            Nowadays, the KMV pursues, in the first place, the Master’s program in International Relat

            in its Czech version (Mezinárodní vztahy, MV) and, since 2015, also in its English version
            International Relations, MAIN). The Department’s utmost priority is to keep and further st
            the program’s complex character, covering the majority of the main spheres of internationa

            The program’s core consists of theories of international relations, international institut
            international security, and international economic relations. The mandatory courses also i
            on international law, which simultaneously belongs to one of the elective specializations 

            program’s final state exam. A considerable part of the program’s courses is devoted to Eur
            and the programs allows for a formal specialization in this area.
            Apart from the Master’s program, the Department runs, in co-operation with the Department 

            Studies, the doctoral program in International Relations, and keeps contributing to the te
            Bachelor’s program of Political Science and International Relations.
            In its professional profile and research, the KMV as a small-size institution concentrates

            inter-related fields, namely global institutions and European integration. Concerning glob
            a number of publications originating in the Department dealt with the general functioning,
            effectiveness of international institutions. Most recently, the Department’s activity in t

            concentrated on an original research of a few substantial questions concerning the functio
            Trade Organization (WTO).
            As for European integration, the Department’s members have built an outstanding publicatio

            field, with a number of articles published in the main international impact-factor journal
            Studies (European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European In
            Journal of European Public Policy, West European Politics). These publications contributed

            the research on the decision-making process in EU Council and on the involvement of nation
            EU decision-making.
            Besides this empirical focus, the research carried out in the Department is marked with th

            theoretical and methodological approaches. A large part of the Department’s members associ
            with the currently dominant, analytically oriented line of research on international insti
            it has been evolving approximately since the 1980s in the USA and in a number of Western a

            European countries. They seek to enrich this research line, in a cumulative manner, especi
            and original empirical findings about on the specific fields of selected institutions. Thi
            orientation naturally has its manifestation in the otherwise complexly conceived of Master

            and, in this way, provides the program with a feature that is, in the Czech environment, d
            Head of the Department is Assoc. Prof. Jan Karlas [ URL "IPSENG-75.html "] , his Deputy is
            Parízek [ URL "IPSENG-85.html "] . The Academic supervisor of the Master’s program is J. K

            assisted by M. Parízek (Admissions Coordinator). The coordinator for students is Mgr. Vier
            Ph.D. [ URL "http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-124.html"] The Academic Supervisor and Chairman
            Study Board for the doctoral program International Relations is Assoc. Prof. Běla Plechano

            "IPSENG-100.html "] . The list of all the Department’s members is available here.