Center for International and European Affairs (CIEA)
Center for International and European Affairs (CIEA) is a UNYP research center that pursues interdisciplinary research projects both within UNYP and with external partners. Its research is methodologically diverse and policy oriented and focuses on the core themes of political communication, international organizations and collective security, peace studies, conflict analysis, security policy and strategy development, international law.
Main areas of the current research at CIEA include:
- Communication & media, propaganda, political communication
- Democratization, ethics
- Voting behavior, party politics, populism
- American & world history, EU history, Cold War
- African studies
- International organizations, EU, NATO, collective security
- Peace studies, peace operations, peacebuilding
- Conflict analysis, conflict management and transformation, conflict prevention
- Privatization of security
- (counter)terrorism, (counter)insurgency, hybrid/irregular warfare, modern warfare
- Environmental security
- Strategy and defense policy planning and development
- International law, international humanitarian law, human rights
People affiliated with this center
Research lead
Jakub Zahora holds Masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies from SOAS, University of London, and Masters degree in Security Studies and doctorate in International Relations from Charles University. He joined UNYP’s School of International Relations and Media Studies in fall 2023 as a research lead. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and a lecturer at Department of International Relations at Charles University. He also held visiting fellowships at Hebrew University, Copenhagen University and New York University. Zahora has taught courses on Middle East politics, theories of International Relations and security studies, and methodology in political science, and his research interests cover critical approaches to international politics, political ethnography, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Researchers
News
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What do Czech academics say about the war in Gaza?
Dr. Jakub Zahora co-authored an article with Tereza Plistilova and Jakub Kolacek from Charles University regarding the Czech academic reactions to the war in Gaza in POMEPS Studies. The article, a part of a special issue on how political science has reacted to the events of October 7 and the ensuing Israeli operation in Gaza,… Read more >
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Interview with Tanu Muino
Ms. Nataliia Bogachova, a member of Association of European Journalists, published an interview with Tanu Muino, a well-known music video director, who has become an international phenomenon creating music videos for global music stars. Born in Odesa, Ukraine, Ms. Muino has received an MTV Video Music Award and was nominated for Grammy while working with… Read more >
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Collecting fashion items
Ms. Nataliia Bogachova, who is a member of Association of European Journalists, published an interview with an acclaimed collector and fashion historian whose collection was used for an exhibition Fashion Paradox in Prague’s Museum Kampa that opened in summer 2023 and lasted until November, 15, 2023. The publication focuses on the nature of collecting, the… Read more >
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