Institute for International Relations
The Institute of International Relations in Prague ( Czech Ústav mezinárodních vztahů ) produced a public research organization, the basic and applied scientific research in the field of international relations. The founder of the institute is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFA); it is directed by Ondřej Ditrych.
Institutional support for the institute comes mainly from the state budget for science, research and innovation of the Czech Republic , contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and targeted support projects financed by domestic and foreign funds. The institute conducts independent research in the public interest.
history
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia founded the Institute for International Relations in 1970 to replace the Institute for International Politics and Economics founded in 1957. The institute is located in the historic building called U Bílého koníčka (German: Im Weisse Rößl ), which is located on Nerudova Street in Prague's Lesser Town . In the 1970s, the freedom of Czech society was reduced by increasing ideological pressure, state control and censorship by the Soviet Union . The most important changes in the way the Institute for International Relations worked came after the events of 1989. For the Institute, the Velvet Revolution was an opportunity to become a truly independent scientific institution. In the years that followed, the Institute for International Relations experienced mainly a radical de-ideologization and depoliticization, while its active connections to other countries also came to the fore. In addition to these newly set goals, the institute continued to support the foreign policy of the newly created Czech Republic. In 2007 the institute was converted into a public research facility, elements of autonomy were introduced into its organization.
Current activities and research
The activities of the IIR consist of independent research and general popularization, as well as educational activities. The IIR thus creates a link between the academic world, the public and the practice of international politics. The main activity of the IIR is independent research in the field of international relations . The IIR conducts two general types of research. The first type is elementary academic research with a variety of theories and methodological accuracy, the success of which is visible both in the domestic scene and abroad. The second type is aimed at applied research, which uses a wide range of knowledge, mainly derived from the IIR's own research, based on advanced analysis and research methods. This research is mainly used by the MFA, but also sometimes used by other public institutions. The research activities of the IIR are directed by the research department, whose director is currently Emil Aslan . The department is divided into seven research centers: the Center for European Security, the Center for European Integration, the Center for Energy Policy, the Center for Global Political Economy, the Center for International Law, the Center for EU-Asia Relations and the Center for new technologies.
International cooperation
The IIR has international networks that support the implementation of its research program. These networks include B. the EU Consortium on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), the Network of European Policy Institutes (EPIN), the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) and the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission (EuroMeSCo). Its foreign partners also include the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI), the Korean Institute for Foreign Affairs and International Security (IFANS) and the Austrian Institute for Human Sciences (IWM).
Educational and popularization activities
The basic goals of the IIR include expanding public knowledge about international studies and cultivating and broadening the horizons of public debate about international politics in the Czech Republic. In addition, the IIR offers specialist internships for Czech and foreign students and university graduates.
Other activities
The IIR hosts many events, including panel discussions, lectures, or large international conferences, which usually focus on relevant international topics and ask questions that arise in the IIR's own research. Two of its most important conferences are the Prague European Summit (PES) platform and the international symposium “Czech Foreign Policy”, which take place annually. In addition, the IIR has a public library and provides funding and patronage for many publishing activities carried out through the IIR's own publishing house. By the end of 2016, the IIR library contained over 84,600 books and 419 journals and cooperates mainly with foreign specialist libraries and information institutions, but also with many Czech ones . The publication activity of the IIR is of essential importance for the research of the IIR as well as its popularization and educational activities. The IIR publishes peer-reviewed journals such as the Czech Journal of International Relations and New Perspectives, and the popularizing magazine International Politics .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ústav mezinárodních vztahů. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Kratochvíl, Petr, 1975-: 50 let českého výzkumu mezinárodních vztahů: od ÚMPE k ÚMV . Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, Praha 2007, ISBN 978-80-86506-64-7 .
- ^ Research at the IIR - Ústav mezinárodních vztahů. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
- ^ Research at the IIR - Ústav mezinárodních vztahů. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .