Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
In: Politologický časopis, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 77-79
ISSN: 1211-3247
ISSN: 2570-9429
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 47, Heft 3, S. 102-107
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 83-86
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
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Obálka -- Obsah -- Slovo Úvodem -- Islamica -- Křesťanství a islám -- Křesťansko-islámské vztahy -- Žena v islámské kultuře -- Islám a drogy -- Dnešní islám a otázky mravního řádu -- Abdarrahmán Badawí, existencialismus a islám -- Křesťansko-muslimské diskuse nad Dantovou Božskou komedií -- Rok 1099 - dobytí Jeruzaléma vojsky první křížové výpravy -- Islám a ekonomie -- Křesťané tváří v tvář islámu v současné Evropě -- Politický islám na prahu nového tisíciletí -- Hledání a tříbení křesťanské teologie islámu -- Arabica -- Politická kultura v arabských zemích -- Tísnivý čas arabské vlasti -- Globální environmentální výzva z hlediska islámu a arabských zemí -- Marmarita, vesnice dvou set doktorů -- Vyloženě agresivní román -- Africana -- Afropesimismus -- Afrika: čas pochyb a střídmých nadějí -- Africké školství -- Východoafrický Jób -- Rozpaky nad somálským mullou -- Amadu Hampaté Ba: Africká tradiční moudrost a aritmosofie ve službách tolerance -- Černošské dějiny -- Subsaharská Afrika v době Karla IV. -- Sudanica -- Zahraniční politika súdánské mahdíje -- Konfrontace Dárfúrského sultanátu s turecko-egyptskou mocí v Súdánu -- Zubajr a dobytí Dárfúru -- Majetkoprávní dokumenty v lenním systému Dárfúrského sultanátu - Souhrn -- Slůvko na závěr -- Summary
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 39, Heft 2, S. 5-19
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
Neoliberal institutionalism, developed by Robert Keohane, & liberal theory of international relations elaborated by Andrew Moravcsik, nowadays represent two grand International Relations (IR) theories drawing on liberalism as one of the main theoretical approaches in this discipline. However, Keohane conceived of neoliberal institutionalism as a synthesis of realism & liberalism & Moravcsik proceeds from a specific understanding of liberalism & defines liberalism by the criteria of empirical social science. This essay examines, therefore, whether neoliberal institutionalism & liberal theory indeed involve & assemble together the main ideas of liberalism. The perspective applied in the essay is based on the intellectual history of liberalism and, in this way, regards the assumptions about the most fundamental actor in international relations & about the evolution of international relations as the intellectual core of liberalism. According to liberalism, individuals & collective social actors constituted by individuals (social & bureaucratic groups) are the most fundamental actors in international relations & international relations undergo transformation, in the course of which cooperation gradually prevails over conflict. Neoliberal institutionalism considers the state to be the most fundamental actor in international relations & assumes that the nature of international relations transforms & they acquire a more cooperative character. Liberal theory claims that individuals & social groups are the most fundamental actors & that international relations undergo transformation that is marked by the growth of cooperation. Consequently, whereas neoliberal institutionalism involves the intellectual core of liberalism only to some extent, liberal theory implies that there is a grand theory that subsumes the main ideas of liberalism. Adapted from the source document.
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 5-28
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
This article offers a critical review of the few existing scholarly attempts to conceptualize & theorize the study of peacekeeping operations. It reveals that even though the study of peacekeeping operations is burgeoning, most of the available literature is idiosyncratic & atheoretical. Although some authors have recently utilized various concepts from international relations theory for analysis of peacekeeping operations, the potentially diverse international peacekeeping theories are yet to be fully integrated into international relations theory. After inspecting future research agendas outlined by the leading experts in the field, the author critiques the recent calls for a "macrotheory" of international peacekeeping. Adapted from the source document.
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 41, Heft special, S. 54-61
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
This article first disputes the traditional view of Realist School of international relations as inherently positivistic, & second presents a reaction to the polemic taking its course in pages of this journal between Marek Louzek & Petr Drulak. In the first part, those aspects of the work of E. H. Carr & Hans Morgenthau that challenge their placing in the positivist camp are presented. In the second part, these remarks are used as a critique of Marek Louzek's schematic division of theories of international relations as between normativist idealism & positivist realism. Adapted from the source document.
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 41, Heft special, S. 32-37
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
This article presents a critical commentary on the debate between M. Louzek & P. Drulak. First, in direct contradiction to Louzek's position, the article argues that "objectivity" in social science is not based on a dogmatic belief in the ability of a particular theory to seize the "truth" of the world-out-there. Instead, the only way to approach the ideal of objectivity in our varied & complex world is to facilitate an open debate between different theoretical positions. The article then discusses the dichotomy between positivism & normativism introduced by Louzek. This dichotomy is artificial; realism is no less "normatively-oriented" than alternative paradigms in international relations theory. However, there is a relevant distinction between analytically-oriented & normatively-oriented theories that is overlooked by Louzek, who wrongly believes that all nonrealist theories of international relations belong to the group of normative theories. Adapted from the source document.
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 39, Heft 2, S. 49-65
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
International negotiation & communication contribute to the improvement of international relations. Negotiation between states & also other subjects of international relations is one of basic forms of its function. First of all, it is necessary to characterize negotiation as a phenomenon & also its key elements. It is possible to start with the definition of elementary words in this field such as communication, negotiation, & diplomacy, & also its mutual connections. Next step is a characteristic of several basic variables, which we can see in all negotiations without respect to when, where, & on which theme the negotiation is occurring -- information, time & power. Negotiation is also characterized as a process with its phases & dynamics. Basic phases are analysis of subject, planning of possible solutions & discussion -- it means full negotiation. Elementary styles of negotiation are also part of this characteristic. Two key categories represent positional & principal negotiation. Cultural aspects of negotiation, especially in international relations are another important part. These aspects arise from definition of culture, cultural dimension of international relations, also intercultural communication & necessity of its understanding. Values paradigm (system of basic values) & characteristics of different cultures also play a very important part. These values cooperate on the creation of different approaches of these cultures, members to negotiation, & the use of different styles. Crucial are in this sense e.g. using of language or time & also one of the basic classifications on individualistic & interdependent ethoses, with low-context or high-context negotiation style. In the context of international negotiation it is possible to come up different variants of negotiation. There are, first of all, bilateral or multilateral negotiation or mediation & good offices and, of course, inquiry, conciliation, arbitration & jurisdictional disputes. Examined are many elements eg., style, strategy (used during negotiation), selection of group of participants, formulation of agenda, venue of negotiation, proceedings, decision-making & many other questions in these styles. It is necessary to mention that in current international practice negotiation is one of the main legitimate methods of resolving conflicts, & above all preventing of such conflicts. Adapted from the source document.
In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 47, Heft 3, S. 53-73
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
My target in the present text is to discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of the study of international institutions' design. To achieve this goal I critically review the existing literature on the topic and outline three key reasons for which I believe much of the work on institutional design to be theoretically problematic, and for which any meaningful progress of the study of design as a research programme is unlikely. I argue that we can overcome these problems by returning and sticking to the original concept of institutions as mechanisms for transmission of information that was formulated in the institutional theory in international relations. On the basis of this concept we can develop a research programme on institutional design that takes seriously the basic realist findings about the power nature of international politics. Besides this, by focusing on the information transmission function of institutions we open the space for application of the potentially highly relevant findings from the area of the so-called organizational cybernetics to the study of international relations. With their help new methods for diagnosis of the institutions' functions can be developed and important new empirical and theoretical findings can be achieved. Adapted from the source document.