International Studies
The overall aims of the Jan Masaryk Centre are:
- To develop a high-impact and diverse research team of experts on international relations and politics, especially concerning China, Russia and energy security.
- To build a Europe-wide network of scholars focusing on research into contemporary China and its impacts on Europe and the world.
- To disseminate knowledge of China and Russia in the public sphere, including raising awareness among politicians, diplomats and journalists as well as the general public.
Main directions of the research:
- China’s international relations
- China-EU relations
- Energy security and politics
- Russia’s international relations
- International political economy
#Asian studies, #International studies, #China, #Russia, #Energy, #Energy security, #Energy politics
Representatives of the research team
![Pamir Sahill](https://science.vse.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/pamir-2.jpg)
Pamir Sahill
Top publications of the team
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Garlick, J. (2024) Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption. London: Bloomsbury.
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Tichý, L., Dubský, Z. (2024) The EU energy security relations with Russia until the Ukraine war, Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 52, 101313.
- Garlick, J., & Qin, F. (2023). China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South. The Pacific Review, 1–30 (online first).
Selected research projects
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Horizon: European Hub for Contemporary China (EuroHub4Sino – https://eh4s.eu/) / 2023-2026.
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GAČR: China’s regionalising normative influence in Asia and Europe / 2022-2024. Project number: 22-12355S.
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GAČR: Decarbonisation of the Czech energy sector through the prism of the EU’s new energy geopolitics (with a focus on gas dependence) / 2023-2025. Project number: 23-06411S.