The ‘take off’ of the Czech IR discipline

Editing a journal at the semiperiphery: Ambivalence of juniority and meaningfulness of publishing

“…Although some debates whether and how the Czech IR should aspire for national uniqueness have been taking place (cf. e.g., Drulák, 2009; Kubálková, 2009), Anglo‐American or Western European models have dominated the Czech perception of a good science (IR). These models include writing style, the emphasis on articulating arguments or the way articles are structured, or how theory and methodology are used.…”

“…It should be noted that the Czech academic environment is less internationalized when it comes to the ratio of domestic/ foreign students or teaching staff than Western European countries (cf. Eberle et al, 2021;Kubálková, 2009) and Czech universities are often mainly preoccupied with the domestic academic market.…”

Poland’s International Relations Scholarly Community and Its Distinguishing Features According to the 2014 Trip Survey of International Relations Scholars

“…Multiple projects examined and documented the current condition of the discipline in various countries and regions (Jørgensen, 2003;Jørgensen and Knudsen, 2006;Tickner and Waever, 2009;Acharya and Buzan, 2010b;Aalto, Harle and Moisio, 2011;Lizée, 2011;Zajączkowski, Gawrycki and Bógdał-Brzezińska, 2014). Such projects were also conducted in several CEE states (Drulák, Königová and Karlas, 2004;Drulák, 2009;Kubalkova, 2009;Bátora and Hynek, 2009;Roter, 2009;Berg and Chillaud, 2009;Czaputowicz, 2012;Czaputowicz and Wojciuk, 2014;Stadtmüller, 2014;. The IR discipline was discussed at the Ninth Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) convention in Kraków in 2012 (Drulák, 2013;Guzzini, 2013;Jørgensen, 2013;Šabič, 2013;Volgy, 2013;Wojciuk, 2013;Czaputowicz, 2013a).…”