Publications

Nikola Adamovská, Michaela Zemanová and Bilal Bahadir Karaca: The way out of a crisis? The role of cities in the process of Europeanisation: a case study of Thessaloniki city diplomacy

The article is focused on the circumstances that push cities to undertake diplomatic action and the consequent implications for the Europeanization process of the region. The conclusions reveal that Thessaloniki city diplomacy leverages the Europeanization of the region and has the capacity to complement the Greek government’s foreign policy. The article also argues that the cross-border exposure of cities implies possibilities for further Europeanization of the region.

ADAMOVSKÁ, Nikola, ZEMANOVÁ, Michaela, KARACA, Bilal Bahadir. The way out of a crisis? The role of cities in the process of Europeanisation: a case study of Thessaloniki city diplomacy. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies [online]. 2022, roč. 22, č. 28 September, s. 1–19. eISSN 1743-9639. ISSN 1468-3857. DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2022.2127182.

Q1  I  IF: 2.516

Zbyněk Dubský and Lukáš Tichý: The European Union as a Recognised Energy Actor in Relations with the Russian Federation

The article draws on an analysis of the discourse—and the topics within it—of public statements by Russian political leaders and officials regarding energy relations with the European Union in the period 2014–2019.

DUBSKÝ, Zbyněk, TICHÝ, Lukáš. The European Union as a Recognised Energy Actor in Relations with the Russian Federation, 2014-2019. Europe-Asia Studies [online]. 2022, roč. 74, č. 10, s. 1846–1870. eISSN 1465-3427. ISSN 0966-8136. DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2022.2107614.

Q1  I  IF: 1.180

Jakub Eberle and Jan Daniel: Anxiety geopolitics: Hybrid warfare, civilisational geopolitics, and the Janus-faced politics of anxiety

Working at the intersection of political geography and international relations, this article does two things. First, it theorises the relationship between geopolitics and anxiety. Second, it uses this conceptual lens to analyse and critique the discourse of ‘hybrid warfare’.

EBERLE, Jakub, DANIEL, Jan. Anxiety geopolitics: Hybrid warfare, civilisational geopolitics, and the Janus-faced politics of anxiety. Political Geography [online]. 2022, roč. 92, č. January, č. čl. 102502. 9 s. ISSN 0962-6298. DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102502. Dostupné také z: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0962629821001621?via%3Dihub.

Q1  I  IF: 3.620

Jana Vlčková, Vojtěch Kadlec, Viktor Květoň, Jiří Blažek and Petr Horák : Contrasting patterns and dynamics of patent offshoring in European regions

The paper explains the association between research and development (R&D) offshoring and regional innovation performance. Drawing on selected literature from the intersection of economics, innovation studies, strategic management and economic geography, we explore how the rate of patent offshoring reflects regional performance as well as how an increased rate of offshoring affects regions.

KADLEC, Vojtěch, KVĚTOŇ, Viktor, VLČKOVÁ, Jana, BLAŽEK, Jiří, HORÁK, Petr. Contrasting patterns and dynamics of patent offshoring in European regions. The Journal of Technology Transfer [online]. 2022, roč. 47, č. 03 October. eISSN 1573-7047. ISSN 0892-9912. DOI: 10.1007/s10961-022-09968-4.

Q1  I  IF: 5.337

Vincenzo Merella and Stephen E. Satchell: By force of confidence

Motivated by empirical finance contributions and conventional wisdom, we abstract from a consumption-centric analysis and let the asset-pricing kernel depend on habit formation and consumer confidence as a demand shifter correlated with consumption growth.

MERELLA, Vincenzo, SATCHELL, Stephen E. By force of confidence. European Economic Review [online]. 2022, roč. 150, č. čl. 104311. 16 s. eISSN 1873-572X. ISSN 0014-2921. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104311. Dostupné také z: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001429212200191X.

Q1  I  IF: 2.445

Markéta Votoupalová: The Schengen Area as a fair-weather project? A discursive analysis of solidarity

Theoretically drawing on the concept of solidarity and methodologically employing the Discourse Historical Approach (DHA), this study attempts to find out how solidarity is conceptualised in legislative and political discourse on Schengen cooperation.

VOTOUPALOVÁ, Markéta. The Schengen Area as a fair-weather project? A discursive analysis of solidarity. Journal of International Relations and Development [online]. 2022, roč. 25, č. 3, s. 685–708. eISSN 1581-1980. ISSN 1408-6980. DOI: 10.1057/s41268-022-00258-y.

Q2  I  IF:1.333

Jaroslav Weinfurter: Emergence of the Revolutionary Subject: Evolutionary Psychology and the Exaptive Tactics of the Everyday

This article proposes an alternative view of the revolutionary subject. By building on insights from the critical streams of evolutionary psychology, it argues for the notion of revolutionary consciousness to be grounded in the categories of ‘exaptive actorness’ which are most notably manifested in everyday micropolitics.

WEINFURTER, Jaroslav. Emergence of the Revolutionary Subject: Evolutionary Psychology and the Exaptive Tactics of the Everyday. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science [online]. 2022, roč. 56, č. 4, s. 1029–1054. ISSN 1932-4502. DOI: 10.1007/s12124-021-09630-y.

Q1  I IF: 1.156

Kateřina Kočí, Klára Benešová and Zuzana Fellegi: Work and Family Balance in Top Diplomacy: The Case of the Czech Republic

This study examines the main challenges that influence the careers of top diplomats using quantitative and qualitative data, including official statistics and documents of the Czech MFA and interviews with top diplomats and officials.

FELLEGI, Zuzana, KOČÍ, Kateřina, BENEŠOVÁ, Klára. Work and Family Balance in Top Diplomacy: The Case of the Czech Republic. Politics & Gender [online]. 2022, č. 12. 5., s. 1–27. eISSN 1743-9248. ISSN 1743-923X. DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X21000489.

Q1   I  IF: 2.088

Jeremy Alan Garlick and Fangxing Qin: China's Ideational Influence in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and European Scholars' Interpretations of China-CEE Cooperation

This article has three aims: first, to introduce Chinese scholarly debates on China-CEE cooperation to an Anglophone readership; second, to conduct a critical assessment of Chinese and European scholars’ inclusions and omissions; and third, to compare the narratives presented by Chinese scholars concerning China-CEE cooperation with European scholars’ interpretations.

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan, QIN, Fangxing. China’s Ideational Influence in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and European Scholars‘ Interpretations of China-CEE Cooperation. Journal of Contemporary China [online]. 2022, s. 1–15. eISSN 1469-9400. ISSN 1067-0564. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2022.2052443.

Q1   I  IF: 3.748

Tomáš Sadílek, Ondřej Kročil and Michal Müller: What motivates Czech social entrepreneurs? A qualitative study from an unfavorable social entrepreneurship environment

Through a qualitative approach, this study aims to explore motivation to become a social entrepreneur and motivation to keep being a social entrepreneur in the unfavorable conditions of the Czech social entrepreneurial environment.

SADÍLEK, Tomáš, KROČIL, Ondřej, MÜLLER, Michal. What motivates Czech social entrepreneurs? A qualitative study from an unfavorable social entrepreneurship environment. Nonprofit Management & Leadership [online]. 2022, č. 11 April, s. 1–2. eISSN 1542-7854. ISSN 1048-6682. DOI: 10.1002/nml.21510.

Q3   I  IF: 3.044

Gaziza Shakhanova and Petr Kratochvíl: The Patriotic Turn in Russia: Political Convergence of the Russian Orthodox Church and the State?

Using a critical discourse analysis of the speeches of top Church leaders as our main methodological tool, our research explores the Church’s policies on patriotism and patriotic education, its re-interpretation of historical memory, and the role of the Church in Russian politics.

SHAKHANOVA, Gaziza, KRATOCHVÍL, Petr. The Patriotic Turn in Russia: Political Convergence of the Russian Orthodox Church and the State? Politics and Religion [online]. 2022, roč. 15, č. 1, s. 114–141. eISSN 1755-0491. ISSN 1755-0483. DOI: 10.1017/S1755048320000620.

Q3   I  IF: 1.650

Petr Janeček, Lenka Červová, Ivica Linderová and Petr Scholz: Green Management Implementation – a Case of the Bulgarian Hotel Market

This research article focuses on the ecological operation of accommodation services
in Bulgaria. The aim of this article is to evaluate the application of various green management
elements and measures in selected hotels in Bulgaria.

SCHOLZ, Petr, ČERVOVÁ, Lenka, JANEČEK, Petr, LINDEROVÁ, Ivica. Green Management Implementation – a Case of the Bulgarian Hotel Market. E+M. Ekonomie a Management [online]. 2022, roč. XXV, č. 1, s. 177–194. eISSN 2336-5064. ISSN 1212-3609. DOI: 10.15240/tul/001/2022-1-011

Q4   I  IF: 1.446

Jan Švec: Labour transfers as a means of 'civilizing' and forcibly assimilating ethnic minorities in western China

The article provides supporting evidence of organized labour transfers of Turkic minorities, primarily Uyghurs, from Xinjiang to other regions in China.

ŠVEC, Jan. Labour transfers as a means of ‚civilizing‘ and forcibly assimilating ethnic minorities in western China. Central Asian Survey [online]. 2022, č. 13 Apr, s. 1–2. eISSN 1465-3354. ISSN 0263-4937. DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2022.2054950.

Q3   I  IF: 2.208

Ayaz Zeynalov, Mehmet Ugur and Edna Solomon: Leverage, competition and financial distress hazard: Implications for capital structure in the presence of agency costs

Drawing on agency theory, the article hypothesizes that leverage and competition are incentive-alignment mechanisms with non-monotonic and substitute effects on financial distress hazard.

UGUR, Mehmet, SOLOMON, Edna, ZEYNALOV, Ayaz. Leverage, competition and financial distress hazard: Implications for capital structure in the presence of agency costs. Economic Modelling [online]. 2022, roč. 108, č. čl. 105740. ISSN 0264-9993. DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105740.

Q3   I  IF: 3.127

Jaroslav Weinfurter: The spandrels of urban security: extending the formalist turn in security studies

The article shows that by examining the politics of spatial by-products of formal co-development, explored through the conceptual prisms of evolutionary biology and spherology, and the broader dynamics of urban security we may not only develop a better grasp of the self-organising and informal efforts of local actors to construct their own self-contained lifeworlds and peaceworlds, but also strike a more fruitful balance between formal and functional analysis.

WEINFURTER, Jaroslav. The spandrels of urban security: extending the formalist turn in security studies. Journal of International Relations and Development [online]. 2022, roč. 25, s. 450–475. eISSN 1581-1980. ISSN 1408-6980. DOI: 10.1057/s41268-021-00247-7.

Q3   I  IF: 2.200

Zbyněk Dubský, Daniel Pavliňák and Lukáš Tichý: A quantifiable approach to the selection of criteria and indexation for comparison of the gas pipeline projects leading to the EU: Diversification rationality against securitisation?

The article identifies the economic and political criteria for the comparison of the gas pipeline project options and creates a methodological framework via the construction of an index for evaluation and comparison of the individual projects.

DUBSKÝ, Zbyněk, TICHÝ, Lukáš, PAVLIŇÁK, Daniel. A quantifiable approach to the selection of criteria and indexation for comparison of the gas pipeline projects leading to the EU: Diversification rationality against securitisation? Energy [online]. 2021, roč. 225, č. čl. 120238, s. 1–9. ISSN 0360-5442. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120238.

Q1   I  IF: 6.082

Pantea Smaranda and Isabela Manelici: Industrial policy at work: Evidence from Romania’s income tax break for workers in IT

The article studies the firm and sector-level effects of an industrial policy designed to support the development of the IT sector in Romania.

MANELICI, Isabela, PANTEA, Smaranda. Industrial policy at work: Evidence from Romania’s income tax break for workers in IT. European Economic Review [online]. 2021, roč. 133, č. April, č. čl. 103674, s. 1–27. ISSN 0014-2921. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103674.

Q1   I  IF: 1.744

Smaranda Pantea: Self-employment in the EU: quality work, precarious work or both?

The paper estimates the differences in earnings between self-employed and employees in the EU using the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data and quantile regression methods.

PANTEA, Smaranda. Self-employment in the EU: quality work, precarious work or both? Small Business Economics [online]. 2021, č. 26 November, s. 1–18. ISSN 0921-898X. DOI: 10.1007/s11187-020-00423-y.

Q1  I  IF: 4.803

Zbyněk Dubský: Russian energy discourse on the V4 countries

The article deals with the energy relations of the Russian Federation and the V4 countries. The aim is therefore to analyze and interpret the content and main topics of the Russian energy discourse on energy relations with the V4 countries and the Russian perception of the V4 countries in 2008–2018.

TICHÝ, Lukáš, DUBSKÝ, Zbyněk. Russian energy discourse on the V4 countries. Energy Policy [online]. 2020, roč. 137, č. 2, s. 1–12. ISSN 0301-4215. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111128.

Q1 D2  I  IF: 5.042

Petr Šauer andLucie Nencková: Disposal behaviour of Czech consumers towards textile products

This paper reports on a survey conducted among 1046 respondents, attempting to identify differences in consumer behaviour towards textile products using advanced statistical methods.

NENCKOVÁ, Lucie, PECÁKOVÁ, Iva, ŠAUER, Petr. Disposal behaviour of Czech consumers towards textile products. Waste Management [online]. 2020, č. 106, s. 71–76. ISSN 0956-053X. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.03.001.

Q1  I  IF: 5.448

Jeremy Alan Garlick: The dragon dithers: assessing the cautious implementation of China's Belt and Road Initiative in Iran

The article uses an analytically eclectic framework to examine the record of Chinese economic activity in Iran since the advent of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013.

GARLICK, Jeremy, HAVLOVÁ, Radka. The dragon dithers: assessing the cautious implemenation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Iran. Eurasian Geography and Economics [online]. 2020. ISSN: 1538-7216. eISSN: 1938-2863. DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2020.1822197

Q1

Radka Druláková and Štěpánka Zemanová: Why the implementation of multilateral sanctions does (not) work: lessons learnt from the Czech Republic.

The article presents the outcomes of a single case study on the implementation of UN sanctions in the Czech Republic from the 1990s to the present.

DRULÁKOVÁ, Radka, ZEMANOVÁ, Štěpánka. Why the implementation of multilateral sanctions does (not) work: lessons learned from the Czech Republic. European Security [online]. 2020, roč. 29, č. 23. 5., s. 1–21. eISSN 1746-1545. ISSN 0966-2839. DOI: 10.1080/09662839.2020.1766448.

Q4  I  IF: 1.698

Karel B. Müller and Kamil Fleissner: Cross-border cooperation in the triangle Euroregions Nisa and Šumava from the perspective of mayors and mayoresses

The aim of the research article is to present opinions of mayors and mayoress from Euroregions Neisse/Nisa/Nysa and Šumava/Bayerischer Wald-Unterer Inn/Mühlviertel, who are important local agents of cross-border cooperation.

FRÁNĚ, Luděk, KNÝ, Daniel, MÜLLER, Karel B., FLEISSNER, Kamil. Cross-border cooperation in the triangle Euroregions Nisa and Šumava from the perspective of mayors and mayoresses. Geografie [online]. 2020, roč. 125, č. 2, s. 243–269. eISSN 2571-421X. ISSN 1212-0014. DOI: 10.37040/geografie2020125020243.

Q4  I  IF: 0.957

Petr Šauer, Antonín Dvořák, Lucie Nencková: Introducing Circular Economy in Small Municipalities: Methodology and a Case of Sewage Sludge Composting.

ŠAUER, Petr, DVOŘÁK, Antonín, PRÁŠEK, Jan, HADRABOVÁ, Alena, NENCKOVÁ, Lucie. Introducing Circular Economy in Small Municipalities: Methodology and a Case of Sewage Sludge Composting. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology. 2020, roč. 21, č. 3, s. 1127–1135. ISSN 1311-5065.

Q4  I  IF: 0.692

Jeremy Alan Garlick: China's Economic Diplomacy in Central and Eastern Europe: A Case of Offensive Mercantilism?

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. China’s Economic Diplomacy in Central and Eastern Europe: A Case of Offensive Mercantilism? Europe-Asia Studies [online]. 2019, roč. 71, č. 8, s. 1390–1414. eISSN 1465-3427. ISSN 0966-8136. DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1648764.

Q3  I  IF: 0.883

Zeynalov Ayaz: Forecasting tourist arrivals: Google Trends meets mixed-frequency data.

In this article, we examine the usefulness of Google Trends data in predicting monthly tourist arrivals and overnight stays in Prague during the period between January 2010 and December 2016.

HAVRANEK, Tomas, ZEYNALOV, Ayaz. Forecasting tourist arrivals: Google Trends meets mixed-frequency data. Tourism Economics [online]. 2019, roč. 25, č. 10.10. 20 s. eISSN 2044-0375. ISSN 1354-8166. DOI: 10.1177/1354816619879584.

Q3  I  IF: 1.819

Jeremy Alan Garlick: China's principal-agent problem in the Czech Republic: the curious case of CEFC

The article is framed in terms of the principal-agent problem, which posits that conflicts of interest and asymmetries of information affect coordination between principals (such as Chinese leaders) and agents (such as Chinese companies).

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. China’s principal-agent problem in the Czech Republic: the curious case of CEFC. Asia Europe Journal [online]. 2019, roč. 17, č. 4, s. 437–451. eISSN 1612-1031. ISSN 1610-2932. DOI: 10.1007/s10308-019-00565-z.

Q4  I  IF: 1.208

Jana Vlčková, Sarbani Bublu Thakur-Weigold: Global value chains in the MedTech industry: A comparison of Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

VLČKOVÁ, Jana, THAKUR-WEIGOLD, Sarbani Bublu. Global value chains in the MedTech industry: A comparison of Switzerland and the Czech Republic. International Journal of Emerging Markets [online]. 2019, roč. 15, č. 1, s. 70–92. ISSN 1746-8809. DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-05-2017-0179.

Q4  I  IF: 1.022

Jana Vlčková: Just look behind the data! Czech and Hungarian outward foreign direct investment and multinationals.

SASS, Magdolna, VLČKOVÁ, Jana. Just look behind the data! Czech and Hungarian outward foreign direct investment and multinationals. Acta oeconomica [online]. 2019, roč. 69, č. S2, s. 73–105. eISSN 1588-2659. ISSN 0001-6373. DOI: 10.1556/032.2019.69.S2.4.

Q4  I  IF: 0.914

Jeremy Alan Garlick: Deconstructing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pipe Dreams Versus Geopolitical Realities

This article assesses the viability of pipelines connecting China to the Indian Ocean through Pakistan via a close analysis of evidence obtained from both primary and secondary sources.

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. Deconstructing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pipe Dreams Versus Geopolitical Realities. Journal of Contemporary China [online]. 2018, roč. 27, č. 112, s. 519–533. eISSN 1469-9400. ISSN 1067-0564. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2018.1433483.

Q2  I  IF: 1.867

Lhotáková Markéta: Dietary patterns, cost and compliance with low-protein diet of phenylketonuria and other inherited metabolic diseases

This is the largest study examining costs and dietary patterns of LPDs in patients with PKU and the first study of this kind in other IMD patients requiring an LPD. The study clearly showed that an LPD carries a very high economic burden for families, which may lead to less LPD compliance and potential severe health consequences.

MLČOCH, Tomáš, PUDA, Radek, JEŠINA, Pavel, LHOTÁKOVÁ, Markéta, ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Šárka, DOLEŽAL, Tomáš. Dietary patterns, cost and compliance with low-protein diet of phenylketonuria and other inherited metabolic diseases. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition [online]. 2018, roč. 72, č. 1, s. 87–92. eISSN 1476-5640. ISSN 0954-3007. DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.102.

Q2  I  3.114

Karel B. Müller: Active Borders and Transnationalization of the Public Sphere in Europe: Examining Territorial and Symbolic Borders as a Source of Democratic Integration, Positive Identity, and Civic Learning

This article suggests that both territorial and symbolic borders ought to be treated as specific cultural forms enabling the exercise and practice of cross-border communication. The notion of active border is introduced as a nexus of the transnationalization of public spheres and identities in Europe.

MÜLLER, Karel B.. Active Borders and Transnationalization of the Public Sphere in Europe: Examining Territorial and Symbolic Borders as a Source of Democratic Integration, Positive Identity, and Civic Learning. Alternatives [online]. 2018, roč. 43, č. 3, s. 119–136. eISSN 2163-3150. ISSN 0304-3754. DOI: 10.1177/0304375418822894.

Q4 I IF: 0.320

Ilya Bolotov: Some Effects of Intellectual Property Protection on National Economies: Theoretical and Econometric Study

This paper aims to theoretically derive and afterwards econometrically assess the impact of intellectual property protection (IPP) on national economies.

EVAN, Tomáš, VOZÁROVÁ, Pavla, BOLOTOV, Ilya. Some Effects of Intellectual Property Protection on National Economies: Theoretical and Econometric Study. Prague Economic Papers [online]. 2018, roč. 27, č. 1, s. 73–91. eISSN 2336-730X. ISSN 1210-0455. DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.644.

Q4 I IF: 0.629

Andrej Tóth et al.: Promoting diversity and national minority education in midwifery and nursing in the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938): A historical analysis

The aim of this study was a historical analysis of contemporary primary and secondary sources dealing with the issue of education of national minorities in selected non-medical professions in the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic (during the 1920s).

ČERVENÝ, Martin, TÓTHOVÁ, Valérie, NOVOTNÝ, Lukáš, KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ, Inka, HELLEROVÁ, Věra, TÓTH, Andrej. Promoting diversity and national minority education in midwifery and nursing in the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938): A historical analysis. Kontakt [online]. 2022, roč. 24, č. 11. 5., s. 1–6. eISSN 1804-7122. ISSN 1212-4117. DOI: 10.32725/kont.2022.014.

Ilya Bolotov and Tomáš Evan: Can Investment Incentives Cause Unemployment? An Empirical Analysis of The Relationship Between FDI and Employment Based on The OLI Framework

This paper applies Dunning’s OLI Framework to
the relationship between FDI and employment, assuming that political negotiation between
MNCs and the host government might have a zero or negative effect on employment.

EVAN, Tomáš, BOLOTOV, Ilya. Can Investment Incentives Cause Unemployment? An Empirical Analysis of The Relationship Between FDI and Employment Based on The OLI Framework. Central European Business Review [online]. 2022, roč. 11, č. 3, s. 1–17. ISSN 1805-4862. DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.291.

Nicole Grmelová: More Liberal Rules for Growing and Selling Medical Cannabis

GRMELOVÁ, Nicole. More Liberal Rules for Growing and Selling Medical Cannabis. European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2022, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 70–73. ISSN 1862-2720.

Vít Hinčica, Hana Řezanková and Jennifer Břečková: Perception of CSR by Czech consumers – An in-depth analysis

The article shows that consumers in the Czech Republic distinguish between the four types of CSR: economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. It was also confirmed that the values of the “economic” factor depend on the respondent’s place of residence, showing higher values when consumers live in the capital or in the neighbouring region.

HINČICA, Vít, ŘEZANKOVÁ, Hana, BŘEČKOVÁ, Jennifer. Perception of CSR by Czech consumers – An in-depth analysis. Management – Journal of Contemporary Management Issues [online]. 2022, roč. 27, č. 1, s. 97–121. eISSN 1846-3363. ISSN 1331-0194. DOI: 10.30924/mjcmi.27.1.7.

Vít Hinčica, Anna Svobodová and Hana Řezanková : Consumer Perception of Quality of Clothing Products: A Lesson for the Business Sector Arising from Czech Evidence

The paper assesses the perception of clothing products’ quality using two independent samples of Czech respondents answering a questionnaire.

HINČICA, Vít, SVOBODOVÁ, Anna, ŘEZANKOVÁ, Hana. Consumer Perception of Quality of Clothing Products: A Lesson for the Business Sector Arising from Czech Evidence. Central European Business Review [online]. 2022, roč. 11, č. In press, s. 1–21. ISSN 1805-4862. DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.292.

Daniel Houska: Sustainability Principles Embedded in Contracts – A Risky Endeavour? An Example of the European Food Supply Chain

Corporate sustainability performance has become a hot topic for all food supply chain actors. With this recent trend, we first elaborate on requirements that are to be expected from the envisaged ‘Taxonomy’ (a green classification system developed by the EU) – aspects showing that further strengthening and necessity of value sharing across the food supply chain would become inevitable.

HOUSKA, Daniel. Sustainability Principles Embedded in Contracts – A Risky Endeavour? An Example of the European Food Supply Chain. European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2022, roč. 17, č. 2, s. 120–125. ISSN 1862-2720. Dostupné z: https://effl.lexxion.eu/article/EFFL/2022/2/4.

Renata Hrubá and Tomáš Sadílek: Social Relations to Food, The Meaning of the Farmers' Market and Healthy Lifestyle: The Case of Czechia and Ukraine

This research takes into account this existing gap in the literature and this study aims to explore the relationship between the cultural meaning of society and the social meaning of a healthy lifestyle.

HRUBÁ, Renata, SADÍLEK, Tomáš. Social Relations to Food, The Meaning of the Farmers‘ Market and Healthy Lifestyle: The Case of Czechia and Ukraine. Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing [online]. 2022, č. 03 Apr, s. 1–28. eISSN 1528-6983. ISSN 0897-4438. DOI: 10.1080/08974438.2022.2056558.

Siyang Liu, Jeremy Alan Garlick and Fangxing Qin: Towards Guanxi? Reconciling the „Relational Turn” in Western and Chinese International Relations Scholarship

Against the background of the rapid development of globalization and regional integration, the reality of world politics is constantly changing, and increasingly shows obvious characteristics of interconnection and high interdependence. In this context, there is insufficient research comparing the Western and non-Western versions of the “relational turn”.

LIU, Siyang, GARLICK, Jeremy Alan, QIN, Fangxing. Towards Guanxi? Reconciling the „Relational Turn” in Western and Chinese International Relations Scholarship. All Azimuth [online]. 2022, roč. 11, č. 1, s. 67–85. eISSN 2757-9026. ISSN 2146-7757. DOI: 10.20991/allazimuth.952841.

Květa Olšanová, Eva Křenková, Pavel Hnát and Ondřej Vilikus: Workforce readiness for Industry 4.0 from the perspective of employers: Evidence from the Czech Republic

The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent industry representatives deem employees’ readiness as satisfactory for the implementation of Industry 4.0 elements, to determine how the availability of related positions in the market is perceived and, on that basis, to identify the implications for the education system in terms of structure and content.

OLŠANOVÁ, Květa, KŘENKOVÁ, Eva, HNÁT, Pavel, VILIKUS, Ondřej. Workforce readiness for Industry 4.0 from the perspective of employers: Evidence from the Czech Republic. Industry and Higher Education [online]. 2022, č. 25. 3. eISSN 2043-6858. ISSN 0950-4222. DOI: 10.1177/09504222221075552.

Petr Šimek and Tomáš Sadílek: Can we localise in Central Europe from the marketing aspect: verification of a conceptual model from Czechia

This paper describes the preference of Czech consumers for stores that use local elements as part of their marketing strategy over those who communicate globally.

ŠIMEK, Petr, SADÍLEK, Tomáš. Can we localise in Central Europe from the marketing aspect: verification of a conceptual model from Czechia. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research [online]. 2022, roč. 32, č. 1, s. 25–42. eISSN 1466-4402. ISSN 0959-3969. DOI: 10.1080/09593969.2021.2020147.

Eva Křenková, Alexej Sato and Karolína Reiser: How software robots can facilitate the procurement process? A case study of Siemens in the Czech Republic.

The objective of the article is to evaluate whether technological changes adopted in procurement can support the strategy of the firm and to observe the software robots’ implementation phase in procurement.

KŘENKOVÁ, Eva, RIESER, Karolína, SATO, Alexej. How software robots can facilitate the procurement process? A case study of Siemens in the Czech Republic. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review [online]. 2021, roč. 9, č. 3, s. 191–203. eISSN 2353-883X. ISSN 2353-8821. DOI: 10.15678/EBER.2021.090312.

Květa Olšanová, Andrea Escobar Rios, Gina Cook, Petr Král and Marija Zlatić

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of luxury buyers’ awareness of a luxury brand’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities together with its individual brand-related sustainable dimensions (in terms of economic, societal and environmental) and luxury values on purchase intention for luxury products and, as a result, highlight the potential implications of these relationships for the luxury industry.

OLŠANOVÁ, Květa, ESCOBAR RIOS, Andrea, COOK, Gina, KRÁL, Petr, ZLATIć, Marija. Impact of the awareness of brand-related CSR activities on purchase intention for luxury brands. Social Responsibility Journal [online]. 2021, č. 17 May, s. 1–2. ISSN 1747-1117. DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-10-2020-0398.

Markéta Votoupalová: Schengen Cooperation: What Scholars Make of It.

This survey article aims to give an overview of the scholarly literature on the Schengen Area which can help see the current issues in a broader theoretical and historical perspective.

VOTOUPALOVÁ, Markéta. Schengen Cooperation: What Scholars Make of It. Journal of Borderlands Studies [online]. 2020, roč. 35, č. 3, s. 403–423. eISSN 2159-1229. ISSN 0886-5655. DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2018.1457974.

Jeremy Alan Garlick: The Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union: Exploring the „Greater Eurasian Partnership”

The article explores the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the context of BRI-EAEU coordination. Interviews conducted with Russian and Kazakh elites indicate that there the BRI has had a much more forceful impact on local elites than the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

SHAKHANOVA, Gaziza, GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. The Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union: Exploring the „Greater Eurasian Partnership”. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs [online]. 2020, roč. 49, č. May 6, s. 1–25. eISSN 1868-4874. ISSN 1868-1026. DOI: 10.1177/1868102620911666.

Vít Hinčica: Sanctions and Countersanctions Concerning the Russian Federation: The Czech Business Perspective

The goal of the paper is to assess how Czech businesses have been impacted by the sanctions and countersanctions and their opinions on the issue.

HINČICA, Vít, ŘEZANKOVÁ, Hana, WORCESTER, Grace. Sanctions and Countersanctions Concerning the Russian Federation: The Czech Business Perspective. Journal of East-West Business [online]. 2020, roč. 26, č. 22 April, s. 1. ISSN 1066-9868. DOI: 10.1080/10669868.2020.1755407.

Petr Král, Květa Olšanová and Maria Zlatić: Exploration of Opportunities for Development of Domestic Luxury Brands in CEE: Case of the Czech Republic

This paper investigates the extent to which luxury shoppers are aware of domestic luxury brands, and in which categories they would consider buying them.

OLŠANOVÁ, Květa, COOK, Gina, KRÁL, Petr, VILIKUS, Ondřej, ZLATIć, Marija. Exploration of Opportunities for Development of Domestic Luxury Brands in CEE: Case of the Czech Republic. Central European Business Review [online]. 2020, roč. 9, č. 4, s. 59–72. ISSN 1805-4862. DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr. 246.

Vít Hinčica: Mercosur – a Comparison of Four Member Countries on the Basis of Selected Economic Indicators

The aim of this paper is to present how countries can be compared on the basis of the development of selected macroeconomic indicators.

HINČICA, Vít, MIZEROVÁ, Michala, ŘEZANKOVÁ, Hana. Mercosur – a Comparison of Four Member Countries on the Basis of Selected Economic Indicators. Comparative Economic Research [online]. 2020, roč. 23, č. 1, s. 55–72. eISSN 2082-6737. ISSN 1508-2008. DOI: 10.18778/1508-2008.23.04. Dostupné také z: https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/CER/article/view/6531/6130.

Jeremy Alan Garlick and Radka Havlová: China's "Belt and Road" economic diplomacy in the Persian Gulf: strategic hedging amidst Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry.

The article examines China’s strategically hedged approach to developing its economic relations with its partners in the Persian Gulf in order to expand and secure its interests there.

GARLICK, Jeremy, and HAVLOVÁ, Radka. China’s “Belt and Road” economic diplomacy in the Persian Gulf: strategic hedging amidst Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs [online]. ISSN: 1868-1026. eISSN: 1868-4874. DOI: 10.1177/1868102619898706.

Radka Havlová, Zbyněk Dubský: Strategic Culture of the OSCE and Its Reflection in the Effort to De-escalate and Resolve the Conflict in Ukraine

This study argues that OSCE was involved to stabilize and resolve the situation in Ukraine partly due to its specific strategic culture.

HAVLOVÁ, Radka, DUBSKÝ, Zbyněk. Strategic Culture of the OSCE and Its Reflection in the Effort to De-escalate and Resolve the Conflict in Ukraine. Insight Turkey [online]. 2019, roč. 21, č. 3, s. 195–215. ISSN 1302-177X. DOI: 10.25253/99.2018EV.03.

Zuzana Trávníčková: Ten years and one hundred of reviews of the United Nations sanctions Ombudsperson.

TRÁVNÍČKOVÁ, Zuzana. Ten years and one hundred of reviews of the United Nations sanctions Ombudsperson. Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého [online]. 2019, roč. 10, s. 64–73. ISSN 1805-0565. Dostupné z: https://rozkotova.cld.bz/rww/CYIL-vol-10-2019/84/. ISBN 978-80-87488-34-8.

Petr Vymětal: A new approach in evaluation of transparent lobbying – the case of Visegrad group countries.

The aim of the article is to evaluate transparency in decision making process in public space often influenced by lobbying activities in Visegrad group countries.

LABOUTKOVÁ, Šárka, VYMĚTAL, Petr. A new approach in evaluation of transparent lobbying – the case of Visegrad group countries. Administratie si Management Public [online]. 2019, roč. 2019, č. 33, s. 119–132. ISSN 1583-9583. DOI: 10.24818/amp/2019.33-07.

Markéta Votoupalová: The Wrong Critiques: Why Internal Border Controls Don't Mean the End of Schengen. 

Employing Krasner’s conceptualisation of sovereignty, this article offers a systematic analysis of why Schengen seems to be so resilient by addressing three common, yet inaccurate critiques.

VOTOUPALOVÁ, Markéta. The Wrong Critiques: Why Internal Border Controls Don’t Mean the End of Schengen. New Perspectives [online]. 2019, roč. 27, č. 1, s. 73–99. eISSN 2336-8268. ISSN 2336-825X. Dostupné z: https://perspectives.iir.cz/download/2019-01-4-the-wrong-critiques-internal-border-controls-dont-mean-the-end-of-schengen-marketa-votoupalova/.

Petr Pospíšil: European Union External and Internal Humanitarian Aid.

The paper provides a critical analysis of EU´s humanitarian aid which appears to lack efficiency. The author believes that a more holistic approach is needed, which instead of focusing solely on food should also address social inclusion.

POSPÍŠIL, Petr. European Union External and Internal Humanitarian Aid. European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2019, roč. 14, č. 6, s. 522–527. ISSN 1862-2720. Available at: https://effl.lexxion.eu/article/EFFL/2019/6/6.

Nicole Grmelová: Czech Republic – Cross-compliance Criteria for Farming and Processing Edible Insects.

The paper examines the guidelines adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture addressed to businesses interested in farming edible insects in terms of all legal branches governing this activity in the Czech Republic.

GRMELOVÁ, Nicole. Czech Republic – Cross-compliance Criteria for Farming and Processing Edible Insects. European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2019, roč. 14, č. 1, s. 61–65. ISSN 1862-2720. Dostupné z: https://effl.lexxion.eu/data/article_preview/13873/medium.jpg.

Markéta Votoupalová: Solidarity As a Necessary Precondition for the Resilience of Schengen?

This article explores how solidarity in Schengen is perceived by the EU institutions and which of its aspects are emphasised. The methodological framework is based on the Discourse-Historical Approach which enables scholars to study solidarity in Schengen within a broad socio-political context.

VOTOUPALOVÁ, Markéta. Solidarity As a Necessary Precondition for the Resilience of Schengen? Politologický časopis/Czech Journal of Political Science [online]. 2019, roč. XXVI, č. 2, s. 102–121. ISSN 1211-3247. DOI: 10.5817/PC2019-2-102.

Nicole Grmelová: Czech Republic – Corporate Social Responsibility of Five Leading Food Retailers Operating in the Czech Republic.

The paper conducts a comparative analysis of leading food retailers operating in the Czech Republic in the field of corporate social responsibility.

GRMELOVÁ, Nicole, ZAHRADNÍKOVÁ, Radka. Czech Republic – Corporate Social Responsibility of Five Leading Food Retailers Operating in the Czech Republic. European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2019, roč. 14, č. 2, s. 180–186. eISSN 2190-8214. ISSN 1862-2720. Dostupné z: https://effl.lexxion.eu/article/EFFL/2019/2/12.

Vít Hinčica, Tomáš Sadílek: Performance of Social Enterprises in the Czech Republic.

The article deals with the definition of the term “social enterprise”, its attributes, anchoring in the legislation of various countries, a critical analysis of indicators that can measure the performance of social enterprises.

ASMALOVSKIJ, Alexandr, SADÍLEK, Tomáš, HINČICA, Vít, MIZEROVÁ, Michala. Performance of Social Enterprises in the Czech Republic. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship [online]. 2019, roč. 10, č. 1, s. 19–29. eISSN 1942-0684. ISSN 1942-0676. DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2018.1521865.

Daniel Houska: Dusk Over the European Contract Law?

The paper examines the harmonisation of the European contract law adopted to further facilitate cross-border trade. It deals with a critical cost-benefit assessment of the current proposals and provides possible suggestions for further improvement.

HOUSKA, Daniel. Dusk Over the European Contract Law? The Lawyer Quarterly [online]. 2019, roč. 9, č. 4, s. 359–366. ISSN 1805-840X. Available at: https://tlq.ilaw.cas.cz/index.php/tlq/article/view/373/367.

Nicole Grmelová: Czech Republic – To Drink or Not to Drink Tap Water?

The paper examines the choice of drinking water from the perspective of consumers taking into account the current legislation governing tap water and prepacked water.

GRMELOVÁ, Nicole. Czech Republic – To Drink or Not to Drink Tap Water? European Food and Feed Law Review [online]. 2019, roč. 14, č. 5, s. 469–472. ISSN 1862-2720. Available at: https://effl.lexxion.eu/article/EFFL/2019/5/12.

Reconfiguring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Geo-Economic Pipe Dreams Versus Geopolitical Realities

There has been a great deal of speculation and prognostication about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The project’s name suggests it is intended to be an ‘economic corridor’ connecting Pakistan overland with China’s Xinjiang province. This book examines whether CPEC’s primary purpose is as an overland conduit for trade and economic cooperation between China and Pakistan. The key finding is that aims related to regional geopolitics and internal security have, in reality, a more significant impact. The book demonstrates that China’s goals in Pakistan are primarily geopolitical rather than geo-economic, since the notion of constructing an economic and transportation ‘corridor’ between Pakistan and China is logistically and economically problematic due to a range of foreseeable problems. Most importantly, border disputes with India and the containment of domestic separatism motivate are the driving forces for cooperation between the partners.

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. Reconfiguring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Geo-Economic Pipe Dreams Versus Geopolitical Realities [online]. 1. vyd. Abingdon, New York : Routledge, 2022. 123 s. ISBN 978-0-367-86321-0. eISBN 978-1-032-15186-1 (pbk). DOI: 10.4324/9781003018377.

Jeremy Alan Garlick: The Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: From Asia to Europe

This book merges macro- and micro-level analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to dissect China’s aim in creating an integrated Eurasian continent through this single mega-project.

GARLICK, Jeremy Alan. The Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: From Asia to Europe. 1. vyd. Abingdon : Routledge, 2019. 234 s. ISBN 978-0-815-39610-9. eISBN 978-1-351-18276-8.

Kateřina Kočí: Inside diplomacy. How to deal with gender inequality in the diplomatic service.

The publication focuses on ways to fulfill the ideal of equality between men and women in diplomacy. It also deals with the rights and needs of persons accompanying diplomatic staff on foreign missions, especially the wives of diplomats, as this issue has so far been reflected only marginally in the literature.

DOPITA, Tomáš, KOČÍ, Kateřina, ČMOLÍKOVÁ COZLOVÁ, Klára. Uvnitř diplomacie. Jak na genderovou nerovnost v diplomatické službě. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, a.s, 2020. 72 s. ISBN 978-80-271-2428-2. eISBN 978-80-271-1437-5 (ePub).

Zdeněk Veselý: International relations in the reflection of history

The publication provides a comprehensive and clear explanation of the key facts, realities, and contexts of the history of international relations from the emergence of human civilizations to the current period of the 21st century. The core of interpretation is the international political and diplomatic dimension of the issue, but the crucial domestic political, international legal and international economic facts are not neglected either.

VESELÝ, Zdeněk. Mezinárodní vztahy v zrcadle dějin. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o, 2020. 671 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-792-4.

Jan Eichler: Expansion by invitation

The book focuses on NATO’s eastward expansion and its implications for the security situation across Europe. It presents to the public a peculiar and well-founded attempt to apply the neorealist theory to the reflection on relations between the United States and Russia in the post-Soviet space after the end of the Cold War.

EICHLER, Jan. Expanze na pozvání. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2019. 238 s. ISBN 978-80-246-4279-6. eISBN 978-80-246-4309-0.

Smaranda Pantea: Industrial Policy at Work: Evidence from Romania's Income Tax Break for Workers in IT

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The research studies the firm and sector-level effects of an industrial policy designed to support the development of the IT sector in Romania.

MANELICI, Isabela, PANTEA, Smaranda. Industrial Policy at Work: Evidence from Romania’s Income Tax Break for Workers in IT. [online]. USA : Elsevier, 2019. 82 s. Link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3308591.