Radka Havlov谩, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer International Relations & Diplomacy
radka.havlova@aauni.edu

Letensk谩 120/5, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic

Dr. Radka Havlov谩 focuses on Asia in international relations, in particular conflicts, developing countries, Asia, Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dr. Havlov谩 graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University (political science, international relations), and from the University of Economics Prague (international relations and diplomacy, psychology). She worked as a lecturer and research assistant at the University of Economics Prague (2003-2019) and CEVRO Institute (2019-2022).

Currently she researches the impact of the Arab Spring on the political, economic and social development in the MENA region as well as the relations between the MENA countries and China within the Belt and Road Initiative. Her recent publications include edited volume 鈥濽ntangling the Mayhem: Crises and Prospects of the Middle East鈥� (Peter Lang 2018) and a co-authored book chapter on states-to-be as foreign policy actors in Charountaki-Irrera: Mapping Non-State Actors in International Relations (Springer 2022). She gave lectures at several universities in Europe within the Erasmus+ program (Slovakia, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden) and participated in a research stay in China. 

Area of focus:                  

  • Conflicts in international relations, ethnic conflicts, conflict resolution
  • Developing countries in international relations
  • International development
  • Middle East in IR
  • Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  • Arab Spring
  • Asia in IR
  • Ethnic conflicts, conflict resolution
  • China in IR, China and Middle East
  • Belt and Road Initiative and Middle East

Selected Publications:

Books and book chapters:

  • HAVLOV脕, R. 鈥� CHAROUNTAKI, M. States-to-be as Foreign Policy Actors, In: Charountaki, M. 鈥� Irrera, D. (ed.): Mapping Non-State Actors in International Relations, Springer, 2022, ISBN 978-3-030-91462-2
  • HAVLOV脕, R. Palestine. In: Havlov谩, R. (ed.): Untangling the Mayhem: Crises and Prospects of the Middle East, Peter Lang, 2018, ISBN 978-3-631-74092-7,   (publication won the 2018 University of Economics Rector Prize for the best publication)
  • HAVLOV脕, R.: 沤idovsk谩 kultura (Jewish culture), In: Lehmannov谩, Z.: Paradigma kultur, Ale拧 膶en臎k 2010, (in Czech)
  • HAVLOV脕, R.: 沤idovsk谩 kultura ve St谩t臎 Izrael a izraelsko-palestinsk媒 konflikt (Jewish culture in the State of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), In: Lehmannov谩, Z.: Paradigma kultur, Ale拧 膶en臎k, 2010 (in Czech)
  • HAVLOV脕, R.: The 鈥淰elvet Divorce鈥� of Czechoslovakia as a Solution to a Conflict of Nationalism, In: Guelke A. (ed.): Democracy and Ethnic Conflict. Advancing Peace in Deeply Divided Societies, Palgrave, 2004

Selected Articles in English (published from 2015):

  • HAVLOV脕, R. 鈥� PAVL脥K, P. (2021) 鈥淚n search of the 鈥榮econd-best solution鈥� to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict鈥�, Israel Affairs, ,
  • GARLICK, J.A. 鈥� HAVLOV脕, R. (2020) 鈥淭he dragon dithers: assessing the cautious implementation of China鈥檚 Belt and Road Initiative in Iran鈥�, Eurasian Geography and Economics, ISSN 15387216,
  • HAVLOV脕, R. (2020) 鈥淪ino-Qatari Relations after the 鈥楺atar Blockade鈥� in the Context of the Regional Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative鈥�, Central European journal of international & security studies, 2020, Vol. 14, No. 2, ISSN 1802-548X,  (
  • GARLICK, J.A. 鈥� HAVLOV脕, R. (2020) 鈥淐hina鈥檚 鈥淏elt and Road鈥� Economic Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf: Strategic Hedging amidst Saudi鈥揑ranian Regional Rivalry鈥�, Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 30 January 2020, Vol. 49, ISSN 1868-1026, e-SSN 1868-4874 ,  
  • STAVRIDIS, S. 鈥� HAVLOV脕, R. (2019) 鈥淐ivilian Power Europe鈥� and the Syrian Conflict, European Foreign Affairs Review 24, No. 4 (2019), p. 469-490, ISSN 1384-6299,   
  • DUBSK脻, Z. 鈥戔�� HAVLOV脕, R. (2018) Strategic Culture of the OSCE and Its Reflection in the Effort to De-escalate and Resolve the Conflict in Ukraine. Insight Turkey, Summer 2018, ISSN 1302鈥�177X, p. 195-217,
  • HLAVSOV脕, A. 鈥� HAVLOV脕, R. 鈥� TAMCHYNOV脕, K. (2018) Public Opinion and the Fear of Terrorism: Turkish and US Involvement in the Syrian Conflict, Mediterranean Quarterly (2018) 29 (2): 27-53, ISSN 1047-4552,
  • DUBSK脻, Z. 鈥戔�� HAVLOV脕, R. (2017) The Role of European Security Organizations in the Conflict in Ukraine. Central European journal of international & security studies, 2017, Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 31鈥戔��57. ISSN 1802鈥�548X,
  • HAVLOV脕, R. 鈥戔�� TAMCHYNOV脕, K. (2016) The Uncertain Role of the EU Countries in the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Insight Turkey, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 85鈥戔��104. ISSN 1302鈥�177X,
  • HAVLOV脕, R. (2015) The European Union and the Crisis in Syria. Sou膷asn谩 Evropa, 2015, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 65鈥戔��93. ISSN 1804鈥�1280.