HCIS Head ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Dr. Irena Kalhousová is Head of The Herzl Center for Israeli Studies [ URL "https://herzl. HERZL-1.html"]  and an Assistant Professor at Charles University. Before joining the facul analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies [ URL "https://www.inss.org.il/"]   researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center [ URL "https://www.idc.ac.il/en/pages/home.aspx in Israel, a chief analyst at the Prague Security Studies Institute [ URL "http://www.pssi of the Middle-Eastern programme at the Association for International Affairs [ URL "http:/  in Prague. Irena specializes in Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in relations between Ce countries and Israel. Her current research is at the intersection of foreign policy and me with a special focus on how traumatic events affect international relations of European st Irena is the author of articles and book chapters focused mostly Israel and relations betw European countries and Israel. She regularly appears as an expert on Israel and the Israel conflict in Czech and international media.    • CURRENT POSITIONS 2019 Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies and Department of Political of Social Sciences, Charles University, CZ [ URL ""] 2019 Head of the Herzl Center for Israel Studies, Charles University, CZ - Direct an internationally recognized, university-wide research and teaching center focus Israel and relations between Israel and Central European countries. Teach and design both undergraduate courses. Moderate and organize academic workshops and public discussions. Re the Center’s further development, PR, and fundraising. 2020 Research Fellow, Peace Research Center Prague: [ URL "https://www.prcprague.cz/"] Cen Focused on the prevention, management, and transformation of conflicts in world politics, University, CZ - Write academic papers and analyses on Israel and Europe-Israeli relations.  2003 Live Media Commentator, TV, Radio, and Printed and Electronic Media - Provided live commentaries covering Israel, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and current Middl for Czech and international media; wrote commentaries (49 live appearances in 2020, 56 in 170 in 2023). • RESEARCH GRANTS 2022-2026 PRIMUS [ URL "https://herzl.cuni.cz/HERZL-84.html"] : A four-year research grant University, CZ Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of foreign policy and memory politics focus traumatic events affect international relations of European states.    - Primary Investigator: Lead an international, seven-member research team. - Topic: “The Past is Present: The Use and Misuse of Traumatic Historical Events in Foreig - Budget: $490.000 2020-2023 e-NOTE [ URL "https://www.teachingexcellence.eu/"] : European Network on Teachin funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Framework Research focused on “teaching excellence” in Higher Education in the EU. In cooperation wi universities across Europe.         - Research Fellow: Develop best practices in the field of online and offline teaching • AWARDS 2024 Karel Kramář Medal [ URL "https://vlada.gov.cz/cz/media-centrum/aktualne/premier-petr pamatku-17--listopadu-a-udelil-medaile-karla-kramare-217074/"] , the highest prize awarded Prime Minister, for an outstanding contribution to the public debate on Middle East issues 2024 Miloslav Petrusek Prize [ URL "https://fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/irena-kalhousova-received- petrusek-prize-presentation-and-promotion-cu"] for Presentation and Promotion for long-ter the third pillar of the university through activities in the media, participation in publi lecturing activities in high schools, Rector, Charles University 2023 A Special Recognition of the Dean for commentaries on the Israeli-Palestinian conflic Faculty of Social Science, Charles University 2024, 2023 & 2021 Golden Course Faculty Teaching Award for the best undergraduate course, University, CZ • EDUCATION 2014 - 2019 Ph.D. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Department of International Relations Thesis Title: Our Jews, our Israel: Origins of the Foreign Policy of Poland, the Czech Rep Hungary Towards Israel, Supervisor Dr Federica Bicchi 2006 - 2007 M.Phil. University of Cambridge, UK Department of International Relations and European Studies Thesis title: EU-Israeli Bilateral Relations, Supervisor: Prof Christopher Hill 2001 - 2005 B.A. Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel Department of Political Science • ACADEMIC TRAINING 2020 Teaching with Impact, The Israeli Institute, USA A three-day workshop designed for scholars who teach about modern Israel. 2015 – 2016 Postgraduate Certificate (Associate Level) in Higher Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Modules completed: Developing Teaching Practice, Supporting Students Learning, Course Eval Quality Frameworks 2016 ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques, Bamberg, Germany Course attended: Comparative Historical Analysis • FELLOWSHIPS 2022 (one week) An Academic Exchange mission to Israel and the Palestinian Territories Fellow 2021 (one month) Summer Institute for Israel Studies, Schusterman Center for Israel Studie University, Boston, USA Visiting Scholar 2018 (three months) European University Institute, Florence, Italy Visiting Fellow 2013 (six months) Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel Masaryk Distinguished Chair • WORKING EXPERIENCE - TEACHING 2015 - 2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, London School of Economics, Department of Governm Course taught: Political Systems in Europe 2007 - 2012 Lecturer, Anglo-American University, Prague, CZ Courses taught: The EU-Israel Relations, The Arab-Israeli Conflict, The History of Europea Institutions of the EU • WORKING EXPERIENCE - ANALYTICAL 2013 – 2014 Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel Research Fellow: Writing of analysis and research papers on the Middle East and security. 2010 - 2013 Prague Security Studies Institute, Prague, Czech Republic Chief Analyst: Writing of analysis and research papers on the Middle East, security and tr relations for, e.g., Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior; managing research organizing and chairing conferences; teaching and tutoring securities studies students. 2009 - 2010 Association for International Affairs, Prague, Czech Republic Head of the Middle East Program, Analyst: Managing projects on the Middle East and the for the EU; writing of analysis and research papers. • WORKING EXPERIENCE – MISCALENOUS 2009 – to date Foundation Forum 2000, Prague, Czech Republic - Founded by Václav Havel Member of the Program Committee: organizing and chairing the panels. 2008 - 2009 Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Prague, Czech Republic Project Coordinator: Performing conceptual and organizational preparation of the activitie publications of the HBS during the Czech presidency of the European Council; reporting abo development in the Czech Republic. 02/2005 - 07/2005 Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel Processing Pages of Testimonies that commemorate those who perished during the Shoah. • PUBLICATIONS Journals (peer-reviewed) - 2024, Kalhousová, Irena & Emmanuelle Blanc, “Conceptualizing the Foreign Policy Roles of with Historical Trauma: The Case of Israel,” European Journal of International Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661241278305 [ URL "https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661241278305 - 2024, Kalhousová, Irena, Eugene Finkel & Jiří Kocián, “The Traumatic Past is Back: Histo and European Responses to the War in Ukraine,” International Affairs. https://academic.oup.com/ia/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ia/iiae228/7824588iiae228 [ URL "h academic.oup.com/ia/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ia/iiae228/7824588"] - 2024, Kalhousová Irena, Sarah Komasová, Tereza Plíštilová, Michal Smetana & Marek Vranka Gaps in Attitudes towards Israel and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: New Evidence from a Sur Parliamentarians and Citizens,” East European Politics. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2024.2415641 [ URL "https://www.tand full/10.1080/21599165.2024.2415641"] - 2021, Kalhousová, Irena, „Ženy v izraelské společnosti,” [Women in Israeli Society] Nový pp. 50-60. - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena & Stela Rubínová, “The Visegrád Group and Its Voting Patterns on Arab/Palestinian Conflict in the UN General Assembly,” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, 457-475. - 2015, Kalhousová, Irena, “Relations between Israel and the Czech Republic: From Sentimen Strategic Assessment, 18(3), pp. 93-104. - 2013, Kalhousová, Irena, „Íránský jaderný program: nástroj domácí a zahraniční politiky, nuclear programme: A domestic and foreign policy tool] Vojenské rozhledy, 22(54), pp. 42-5 Book Chapters (peer-reviewed) - 2024, Kalhousová, Irena, “Israel and Central Europe,” In: Routledge Handbook on Israel’s Relations, Eds. Peters, Joel and Rob Geist Pinfold, Routledge. ISBN 9780367499761. - 2021, Kalhousová, Irena, „Írán: skryté soupeření a hybridní operace,“ [Iran: hidden riva operations] In: Vzestup a podoby hybridní války, Eds. Kurfürst, Jaroslav a Jan Paďourek, A 978-80-200-3237-9. - 2016, Kalhousová, Irena, “Unwilling to Succeed: The Czech Position on U.S. Missile Defen Strategy and Public Political Debate,” In: Arms Control and Strategic Stability in the Mid Europe, Eds. Landau Emily & Anat Kurz Tel Aviv. - 2013, Kalhousová, Irena, „Nahý v trní: aneb pozice Izraele v proměněném arabském světě,“ the Arab Spring] In: Arabské revoluce: Demokratické výzvy, politický islám a geopolitické Beránek, Ondřej, Academia, ISBN: 978-80-200-2298-1. Working papers (peer-reviewed) - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena, Láska či pragmatismus. Vztahy České republiky, Polska a Maďarsk [Pragmatism or Love? Polish, Czech, and Hungarian Relations towards Israel] New Directions - 2017, Kalhousová, Irena, „Idee a praxe české zahraniční politiky,“ [Ideas and Practices Foreign Policy] In: Maximum možného? 25 let samostatné české a slovenské zahraniční politi Vít & Grigorij Mesežnikov, Kultbüro Sachsen e.V. - 2009, Kalhousová, Irena, “The Hopelessness of the Middle East Peace Process,” The New Pr Work in progress - Kalhousová, Irena, Our Jews, Our Israel! The Role of National Identity in the Formation Policy of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland Towards Israel [Book manuscript under co Cambridge University Press]. - Kalhousová Irena & Eugene Finkel (eds.), “Trauma and Foreign Policy,” Cooperation and Co Issue, planned year of publication 2026). Writings for general public BOOK - 2024, Kalhousová Irena and Ondřej Kundra, Izrael ve stínu 7. října [ URL "https://predpl izrael-ve-stinu-7-rijna"] (Israel in the shadow of October 7th), Respekt Publisher, Praha. ARTICLES - 2024, Kalhousová, Irena, „Israel’s Struggle for Peace at Home,“ Australian Oulook, 7.11. www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/israels-struggle-for-peace-at-home/ [ UR www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/israels-struggle-for-peace-at-home/"] - 2024, Kalhousová, Irena, „Izrael rok po útocích: Země zůstává rozpolecena, ale Netanjahu podporu“ Hospodářské noviny, 8.10. - 2023, Kalhousová, Irena, „Hamásu se povedlo rozbít i to málo důvěry mezi Izraelci a Pale říjnového masakru přetrvá po generace,“ Hospodářské noviny, 29.12. - 2023, Kalhousová, Irena, „Izrael v politické krizi: hrozí, že z něj bude nedemokratický, výlučně etnický stát,“ Hospodářské noviny, 7.3. - 2022, Kalhousová, Irena, „Páté předčasné volby v Izraeli jsou tu. Přežije je izraelská d Hospodářské noviny, 1.11. - 2022, Kalhousová, Irena, „Izrael se zlobí na Lavrova. Ale myslet bude hlavně na to, jak konflikty s Moskvou,“ Hospodářské noviny, 5.5. - 2022, Kalhousová, Irena, „Proč je Izrael tak opatrný v podpoře Ukrajiny a odsouzení Rusk noviny, 9.3. - 2021, Kalhousová, Irena, „Populista Netanjahu – jedna z příčin současného konfliktu,” Ho 18.5. - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena, „Referendum proti Netanjahuovi skončilo patem,” Deník E15, 5.3. - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena, „Kdo rozumí Izraeli ví, že není jen zlý nebo hodný,” Hospodářsk - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena, „Palestinci přicházejí o jedno z posledních es,” Hospodářské no - 2020, Kalhousová, Irena, „Na Blízkém východě možná vzniká koalice proti politickému islá noviny, 6.11. - 2017, Kalhousová, Irena, “What Should Bibi Know before Landing in Budapest for the V4 su Insight, 11.7. - 2015, Kalhousová, Irena & Pavlína Schulz, “The Wingmen: A Story of Czechoslovak Pilots a Technicians in the Service of Israel.” The Times of Israel, 20.4. - 2014, Kalhousová, Irena, „Izrael v proměnách času,“ Prostor, 103/104, pp. 155-175. • CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2024  International Studies Association, Chicago, USA Conference Paper: Radical-Right Mobilization and Collective Memory Manipulation in Europea Debates 2024 Association of Israel Studies & European Association of Israel Studies, Prague, Czech Conference Paper: How Do States Regain Ontological Security in the Wake of Trauma? The Cas October 7 2023 European International Studies Association, Potsdam, Germany Conference Paper: Conceptualizing the Foreign Policy Roles on Traumatized States: The Case 2023 ECPR, Praha, Czech Republic Conference Paper: The Traumatic Past is Back: Historical Analogies and European Responses Ukraine (with Jiří Kocián) 2023 Association for Israel Studies, New York, USA Conference Paper: “Conceptualizing the Foreign Policy Roles on Traumatized States: The Cas 2023 International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada Conference Paper: “The Past is Back: World War II and European Responses to the War in Ukr 2022 European Association for Israel Studies, Oxford, UK Conference Paper: “Czech Attitudes towards Israel: Public Opinion vs Foreign Policy.“ 2022 Association of Israel Studies, Bar Ilan, Israel Conference Paper: “Dissident Past and Divergent Present: How Dissident Legacy Influences D Israel.” 2021 European International Studies Association, via Zoom Conference Paper: Populist Politics of Memory and Foreign Relations: Polish-Israeli Relati Theoretical Lens. 2019 European Association for Israeli Studies, Charles University, CZ Conference Paper: The Visegrad Four and Israel – Much Ado About Nothing? 2019 Association of Israeli Studies, Kinneret College, Israel Conference Paper: Polish and Hungarian relations towards Israel: From an Admiration of a S respect for an Ethnic Nation? 2018 Council for European Studies, Graduate Workshop, University of Chicago, USA Paper: The Meaning of Israel in the Foreign Policy of Central European Countries: A Theore 2016 ECPR Graduate Student Conference, Tartu, Estonia Conference Paper: A Representation of the Historical Legacy in the Polish Foreign Policy t 2016 European Association of Israel Studies, Graduate Workshop, SOAS, London, UK Conference Paper: Strange Bedfellows? History and Foreign Policy Analysis 2016 Association for Israeli Studies, Jerusalem, Israel Conference Paper: A Representation of the Historical Legacy in the Czech Foreign Policy To Courses taught in the academic year 2024-5: - Israel: Politics and Society (winter & spring terms) - The Israeli-Arab/Palestinian Conflict (winter term) - Israel’s Foreign Policy (spring term)   Email: irena.kalhousova(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz [ MAIL "irena.kalhousova(zavinac)fsv.cuni.cz"]