In International Relations (IR) scholarship, the epistemic communities’ framework has gained relevance for explaining the roles of experts in the context of transnational global governance. However, IR scholars have criticized the framework for descriptive reasoning. This paper aims to strengthen its explanatory power by following rules of a s…[Read more]

The decreasing importance of state evoked the debate about the role of professional networks in the IR. The epistemic communities also became relevant actors of international politics. This paper specifies conditions of how they involve in the political negotiations about poverty eradication within the frame of the 2030 Agenda. The paper uses a…[Read more]

The decreasing importance of the state as a prominent actor in international politics has opened a debate about the rising importance of transnational relations. The research focuses on other actors, including epistemic communities. The paper traces previous research using the concept of epistemic communities and their influence in international…[Read more]

The scope of this article is an introduction of the most discussed political issues in the international management of the geostationary orbit. A geostationary orbit is one of the most favorable geopolitical locations for establishing telecommunication by satellites. The most discussed political issues relating to international management of the…[Read more]

The debate surrounding the provision of welfare by state institutions has been widely discussedin the field of political economics since the 1930s. Related research also focuses on welfare supplyat an international system level. This article assesses whether international cooperation in the areaof sharing remote sensing data leads to the supply of…[Read more]

On the occasion of the 50 th anniversary of the academic journal Mezinárodní vztahy, the developments of International Relations as a scientific discipline in former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic that took place so far are subjected to critical reflection. In this context, the article analyzes research papers focused on international e…[Read more]

Since the 1970’s the debate about the rising importance of transnational relations has existed in international relations. Apart from states, the related research also focuses on other actors, including epistemic communities. The article uses the concept of epistemic communities and finds whether the activity of epistemic communities determines…[Read more]

Since the 1970’s the debate about the rising importance of transnational relations has existed in international relations. Apart from states, the related research also focuses on other actors, including epistemic communities. The article uses the concept of epistemic communities and finds whether the activity of epistemic communities determines…[Read more]