Mgr. Lucia Najšlová, Ph.D.
Dr. Lucia Najšlová is a Lecturer in European Politics and a Research Fellow at the Department of European Studies, Faculty of Social Science, Charles University in Prague, and a Lecturer in European Politics at UPCES CERGE-EI in Prague. She is a member of external advisory team of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and a chief editor of V4Revue, a webzine focused on Central Europe’s society, economy and politcs. Najšlová holds a PhD in political theory from Comenius University in Bratislava, during her studies she held fellowships at University of Arkansas and University of Oslo. She has published on EU external relations with a particular emphasis on the EU’s enlargement and neighborhood policies, the EU’s leverage as a democracy promoter and perceptions of the EU (and the West) among neighbors and aspirants for membership. More specifically, she is interested in dynamics of westernization and democratization and meanings of ‘the West’ and democracy in societies undergoing transition. Najšlová has conducted research in Turkey, Cyprus and the Czech Republic, she is currently working on a monograph focusing on politics of belonging in EU-Turkey relations. Recent research projects in which Najšlová participated include FP7 TRANSWORLD (2013–2014) coordinated by the IAI in Rome and ‘Czech Foreign Policy and the Post-Western Global Order’ (2014–2016) run by the Institute of International Relations of the CR.
Publications
- Najšlová, L. (2016). Státy Východního partnerství v české zahraniční politice. In: Kořan, M. (ed.): Česká zahraniční politika v roce 2015. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů. pp. 172-187.
- Najšlová, L. (2015). The Czech Republic: Many Allies, One Friend. In: Behr, T. and Tiilikainen, T. (eds). Northern Europe and the Making of the EU’s Mediterranean and Middle East Policies: Normative Leaders or Passive Bystanders? Aldershot: Ashgate.
- Najlová, L. (2014). The EU and the US in the Politics of Global Climate Change Governance: Avoiding the Crucial Questions. Transworld Working Papers No. 44, ISSN 2281-5252 (online).
- Najšlová, L. (2014). A Clash of Selective Empathies: Human Rights and the West in Czech Foreign Policy. (Essay). Visegradrevue.eu, July 2014.
- Najšlová, L. (2014). Czech and EU policy in Ukraine in 2013. In: Kořan, M. Ed. Ročenka české zahraniční politiky. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů.
- Kratochvíl, P., Fjodorov, J., Najšlová, L. a Svoboda, K. (2014) Ukrajinská krize: dopady a rizika pro Českou republiku. Studie pro MZV ČR. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů.
- Najšlová, L. (2013). Foreign Democracy Assistance in Czech and Slovak Transitions: What Lessons for the Arab World? Madrid: FRIDE. ISSN: 2172-5829 (Print)
- Najšlová, L. and Řiháčková, V. (2013) The EU in the East: Too Ambitious in Rhetoric, Too Unfocused in Action. In: Fabry, E. (ed). Think Global Act European: Thinking Strategically About EU’s External Action. Paris: Notre Europe.
- Najšlová, L. (2012). Drowning in the Mediterranean, Clutching to a Straw? The EU’s Policies on Turkey and Israel. Working paper. Prague: EUROPEUM.
- Najšlová, L.; Weiss, T. (2012). Who is Afraid of the Cyprus EU Presidency? Working Paper. Prague: EUROPEUM.
- Najšlová, L.; Weiss, T. (2012). EU and Turkey: The Role of Cyprus Presidency. In: Ditrych, O. (ed.) World Politics: Scenarios 2012-2013. Prague: Institute of International Relations. pp. 20-22.
- Najšlová, L. (2011). Slovakia in the East: Pragmatic Follower, Occasional Leader. Perspectives, Page 5/5 19(2), pp. 101-122.
- Duleba, A.; Najšlová, L. (2011). What kind of EU Does the Mediterranean Need? Policy Brief. Prague: PASOS.
- Najšlová L. (2011) Törökország az arab tavaszban és az európai télben. [Turkey, Arab Spring and European Winter]. Pro Minoritate, 2011/ősz, pp. 67-76.
- Najšlová, L.; Baskin, G. (2011). What Next in Turkish-Israeli Relations? Papers IEMED-Euromesco, ISSN 1988-7981 Barcelona: European Institute of the Mediterranean.
- Najšlová, L. (2010). The EU in the wider Black Sea region: clumsy but attractive? In: Henderson, K. A Weaver, C. (eds.) The Black Sea Region and EU Policy: The Challenge of Divergent Agendas. Aldershot: Ashgate.
- Najšlová, L. (2010). Turkey 2010: Which Way Forward? In: Majer, M.; Valasek, T. et al. (eds.) Panorama of the global security environment 2010. Bratislava: Center for European and North Atlantic Affairs.
- Kriglerová, E.; Najšlová, L.; Vilagi, A. (2009). Odpoveď je na Slovensku, nie v Bruseli: EÚ a integrácia Rómov na Slovensku. [The Reply Lies in Slovakia, not in Brussels: Roma integration in Slovakia]. Bratislava: RC SFPA.
- Najšlová, L. (ed.) (2009). Finding Common Grounds: Rediscovering the Common Narrative of Turkey and Europe. Bratislava: RC SFPA.
- Najšlová, L. (2009). The Not-So-Common Space of External Security: Interests, Fears and the Way Out. In: Duleba, A. (ed.) Searching for New Momentum in EU-Russia Relations: Agenda, Tools and Institutions. Bratislava: RC SFPA. pp.68- 96.
Lecturing
- Democracy Promotion: history, theories, practice
- EU in its Southeastern Neighbourhood: Policies and Expectation
- #Humansonthemove: a workshop on current aspects of migration in Europe
- M.A. Thesis Seminar
- Theories of European Integration and Their Application