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Dr, BA Charles University Prague MA Brandeis University; Central European University PhD University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University
International Politics Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Jan's research interests can broadly be divided into three main areas: security studies; international relations theory; and area studies with emphasis on Central Europe. In security studies his research focuses on theories of security, the relationship between politics and security, nuclear weapons and emerging security threats. Jan's work in international relations theory concentrates on the problem of theorizing trust at the international level. He has developed the concept of trusting relationship and currently works on anchoring the concept in a more general theory of international politics. Finally, he has had a long-standing research interest in area studies. This research has led to several articles on regional politics of Central Europe.
Jan was appointed as Lecturer in Security Studies in August 2011. Since October 2013 he serves as Director of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies. Previously, he worked in the Department as a research assistant on the project 'The Challenges to Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds'. From 2006 to 2009 he was Marie Curie doctoral fellow in the Department, where he defended his thesis in 2010. The thesis combined a theoretical critique of securitization theory with historical case studies of the French and Russian revolutions. Prior to coming to Aberystwyth, he served as the chief aide to a ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Security of the Senate of the Czech Republic from 2004 to 2006. A graduate of Charles University in Prague, he received his MA degrees in politics at Brandeis University (Fulbright Scholarship) and in international relations at Central European University (Soros Foundation Scholarship).
PhD Supervision
Security Studies
International Relations Theory
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Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supervisor: Clark, I. (Supervisor) & Kurki, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
01 Sept 2022 → 31 Aug 2025
Project: Externally funded research
01 Jun 2014 → 31 May 2016
Project: Externally funded research
29 Jan 2018
1 Media contribution
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Campbell Craig & Jan Růžička
07 Oct 2014
1 Media contribution
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Campbell Craig & Jan Růžička
09 Oct 2013
1 Media contribution
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