Czech Journal of Political Science/Politologický časopis is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University in Brno. It is the first peer-reviewed political science periodical issued in the Czech Republic. The first issue of the journal was released in 1994. Each year, three issues of the journal are published.
The journal provides a platform for presenting the outcomes of original political science research and thus significantly contributes to political science as a scholarly discipline and its establishment among other social sciences. The journal publishes articles, reviews, review essays, and information on events in the political science community. The topics cover the areas of political philosophy and theory, comparative political science, political sociology, policy analysis, European studies, international relations and security studies. The journal focuses mainly on European affairs, with a special regard to the region of Central and Eastern Europe.
Special issue on euroscepticism
This special issue builds on the existing literature on the tactics of hard Eurosceptics expressed in their political activities, campaigns, discourses, narratives, etc. The key task of the country studies in this issue is to identify the most recent shifts in the hard-Eurosceptic scene in light of the EP elections in 2024 and to provide a suitable theoretical explanation for these developments.
Call for papers for the special issue of the Czech Journal of Political Science: Under Pressure: The 2025 General Election in the Czech Republic
The special issue will deal with challenges to the Czech political system manifested in the 2025 general election, including the rise of populism and anti-establishment parties, along with the worsened security situation in global politics.