Institute of Contemporary History

Research interests:

• Czechoslovak diplomacy and the Middle East during the Cold War
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Czech(Slovak)-Israeli relations, antisemitism in the Czech Republic
• Cold War history
• Modern history of the Middle East

Education:

• 2010-2016, PhD in International Relations at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2010-2011, M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel
• 2008-2010, M.A. in International Relations at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
• 2006-2008, B.A. in International Relations at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Employment:

• 2021-present, Research Fellow, Institute of Contemporary History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• 2012-present, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
• 2018-2020, Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
• 2017, Visiting Professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• 2016, Research Fellow, Open Society Archives, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Teaching:

• 2012-present, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
• 2011-present, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• 2017, Faculty of Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• Courses: Contemporary World Politics, Czech History and Culture, Democratization and Democracy in East-Central Europe, Historical Role of Europe in World Politics and Economics, History of the Holocaust, International Relations, Middle East Crossroads, Politics and Society in the Middle East
• Numerous guest lectures abroad through the Erasmus program and similar projects (Aydin University, Turkey; Bar Ilan University, Israel; European Humanities University, Lithuania; University of Jordan, Jordan; University of Primorska, Slovenia; and others).

Internships, scholarships, awards:

• 2022, Summer Institute for Israel Studies, Brandeis University, USA
• 2017, Frank A. Belousek Distinguished Scholar and Visiting Professor Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• 2016: Visegrad Scholarships at Open Society Archives, Hungary
• 2013, IBEI Summer School of the Mediterranean 2013, Institut Barcelona D’Etudis Internacionals, Spain
• 2012, ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques, University of Vienna, Austria
• 2012, Euroasian Empires Summer School, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2011: MAPMES scholarship awarded to best applicants for study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• 2010: VIZE 97 Foundation scholarship for support of education during foreign study stay
• 2010: Scholarship from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Study Abroad program for graduates of at least a bachelor’s degree in the fields of international relations, political science, Judaic studies, history of the land and people of Israel, and language and literature of Israel

Grants and Research Projects:

• 2023-2025: Czechoslovak Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in the years 1948-1989 [23-05300S], Czech Science Foundation, principal investigator

Books:

• Taterová, Eva. Československo a Izrael v letech 1948-1967. Od podpory sionismu k otevřenému nepřátelství (Czechoslovakia and Israel in 1948-1967: From the Support of Zionism to Open Hostility). 2nd edition. Prague: Epocha, 2022. 312 p. ISBN 978-80-278-0092-6.
• Taterová, Eva: Československá diplomacie a Izrael v letech 1948-1967 (Czechoslovak Diplomacy and the State of Israel in 1948-1967). 1st edition. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2017. 122 p. ISBN 978-80-7509-525-1.

Chapters:

• Taterová, Eva. Dopady arabských revolucí na regionální stabilitu Blízkého východu a severní Afriky (The Impacts of Arab Revolutions on Regional Stability of Middle East and Northern Africa). In XVIII. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách (XVIII. International Colloquium on Regional Studies). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, pp. 774–779. ISBN 978-80-210-7861-1.
• Taterová, Eva – Darkwah, Samuel Antwi. Attitude of European Union towards Middle East and Northern Africa since 1990s. In Recenzovaný sborník příspěvků XII. mezinárodní vědecké konference hospodářská politika v členských zemích Evropské unie (Reviewed proceedings of the XII. International Scientific Conference on Economic Policy in the Member States of the European Union). Ostravice: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2014, pp. 965–972. ISBN 978-80-7510-045-0.
• Taterová, Eva: Turbulentní vývoj československé blízkovýchodní politiky v letech 1948-1955 (Czechoslovak Middle Eastern Priorities in Turbulent Times 1948-1955: From the Support for Israel to Rapprochement with Egypt). In: České, slovenské a československé dějiny 20. století XVII (Czech, Slovak, and Czechoslovak History of 20th Century XVII). Hradec Králové: Nakladatelství Gaudeamus, 2023, pp. 61–71. ISBN 978-80-7435-904-0.
• Taterová, Eva: Anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic In: Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. pp. 213–239. ISBN 978-3-030-91224-6.
• Taterová, Eva: Pro-Israeli Diplomacy of the Czech Republic as the Exceptional Case in the European Union: Historical Context, Interpretations, Current Challenges. In: 30 Years of the Visegrad Group. Volume 1: Political, Legal, and Social Issues and Challenges. Lublin: Marie Curie Sklodowska University Press, 2022, pp. 12–27. ISBN 978-83-227-9574-3.
• Taterová, Eva: Československo a Blízký východ ve studenoválečné době: Šestidenní válka 1967 (Czechoslovakia and Middle East in the Cold War: Six-Day War 1967). In: České, slovenské a československé dějiny 20. století XIII (Czech, Slovak, and Czechoslovak History of 20th Century XIII). Hradec Králové: Nakladatelství Gaudeamus, 2019. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-80-7435-750-3.

Research articles:

• Taterová, Eva: Czechoslovak diplomatic dilemmas in regards to the Adolf Eichmann trial, Middle Eastern Studies. 2024. Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 112–125. ISSN 1743-7881.
• Taterová, Eva: Jomkipurská válka perspektivou československé diplomacie (Yomkippur War from the perspective of Czechoslovak diplomacy). Vojenské rozhledy: teoretický časopis Armády České republiky (Czech Military Review). 2023. Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 3–23. ISSN 1210-3292.
• Taterová, Eva: Czechoslovak-Egyptian Relations at the Onset of the Cold War. The Way to a Pragmatic Partnership. Asian and African Studies. 2022. Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 318–339. ISSN 1335-1257.
• Taterová, Eva: Proměny přístupu československé diplomacie k arabsko-izraelskému konfliktu v letech 1948–1967 (The Gradual Changes of the Attitude of Czechoslovak Diplomacy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict during the 1948–1967 Period). Mezinárodní vztahy (Czech Journal of International Relations). 2022. Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 43–77. ISSN 0323-1844.
• Taterová, Eva: The Prisoners of Prague: Mordechai Oren and Shimon Orenstein’s Imprisonments as a Breaking Moment in Diplomatic Relations between Czechoslovakia and Israel in the 1950s. Studia Historica Nitriensia. 2021. Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 423–438. ISSN 1338-7219.
• Taterová, Eva: Československá diplomacie a příčiny rozpadu spojenectví s Izraelem (Czechoslovak Diplomacy and the Causes of Breaking the Friendly Relations with Israel). Studia historica Brunensia. 2018. Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 121–134. ISSN 1803-7429.
• Taterová, Eva: Přístup československé diplomacie k Izraeli v letech 1960-1967 (The Attitude of Czechoslovak Diplomacy towards Israel in 1960-1967). Historický časopis. 2018. Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 671–700. ISSN 0018-2575.
• Taterová, Eva: Československá zahraniční politika vůči Izraeli v první polovině padesátých let 20. století (Czechoslovak Foreign Policy towards Israel in 1950–1955). Mezinárodní vztahy (Czech Journal of International Relations). 2016. Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 52–72. ISSN 0323-1844.
• Karkulíková, Martina – Taterová, Eva: Přístup OSN k hrozbě globálního terorismu: případové studie Al-Kájdy a Islámského státu (The Attitude of United Nations towards the Threat of Global Terrorism: The Case Studies of al-Kaida and Islamic State). Rexter. 2016. sv. 14, č. 2, pp. 29–54. ISSN 1214-7737.
• Taterová, Eva – Urbaníková, Marcela: The Trends in anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic 2004-2014. Journal of Education Culture and Society. 2016. No. 2, pp. 355–363. ISSN 2081-1640.
• Taterová, Eva: Aktivity radikální pravicové sionistické skupiny Království izraelské v kontextu československo-izraelských vztahů v 50. letech 20. století (The Activities of the Radical Right-Wing Zionist Group Kingdom of Israel in the Context of Czechoslovak-Israeli Relations in 1950s). Rexter. 2015. Vol. 2015, No. 2, pp. 1–24. ISSN 1214-7737.
• Taterová, Eva – Darkwah, Samuel Antwi: Is Israeli-Palestinian Conflict a Clash of Civilization? Samuel P. Huntington’s Theory Challenged. Rexter. 2014. Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 20–41. ISSN 1214-7737.
• Taterová, Eva: Kořeny a vývoj antiamerikanismu v Íránu a Saúdské Arábii během studené války (The Roots and Growth of the Phenomenon of Anti-Americanism in Iran and Saudi Arabia during the Cold War). Obrana a strategie (Strategy and Defense). 2010. Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 71–88. ISSN 1214-6463.

Conference and workshops:

• An Interdisciplinary Conference: Exploring the Dynamics of Special Relationships. Nations, States, and People, University of Sussex, Brighton, Great Britain, 11. – 13. 12. 2023 (Paper: Unveiling The Special Relationship Between Czech Republic And Israel (1993-2023).
• 12th Nordic Conference for Middle Eastern Studies: The Middle East in Myth and Reality. 22. – 24. 9. 2022, Reykjavík, Iceland (Paper: Czechoslovakia and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in 1948-1955: The Frequent Myths of Czechoslovak Diplomatic Engagement in the Middle East Revised).
• The Visegrad Countries and Africa: History and Contemporaneity. 27. 4. 2022. The Jagiellonian Research Center for African Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland; The Africa Research Institute of the Óbuda University in Budapest, Hungary; The Centre for Military Studies of the Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa (Paper: Czechoslovak-Egyptian Relations at the Onset of the Cold War: The Way to a Pragmatic Partnership).
• ASEES 2021: Diversity, Intersectionality, Interdisciplinarity. 1. 12. – 3. 12. 2021, New Orleans, USA (Paper: Czechoslovak Part in Creation of the State of Israel).
• 30 Years of the Visegrad Group – Successes, Failures and Prospects. 15. 4. 2021, Lublin, Poland (Paper: V4 and the New Perspectives on EU Foreign Policies: Pro-Israeli Diplomacy of the Czech Republic as the Exceptional Case in the European Union).
• SEFER 2019: 26th International Annual Conference on Jewish Studies. 14. 7. – 16. 7. 2019, Moscow, Russia (Paper: Czechoslovakia and Israel in Cold War: From Friendship to Hostility).
• BASEES 2018: Regime and Societies in Conflict: Eastern Europe and Russia since 1956. 13. 9. – 14. 9. 2018, Uppsala, Sweden (Paper: Jews under Communism: The Case Study of Czechoslovakia from 1956-1967). SCSS 2017: Southern Conference on Slavic Studies. 6. 4. 2017 – 8. 4. 2017, Alexandria, VA, USA (Paper: Czechoslovak Foreign Policy towards Israel).
• Education Culture Society Conference 2016. 12. 9. – 14. 9. 2016, Wroclaw, Poland (Paper: Trends in Antisemitism in the Czech Republic 2004-2014).