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:

• 06/2024 to present: Head of Department Politics, institutions, power, Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• 2021-present, Research Fellow, Institute of Contemporary History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• 2012-2024, 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:

• 2012-2024, 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:

• 2025–2028: Urbanity: Inequality, Adaptation and Public Space of Cities in Historical Perspective (MŠMT – OP JAK, team member)
• 2023-2025: Czechoslovak Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in the years 1948-1989 [23-05300S], Czech Science Foundation, principal investigator

Books:

• Taterová, Eva. Czechoslovak Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict from 1948–1989. 1. vyd. Göttingen: V&R unipress/BRILL, 2026, 216 s. ISBN 978-3-8471-1917-3.
• 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. Antisemitism in the Czech Republic and Its Manifestations in the Public Space. In Sabrina P. Ramet, Vladimir Ðorđević, Christine M. Hassenstab. Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic. 2. vyd. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026, s. 283–310. ISBN 978-3-032-26491-6.
• 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 a Pavel REICH. Antisemitic Discourse in Czechoslovak Daily Newspaper Rudé právo from 1951 to 1953. Israel Affairs. 2025, Vol. 31, No. 6, s. 949-973. ISSN 1353-7121.
• Taterová, Eva. Czechoslovak Support for the Founding of Israel in the Late 1940s: The Myth of Everlasting Friendship? Czech Journal of International Relations. Vol. 60, No. 2 (2025), pp. 119-130. ISSN 2788-2985. E-ISSN 2788-2993.
• Taterová, Eva – Struhárová, Alexandra: Czechoslovak-Iranian Relations in 1968–1978. Cooperation across the Cold War Barriers, Asian and African Studies, 2024, Vol. 33, No. 1, s. 117–139. ISSN 1335-1257. E-ISSN 2585-8793.
• Taterová, Eva – Struhárová, Alexandra: Czechoslovakia and Iran in the 1960s: An Unlikely Partnership, Historický časopis, 2024, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 129–149.
• Taterová, Eva: The Visit of Antonín Novotný to Egypt in 1966 as a Pinnacle in the Czechoslovak-Egyptian Relations during the Initial Two Decades of the Cold War, Studia historica Nitriensia, 2024, Vol. 28,No. 1, pp. 55–74. ISSN 1338-7219.
• 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:

• 30th Annual Conference of Western Jewish Studies Association, San Diego, USA, 16.–17. 3. 2025 (Příspěvek: From Cooperation to Confrontation: Czechoslovakia and Israel during the Cold War)
• EAIS 13th Conference on Israel Studies: Navigating Dire Straits –Israeli Polity in the Times of Crisis, Postupim, Německo, 14.–16. 9. 2025 (Příspěvek: 35 Years of Czech-Israeli Relations: The Czech Republic’s Path to Becoming a Pro-Israel Voice in Europe. Shared Histories, Crises, and the Public Space: Central Europe and the Middle East)
• 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies: Israel and Israel Studies – The European and International Perspective, Prague, Czech Republic, 1–3 June 2024 (Conference cancelled) (Paper: Czechoslovakia and Israel during the Cold War: From Friendship to Hostility).
• 11th Annual Conference on International Studies, CESRAN International, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Autónoma University of Lisbon, Venice, Italy, 1–3 October 2024 (Paper: From Prague to the Middle
  East: Understanding Czech Diplomacy in Turbulent Times of Israel-Hamas War).
• RSA Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Conference, Regional Studies Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 11–13 September 2024 (Paper: Exploring Czech Republic’s Pro-Israel Stance: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Foreign Policy Attitudes).
• Transfer of Experience: Czech-Polish Perspective on the Problems of Contemporary Security, Metropolitan University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, 23 April 2024 (Paper: Czech Perspective on the Israel-Hamas
  Conflict and Its International Ramifications).
• 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).