We are happy to announce the publication of the latest article by Ondřej Rosendorf, Michal Smetana, and Marek Vranka The article “Autonomous Weapons and Ethical Judgments: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes
towards the Military Use of “Killer Robots”’ was published in Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. The study examines how increasing weapon autonomy affects approval of military strikes resulting in collateral damage, perception of their ethicality, and blame attribution for civilian fatalities.
New faces at PRCP
It's our pleasure to introduce two new members of our team: Barbora Novotná and Eliška Pohnerová. Both will be joining PRCP as junior research and event assistants. Welcome!
PRCP Policy Brief #015
A recently published report by Amnesty International has labeled Israel an 'apartheid regime'. Our researcher, Irena Kalhousová, has actively participated in the public debate sparked by this controversial statement. As a contribution to the discussion, we are publishing yet another perspective on the subject in this guest policy paper written by Dr. Jakub Záhora from Max Planck Institute in Germany.
Latest addition to PRCP's research team
We have another new member! Fabio Iguavita Duarte is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University and will be joining the Frozen Conflicts in World Politics working group as a junior researcher.
PRCP Policy Brief #014
Jan Ludvík has written a new and very topical policy brief!
In "No good military solution for Ukraine," Jan writes on the current crisis between Ukraine and Russia and the grim outlooks for Ukraine in case of an armed clash. You can find the text in the Policy Briefs section on our website.
New faces at PRCP!
"Critique of the Hybrid Warfare Concept:" new book chapter by Vojtěch Bahenský
PRCP Annual Review 2021
While the year 2021 was just as challenging and unusual as the previous one, we are proud to say that for PRCP, it was also productive and successful. In our Annual Review for the year 2021, you’ll find information about all of our recent achievements and activities as well as a glimpse into what we are planning for the upcoming year!