Rudolf Fuerst

E-mail：Furst@iir.cz

Education background

Ph.D.  program in Political Science, International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, 2004 – 2008

SUN Summer Course- CEU, Central, European University, Budapest, 2001

B.A. in Chinese Studies, Charles University, Prague, 1989 – 1996

M.A. in Economics, University of Economics, Prague, 1977 – 1981

Work experience

Senior Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations (IIR), Prague,1998-

Teaching experience:

Charles University, Institute of Political Science, Prague: The Post-Maoism Reform China, 2012 - present.

Metropolitan University Prague: Introduction to East Asian Studies,2009-2011

University of Economy, Prague: Sino-European Relations, selected lectures ,2010- present

Palacky University, Center of Chinese Language and Literature, Olomouc, Selected lectures on Chinese modern history ,2000-2001

Research interest

Sino-European Relations, Relations of East-Central Europe (ECE) with China, Post-Communism and the Politics of Transition, Western Soft Power in ECE and China, Discourse analysis.