Tomáš Wei
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tomáš Wei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tomáš |
| FAMILY NAME | Wei |
| SIGNATURE | WEI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7058-8311 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Specialisation (un)recognised
Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States
This paper defines and categorises the concept of ‘foreign policy specialisation,’ emphasizing its significance in small EU member states’ practices and its role as a source of power in international negotiations. It distinguishes specialisation proper from other forms of foreign policy prioritisation. Drawing on insights from various disciplines, small states’ strategic documents, and interviews with diplomats, we build our definition of foreign…
Institutional Inertia and Change
The Permanent Structured Cooperation in Defence (PESCO) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) constitute another attempt to consolidate the European defence market. In this article, we explain the different engagements of Czechia and Portugal in the two initiatives until 2021 through the evolution and reform of the domestic institutions governing their defence industrial policies. We trace how the institutions were established, how they contributed…
Methods of moisture measurement in historical masonry with examples of use on archaeological sites under the 3rd courtyard of Prague Castle
Degradace zdiva historicky cennĂ ̋ch staveb je Ä asto vĂĄzĂĄna na pĹ Ătomnost vlhkosti, kterĂĄ mĂĄ vliv na solnĂŠ, mrazovĂŠ a biogennĂ zvÄ trĂĄvĂĄnĂ Ä i na bobtnĂĄnĂ jĂlovĂ ̋ch minerĂĄlĹŻ. Ä lĂĄnek pĹ ibliĹžuje vyuĹžitĂ metod (odporovĂŠ, elektromagnetickĂŠ, tepelnĂ ̋ch pulzĹŻ, vyuĹžĂvajĂcĂ reaktivnĂ barvivo, infraÄ ervenĂŠ termografie nebo tenzometrie) k monitoringu pĹ Ătomnosti vody ve stavebnĂch konstrukcĂch s dĹŻrazem na jejich vy…
De-Europeanisation of Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership countries under populist leaders
Europeanisation alters the conduct, content and norms of EU member states’ foreign policies. This has also been true for Czech policy towards Eastern Europe, where the country actively supported EU frameworks and promoted European norms. With the rise of populists, however, the adherence to EU norms and structures has decreased to the extent that makes de-Europeanisation possible. This article analyses Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership cou…
Czech backlash against the GDPR
This article is an exploratory study of the Czech response to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It employs the perspective of the small state literature to analyse the activities of a small European Union (EU) member state’s government that had to face a mismatch between its policy priorities and policy framing at the EU and domestic level. The article focuses on the arguably common situation of a small state’s government failing to …
Too Limited, Too Late
The article proposes a classification of interest promotion methods used by small EU member states which draws on lobbying literature in order for us to better understand how small states pursue their preferences in Council negotiations. It explores a single case study of the Czech Republic's efforts to influence the 2012 revision of the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences scheme through the lenses of this classification. The empir…
Building leverage at the EU level? Specialisation and coherence in Czech policy on Eastern European transition
This Marvelous Symbol of Our Identity
This paper analyses the practical geopolitical representations of the Czech Republic in American presidential materials between 1989 and 2009. Using structured discourse analysis, it highlights the impact of identity construction on policymaking and draws on critical geopolitics to highlight conceptualisations and geopolitical representations connected with the Czech Republic over four American presidential administrations. The article demonstrat…
Fighting Wars or Controlling Crowds? The Case of the Czech Military Forces and the Possible Blurring of Police and Military Functions
The article explores the reform of the Czech military from the perspective of the possible blurring of police and military functions. The understanding of security has changed in recent years and the European militaries have taken up nontraditional tasks both within and outside Europe. Moreover, the fiscal conditions have provoked further reconsideration of the role of military. The Czech Republic's armed forces have undergone a number of reforms…
De-Europeanisation of Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership countries under populist leaders
Europeanisation alters the conduct, content and norms of EU member states’ foreign policies. This has also been true for Czech policy towards Eastern Europe, where the country actively supported EU frameworks and promoted European norms. With the rise of populists, however, the adherence to EU norms and structures has decreased to the extent that makes de-Europeanisation possible. This article analyses Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership cou…
Fighting Wars or Controlling Crowds? The Case of the Czech Military Forces and the Possible Blurring of Police and Military Functions
The article explores the reform of the Czech military from the perspective of the possible blurring of police and military functions. The understanding of security has changed in recent years and the European militaries have taken up nontraditional tasks both within and outside Europe. Moreover, the fiscal conditions have provoked further reconsideration of the role of military. The Czech Republic's armed forces have undergone a number of reforms…
This Marvelous Symbol of Our Identity
This paper analyses the practical geopolitical representations of the Czech Republic in American presidential materials between 1989 and 2009. Using structured discourse analysis, it highlights the impact of identity construction on policymaking and draws on critical geopolitics to highlight conceptualisations and geopolitical representations connected with the Czech Republic over four American presidential administrations. The article demonstrat…
Fighting Wars or Controlling Crowds? The Case of the Czech Military Forces and the Possible Blurring of Police and Military Functions
The article explores the reform of the Czech military from the perspective of the possible blurring of police and military functions. The understanding of security has changed in recent years and the European militaries have taken up nontraditional tasks both within and outside Europe. Moreover, the fiscal conditions have provoked further reconsideration of the role of military. The Czech Republic's armed forces have undergone a number of reforms…
Building leverage at the EU level? Specialisation and coherence in Czech policy on Eastern European transition
This Marvelous Symbol of Our Identity
This paper analyses the practical geopolitical representations of the Czech Republic in American presidential materials between 1989 and 2009. Using structured discourse analysis, it highlights the impact of identity construction on policymaking and draws on critical geopolitics to highlight conceptualisations and geopolitical representations connected with the Czech Republic over four American presidential administrations. The article demonstrat…
Too Limited, Too Late
The article proposes a classification of interest promotion methods used by small EU member states which draws on lobbying literature in order for us to better understand how small states pursue their preferences in Council negotiations. It explores a single case study of the Czech Republic's efforts to influence the 2012 revision of the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences scheme through the lenses of this classification. The empir…
Czech backlash against the GDPR
This article is an exploratory study of the Czech response to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It employs the perspective of the small state literature to analyse the activities of a small European Union (EU) member state’s government that had to face a mismatch between its policy priorities and policy framing at the EU and domestic level. The article focuses on the arguably common situation of a small state’s government failing to …
De-Europeanisation of Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership countries under populist leaders
Europeanisation alters the conduct, content and norms of EU member states’ foreign policies. This has also been true for Czech policy towards Eastern Europe, where the country actively supported EU frameworks and promoted European norms. With the rise of populists, however, the adherence to EU norms and structures has decreased to the extent that makes de-Europeanisation possible. This article analyses Czech policy towards Eastern Partnership cou…
Methods of moisture measurement in historical masonry with examples of use on archaeological sites under the 3rd courtyard of Prague Castle
Degradace zdiva historicky cennĂ ̋ch staveb je Ä asto vĂĄzĂĄna na pĹ Ătomnost vlhkosti, kterĂĄ mĂĄ vliv na solnĂŠ, mrazovĂŠ a biogennĂ zvÄ trĂĄvĂĄnĂ Ä i na bobtnĂĄnĂ jĂlovĂ ̋ch minerĂĄlĹŻ. Ä lĂĄnek pĹ ibliĹžuje vyuĹžitĂ metod (odporovĂŠ, elektromagnetickĂŠ, tepelnĂ ̋ch pulzĹŻ, vyuĹžĂvajĂcĂ reaktivnĂ barvivo, infraÄ ervenĂŠ termografie nebo tenzometrie) k monitoringu pĹ Ătomnosti vody ve stavebnĂch konstrukcĂch s dĹŻrazem na jejich vy…
Institutional Inertia and Change
The Permanent Structured Cooperation in Defence (PESCO) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) constitute another attempt to consolidate the European defence market. In this article, we explain the different engagements of Czechia and Portugal in the two initiatives until 2021 through the evolution and reform of the domestic institutions governing their defence industrial policies. We trace how the institutions were established, how they contributed…
Specialisation (un)recognised
Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States
This paper defines and categorises the concept of ‘foreign policy specialisation,’ emphasizing its significance in small EU member states’ practices and its role as a source of power in international negotiations. It distinguishes specialisation proper from other forms of foreign policy prioritisation. Drawing on insights from various disciplines, small states’ strategic documents, and interviews with diplomats, we build our definition of foreign…
Czech (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 works) · Economics (3 works)