Zinaida Bechná

I am an Assistant Professor and researcher at Masaryk University, where I also coordinate the CENTREPEACE project. My responsibilities include overseeing the project's design and implementation and leading a focus group on security cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries, an important aspect of European security architecture.

In my research I primarily concentrate on conflict figurational analysis within the Post-Soviet contexts, examining threat perceptions, NATO expansion and foreign and national security strategies of Russia.

I am also the study advisor for the BA program in International Relations and European Politics and teach in various MA programs at the Department of International Relations and European Studies (Masaryk University). Additionally, I am involved in prominent conference networks such as ECPR, ISA, or EISA.