Guest lecture by Prof. Stefano Guzzini of Uppsala University will take place on Friday, October 14th, 12.30. Title: The explanatory utility of realism in the analysis of the international system after Russia's s aggression against Ukraine. Venue: Room, A.4.35 at Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, UMCS, ul. Głboka 45 Lublin. All members of academic community are welcome!

Format: stationary at the Faculty building and/or streaming MS Teams platform, access link on the: https://tiny.pl/wrwqz

Profile of Prof. Guzzini:

Prof. Stefano Guzzini, leading European political scientist in the field of international relations and security studies, is a Professor of Government at Uppsala University, Professor of International Relations at IRI/PUC-Rio de Janeiro and Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. His research focuses on international theory, security studies (ontological security), approaches to foreign policy analysis, as well as on the conceptual analysis and theories of power. More recently, he has also worked on interpretivist methodologies (process tracing and notions of non-efficient causality) and critical geopolitics as applied to Europe. He has published nine books, including The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises (Cambridge UP, 2012), and Power, Realism and Constructivism (Routledge, 2013), winner of the 2014 ISA Theory Section Best Book Award. Between 2013-2019, he served as President of the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA). He is currently co-editor of the journal International Theory and Associate Editor of Contexto Internacional. For more see: http://www.diis.dk/en/experts/stefano-guzzini