Dr Kamila Stullerova

Magister Comenius University, MA Central European University, PhD Central European University

Dr Kamila Stullerova

Senior Lecturer in International Politics

International Politics

Contact Details

I have been in the Department of International Politics since 2009, since 2013 as permanent member of staff. My research and teaching span across Political Theory, International Relations and Security Studies. I'm keen to speak to both Politics and IR, ideally facilitating a conversation between the two. I'm especially interested in (international) political theory that is normatively oriented, with a global outlook, yet grounded in actual political histories. This also feeds into my interest in ethical, societal and normative aspects of security politics, human rights, liberalism and internationalism. My method utilises history of ideas and I specialise in the 20th century European and American political thought. A number of my optional (UG and PG) modules are research-led, but I also enjoy teaching (UG and PG) core modules, taking pride in successfully delivering ‘theory content’ also to students who are more empirically minded. 

In 2026-27 I am the Director of Learning and Teaching.

  • Monday 12.00-13.00
  • Tuesday 12.00-13.00

My research lies at the intersection of International Relations Theory, Political Theory and Security Studies. While topically diverse, my research gravitates to two theoretical foci: 1) Emergence of normative knowledge out of reflected social practices and 2) The role of politics and political values in pacifying conflict and transitioning out of security-induced emergency politics. I have been pursuing these interests via the study of past political thinkers, most notably Judith N. Shklar, Hannah Arendt, Hans Morgenthau, Stanley Hoffmann, Raymond Aron and Hedley Bull, understanding their ideas in their original contexts and in the context of present day. 

The Summum Malum of Cruelty: Judith Shklar and the (Rejection of) Common Good. / Stullerova, Kamila.
In Search of the Common Good. ed. / Adriana Luna Fabritius; Alberto Clerici; Erica Benner. Brill Academic Publishers, 2025.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Kissed by Minerva: On Stanley Hoffmann’s Ethical Theory of International Politics. / Stullerova, Kamila.
In: International Security Studies Forum, Vol. 33 , 08.04.2022, p. 34-41.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

The Germans and the Frenchmen: Hoffmann's and Aron's Critiques of Morgenthau. / Stullerova, Kamila.
Realism: A distinctively 20th Century European Tradition. ed. / Felix Roesch; Alexander Reichwein. Springer Nature, 2021. (Trends in European IR Theory).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Audience, politics, and the moral ambiguity of security: Comments on Rita Floyd’s The Duty to Secure. / Stullerova, Kamila.
In: Journal of International Political Theory, 18.01.2026.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Review. Joshua King, Rousseau and the Limits of the Liberal International Order, Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. / Stullerova, Kamila.
In: Society, 24.11.2025.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article Review

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