The Karlovian

The Karlovian

A media platform by PPE Students of Charles University (BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics)

Between Districts and Dialects: Can we imagine a map of identity not drawn in lines, but woven in words?

By: M. Azzam Rakan Noor Growing up in a city where regional language felt alienated from daily life, I often felt disconnected from the places my parents came from. My mother, a Sundanese woman, speaks fluently with her friends and family, but she never really passed the language down to me. Driven by a growing…

Recent Articles

On Money Laundering: A route for Smurfs in Banking

By: Carlos I. The globalisation has brought many positive effects for society, for example the easing of transit and communication and the relative decrease of transaction costs for international cooperation, to name just a few. The internationalisation of the financial system is a huge piece of this globalist scenario, however with its development, some principal…

June 20, 2025
Pakistan and India: a new nuclear war?

By: Isciane Genuist On April 22nd, a terrorist attack occurred in the city of Pahalgam, India, killing twenty-six civilians, twenty-five Indian nationals and one Nepalese tourist. This incident marks one of the deadliest attacks in the mountainous region of Kashmir in the past two decades. Kashmir, located in northern India and bordering both China and…

June 3, 2025
Why does the US bomb Yemen?

By: Isciane Genuist For the past two weeks, the United States has intensified its airstrikes in Yemen,targeting the Houthis, a rebel group based in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. President Donald Trump aims to apply maximum pressure on Iran to force it to abandon its nuclear ambitions. “Real pain is yet to…

April 17, 2025
Karlovka!

By: Nehir Ozkaya UK kings won the final game of the ice hockey series beating ČVUT engineers by 4-2 after being down by 1-2. The final match was preceded with the third place match between VŠE Falcons and ČZU Farmers where the former beat the latter by 4-2. Both games included little games in between…

April 15, 2025
I Edition of the UKreate Short Film Contest

Foreword from The Karlovian Team: Dear students of the Faculty of Social Sciences, It is our utmost pleasure to introduce to you the 1st ever edition of the UKreate Film Festival organised by The Karlovian Student Media. Are you passionate about filmmaking? Do you have an interest in world affairs? Do you have a story…

April 10, 2025
Exuviation of Competences, Demos and Res Publica: The Case of Dynasty Politics

By: Jonathan Kay The striking difference between democracy—although it acts as a minus malum—and various other political systems, is public participation. In procedural, electoral, and ideational settings, citizen participation is necessary. Therefore, the process is also relatively transparent and free from any sort of corruption, collusion, or nepotism frills. Democracy requires a large audience of…

April 9, 2025
Neurodivergency and Disability in Czech Academia: The Change That Is Happening and The Change That Needs To Happen!

By Natasha Noam Gol Navigating higher education can be challenging for any student, but for those with disabilities, especially neurodivergent students, the path is often full of extra barriers. The Czech Republic, while socially more respectful of visible disabilities in day-to-day interactions, has significant shortcomings in its approach to disability support overall, especially within academic…

April 9, 2025
‘Connection’ in Milan Kundera’s ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’

By: Muhammad Azzam Rakan Noor Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead There are many ways to connect with your surroundings, whether it is through physical experiences or deeper, your soul. But truly connecting with another soul requires lowering expectations and embracing the painful, yet transformative, process that comes with it. This was one of the first thoughts that…

April 5, 2025
PPE Presidential Elections Opinion Poll

As this year’s PPE Society leadership elections are fastly approaching, we cannot stress the importance of informed voting enough. With the debate just around the corner, understanding the intentions and aims of the candidates – our fellow students – is crucial. This report explores the preferences and opinions of the students prior to the debate,…

March 25, 2025