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"We are all living on a big spaceship": A grounded theory study on the lived experience of newly elected MEPs
Killian, Megan ; Macaj, Gjovalin (vedoucí práce) ; Vukov, Visnja (oponent)
Using a grounded theory qualitative research approach the author constructs a theoretical framework around understanding the subjective experience of incoming (newly elected) Member European Parliament (MEPs) to the European Parliament and proposes a theory to explain the relationship between MEPs and the Parliament. A select group of MEPs were interviewed around their subjective experience of joining the European Parliament, and how they attempt to resolve their main concerns. The author used a grounded study framework proposed by Tie et al (2019) which is designed to assist the novice researcher. In an on-going iterative process of 'comparative analysis' which stayed close to the original data, the author 'reached down to fundamentals' and 'up to abstract understandings' (Charmaz 2012) while exploring the emerging concepts, to theorise that when transitioning into the EU Parliament, MEPs experience a changing identity, and in seeking to shape parliament, MEPs are themselves shaped by the parliament. The findings suggest that newly elected MEPs experience a changing identity on joining the Parliament, and in response attempt to change the Parliamentary structures and practices. The Parliament however resists change by a socialising process. The MEPs themselves are changed during their term in office, and...
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Understanding the Czech Foreign Policy. The Case of the EU Sanctions against the Russian Federation
Fuchsová, Anežka ; Macaj, Gjovalin (vedoucí práce) ; Weiss, Tomáš (oponent)
This thesis examines the decision of the Czech Republic on the adoption of the EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. The perception of the Czech Republic and its behaviour is perceived ambiguously. For that reason, qualitative analysis of the decision was conducted in order to arrive at the understanding of the Czech position. The author works with a concept of identity based on Social Constructivist and Foreign Policy Analysis scholarship. It is argued that the elite idealistic identity, which is held by a proportion of Czech politicians and official, can be used as a variable in Czech foreign policy and a tool to enhance the understanding of it. The dominance of the elite idealistic identity is not fixed; therefore, the consequences enabling the identity to prevail are also discussed. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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