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Procurement of defense technologies to ensure security in the case study of the Czech Republic
Šimek, Viktor ; Kučera, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
The study deals with the phenomenon of defence technology procurement for the Army of the Czech Republic. The primary objective is to describe the current state of acquisitions and to outline the profile, positions and mutual relations of individual actors participating in this process. The thesis explains, using the concepts of security assemblage and security commodification, the relationship between state and private actors in the decision to procure a particular defence technology. The scope of the research is the so-called pre-acquisition process. This is the result of the balance of power between the actors involved in the acquisition, with each actor pursuing its own goals. Using three case studies, the actions of all identified actors, their motivations, mistakes, and sub-steps are examined in detail. The study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of defence technology procurement to secure the Czech Republic's defence capability. Key words procurement, assemblage, defence technology, government, defence industry, Ministry of Defence
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Legionnaires as a mebmbers of a gendarmerie corps in the interwar Czechoslovakia
Šimek, Viktor ; Šedivý, Ivan (advisor) ; Čechurová, Jana (referee)
The thesis analyses the role of legionaries who served in the gendarmerie corps and in the context of the First Republic era. The timeframe of the thesis is defined from the establishment of the Republic in 1918, respectively from the beginning of the recruitment of the first legionaries to the Gendarmerie Corps, until the end of the First Republic, with the addition of an outline of the situation in the Protectorate. Research questions include whether state- guaranteed benefits were applied in practice. Whether the legionary background helped gendarmes to advance in their careers and, last but not least, whether their service differed from that of other gendarmes (e.g., in the form of exemptions). Attention will be paid to the evaluation of the performance of legionary gendarmes by their commanders and subsequent comparison with the performance of other gendarmes. Time-wise, the thesis is divided into three blocks, according to the relevance to the phenomenon. In order to answer these questions, primary sources were worked with, especially the fonds of the General Commander of the Gendarmerie in the National Archives. In addition, sources stored in the Military Central Archive and the archives of the Ministry of the Interior were used. Secondary literature on the subject is, with few exceptions,...
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Šimek, Viktor ; Stehlík, Michal (advisor) ; Šedivý, Ivan (referee)
The author deals with the institution of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / Warrior in historical borders of Czech Republic. It focuses on its centuries-old development, its influences on creating national identity and its uses as a tool for a political campaign. First part of the thesis deals the period until 1938. The second part follows the development of the institution during World War II and its transformation after 1948. The final part maps the last decade of its reconstruction and its advantages to contemporary society with an aim for the teenage generation and last but not least as a place of tradition and bounds with current Army of the Czech Republic. This thesis works with available archive materials of the Central Military Archives in Prague, National Archives of the National Museum, period press, proceedings and monographs related to the National Memorial in Vítkov. Key Words Czechoslovak legion, tomb, republic, Unknown soldier, protectorate, Unknown warrior, piety, communism, Vítkov.
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