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Organization of Czechoslovak scouting in refugee camps after february 1948
Křížová, Kateřina ; Doubek, Vratislav (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
The subject of the presented bachelor thesis is an organisation of Czechoslovak scouting within refugee camps after February 1948. Its aim is to present how Czechoslovak Scouts, who emigrated from the Republic after the communist coup, organized themselves in the inhospitable conditions of the refugee camps. The first part aims to describe a path that most of the refugees had to take on their arduous journey to freedom. The main part functions as an asnwer to the questions about the organization of boy scouts in an environment of refugee camps, building of the structure, their communication within the camps and their relationship with the international scout organization. Keywords: Scout, refugee camps, after February's exil
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The restoration of Czechoslovak social democracy in 1968: Dialogue of two opinion movements
Sommer, Patrik ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Broučková, Kristina (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to present the formation process of the Czechoslovak social democratic party during the Prague spring era. The attempt to restore the party in 1968 took place in an atmosphere of significant liberalization and democratization of the then regime, which consecutively made possible the creation of many independent organizations among which the Social democratic party was included. First, we will state what claims the efforts to restore the party were based on and what the form of the newly emerged formation should have been. The thesis will then attempt to analyse the relationship of the Communist Party to this independent movement and its development against the background of changes in the political and social climate during a few months in 1968. The text will present what power tools the ruling party used to prevent this activity and how successful it was in these actions. The role of the press, both partisan and opposition, played in this attempt of polarization of the system will also be outlined. The thesis will be limited by the act of invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, that is, the act that both the restoration of the social democratic party played a role in, and that subsequently dashed the attempt of given party's restoration. Keywords: prague spring, communism,...
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Causes and consequences of Irish partition
Dolínková, Kateřina ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Soušková, Tereza (referee)
The thesis focuses primarily on the theme of Irish partition. The border itself was placed on the island a little over a hundred years ago and its meaning has also changed over time. We will follow the beginning of the partition from both the historical and political point of view. From the historical context through the roaring 20th century, we will examine the topic up to nowadays when the Irish partition gained new wave of interest in the context of the Brexit referendum. Research will be lead on multiple levels. The essential sources are laws, amending the partition, but also laws which created Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, later the Republic of Ireland. In modern day we will work with Good Friday Agreement and Brexit Agreement which are both very crucial. Apart from laws we will also take into consideration practical obstacles of partition, that ordinary people must deal with. The last point of focus will be the political progress in both states on the island and the consequences of partition. The aim of this thesis is a complex overview of historical cleavages on the island of Ireland and the changes in Anglo-Irish relations in time. Finally, we evaluate the impact of Brexit on the whole island of Ireland not only in connection with insecurity around the Irish border but also in...
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State Security in 1989
Procházka, Libor ; Vilímek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
Thesis wants to show how well the Czechoslovak secret police was informed about the activities, plans and tactics of the political opposition especially in the year 1989. The main sources for the paper are the authentic records of the State Security as regular situation reports, information on the security situation in the country, inside directives of the secret police, but also some documents of the Communist Party leadership. Text shows which were the most important activities of the independent initiatives in the viewpoint of StB and prove that the security forces of the regime seem to might have had (surprisingly) good information on the opposition initiatives. Paper is also aimed on some functional aspects of the State Security, which did not exist in a political vacuum, but was directly subordinated to the Communist Party. Finally, it describes changes in the organizational structures of StB, particularly linked to the reform in 1988. Key words: State security, year 1989, opposition in Czechoslovakia, Charta 77, Movement for Civic Freedom, Obroda, Democratic initiative
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Electoral System Choice in the Context of the Democratic Transition and Consolidation
Maděra, Milan ; Charvát, Jakub (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
Electoral System Choice in the Context of the Democratic Transition and Consolidation Diploma thesis examines the influence of exogenous factors on motivation and preferences of electoral reform actors based on their power position and value-driven approach in Czechoslovakia. It deals with the relation among mode of transition, the electoral reform type and the electoral system type as outcome for the founding elections. It attempts to identify the difference of conditions for electoral system change during the democratic transition and the consolidation in Czechia; to compare their exogenous factors. It also examines which values were emphasized by electoral reform actors and which values were embodied by their preferred electoral systems. It classifies the type of electoral reform process. It also provides the overview of chosen electoral system parameters and evolution of its changes.
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The Process of the Transition to Democracy in Czechoslovakia in the Period of November - December 1989
Kudrna, Pavel ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Koubek, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses the transition of Czechoslovakia towards democracy with emphasis on the first period of the transition: November and December 1989. The paper introduces different transitological approaches and applies them to the Czechoslovakia case. Traditional approaches, for instance Rustow, Mainwaring, Karlová and Schmitter, Przeworski, and others, are used to reflect upon the transition phases and typology. The thesis furthermore takes into consideration major historiographical works on the final phase or fall of non-democratic regimes and establishing a new system. The analysis also emphasises the actors of the transition. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Political Development in Slovakia after the 2010 Elections
Skala, Martin ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Znoj, Milan (referee)
The purpose of this master thesis is to analyze movements and changes on the Slovak political scene, Slovak party system as well as increase of support for antisystem and populist parties. The master thesis devotes its attention to individual governments, their characteristics and electoral support to relevant parties. The work is intended to answer the question whether the party system has changed over the period under review and in what way, and if the antisystemic parties and the phenomenon of populism have grown in the last six years. The theoretical concepts of Giovanni Sartori's party systems, the antisystemic parties from Sartori and Giovanni Capoccia and populism from Franciso Panizza, Cas Mudde, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Chantal Mouffe are used to examine the dynamics of the Slovak political scene in order to answer the above questions. Keywords elections, political parties, party system, moderate pluralism, polarized pluralism, antisystem parties, protest parties, populism
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Political Development in Slovakia after the 2010 Elections
Skala, Martin ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Znoj, Milan (referee)
The purpose of this master thesis is to analyze movements and changes on the Slovak political scene, Slovak party system as well as increase of support for antisystem and populist parties. The master thesis devotes its attention to individual governments, their characteristics and electoral support to relevant parties. The work is intended to answer the question whether the party system has changed over the period under review and in what way, and if the antisystemic parties and the phenomenon of populism have grown in the last six years. The theoretical concepts of Giovanni Sartori's party systems, the antisystemic parties from Sartori and Giovanni Capoccia and populism from Franciso Panizza, Cas Mudde, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Chantal Mouffe are used to examine the dynamics of the Slovak political scene in order to answer the above questions. Keywords elections, political parties, party system, moderate pluralism, polarized pluralism, antisystem parties, protest parties, populism
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The Direct Presidential Election in the Czech Republic
Chmelíková, Tereza ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Koubek, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the problem of direct presidential election in the Czech Republic. The first part focuses on constitutional changes which are necessary for this to come into effect, including an insight of both the proponents and the opponents from the political and expert spheres. The author attempts to answer the question whether the depicted institutional change can lead to a significant modification of the Czech political system. The goal of the submitted thesis is a treatise about semi- presidentialism. That is a crucial section of the thesis and is based not only on studying the classic political literature (Duverger, Elgie, Sartori, Shugart) but on selected methods of measuring the presidential power as well. The last part of the thesis analyzes the activity of the new president in office during his first year after being elected. Key words: Semi-Presidentialism; Direct Presidential Election; Presidential Power; Czech Politics Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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