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Comparison of the position of the Romanian and Lithuanian Prime Ministers during the reigns of Presidents Klaus Iohannis and Dalia Grybauskaite
Karásková, Kristýna ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the comparison of the positions of the Prime Ministers of Romania and Lithuania during the reign of Presidents Klaus Iohannis and Dalia Grybauskaité. The work deals with the constitutional and practical position of the prime ministers of both countries. Both countries are part of the post-Soviet space and have gone through a democratic transition. At the same time, Romania and Lithuania are countries with a directly elected president and potentially fall into the category of semi-presidential regimes. The position of prime minister in these countries is specific due to the presence of a directly elected president. The work applied a comparative method, specifically a type of so-called contrast of contexts. This theory helps to understand a certain phenomenon through its context. The aim of the work is therefore to point out and understand the similarities and differences in the position of the prime minister, in practice and in the constitution, of these potentially semi-presidential countries. The work also points out to other institutional elements that prime ministers use to balance the presidential role. Attention is also paid to the phenomenon of cohabitation and the position of the prime minister in cohabitation with a non-party president.
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Viktor Orbán's relation to Hungarian minority in Ukraynia
Németh, Renáta Erzsébet ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The Master's thesis entitled "Transformation of Viktor Orbán's Government Attitudes towards the Hungarian Minority in the Context of the War in Ukraine" analyses the changing attitudes of the Hungarian government towards its kin-minority inhabiting the Transcarpathian region. Through qualitative content analysis, the thesis examines the changing trends in the attitude of the kin-state government towards the kin-minority in relation to the onset of open warfare between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The thesis draws on theories of kin-state activism and kin-state politics. For the purpose of a comprehensive understanding, the issue of the analysis is set in the historical developmental framework of the triad of relations between Hungary and the Hungarian national minority and Ukraine.
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The relationship between KDU-ČSL and Czech Christian churches
Kobylka, Petr ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
The thesis examines the relationship between the KDU-ČSL and the Czech Christian churches after 1989. The thesis outlines the development of the relationship between the church and the state, the shift of the KDU-ČSL from political Catholicism to the ecumenical cooperation of its members following the example of the German CDU-CSU, the political role of the church and the theory of the relationship between political parties and interest groups is presented. The thesis, within its practical-analytical part, operates with church subjects, which it considers to be interest groups, and strives to introduce and describe their mutual relationship. In the practical-analytical part of the thesis is used the content analysis of the election programs of the KDU-ČSL and are examined the priorities of the Czech Christian churches contained in them, which is placed in a wider context. The thesis also presents a case study of church restitutions, in which the phenomenon of the fact that the KDU-ČSL becomes a political party protecting the interests of the church in the form of the return of church property confiscated by the communist regime is presented. The thesis focuses on the efforts of the KDU-ČSL leading to the approval of the return of church property, which, ironically, is returned in a period in which...
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Direct Democracy and Referendum in the Ukrainian Political System
Storchak, Yelyzaveta ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
The thesis examines the role of direct democracy and referendum in the Ukrainian political system between 1991 and 2022. Comparative analysis was chosen as the main research method to identify the historical roots and development of direct democracy in Ukraine. The aim of the paper is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of direct democracy in the country's political system, especially during the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. The thesis asks three main research questions: the advantages of the current application of direct democracy in the Ukrainian political system, the identification of the disadvantages of this approach, and an analysis of the comparison of the new legislation adopted under President Zelensky with previous experiences with direct democracy. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The first part deals with key concepts and theoretical aspects related to direct democracy and the referendum as its instrument. The second part complements the analysis with a historical retrospective of referendums in Ukraine and an overview of the legislation governing this area. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of legislation adopted under President Zelensky and its relevance to the experience of direct democracy in Ukraine. The study concludes that the...
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Analyzing the Process of Democratization in Ukraine
Šťastný, Miroslav ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
This thesis focuses on the democratization process of Ukraine in the period from the Orange revolution until now. The main goal of the paper is to analyse the process using the theory of embedded democracy by Wolfgang Merkel. To do so I use the data provided by the BTI transformation index which rates numerous democratic variables every two years. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first one consists of the history of the land of Ukraine, the introduction to the key concepts, as well as to the Merkel's theory. The second part is the analysis itself. In the end, the final results of Ukraine are compared to the other countries of the postsoviet Eurasia.
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Modern Dystopias and Theories of Totalitarianism
Machart, Filip ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma thesis Modern Dystopias and Theories of Totalitarianism deals with comparation of this two phenomena. The thesis is based on the concept of Giovanni Sartori. He understands the phenomenon of totalitarianism as ideal ending of the axis totalitarianism- democracy. Extreme points of this axis fulfill the role of unrealizable ideal regimes. In reality we can only move closer to them but modern dystopias may represent these ideal regimes. The diploma thesis is divided into theoretical and practical section. There is the analyse of five books in the theoretical section which deal with the theory of totalitarianism. The analysis contains the work of Sigmund Neumann, Hannah Arendt, Carl J. Friedrich and Zbigniew K. Brzeziński, Giovanni Sartori and Juan J. Linz. Each theory of totalitarianism is supplemented by reflection from other authors. There is the analyse of five dystopias (J. Zamjatin - We, A. Huxley - Brave New World, G. Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-four, M. Atwood - The Handmaid`s Tale, A. Moore, D. Lloyd - V for Vendetta) in the practical section. The analysis contains the storyline of the book, elements of totalitarian regime in the dystopia and inspiration of author for the world of dystopia. There is elaborated final comparation between theories of totalitarianism and modern dystopias...
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Bohdan Khmelnytsky in the historical consciousness of Ukrainians
Chaban, Polina ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the analysis of the perception of the figure of Bohdan Chmelnyckyj in selected works of art. The research focuses on Russian (Soviet), Polish and Ukrainian works of art. We will discuss such Russian (Soviet) cultural monuments as the Bohdan Chmelnyckyj Monument and the Peoples' Friendship Arch in Kyiv, the film "Bohdan Chmelnyckyj", the Polish film "With Fire and Sword", the Ukrainian film "Bohdan - Zynovij Chmelnyckyj", Lina Kostenko's verse novel "Berestechko" and the series of documentary films "Secrets of Great Ukrainians". The analysis of various works of art will help to define the Russian, Soviet, Polish and Ukrainian view of Bohdan Chmelnyckyj and his activities and to identify similarities and differences in the interpretation of the figure of Bohdan Chmelnyckyj. Attention will also be paid to how works of art influence Ukrainian historical consciousness. The theoretical basis will be the concept of historical memory. In addition, Benedict Anderson's theory of the "Imagined Community" will be analysed. Keywords Bohdan Chmelnyckyj, historical memory, Ukrainian historical consciousness
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Volodymyr Zelensky's election campaign from 2019 as a response to the demands of Ukrainian society
Shvets, Oleksii ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
This thesis examines the election campaign of Volodymyr Zelensky, specifically the question of whether Volodymyr Zelensky's brand was created during the election campaign before the presidential election in Ukraine in 2019. If such a brand was created, then whether Volodymyr Zelensky's success in the elections was the result of marketing techniques related to branding only, or whether candidate Zelensky's successful brand was not only the result of competent application of marketing techniques, but also the result of reflection of the public's requests on key socio-political issues. In the theoretical chapter we study the theory of branding in politics and highlight the main characteristics that a modern political brand should possess. In the second chapter, we present the key socio-political issues that worried the public in the period leading up to the elections and directly influenced the campaign. In the next chapter we will present several key factors and events that cannot be categorized as problematic phenomena, but which will also help to understand the reasons for Zelensky's electoral victory. In the next chapter we will examine Volodymyr Zelensky's election campaign and answer the question if Zelensky's political brand was created. In the last chapter we will compare the campaign rhetoric...
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Alena Schillerová: Populist, Influencer or technocrat?
Vančo, Filip ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the media persona of Alena Schillerová within three categories: populist, technocrat or influencer. In the theoretical part, she analyzes these categories in current literature and outlines the background of the ANO 2011 movement, of which she is a member. It further categorizes the observable phenomena of these categories. The following is an analysis that examines her media outlets on social media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other outlets in traditional media. The aim of the work is to answer whether Alena Schillerová is a populist, a technocrat, an influencer, or all together.
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