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Grey wolf in the magazine Myslivost
Grosser, Dominik ; Novák, Arnošt (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis deals with the tension between the hunting perspective and strict protection of the grey wolf in the context of the Czech Republic. Within the theoretical part, I construct an understanding of hunting from historical and contemporary practical perspectives, discuss its "traditional" conception, present the naturalistic arguments for the return of the wolf, its current distribution, legal protection and the obstacles that may hinder its return. At the same time, I further problematize the conflict between the return among local people and the discourse of strict wolf protection, in which elements of power asymmetry, based on foreign literature, stand out due to the imposition of dominant and hegemonic protection within the public space. With these assumptions in mind, I enter the subsequent critical discursive analysis of the journal Myslivost, published by the Czech- Moravian Hunting Union. For my work, I set out to unravel the modes of representation through which the Myslivost magazine constructs the social reality of the grey wolf, while also analysing the ideologue(s) that underpin and enable the legitimisation of the discourse in question. On the basis of my analysis, I find that the wolf is represented within Myslivost magazine primarily as a "mongrel" and "artificially released"...
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A Loving Home for Every Animal: Civic Engagement of Founders of Dog and Cat Shelters
Urbanová, Adéla ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Šťovíčková Jantulová, Magdaléna (referee)
This diploma thesis presents the conclusions of a qualitative research that dealt with the civic engagement of female founders of private shelters for dogs and cats. The topic is grasped on the basis of the theory of social movements and with the help of models bridging the opposition of volunteerism and activism. At the same time, the interpretation of the results of the thematic analysis relies on the concept of zoopolis, which presents citizenship as a category applicable to human-animal relations. The founders of private shelters approach the animals in their care as unmistakable individuals, beings with personhood and actors who can be and are invited to participate in decisions affecting their lives.
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Forms of volunteer roles and their reference groups
Nollová, Michaela ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The thesis is about volunteering in connection with reference groups of volunteers. It describes and analyses the volunteering of eight volunteers involved in the selected association. The first part of the thesis is theoretical, it defines basic terms, theories and concepts important for the research. The second, empirical part of the thesis, presents the methodology and deals with the conducted qualitative research through in-depth interviews with formal volunteers. The thesis aims to describe and understand how volunteers create their volunteer roles and to which reference groups they relate. The form of volunteer roles in this organization is influenced especially by the regularity and intensity of volunteer's activities. During the analysis, two main forms of the volunteer role were profiled from the researched data. Volunteers from one group consider their activity as help and they relate to the organization's clients. Volunteers from the second group relate to other volunteers and the activity is mainly fun for them.
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A Case of Environmental Movement in the Czech Republic: Identity in Extinction Rebellion
Minkovová, Beatriz ; Novák, Arnošt (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
The subject of the diploma thesis is the environmental movement Extinction Rebellion in the Czech Republic. To understand the context, the theoretical section of the thesis presents the history of environmental movements, the development of activism in the Czech Republic and also describes the current Czech environmental organizations and the typology of illegal actions. Next part of the theoretical section is a detailed presentation of the Extinction Rebellion movement in both the international and Czech environment, as well as the definition of collective identity as a fundamental concept of the thesis. The aim of this qualitative research is to find out what is the collective identity of Extinction Rebellion movement. To provide a thorough and holistic understanding of the movement's collective identity, as well as Extinction Rebellion as a phenomenon, the research raises secondary research questions about people's motivations to join the movement, their expectations and members' attitudes to climate change. Data collection through semi-structured interviews and documents is used to answer the questions. The main applied concepts are three categories and three features of collective identity defined by Albert Melucci. Extinction Rebellion is a grass-root, radical and autonomous movement, using...
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Knowledge and attitudes of secondary school pupils on global climate change
Lacinová, Ludmila ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
These days, the global climate change is not only a very frequently discussed topic, but above all a threat to the entire planet. In 2009 Johan Rockström published the concept of the nine planetary boundaries that humans ought not to breach if they wish to preserve a safe space for human activities and avoid dangers of global significance. Nevertheless, three of these boundaries have already been breached and are currently in a critical state. The climate change is one of them and its breach is very serious. That is why this master's thesis is dealing with this important issue, which needs to be tackled on the global as well as the individual level since everyone's contribution, though small on the global scale, is necessary and it is vital that all take part in solving this global problem. The thesis is therefore focusing more specifically on the individual level, namely, the knowledge and the attitudes of high school students as regards the global climate change. The master's thesis is divided into four parts - the theoretical, the methodological, the empirical, and the discussion part. The crucial part of this master's thesis is the empirical part, which includes quantitative research in the form of a questionnaire survey among the pupils at selected secondary schools with different...
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Communication of Pope Francis from the Perspective of High School Students
Pospíšilová, Tereza ; Zavadilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Koudelková, Petra (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Communication of Pope Francis from the Perspective of High School Students" aims to map the view of selected religious high school students on the communication of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church as such. In particular, the research focuses on the way young people perceive the Pope's communication, whether they perceive differences between Pope Francis' communication and the communication of the Catholic Church, and whether the topics Pope Francis emphasizes in his communication are important for today's young generation. The analysis of the data collected from the interviews is conducted through open coding. The analytical part of the thesis is preceded by a theoretical introduction to the current state of the Catholic Church as well as an insight into the history of the papacy and its role in society. The theoretical part also discusses church communication in general, describing the tools it uses and the target groups the church focuses on today. Finally, a brief biography of Pope Francis and the form of communication used during his pontificate is also described here.
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Volunteering of seniors
Švihová, Jitka ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis examines the volunteer activities of seniors. It focuses on the intensity and nature of senior volunteering. In the theoretical part, it defines related concepts such as formal and informal volunteering, old age, and outlines life course theory. The thesis examines senior volunteering in the context of life course theory. The empirical part works with secondary factor analysis of quantitative data conducted against the background of life course theory. The aim of the thesis is to offer answers to research questions concerning the intensity and nature of senior volunteering and thus provide insights into current senior volunteering in the Czech Republic.
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