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Problematic Identification with the EU - analysis of Danish euroscepticism
Hořejšová, Tereza ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (advisor) ; Svobodný, Petr (referee) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
The dissertation thesis analyses factors which are characteristic for Danish euroscepticism. It seeks an aswer to a question whether certain national specifics pre-determine "the Danish" version of euroscepticism. In previous research, it has not been very common to analyse national versions of public euroscepticism but the current academic knowledge about euroscepticism is still not satisfactory and in particular does not take into account the tender nuances in demonstration and origins of euroscepticism of each member state. However, as this thesis hypotheses, it is necessary to take the national eurosceptic specifics into account while designing the communication policy on EU issues. The thesis concludes that in the case of Denmark, the national specifics which have been identified as strong perception of national identity, referenda, EU opt-outs, specific political system and a formalised co- ordination system of EU affairs, serve as roots, i.e. not as a consequence, of Danish euroscepticism. Keywords European Union; Denmark; Euroscepticism; opt-outs; identity; public opinion; communication policy.
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Global Witness´s influence on forming of conflict mineral legislation
Lukeš, Jakub ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The thesis concers the issue of conflict minerals in the Democratic republic of Congo. The situation in the country has been monitored by the NGO Global Witness for decades. Human rights violation, illicit trade followed by exporting of minerals out of the country, have been supervised by militaristic rebel groups. As a result these groups have been indirectly founded by international corporations.The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the performance of Global Witness at the agenda setting of conflict minerals, including a critical assessment of legislative measures.
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Support for human rights in Swedish development cooperation
Bouší, Magdaléna ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
Human rights are basic rights that belong to every person all over the world. However, many countries still don't respect them and they are being violated on daily basis. Many of the countries that have issues with human rights are developing countries. Human rights support has therefore become one of the goals of development cooperation. Since the 90's it has become apparent that support of human rights is a crucial prerequisite for sustainable and fair long-term development. Many participants are striving for a deeper integration of human rights into their development activities. Currently, the highest level of integration is an approach based on human rights. Sweden is leading the way in development cooperation and is actively fighting for human rights support in the field of international politics. This paper is going to asses and evaluate to what degree are human rights integrated into Sweden's development cooperation.
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The role of international intergovernmental organizations in humanitarian crisis response: Case study
Božinovová, Anna ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Burešová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and examines the roles of the European Union and the United Nations, two key actors in providing humanitarian aid. The aim of the thesis is to establish whether there were any differences or similarities between the EU and the UN in conducting a major relief operation in Haiti. Another goal is to examine whether the mutual cooperation between the two organizations improved the post-earthquake environment on the island. This thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter explains the concepts and key principles of a humanitarian crisis and humanitarian aid. The second examines how the EU and the UN delivers humanitarian aid. The third chapter reconstructs chronologically the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath and analyses how effective the EU and UN were and whether it had alleviated the suffering of the Haitian people. The chapter will also critically examine the cooperation between the EU and the UN.
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Human Rights Based Approach to development in practice of international non-governmental organizations
Bočková, Jana ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Burešová, Jana (referee)
Since the 1990s, the concept of development aid began to change gradually while affecting the goals, methods and ways of delivering the aid. The development projects put increased emphasis on human rights which led to the so-called Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). The approach is supported by states, international organizations and non-governmental actors. Due to the lack of a universally accepted definiton of HRBA NGOs have come up with a wide range of different concepts. The thesis focuses first on theory and implementation of the approach. Then it follows the current approaches in practice of NGOs. At the end it examines the work of the globally renowned aid and development charity Oxfam and its application of HRBA in practice.
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Human Rights and Economic Diplomacy - A case study of the WTO
Kudzejová, Barbora ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The master´s thesis deals with the possibility of enforcing human rights through the instruments that are primarily used to pursue economic interests of the state, specifically illustrating these possibilities within the context of the World Trade Organization. The thesis presents the theoretical understanding of the concept of national interest and the relation between the economic and human rights interests of the state. It also focuses more closely on the relation between trade liberalization through the activities of the WTO and the protection of human rights. The thesis also describes the possibilities of pursuing human rights through already existing processes within the WTO, namely through the accession process, the trade policy review mechanism, trade agreements based on the Generalized System of Preferences and last but not least, the use of general exceptions and dispute settlement mechanism.
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Economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic in France
Semrádová, Lenka ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
This thesis aims to evaluate the activity of the economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic in France . The first chapter theoretically defines the issue of economic diplomacy and its main players. The second chapter is fully focused on France and discusses Czech-French business relations in terms of trade , commodity structure of trade and investment. The third chapter contains the characteristics of the the main actors of economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic in France and brings interviews with representatives of these institutions. The last chapter analyzes the actual effect of economic diplomacy of the Czech Republic and provides conclusion in the form of the SWOT analysis. Thus corresponds to the research questions regarding the current state of the diplomacy and its weaknesses and potential areas for improvement.
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Non-governmental organization People in need and human rights. Case study.
Sloupová, Barbora ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Melounová, Irena (referee)
This thesis follows the action of the non-governmental organization (NGO) People in Need. The aim of this thesis is to find out both what the contribution of the NGO People in Need to the field of human rights is and what methods are put in use within their operations. The theoretical part firstly deals with non-governmental organizations from a generic point of view in order to further tackle those NGOs that are active in the field of human rights. The empirical part of this thesis is specifically focused on the case of the non-governmental organization People in Need, bringing forward its overall activity and effect especially within the task of promotion of human rights. The methods used in this field are defined and their application is then monitored in two concrete case studies of Burma and Cuba. In connection to the support provided to those countries, this thesis further explores the ways of spreading awareness of such topic onto the Czech civil society.
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European Union, Exemplary Finland and Reluctant Sweden - Past or Reality?
Nedvědová, Anna ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
European union is today one of the most important integration groupings in the world, uniting 28 relatively diverse states with various approaches towards integration. This bachelor thesis examine approaches of two of EU member states, Finland and Sweden. Its goal is to decide whether common perception of Finland as a model member state and Sweden as a reluctant one is still valid nowadays, namely in the context of their attitudes towards Common Security and Defense Policy. As a theoretical framework for this examination serves liberal intergovernmentalism created by Andrew Moravcsik, most importantly its part concerning national preferences. Theoretical chapter is followed by a characteristic of national identities of Finland and Sweden and evaluation of the progress of European integration in this region up to now. Third chapter deal with activities of Finland and Sweden within Common Security and Defense Policy of the EU.
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