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Separatist tendencies in Europe - case of Catalonia and Padania
Voráček, Michal ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
This bachelor thesis is devoted to Catalan and Padanian (North Italian) separatism. It aims to analyze and compare separatist tendencies in two European regions - in Catalonia and in the region of so-called Padania on the background of the historical development within their home states. The thesis is a combination of a description and a comparative case study and is divided into two main parts. The theoretical part deals with the definition of the basic terms that are crucial for understanding the issue of separatism and that pervade the whole thesis. After that, the cleavage theory of Stein Rokkan and Seymour Martin Lipset is briefly introduced, especially the centre-periphery cleavage on which the analytic part is based. The analytic part deals with the origin and rise of Catalan and, respectively, Padanian separatism, with an emphasis on the historical development of the analyzed regions, their current position within Spain and Italy, the main factors affecting separatist and nationalist tendencies and the contemporary political representation in both regions. In the final chapter, the obtained data are compared with the aim to find the basic similarities and differences between the separatism in Catalonia and so-called Padania.
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Geopolitics in contemporary Russia - science or ideology?
Dóka, Otto ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kofroň, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on definition and description of geopolitical concepts in contemporary Russian Federation. In first chapters of this bachelor thesis we will describe the importance of the term geopolitics and why is this term significant. Subsequently, the classical geopolitical concepts were presented, of which the new geopolitical theories, that are relevant for contemporary Russia, comes from. In the main part of this bachelor thesis we focused on three main geopolitical theories- atlanticism, eurasianism and "Russia as an island". In the last part of this thesis, the theories were demonstrated in practice with an objective, which was to find an answer for question if is contemporary Russian geopolitical thinking based on science or ideology.
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The impact of geopolitics and the Syrian conflict and status of the Syrian Kurdistan
Kolář, Josef ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the matter of Syrian Kurdistan. Starting with brief history of the entire Kurdish ethnic group and the development of Kurdish status in Syria in the 20th century, along with Kurdish political parties, it explores the progress of Syrian Kurdistan's since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. It emphasizes the involvement of Syrian Kurds and their supporters in the war, the purpose is to analyse the Kurdish position in the clash and to describe the relationship of the superpowers to the question of Syrian Kurdistan after the end of the conflict. The thesis primarily aims at linking the development of Rojava's autonomy with Kurdish participation in the war and transformation the strength of their position at the regional and international level during and after the war.
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World maritime shipping at the beginning of 21. Century
Bubnová, Kateřina ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the world's maritime trade at the beginning of the 21st century. This thesis deals with the development during the 19th and 20th centuries from the point of view of progress, which influenced the modernization and progress in this area, the 20th and 21st century from the economic point of view, how the volume of goods transported changed. Segmenting cargo vessels is another important chapter, splitting into groups and subgroups, allows a better view of types of merchant ships. It also examines international organizations that are very important for determining and adhering to the rules. The chapter on Maritime Policy deals with environmental policy, balancing the goals of sustainable development and economic objectives of countries. The second part of the chapter deals with the issue of maritime piracy, which greatly hinders maritime trade. It focuses more on Somali piracy, although it is not currently the main danger area, so it has its own specifics. The last part deals with the most important ports as the basic components of maritime trade. Navy trails are linked to the New Silk Road, a project of the People's Republic of China, which could change the sea routes, considering new ports.
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New Middle Ages - Geopolitics of Post-Westphalian World
Doboš, Bohumil ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (referee) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The thesis applies the neomedieval theoretical framework on the contemporary political map of the world. The thesis argues, that the contemporary international politics cannot be understood by an application of the unified geopolitical setting and that the key divergencies in the geopolitical environment play a crucial role for the actors operating in different regions. As an outcome of the theoretical works dealing with the selected theory, a three-world model is being presented dividing the political map among these settings - Durable Disorder (defined by networking and privatization), Westphalian System (defined by a dominant position of strong centralized state), and Chaotic Anarchy (lacking stable political power and control over means of violence). This model is consequently applied on the global political map with the consequent analysis of the strategies of different actors located inside specific environments and mutual interactions of these three worlds.
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Euroscepticism and Brexit in historical context
Naumenko, Iurii ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of presidential policy in the case of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The The diploma thesis focuses on how the British Prime Minister's relations with other cabinet members have changed in the context of European integration. We explore the first year of Theresa May's first cabinet. The work takes into account the historical development and the moments that are relevant to the topic. It also has done an excursion to the history of Eurointegration in relation to Great Britain or those events that could have determined the current developments that resulted in the vote on Brexit and Theresa May taking the office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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The process of Russian accession in the WTO
Michálková, Aneta ; Parízek, Michal (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The process of Russian accession to the WTO took 18 years and is considered as one of the longest and the most complicated in history. This bachelor thesis discusses the factors influencing these accession negotiations. There are two defining hypotheses. The first works with the factor of incompatibility of the interests between Russia and the WTO Working party; this hypothesis utilizes the Robert Keohane's theory of Neoliberal Institutionalism. The perspective of the second hypothesis is that Russia is considered to be a power threat which could disrupt the WTO. This hypothesis is supported by the realist theory of Kenneth Waltz, Joseph Grieco, Robert Gilpin and Stephen Krasner. Both aforementioned approaches are complemented with the bargaining theory which develops them in further detail, thus precluding a need for third hypothesis defined. The research regarding the first hypothesis is based on an in-depth examination of formal multilateral negotiations reports of the Working party related to Russian accession. In these reports, the often discussed themes are pursued and identified by the stated criteria of repeatability. In the next section, a content analysis to the (final) Report of the Working party is utilized to order to acquire necessary themes of disputes. Comparison of the Russian...
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