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Global Environmental Governance: The Role of Nation States
Karkoš, Daniel ; Makariusová, Radana (advisor) ; Tesař, Jakub (referee)
This thesis is an analysis of the adoption of environmental regimes by nation states, and the impact on their role as sovereign entities. The analysis is achieved by a comparison of Australia and New Zealand with regards to the establishment of their environmental policies and institutions after the introduction of environmental regimes, to which they correspond. The two regimes chosen here are the Montreal Protocol, which is based on intergovernmental cooperation, and the forest certification scheme, represented by the Forest Stewardship Council, which operates as a market-based regime. The regimes are chosen to embody two different types of environmental governance. Conversely, the countries are chosen for the similarity in culture, history, and language, yet difference in the kind of state system. The countries are compared by a structured, focused comparison. The structure is achieved by use of standardised questions that are based on the Contextual Interaction Theory, and focus on three aspects of sovereignty: autonomy, control, and legitimacy. This allows for comparisons within each regime, which show that the two chosen nation states cede some of their sovereign powers in the case of the Montreal Protocol, and incorporate the Forest Stewardship Council into their policies. A trend of...
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Tresčí války: Island jako (ne)předpokládaný vítěz
Karkoš, Daniel ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the Cod wars, a series of disputes between the United Kingdom and Iceland. The disputes were triggered by Iceland's unilateral extention of its territorial waters. It was caused by Iceland's fear of foreign fishermen's negative impact on local economy and culture. The disputes are unique, for the warring parties were partners within NATO. The disputes are nevertheless mostly interesting for the fact that their end was rather unexpected. Every time victory was on Iceland's side. This thesis investigates, what the reasons for such an outcome were. The investigation is done by an analysis of Icelandic national interests, devided into three categories with help of relevant theories of international relations. The outcome of this analysis is an identification of Icelandic advantages.
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