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Actors of economic globalization, civil society and the state
Rohrbacher, Tomáš ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (referee) ; Prorok, Vladimír (referee) ; Dohnalová, Marie (referee)
Presented thesis focuses on civil society within the context of ongoing processes of globalization. The core of disputed issues lies in creation of relationships between the actors of civil society (with stress on alter-globalization movement) and institutions of international governance (with accent on multilateral economic institutions -- WB, IMF, WTO). The thesis analyzes concepts of (global) civil society and functions which civil society fulfills in relations to centres of political power -- traditionally towards the state, currently also towards international governance institutions. It deals also with preconditions of creation and existence of global civil society (post-material middle-class, cosmopolitism and the role of the internet). Theoretical chapters are supported by empirical datas which are analysed especially regarding alter-globalist discourse, self-definition of the actors and current state of relationships between civil society and WB, IMF and WTO. Applied research shows that these institutions open themselves to the control of public and civil society (although with different pace) in levels of transparency, accountability and access, and thus civil society contributes to their democratization.
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Chosen non-governmental organisation fighting against corruption
Kravcivová, Aneta ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of this bachelor work is to define the term corruption and to introduce some chosen non-governmental organisation fighting against corruption worldwide and also in the Czech Republic and to evaluate their success in this fight. In the first part there are described a definition of corruption, its typologies, syndromes, causes and impacts. The Principal-Agent-Client theory and the theory of bureaucracy are also included there. In the second part the chosen non-governmental organisation fighting against corruption worldwide are the Group of the World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), U4.NO, Transparency International and the United Nations (UN). The Czech branch of Transparency International (TIC), Oživení and Růžový panter represent the non-governmental organisation in the Czech Republic that were chosen. The anti-corruption line 199 is mentioned marginally.
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The Anti-Corruption Policy of the Czech Republic
Dušek, Vojtěch ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis evaluates the anti-corruption policy of the Czech Republic while trying to find out how effective the current Czech anti-corruption measures are and what measures need to be taken in order to improve its efficiency. The first chapter treats the typology of corruption, the occurence of its various forms in the Czech Republic, the description of the corruption mechanisms and the goals of corrupt behaviour as well as its consequences. The next chapter observes the Czech anti-corruption policy's development since 1993 up till today and evaluates the progress made so far. The third chapter, finally, evaluates the efficiency of some of the most effective current anti-corruption instruments of the Czech Republic and recommends other measures to be taken.
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Analysis of political culture in the Czech Republic
Šmíd, Petr ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
The work is based on the definition of political culture and the evolution of political culture in the Czech society from the time of the Austrian Empire to the present. This analysis uses the concept of Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba given in the book The Civic Culture. Author seeks to characterize its various features and tendences and the reasons for their emergence. The first part deals with the very concept of political culture and the difficulty of its precise definition and with the existence of various definitions and concepts. In the next part the author analyzes the gradual emergence of the individual features and their change in different periods of Czech history. After that are listed the various features of the current political culture of the Czech society. Author tries to answer the question whether the Czech political culture in its development hold certain trends and patterns of behavior and whether it is possible to expect changes in the development of political culture in the Czech Republic in the near future.
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Multinational Corporations and Political Activism: Case Study of "The Cochabamba Water Wars"
Virtová, Tereza ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
Since the 15th century, Latin America has been strongly influenced by different cultural, economic and political external influences. This thesis focuses on the analysis of some of these effects -- especially on major theories of development. Neoliberalism, which brings phenomena such as globalization or the increasing influence of multinational corporations, will be analyzed in particular. Some of these effects will be presented on the case study of "The Cochabamba Water Wars". The main objective of this thesis is to identify the causes and effects of this specific conflict.
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