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To what extent is Georgia free in shaping its geopolitical orientation: the case study of Russian hybrid war in Georgia
Kodua, Luka ; Brisku, Adrian (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
The paper examines the relationship between Russian influence in Georgia and the Georgian capability to freely orient itself geopolitically in the period from the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 to the present. The paper employs the concept of hybrid war in order to analyse Russian influence in Georgia. This concept is put into the Russian and Georgian context in the beginning of the introductory chapter. At the same time, Georgian European integration is taken into account as a central motive of Georgian politics and is often referred to when examining Russian influence. The first research chapter analyses in detail Russian military influence, economic influence, informational and political influence, and then the role of the media and Georgian Orthodox Church is highlighted. By these means, Russian influence is often aimed precisely at Georgian efforts to integrate into the Western structures. The second analytical chapter analyses the Georgian ruling party Georgian Dream, its recent stance towards Georgian European integration and its controversial relationship with Russia. The thesis concludes that Russian influence is significant in most of the above-mentioned areas, and therefore Russia has a great potential to influence Georgia's geopolitical orientation.
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The Relevance of Azerbaijan and Georgia in New Energy Geopolitics
Dvořáková, Tereza ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
The submitted thesis called "The Relevance of Azerbaijan and Georgia in New Energy Geopolitics" deals with the topic of perception of energy security from the perspective of the European Union with special emphasis put on two southern Caucasian countries - Azerbaijan and Georgia. The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the topic by means of the constructivist approach. The theoretical framework is based on the redefined theory of securitization. The methodological basis is represented by the discursive analysis of the official documents issued by the European Union, embedded in the context of European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership initiative respectively whilst taking into consideration the external influence of the Russian Federation in the time period of approximately ten years, i.e. from 2003, when the European Neighbourhood was established, up to the present. The main objective of the submitted thesis is to assess the perception of energy security from the point of view of the European Union and to identify key contextual links and discursive themes that dominated the political discourse of the European Union in particular moments of the respective period.
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From Developmentalism to Mobilisation: The Case of Georgian Violent Transition
Střítecký, Vít ; Drulák, Petr (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis seeks to conceptualize a link between the phenomenona of developmentalist state and ethnopolitical mobilization while arguing that the study of post-developmental transition should be based on a complex framework involving crucial social, economic, and political processes. The argument begins with the overview of the approaches of the late/post-Soviet transition, which are critically assessed on the basis of their anchoring in the modernization paradigm. The thesis then turns to the formulation of the alternative theoretical explanation based on the sound theoretical observations from the field of historical sociology. The theoretical debate leads to the formulation of the model involving three causal mechanisms connecting the macro and micro levels. Empirically, the thesis argues that Georgian violent mobilization resulted from the processes that were determined by the functioning and decline of the Soviet developmentalist state. While accepting the dynamics of ethnopolitical mobilization it seeks to answer the question which socio-economic processes breed these mobilizations.
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Cinema as a Tool of Nation Branding Strategy: A Case Study of Georgia
Razinkova, Ekaterina ; Brisku, Adrian (advisor) ; Asavei, Maria Alina (referee)
In pursuit of a competitive advantage in a globalised world, the development of a credible and appealing country's image gathers momentum. In this regard, a pivotal role is assigned to nation branding, which is graduallybecoming a notable constituent of both foreignand domestic policies.In praxis,this concept incorporates different tools,one of the most potent being national cinema. Within the post-Soviet space, the implementation of nation branding strategies is relatively novel yet promising in terms of reputational enhancement. The submitted thesis examines the correlation between the concepts of nation branding and national cinema from the instrumentalist perspective appliedtothe case study of Georgia.Based on theoretical and methodological grounding, the study provides an analysis of selected pieces of contemporary Georgian national cinema in terms of their contributionto the development of the country's brand. It was found that in the context of nation branding Georgian national cinema revealed itself as an illustrative and accessible medium that covers and represents both Western-oriented and traditional aspects of the country's national brand. There was established a modest leaning towards the more frequent representation of the latter. However, to become a more solid instrument in terms of...
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Oranžová vína
Nečasová, Eva
This bachelor thesis in the theoretical part describes the history of wine production, the original technology of wine production and its transfer through the Georgian tradition to the present. It also deals with mapping of producers of orange wine in the Czech Republic and abroad. The experimental part is devoted to the sensory and analytical evaluation of the selected set of orange wines. Based on information from the literature and verified by the experiment, recommendations for follow-up research and use in practice have been proposed.
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Design of a small hydroelectric power plant on the Askistskali River in Georgia
Mitrega, Stanislav ; Jobánek, Stanislav (referee) ; Šulc, Jan (advisor)
The main objective of the thesis is to develop a project for a small hydroelectric power plant on the Askistskali River in Georgia. The thesis includes a geodetic survey using drone photogrammetry and a visit of the site of interest. The thesis presents the documents supplied by Stream Ltd. and describes the procedure of geodetic surveying using a drone. In the next part, the new design of all the structures is described and the results of the economic analysis are presented. It is followed by the calculations part, which describe the design procedure for each structure. At the very end of the thesis, a photographic documentation of the area of interest is attached. Based on the economic analysis, the project was assessed as a profitable investment opportunity.
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Georgian-Russian relations in the period 2004-2011 The struggle for the Georgian Independence
Achvlediani, Ketevan ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
This master thesis deals with the mapping and analysis of Russian-Georgian relations in the period between 2004-2011. It focuses primarily on the development of relations after the onset of the new Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and after his transformation of Georgian Policy. The work is divided into chronological historical axis of events, from the history of Georgia and Georgian people, the author gets to the problems of August war in 2008. The main objective of this work is to find the causes of the war between Russia and Georgia, to map out its long-standing hostile relations and try to find its solutions. Starting point of this work is the assumption that Georgia and Russia have always been nations culturally very similar and therefore its friendly relations are essential for the regulation of conflicts on Georgia's borders. Russia as a powerful neighbor, has always had a superiority over Georgia. Therefore, in subsequent chapters is enhanced the need for intervention by international organizations such as NATO, OSCE, EU, etc. issues in Russian-Georgian conflict, in order to offset the forces of power on both sides. In the last chapters the thesis deals with the intervention of the international community, whether their pressure on Russia will be still intense and if in the future...
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Analysis of relations of the South Caucasus countries
Makovský, Pavel ; Jelen, Libor (advisor) ; Uchočová, Michaela (referee)
Pavel Makovský: Analýza vztahů jihokavkazských států Abstrakt The South Caucasus is very heterogeneous and dynamic region. In the area are conflicts not only between Christianity and Islam, but also major geopolitical actors. The world power is interested in this area thanks to exploitation of oil, natural gas and pipeline from Azerbaijan. The main aim of the bachelor thesis is to analyze the interrelationships of all three states, which is based on principles of liberal-idealist tradition. This thesis is focused on the economic power and interdependence of foreign trade, the intensity and the results of international meetings of politicians or the involvement of transnational institutions and their benefits. Each state takes to its neighbors totally different attitude and because of it are the resulting relationships quite different. Diversity of these states encourages orientation on the superpowers and institutions. These interests puts their potential partners against each other. Instability of the region confirms the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is still actual, because there were mutual armed clashes even in April 2016. Keywords: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, South Caucasus, liberal-idealist tradition of international relations, geopolitics
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