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Comparative study of State and Citizen Perceptions on Social Media Security in the Czech Republic
Skřivánková, Andrea ; Collins, Jonathan (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
This diploma thesis draws attention to a highly relevant and important topic, i.e. cybersecurity on social media. The pace of technology development and trends is relentless and society often fails to react properly to these changes, or even to notice them. This carries with it the risk of harm from unawareness or carelessness. Social media became a daily part of human interaction and often a space for sharing personal information, and as these activities moved into the online world, so did crime. No one wants to experience harassment or theft, but the internet and social media provide a much greater opportunity and scope. People are at risk not only of being attacked on the street, but also from the other side of the world, and it makes catching the attacker very difficult. This thesis analyses how this problem is perceived by the state of the Czech Republic in this case (and additionally the EU), which should protect its laws and institutions, and on the other hand, by people as ordinary users of these platforms, who may find all the existing technology & regulatory measures confusing/overwhelming/nonsufficient/ etc. The thesis describes how theory differs from day-to-day practice, the most common cyber threats and the means to counter and prevent them.
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Insults and Violence in the Czech Parliament
Deml, Ondřej ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Jágr, David (referee)
8 Abstract The thesis is focused on the issue of insults and violence in the Czech Parliament. The introductory part discusses foreign research on this topic and describes the Czech historical context concerning insults and violence in the legislative body. The thesis uses content analysis to identify cases of both phenomena in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate between 2006 and 2022. The resulting data are used to answer the following research questions: (1) What utterances or actions result in Deputies and Senators committing an insult in Parliament? (2) Under what conditions is an insult used in Parliament? (3) What is the response of the Mandate and Immunity Committee to the violent incidents? Based on research, it can be concluded that insults in parliament most often take the form of statements that question moral integrity. The paper likewise identifies three basic conditions (the ability to use insults in connection with personal predispositions, motivation, perceived benefits) without which insults in Parliament would likely not occur. The text also discusses the response of the Mandate and Immunity Committee to violence in Parliament, where the Committee punished one violent incident to the maximum extent allowed, but the two remaining cases were outside its jurisdiction.
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Violence against women as one of the risk factors of female homelessness
VOHLÍDALOVÁ, Petra
This thesis focuses on homeless women and violence against them as one of the risk factors. The aim is to define the motivational factors preventing homeless women from leaving a violent relationship. The thesis is divided into three main areas. The first part focuses on homelessness and the specificities of homeless women. The second part focuses on the pro-issues of violence and the third part focuses on the motivations and disentangling the very factors that lead homeless women to remain in violent relationships. The work also includes case studies in the form of interviews with the clients of the low-threshold day centre of the St. Paul's House in České Budějovice, which help us to look at some of the issues from the perspective of the clients themselves, and are thus a practical contribution to the complexity of the whole work.
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Masculinity in the American Far-Right, Its Character, Radicalization and Risks of Violence
Kretíková, Veronika ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Charvát, Jan (referee)
The thesis focuses on the topic of masculinity within the American far right and aims to examine its nature, radicalization, and possible risks of violence. The thesis is based on a qualitative methodology and employs a comparative study method. The subject of the analysis are individual far-right organizations and movements operating on the American political scene. Specifically, five groups were selected, namely Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Incel, Kingdom Identity Ministries and Nationalist Social Club. For each selected group, the research analysed their approach to violence and their views on gender-related issues. Analysis of the literature and individual case studies suggests that gender and with it also masculinity have a strong influence on the American far right. Issues related to gender resonate strongly among supporters of the American far-right movements and organizations that primarily consists of white men. As a result of this analysis, the radical construct of masculinity was found in three of the five selected far-right groups: Proud Boys, Incel, and the Nationalist Social Club. The research shows that violence is both an important aspect for supporters of the American far right and a tool they use to achieve their goals. When such an approach to violence is combined with a masculine...
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Contemporary American right-wing extremism using the example of the Proud Boys with a focus on the ideology of violence
Šaník, Jan ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Dopieralla, Jakub (referee)
This thesis examines contemporary American extremism, using the example of the far-right, all-male organization Proud Boys, whose members refer to themselves as "Western chauvinists." Thesis analyzes the group in terms of its history, organization, and hierarchy. Paying special attention to the group's ideology, the thesis aims to place the group in the larger context of American society and to name the factors that influenced the group's direction in terms of its ideological grounding in violence. In this thesis, I will defend the thesis that violence plays a privileged role that co-creates the ideology of the group as a whole. The thesis is designed to provide an answer to the question "what role does violence play in the Proud Boys?" Through an in-depth qualitative content analysis, this thesis discusses the relationship between violence and the ideology of the Proud Boys and explains how violence contributes a unifying role. In general, this study contributes to an understanding of both the motivations and behaviors of the Proud Boys group and contributes to the larger discourse on extremism in contemporary America.
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The Picture of the Divided Self in the Work of R.L. Stevenson and Bram Stoker
KACEROVSKÁ, Lucie
The thesis focuses on the theme of split personality in the works of Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson. The aim of this thesis is a comparative analysis of the novels Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson and Dracula by Bram Stoker, with regard to the key theme of split personality. The introductory theoretical part discusses the significance of this theme in Anglo-American gothic prose, drawing mainly on Botting's study Gothic. The following chapters are devoted to a comparative interpretation of selected motifs, such as mystery, love, pursuit, desire for power, fear, violence, science and education, friendship, and love. The thesis also focuses on the function of space and the depiction of crime, guilt, and conscience in both novels. Last but not least, it addresses the significance of contrasts and symbolic images in creating psychological tension in the works of both authors. This thesis offers a psychological perspective on two famous gothic novels and their shared theme.
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Sexual harassment and other forms of harassment at a workplace
Jíchová, Leona ; Tomšej, Jakub (referee)
Sexual harassment and other forms of harassment at a workplace Abstract This thesis focuses on the issue of sexual harassment and other forms of harassment within the framework of employment relations. It addresses sexual harassment, which can be considered as one of the most serious forms of harassment, as well as a type of discrimination that represents an unwanted, intense and crucial interference in the working life of a harassed person. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the importance of adequate prevention in individual workplaces, the relevance of establishing applicable control mechanisms to ensure compliance with set rules and the inadequacy of the currently provided protection for victims. This thesis proposes possible corrections and tools that should ideally be applied in workplaces and their compliance should be enforced and monitored by state authorities. Moreover, it is gradually supported by related judgements on the matter. The premises and hypotheses are compared with the results of various surveys and studies. The main chapters contain suggestions and considerations aimed at improving the current situation. This thesis is divided into seven chapters. The individual chapters are structured in such a way that the reader first gains a theoretical understanding of the issue and is thus...
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Ethical Principles of Czech Journalists in Reporting about Terrorism
Navrátilová, Barbora ; Hanzal, Jaromír (advisor) ; Groman, Martin (referee)
An emergency situation like terrorism brings many dilemmas to media ethics This thesis focuses on the question of how selected Czech journalists ethically cover the topic of terrorism, even though the Czech Republic has not experienced a major terrorist attack of the kind seen in Western Europe after 2015. First, the concept of terrorism and its forms and trends are described, then the relationship between terrorism and the media is presented. To illustrate how codes of ethics think about such events, three Czech audiovisual media codes and three foreign ones, available in English, are compared. In the empirical part, the paper focuses on data from qualitative research and follows the principles of grounded theory. Interviews with eight journalists provide insight into how they think about ethics when reporting on terrorism, what rules they have developed and what other ethical areas they draw rules from. Among the principles they name, verifying information, not publishing explicit footage without reason, or trying to suppress information about a terrorist. Another finding is that selected journalists perceive that terrorists want to gain visibility through the media and by reporting on the acts, journalists help fulfill their cause. The result of the thesis is not a comprehensive theory but an...
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