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The influence of external actors in the Western Balkans: the influence of China and Russia in Serbia
Culka, Jiří ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis aims to examine the influence of external actors in the Western Balkans, first in general terms, and then the influence of two important power actors, Russia and China, on Serbia as an important target actor. The thesis first offers a general discussion of the influence of external actors on policymaking of third countries in the first chapter, presenting its essential characteristics in selected substantive characteristics. It then introduces the external actors in the Western Balkans themselves, including the EU, and their influence in the region. The second chapter then presents the thesis's own theoretical framework for analysing the influence of external actors and introduces the tools used in each area of influence. It also discusses the operationalisation of the thesis, the narrowing of the thesis topic, the research question itself and the rationale for its selection. Finally, the third chapter presents the thesis's own comparative case study of the influence of Russia and China as external power actors on Serbia as the target actor, based on the theoretical framework presented in the previous chapter. Finally, it then reaches a synthesizing conclusion, presents key findings regarding the influence of the choice of goals/interests of power actors on the choice of instruments of...
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The Expansion of Czech Capital to Serbia in 1900-1918 and its Political Aspects: The Case of Pražská úvěrní banka
Arlt, Jan ; Šístek, František (advisor) ; Velek, Luboš (referee)
This work is devoted to the export of Czech financial capital by nationally Czech banks to the Kingdom of Serbia between 1900 and 1918 and the political aspects of their activities there. The political side of these activities, which was strongly determined by the geopolitical circumstances of the time, especially the deteriorating relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and the subsequent outbreak of the First World War, is examined here in the case of the most successful Czech financial institution operating in this Balkan state, Pražská úvěrní banka. The involvement of this institution in political activities, which include, among other things, the connections of the representatives of its branch in Belgrade to the so-called "Serbophile" movement, and their consequences after the occupation of Serbia by the armies of the Central Powers during the First World War, are illustrated here mainly by the interesting personal stories of specific actors of capital export and members of the Czech emancipation movement.
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Serbia between West and East: economic and political factors evaluation
Krdžović, Amel
In this thesis are evaluated economic and political factors which determine relations between Serbia and its main four international partners EU, USA, Russia and China in the time period 2012-2023. To perform this evaluation, I have combined data from Serbian Statistical Office from the international trade database, what has ensured me proper evaluation of economic factors, such as FDI, exports and imports of goods. The other significant part of the sources were journals, research papers and mutual agreements between countries which helped me in qualitative analysis of current and historic political relations. The results have shown how does the cooperation between Serbia and observed countries develop and what can be expected in the future, combined with tendency of Serbian government and Serbian citizens. This thesis emphasizes importance of EU initiative and further development of Serbian economy, in order to ensure continuous growth and fulfilment of Copenhagen’s Criteria from the one side, and preserve negative Russian influence from the other side.
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Serbia's accession to the EU – economic aspects of preparing for membership
Spasojević, Dunja
For the past 11 years, Serbia has been an official candidate country for membership in the European Union. As such, it is obligated to meet the Copenhagen criteria, in order to obtain the membership status. A crucial aspect of this criteria is competitiveness of the potential members, which includes their ability to compete within the EU‘s internal market. Hence, this thesis focuses on determining the competitiveness drivers of the member states and evaluating Serbia’s national competitiveness. The empirical part represents a comparative analysis of indicators relevant to this topic between Serbia and Croatia, the EU member state that is historically and geographically closest to Serbia. The research involves modeling and analyzing time series data covering the period from approximately the year 2000. The results indicate that Serbia lags behind Croatia primarily in macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, unemployment rate, and inflation. In terms of investments in research and development (R&D) and enrollment in tertiary education, the two countries have no significant differences. However, Serbia has a long way to go in order to reach the EU average in all indicators analyzed.
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The media image of an independent Kosovo in the newspapers MF DNES and Pravda
Pospíšil, Adam ; Králová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Šafařík, Petr (referee)
The subject of the thesis is to analyze the transformation of news in the Czech and Slovak press when Kosovo declared an independence from Serbia in 2008. The periodicals chosen to be analyzed are Czech newspaper MF DNES, which is considered serious and also most widely read and the Slovak significant daily news Pravda. Using the content analysis and the theory of agenda setting, the paper will focus on media image interpretation of the Republic of Kosovo. The aim of the research is to answer the question, whether it is possible to identify coverage of the Kosovo conflict in the two newspapers as independent. Both newspapers are investigated together and the result is a comparsion of their approach to the Kosovo issue.
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Labour migration from Serbia to the Czech Republic.
Kovar, Leona ; Kocián, Jiří (advisor) ; Roginer Hofmeister, Karin (referee)
The thesis deals with the current labour migration from the Republic of Serbia to the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is to answer three basic questions: What are the push factors for labour migrants from Serbia to emigrate to the Czech Republic? What are the pull factors for labour migrants from Serbia to move to the Czech Republic? Do migration networks play a role in the moving of labour migrants from Serbia to the Czech Republic, and if so, what role is that? To achieve the answers, a qualitative analysis of 27 ethnographic interviews with labour migrants from Serbia, living in the Czech Republic, is used, along with an analysis of migration theories, concepts, and phenomena. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the methodological approach and analysis of available literature. The second part presents relevant migration theories (push-pull theory, migration network theory, neoclassical economic theory, new economic approaches, globalization theory, and transnationalization theory), concepts (gastarbeiter and diaspora), phenomena (brain drain), and terms used in the work. The third part of the thesis provides an analysis of certain aspects of immigration policy and immigration trends in the Czech Republic, as well as migration trends from Serbia to the Czech Republic. This section also...
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Nation, religion and manipulation: Post-war media scene in the countries of the former Yugoslavia
Brnović Milorad, Marija ; Miessler, Jan (advisor) ; Hrůzová, Andrea (referee)
This study focuses on the media narratives on social dynamics and reconciliation in the media of former Yugoslav countries, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than two decades after the end of wars. The research focuses on the presence of divisive narratives, such as offensive language, bias and sensationalism, elements of national stereotypization, hate speech, and commitment to impartial journalism in current media practices. The historical background of media control and manipulation in Yugoslavia, from the Tito era to nationalist narratives during the Yugoslav wars, forms a significant part of the research context. The study aims to shed light on critical aspects of media reporting, setting the stage for future research into the broader political and economic issues affecting the media landscape in these countries. Keywords media, war, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina
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The ideas of Greater Croatia and Greater Serbia in the approaches of Franjo Tudjman and Slobodan Milošević
Hirsch, Jan ; Kocián, Jiří (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
The presented diploma thesis deals with the ideas of Greater Serbia and Greater Croatia in the approaches of two significant discourse actors who had a major influence on the course of events during the disintegration of Yugoslavia, namely Slobodan Milošević and Franjo Tudjman. The aim of the thesis is to examine the elements of these "greater" ideas present in their speeches and how they managed to adapt these historical narratives to the environment of socialist Yugoslavia, or how they managed to transfer them into the public discourse at the time. This is achieved through historical discourse analysis, which made it possible to explore their influential speeches as well as the origin of the narratives and ideas related to the irredentist ideologies. The main period under examination is the years 1986-1991 when these narratives played a significant role in mobilising society around the "national question" and the political agenda of both actors. The thesis also includes a comparison of the conceptualization of ideas by Milošević and Tudjman, which helps to reveal the similarities in ideological principles on which these "greater" concepts were built. The thesis concludes that the strategies employed by both actors to popularize their ideas were relatively similar. To transfer these ideas into the...
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Ecology of walls: Ethnography of Belgrade murals
Miličičová, Jolana ; Klepal, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Abu Ghosh, Yasar (referee)
Nowadays, many of Belgrade's walls form an imaginary gallery of large-scale street paintings: murals. This thesis builds on an argument that in order to understand this phenomenon, it is important to go beyond its visual and aesthetic qualities. Instead it approaches murals as complex entities that shape and reflect life and events in a given urban space and Serbian society undergoing post-war, post-socialist and neoliberal transformations. With a help of a metaphor "ecology of walls", this thesis aims to show that murals can also be seen as a kind of "organisms" which have their own socio-material life and agency, and are closely intertwined with the "ecosystem" of the capital city and Serbian society as a whole. This "ecological" perspective allows to think about the issue holistically. That is, as an intersection of actions and events involving walls and facades, creators and passers-by, local moods and global politics. Keywords: Murals, street art, ecology, materiality, urban space, Serbia
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