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The shift of power on the Indian subcontinent after the Second World War
Gabriel, Jan ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis analyses causes of the power transfer from British colonialists to the native people of India. This transition was long and difficult. Great Britain made an attempt on the improvement of the technical development in India, but only for their own benefit. People of India were able to fight against the British hegemony and create their own political parties. Certain influence on independence was also caused by the economic crisis after the Second World War, which has led to the weakening of the economic power of Great Britain. As a result, Great Britain was forced to announce the independence of India. The contradiction between Indian Nacional Congress and Muslims league had continued and two states were established, India and Pakistan.
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Selected aspects of US foreign policy during period of decolonization
Urbánek, Daniel ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on position of the United States of America towards the process of decolonization and its purpose is to identify if American steps in this context were guided by idealistic or realistic motives. After a short definition of these two paradigms and description of the mechanism of American foreign policy the thesis introduces traditions affecting that policy, mostly focusing on the tradition of isolationism. Main part of the thesis is divided into two segments - in the first one, four political programs concerning the United States are analyzed, sources being the Monroe Doctrine, the Fourteen Points of President Wilson, the Atlantic Charter and the UN Charter. In this part, contribution of these programs to the process of decolonization is emphasized together with the identification of idealistic or realistic characteristics. The second segment offers a case study focused on the Suez Crisis - the moment, when the United States practically intervened against European colonial powers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Comparison of the Decolonisation Process in Indonesia and Malaysia
Šebek, Ivo ; Klusáková, Luďa (advisor) ; Janáč, Jiří (referee) ; Křížová, Markéta (referee)
The author of the submitted work compares the process of decolonization in Southeast Asia on the examples of Indonesia and the Federation of Malaya. Although both countries have much in common, culturally, historically, or geographically for example; the process of gaining independence from the colonial powers differed in many aspects. Text analyses probable reasons for these differences by comparative study of economic, social and political histories of both territories in the 19th and especially in the first half of the 20th century. Taking into account the extensive subject matter the analysis focuses only on selected areas that seem to be essential to the distinct development of decolonization in researched countries based on the existing literature. That involves particularly the approach of colonial countries (Great Britain and Netherlands), the course of World War II, solving the ethnical issue and the role of local political elites. This work also covers brief summary of economic and political development in the period preceding the declaration of independence. Key words: Decolonization Southeast Asia Indonesia Malayan federation colonialism
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The Netherlands and the motives of the Surinamese independence
Šrámková, Simona ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Pečenka, Marek (referee)
The thesis "The Netherlands and the Motives of the Surinamese Independence" deals with the development of the Dutch policy towards Suriname in the period between the Second World War and the 1970s. The main aim of the thesis is to analyze the motives, which led to the Surinamese independence, and based on the theories of decolonization to describe the type of the Surinamese decolonization process. After 1949, when the Dutch lost their crucial colony in Southeast Asia, today's Indonesia, their attention turned to the Caribbean colonies. The important moment of the Dutch- Surinamese relations was the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1954, which made Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles equal partners of the Netherlands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The thesis also deals with the political situation in the multiethnic Suriname because two main political parties, the Creole party NPS and the Hindustani party VHP, had different opinions on the independence of their country. However, in 1973 the elections were held, both in Suriname and the Netherlands, and the new prime ministers supported the Surinamese independence. Two years later, Suriname became an independent republic.
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"Wind of Change". A Contribution to the Development of the British Empire under the Government of the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1960-1963)
Schejbalová, Dominika ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
In this bachelor thesis I analysed the final part of the decolonization the British Empire. I focused on the development under the second government of the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1960 - 1963. His "Wind of Change" speech was at the beginning of a new approach to British colonial policy. I analysed the most important events in the process of decolonization the British Empire. I concentrated to the countries that become independence from the Great Britain in these years (1960 - 1963). The Macmillan's wind of change blew through not only Africa, but also through other continents. The British way wasn't simple. Great Britain proved (in the contrast to France and other colonial powers) the excellent diplomacy. After the Second World War the British Empire was unsustainable and the British statesmen knew it. Bloody fights and wars wasn't solution. The Mau Mau Rebellion is the best evidence and the Great Britain learned a lesson from this political fail. In this thesis I analysed that the gradual and calm decolonization was the best method of political abdication in the colonies. It showed the political, cultural and diplomatic level of the Great Britain. British relations with ex-colonial countries stayed relatively good and they often continued in the economic cooperation. Most of British...
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The Anglo-Spanish Controversy over Gibraltar in the Years 1953-1985
Chundelová, Kateřina ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
(english) The thesis focuses on the Anglo-Spanish dispute over Gibraltar between the years 1953 and 1985, seeks to analyze the development of the dispute and changes in attitudes of the United Kingdom and Spain to Gibraltar. The main emphasis is on the process of Anglo-Spanish diplomatic negotiations and its successes and failures in response to international events and domestic political events in the United Kingdom, Spain and Gibraltar. The thesis deals with the Spanish restrictive policy and its culmination in the form of a complete blockade of Gibraltar, as one of the main consequences of the dispute in the second half of the 20th century. Attention is also focused on the activities of international organizations (The United Nations, The European Economic Community, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and their role in the Anglo-Spanish dispute over Gibraltar.
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From British Empire to Commonwealth of Nations: Political and Geographical Aspects of the Transformation
Bernas, Vlastimil ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (referee)
Diplomová práce Politicko-geografické aspekty transformace Britského impéria na Společenství národů Abstract The masterʼs degree thesis "From British Empire to Commonwealth of Nations: Political and Geographical Aspects of the Transformation" deals with gradual transformation of the British Empire, one of the biggest colonial empires of all time, into Commonwealth of Nations, i. e. into a loose association of the United Kingdom and its former Dominions and colonies. The masterʼs degree thesis aims to profoundly analyze all the substantial aspects of this complicated process, namely in broader (above all in political-geographical, historical and legal) relations. The initial historical chapter describes the origins and the following territorial expansion of the British Empire. The second chapter concentrates on different types of administrative units that existed within the British Empire; a special emphasis is given to Dominions whose creation marked the beginning of the disintegrative tendencies within the Empire. The third part of the thesis examines the key period of the transformation of the British Empire into a looser association of states, which means the events of the first half of the twentieth century, when couple of crucial documents amending the character of the British Empire were adopted. The...
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Imposing Restrictions on Commonwealth Immigration: Britain in the fifties
Filová, Alexandra ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Šánová, Lucie (referee)
A steep rise in Commonwealth immigrants entering Britain during the first half of the fifties resulted in a series of debates concerning the possibility to limit this inflow by legislation. In order to be able to analyze these debates, it is necessary to understand the historical background of the whole issue. Therefore a short description of certain basic facts regarding immigration precedes the actual political analysis. This part shows Britain as a country traditionally opened to Commonwealth immigration. However, the unprecedented number of immigrants entering the country in the first post-war years raised concern. In reaction to this anxieties British overseas officers applied certain measures to deter local population from considering a trip to Britain. When the preventive actions did not yield satisfying results, the government applied legislative restrictions.
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Today's France: Report on Colonial Heritage: New National Identity
Úlehlová, Radka ; Kalfiřtová, Eva (advisor) ; Jančík, Jiří (referee)
anglicky: Title of the thesis: Today's France: Report on Colonial Heritage: New National Identity Keywords: colonization, decolonization, immigration, integration, the Law of February 23 2005, suburban social unrest in 2005, Great Debate on National Identity Abstract: The following study deals with history of colonization and its repercussions on the current situation in France and its demography from the sociological, cultural and political point of view. The study is divided into two parts: the history and the present. The first part is based on works of historians and analyses the colonial history of France and the process of decolonization. The second part focuses on legacy of the colonial adventure on the present, it follows the discussions in the French press, works on French immigration and integration and analyses of researchers studying repercussions of colonial past on the present. The second part also includes history and specificities of immigration and integration in France, the Law of February 23 2005 on the positive role of French presence abroad, the suburban unrest of 2005 and the Great Debate on National Identity.
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The Examination of One Form of the Atlantic Modernization's Moral Background
Lánský, Ondřej ; Hrubec, Marek (advisor) ; Arnasson, J.H. (referee) ; Barša, Pavel (referee)
Ondřej Lánský The Examination of One Form of the Atlantic Modernization's Moral Background Abstract This thesis deals with critique of fundamental moral pattern of the Atlantic social space, that shapes some important features of social, political, and human action in the global era and endorses legitimacy of the reigning social order. The main task of this thesis is to show pathological moments of the contemporary development of global society through comparison of some constitutive features of Atlantic and Latin-American societies. The most important theoretical basis for this thesis is Axel Honneth's theory of recognition. As articulations of constitutive features of social normativity (ergo as expressions of shared social imaginaries of social configuration) are used chosen social philosophical concepts: John Rawls' liberalism and Enrique Dussel's philosophy of liberation. The thesis contains therefore four steps in three main chapters. Firstly the author sociologically analyzes the concept of social esteem in the context of theory of recognition. Secondly he examines John Rawls' normative theory of justice. Thirdly the author points some aspects of Rawls' theory, which allow certain interpretation and critique of the social esteem and of the liberal definition of moral legitimacy of the Atlantic...
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