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Application of the Theory of Coalitions in the Formation of Regional Councils in the Czech Republic after Elections in 2008 and 2012
Vymyslický, Jaromír ; Švec, Kamil (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis "Application of the theory of the process of forming coalitions of regional councils in the Czech Republic after the elections in 2008 and 2012" discusses the process of establishing regional coalitions in the region of the South Moravian and the Central Bohemia. The aim is to answer the question of what form of the regional coalitions formed during the regional elections. Furthermore, I was describe how did the process of establishing regional coalitions and what were the key factors, that decide the outcome of negotiations. For these reasons, this thesis analyzed the official declaration of election programs, performances by regional politicians in political or public debate. The intention of this thesis is through the use of a theoretical framework and analysis of documents, describe in detail the development process, which was formed coalition and identify possible strategies of individual actors. The paper used discourse analysis. Keywords coalition, county, election, negotiation, council, political party
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Comprehensive immigration reform suspended: Lessons from the U.S. Senate 2004-2010
Švajda, Michal ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
The M.A. thesis "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Postponed: Lessons from the Senate 2004- 2010" elaborates upon the causes hindering in the years 2004 to 2010 the adoption of a comprehensive immigration reform in the United States of America. The main goal of the thesis is to assess the consequences of the polarization of the American political scene on the immigration reform and to evaluate the party divide on the matter upon the floor remarks made by the members of Senate Committee on the Judiciary taking in account the differences in between the 109th and 111th Senate. The focus on the Committee on the Judiciary is justified by the role played by its members in the drafting process of particular reform proposals. The scope of the polarization of the Committee is assessed upon the aggravated means attributed to the most dominant narratives used by the senators. The remarks used in the evaluation are addressed in the context of the most significant contemporary factors influencing the polarization of American political scene as well as under the light of the development surpassing the domestic affairs.
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The Role of So Called Small Size Parties in the Czech Party System in 1996-2010
Guth, David ; Just, Petr (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
This thesis seeks to analyse small parties within the Czech party system with the focus on the period of 1996 - 2010. The Attention is paid to those small parties that succeeded in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies. A theoretical framework of the small parties is presented in the first chapter. It is also necessary to outline a development of the small parties before the examined era (i.e. 1989-1996). There is a need to ask whether the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia could be seen as a small party or not. The main part of the work concentrates on years following the election in 1996 till last one in 2010 because it is recognised that circa since that time the Czech party system has begun to stabilise. It is structured in a chronological order from one election to another. Here 3 aspects that are related to the activities of the small parties, according to the author are studied: 1. results of the parties in elections to the Chamber of Deputies. 2. parties' influence at the time of creating a national government. 3. a position of the parties within a defined election period. In the last chapter the author placed results of one part of his research that was based on interviewing mainly former small parties MPs. The second part (inquiry via e-mail correspondence) is offered in the appendix.
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Effective Partnership: Partner projects of nonprofit organizations
Pacíková, Lucie ; Kunešová, Markéta (advisor) ; Matyáš, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis deals with the principles of partnership between Czech non-profit organizations. This topic draws on the research of twelve high-impact American non-profit organizations which was carried out by H. McLeod Grant and L.R. Crutchfield in 2007. On the example of the civic association's Koalice nevládek Pardubicka (KONEP) work, the essay tries to apply partial outcomes of this research on the Czech environment, to find common aspects and different elements of the partnership principle, and to introduce a succesful way of its implementation. Through the means of analysis and description of concrete projects and activities of Koalice nevládek Pardubicka organization, this essay presents the benefit of the partnership principle for non-profit organizations and community development itself, and seeks to show its importance in the life of civil society.
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The transformation of the Spanish party system in the context of elections 2015 and 2016
Kleinová, Tereza ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Fleissner, Kamil (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the transformation of the party system in Spain in connection with the rise of new political parties Podemos and Ciudadanos and parliamentary elections 2015 and 2016. Thesis describes the fragmentation of the Spanish political system which was caused by the results of parliamentary elections. The aim of this thesis is to find the causations why the political parties couldn't form a coalition and have a majority. The first part is about the theory of party systems and theory of coalitions. The second part deals with transformations of the Spanish party system since 1975 and political parties PP and PSOE. The third party is focused on parties Podemos and Ciudadanos, elections 2015 and 2016 and causations of not forming a coalition.
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An analysis of the results of Parliamentary Elections in the Czech Republic
Kopecká, Barbora ; Kalčevová, Jana (advisor) ; Kuncová, Martina (referee)
The election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic took place in 2010. The theses focuses on examining of pre-election polls and election results themselves using some knowledge of game theory and public choice theory. The work describes in detail the methodology of processing election results as it works in the Czech Republic at present. Pre-election polls of selected survey agencies are compared and evaluated here. Further the theses uses an alternative approach to the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, with a focus on possible impact on the election results both in terms of the different distribution of seats, and in terms of the subsequent formation of possible coalitions. There are also discussed all possible coalitions which were suggested after the elections in 2010.
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An analysis of the municipal elections results
Bartošková, Lucie ; Kalčevová, Jana (advisor) ; Kuncová, Martina (referee)
In 2010 the municipal elections took place in the Czech Republic. In this theses there are applied some of the knowledge from the area of the public choice theory and the game theory to the results of the pre-election surveys and results of the elections. Firstly the methods for allocating seats are applied on data from the surveys and election results. The power indices are calculated for all the proportion of allocation of mandates in order to qualify the bargaining power. The results of elections are analysed and compared with two previous periods and with the pre-election surveys. The bargaining power is confronted according to the indices with the results of post-elections negotiations.
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Political parties' functionning on municipal level: the case study of Milevsko
Stahlová, Michaela ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (referee)
The main goal of the submitted thesis was to analyze seven political parties that were running for the municipal election in Milevsko in 2010. I focused on description of the candidate list structure and electioneering. The thesis also reveals the way of cooperation inside political parties and their representatives as well as parties' campaign funding. The first chapter defines the theory and characterize the municipal elections in general. Second chapter - Milevsko includes the main figures and data about Milevsko and election 2010 result. Third chapter is dedicated to the individual political parties and the last chapter describes the post-election bargaining and coalition forming.
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Současné reformní procesy SRN
Micková, Zuzana ; Hitzgerová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Potužáková, Zuzana (referee)
Práce se zabývá aktuálními reformami v SRN po sjednocení SRN a NDR. Hlavní část popisuje reformy po nástupu Velké koalice (2005),které definuje podle obsahu, dosažených cílů a relizace každého reformního procesu. v závěru analyzuje současný stav německého hospodářství, popisuje dopad reforem a udává budoucí prognózu a kritiku reforem.
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