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The public diplomacy and nation branding of small and medium states
Dvorská, Jana ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
In my thesis I will compare the public diplomacy and national branding of the Czech Republic and Switzerland. The goal of the thesis is to define, explore and evaluate these fields for both countries. This paper will focus on identifying different aspects of nation branding in these two countries and will aim to evaluate the strategy and sketch the recommendations. The thesis is divided into 3 parts. In the first part the author defines and describes public diplomacy as general term. The second part is dedicated to the public diplomacy of small and medium states. The last chapter focuses on the comparison of public diplomacy and nation branding of the Czech Republic and lesson that could be learned from Switzerland. The goals of this chapter are as follows. To compare aspects and specifics of these two states and evaluate specific activities developed by governments to improve the perception of their country by the foreign public.
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Czech Republic as perceived by foreign public
Dobrovolskaja, Alexandra ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The Master's Thesis introduces the definition and scope of term public diplomacy and deals with its dimensions, types and implications. The second chapter describes the system of public diplomacy in the Czech Republic. In particular emphasis is put on actors that participate in public diplomacy, the instruments they dispose of and the strategy they follow. The evaluation of the functionality of Czech public diplomacy system is made based on results of questionnaire which was distributed among foreigners.
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Public Diplomacy of the Czech Republic – actual aspects
Štěpánková, Petra ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Druláková, Radka (referee)
The diploma thesis introduces the term public diplomacy and examines it in the context of Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is to explore, describe and evaluate Czech Republic's practice in the field of public diplomacy. The study also focuses on the term nation branding and brand image of countries. A whole chapter is dedicated to the "brand Czech republic". The last part of the diploma thesis analyzes the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2009 from the view of its presentation and communication.
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