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Collectivization of agriculture and nationalization of property in the village of Uhřice u Sedlce - Prčice in Czech Siberia between 1945 and 1960
Trojovská, Pavlína ; Kocian, Jiří (advisor) ; Klípa, Ondřej (referee)
The described development in the village of Uhřice (Sedlec - Prčice) with detailed consideration of two mills reflects the political, social and economic changes in Czechoslovakia that began in February 1948. In particular the collectivisation of agriculture accompanied by confiscation and nationalisation of movable and immovable assets in the region traditionally linked to a peasant way of life. The example of the village Uhřice and the studied mills illustrates the transformation of the area hidden under the term "Socialisation of the countryside". At the same time, it bears witness to the fact that ideology itself is not a crime in its entirety; the crimes are committed by the people themselves - the perpetrators, those who do so in good faith, as well as those who act for personal gain. The work is based mainly on written documents preserved in the State District Archives in Příbram and Benešov. The findings are set in the broader context of the legal and political framework. For this reason, the period under study is limited to the first half of the 1970s.
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Democratization of the Western Balkans through EU's enlargement strategy: from success to failure?
Puljiz, Ana ; Vukov, Visnja (advisor) ; Kocián, Jiří (referee)
Over time it became clear that the EU's most powerful foreign policy tool for democracy promotion in Europe is enlargement. Hence, through the top-down approach of a conditionality policy the EU decided to pursue democracy promotion in the Western Balkans. However, the democratization of the Western Balkans led by the EU produced very different results across the region. While Croatia managed to advance its democracy and join the Union; other Western Balkan countries fell behind. Considering that the enlargement process is a top-down process, in which domestic change is to some extent guided from the outside, the effects of the political climate inside of the EU on the democratization of the candidate country need to be researched. While attempting to democratize Western Balkans the EU suffered from more internal turmoil than ever before, which either drew attention away from the enlargement or reinforced negative sentiments about it. Thus, this thesis poses the question of how did enlargement resistance impacted the democratization process in the Western Balkans? The research looks into the problem through comparative case studies, using the most similar cases design. It focuses on Croatia - the country that managed to successfully democratize and join the Union and Montenegro - the country that in the...
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Jewish Identity of Czechoslovak Jews and Its Influence on Motivation to Join the Hagana Brigade
Piskač, Jan ; Kalhousová, Irena (advisor) ; Kocian, Jiří (referee)
The present bachelor thesis deals with the relationship between the Jewish identity of Czechoslovak Jews and their motivation for joining the Haganah volunteer brigade. The thesis focuses on the period before and after World War II, tracing the development of Jewish identity and the relationship of the Jewish population of that time to the Czechoslovak state. The thesis aims to find out the motivation of Jews to join the Haganah military unit, which was to help the nascent state in its struggle for independence. This motivation is contextual with the Jewish identity in Czechoslovakia at the time. The thesis is divided into four parts, the first defining the concept of identity itself. The second part deals with Jewish identity in the period under study in Czechoslovakia. The third part describes the actual formation of the Volunteer Brigade for Israel and, in particular, the testimony of the motivation of the brigade members. The final chapter of the thesis analyzes the influence of Jewish identity on the motivation of brigade members to join their ranks. The thesis is a case study that uses primary and secondary sources to find the relationship between identity and the motivation of Czechoslovak Jews to join the Haganah Brigade.
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Analysis of generational differences in public opinion on the disintegration of Czechoslovakia
Kukačka, Jakub ; Klípa, Ondřej (advisor) ; Kocián, Jiří (referee)
In this thesis named "Analysis of generational differences in public opinion on the disintegration of Czechoslovakia", I am focusing on documenting the moods of the Czech citizenry in the period from 1990s to present day. The main force behind the dissolution were the political elites of both successor states which acted without consulting the citizens of both republics who were mostly supporting the proponents of the continued existence of the federation, according to public surveys of that time. However, since the dissolution of the shared state, the public's attitude has significantly changed and major role in these changes plays generational composition of a given society. In the 30 years, since the dissolution, new generations have established themselves. Therefore, it is more than appropriate to compare these moods and their changes and try to identify the causes behind them. The result of this work should be a basic historical overview of the final stages of the CSFR, a mapping of the development of the public opinion on this event, a comparison of that development and identification of possible generational trends.
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Politics of Memory and Nostalgia: Current Image of the former regime and Nicolae Ceaușescu on social networks
Smitková, Klára ; Kocián, Jiří (advisor) ; Králová, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to the remembrance and nostalgia of the former Romanian communist regime and its long-time leader Nicolae Ceauşescu. The thesis first summarizes the basic reasons why the regime fell and then tries to draw a basic outline of the development in the field of remembering the former regime and Nicolae Ceauşescu. Then it tries to map how nostalgia for the regime has evolved over the years and what has been the cause of its changes. It also defines the factors that have influenced the growth of nostalgia over the years and its main features. The practical part of the thesis focuses on remembering and nostalgia in the digital space, specifically on social media. The main core of the whole thesis is research carried out on Twitter and Instagram, where, through sentiment analysis and multimodal analysis, the author analyses posts related to the regime and Nicolae Ceauşescu in order to determine their main characteristics and whether they show elements of nostalgia. Finally, she tries to portray the image that the communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu has today on social media.
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Through the labyrinth of revolution. The actors, plots and intersections of a political crisis (from November 1989 to June 1990)
Suk, Jiří ; Kocian, Jiří (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee) ; Gjuričová, Adéla (referee)
Domnívám se, že v zásadě je možný trojí přístup ke zkoumání toho, co samo sebe nazvalo "sametovou (něžnou) revolucí". Značný a stále rostoucí počet autorů věnuje pozornost komparativní analýze pádu komunistických režimů ve středovýchodní Evropě roku 1989. Největší předností komparací, které nebývají založené na archivním bádání, je široký záběr mapující celý politický terén někdejší "jiné Evropy". Cena kvalitních studií - většinou politologické provenience - spočívá v neotřelých postřezích, v odhalování zajímavých analogií, totožností i rozdílů. Inspirativní i provokativní teze podněcují diskusi, vybízejí k souhlasné i nesouhlasné reakci. Vnášejí do ní novou terminologii, metodické inovace a interpretační hypotézy, které okysličují bádání založené výhradně na archivních pramenech.1 Zatímco komparativní analýza vychází z horizontální perspektivy, historické bilancování je založeno na perspektivě vertikální. Krouží kolem podstatných otázek souvisejících tak či onak se zlomovými body česko-slovenských dějin: ... 1918 - 1938 - 1939 - 1945 - 1948 - 1968 - 1989 - 1992 ... Meditace o "smyslu českých dějin" mají u nás silnou tradici, v současnosti však nemnoho osobností vládnoucích pronikavou silou vhledu do podstaty minulých dějů. Nejde totiž o nic menšího než osvětlit naši přítomnost v souvislostech běžnému...
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Comparison of the relationship of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party and the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the postwar years 1945-1948
Kočí, Jakub ; Kocian, Jiří (advisor) ; Vykoukal, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor work compares the relationship of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party and the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the term of the third Czechoslovak Republic, that implies in the postwar years 1945-1948. The aim of this text is to interpret the examined relationships in the context of selected internal political event, in which proved the similarities and differences among these three socialist parties. First, the text sketches the postwar restoration of the activity of political parties, the approval of the Košice government programme and the creation of the National Front. Then follows a passage devoted to the Czechoslovakian parliamentary elections to the Constituent National Assembly in 1946 and an analysis of the debates on the nationalization and the land reform. Another part of this text deals with the disputes about the millionaire's taxes, that caused not only the internal political conflicts, but it escalated even more the contradictions within social democracy, which subsequently changed the party chairman on the Brno congress. The last part of the text concerns the events of February 1948, which became fully apparent the dissension of the National Front, where then took place opinion collisions especially between the...
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