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Lobbying: christian right and two presidencies of George W. Bush
Schulzová, Helena ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis "Lobbying; Christian Right and two presidencies of George W. Bush" is dealing with the relation between president George W. Bush and evangelical groups. The work observes stances of the Christian Right on crucial issues and policies, such as the legislature on abortion, human embryonic research and compares these with the political decisions of the president. The reason for this is to qualify the influence of these groups on his politics. A section of the thesis is dedicated to the role of Christian Right groups during both the presidential elections in 2000 and 2004 and also Congressional midterm election. It deals with methods of collecting and donating money by the Christian Right groups and also with other possibilities of political and issue campaigning that are used by the Christian Right. A comparatively large section of the work is also dedicated to faith-based and community initiatives program and the consequences to faith-based organizations in the United States.
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Caribbean too hot: the CIA and "the Cuba problem", 1959-1962
Mikulík, Jan ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Kozák, Kryštof (referee)
Caribbean too hot: the CIA and "Cuba problem"1959-62 This M.A. dissertation analyses CIA operations from the Cuban revolution until the Cuban missile crisis. In 1958 the Cuban dictator General Fulgencio Batista was overthrown. Cubans hoped in better democratic system. The key player of the Cuban revolution, the young charismatic lawyer Fidel Castro Ruiz, seized the power and directed country towards one-party government. He entered into a secret alliance with the Cuban Communists and he resigned on his promises to establish a democratic regime. Castro initiated an anti-American campaign, which resulted in the seizure of American properties in Cuba. Both American presidents, Eisenhower and Kennedy, regarded Castro as a threat to the whole region and authorized a secret mission headed by the CIA. The CIA prepared several plans to depose Castro. This work analyzes whole process of planning, executing and consequences of these unsuccessful attempts from the beginning of the 1959 until the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962.
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Republican foreign policy and the war on terror
Skoupý, Jiří ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
The diploma thesis "Republican Foreign Policy and the War in Iraq" deals with the process of U.S. foreign policymaking from the perspective of the ruling Republican Party between 2003 and 2007. It tracks the development of the intraparty debate on the war in Iraq in reaction to the gradually worsening security situation in the country. It analyzes positions of various schools of thoughts within the American conservative movement and the changing configuration of power in American politics in the studied period. The thesis aims to explain why the Iraq policies of the Bush administration remained virtually intact up until January 2007 despite failing to deliver satisfactory results and what factors shaped this outcome of the conservative debate on Iraq. Three hypotheses are offered to answer the research questions. The first concerns President Bush's management style and the setup of the policymaking process within his administration. The second deals with the global war on terror narrative constructed in the aftermath of 9/11 and its impact on American political discourse. And the third analyzes the use of foreign policy and national security issues as an electoral wedge issue by the Republican Party.
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Immigration to the U.S. through the Mexican perspective: Exmaining the push factors Before and After Nafta
Novotná, Tereza ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
Mexico had been overshadowed by the U.S. within the North American area even though it is an important actor in the region. It has close historical, political and economic bonds with the United States. Given the geographic proximity, one of the critical issues in the bilateral relationship is the question of immigration. I will look at immigration through the Mexican perspective and examine the push factors that drive generations of Mexicans across the northern border. My main goal is to introduce Mexico through a thorough investigation of the factors that push Mexican citizens to emigrate to the United States. The main problem I will discuss throughout this paper is the reasons why immigration hasn't decreased since 1994, when NAFTA had come into effect and why has there been an increase of the Mexican-born population in the U.S. The premise is not to analyze the economical successes or failures of NAFTA itself, but to introduce its impact on immigration. I will look into the political, demographic, security related and economical reasons for immigration as well as analyze immigration from the regional perspective, in order to demonstrate there has been a change in the migrant profile. Overall this paper should provide a more balanced perspective on the immigration issue to the U.S.
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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) and the River (1937), A Case of Successful Government Produced Films
Přibylová, Květoslava ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) and The River (1937): A case of successful government produced films, attempts to show on the example of the two New Deal documentaries, that there exist films sponsored by government which contain more than only cheap ideological propaganda. Pare Lorentz's documentaries, despite being produced by the U.S. government, belong among the splendors of worlds non-fiction. They have been an important contribution not only to the whole cinematography, but also to the American culture (in general). Also, due to the fact that these films attracted a wide audience and thus they had a widespread influence on the public. In my survey I am trying to answer the following questions: Why were these particular films so successful? What was the relevance of the government financing in this success? And: What saved these films from becoming meaningless and/or (or on the other side) manipulative exhibitions of state propaganda? I hope that this case study would contribute a little to the discussion about state funding for the cinematography, the problem which is nowadays actual in the Czech Republic.
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