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Globalisation processes and international organisations evolution: Effectivity and reform of international organisations with an example of the WTO
Procházka, Petr ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
A radical change of the socio-cultural order has brought about globalisation processes. Their consequences in the economic sphere include, mainly, growing interdependence, increasing mobility of the production factors and rising efficiency of the global economy. This brings important causes in the political dimension, were the anarchy at the global level translates into erosion of the role of state sovereignty and creation of world economy inefficiencies. Qualitatively new system of global governance, governance at multiple levels and a regulative sub-system emerge, which the World Trade Organisation is a main example of. To reach an effective solution, it is essential to introduce a reform. The central methodological bases are systems theory and neo-liberal internationalism of this analysis.
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The Impact of the Internal Market on the External Relations of the European Union (Case Study: the Sector of Services in the relations of the European Union and the United States of America)
Toboříková, Aneta ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
The theme of this thesis is the impact of the EU internal market on its external relations - firstly, it asks to what scope can we use the knowledge gained from establishing the internal market and if it can improve the current negotiations and, secondly, whether the already established internal market and its institutions can affect the establishment of relations between the European Union and the United States. The work focuses on the economic level of relations and specifically on the importance of services, both in the economies and the global value chains. It shows that the services sector is politically very sensitive and that the problems which the European Union had to deal with when trying to gain the approval of the Services Directive, are similar to the situation that evolves around negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, with the negotiations being further complicated by internal interactions between the EU institutions.
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Stabilization Role of the European Union in Africa with Focus on the Military Missions
Harabinová, Kamila ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
The master thesis is dedicated to the stabilization role of the European Union in Africa with focus on the military training missions in Somalia and Mali. The aim is to analyze and evaluate their prosperity and additionaly to draw conclusions about the future involvement of these types of missions in Africa, since the military missions with the civilian aspects seem to be the perspective way of the EU engagement in Africa. The thesis is also supported by the evaluation of the socioeconomic cooperation which is also crucial for the stabilization role of the EU in Africa.
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African Union and its role in conflict resolution (on the case of Darfur)
Dočkalová, Martina ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis concentrates on the new role of African union (AU) as regional player in conflict resolution in Africa. Created in 2000 as heritage organisation after the not very successfull Organisation of african unity, AU took several measures in order to become a more effective actor in collective security and better suited for conflict resolution. In order to evaluate the perspectives and viability of AU as regional player in the security dimension, the thesis evaluates the case of the conflict in Darfur where AU plays a leading role in the efforts of the international community. Based on the theoretical framework of conflict resolution theory, it concentrates on the role of AU as regional player in conflict resolution and gives a glace into the topic of african regional organisations and their role in conflict resolution.
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Emancipation of Scotland within the United Kingdom (implications on Europe)
Vajda, Lukáš ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis analyses the devolution process in Great Britain and pays a special emphasis on the position of Scotland. The first part of the thesis focuses on the theoretical introduction and the historical background of the British-Scottish relations, that explain the current political events. Further, the work provides an analysis of the Scottish political system and its relation towards the British government. The main part of the text focuses on the possible impacts of the independence referendum in September 2014. It characterises the current and future relations of Scotland with the most important international organizations, especially with the European Union and NATO. A complex study of the advantages and disadvantages of the potential independence within the current international context forms a key part of the thesis.
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Conflict and genocide in Rwanda
Čížek, Ondřej ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
The thesis is analyzing the approach of three states - France, USA and Czech republic - towards the conflict in Rwanda, which afterwards became the most horrifying genocide in modern era. Further more the thesis analyzes, how the approaches influenced the negotiations and decisions in the UN Security Council. The conclusion then evaluates the whole analysis and formulates an alternate solution to the conflict.
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Small states in international relations and international security issues
Žáková, Alice ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Voráček, Emil (referee)
With the collapse of the bipolar system and increasing number and importance of small states, the emphasis is not placed only on the great powers anymore. In the globalizing world states have to face new threats and adapt its security and foreign policy tools. The aim of the thesis is to find out which steps two small countries - Czech Republic and Norway, undertake to ensure their safety and minimize their threats. The first chapter analyzes foreign policies of the selected countries, and decides whether they are really small states. After defining the major threats as terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, an analysis of counter-terrorism actions based on the official counter-terrorism strategies of the UN, the OSCE, the NATO, and the EU follows. From this analysis the thesis then concludes that Czech Republic and Norway are small, but not weak states and they may contribute to minimizing global threats.
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Proměna pojetí Vestfálského suverenity v rámci Společné Zahraniční a Bezpečnostní Politiky Evropské Unie
Uzelman, Alexandra ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (referee)
The work overviews the formation process of the European integration after the end of the Cold war and also the evolution of the notion of 'the Westphalian sovereignty' in the framework of the maintenance of the EU CFSP. It is assumed that under the conditions of a political transformation of the category 'the Westphalian sovereignty' in the framework of the EU CFSP it is intensified and requires again as a special political and practical attention, as scientific elaboration in order to figure out the perspectives of the development of the EU as the whole. As the object of this work the category of 'the Westphalia sovereignty' and its evolution in the framework of the European integration processes are taken. The subject of the work is connected with the analysis of the phenomenon of the Westphalian sovereignty in the frames of building of common European defense and security policy of the EU. The main purpose of the work is closely entwined with the identification of significant peculiarities of the ongoing transformation of the CFSP and their influence on the category of 'the Westphalian sovereignty'.
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Logic of the Single European Army
Kozelka, Josef ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The current economic crisis has led the leaders of the European states to decrease their spending on defense. This paper argues that if this reduction in public spending is not offset by the increase in international cooperation than the military capability of the region is going to deteriorate in the near future. The argument that the defense budgets are decreasing is based on the analysis of the data available for the public defense expenditures. Further six case studies of EU states are presented showing that the potential decrease in capability is observable in a wide range of EU countries. The case for greater international cooperation is based on the economic theory of comparative advantage and benefits of competition in the defense market. Furthermore, academic literature supporting this hypothesis is also presented to the reader throughout the paper. The conclusion of this paper is that the current tendency of governmental politicians of EU countries to ignore the need for greater international cooperation in the defense sector is unsustainable and that if European Union wants to maintain its position as one of the world power blocks, systematic reform of the EU defense market will need to be introduced.
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Norwegian democracy support as a part of Norwegian development cooperation
Štembergová, Lucie ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
The topic of this thesis is Norwegian democracy support in the context of Norwegian development cooperation. This thesis focuses on the period since 1990, when promotion of democracy in development cooperation was explicitly identified as an essential part of development for the first time, until the time of writing the paper. First, the thesis develops theoretical and methodological basis, democratization in general, development cooperation and promoting democracy are discussed. This knowledge is then applied in the empirical part. First, the Norwegian development cooperation and its goals for the upcoming years are presented. Further, Norwegian democracy support is analyzed in detail including its development in time. Democracy support is analyzed from three points of view. First, declared objectives of promoting democracy are examined, and then the financial framework for the promotion of democracy and the realization of the objectives of promoting democracy in practice are analyzed. Last chapter of this thesis offers a case study of Norwegian democracy support in Tanzania, where certain democracy support projects are presented in detail.
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