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Bohemian poor law in years 1918-1938 (an example of the former disctrict of Brandýs)
Pátra, Milan ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Čechurová, Jana (referee)
The human society had to solve problems of the poor people right from its beginning and that problem cumulated due to the industrial revolution and economic liberalism. For these reasons the fundamental legal norms addressing the mentioned questions didn't come into existence in our country until the second half of the 19th century. Czechoslovakia assumed and developed the model of the former Austro-Hungarian social system so as to guarantee social insurance for the greatest number of inhabitants. At that time in addition to the public sphereand the private sphere there were also so-called "Semi-official institutions". These institutions were voluntary organisations that took care of poor - people in place of the state. In the former district of Brandýs the following associations were operating: District Youth Care, Czechoslovak Mother-Child Protection, Czechoslovak Red Cross and Masaryk League against Tuberculosis.
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The transformation of Czech society in the 1930s
Baloun, Pavel ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The so-called Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938-1939) is used to be portrayed as the dark age, when obscure, fascist elements came to lights. This period is ussually put in opposition to the previous First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938). In this thesis the main argument consist of questioning the continuity between these two allegedly contradictory historical times through the analysis of special legislation - state of exception -, which was adopted in purpose to deal with defending the democracy in Czechoslovakia between 1933 and 1938. The State Protection Act (1936) implemented into legal discourse special term for potential - in the case of war - enemies of the state: "state unreliable persons". This category of "reliability" was understood as nationality and part of far more complex national consensus by all contemporary agents, which legitimizes the state intervention primarily into the economic sphere. In the centre of national consensus stood transformed labour: collective duty for the nation. Until 1938, among contemporary agents, exists strong notion that realization the state of exception in the case of war and therefore national consensus cannot be fully realized because of international minority laws. But during the Second Republic (1938-1939) different agents used language of...
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Prague Spring and Post-1968 Czechoslovakia from the Norwegian Perspective
Jirásek, Vojtěch ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The purpose of this Bachelor's Degree Paper is to reconstruct the Norwegian perception of the process of democratization during the second half of the 1960s and to trace Norway's ensuing assistance provided to Czechoslovakia's independent initiatives. The work succinctly summarizes the development of Czechoslovak-Norwegian relations and the activities of the post- February 1948 and post-August 1968 exiles in Norway. It also explores the way Norway's foreign policy and general public were influenced by the historical milestones that had a determining impact on Czechoslovakia's post-World War II history. These landmarks include the Communist coup d'état in February 1948, the year 1968 with its Prague Spring movement and the following military invasion of the country, and the emergence of Charter 77 in 1977. In the process of the formation of Czechoslovak-Norwegian relations in the fifties and sixties, a major role was played by post-February 1948 exiles. The organization Norsk- Tsjekkoslovakisk hjelpeforening was particularly instrumental in this respect. The institution was headed and founded by Anna Kvapilová, who - formerly in her native country - had been an activist of the National Socialist Party and collaborator of Milada Horáková. During the WWII, she was imprisoned in the concentration camp...
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Western Music in the Post-1968 Czechoslovakia
Havlík, Adam ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
This paper addresses the peculiar topic of western music in post 1968 Czechoslovakia with emphasis on the official music scene. It shows how western music was actually treated in Czechoslovakian society and how the image of western music was shaped within the public discourse , including many significant ambiguities. It also follows various ways (legal and also illegal) in which ordinary people used to obtain foreign music records in the era of late socialism. An analysis of actual impact of western music on Czechoslovak popular music and the role of institutions within that is also present. This paper could thus be considered as a modest contribution to the social and cultural history of socialist dictatorships.
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Chief Officers in the National Bank of Czechoslovakia in Years 1938-1953
Kyselka, Daniel ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Gecko, Tomáš (referee)
In this master thesis I want to focus on high rank executives in the National Bank of Czechoslovakia. between years 1938- 1953. These employers are important to me, because they were educated during the time of Austro-Hungarian empire or during the time of The First Czechoslovak Republic. They also had to work under nazist economic system and under communist economic system as well. These interactions between employers and both regimes are the ones that I would like to study in my master thesis. I would also like to study their social background. Their place of birth was also important. It is important to know their skills in foreign languages. Foreign languages were necessary for communication between the bank and other financial institutions. Key words: The National Bank of Czechoslovakia, banking, nazism, communism, social history, bureaucracy, economic system
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Chief Officers in the National Bank of Czechoslovakia in Years 1938-1953
Kyselka, Daniel ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Gecko, Tomáš (referee)
In this master thesis I want to focus on high rank execs in the National Bank of Czechoslovakia. between years 1938-1953. These employers are important for me, because they were educated during the time of Austro-Hungarian empire or during the time of The First Czechoslovak Republic. They also had to work under nazi economic system and under communist economic system as well. These interactions between employers and both regimes are the ones that I would like to study in my master thesis.
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Propaganda and youth in Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren
Nezdařil, Petr ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The thesis topic is Nazism propaganda targeted on youth in protectorate Moravia-Bohemia. Firstly it covers the analysis of national-socialistic ideology and its campaign methods with focus on refurbishment of propaganda vision and mission that were used by the organization Kuratorium for youth education in Bohemia and Moravia. The organization was supposed to educate "race-convenient" youth in nationalistic ideology. Its publicly available magazines "Zteč", "Správný kluk" and "Dívčí svět" were used as key sources. Second objective are propaganda adoption analysis by targeted youth generation and further word of mouth. Final observations were on differences between goals of propaganda towards youth and mature generation.
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Prague Municipal Clerks 1900-1950
Knotková, Veronika ; Rákosník, Jakub (advisor) ; Ledvinka, Václav (referee) ; Pokludová, Andrea (referee)
Veronika Knotková, Prague Municipal Clerks 1900-1950 Abstract This work, based mainly on primary resources, deals with the issues of bureaucracy, i.e. with the elite group of officials/clerks of the legal category of the Prague Municipal Office in the first half of the 20th century. During this relatively long period, Prague reached a position of modern capital of a new state, Czechoslovakia, and one of Central European metropolises. The core of the thesis lays in explaining principles of functioning of the municipal bureaucracy, the development of its position, the course of its career and the factors that influenced them. Attention is paid to the mutual relations within this group and both to their individual and group strategies, with regard to other municipal officials of other than juristic previous university education within the Prague municipal office as well as to the relations of officials and representatives of municipal administration. It shows how the disciplinary rules were applied. Adequate attention is paid to the relationship/interventions of state administration into the self-government sphere.
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Christian Peace Efforts. Christian Peace Conference between 1958 and 1968
Beneš, Ladislav ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the roots and activities of Christian Peace Conference (CPC) in the years 1958-1968 when it was presided by Josef L. Hromádka. The author of this thesis examines the roots of the organization in Czechoslovak and German context starting in the interwar period. The thesis analyses how the beginnings of CPC were impacted by the Second World War experience of the generation of founders of the organization and also how they were impacted by the events preceding and following the war. Specifically, the focus of the research is the relationship between Christians and Marxists and furthermore the Christians' perception and experience of socialism as a social order as it was presented in CPC. Simultaneously, the thesis focuses on the possibilities of an existence of international organization during the Cold War and the role it played for the actors at that time.
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Christian Peace Efforts. Christian Peace Conference between 1958 and 1968
Beneš, Ladislav ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the roots and activities of Christian Peace Conference (CPC) in the years 1958-1968 when it was presided by Josef L. Hromádka. The author of this thesis examines the roots of the organization in Czechoslovak and German context starting in the interwar period. The thesis analyses how the beginnings of CPC were impacted by the Second World War experience of the generation of founders of the organization and also how they were impacted by the events preceding and following the war. Specifically, the focus of the research is the relationship between Christians and Marxists and furthermore the Christians' perception and experience of socialism as a social order as it was presented in CPC. Simultaneously, the thesis focuses on the possibilities of an existence of international organization during the Cold War and the role it played for the actors at that time.
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