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Zero tolerance policy in Czech context
Danovská, Krista ; Slačálek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
The goal of the thesis is analysis of the zero tolerance policy in the Czech context based on the example of the cities of Slaný, Litvínov and Duchcov. The thesis describes zero tolerance policy as a set of repressive measures harshly punishing minor offences which should lead to reduction of crime. Theoretically, zero tolerance is based on the broken windows theory which sees cause of the crime in minor offences in the public space. The set of measures based on zero tolerance and broken windows theory was labelled as New York Miracle during which the crime in the city decreased and for that reason zero tolerance policies spread across the world. For the analysis of the Czech context it is appropriate to connect zero tolerance measures with the concept of moral panics which we can consider as starter for the public discussion about the breaking the social order. In such moments, it is useful for politicians to use rhetoric which applies increased social control offered by the zero tolerance policies. In Czech Republic is the zero tolerance policy connected with the regulations of the public space and with the residents of the localities which we define as excluded haowever they are not considered ghettoes. Throught discoursive analysis the thesis examines three cases of zero tolerance policies...
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Political culture and voting behaviour of students
Dvořák, Adam ; Štefek, Martin (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
Political Culture and Voting Behaviour of Students Abstract In this bachelor thesis, the subject of empirical research is to analyze the relationship of political culture and electoral behavior of students of Czech students. The term political culture means political attitudes and the orientation of individuals towards politics and the political system. Political culture manifests itself in participation or in the political competence of citizens. The aim of the research is to determine the effects of sociodemographic characteristics on the political attitudes of Czech university students. Furthermore, the aim of this project is to find out the character of relationship of political attitudes and the electoral behavior of respondents. The empirical part is based on the evaluation of the quantitative questionnaire survey, which is carried out by collecting data through social networks. The method of evaluating the questionnaires is to describe the frequencies of specific political attitudes and to determine relationships with other values. Keywords: political culture, voting behaviour, students
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Israeli political system as a consociational democracy?
Ondráček, Dušan ; Hesová, Zora (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
(anglicky) The aim of the work is to introduce the model of consociational democracy created by A. Lijphart, Dutch's political scientist, as one of the possible constructs for establishing and maintaining democracy in the segmented societies. This model is applied to Israel, which for reasons that the work also deals with, can be termed socially segmented. The application of model focuses exclusively on the four characteristics of the consociational democracy, as defined by Democracy in Plural Societies (1977). The results of this application are, in the end, compared to the thesis that calls Israel a semi-consociational democracy.
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Citizenship Rhetorics in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Enacting Citizenship and Nationality in a Divided Country
Chrzová, Barbora ; Slačálek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
Barbora Chrzová Citizenship Rhetorics in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Enacting Citizenship and Nationality in a Divided Country Abstract: This thesis deals with the rhetorical dimension of citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The disputed legitimacy of Bosnian statehood, ethnicization of every-day life, and a multilayered citizenship regime which leaves little space for purely civic loyalties to the state, pose an important challenge to the symbolic dimension of Bosnian citizenship. Drawing upon rhetorical approaches to citizenship, this thesis analyses how citizenship was crafted on the discursive level; how various actors formulated the question of 'who is a Bosnian citizen', how their narratives interacted and influenced each other. The thesis specifically focuses on two series of protests, the so-called 'JMBG protests' that took place in June 2013 and the 'Social uprising' which arose in February 2014. The protests challenged the dominant ethno- national framework and represented periods of intensive debates on fundamental questions of citizenship. The analysis has shown that the emptiness of the notion of Bosnian citizenship makes its discursive constructions largely context-dependent and shifting. The boundary between 'the citizens' and 'the elites,' however, appeared as a salient societal cleavage that...
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The European Union's Structural Power in the Maghreb: The Causes of Failure
Hrubý, Jiří ; Znoj, Milan (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
Primary assumption of this thesis is that the European Union (EU) represents a unique international actor that embodies the major changes in institution of diplomacy. These changes culminate in the 21st Century. They rest namely in widening of diplomatic agenda, increasing number and kind of actors conducting diplomacy, growing importance of multilateral frameworks and transformation of diplomatic actors' objectives. At the centre of our interest lays the concept of structural foreign policy (SFP) that constitutes an analytical framework of this thesis. SFP is an instrument through which the EU exercises its structural power towards third countries. The aim of this thesis is to provide an analysis and critique of the EU's SFP towards Maghreb. The region has been chosen as the subject of our analysis since despite a long term and continuous effort since 1990s the EU has largely failed to effectively exercise its structural power in the region.
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The Clash of Identities. Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism
Havelková, Lenka ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
and key words This thesis examines the origins and development of two national movements: zionism and palestinian nationalism. The thesis aims at answering these questions: Has there existed any parallels of origins and development of these movements? What has been the major incentive for the formation of the new national identities? What function has had the religion in the persisting israeli-palestinian conflict? For the purpose of answearing these questions this thesis follows the historical development in interwar Palestine and the causes of increase of zionistic movement in the afterwar period. The thesis also focuses on the development and character of israeli policies and formation of palestinian identity within the years 1948-1967. Key words: Palestine, Israel, zionism, nationalism, identity, conflict
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Influence of the British domination on the identity of the inhabitants of Hong Kong
Dašek, Josef ; Slačálek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
and key words My Bachelor's thesis is focusing on the influence of the British domination on the identity of the inhabitants of Hong Kong. In the first part I present the theoretical framework in which I explain key terms such as identity, nation and nationalism. In the second and the third chapter I map British colonialism and the historical development of the Hong Kong's national identity under the British domination. The main part of my thesis focuses on how specifically the influence of British domination was expressed in relation to the national identity of the Hong Kong people. An integral part of my thesis is the relationship between Hong Kong and Mainland China. Key words: Hong Kong, China, identity, nation, Great Britain
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The Question of Men's Fashion in Political Representation within European Context
Petrák, Jiří ; Květina, Jan (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
Fashion as a phenomenon was always connected with the human society. In this work I answer the question of men's fashion in politics within the European cultural context. By comparing two time periods (inter-war period and current from the year of 2009) I am showing how the sight on the fashion in politics was changed and why. In this part I use the theory of representation from Hanna Pitkin, concretely the part about symbolic representation. To explain the change of social values between the two periods I use the modernization theory from Ronald Inglehart and Wayne E. Baker. This paper offers an answer which role plays the fashion in politics and how it is connected with the ideological background of the individual. Key words Men's fashion, political representation, Inglehart, Pitkin, ideology.
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Means to an End: Arab Spring
Tanev, Stefan Latchezarov ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Hesová, Zora (referee)
The thesis discusses the progress or lack thereof of in the Middle East, specifically Egypt to achieve "democracy". It will critically explore the reasons why the Arab Spring happened, what were the factors and what changed in Egypt during those times until the present. I will show how it was before the revolution in Egypt which toppled ex-president Mubarak, examine the transition phase when ex-president Morsi was in power, and at the end the second revolution or coup d'état by current president El-Sisi. With that said Egypt will be compared with the other countries in the region; Tunisia, Libya and Syria, and we will see what are some of the similarities in the revolutions as well as some of the differences.
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