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Media and geopolitics: Background of the functioning of Czech media after 1991 in a global contect
Pařízková, Nikola ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This thesis deals with the functioning of the media in the Czech Republic in the context of global changes after 1991. On the example of this country, it aims to understand how external influence on media within a certain state can be applied. The Czech Republic underwent a radical economic, political, social and cultural transformation with the end of the Cold War. This change was largely based on events in the international system. The main argument for this claim is that the Czech Republic is a small state located in the relatively strategic region of Central Eastern Europe. Given these and other conditions, it is almost impossible for the state to carry out an autonomous sovereign policy from a geopolitical point of view. It is influenced by the central players in the world system and relations between them. By this optics, the thesis also examines the functioning of the media. It tests the hypothesis that, even after the collapse of the Soviet Union and implementation of democratic and neoliberal frameworks, the external influence on the Czech media has not disappeared, only its essence has changed in relation to the wider global context. For this aim we chose primarily two indicators. One is the media legislation that has been adopted in the country since the late 1980s and is increasingly...
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Regulation of media during the election campaign in Czechoslovakia in 1946 and 1990
Pařízková, Nikola ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The thesis deals with election campaigns in media during founding elections in Czechoslovakia in 1946 and 1990. The importance of those elections derives from their character of being the first elections after a regime change. Based on a comprehension of historical context, characterisation of the media system related to regime change and particularly an analysis of specific expressions in election campaigns, the thesis aims to understand the functioning of media in given periods. The qualitative content analysis examines party newspapers of two relevant party bodies in given years - Rudé právo of Komunistická strana Československa and Svobodné slovo of Československá strana (národně) socialistická. The electoral campaigns in question largely reflect the dynamical processes associated with the period of transition. The concept of campaigns in 1946 is determined by the already established position of Komunistická strana Československa whose influence was wide. This party was controlling the functioning of media during elections even though the media system had already been emancipated after the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. In 1990 we can conversely observe peremptory campaigns calling for democracy. Campaigns reflect the controversial position of KSČ in this year - Svobodné slovo appeals to...
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Founding elections campaign analysis: Czechoslovakia in 1920, 1946 and 1990
Pařízková, Nikola ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Dlouhý, Miloš (referee)
The thesis deals with founding elections in Czechoslovakia in 1920, 1946, and 1990. A typical mention of these elections would describe them simply as the first elections after a regime change, and go no further. This diachronic analysis, based on elections campaigns as recorded in party-aligned newspapers, attempts to depict the broader aspect of founding elections and recapture the dynamic processes typical for such transition periods. Election campaigns are strongly influenced by the special character of founding elections. Campaigning not only reflects recent changes in the society but also formulates demands on its future development. Perceptions of the current situation reflect mutual relationships in between parties. The resulting character of election campaigns is a combination of these factors, plus others such as the media scene or the general mood in the society. The thesis thus tries to understand how political subjects behave in their founding election campaigns. Even though this behaviour varies wildly depending on background conditions, all political parties tend to focus their campaigns around the future course of the country.
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