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Immigration and integration policy after 1989
Baghdasaryan, Inesa ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
Migration is an important global phenomenon which is continuously growing due to globalization processes. The objective of this thesis is to determine whether the integration and immigration policy of the Czech Republic contributes to the integration of immigrants into mainstream society or not. The aim is achieved through primary research and analysis of technical texts. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter focuses on defining key terminology related to integration and immigration policy. The second chapter deals with the development of Czech integration and immigration legislation. The last chapter applies theoretical knowledge to actual immigrants living in the Czech Republic.
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Government's policy towards national minorities in Slovakia
Smetanková, Daša ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Mansfeldová, Zdenka (referee) ; Čáky, Milan (referee)
The thesis deals with the government's policy towards national minorities in Slovakia after 1993. It focuses on policies towards the two most populous minorities in Slovakia (Hungarian and Roma minority) mainly in two key spheres -- culture and education. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the development of the minority policy towards Hungarians and Roma people and to asses individual factors that causes its changes. The goal is also to compare the approach of government coalitions towards these two minorities. The continuity of these policies is mainly observed. Policies can be influenced by internal and external factors. International organizations -- Council of Europe, European Union and OSCE -- and Hungarians are set as external factors and different government coalition in Slovakia as internal. Last question that thesis deals with is if the triadic nexus (as characterized by Rogers Brubaker) between nationalism of Slovak government, Hungary and Hungarian minority in Slovakia can influence also minority policy towards Roma. Despite all these factors that have an influence on government's minority policy after 1993 in Slovakia, it is continual.
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Corruption in Slovakia: The role of non-government organizations in fight against corruption
Böhmová, Dorota ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
Corruption as a contemporary phenomenon attracts attention of laymen but also experts who are trying to define this notion on the basis of various criterions. The aim of this thesis is to theoretically define corruption as the attendant phenomenon of the current society and to analyze methods of its solution. The studied country is Slovak republic which as a post-communist country shows some specifics. There are many proposed ways how to solve the problem of corruption however this thesis concerns itself primarily with the role of non-government organizations and their ability to actually influence political acts concerned with restricting of corruption possibilities. The intense cooperation among these non-government organizations and especially their cooperation with the government is crucial in order to be able to influence the political agenda. Therefore this thesis deals with this non-government organizations -- government relationship as well.
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The Position of KDH within the Slovak Party System
Galová, Veronika ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to find out if the Christian Democratic Movement is able to become a leader of the right wing parties within the Slovak party system. This question is the result of the last election in March 2012 when the former leader Slovak Christian and Democratic Union failed. The work is divided in three chapters. The first chapter analyses consolidation of the Slovak party system and classify it according to the theoretical part about party systems and conception of cleavages. The second part testifies belonging of Christian Democratic Movement to the family of Christian Democratic parties according to the evolution, membership in multinational groups and programmatic. The third chapter analyses social- demographic and value profile of Christian Democratic Movement followers, the credibility of the movement and the voter's movements between parties.
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New political parties in Slovakia after the parliamentary election in year 2010 and 2012
Ambrózyová, Miroslava ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
The Slovak political party system was shaken by new political parties, that emerged just recently and strongly influenced the political scene. The aim of the paper was to find out, what was the key of success of the the new political parties, which made it to the parliament in the parliamentary elections in June 2010 and in march 2012. In order to reach this goal I research the circumstances which lead to the establishment of these parties, their election program, the governmental period, the campaign and the role of the party leader. The paper is divided into four chapters, out of which the chapter one is dedicated to the teoretical background and definitions, the second chapter is putting light on the Slovak party and election system, the chapter three and four are the analytical core of the paper, in which I analyze the the political parties SaS, Most-Híd and OĽaNO in the above mentioned areas. I conclude the analytical part by the anlysis of the election results do the Slovak parliament in year 2010 and the preliminary election in the year 2012.
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The welfare state, middle class and democracy - assumptions, risks and solutions
Růžičková, Veronika ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the welfare state. The first chapter describes the characteristics of the welfare state and its possible different types. The second chapter is concerned with the historical background. The third chapter focuses on the relationship of the welfare state to the middle class and potentional risks which development of the middle class brings. Last, the fourth chapter elaborates one of the proposals for a reform of the welfare state. Specifically, it is focused on Gidden's Third way. This concept is first introduced, followed by critical responses, where a reader learns what above all bothers most opponents of this specific programme.
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The colaition formation in Slovakia in terms of thories of coalition
Koreň, Marián ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
The main topic of thesis is an analysis of the coalition cabinets formed in Slovakia from 1998 to 2012, when the first time election results brought an absolute majority in parliament to the party Smer. Using a comparison of particular governments, the work will seek to answer two basic questions. What format of the coalition in Slovakia during this period is the most common and what strategies are elected by Slovak parties in coalition negotiations? In search of the answers to these questions, the work will reflect existing theories of modern political sciences.For better understanding of the context in which coalition in Slovakia were formed, part of the work will be dedicated to the development of party system since 1989, and the institutional environment in which these developed.
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Freedom vs. Solidarity? Content analysis of blogs by the chairman of the political party Freedom and Solidarity
Šebej, Matej ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of blogging activities of the chairman of the political party Freedom and Solidarity, Richard Sulik since the foundation of the blog in 2007 until parliamentary elections in 2010. The aim of this work is to determine whether an element of solidarity in the party's agenda corresponds with solidarity as it understands classical liberalism or conversely, whether the role of solidarity in the party's agenda is beyond the classical-liberal approach. The text is divided into three chapters. The first chapter consists of a theoretical foundation, which analyzes the ideology of liberalism. The second chapter provides an overview of the liberal-oriented political parties in Slovakia in the years 1993 to 2010. The third chapter consists of the author's analysis of blogging activities, which in the end enables to answer the questions.
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Changes in Migration Policies in German Territory after the Second World War
Kohoutová, Jana ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
Migration, that means movement of individuals as well as groups of people in space, has been happening from time immemorial. Although migration is not any news of recent days, its nature has been changing in recent years. Nowadays, in most cases migrants move from developing countries, countries with low and middle incomes, to developed ones. These are predominantly the countries of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). One of the developed countries is Germany, OECD's founder member, which occupies a specific position in the field of international migration. In the German approach there have been fundamental changes and the view on migrants had to change radically in the last century, especially in the last fifty years. Gradually, Germany turned from a country of guest workers to a country with governed migration. This thesis primarily concentrates on analyzing the changes in German migration policy after the Second World War.
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Change of the constitution: an analysis of the circumstances, the course and the impact
Štveráková, Iveta ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
Since 1 January 2012 there is a new constitution in Hungary, which has been facing a negative criticism not only in homeland but especially abroad from the moment of the approval. The criticism relates to the process of creating and approving the new constitution, which took place in 2011, as well as its content. The constitution is mainly criticized for distortion of the democratic principles. Therefore the aim of this thesis will be an analysis of the process of creation and approval of the constitution, its content and response of domestic and international actors. In April 2012, due to some controversial provisions in the constitution Hungary was brought to the Court of Justice of the EU. Therefore the thesis also deals with the causes of this serious decision and at the same time the way of treating Hungary because of irregularities in the constitution.
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