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The Institutional Framework of Anti-Corruption Policy: International Comparison of Anti-Corruption Agencies and Situation in the Czech Republic
Zběžková, Tereza ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Bureš, Radim (referee)
The subject of the thesis is the institutional framework of anti-corruption policy, in particular its anchorage in the form of specialized anti-corruption bodies, referred to as anti-corruption agencies. The aim is to address three main research questions: What specialized anti-corruption bodies exist in the world? How do specialized anti-corruption bodies operate in individual countries? What anti-corruption bodies do exist currently in the Czech Republic and what recommendations can be drawn from the foreign institutional arrangements? To answer them, the current state of research, recommendations and standards for the design and operation of specialized anti-corruption bodies is analysed first. The comparison of anti-corruption agencies in Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia follows. On this basis, the current situation in the Czech Republic is assessed and recommendations are made. Partial aim of the thesis is to present international discussions and documents, the current state of reseach on this topic in the Czech language, as a comprehensive professional processing of this field is still missing.
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The Opposition Agreement - Conditions, Forms and Consequences of Party Patronage in the Czech Republic
Zběžková, Tereza ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Vymětal, Petr (referee)
The thesis deals with the topic of party patronage in the Czech Republic, specifically in the context of the so-called opposition agreement, i.e. the CSSD minority government in the years 1998-2002. Patronage is a concept that has recently been given to the forefront of scientific research. An important part of this thesis is to identify the different concepts of party patronage and to specify the context of clientelism and corruption. Political order as it was designed by the opposition agreement has been subject of many discussions and conformed to cartel party system, the thesis analyzes significant events of this period on the background of the cartel party theory and draws conclusions about the application of this theory in the Czech Republic. The period of the opposition agreement is still remembered in the context of expansion of corruption and clientelistic ties and practices, the thesis is trying to question this relationship and suggest other possible tendencies that can contribute to the extent of these practices in Czech politics. In addition to corruption and clientelism, special attention is paid to the form of party patronage. The first part defines the theoretical concepts, clientelism, corruption, patronage and the cartel party theory. The next section introduces the opposition agreement, the circumstances of its creation and is followed by the application of the theory of cartel parties on the political organization of that period. The last part presents the form of party patronage in the Czech Republic, focusing on the context of the opposition agreement and persistent tendencies.
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