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Role of DAAD in German Foreign Cultural Policy after 1990
Nováková, Veronika ; Emler, David (advisor) ; Lizcová, Zuzana (referee)
The thesis examines in detail the role of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in German foreign cultural policy. It traces the development of the DAAD in response to political and social changes and analyses it in two key periods: 1990-1999 and 2000-2022. The year 2000, when the new concept of German foreign cultural policy was presented, is considered a turning point that influenced the future direction of Germany. The study examines how the DAAD promotes cultural and academic exchange between Germany and other countries, including its focus on initiatives in Czechia. Through historical perspectives and the gradual establishment of DAAD programs, the thesis seeks to provide the transformation of this organization and highlight its key importance in promoting international mobility of students and scholars. It also analyses the challenges facing the organisation, including the declining interest in learning German as a foreign language, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The thesis therefore focuses on the organisation's adaptation to these new conditions and describes the measures the organisation took to mitigate their impact. It thus seeks to show the role that the DAAD has played in the expansion of Germany's 'soft power' in the context of its...
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Energy policy of the Federal republic of Germany towards the Russian Federation during the Angela Merkel era
Kavan, Vilém ; Jeřábek, Martin (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
This thesis focuses on German energy policy towards the Russian federation during Angela Merkel's leadership as Chancellor of Germany (2005-2021). The primary focus is the import of Russian natural gas to Germany and related projects such as Nord Stream and Nord Stream II. The aim of this thesis is to answer the research question of whether the energy interests of the Federal Republic of Germany have led to an increase in its dependence on the Russian Federation. The thesis analyses the German approach towards both their own energy policy and the policy of the Russian Federation and aims to contextualise this with data connected with Russian gas exports to Germany. The analysis shows that the Federal Republic of Germany ran its energy policy towards the Russian Federation independently of Russian policy actions and the wider criticism received from various German partners. The conclusion of the thesis is that the energy policy of the Federal Republic of Germany conclusively led to an increase in its dependence on the Russian Federation.
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History and present of the legislative process in the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany
ŠTIKOVÁ, Linda
This bachelor thesis focuses on the issue of the legislature as an integral part of any rule of law. Specifically, the thesis focuses on the creation of primary (statutory) regulations and secondary (sub-statutory) regulations in a comparative perspective of the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany. The historical context of lawmaking during the existence of a pluralistic political system, which to some extent inspired the current legislation, is also briefly outlined. The question of the effectiveness of the lawmaking procedure in terms of public knowledge is also key, since it is the transparency of legislation that plays a significant role in the everyday life of citizens.
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The circumstances of the conclusion and media coverage of the 1973 Prague Treaty between the Czechoslovakia and Germany
JANEČKOVÁ, Šárka
The bachelor thesis deals with the circumstances surrounding the signing of the Prague Treaty in 1973 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It presents the controversial issues that accompanied the negotiations. The fundamental disagreement lay in different interpretations of the validity of the Munich Agreement. The signing of the Prague Treaty made possible a process of détente in international relations that supported West German Chancellor Willy Brandt's concept of neue Ostpolitik. The bachelor's thesis further presents the media image of the conclusion of the Prague Treaty, while there was a significant difference between the periodicals published in Czechoslovakia and in Western Europe, which resulted from the different conception of the role of the media in the political system.
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Housing concept in the European context
Neumann, Michal ; Vaňková, Lucie (referee) ; Krejza, Zdeněk (advisor)
The topic of the diploma thesis is a comparison of the housing policy of the Czech Republic with respect to other European countries. Due to the different economic, historical and political situations of the individual states and their geographical location, attention is focused on the neighboring states of the Czech Republic. The selected group of assessed states provides sufficiently diverse situations and approaches to housing policy, so that the effectiveness of individual measures that could be applied to the environment of the Czech Republic could be evaluated. In the theoretical part, the basic directions of housing policy and related principles characteristic of the housing market are presented, as well as an assessment of national and transnational circumstances contributing to the final form of housing policy. In the practical part, the situation of the housing policy and its instruments in a longer time horizon and the reaction to their reactions to unexpected transnational circumstances are evaluated. The result of the practical part is a statistically based evaluation of individual housing policies and their individual parts. The conclusion of the diploma thesis contains the author's commentary and suggestions for optimizing the elements of housing policy and defining the basic risks of housing policy in the Czech Republic.
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The response of German school policy to the European migration crisis on the example of four federated states
MUŽÍK VEŘTÁTOVÁ, Ludmila
The bachelor's thesis introduces the reader to the response of the education policy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the issues of migration and school integration. The reader is acquainted with the functioning of the federal republic, the education system in the Federal Republic of Germany and the European migration crisis. The content of legislative documents in the field of education is presented within the selection of four federal states, namely Bavaria, Brandenburg, Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. The thesis presents a view of these documents on the school attendance of migrant students, their school integration and the influence of different religion on common subjects offered in public education. The bachelor's thesis is a comprehensive view of the issue of German school legislative documents in relation to the European Migration Crisis.
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The comparison of the digital transformation process between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czech Republic in the case of eGovernment
HORKÝ, Ladislav
The diploma thesis focuses on the comparison of the process of digitalization in the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany. In the case of the complexity of the concept of the digitalization the diploma thesis will focus on the fields of Industry 4.0 and eGovernment. These aspects will be introduced: both the concepts and their meanings, the whole context etc., and examples of approaches of the states like France, South Korea, Japan or the whole European Union, or examples of companies and the impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on these economic subjects. After that the diploma thesis will focus directly on eGovernment in the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany from the point of view of the structures, development, ratings or examples of projects, services. The final part will focus on the reflective evaluation of the development of the Industry 4.0 and eGovernment in both mentioned countries.
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Privatization of the housing stock of the new German Länder after 1990
Plhák, David ; Kunštát, Miroslav (advisor) ; Kučera, Rudolf (referee)
The thesis deals with privatisations of housing stock in the new federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1990 to 2008. Aim of this thesis is to outline the development of privatisation processes and to assess their impact on the development of the housing stock. The thesis first outlines the political context of German reunification and the initial condition of the housing stock in the new Länder. First part of the thesis is dedicated to the "first wave" of privatisations, which were part of the transformation of the housing stock of new Länder into a market economy. This section outlines the legal framework of the privatisations and their course in the 1990s. Following section of this part elaborates on restitutions, which were part of the transformation-process as a specific form of privatisation of housing. The first part concludes with an assessment of the impact of privatisations on the development of the housing stock in the 1990s. The second part focuses on the "second wave" of privatisations of the municipal housing stock, which began at the turn of the millennium. The primary motivation of these privatisations was no longer the transformation of the housing market, but rather efforts to stabilise the budgetary situation of towns and municipalities. These privatisations took...
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Sign Language Translation in State Administration in Germany: Barrier Free Web Accessibility
Lišková, Kateřina ; Stará, Radka (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe Web accessibility in state administration in the Federal Republic of Germany in relation to the socio-demographic group of deaf sign language users who did not have the opportunity to gain proper knowledge of a written form of the German language. The demand of the Deaf to information in an accessible form as based on legal documents is presented in relation to the theory of translation. How translating from written texts into sign language works in practice shows an example from two sign language translation providers in Germany. In conclusion, the visually accessible information on the Web might have an impact on the quality of Deaf people's lives. Keywords: translation, sight translation, interpreting, deaf interpreter, German Sign Language, Federal Republic of Germany, freedom of information, deaf, people with hearing loss
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