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Postcolonial photographic representations of Global South in the context of environmental disasters: The Haiti case
Kotvalová, Lucie ; Hrůzová, Andrea (advisor) ; Silverio, Robert (referee)
The present thesis examines the media representation of Haitian men and women in the context of environmental disasters from a postcolonial perspective. The work builds on the work of postcolonial authors such as Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Walter Mignolo, Aníbal Quijano and Gurminder K. Bhambra, according to whom the system of power formed during the colonial period did not end with the formal independence of the former colonies, but transcends this imaginary boundary and materializes to this day through various pathways and processes, termed coloniality. It is precisely the possible continuity of contemporary forms of representation with colonial narratives that the thesis traces in three media discourses - the British media outlet The Guardian, the Czech server iDNES.cz and the Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera. Through a combination of social semiotic analysis applied to selected photographs and a discursive historical approach to critical discourse analysis used to deconstruct meanings in media texts, representations were analysed in the context of two Haitian natural disasters: the 2016 Hurricane Matthew and the 2021 earthquake. The research showed that modes of representation change in relation to the location from which they are formed and subsequently articulated, and are thus...
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The impact of development aid on democracy and human rights in Haiti in the 21st century.
Procházková, Lucie ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (advisor) ; Martinková, Viera (referee)
The Democratic Republic of Haiti occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and despite the significant amount of development aid that flows into the country each year, the country remains in a critical state. The lack of integrity of the local government, the strengthening of criminal gangs, and the unsustainable state of the economy are just a few examples of the factors that influence this whole process. The bachelor thesis, therefore, deals with the power of development in Haiti. It describes individual's pacts and requirements of aid, the motivation of donors, or internal and external aspects that influence the applicability of aid in the country. It also looks at there as one for the failure of aid, which prevents the establishment of sustainable development in the country. In my work, I try to come up with possible solutions or steps that could move the situation t establishment of sustainable development in the country.
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The Theme of the Destruction of a World in the Hispanic American Literature
Flanderka, Milan ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
(in English) This thesis focuses on the theme of the destruction of a world in the Hispanic American literature. Its principal part is a detailed analysis of the novels The Villagers, written by the Ecuadorian author Jorge Icaza, and The Kingdom of this World, written by the Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier. Additional parts of the thesis are a concise outline of significant literary works which include the theme of the destruction of a world and a brief corpus analysis. The analysis compares the frequency of the usage of several words which are connected with the theme in the Hispanic American and Spanish literature. The thesis aims to answer the following questions: Is the theme of the destruction of a world characteristic for the Hispanic American literature? In which forms does it occur? How is the theme demonstrated in the literary works, and what are its features? The thesis also examines the relation between the Hispanic American reality and the presence of the theme in the writings of the authors born in that part of the World. The relation between the analysed literary works and the historical background of the period in which it was written is important for the theses as well as selected facts of the life stories of the authors. To a certain extent, it determined their literary output.
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Využití kapacit klastrů při řešení humanitární krize - případová studie Haiti
Jungová, Marie
Devastating earthquake on Haiti with an epicenter only 15 kilometers from the capital city, which has damaged west coast part of country, has seen decline in living standards by about 28 % of residents of Haiti. Submitted thesis which solves theoretical approach to cluster distribution proved on the main shortages and reasons arise humanitarian crisis which were given by decrease of akcesibility, decrease of distribution ability, inability to receive the help sent and delayed response by the government. Incapacity was exacerbated by the fact that some members of the managing authority were killed. Since, in view of the fact that level of readiness was low and limited to a low number of state administration employees, they were not able to react and secure the reception of help and services. During the humanitarian crisis 230 000 people died.
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Využití otevřených dat při poskytování pomoci v rozvojových zemích při krizových situacích na příkladu Haiti
Krevňáková, Hana
The aim of this thesis is the usage of open data in assisting developing countries in crisis situations based on the example of Haiti. The thesis is based on literal background research of specialized publications, the first section is focused on defining basic theories of open data like conditions, significance, advantages, risks and historical background. After that there are described the best knows licenses without which open data could not be operated and applications, which are very important for organisations and community. There is also an evaluation of the current situation in the world, how the countries access to open data. Significant part is dedicated to the analysis using the open data on the example of Latin American developing country Haiti, where the earthquake occured in 2010. Bachelor thesis examines the usefulness efect of open data.
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The Theme of the Destruction of a World in the Hispanic American Literature
Flanderka, Milan ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Housková, Anna (referee)
(in English) This thesis focuses on the theme of the destruction of a world in the Hispanic American literature. Its principal part is a detailed analysis of the novels The Villagers, written by the Ecuadorian author Jorge Icaza, and The Kingdom of this World, written by the Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier. Additional parts of the thesis are a concise outline of significant literary works which include the theme of the destruction of a world and a brief corpus analysis. The analysis compares the frequency of the usage of several words which are connected with the theme in the Hispanic American and Spanish literature. The thesis aims to answer the following questions: Is the theme of the destruction of a world characteristic for the Hispanic American literature? In which forms does it occur? How is the theme demonstrated in the literary works, and what are its features? The thesis also examines the relation between the Hispanic American reality and the presence of the theme in the writings of the authors born in that part of the World. The relation between the analysed literary works and the historical background of the period in which it was written is important for the theses as well as selected facts of the life stories of the authors. To a certain extent, it determined their literary output.
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EU development assistance and the ACP countries. EU's approach to Rwanda, Haiti, and East Timor
Pavelková, Kristina ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
The work looks at EU's development policy through the lens of one of integration theories, namely multi-level governance. The relationship between the EU and three countries from ACP group, Rwanda, Haiti and East Timor is being analysed. From current trends of multi-level governance the research is focusing on the process of strengthening of supranational level and on advancing regionalization, understood in terms of regional integration on one side and the transfer of powers to lower administrative units or local emancipation. The work is inspired by the idea of the author Martin Holland that integration theories are better observable on EU's development policy than on EU's integration itself. Using the comparison of official EU's declarations over development cooperation with ACP group and real agenda implemented in those countries, the work investigates EU's involvement during penetration of surveyed countries into transnational structures, into regional coalitions and the promotion of emancipation of lower administrative units in the country. The research aims to analyze bonds formed between the European Union and Rwanda, Haiti and East Timor, which, according to Martin Holland, the concept of multi-level governance should best describe.
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The role of international intergovernmental organizations in humanitarian crisis response: Case study
Božinovová, Anna ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Burešová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and examines the roles of the European Union and the United Nations, two key actors in providing humanitarian aid. The aim of the thesis is to establish whether there were any differences or similarities between the EU and the UN in conducting a major relief operation in Haiti. Another goal is to examine whether the mutual cooperation between the two organizations improved the post-earthquake environment on the island. This thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter explains the concepts and key principles of a humanitarian crisis and humanitarian aid. The second examines how the EU and the UN delivers humanitarian aid. The third chapter reconstructs chronologically the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath and analyses how effective the EU and UN were and whether it had alleviated the suffering of the Haitian people. The chapter will also critically examine the cooperation between the EU and the UN.
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Position of Haiti as a member of LDCs in the world
Trnovcová, Daniela ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Gullová, Soňa (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the category of Least developed countries (LDCs), focusing on Haiti which forms part of this group. LDCs represent the weakest and the most vulnerable segment of international community. The main goal of this thesis is to suggest possible solutions to improve the economy of Haiti which remains the poorest country of Western Hemisphere but also to prove that member states of LDCs are heterogeneous and cannot be perceived as homogeneous group.
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