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Electoral support development for extreme right-wing parties in the Slovak Republic during the period 2010-2014 and the factors influencing the electoral support
Koreň, Marián ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
Senior thesis "The development of electoral support of far-right parties in Slovakia during 2010-2016 and factors influencing this support" examines the development of electoral support of Slovak National Party and People's Party Our Slovakia using some of the tools of electoral support geography. The theoretical part is dedicated to existing definitions of extreme right-wing parties through which the choice of parties for further examination is made. The analytical part is split into two parts: the first classifies electoral support through the method of region and core of electoral support. At the same time, the first part defines regions which have had a stable electoral support throughout the entire observed period. All findings are presented in a cartographic form. Using an array of statistical tools, the latter part takes on the task of correlating the results of elections, in regards to far-right parties, with selected demographic characteristics of municiplaties, which are assumed to have positive impact upon the income of far-right parties.
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The current czech nationalism in extreme right
Bauer, David ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
Aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse the role of nationalism in contemporary Czech extreme right movements. Its author has two fundamental objectives. The first is to evaluate strength and relevance of contemporary Czech nationalism within extreme right movements. The second objective consists in the analysis of nationalism itself, which should reveal the true nature of these organizations and their ideological platform. This thesis presents an overview of Czech extreme right spectrum. It was essential to select movements that mutually differ and therefore represent various manifestations of Czech right extremism. All three platforms can be classified as extreme right movements strongly resonating with Czech nationalism. They see themselves as patriots who defend conservative values and national traditions. Revue of The National Idea represents an attempt to create a sophisticated, intellectual forum providing conditions for ultra-right views and ideas. D.O.S.T. movement acts as a conservative "people's initiative", standing against multiculturalism and the European Union. The National Party is then an example of extreme political grouping with traces of populism, xenophobia and pure racism. Content analysis of these three movements is the main topic of the thesis. Examining their goals,...
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Revolta project - new political direction
Šulcová, Kristýna ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Project Revolta - new political direction?" analyses the group Revolta.info. This group tries to create a more complex idea, which called the Third way and defines particularly against communism and capitalism. The group tries to prevent their inclusion in right - wing and left - wing political spectrum. The group defines itself also againts the current political system. The main values that Revolta.info recognize are nacionalism and social justice. The group is profiled by their website, where we can find their manifest, historical roots and specific cases of their activities. To their promotion they are using the new kinds of ways in order to distinguish them from other extremist groups. This bachelor thesis includes theoretical definition of basic concepts and political ideologies. For comparision thesis describes exremist scene since early 90s. The aim of this thesis is ideologically classified Revolta.info and its The Third way and determinate, wheather their methods are different from classical methods, that use extreme right. This thesis is also focused on active work of group and its promotion, that is main way to reach out new supporters. In this thesis is look on promotion activities in perspective of Revolta.info, but also by terms of reports of security forces in...
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National identity in France and its role in the policy of Nicolas Sarkozy
Jedličková, Markéta ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Diploma thesis "National identity in France and its role in the politics of Nicolas Sarkozy" deals with national identity as a political instrument used by the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy during his five-year term (2007-2012). The main objective of this work is to prove that the national identity in his discourse served to increase his popularity or to obtain far-right voters and that Nicolas Sarkozy used this policy instrument throughout his mandate despite the fact that he officially turned away from it after a failed public debate on the subject in 2010. As methodological basis for research on the topic and achievement of the objectives "critical discourse analysis" was selected and also "analysis of metaphors" was used as its complement. In the theoretical part of the thesis some of the basic scientific findings that deal with the "nation", "identity" and the development and construction of "national identity" are presented and discussed . The research consists of three main chapters devoted to the analysis of Nicolas Sarkozys' speeches during the given period. Chapters are divided according to the changing role of national identity in Sarkozy's political discourse - from the campaign tool in 2007, through the recovery of this instrument in 2009 and 2010 to its insertion in the...
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Influence of selected extra-parliamentary extreme right-wing actors on the international relationship between Slovak Republic and Hungary
Hrušč, Erik ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The aim of this thesis is the analysis of the influence of Slovak brotherhood and Hungarian guard on the international relations between the Slovak Republic and Hungary. Both the impact of activities of Slovak brotherhood and the Hungarian guard and the evolution of these organizations are under research. Thesis also focuses on theoretical definition of the extreme right and offers a brief overview of the historical development of Slovak-Hungarian relations, as well as of the phenomenon of the extreme right. Subsequently, the work addresses the development of Slovak brotherhood and Hungarian guard, which is followed by specific investigation of the activities of these organizations in two aspects. The first one is the membership to the extreme right; the latter consists of the relation to the issue of Slovak- Hungarian coexistence. Finally, this work analyses the organizations' position in the political system and their impact on the international relationship between Slovak republic and Hungary.
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The Elements Influencing the Degree of the Right-Wing Extremism in the Czech Republic after 1989
Vaníček, Pavel ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
Diploma thesis "The Elements Influencing the Degree of the Right-Wing Extremism in the Czech Republic after 1989" deals both with the general right-wing extremism, with its historical development and his particular ideologies, and concretely with the situation in the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution and with his reasons, as well, and with it related solutions, how the right-wing extremism utmost to eliminate. It is interesting and edifying to get knowledge of, how in the period of modernizing, also especially in the nineteenth century, the western society commuted itself and what impacts this epoch had upon the human thinking and self-awaking. What trains of thought this emancipation ended in and what influence this all had upon the world history. Starting with the nationalism, that had been the cause of the fascism and consequently of the Nazism, and ending with the neofascism and neo-Nazism. After the year 1989 all these phenomenons had naturally marked impact upon the formation of the modern Czech extreme right, as well. Of course, the mentioned phenomenons are not coming just by themselves. They are always, more or less, conditioned on something. And rightly these conditioning, let us say understating, elements the work is dealing with, too. As well as with the suggestions of positive solution...
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Specifics of the extreme right in the Internet environment
Avukatu, Jiřina ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Podaná, Zuzana (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Specifics of the extreme right in the Internet environment" deals with the role of Internet in the life of the czech extreme and radical right movement. It discourses the groups which use Internet networks and forums, examining their manifestations, strategies and objectives of their activity, and the contribution of such activities in the area of virtual identity. First, the thesis defines the evolution of the Czech extreme right and also the current situation in the country. Furthermore, attention is paid to the topic of the far right on the Internet. The thesis analyses the activities of extreme right in the virtual world and its specifics in creating and maintaining a virtual identity of members of the movement. However, there is considerable space devoted to the processes of self-presentation, as well as to the structure and characteristics of communication, which play a crucial role in the process of identity formation. The second methodological part of the work aims to examine a wide range of czech far-right virtual sites using a combination of quantitative approaches, namely social network analysis and content analysis. The results of these empirical attempts will be combined with the findings of the theoretical part and altogether will be applied to the reality of the Czech...
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Worker's Party of Social Justice
Háka, Antonín ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Rataj, Jan (referee) ; Mareš, Miroslav (referee)
The Worker´s Party of Social Justice is the most significant far right party in the Czech Republic. This work deals with its ideological basis while emphasis is placed on the conception of nation and the attitude towards the political systém and a charakterization of its development too. The first two chapters focus on the analysis of the predecessor: the Worker's Party which in its third phase adopted the German national socialism from the National Democratic Party of Germany. Within the new approach it adopted the notion of white Europeanism which is a contemporaty Aryan rase. The second two chapters contain the analyses of ideological postulates of the Worker's Party of Social Justice which continues to co-operate with the National Democratic Party of Gemany and to adopt its attitudes and strategy. The basis of identity of the Worker's Party of Social Justice is white Europeanism which is common for all native European nations. Incompatibility of some of its attitudes with the values of representative democracy makes it an anti-system party.
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Initiative D.O.S.T. as a radically conservative challenge of present
Kříhová, Dominika ; Rataj, Jan (advisor) ; Dlouhý, Miloš (referee)
This thesis focuses on the analysis of initiative D.O.S.T., currently one of the most important Czech extreme-right groups. D.O.S.T. comes with a radically conservative critique of current concepts and direction of democracy, yet she managed to reach support among political parties accepted as legitimate and also influential public figures. The work is based on the assumption, that the main reason for this is that the initiative despite being extremely right-wing organization, highlights also real deficits of democracy. Therefore it can be seen as a challenge of present. The aim of this paper is to analyze critically this challenge by mentionning the initiative in all relevant contexts. The paper therefore deals firstly with the intellectual and political roots of its founders in the extreme right-organization called Právo a Spravedlnost. After it analyzes the initiative itself, its manifesto, activities, the main problematised issues and linkages with other political forces. In conclusion, the papers considers the perspective of eventual genesis of a new political party established by the initiative D.O.S.T.
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