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Population development of NUTS 2 regions in Benelux countries
Kudláček, František ; Šídlo, Luděk (advisor) ; Kraus, Jaroslav (referee)
Population development of NUTS 2 regions in countries of the Benelux Abstract The main objective of this thesis is to analyse the population development of NUTS 2 regions in countries of Benelux in the period between 1990 and 2010. The analysis is based on monitoring of development selected indicators of age structure, mortality and fertility. The development of variability of these indicators is also observed. The goal of this study is also to find groups of NUTS 2 regions similar in values of selected demographic variables. Borders of these groups of regions are compared with national and cultural borders. For this purpose, the cluster analysis was conducted for input values of the selected variables at the beginning and at the end of the analysed period. A part of this work is devoted to outline the main characteristics of population development of the Benelux countries in the period between 1950 and 2010. Keywords: Population development, NUTS 2, the Benelux, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, cluster analysis, regional differentiation
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The change of Luxembourg's foreign policy
Jelínek, Jan ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Drulák, Petr (referee)
Bachelor thesis "The change of Luxembourg's foreign policy" focuses on contemporary foreign policy of Luxembourg. The state of flux of Luxembourg's foreign policy is visible from the second half of the twentieth century, occurring at the present time as well. Past far- reaching changes of the world sphere were in the background of prevailing part of changes in external Luxembourg's priorities. The current alteration of Luxembourg's foreign policy illustrates the presented relation as Luxembourg's external priorities adapt to the changing global stage. Luxembourg decided to directly come down to the process of European integration in the time of the beginning of European Community in post-war Europe, which provided the opportunity to become an important European centre. In the present time, Luxembourg's foreign policy concentrates apart from other things on remote world regions of Arabian Peninsula and south- eastern Asia. This bachelor thesis is firstly devoted to illustrate the past approximation of Luxembourg's foreign policy towards Western Europe as well as to present the position of Luxembourg in Europe. Followingly, it depicts the changing orientation of foreign external priorities of Luxembourg associated with the extending of the network of Luxembourg's embassies. Discovered findings of...
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Incorporation of Luxembourg among the Lands of the Bohemian Crown
Stehlík, Martin ; Starý, Marek (advisor) ; Kindl, Vladimír (referee)
The object of this diploma thesis is the incorporation of Luxembourg among the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. This theme was chosen primarily for the reason that it have not been compiled and analyzed by historiography so far. Available literature usually takes the incorporation of Luxembourg in the Bohemian Crown automatically as a fact without further reasoning. As a result of this approach there is considerable amount of inaccuracies and mistakes in literature. Primary inaccuracy is in a date or in a time period determining the incorporation of Luxembourg in the Bohemian Crown, when literature often indicate the reign of King Charles IV or even the reign of King John of Luxembourg. The purpose of this diploma thesis is not only analyzing the process of incorporation, but also disproves continuing inaccuracies. For this reason the diploma thesis draws and analyzes essential facts primarily from original sources and confront them with available literature. First chapter briefly introduces the institution of the Bohemian Crown for her distinguish from the Kingdom of Bohemia. Further it analyzes the terms "crown" and "incorporation". At last it describes a beginning of the Bohemian Crown and analyzes fundamental documents of this institution. Following second chapter describes the personal union...
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Euroscepticism of Dutch and Luxembourgian Political Parties on the Example of their Campaigns against the Adoption of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe
Kuznická, Anna ; Drulák, Petr (advisor) ; Rovná, Lenka (referee)
This thesis entitled "Euroscepticism of Dutch and Luxembourgian Political Parties on the Example of their Campaigns against the Adoption of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe" compares campaigns of Dutch and Luxembourgian opponents of adoption of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe before the referendum on the adoption of that document in the first half of 2005. This thesis finds out that during the campaign against the adoption of that treaty the Dutch political parties were more active than the Luxembourgian parties and the Dutch Socialist Party and the fraction WildersGroup (which consisted of the only member Geert Wilders) were the most involved in the debate. The second aim of this study is to compare the arguments of the political parties to that treaty, in terms of euroscepticism using Paul Taggart's and Aleks Szczerbiak's theory dividing euroscepticism to hard and soft. The arguments indicating hard euroscepticism were held by Luxembourgian party the Left and two Dutch orthodox protestant parties the ChristianUnion and the Reformed Political Party. In general arguments protecting national interests (which is one of the features of soft euroscepticism) prevailed in both countries. Only non- governmental parties from the edge of the political spectrum both...
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Luxembourg in international relations
Strnad, Michal ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This thesis deals with the general topic of small states in international relations based on a case study of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The case study analyses the behaviour of Luxembourg as a small state in international relations from 1839 up to 1960s. It concentrates on seven main periods and phases in the history of this small country - membership in the German Customs Union as a member and as a non-member of the German Confederation, the neutralisation of Luxembourg, WWI and the violation of neutrality, membership in the Belgium-Luxembourg economic union, WWII, and the membership in the Benelux Union and the European Communities. The main aim of this thesis is to come to a conclusion, which aspects of the behaviour of Luxembourg can be described as universal behaviour patterns of small states and which aspects were specific only to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Healthy Life Years
Faltysová, Kateřina ; Vrabcová, Jana (advisor) ; Růžková, Jiřina (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to clarify the concept of Healthy Life Years. This concept is based on summary measures of population health which are able to quantify health. However, the main goal of the thesis is to discover which morbidity scenarios fit the selected countries. The thesis contains analysis of Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Years conducted by the time indexes for newborns and population aged 65 in the Czech Republic. The results of this fit the morbidity compression theory. This analysis is also done for Estonia and Luxemburg, which are representing the best and the worst countries in 28 countries of European Union in Healthy Life Years. Both of these countries fit to the morbidity expansion theory. Moreover, these countries are compared by Better Life Index, which is initiated by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which determines that health of the population is influenced by more dimensions of life.
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Political system of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein
JURIŠTOVÁ, Kristýna
Thesis deals with the description and analysis of the current political systems, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. The work defines the form of State establishment, the historical and political developments. The main emphasis is on the characteristics of the separation of powers in a State election, and the party system. The aim of this work is the presentation of the basic principles of the Luxembourg and of the political system, and their brief evaluation.
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Stav vodního bohatství ČR a environmentální ochrana hydroekosystémů v přírodě
Branžovský, Antonín
Studie hodnotí stav vodní bohatství ČR z hlediska krajinného komplexu z aspektu ekologické stability, vymezuje systémové vztahy krajiny, přírody a hydroekosystémů v závislosti na faktorech, které narušují ekologickou stabilitu krajiny v důsledku změn klimatu. Eliminace důsledků pro a využívání krajiny z hlediska zahraničních poznatků a navrhuje opatření, která by usnadňovala možnost spolupráce veřejného a soukromého sektoru, zajistila spolupráci obyvatelstva při zabezpečování ekologické stability hydroekosystémů a návazně i celého krajinného komplexu. Součástí jsou podklady pro průzkum a vyhodnocení informací z hlediska sociálních aspektů. Obsahuje doporučení pro programové dokumenty MŽP a vyhodnocení dosažených poznatků z hlediska budoucích období.
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Beginning of education in Luxembourg
SVOBODA, Vlastimil
The thesis deals with the beginning of the first schools on the territory of Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and France after the desintegration of the Roman Empire. It describes different types of schools and the education that they were bringing. It focuses also on the historical conditions and describes the main personalities of the period and their influence on the education. It pays a special attention to the extinction of ancient schools after the invasion of barbarian tribes and to the Carolingian Renaissance and its impact on the education. Among monastic schools it points out especially the school in the Echternach abbey, whose high level makes it one of the most important schools of that period in Europe. The thesis describes in detail the content of the education, teaching aids and methods used in this school. Finally the thesis mentions the Ottonian Renaissance and the establishment of medieval universities.
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