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The Role of Public Diplomacy in Norwegian Foreign Policy – Current Aspects
Drozd, Jiří ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Novotná, Markéta (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to evaluate the role of public diplomacy in the Norwegian foreign policy, and also to answer the research question of how Norway, from the position of a small country, wishes to be perceived by the international community. The first chapter defines the basic concept of a small state and characterizes the common features of the foreign policy of such states. Thereto, it focuses on public diplomacy which is an important foreign policy tool. The second chapter applies the knowledge gained from the first chapter and presents it in the context of the Norwegian perspective. Based on the cultural and historical context, this chapter analyses Norwegian foreign policy and explains why the public diplomacy represents its important tool. Moreover, the thesis engages in the strategy of the Norwegian public diplomacy and its four aspects of presenting Norway abroad. The third chapter focuses on a specific aspect, namely the presentation of Norway as a humanitarian superpower, analysing its humanitarian policy and illustrating its involvement in this issue with the example of two humanitarian missions.
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Small states in international relations: a comparison of the foreign policy of Switzerland and Denmark
Minarovič, Tomáš ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
Although especially the big countries and great powers attracted the attention of other states in the past, it is not entirely considered to be so today. Small states are playing an increasingly important role in the field of international relations and attract increasing attention of larger states, international organizations, politicians and researchers in the area of international relations. Bachelor thesis describes the definition and behavior of small states, focusing on their foreign policy. At the example of two small countries - Switzerland and Denmark - it compares their basic foreign policy goals and foreign policy tools. These tools are diplomacy, economic means, neutrality and security policy.
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Small states in international relations and international security issues
Žáková, Alice ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Voráček, Emil (referee)
With the collapse of the bipolar system and increasing number and importance of small states, the emphasis is not placed only on the great powers anymore. In the globalizing world states have to face new threats and adapt its security and foreign policy tools. The aim of the thesis is to find out which steps two small countries - Czech Republic and Norway, undertake to ensure their safety and minimize their threats. The first chapter analyzes foreign policies of the selected countries, and decides whether they are really small states. After defining the major threats as terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, an analysis of counter-terrorism actions based on the official counter-terrorism strategies of the UN, the OSCE, the NATO, and the EU follows. From this analysis the thesis then concludes that Czech Republic and Norway are small, but not weak states and they may contribute to minimizing global threats.
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Small states and international organizations – Example of Iceland
Špruček, Dan ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse relations of small states with international organizations. The first part of the thesis focuses on advantages and disadvantages of smallness of states in international relations and general reasons of joining international organizations. The second part focuses on Iceland as an example of a small state. The third and largest part analyses relations of small states with specific international organizations.
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