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Election of president Emil Hácha and his image in the media in contemporary newspapers at the turn of 1938-1939
Zdeňková, Aneta ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Sekera, Martin (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Election of president Emil Hacha and his media image in period newspapers at turn of 1938 - 1939" deals with the acceptance of Munich Agreement which meant passing our border territory on to Nazi Germany. The thesis deals with Edvard Benes abdication and with factors of the nomination, vote and presidential work of newly elected president Emil Hacha. The thesis shows Hacha's election, his media image in the period newspapers and the circumstances and effects of his leading political position in Czechoslovakia from December 16, 1938 when Hacha became a potential presidential candidate to March 16, 1939 when the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was formed. The articles for the analysis were taken from daily newspapers Pravo lidu, Narodni prace, Lidove noviny, Venkov a Ceske slovo.
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Croatia 1989-1990: between Yugoslavia and nationalism
Moskovič, Boris ; Pelikán, Jan (advisor) ; Vojtěchovský, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis deals with political developments in Croatia since the beginning of 1989 to the first multiparty elections in the spring of 1990. It analyzes the evolution of attitudes of Croatian communists to the Yugoslav crisis and activity of opposition groups during this period. The main emphasis is on the attitudes of Croatian ruling and alternative political elites against national and constitutional questions. Attention is paid to the development of so-called Serbian Question in Croatia. The thesis analyses the development of political pluralism in the territory of Croatia and the activities of the Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Social Liberal Party. The thesis is based on a detailed analysis of the contemporary press and memoir and secondary literature. Keywords: Yugoslavia, Croatia, Communist Party, nationalism, election
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Early Voting in the U.S. Election System
Horký, Miroslav ; Kotábová, Věra (advisor) ; Švec, Radek (referee)
The bachelor thesis Early voting in the U. S. Election System deals with the concept, which aims to significantly simplify the election process to increase the turnout and make the access to electoral process easier to most people. The bachelor thesis defines terms early voting and absentee voting and its expansion. The analysis is also focused on differences between Election day voters and early voters. The operation of early voting in practice is illustrated in three cases from states Florida, Oregon and Virginia. Advantages and disadvantages of this type of voting and view to the future are presented in final part of thesis. The emphasis is also placed on the global expansion of this type of voting, which allows to cast ballot prior the Election day. The current electoral system of the Czech Republic, which does not allow to vote early is also mentioned in thesis.
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Social networks and election to Chamber of Deputies in year 2010.
Wiglasz, Radek ; Křeček, Jan (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
Diploma thesis Social networks and election to Chamber of Deputies in year 2010 covers activities of political parties on internet social networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The thesis also covers some civic engagements, which intervened electoral campaign and later influenced people decision in election to the Parliament of Czech republic. The first part describes how political parties, which has entered the Chamber of Deputies, used potential of social networks in campaign and how their activities differed from party to party and also by social networks. The thesis discovers how political parties saw campaign on social networks and which forms of promotion they used. Second part is about activities of civic engagements on social networks and about their influence on results of the election. Diploma thesis discovers if their success depended on social networks. In the last part of the thesis, a research was made on a group of users of social networks. It analysed the influence of political parties' campaigns on social networks and also civic engagements on the results of this parliamentary election.
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2004 and 2009 European Parliament Elections in the Czech Republic and their Impact on the Party System
Mach, Petr ; Just, Petr (advisor) ; Šušlíková, Lada (referee)
This diploma thesis comparatively analyses elections to the European Parliament held in 2004 and 2009 in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the main features of these elections with the aim of finding their main similarities and differences. For this purpose the framework of the classic "second order elections" concept is used which was introduced by Karlheinz Reif and Hermann Schmitt. The introductory part summarizes the main aspects of the "second order elections" concept. What follows is the examination of development of the electoral system for the elections to the European parliament. Crucial features of the electoral system used in the Czech Republic are explored in detail. The main part of the thesis concentrates on the analysis of elections to the European Parliament held in the Czech Republic in 2004 and 2009. These elections are put into context of domestic political situation. Additionally, party lists and election manifestos are examined, as well as the most important facets of election campaigns of relevant political parties. Necessary attention is also paid to the analysis of election results and to their implications for the political and party system. Finally, in the closing chapter both elections are compared using the "second order elections" concept.
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The election campaign and its limits
Vybíralová, Jana ; Antoš, Marek (advisor) ; Kudrna, Jan (referee)
As mentioned above, this master thesis is focused on some processes which an election campaign is affected by. In the first place, it analyses processes and trends which are typical for the legal regulation of election campaigns in the Czech Republic. My approach to this topic is centered on restrictive parameter limits which influence election campaigns. The core of the master thesis is naturally aimed at the field of law. The aim of the master thesis is to present basic knowledge of the matter which is still topical in the Czech society based on the fact that elections are held quite often. The master thesis can therefore serve as a source of information for further analysing election campaigns whose main purpose is to win the biggest voters' support. The master thesis is divided into four chapters. The first one concerns a theoretical background of election campaigns. The second one examines an election campaign itself, its legal regulation de lege lata respectively. The third chapter studies general principles relative to conducting an election campaign. The final chapter reflects the current situation in the Czech Republic as regards the direct presidential election.
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Methods of recounting votes to seats and their influence on the composition of parliament. The case study of the czech parliamentary election 2017
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the application of electoral formulas used in proportional electoral system in the case of the czech parliamentary election 2017. The goal of thesis is to find how the change of mathematical method of recounting votes to seats would change the composition of parliament the Chamber of Deputies and would allows the creation of stable cabinet. In bachelor thesis are also modeled results of election according to the intended electoral reforms, concrete the Opposition Threaty's reform and the Second Topolánek cabinet's reform. In introduction is introduced the topic of thesis shortly and formulated the reserach questions. Theoretical part performs electoral formulas and their effects, basic principles of the electoral act in the Czech republic and explanation of electoral reform's principles and also conditions, results and consequences od the czech parliamentary elections 2017. In analytical part is introduced methodology shortly, in this case it is the case study and then the quotas and methods are applicated to the real ballot's results. These models helps to answer the research questions which are focused in the conclusion of these bachelor thesis.
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Application of the Theory of Coalitions in the Formation of Regional Councils in the Czech Republic after Elections in 2008 and 2012
Vymyslický, Jaromír ; Švec, Kamil (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis "Application of the theory of the process of forming coalitions of regional councils in the Czech Republic after the elections in 2008 and 2012" discusses the process of establishing regional coalitions in the region of the South Moravian and the Central Bohemia. The aim is to answer the question of what form of the regional coalitions formed during the regional elections. Furthermore, I was describe how did the process of establishing regional coalitions and what were the key factors, that decide the outcome of negotiations. For these reasons, this thesis analyzed the official declaration of election programs, performances by regional politicians in political or public debate. The intention of this thesis is through the use of a theoretical framework and analysis of documents, describe in detail the development process, which was formed coalition and identify possible strategies of individual actors. The paper used discourse analysis. Keywords coalition, county, election, negotiation, council, political party
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Zruč nad Sázavou during period 1945-1948. Memories, memorials, reality
Loudová, Veronika ; Míšková, Alena (advisor) ; Nováková, Tamara (referee)
This banchelor thesis "Zruč nad Sázavou during period 1945-1948: memories, memorials, reality" contains a description of all the important events that occurred in the postwar period in this town. The thesis is divided into six key chapters. The first chapter introduces to the reader the town and its genesis and development till the Second World War period. Also war acts are not omitted, which greatly influenced life in the small town. The second chapter deals with the local uprisings and changes that have brought these moments in May. The following three principal chapters descrie the development of the town after occupation. Local Communist Party, a post-war elections and the Communist takeover are mentioned as well. The last chapter is devoted to the company Bata, which was most affected by the post-war changes. In this thesis are also testimonies of witnesses who remember the events of that period.
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