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Municipal Elites in Karlín and Libeň between 1861 and 1914
Vobořil, Jan ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee) ; Fasora, Lukáš (referee)
Disertační práce Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav hospodářských a sociálních dějin Komunální elity v Karlíně a Libni v letech 1861 - 1914 Municipal Elites in Karlín and Libeň between 1861 and 1914 Mgr. Jan Vobořil Abstract This thesis compares municipal elites in Karlín and Libeň - two suburban areas of Prague - between the years 1861 and 1914. Both municipalities were among the rapidly growing industrial communities with a significant presence of large mechanical engineering factories owned by shareholders. Moreover, Karlín also functioned as a commercial and financial center. The thesis analyzes their specific characteristics, urban development and demographics in the considered time period, as well as formation of municipal elites at the level of local government, election race and development of local politics. It also discusses the socio-professional characteristics of members of local government and their lifestyle based on collective biography considering among others their property, national preferences, social activities and housing standards and formation of family relations. Social structure in Karlín was significantly more complex than in Libeň. This was also reflected in the structure of municipal elites with important involvement of the well-educated social class, such as...
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Ways of Identifying Elites in the Area of the Central European Barbaricum of the Late Roman Period
Payne, David ; Beneš, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Košnar, Lubomír (referee)
The thesis pursues those aspects of the material culture found in settlements and burial sites that are connected to the manifestation of social elites in the Central European Barbaricum of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The author will compile relevant sources and critically evaluate various approaches regarding the options for recognising the self-presentation of elites by means of material culture identificators as well as in terms of cultural anthropology. The results will then be compared to the ways elites manifest themselves in the preceding time period. The author will also submit a proposal of possible methodical procedures that would lead to a synthetic understanding of the self-presentation and prestige goods phenomena.
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Crisis of European Democracy and the Rise of Nationalism
Průša, Michal ; Mlynář, Jakub (advisor) ; Šubrt, Jiří (referee)
Work deals with the crisis of democracy in Europe and its impact on the surge of nationalist tendencies in society, which could result in badly managed public discussion to the extreme nationalism with all its consequences. The text is divided into three main chapters. The first part is dedicated to problematic concepts of nation and nationalism. And even with regard to their historical significance. The second part deals with the essential features of democracy, then primarily an explanation of what I consider the current crisis of democracy. The third part is an effort to select the nationalist parties to illustrate how these parties present, profile and also show their growing electoral potential. At the end is a brief overview of findings and a brief account whether the nationalist tendencies in Europe, dangerous, or whether Europe can benefit democracy.
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Early medieval elite and its expressions in the archaeological material
Plevová, Anna ; Sláma, Jiří (advisor) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
(in English): This thesis analyses and evaluates three Early Medieval burial sites in Bohemia: the site in Lumbe Garden, in Stará Kouřim and known graves from the burial sites Kanín II and III in view of definition of elite graves and social structure. Each burial site is analysed demographically and possession classification of male graves is made. Elite graves are the most remarkable group. They differ by the grave goods and usually also by the arrangement of the burial pit. Exceptional graves and burial sites are compared and contrasted mutually and with other remarkable graves from Bohemia. The site Saint-Estève le Pont in France is presented as an example of burial site with evident placement of members of one population in different sites according to their social status.
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Populist Movements in the Czech Republic
Bican, Jaroslav ; Znoj, Milan (advisor) ; Bíba, Jan (referee)
1 The thesis Populist Movements in the Czech Republic considers people and political groups using populist appeals which refer to "well-behaved people" and go against unfriendly élites. The thesis describes main topics of these political subjects, and on the base of it it develops a few populist families. In the introductory part, a few theoretical approaches to populism in general and its relationship with democracy are discussed. The main purpose of the thesis is to describe the environment of populist subjects in the Czech Republic and to classify them according to their similarities and cleavage lines.
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Coach Turnover in Elite Football Clubs
Novák, Eduard ; Buzek, Mario (advisor) ; Frýbort, Pavel (referee)
Title: Coach Turnover in Elite Football Clubs Objectives: The Bachelor's Thesis is a deeper insight into the world of activities and changes accompanying coaches in the Czech premier football contest. Fundamental questions concerning the coach turnover within the Czech Premier League football are addressed in the Thesis. The theoretical part of the Bachelor's Thesis clarifies the significance of coaching activities and their importance at the level of Premier League football. It presents statistical data concerning the coach turnover, each time related to a particular period, i.e. from the moment of the coach's joining a particular club until the moment of his leaving. In the conclusion of this part of the Thesis, main reasons causing the intended or sudden changes in the implementation team are compared and evaluated. The study is namely focused on the head coaches and assistant coaches of the Gambrinus League in the Czech Republic. In its application part, the Bachelor's Thesis deals with the research and evaluation of influences and impacts of the Premier League coach turnover on the quality of coaching work, social relations, players, implementation team, sport managers as well as on the quality of the Czech football itself, while the field questionnaire methodology and electronic records with...
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Activity of the Associations in the Kralovice Region as a Part of Modernizing of the Region (from the Second Half of the 19th Century to the First Half of the 20th Century)
Hurtová, Jarmila ; Šouša, Jiří (advisor) ; Matušková, Martina (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the development of activity of the associations on the territory of former judicial district of Kralovice between the second half of the 19th century to first half of the 20th century. The introductory part is devoted to the origins and general development associations in the Czech countries with regard to the typology and the process of association legislation in a specific timeframe. The next section of this work has been focused specifically on the Kralovice region. Described here is a historical development with emphasis on the period 1848-1949, which is followed by a characteristic shape, a typology of associations and activities in the district court Kralovice. The final section will then detail the associations of Kralovice, their formation, members, activities and influence of corporations on the development and character of the city. Keywords: activity of associations, association legislation, association, corporation, elite, judicial district Kralovice, Kralovice region, Kralovice, municipality, typology of associations
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Democratic legitimacy of politics: competence to suffrage and logic of election
Vorlíček, Jan ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Znoj, Milan (referee)
The aim of this study is to analyze legitimacy of policy. Its fulfillment should emerge from detailed inquiry of the essential sense of social institutions. The work is divided into three chapters therefore. The first chapter deals with law as a basic system of order of social relations. It explains its fundamental social goal (reducing transaction costs of social action) and its influence on the development of civilization. It discusses in detail the property rights as a fundament of any real legal system - both at the legal level and economic level (i.e. how the system of property rights coordinates social activities and allocates scarce resources, how it creates the elite, and when there is a fault efficiency of this process). The second chapter deals with the social obligations which are necessary condition for preservation of law. These obligations are labeled as taxes (as opposed to tributes that basis is not in the obligation to maintain the legal system and are only ransom inherently). Particular attention is paid to the fair distribution of these obligations (tax justice) and also to the impact of taxation on the development of civilization. The last (third) chapter deals with institutional framework of society, i.e. the exercise of public power and public administration (government...
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Civil elite, local autorities and culture of the town of Telč
SOCHOROVÁ, Šárka
This dissertation is dealing with the town of Telč and its way of living in the first half of the 20th century. The research is focused on the thorough analysis of local authorities from the social and occupational point of view, territorial origin and location of residence its various fellows. The main purpose of this is to idicate the changes which coincided with the influence of nationwide political, social and economic changes. The illustration of six Telč´s families with various professions charts their share which affected the social, cultural and public life of the town. The aim is to get an integral view of this period, therefore the grammar school staff have been included, because of their participatory role in local authorities and social life as well. Municipal and school celebrations have been included to illustrate the cultural backround of provincial town in the first half of the 20th century.
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