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The party Levice and its inclusion in the political spectrum
Karol, Daniel ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on a case study of the political party Levice and its ideological basis. It aims to answer the question whether it's possible to talk about the party Levice as a radical or extremist party. Introductory theoretical part focuses on the definition of the theoretical framework that contains the definition of the basic concepts that are crucial for this bachelor thesis. Those include extremism, radicalism, populism and the theory of antisystem parties. Second part of the theoretical framework focuses on the definition of the basic far-left political ideologies, i.e. marxism, communism and anarchism, whereas in the case of communism, its basic individual variants are also mentioned. Research part of the thesis is then divided to several units. To put it in the context of the far left in the Czech Republic, it is important to describe the development of the far left political entities excluding the party KSČM during period from 1989 to presence. Subsequently, the party Levice is briefly introduced in the terms of circumstances of its origin, current activities of the party and its organizational structures. The research component of the thesis itself contains firstly the definition of general radical and extremist left-wing positions on specific topics based on the defined...
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Blue Box
Šprincl, Marie ; Jančík, Alexandr (referee) ; Mazanec, Martin (advisor)
The bachelor's thesis Blue Box follows a long-term project that began in 2013, when I was on my way to the east coast of the USA. I began creating a mystical Blue Box story around the mythology and ideology of xenophobic movements, after a mystical experience in New York's Orthodox Jewish Quarter and attending a Ku Klux Klan public gathering in Gettysburg. In thematic terms, my work is a universal report about the dangers of extremism in any form, focusing on the essence and mechanisms of its origin and spread.
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Motivating Factors for Radicalization in Balkan Muslim-Majority Countries
Vlk, Jonáš ; Aslan, Emil (advisor) ; Kuľková, Miroslava (referee)
The topic of religious radicalization in the Balkans is gaining attention among academia in recent years. However, motivational factors of radicalization in the region still remain rather under-researched. Furthermore, comprehensive research focusing particularly on the motivational factors of Islamist radicalization in the Muslim-majority countries of the Balkans - countries with a specific context and background unique in the wider Europe - hasn't been yet carried out. This paper thus elaborates on the motivational factors of radicalization in the Muslim-majority countries of the Balkans, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Kosovo, by applying generally-known factors of radicalization to this specific theatre. Predominantly secondary sources as well as documents issued by the OSCE which maintains field presence in all of the abovementioned countries are utilized in order to provide a thorough overview of motivational factors of radicalization in each of the selected countries. These are discussed respectively in corresponding chapters. Individual chapters are in dialogue with each other following the same methodology and structure, focusing on similar issues. A comprehensive overview of the motivational factors of radicalization in Balkan Muslim-majority countries is thus presented. Applying the...
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Criminological aspects of hate crime
Kállaiová, Andrea ; Herczeg, Jiří (advisor) ; Gřivna, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of the thesis on the topic of Criminological aspects of hate crime is to comprehensively cover the issue of this particular crime in the Czech Republic, its specifics and differences from other types of crime. The work is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is introductory and gives the explanation of the concept of hate crimes, its characteristics and division. This chapter also contains analysis of the crimes, where the motive consisting of racial, ethnic, religious and other hatred is a sign of a basic or skilled fact in issue. In the second chapter there are terms extremism, racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, nationalism, terrorism, their definition and division discussed in more detail. Chapter Three and Chapter Four are focused on the offenders and victims of hate crimes. They concentrate primarily on how are the offenders and victims of these crimes distinguished from the offenders and victims of "normal" crimes. The fifth chapter explains the most common form of commission, the most common objects and offenders of hate crimes. The sixth chapter describes the causes of hate crimes, i.e. prejudices, stereotypes, social and economic situations. Chapter Seven is devoted to the development and situation on the Czech extremist scene. Chapter Seven describes the most important...
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Dissolution of political parties as a tool for defending democracy: a comparison of the Czech and German debates
Macháčková, Michaela ; Ondřejková, Jana (advisor) ; Havel, Tomáš (referee)
This master thesis focusses on the issues of sanctioning antidemocratic political parties in the Czech Republic and in the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the discussion of the expert public in reaction to practice of the Supreme Administrative Court or Federal Constitutional Court. It is a comparative paper, therefore all issues are analysed from the Czech as well as the German point of view and the comparative chapter summarizing main coherences and differences always follows. The thesis is divided into six parts, which aim to map the matters related to banning political parties. Firstly, the theses is focused on the regulation of political parties in the Czech Republic and in the in the Federal Republic of Germany to provide theoretical backgrounds for better understanding of the topic. Consequently, both the introduction into problematic of the concept of defending democracy and the analysis of its demonstration in the constitutional law of the Czech Republic and of the Federal Republic of Germany follow. Moreover, substantive law aspects as well as procedural law aspects of dissolution of political parties are introduced ending up with comparison of both. The thesis contains also detailed insight into Czech case regarding Dělnická strana and in German case the NPD...
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Workers party (of social justice)
Firerová, Lucie ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
This thesis deals with the development and position of the far-right Workers Party (DS) and the Workers Party of Social Justice (DSSS) in the political system of the Czech Republic. The work also includes a theoretical part, dealing with different views on extremism and radicalism. Also discussed is the position of the far-right parties in Central and Western Europe. The main goal is to capture the roots of the Workers 'Party, but also action and ideological bases its successor the Workers Party of Social Justice. Emphasis is placed on the presentation of the party and demonstrations. They are namely the main way to reach supporters. The thesis also analyzes the election results of DS (DSSS) and try to include the party in the Czech party system according to the theory of Giovanni Sartori. There is also a description of the organizational structure of the party and its affiliated organizations. The last chapter discusses the symbolism and iconography of the party.
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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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