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Parliamentary systems
Brablecová, Martina ; Kysela, Jan (advisor) ; Pithart, Petr (referee)
The topic of my thesis are parliamentary systems. For this topic I have decided mainly on the grounds that the Czech Republic ranks among countries with a parliamentary form of government, like most of European countries. The work is divided into seven chapters, which are subsequently divided into different subsections or other parts. At the beginning of my work I have engaged in the general concept of political systems. The view of this chapter is mainly to introduce readers to the topic and to acquaint them with the basic types of democratic political systems, which includes particular the parliamentary, presidential and semi-presidential systems. The second chapter is engaged in parliamentary systems and their basic definitions. This chapter contains the theoretical foundation for the whole work and especially introduces readers with the basic principles upon which these systems work. Among these principles is included especially the principle separation of powers which is not too strictly interpreted, the sovereignty of Parliament and the specific relationships between the executive and legislature. In the third chapter I have dealt with the relationships between the supreme constitutional organs, as well as their position in the constitutional system. This issue is very important, just as relations...
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The vote of non-confidence in Czech parliament - the analysis of the causes and strategies
Vaňková, Petra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Kuta, Martin (referee)
The main topic of this thesis is the vote of non-confidence in the Czech Republic. The main objective is to analyse functioning of the previous Czech governments and the causes that led to the vote of non-confidence. From the theoretical point of view the work concerns the parliamentary systems as such, mutual functioning of the Parliament and the government and describes the process of the vote of confidence and non-confidence. The author compares situations during the Czechoslovak Republic (1918--1938) and the present Czech Republic in terms of the regulations of the vote of confidence and non-confidence in different constitutions. The empirical part focuses on the individual governments from 1992 to the present day and the events that led to request for the vote of non-confidence. In conclusion, in Czech political practice are used all the controlling instruments such as question time or investigative committees, but the vote of non-confidence remains the most noticeable and is more of a tool for the rivalry over power than for resolving governmental problems.
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Dissent in Parliamentary Majority: Legislative Activities of the Chamber of Deputies Parliament of the Czech Republic 1996-2010
Kuta, Martin ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
Parliamentary system of government demands parliamentary competent parties. Dissension within parties can block the entire political system; the government cannot rely on its majority and fails in processing its proposals on the agenda of the parliament. From the analytical perspective, inquiry in dissension in the parliamentary majority is one of basic questions. The thesis deals with dissension at the theoretical level. Using the Czech Chamber of Deputies as an example, the thesis conceptualizes forms of dissension (a disapproval of a governmental proposal at the first reading as the absolute dissent). The thesis conducts voting unity tests of Czech political parties that forge government. According to the empirical inquiry, the dissension that leads to the disapproval of governmental proposals stems from the dissent within the political parties, not from the dissent among parties.
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Agricultural Interest Representation in the Legislative Process of the Czech Parliament: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Implications
Rakušanová, Petra
The contribution aims at theoretical as well as general determination of the framework in which the process of articulation of interest with a stress on agricultural sector takes place. This framework is further applied on the analysis of empirical material. The main findings are following: in the Czech agrarian sector effective hierarchical structures of interest representation and horizontal and vertical intermediary channels within these structures are with few exceptions successfully consolidating. In accordance with the current trends in the world, the shift from social neo-corporativism to administrative lobbying takes place.
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