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New trends of diplomacy - good governance
Ďurková, Petra ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Druláková, Radka (referee)
This thesis deals with the presumption that multilateral diplomacy is a possible means to promote good governance. The first part described the origin, definition and criticism of the concept of good governance. Another part deals with transformations of diplomacy and international relations after the Cold War. Contemporary diplomacy must respond to globalization, interdependence, technological development, changing international environment and increase the number of actors in international relations. The last part is devoted to multilateral diplomacy, international organizations and especially their connection with good governance. In my thesis I came to the conclusion that multilateral diplomacy can be a useful tool for promoting the objectives of good governance and management of the state. The best space for the use of multilateral diplomacy as a means of promoting good governance is intergovernmental organization.
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The Role of the Atomic Weapon in the Foreign Policy of the United States during the Korean War
Štěpánková, Jitka ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
Atomic bomb has had a profound impact on the international relations after the end of the Second World War. It became not only an effective military weapon, but as the American statesmen hoped, it could also served as an instrument of foreign policy and become a political and diplomatic asset. The United States wanted to use the atomic weapon to obtain concessions from the USSR and in general, to deter the enemy. This thesis analyzes the role of the atomic bomb in the first "hot" conflict of the Cold War - the Korean War. The atomic bomb, according to American military planners, should have played a crucial role in the US military plans, but in a limited war, which the Korean conflict turned out to be, their concepts proved to be inapplicable and as a result, the nuclear weapon was not used in combat operations. The atomic bomb was thus used in the Korean War not as a military weapon, but as a political instrument. President Eisenhower and his Secretary of State John F. Dulles, for example, believed that the nuclear threats which they had addressed to their communist adversaries, led to the armistice in Korea 1953. By analyzing the steps made by the American politicians as well as the theoretical studies focusing on the nuclear weapons as a deterrent in foreign policy, however, it can be argued that the...
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Changing the access to ensuring fire protection at The Temelin Nuclear Power Station after the accident at The Fukusima Nuclear Power Station.
KŘÍŽEK, Luboš
The theme of the dissertation is a change in an approach to securing fire protection in the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant after the accident in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. The theoretical part is an introduction to fire protection. It especially points out the statutory obligations applicable for both the public and the private sector, which are transferred to the companys fire rescue corps too. At the same time, fire protection is interconnected with legislation and specified in greater detail in EU countries. The theoretical part describes the process of building a uniform information system, safety-related issues and prevention of dangerous situations. The theoretical part summarizes the history of the nuclear energy industry, from the discovery of the disintegration of the uranium nucleus in 1938 and the first controlled reaction of uranium liberation by splitting a nucleus in 1942, when, at the same time, the first reactor was built. Unfortunately, this discovery did not only familiarize mankind with positive aspects associated with a controlled reaction, but it also showed the dark side of nuclear energy in the form of atomic bombs used mainly in the course of the World War II. After the World War II, civil defence organizations were gradually founded in the world. The main goal of all these organizations was to prevent nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel from being spread. At the present time there are three strong international organizations dealing with nuclear fission. Despite all the efforts to build a system of radiation protection, environmental protection and impacts on living organisms were not elaborated fully. First, passive attitudes aimed at protective equipment were the central theme, and these passive attitudes have been reflecting in an active approach to environmental protection in the past few years, the goal being to eliminate phenomena giving rise to threats to the environment and life as such. The actual history of nuclear power plants is very complex and complicated. The principle of all these power plants, no matter what type of reactor their operation is based on, is always nuclear fission the trouble is that in this case any wrong handling or storage has immense consequences for the whole world's population. The development of the nuclear energy industry in the Czech Republic was slow, which was caused by the occupation of the Jáchymov uranium mines by the Soviet Army after the World War II. Based on an agreement with Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Army exported the uranium extracted to the Soviet Union and left just 10% of it in the territory of Czechoslovakia. At that time, nuclear power plants began to be built in Czechoslovakia, such as the Jaslovské Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant, Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant and the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant as the last one, whose construction was started in times of Czechoslovakia, but which was completed and put into operation in times of the existence of the Czech Republic. The research is focused on emergency events which were the cause of the accident in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Based on an FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis), the issues related to the activities of the company's fire rescue corps were specified. Another analysis is focused on the evaluation of outside and inside factors and evaluation of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the company's fire rescue corps. Utilizing an FMEA, possible risks and failures are detected. The goal of this analysis is to eliminate risks and increase safety. The result is objective evaluation and increase in safety within the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant. A considerable negative aspect of this analysis is that it is very time consuming and varies in time due to the changeability of the factors monitored. The result of all the work is the evaluation of the existing state of the company's fire rescue corps through a SWOT analysiS.
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Benito Mussolini's Fascist Regime in Italy between the two World Wars: from the Onset when Duce Came to Power to the Consolidation of Italian Fascism
Suchá, Anita ; Šušlíková, Lada (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Benito Mussolini's Fascist Regime in Italy between the two World Wars: from the Onset when Duce Came to Power to the Consolidation of Italian Fascism" describes fascist regime from its beginning after World War 1 until Italy's entry into the war in 1940. This period is important not only for Italy itself, their own fascist past is still perceived as a very sensitive topic, but also for the world since Italy became one of the first states where the fascists seized power. The thesis examines the causes and events that have helped the emergence of the fascist movement in Italy, with the emphasis on personality of Benito Mussolini, leader of the movement. This thesis follows his leaving from the Socialist Party, the establishment of the Fascist movement in 1919, becoming prime minister in 1922, taking control of all power in Italy, and suppressing the opposition. The thesis describes the fascist doctrine and the gradual transformation from an authoritarian regime to a totalitarian. It also deals with foreign policy, especially the second half of 1930s, when Italy performed the territorial expansion and became close partner of Nazi Germany.
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The Effects of Cold War Speech in the Post-Cold War World: Identification of the Enemy in the War on Terror
Hays II, George Waight Secrest ; Drulák, Petr (advisor) ; Beneš, Vít (referee)
This work is a discursive analysis exploring the effects of US presidential Cold War speech on the identification of the "Enemy." It examines the usage of metaphors in key speeches from Truman, Eisenhower, Reagan, and G.H.W. Bush in order to determine the composition and evolution of the identity of the Cold War "Enemy." This identity is then compared and contrasted to that created by the usage of metaphors concerning the War on Terror by G.W. Bush. The theory of discursive analysis used in this work stems from beginnings in philosophy several decades old. Over time, the theory of discursive analysis was honed towards many different schools and areas of study. The specific branch which this work springs from holds that language shapes political and physical reality. Coming out of this theory, this work aims to explore whether or not exposure to Cold War rhetoric had an impact over time between different administrations as well as between different conflicts. The method of analysis is an adaptation of previous methods of metaphorical analysis. Eight general conceptual metaphors are chosen as a guiding structure throughout all of the speeches. Corresponding metaphorical expressions are then gathered according to the conceptual metaphor being analyzed. The frequency of metaphorical expressions, and the...
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"Blitzkrieg" and total war. German military theory between World Wars
Kubeš, Radim ; Nálevka, Vladimír (advisor) ; Horčička, Václav (referee)
Tato práce si klade za cíl předložit a uspořádat do koherentního celku základní poznatky vojenské teorie zabývající se použitím mobilních vojsk jak byla pěstována v meziválečném Německu a poukázat na souvislosti těchto myšlenek s domácími kořeny, ať již vycházely z praxe anebo tradice vojenské teorie, stejně jako na propojenost s širším myšlenkovým proudem vojenských teoretiků-reformátorů v Evropě. Cílem ovšem není pouze popis, ale také uplatnění ne právě obvyklého přístupu k vysvětlení výsledku druhé světové války. S pomocí velkých strategických teorií Clausewitze, Harta a Beaufra bude poukázáno na některá fakta, která sama o sobě již naznačovala výsledek střetnutí. Závěry z těchto teorií sice nebudou nikterak novátorské, zde je ovšem důležitější metoda, která svou univerzálností (přistoupíme-li ovšem na fakt, že ve válce existují určité neměnné konstanty) může pomoci k pochopení a nové interpretaci vojenských střetnutí.
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Analysis of Fertility and Natality During and After Second World War
Saifrtová, Barbora ; Miskolczi, Martina (advisor) ; Krebs, Vojtěch (referee)
This thesis aims to analyse fertility and natality in Czech countries during and after the Second world war. It introduces historical background, overview of natality policies and analysis of basic demographic indicators (fertility, natality, mortality, life expectancy, marriage rate and average age of mother at birth) in the period of 1930 - 1955. The analysis shows that Czech population did not behave standardly during the war. Since Czech men did not participate in the war and young people often married to avoid working in Germany, increasing natality during the occupation is typical for Czech countries. The consequence of high marriage rate was high fertility, which has a year delay to marriage rate. The part of this thesis compares teritories of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (only Czech population) and Sudetenland (occupied frontier regions, mainly German population). Marriage rate, natality and rate of nature increase were higher in Sudetenland only till 1941. Since that, natality was higher in the protectorate. High decrease of natality in Sudetenland was caused by German men leaving to war.
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The first world war in the wiew of czech military doctors
Matějček, Petr ; Šedivý, Ivan (advisor) ; Svobodný, Petr (referee)
Main themes of the thesis are the Czech medics in the First World War and their war experience. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on the medical service and status of a medic in Austro- Hungarian army up to the 1918. The second chapter targets the start of the First World War and time and circumstances of the mobilization of the Czech medics. The Third chapter is dedicated to the issue of medics' stay in the area of battlefront. The fourth chapter is focused on the Czech medics' view on themselves and the First World War. It also points out other combatants' view on the Czech medics.
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Humanitarian interventions in Sierra Leone
Fojtíková, Jitka ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
This thesis demonstrates the general change of theoretical concept of sovereignty. During the cold war sovereignty was conceived as control over certain territory (authority), after the end of the cold war this concept changed into sovereignty as responsibility (respect for a minimum standard of human rights). With this idea is coincided the concept of non-interference which was changed too and is giving the new and broader extension of humanitarian interventions. These ones should be carried out in cases of serious violations of human rights, what is under responsibility of international community. However, humanitarian interventions are from merits of the case related with limitations; these are lack of unity of international community, economic and geostrategic interests, lack of lead state/ alliance of humanitarian mission and political and economic limitations of interventions. The starting-point for this work is thesis that these limitations were crucial for beginning and duration of intervention UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone.
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