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Nationalism in the case of Scotland and the possibility of an independent Scottish state?
Martinovská, Veronika ; Lebeda, Tomáš (advisor) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee)
The thesis presents the process of evolution of nationalism in Scotland. The question is asked whether a Scottish nation exists and what features characterise it and how far its history goes back. This thesis considers the possibility of establishment of Scotland as an independent state and examines the prospective form of that subject from the political and economical points fo view. The first part examines the evolution of Scottish nationalism mainly focusing on the formation and progression of the Scottish National Party, especially during 1960s and 1970s as the period of significant growth of its voters, on the process of devolution and institution of the Scottish Parliament after the SNP's victory in the elections in 2007 and 2011. The second part is focusing on the probability of formation of the independent Scottish state. Firstly, the SNP's conception of the prospective Scotland is summed up and then the final version of the planned referendum is described. The important parts of this account also include research into public opinion and its conclusions. The result of this thesis is understanding of the Scottish nation and its history as well as of the attitudes of Scotsmen to the issue considering their independence.
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Devolution and Labour Party in Scotland
Havlíková, Veronika ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Devolution and Labour Party in Scotland" addresses the issue of the relationship between state decentralization and the inner decentralization of political parties. The adoption of devolution has significantly changed the institutional environment in which the British parties operate and thus they were confronted with fundamental question of adapting to this new arrangement. This thesis examines the development of policies and organisation of the Scottish Labour Party after devolution, and aims to evaluate whether the creation of the Scottish Parliament brought for the Scottish Labour Party greater autonomy from the central leadership of the party. The first part of the thesis establishes the theoretical framework for examining the impact of decentralization of the state on organisation and functioning of political parties. It is followed by description of evolution of the Labour Party and its regional branch in Scotland prior to the devolution. This part forms the basis for comparison of the changes in policies and organisation of the Scottish Labour Party after the establishment of the autonomous institutions. The research itself focuses on development of policy in the Scottish Labour Party after devolution, formulation of party policies and electoral programmes. It also examines the...
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New Labour and the Devolution of the United Kingdom in the 1990s
Stejskal, Leoš ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
(english) This work focuses on the development devolution questions in the second half of the 20th century and the final implementation of the 90's 20th century policy of New Labour. It seeks to analyze the main assumptions and circumstances leading to the creation of a new institutional framework of the constitutional British Union. The subjects of the research are various political actors and their strategies to attain certain goals, but the focus is on New Labour as the main actor of the period and political phenomenon of essential social processes of the late 20th century. The object of analysis is the connection between the first unsuccessful attempt to devolution in the 70th years and 90 years, with a focus on social, economic and political development. This development enabled the establishment of a just political success of New Labour and devolution enforcement policy, in its specific form as such.
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Comparison of referendums on devolution in Wales
Špelinová, Kristýna ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Miklošová, Kateřina (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Comparison of Referendums on Devolution in Wales" deals with the process of political devolution in Great Britain, or rather in Wales with emphasis on two referendums on this question, which took place in 1979 and 1997. The main topic of this work is an establishing of a relationship between central British and regional Welsh government that culminated in the origin of National Assembly for Wales in 1998. In the first referendum Welsh people expressed a negative attitude to devolution and in the second one they changed their mind about it and voted for devolution. The main goal of this work is to explain basic facts that caused the difference between the results of referendums. This comparative work determines criteria and through the analysis of them it gains characteristics of both referendums in which people voted on founding of the National Assembly for Wales. In its major part, the work deals with the comparison of referendums on the basis of their descriptions. The attention is put also on the development of political situation in Wales, which preceded declaration of the first referendum. The political conditions in the time between referendums are described too. In the conclusion of the work, the influence of political circumstances on the change in attitudes of Welsh...
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Scottish National Party after 1999
Modlitbová, Jitka ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
The aim of this paper is to analyse the development of the Scottish National Party and to try to outline its future. The method used in this case study is process tracing. The paper is based particularly on Scottish Parliament election results, on the changes of the leader of the SNP, on the election campaign and manifesto of the SNP and its perception in the Scottish media. The author makes the conclusion that the party leader and the election manifesto are the main causes of the SNP election success.
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The perspectives of Scotland in the international relations
Frodlová, Ellen ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses small states and their foreign policy and pays a special emphasis on the position of Scotland as an independent country. It describes the process of devolution, which had been finished with unsuccessful referendum on independence in 2014. In connection with this plebiscite it names the "pro" and "con" arguments, which affect the international relations. The last chapter deals with current position of the region of Scotland in international politics, international organisations (especially in the European Union) and discusses possible perspectives of this region in the future.
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Separatist trends in Europe - The case study of Catalonia
Kotasová, Martina ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis describes history of Catalan nationalism and analyzes the motives that lead to separatist tendencies in Catalonia. It also focuses on the impact of devolution and separation on Catalonia and Spain. Catalans are a historic nation with their own language and traditions. Since the establishment of the Kingdom of Spain they have sought a greater autonomy within pluralistic Spain until now. In the history, they experienced numerous efforts of assimilation and suppression, mostly during the dictatorship of General Franco. But the Catalans defended their uniqueness and during the transition to democracy and with the new Constitution of 1978, they gained considerable portion of autonomy. In the history, Catalans did not demand independence, they wanted to be part of the federal Spain. However, due to the economic crisis and the rejection of the greater autonomy, Catalan nationalism converted to separatism.
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Emancipation of Scotland within the United Kingdom (implications on Europe)
Vajda, Lukáš ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis analyses the devolution process in Great Britain and pays a special emphasis on the position of Scotland. The first part of the thesis focuses on the theoretical introduction and the historical background of the British-Scottish relations, that explain the current political events. Further, the work provides an analysis of the Scottish political system and its relation towards the British government. The main part of the text focuses on the possible impacts of the independence referendum in September 2014. It characterises the current and future relations of Scotland with the most important international organizations, especially with the European Union and NATO. A complex study of the advantages and disadvantages of the potential independence within the current international context forms a key part of the thesis.
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The Stability of Coalition Governments: Regional versus British-wide Political Party Preferences
Nezdarová, Bára ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Kuta, Martin (referee)
The thesis focuses on the Labour-led coalition governments in Scotland and Wales. The Scottish and Welsh branches of the Labour Party enjoy a great deal of autonomy to to formulate their own policies, to negotiate coalition arrangements and to make strategic choices responding to the electoral challenges in those regions. The Scottish and Welsh Labour Parties have not been obliged to follow the British-wide New Labour policy preferences in the devolved bodies, even though the Scottish Labourites often did so. In Wales, a more distinctive approach has been adopted. However, both Scottish and Welsh Labour Parties have been willing to compromise and to make significant concessions to their coalition partners. The different approaches to tuition fees in Westminster, Scotland and Wales presented in the last chapter were also the case. Therefore, the thesis concludes that the stability of the analyzed regional coalition governments was not threatened by British-wide policy preferences of the Labour Party.
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Devolution process in the United Kingdom: Scotland case
Bobková, Eva ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Reschová, Jana (referee)
The thesis is concerned with the process of devolution in Great Britain and its influence on changes of identities and with the relationship to regional representation of Scottish people. The main aim of this paperwork was the description of significant periods of devolution efforts in the United Kingdom culminating with the passing of the devolution bills and subsequent influence of the new regional position on the changes in Scottish self identification. The thesis also deals with the relationship of the Scots to their new regional representation. The first chapter of the work analyses the term devolution itself and its particular signification while used in the Great Britain reality. The next one presents the most important devolution bills and their lot. The third chapter explains the content of devolution acts and especially the powers devolved to Scottish region. The last chapter is devoted to the research of above mentioned problems.
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