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Selected psychological features of Jewish identity in contemporary Czech society
Warren, Jana ; Boukalová, Hedvika (advisor) ; Blatný, Marek (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on selected psychological aspects of Jewish identity, namely its content and meaning in contemporary Czech society. It reviews how the bearers of this identity understand and feel positive or negative aspects related to it in their lives. The theoretical part introduces the field of identity in psychology in general and subsequently focuses specifically on Jewish identity. The chosen theoretical model of identity, adjusted to the Czech environment, represents the basis for applied research of this identity. The empirical part is conducted as a qualitative study by means of interpretative phenomenological analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews. The results mapping contemporary Jewish identity in Czech society should be utilised to raise awareness about this frequently overlooked topic and perhaps also further utilised by professionals who encounter Jewish identity in their work. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Models of Representation of Ethnic Minorities at Local Level: Case Studies of Selected European Cities
Vimmr, Martin Kryšpín ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
This thesis further analyses the question of political representation of ethnic minorities. Its main theoretical framework is created by theory of cleavages by S. Rokkan and S.M. Lipset, which describes conflict lines within the society and its influence on the party system. Further on, different definitions and approaches to the topic of ethnic identity, ethnic conflict and and ethnic and regional parties are introduced. Second part of this thesis is composed of four case studies of selected European cities with relevant ethnic minorities. These are Leicester in United Kingdom, Espoo in Finland, German Frankfurt am Main and Romanian Cluj-Napoca. These cases are firstly analyzed by context of political representation of ethnic minorities. That is in the first place the share and nature of minority population and in the second place attributes of local political systems within both horizontal and vertical dimension. Factors with direct impact on political representation of ethnic minorities like electoral system, election right and any other special measures are analyzed further on.
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The paradigms of Uzbek identity
Ibragimova, Bibimaryam ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
The research paper examines the question of Uzbek identity, and how it was pictured and presented by Soviet scholars and historians of independent Uzbekistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan announced its independence. One of the important questions on the agenda was the question of national identity. It was up to the newly independent state what they build their ideology on. Soviet historiography had different options for the origin of Uzbeks: some stated that history of Uzbeks starts from the 10th century; some suggested that it was the nomadic tribes to have entered the territory of the present Central Asia in the 15th century. The new government of Uzbekistan somehow continued with the Soviet tradition by following the idea that Uzbeks originate from the 10th century. There is even a group who dates the origin of Uzbeks back to the 1st millennium B.C. The literature written on Uzbek identity can be divided into two approaches taken: primordialism and constructivism. Both Soviet and Uzbek historiography base their thoughts on primordialistic approach, explaining that Uzbek identity is a long and complex process of ethno-genesis and that is associated through blood, language, religion, culture, etc. Whereas constructivists are explaining that Uzbeks as a nation appeared...
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Ethnic Identity and conflict (on the Example of Multiethnic Territory of Cruise Ships)
Medvecká, Zuzana ; Skupnik, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Uherek, Zdeněk (referee) ; Kobes, Tomáš (referee)
In my doctoral thesis, which I have elaborated on the basis of my diploma thesis Doubled Identity of Crew Members on Cruise Ships as the Instrument of Cultural Adaptation, supervised by Mgr. Helena Tužinská, PhD., I have analysed the way of life of crew members sharing the multiethnical territory of cruise ships. Crew members working there come from over 50 different countries. In spite of their different origins and cultures which have been forming their behaviour and way of thinking, they share small space without any conflicts. My goal is to sum up the basic conditions which should be met in any multiethnical society to ensure that there would not be any conflicts between its habitants. According to my hypothesis there is a need of other than ethnical identity which could unify them on other than ethnical basis. In the territory of cruise ships it is the socio-professional identity of 'crew member '. I found out that there are two main factors responsible for successful co-existence of people from different cultures here - communication and the system of values. That is why from all factors in which we can observe socio-professional identity of crew members I preferably analyse rules and norms established by crew members and lingua franca used on cruise ships called 'ship language'. The specific...
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Bílej kůň, žlutej drak and the discourse of authorship
Jílková, Lucie
This article is devoted to the analysis of media texts (a total of 15 texts published between September 1 and December 12, 2009) which reflect the Knižní klub [Book Club] publisher’s awarding of its annual literary prize to Lan Pham Thi, at the time alleged to be a young Vietnamese author, for the novel Bílej kůň, žlutej drak [White Horse, Yellow Dragon], as well as texts which concern the revealing of the book’s real author – Jan Cempírek. The aim of the analysis, which is based methodologically on the concept of dialogical networks, is to gain an answer to the following research questions: 1. How do the media characterize Lan Pham Thi? 2. How do the media characterize Jan Cempírek? 3. What is the role of Jan Cempírek in the formation of the dialogical network? The analysis reveals that the authors of the selected texts considered it necessary to categorize Lan Pham Thi according to her ethnicity, many of them doing so repeatedly over the course of a single text. Jan Cempírek, the actual author of the book, tended not to be categorized in an ethnic sense – rather, the authors of the texts orient toward his non-ethnic characteristics, above all the city of his origin. Jan Cempírek plays an essential role in the formation of the dialogical network under study. He is the author of the book, which is the first turn in this dialogue, he wrote the two key sentences Jsem Češka. Jsem Vietnamka. [I am Czech. I am Vietnamese], which were reproduced repeatedly in the texts, and he also closed the network by admitting to his true identity.
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Národné menšiny v kontexte európskeho integračného procesu.Prípadová štúdia maďarskej menšiny žijúcej v Karpatskej kotline
Misad, Leila ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Zelenická, Zuzana (referee)
Predmetom diplomovej práce sú otázky maďarskej menšiny žijúcej v štátoch Karpatskej kotliny. Mojím cieľom bolo nájsť odpovede k otázkam, ktoré zaujímajú nielen odborníkov, ktorí sa venujú tejto problematike, ale aj príslušníkov majoritného národa v dotyčných krajinách. Je evidentné, že príslušníci maďarskej menšiny žijúci v rôznych štátoch strednej a východnej Európy majú odlišné štátne občianstvo, podľa všetkého aj ich politická, etnická a jazyková identita je odlišná, majú odlišné vzdelanie, pracujú v rôznych profesiách na rôznych miestach, ba dokonca majú aj odlišný názor o svete. V čom sa napriek všetkému podobajú Maďari žijúci v postavení menšín?Aké sú ich životné podmienky v súčasnosti? Čím sa vyznačuje ich spoločenské a politické vedomie? Aký je ich vzťah k dominantnému národu v štáte, v ktorom žijú? Pociťujú vôbec dôsledky integrácie ich domovskej krajiny do Európskej únie? A ako vidia svoju budúcnosť v krajinách, ktoré sa v dôsledku všeobecne známych historických udalostí stali ich domovom? Hlavným cieľom diplomovej práce je podať objektívny obraz na horeuvedené otázky. Nakoľko však hlbšia analýza problematiky vyžaduje korektné teoretické podklady, v prvej kapitole práce sa usilujem o definovanie pojmov ?menšina?, ?identita?, ?kultúra?, resp. o hľadanie súvislostí medzi uvedenými pojmami. V ďalších kapitolách sa venujem konkrétnym zložkám skúmania ? predovšetkým spoločenskému a politickému vedomiu menšinových Maďarov so zvláštnym ohľadom na dôsledky integrácie ich domovskej krajiny do Európskej únie. Ďalej sa zaoberám faktormi, ktoré podľa mňa vo veľkej miere vplývajú na identitu Maďarov žijúcich v menšine ? skúmam tu v prvom rade ich národné vedomie, politickú a kultúrnu identitu, ich etnocentrizmus a tzv. vedomie inakosti. Pritom poukážem aj na vzťah dominantného národa k príslušníkom menšiny a opačne, v rámci čoho prezentujem aj niektoré symbolické či reálne konflikty medzi väčšinou a menšinou. V závere práce zhrňujem všeobecné poznatky a uverejním výsledky získané na základe prípadových štúdií.
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