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Iranian opposition and blogging-the phenomenon of Citizen journalism in non-free society
Hrdina, Matouš ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
The Master's thesis Iranian opposition and blogging - the phenomenon of Citizen journalism in a non-free society is focused on analysis of blogging as an opposition's communication tool within the nondemocratic regimes, contemporary Iran in particular. The research question is How can be the opposition's communication performed by blogging and what are the limitations and possibilities of such communication. The primary hypothesis is that the blogs are not used for direct manangement of opposition's actions, but rather as an alternative space for free expression. Four opposition's blogs written in english are analysed by means of qualitative analysis. The main criteria for selection of blogs were that the blog should be actualised on regular basis, based in Iran or at least written by a native Iranian, and clearly be in favour of the opposition's ideology. Content published between march 2009 and march 2010 was selected for analysis, for it was the period of disputed presidential election and following citizen's unrest in Iran. The issues of media's effects are not discussed in the thesis. Aside of the analysis, certain theoretical models of communication and their potential use within Iran's blogosphere are discussed. The analysis finally confirms that the bloggers have a potential to become...
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Expert potential of academic movements
Vrobel, Vojtěch ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Mouralová, Magdalena (referee)
In recent years the whole western world is dealing with economical problems, which, doesn t matter what has caused them, logically causes the reactions of government members and another policy decision-makers in many areas of public policy. Solutions taken or proposed this way aren t always accepted in public with agreement what leads to genesis of activist and protest movements. And few of these movements are focused in this work. Specifically it s a Vzd lání není zbo í! (Education is not a commodity!); ProAlt; Za svobodné vysoké koly (For free colleges) which protested mainly in years 2010-2012 against a contemplated reform of sector of the tertiary education sector in the Czech republic. This reform was represented by two legislative intents of law O vysokých kolách (About colleges) and O finan ní pomoci student m (About financial aid to students). This work researches their Policy analytical capacity while the main sources of thoughts within this area are the works of professor Michael Howlett of Simon Fraser University in Canada. It is an explorative multicase study which is based on semi-structured interviews with eminent members of the mentioned organizations. Except Howlett s works the ideas of Ond ej Císa about activism in central Europe are used here. So this work researches not only how...
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Activism in youth political organizations
Forétková, Pavlína ; Navrátil, Jiří (advisor) ; Benyovszky, Selma (referee)
The thesis focuses on the activism of youth political organizations in the Czech Republic. The aim of this work is to monitor their activities between 2013 and 2017 due to activism in general but also to political parties. A protest event analysis based on document analysis was created to monitor activities. The second type of research data was interviews with representatives of youth organizations. This type develops results from protest event analysis. Research has shown differences in attitude to activism between left-wing and right-wing organizations. The left-wing focused on protest more than right-wing organization and also often cooperated with non-profit organizations. While right-wing organizations are quite active, they prefer institutional channel and orderly decency before protest arena. Youth organizations have little to do with events before elections. Though they also support political parties or protest against them, they have realized most of the events because of their own agendas. Most organizations appreciate mutual cooperation in protests, with one exception when cooperation is rejected from both sides.
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Nástup červenobílých a Vlajka in the period from 1939 to 1940
Otcovská, Karolina ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Suk, Pavel (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on two periodicals that were published simultaneously during 1939-1940, i.e. in the initial period of the so-called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Both periodicals presented themselves as press platforms of the sympathizers of fascist groups. One of the periodicals related to the pre-war fascist group Červenobílí and the other referred to a fascist movement called Vlajka. Despite seemingly similar orientations, the magazines got themselves into a dispute that resulted in an extensive press campaign. The aim of my thesis is the detailed analysis of this campaign. Most of the people concentrated around Nástup Červenobílých magazine were active in the committee of Národní souručenství (the only legal Czech political organization of that time), or in its satellite institutions. Nástup Červenobílých thus acted loyally towards Národní souručenství and was financed by its leading officials. Vlajka magazine, on the contrary, was against Národní souručenství from the beginning, which was reflected in the attacks on Nástup Červenobílých. The press campaign was led on the level of personal insults and the main protagonists were Zdeněk Zástěra, publisher of Nástup Červenobílých, and Jan Rys with Josef Burda on the other side, both Vlajka officials. Both magazines used various...
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Retardation, collaboration and activism of army elite in the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
Veselý, Martin ; Gebhart, Jan (advisor) ; Borák, Mečislav (referee) ; Němeček, Jan (referee)
5 Abstract: Dissertation work is concerned with a political activism phenomenon, retardation and programme collaboration of army elite in Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate study. The aim of the work is to explore and chart the public and political life in Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate with a special attention to high Czech commissioned officer activity not only to summarize the acquired information but also to put them into the context with a development of Protectorate autonomous and occupation politics. The Thesis is not only focuses on the activity on the main organisations and their leading personalities but devotes its attention to opinions and points of view of centers of protectorate autonomous and occupation administration towards them, which had an influence on the organisation activity and their leaders. It situates them into the protectorate politics on the background of the events. The Thesis theme concentrates basically on the activity of the main Protektorate organisations and of the former soldiers such as Czech Union of Warriors and Central Union Former Soldiers in Bohemia and Moravia and their leaders - the general Otto Bláha, Robert Rychtrmoc and Bohuslav Kálala. In addition to that it also focuses on the activity of political and statutory organisations called National Conviviality,...
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LGBT Movement in the Czech Republic from an Activist Point of View
Fiala, Jan ; Císař, Ondřej (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The thesis deals with issues of LGBT movement in the Czech Republic in the context of the ongoing campaign "We are fair" for equal marriage. The intention was to try to find out on the basis of in-depth semi-structured interviews with LGBT activists how these activists perceive the status of sexual minorities in the Czech Republic and the related situation of the Czech LGBT movement with regard to its emancipatory potential. It turned out that the activists sensitively perceived the limits of the conditionality of the tolerance of Czech society and that they were aware of the changes in the social and political context in relation to minorities. However, particular minorities are not perceived in the same way by the society, and according to activists, LGBT rights can even be a tool for legitimizing aversion to other minorities, especially religious or ethnic minorities. On the level of reflection on the ongoiong campaign's strategies, activists put the emphasis on political lobbying for equal marriage, with the support of community mobilization and the formation of collective identity defined by the requirement of equal marriage. From the perspective of activists, it is therefore important to balance the professionalized lobbying with grassroots activism. Although, according to activists, the...
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Activists on the Road to the Zapatista Territory
Kuřík, Bohuslav ; Haluzík, Radovan (advisor) ; Barša, Pavel (referee)
Thesis "Activists on the Road to Zapatista Territory" gives a resonance of actual results of my research among activists in Chiapas and Germany with contemporary theories. Based in theories of globalization and social movement and in dialogue with fieldwork data, it elaborates proper analytical concepts. These concepts enable to study journeys of activists to the Zapatista territory in Mexican state of Chiapas. Thesis aims to follow concepts of neo- zapatistas networks, which emerged around indigenous Zapatists and spread all over the World. Middle-Class activists from Germany enter these networks while travelling to Chiapas. Thesis scrutinize the nature of six months' journeys of activists and especially focus on transformation of so-called Imaginative knowledge of the World to Experienced knowledge of the World in the context of exoticism, poverty and Zapatista resistence.
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Personality of Josef Harry Jelínek
Smržová, Veronika ; Suk, Pavel (advisor) ; Lysoněk, Tomáš (referee)
Text represents the personality of Josef Harry Jelinek. The aim of this work is to provide a comprehensive picture of Josef Harry Jelinek and present it as a journalist and publisher. Most of existing texts does not deal with his journalistic and publishing career. his text is particularly keen to introduce lesser-known part of Jelínek personality. Initially, the work is devoted to the life of Josef Harry Jelinek until 1938. The most important part of the work is the analysis of Jelinek's writing and publishing, which is also one of the objectives of this work. One of the chapters follows the publication of the magazine "Znova", in which Jelínek worked as editor. The text analyzes the entire magazine, points out propaganda elements and generally reflects the character of this journal. Simultaneously, the work discussed texts, the author is right Jelinek. This work contains a chapter summarizing the publishing of the European publishing house, which Jelinek led during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The text also includes a brief analysis of books published European Publishing. Books are analyzed primarily in terms of their content and the chosen theme. The text also includes a brief analysis of books published European Publishing. Books are analyzed primarily in terms of their content and...
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