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International franchising in museums
Hostonská, Klára ; Prokůpek, Marek (advisor) ; Janištinová, Anna (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyze the most important benefits of the international museum franchising, detection of problems associated with it and the conditions that are necessary the process of setting up and subsequent operation of the new museum was sustainable and not put into risk already existing institutions. The thesis contains an analysis of established franchising network of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Louvre, based on which the objectives above-described are determinated. The objectives of the thesis are also to identify the features of the museums for which the establishment of an international franchise strategy is appropriate and to determinate the conditions that must be accomplished for the museum branch to play the role in urban regeneration, considering that this may be one of the possible benefits of establishing a branch.
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Actors' behaviour and the militarization of space: Cooperation vs. conflict
Gréková, Lenka ; Doboš, Bohumil (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
The thesis deals with the question of militarization and weaponization of the outer space and it analyse the actor's behaviour regarding space militarization and weaponization. The aim of the thesis is to find out whether the key actors cooperate or not in dealing with the use of the outer space. The relations between the key actors are analysed from the perspective of the game theory, particularly with the two models of behaviour: prisoner's dilemma and the tragedy of the commons. These models are used based on the assumption that they best describe the relations between actors in international relations as either cooperative or competitive. The aim is to evaluate whether these two models are valid in researching the behaviour of the key actors in the question of militarization of space. The analysed actors are the United States, Russia and China, as these are the three most important and successful space-faring nations with the biggest potential in the future of space exploration. Analysing their relations, the thesis attempts to evaluate whether the two models of the game theory are valid or not. For evaluating the prisoner's dilemma, bilateral relations are analysed, for the tragedy of the commons, their multilateral relations are analysed. What we learn from the analysis is that both models...
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The Geopolitical Significance of the Bering Strait Region in the 21st Century
Raková, Alena ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
As Arctic warms twice as fast as the rest of the world and the polar ice-cap melts, the strategic importance and geopolitical significance of the Bering Strait as the only maritime gateway between the world's fastest-developing and dynamic regions, the Asia Pacific and the Arctic region, will steadily grow. The climate change triggered the reduction of the Arctic ice-cap, which results in increased maritime traffic activity as new shipping routes are becoming more viable and mineral resources more accessible. This has a tremendous impact on the region as it opens it to economic development but at the same time it puts strain on its fragile environment. The goal of the paper is to affirm that the geopolitical significance of the Bering Strait is increasing and will increase in the near future. The work examines the causes of the Bering Strait region's rise, its characteristics, challenges and opportunities together with the assessment of major regional actors' interests and approaches towards the region. Next, paper focuses The emphasis is put especially on the role of the United States and on their attitude toward the Bering Strait region. It therefore pays attention namely on the US policy and goals in the region, and on the implications the Strait's growing global importance has for the United...
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German Left-Wing Terrorism of the 70's and 80's in International Context
Vizi, Štěpán ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Renner, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the international context of the German left terrorism of the 1970s and 80s. Its main goal is to analyse the influence of the international aspects on the activities of the West German terrorist groups in this period. The thesis focuses mainly on the Red Army Faction as the most important representative of the movement in question, however, it also includes other formations that are important from the international point of view: the Revolutionary Cells and the Movement 2 June. The theoretical background of the thesis is provided by the Wave Theory of modern terrorism by David C. Rapoport and the Revised Academic Consensus Definition of Terrorism by Alex Schmid. The international aspects are divided into three sub-chapters: ideology, international cooperation, and strategy and tactics. The thesis deals with international cooperation of German terrorist movements with both state and non-state actors. The research question is based on Rapoport's claim, that unreliable international connections contributed to the failure of the new-left terrorist wave and caused it to fade out sooner. Analysing the influence of international aspects on the activities of German terrorist groups should therefore demonstrate, whether their impact was rather positive or negative and whether...
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Corporate tax rates: A new area of international cooperation?
Hrušč, Erik ; Parízek, Michal (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
This thesis analyses the potential for international cooperation in the issue of corporate tax rates. Using newly created dataset we study the relationship between the foreign direct investments and corporate tax rates in order to confirm that countries benefit from competing in setting their tax rates. Lowering one's corporate tax rate pays off in increased FDI. Furthermore, under the assumption that competitive behavior is individually rational, we analyze through the use of coherent country clusters the extent of competition within selected clusters, as compared to the situation on the global level. We find that the degree of competitive behavior is lower within coherent block of countries than globally. Thus, there seems to be less mutually harmful competition within coherent clusters of countries, mainly in EU 15, OECD and ASEAN, than on the global level.
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Protection and Economic Development of the Brazilian Amazon as an International Political Topic
Ilievová, Ester ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
This bachelor work deals with the problem of the Amazon rainforest and examines relations between protection of Amazonia and economic development in this region. The main goal is to analyze connections between economic development of the brazilian part of the Amazon basin and preservation of the environment in this area and to examine if the economic development is connected to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and possibly to what extent, and if Amazonia has the chance to reach sustainable development and to save its unique environment for next generations, which is analyzed on the case study of the brazilian Amazon. This work also deals with engagement of chosen international players and their attitude to the issue of the Amazon rainforest. A serious problem of this region is the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which is very often connected to the economic development. However, the brazilian government managed to reduce considerably the deforestation rate in recent years. International cooperation and engagement of non-governmental organizations, apart from engagement of governments, is also very important. It has already provided many results, from which we can conclude a positive development in this issue.
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Cohesion and cooperation in international relations. Case study: The International Community's response to Iraq's annexation of Kuwait (1990 – 1991).
Zálešáková, Adéla ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with response of the International Community to Iraq´s annexation of Kuwait in 1990. It focuses on cooperation among states of the international coalition during the whole operation. The theoretical part deals with international affairs at the turn of 80s and 90s of the 20th century and conflict solution at that time. It is followed by a chapter describing the situation in Iraq during the Gulf crisis since the Iran-Iraq war up to the annexation of Kuwait. This part provides important information for understanding the events that occurred after the annexation of Kuwait. The third chapter describes the response of the International Community to the Iraqi aggression in Kuwait. It answers the research question, that on the basis of cooperation during the Iraq war, we can prove that the cohesion among countries can be successful and effective.
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