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Parliamentary representation in the Czech Republic: deputies and senators in a time of crisis of representative democracy and party government
Jágr, David ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Gjuričová, Adéla (referee) ; Kuta, Martin (referee)
The Czech party system underwent significant reconfiguration in the second decade of the 21st century. The presented research focuses on MPs (deputies) and senators navigating this dynamic environment, specifically examining their perception of the parliamentary mandate. The text describes the representatives' relationships with citizens, parties, and constituencies, and explores changes in these relationships from a long-term perspective. Special attention is given to legislators from new parliamentary groups, especially those who define themselves against the elites and the party government model. These representatives distinguish themselves by emphasising a direct connection with the people and the return of power from the elites to the people, suggesting a different understanding of their mandate. The core of the research covers the parliamentary election period from 2017 to 2021, when half of the Chamber of Deputies consisted of populist movements. Additionally, the research takes into account other political developments and previous studies on Czech parliamentary representatives and debates concerning the crisis of representative democracy. The upper chamber's environment is also examined in detail. The research also addresses the overlooked issue of politics as a profession. An added value...
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Assessing the determinants of inflation rate in European countries
Wu, Wanru ; Holub, Tomáš (advisor) ; Dědek, Oldřich (referee)
This thesis assesses the determinants of inflation rate in European countries, including data from 2010 to 2022. The existing research didn't include data during the pandemic and war between Russia and Ukraine, two crises causing unexpected rises in the inflation rate. Using panel data in R studio, the results suggest that GDP per capita influences inflation the most, oil price also plays an important role, and the base interest rate and unemployment rate also influence the inflation rate. In addition, GDP per capita is a negatively related variable. The unemployment rate negatively affects the inflation rate. The change in oil price is positively related to the inflation rate, and it is the only positive variable.
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Reporting of IDNES.cz and IHNED.cz during the first wave of COVID-19 in the Czech Republic
Kejhova, Natalie ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Miessler, Jan (referee)
Covid-19 did not only take over the lives of citizens in 2020, it also took over the media worldwide and the Czech Republic is no exception. Journalists always held the responsibility of portraying information to the public on major events. However during the first wave of the pandemic in particular journalists were seen as having a new sense of power which was that their words could influence the public's opinion on policies issued by the government like whether to wear a mask or not. The findings of this thesis showed that the publication Mladá fronta Dnes overall published articles that were informative and matter of fact whereas the publication Hospodářské noviny resulted in being more critical to the regulations that were issued by the government resulting in more of a discussion. Overall this thesis looked at how media frames are used by journalists in articles to portray particular ideological standpoints. Keywords Pandemic, Coivid-19, Media, Media Frames
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The covid 19 outbreak as seen by foreign reporters of Czech radio
Klečka, Jiří ; Lovaš, Karol (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
The covid pandemic has affected both mainstream domestic and foreign news coverage. This thesis examines how the spread of the disease affected the work of Czech Radio reporters. How did they have to adapt, what impact did the pandemic have on their personal lives or what were the possibilities of returning from foreign posts to the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is also to compare what topics the newsroom in Prague demanded from the reporters and what information was available to them in the country where they were stationed. I also briefly discuss the radio's response to the pandemic and how Radio as a public media outlet took care of its employees abroad. I then discuss the results of the interviews with the correspondents with their then manager. Before analysing the interviews with the correspondents, the thesis introduces them in short medallions and also charts important world and domestic events that were the main focus of the news coverage during the pandemic. The thesis also briefly defines the nature of the work of a foreign correspondent and the impact of the pandemic on the news coverage.
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Active ageing in the times of covid. Experiences of the organizers of free time activities
Mejtská, Petra ; Hasmanová Marhánková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Hrešanová, Ema (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the experiences of employees and volunteers working in centres and clubs for the elderly people that organize leisure activities for their clients. These organisations fulfil the idea of active ageing, which they define as healthy and correct way of ageing. Activity, participation and social contact are important aspects of this concept, which should lead to an improved quality of life in old age, physical and mental health and other benefits. However, during the spring of 2020, all activities of the centres (and other institutions) were interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Elderly people were advised to stay home and isolate themselves. This, however, brought additional risks for them. Loneliness in old age is a debated topic that was accentuated during the pandemic. This thesis uses qualitative methods, and my communication partners are volunteers, lecturers and managers of the senior centres and clubs who worked there throughout the pandemic and beyond. Using in-depth qualitative, semi-open-ended interviews, this thesis is interested in how they coped with the sudden closure during the pandemic and what strategies they adopted to protect their clients. The text seeks to approach their decision-making on the edge of two risks - loneliness and the possibility of...
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Hospitality industry in the shadow of the virus: The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on lives of people working in hospitality
Kopčiková, Dominika ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the two-year duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the usage of the oral history method explains its impact on people working in the hospitality sector in the Czech Republic during this time. The text of the thesis is divided into theoretical-methodological and empirical parts. The theoretical-methodological part provides an insight into the practice of oral history during the global pandemic and reports on studies that address this topic. At the same time, it details not only the chosen methodology, but also the challenges that arose during the fieldwork, due to the limitations that this specific time brought. The main aim of the empirical part of this study is to depict in chronological order how and to what extent the different phases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic affected the professional and personal lives of the narrators. Based on nine oral history interviews with five narrators, conducted during field research in the spring of 2021 and the winter of 2022, this issue is discussed from a time-lapse perspective. Through interpretations of the testimonies taken, research of press published in this period and reflections on government regulations, the narrators' life stories are thus placed in the context of the pandemic era. Keywords: COVID-19,...
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The Issue of Childcare in a Home Environment in a State of Emergency
CVRČKOVÁ, Zlata
The bachelor thesis deals with the issue of care for children in the home environment in an emergency state. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out how the closure of schools due to the state of emergency affected parents in the work sphere and in society. In the theoretical part, there are four chapters that define the period of younger school age, Covid-19, state of emergency and distance learning. The practical part is developed using a quantitative research strategy using the questionnaire survey method. The respondents were parents of children who were aged 6 to 12 in the 2020/2021 school year and participated in distance learning during the closure of schools due to the spread of Covid-19. A total of 77 respondents participated in the survey. The data obtained by means of the questionnaire survey were then processed in Microsoft Excel. The results of the research showed that parents who did not have the opportunity and their jobs did not allow working from home during the pandemic could hardly cope with the combination of childcare and work responsibilities and had to use the help of other family members and friends. On the other hand, for parents who had this opportunity, the combination of work and child care was a little easier. The bachelor thesis can serve as a feedback for social workers with families with children, but also for teachers on how home schooling and child care affected parents during the state of emergency.
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Analysis and possibilities of support for health care workers during the current crisis situation with Covid-19
MRÁZKOVÁ, Vendula
COVID-19 disease is caused by a new type of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. On 1. 12. 2021 the Czech Republic was in the 5th degree of emergency or in a critical state of the anti-epidemic system. The critical situation means that the capacity of the hospital inpatient and intensive care system is beginning to approach its limit, the number of people infected in the population is high and there is a community spread of the disease. On 8th of December 2021, statistics shown 19 482 new cases of COVID-19, a total of 2 282 212 confirmed cases, 6 670 hospitalized residents, 1 963 455 cured, 14 031 605 reported vaccines and 34 034 deaths in Czech republic. As of 20 January 2023, the WHO has published a total of 663 640 386 confirmed cases with COVID-19 and 6 713 093 deaths in the world between 31. 12. 2019 and 16. 1. 2023. The current coronavirus disease has a global impact, but healthcare professionals play a vital role and are one of the most exposed groups. Stress in mental health of nursing has long been recognized as an impact on individual performance, illness and job retention. Since the beginning of the pandemic, health professionals have struggled to work harder, are at risk of transmitting the infection to themselves and their loved ones, so they are often separated from them. They experience discomfort due to the use of more protective equipment. Further more, they are exposed to stressful situations, when a large number of young and older people die due to insufficient capacity of beds and ventilators, they decide on human lives, and who will be given priority care. Therefore, it is natural for employees, that they are getting to be depressed, scared, anxious, irritable, sleep deprived or use alcohol.
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