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Cocaine as a status symbol
MOTTLOVÁ, Michaela
Presented bachelor thesis entitled "Cocaine as a status symbol" is focused on the relationship between cocaine use and a status symbol. The thesis points out on the rapidly increasing popularity of cocaine, which probably partially replace the role of ecstasy, as a dance drugs. This trend progressively reaches a European scale. For this reason I consider this topic actual and worthy of interest. The thesis is divided into two parts connected to each other. The theoretical part is focused on summary of general knowledge. There is the description of cocaine as plants in the context of the history of its use. There is description of the discovery of cosine and use in connection with its use in the past. It also focuses on the psychological and somatic effects of cosine use, the general mechanisms and forms of application. For completeness are shown the consequences of long term of cosine use. Then thesis focuses on the symbol and its meanings and the ritual. The last theoretical chapter is devoted to the body of knowledge about the social system and social structure, and also deals with the description of social status, a status symbol. Last but not least, is the topic of the social aspect of cocaine use. In the practical part of thesis presents the results of research. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the relationship between cocaine use to express social status as a status symbol. I chose the strategy of qualitative research to achieve the objektive of the thesis. Data collection was realized by technice of narrative interview.
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Coca growing as a factor of Bolivian politics and economy
Šanda, Milan ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Jeníček, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis is devoted to coca cultivation in Bolivia and the impact of that activity on internal and economic affairs. Because of the overlap of these issues to the international environment it analyzes the current international anti-drug strategy, it's impacts and alternatives. Using different levels of analysis - from the international system to individuals - explores the interaction between them and it's implications on each other.
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Production and distribution of cocaine and heroin in the world economy
Huňavá, Barbora ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Jiránková, Martina (referee)
The aim of teh work is to determine the causes of a long-term increase in production and distribution of cocaine in the Andean states and heroin in the Southeast and Southwest Asia, despite repression and active national drug policy, as well as international organizations. This paper describes the process of cultivation and drug production, distribution channels of drugs coming on the consumer markets. It explains and analyze the reasons and causes of involvement in drug trafficking and drug industry and its consequences for social and economic situation of individual countries, describes the national drug policy and the drug policy of international community and shows the connection of the drug trade with other elements of international crime.
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The Development of the Colombian Conflict after President Uribe Took his Office
Stiborová, Adéla ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work deals with the colombian president Álvaro Uribe who took his office 2002. The main objective is to assess the proceedings of Uribe and to outline some other steps that could be made. The work summarizes the reasons of the conflict deduced from history on the basis of historic-logical method, describes and compares the actors of the conflict, above all the leftist guerillas FARC and ELN and the rightist organisation AUC. Also deals with the influence of the cocaine. The fundamental part is the describtion of the proceedings made by Uribe in his electoral term and the description of the cooperation with the USA which attepts to solve this problem. All aroud Uribe succeded in allaying the conflict and also the situation with some actors was almou solved. Nonetheless the step sof Uribe lack the complexity.
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Impacts of drug trade in select states of Latin America
Kmetíková, Nina ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Lipka, David (referee)
In the introduction of my thesis, devoted to the drug trade in select states of Latin America, I will address the topic of cocaine and its history. This is important for understanding the significance of the drug in the world, and -- especially in Latin America -- for comprehending that in these countries cocaine has such a strong tradition that attempts to prevent the cultivation of coca and subsequent trade with the drug will probably never succeed. I will further examine the economic and social situations in countries of Latin America and emphasize the fact that people there often have no other alternative than to engage in criminal activities, again for the most part related to cocaine. I will evaluate anti-drug policies in select Latin American countries and their effectiveness -- or rather ineffectiveness -- and conversely attempt to describe how great an influence the narco-mafia has on the economics and politics of given states and on their representatives. I intend to focus my thesis primarily on three Latin American states: Colombia, as the largest supplier of cocaine; Mexico, which is the primary transit country, through which drugs travel from Colombia to the United States, and Brazil, where children's gangs connected with drugs form.
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