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Stašek and Germans
Šebek, Jaroslav
The study deals with the relationship of Bohumil Stašek, Canon of Vyšehrad and political figure of Czech Catholicism, to the German ethnicity in Czechoslovakia during the interwar period, Nazi- occupation and after World War II.
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State-Nation, Collective Memory and Nationalism (State of Research and the Possibilities of its Development)
Olšáková, Doubravka
Paper is treating the problems of relations between State-Nation and collective memory. The first part gives a systematic review of theories of nacionalism and the State-Nation theories (E. Gellner, K. W. Deutsch, P. Brass, B. Anderson, etc.), the second part submits a brief characteristic of collective memory according to Maurice Halbwachs and his works. In the last part of text the collective memories and its formative relations to the State-Nation are analyzed by the help of school-books, the State-Nation army formation, the commemorations, etc. A special attention is paid to France and Germany.
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Ethnic Conflict in International Relations: Case Study Sri Lanka
Alwan, Samer ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Matějka, Zdeněk (referee)
The thesis deals with the ethnic conflict on Sri Lanka from the point of view of the constructivist theory of identity and cultural schemes. The history of the island is explained through this attitude, particulary an impact of colonization on a local society and on contruction of ethnic identities. At the end, the main causes of the conflict are pinpointed, possible future provisions are recommended and the current situation is assessed.
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The right to self-determination of nations in the case of Kosovo and Georgia
Kyzivát, Jan ; Prorok, Vladimír (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
The aim of this thesis was the proclamation of independency of Kosovo in 2008 and the Russia -- Georgian conflict in the South Osetia in the same year. The goal is to impugn the understanding of the Kosovo as precedent case to which refered Russia while asserting its interest and confirming the independency of South Osetia and Abkhazia. After the historical intruduction of the self-determination of nations there are defined key words connected with this topic which are consequently applied to the practical part -- the development of Kosovo and secessionist regions in Georgia. The conclusion is stated with reference to the law arguments and the activity of Russia in Georgia.
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