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Venezuela and Cuba: The Comparison of the Regimes and the Mutual Relations
Kovanda, Filip ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
This Bachelor thesis is focused on the comparation of current political regimes in Venezuela and Cuba and on their mutual relations. In the comparation there is a specific attention paid to several chosen aspects that are key for the character of the regimes. These aspects are the causes and circumstances of the regimes' establishments, the personalities of their main leaders, the formation of the regimes during the first years in office, main political events and the official ideologies, foreign policies and their international positions and last but not least the economic situation of both countries. The contents of the thesis is divided into four main sections. The first section contains a thorough analysis of the regime in Venezuela that has existed from the year 1999 and also includes a short analysis of the events that lead to its establishment. The second section analyses the situation in Cuba since Fidel Castro came to power and it also pays a short attention to the circumstances that preceded that. The third extensive part analyses relations between Venezuela and Cuba since the year 1999 and it also summarizes the relations between these states from the beginning of Fidel Castro's government in 1958 to the year 1999. The fourth section compares both regimes with specific attention to the spheres...
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Rise of Macri and decline of Kirchnerism in Argentina
Skutelniková, Milena ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
This bachelor thesis follows the causes of the loss of popularity of left-wing politics of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner so-called kirchnerism and Mauricio Macri's victory in the 2015 presidential election. Right-wing politician Mauricio Macri with his victory broke the twelve- year-old domination of kirchnerism. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part focuses on the political system of Argentina. In the second part I followed the policies of Nestor and Cristina Kirchner, which led to the financial crisis of 2014-2015 and the third part analyzes the presidential elections themselves.
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The End of Latin-American Socialism: Security Aspects of the Venezuelan Crisis
Sedláčková, Petra ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Svitková, Katarína (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the relation between the socialism of the 21st century as an ideology (or revolutionary theory) and human security concept applied on case of Venezuela, with regards to the regional context of Latin America. First, it presents both theoretical terms in deeper contexts; in case of Latin-American socialism deals with theoretical background in the work of Heinz Dieterich, advisor of Hugo Chávez and compares to the perspective of Russian professor Alexander Buzgalin, it also deals with regional perspective of indigenous socialism. In case of concept of human security, the thesis offers an insight into its genesis in United Nations, gives voice to some critical approaches and presents models that are further used. Both theoretical terms are applied in the analytical chapters of the thesis on case of the Bolivarian Republic. In case of socialism, the author analyses its impact on the 1999 constitution and deals with implementation on the example of communal councils; in case of human security concept, she choses three models that are tested to evaluate the current situation in the country. The author also considers the relation between a crisis or a threat to human security and migration as possible indicator of a current state. On the example of Venezuela, the author evaluates the...
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Annotated translation: Militarism in Latin America (Pere Ortega y Juan S. Gómez)
Szorádová, Lucia ; Obdržálková, Vanda (advisor) ; Charvátová, Anežka (referee)
This bachelor thesis consists of two parts. The first part is practical and it includes a translation of the first two chapters from the study Militarismo en América Latina (Militarism in Latin America) from Spanish into Czech language. The text describes the evolution and current situation of militarism in Latin America. The second part of the present thesis is theoretical and it includes a linguistic commentary of the translation. It consists of a translation-oriented text analysis made according to Nord's model, it's enriched by the Czech functional stylistics. The second part of the present work includes as well a description of translation problems on different levels and their solutions.
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The topic of the loneliness in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Loneliness
Iltisová, Andrea ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Zaťko, Roman (referee)
(in English) The topic of this thesis is the loneliness in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Loneliness. It's engaging in differentiation of loneliness and solitude and the comparation of personal loneliness and the loneliness of the society, in this case the loneliness of Macondo. It's essential to mention the subject of the novel and the situation in real Latin America. It's reflected in Márquez's novel. The most important topic of the thesis is the loneliness which touches every caracter from the novel and it's the accompany of the reader. Itś accompany of the reader in real life and that's because I've chosen this topic.
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Annotated Translation: Emma Sánchez Montañés: La cerámica precolombina: el barro que los indios hicieron arte
Sochorová, Veronika ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Obdržálková, Vanda (referee)
This bachelor thesis is comprised of two parts. The first part is practical and it is represented by a translation of several chapters from La cerámica precolombina: el barro que los indios hicieron arte written by Emma Sánchez Montañés. The text was translated from Spanish to Czech and it describes historical development of ceramics in Latin America. The second part of the thesis is theoretical and it is formed by a linguistic commentary of the translation. It consists of a translation-oriented text analysis made according to Nord's model, a chapter about the method of translation, a description of translation problems on several different levels and their solutions, and a typology of shifts in the translation. Key words: annotated translation, translation-oriented text analysis, translation approaches, ceramics, Latin America, art, archaeology, history
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Comparison of foreign aid of USA and China with the concentration on region of Latin America
Mičovská, Natália ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Parízek, Michal (referee)
The topic of this thesis is "Comparison of foreign aid of USA and China with the concentration on the region of Latin America". In the past several years, the foreign aid of People's Republic of China has grown dramatically to the region of Latin America and Caribbean. The United States is a traditional donor and Latin America is its long-term sphere of influence. Until recently, China had been recognized more as a foreign aid receiver, not as a donor. However, since the beginning of the 21st century, China has massively increased the support of developing economies. China, as an emerging donor, is not very transparent and it is very hard to estimate its future. Chinese government treats the foreign aid data as a national secret and it releases only very comprehensive data. As states, USA and China are very different, from historical or economical point of view, both have different political regimes, or standards of living. This work aims to point out the similarities and differences between the two countries and their motivation to provide foreign aid to Latin-American countries. Through the qualitative comparison I would like to prove/disprove two hypothesis: 1) Both countries provide foreign aid to develop the region of Latin America, however, both have different motivation - while for USA the...
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Peace Settlement of Territorial Dispute: Ecuador-Peru case study
Rigó, Michael ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
This thesis analyses the peace process between Ecuador and Peru and stimulates discussion in the field of conflict resolution. On Monday, October 26th, 1998, President of Peru Alberto Fujimori and Ecuador Jamil Mahuad Witt signed an international agreement that ended more than 150 years lasting territorial conflict. A series of hostile acts and armed conflicts have accompanied these neighbouring states for decades. Four states became the guarantor of the peace treaty: Brazil, the United States, Argentina and Chile. Complicated negotiations began in 1995 after a short war on the Cenepa River. The negotiating teams of the guaranteeing states used various mediation strategies, including the organization of negotiations, sanctions and financial incentives. The aim of this qualitative case study is an analysis of the causes of successful mediation performed by the guaranteeing states. The research follows the theoretical part, which describes the so-called contingency approach and ripeness theory.
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Russian international arms trade: Opportunism or strategy?
Jaroš, Milan ; Ludvík, Jan (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
This master's thesis focuses on Russian international trade of conventional weapons. Arms trade had played an important role during the Cold War as a tool to gain influence. Currently, Russia is using it to regain the influence it had lost after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in various regions around the world. At the same time, Russia is the second largest arms exporter after the United States. The thesis briefly addresses past Russian arms trade, but the main focus is on the decade between 2010 and 2020. It answers the question whether Russia currently uses its arms trade opportunistically to only maximalise its economic profit or whether it serves as a part of a larger strategy to balance the influence of the United States. The work focuses on Asia, the MENA region, and Latin America. It analyses circumstances surrounding arms deliveries from Russia into the countries in these regions. The thesis consists of several case studies, which illustrate the evolution of Russian approach towards arms trade. It reaches the conclusion that, for Russia, international arms trade is an important tool to help reach its foreign policy goals. Russia maintains strong and stable relations with the most important trade partners to support its defence industry. At the same time, other countries receive...
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U.S. Immigration Policy
Richterová, Tereza ; Kotábová, Věra (advisor) ; Levrincová, Petra (referee)
Diploma thesis characterizes developments and fundamental principles of U. S. Immigration Policy. The era since 1965, when the legislation was liberalized, to current times is specially emphasized. Since the adoption of this law the structure of new immigrants to the USA had changed from mainly European newcomers to immigrants originating from Asia and Latin America. The thesis also analyses the distinction of Mexican immigration to the USA and outlines possible immigration reform proposals.
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