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Revolution as a theoretical problem
Opl, Jakub ; Kučera, Jan (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis analyzes the topic of revolutions, primarily its theoretical use. In introduction, there is explained for which events the word revolution is ordinarily used and in what sense the author of this work uses the term. In first chapter thesis outlines the emergence of the word revolution in ancient times and also understanding of the word by contemporaries. There is also analysis of the shift in using of the word revolution as the result of American and French revolutions. Second chapter aims on first theorists of revolutions in 19th century with focus on Karl Marx, Alexis De Tocqueville and Vladimir Iljič Lenin. In third chapter author summarizes the development of the study of revolutions between world wars and in fourth, there is analysis of the study of causes of revolutions after World War II. In that time revolutions were in the centre of attention of researchers in the field of social sciences. Fifth chapter deals with European revolutionary process as set forth by Martin Malia. In conclusions, author reflects on the causes of revolutions and if there is one general model including all events ordinarily called revolutions and what is the meaning of the study of revolutions for present.
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Zruč nad Sázavou during period 1945-1948. Memories, memorials, reality
Loudová, Veronika ; Míšková, Alena (advisor) ; Nováková, Tamara (referee)
This banchelor thesis "Zruč nad Sázavou during period 1945-1948: memories, memorials, reality" contains a description of all the important events that occurred in the postwar period in this town. The thesis is divided into six key chapters. The first chapter introduces to the reader the town and its genesis and development till the Second World War period. Also war acts are not omitted, which greatly influenced life in the small town. The second chapter deals with the local uprisings and changes that have brought these moments in May. The following three principal chapters descrie the development of the town after occupation. Local Communist Party, a post-war elections and the Communist takeover are mentioned as well. The last chapter is devoted to the company Bata, which was most affected by the post-war changes. In this thesis are also testimonies of witnesses who remember the events of that period.
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The death of Tsar Nicholas II and its reverberations in contemporary Czech environment
Nováková, Veronika Kateřina ; Čechura, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
The main goal of the bachelor thesis "The death of Tsar Nicholas II and its reverberations in contemporary Czech environment" is to paint a compehensive picture of the death of the family of Russia's last Tsar and its reverbations in former Czechoslovakia. The text recounts the life and reign of Nicholas II with a closer focus on the murder of all family members in July 1918. It places the last moments of the Tsarist regime along with its sovereign in the context of contemporary Czech environment. It delves into the reverbations of Tsar's death and the coming of a new regime in Czech press, and the cultural and political scenes.
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The meaning of counter-revolution in two waves of thought
Jarolím, Lukáš ; Sládek, Jan (advisor) ; Mlynář, Jakub (referee)
Aim of this thesis is to understand the mening of word counterrevolution. It does so by analyzing and interpreting moder nand traditional thought, focusing namely on social dynamics and also analyzing authors, who belou to traditional wave of thought. They are authors who directly interpreted French revolution and then authors who continued thein work. Question about legitimacy of counterrevolution and about counterrevolution per se will be raised. Keywords: counter-revolution, revolution, order, conservatism, legitimacy
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The Way Czech Media Interpreted Northafrican Dictators Before and After the Revolutions of the Arab Spring
Hartman, Matouš ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on three North African dictators who were overthrown in revolution of so called Arab Spring in 2011. These dictators are Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia; Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, and Muammar Gaddafí, Libya. These three dictators were chosen because of their importance in the Arab Spring movement. In Ben Ali's ruled Tunisia the revolution started, Libya went through a civil war that ended with Gaddafi's death giving chance to the people to change the regime. Egypt is considered to be politically the most important Arab country and during Mubarak's rule it used to be a stable state. The revolution disclaimed this hypothesis. The thesis aims at comparing the way that two Czech weekly magazines Respekt and Týden wrote about the dictators. If we compare the pre-revoltuion era (from 2007 until early 2011) and the revolution year 2011, we can see the increase in the number of the texts published and that the way of speaking about the dictators has partically changed. We cannot leave without notice the scepticism which the magazines expressed to the upcoming elites after the falls of the dictators. The year 2011 witnessed the change and in case of Gaddafi, also the dictator's death. The dictators were presented by media as the guarantors of the stability in the region. Then in...
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Ion Iliescu and his role in the forming of the modern romanian democracy
Kocian, Jiří ; Tejchman, Miroslav (advisor) ; Šístek, František (referee)
The problems of Romanian transition to democracy after the year 1989 were in large part determined by the form of previous regime. Because of the extreme pressure and control exercised on the opposition and personal dictatorship of the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, no major dissent groups or opposition centers possessing the potential to take part in the overthrow of the regime existed. In the swift and still unclear events of December 1989, National Salvation Front rose to hold the power, being directed by Ion Iliescu at the same time. As a formerly top positioned communist apparatchik, who had been swept out from his status after several conflicts with Ceausescu, he transferred almost complete communist structure under the newly formed regime, including Securitate, the secret service. Deconstruction of the former regime was actually performed by the execution of the former president and his wife and by trials of several Securitate generals. Iliescu concentrated overwhelming majority of the state power around NSF and in contradiction with his original proclamations postponed transition to democracy. New regime, which was led by Ion Iliescu demonstrated in its ideological presentation and exercise of power apparent similarities with the era of communist rule, nevertheless, it worked under formal...
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Rural section of Bohemia newspaper
Makarová, Radka ; Sekera, Martin (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The diploma thesis "Rural section of the Bohemia newspapers in 1856 - 1876" analyses the thematic content and news frequency from the countryside and places that the German written newspapers Bohemia published during the introduced period. In the beginning the thesis describes the historical, cultural and political connection in the Czech countries, it focuses mainly on Czech-German relationship and national problems that grew after the year 1848. It introduces the media area of this period as well. The main titles and newspapers distributed in Prague and German places have been mentioned there. Bohemia played the main role in integration of German population especially till 50s. Consecutively, it grows the number of other titles and periodical, so Bohemia loses its strong position. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the rural section should prove weakening of the rural news and the changes of its structure and content. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Democratisation proces in Libya and its reflections
Horáčková, Zuzana ; Černý, Karel (advisor) ; Německý, Marek (referee)
This work examines relevancy of theoretical aproaches on the subject of democratization processes presented by Francis Fukuyama, Samuel Huntington and Fareed Zakaria, and it discusses a level of relevancy of their theoretical concepts and theses in comparison to the democratization process in Libya, which started in spring 2011. First, the theoretical part of this work presents specific historical, sociocultural, political, religious and economic contexts of Libya from a historical-sociology perspective with a focus on the democratization and liberalization processes in Libya. It discusses democratization factors and reasons, which are applied on the situation in Libya. The empirical part of this work presents reflections and perspectives of the democratization process in Libya from an emical perspective of a Libyan citizen. These reflections are confronted with the theoretical approaches presented in the first part, especially with Huntington's Third Wave. The empirical part reflects the processes of the previous non- democratic regime of Muammar Kaddafi, then the fall of the regime and the revolution situation in Libya, a new democratic regime and finally, the perspectives of consolidation of democracy in Libya.
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Trinidad and Tobago during the 20th century
Vorel, Martin ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
This MA thesis analyzes socio-political development on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago throughout the twentieth century. The structure divides the thesis into three chapters. The first one shortly introduces historical development on Trinidad and Tobago before the year 1900. Such knowledge is elementary for understanding of the development in the twentieth century therefore I consider it necessary to devote a part of my thesis to this problem. Subsequent chapter describes first decades of the twentieth century when the leader canobserve gradual liberation of political constrains imposed by the United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland benefiting African and Indian inhabitants of Trinidad. This chapter is finished with the year 1958 when both islands entered West Indian Federation. The second chapter is finally fully aimed at both islands already freed from the British Empire and at the difficult period of culmination of disputes between African and Indian descendants. The escalation in 1970 resulted in the so called Black Power revolution. The end of this chapter represents the year 1981 when Eric Williams, a liberator of the islands, died. Finally, the third chapter follows a search for a new leader after the death of Eric Williams until the nineteen nineties when leading political positions...
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