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Operation Allied Force in Selected Czech Daily Newspapers
Božková, Lucie ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
Thesis: Operation Allied Force in Selected Czech Daily Newspapers Author: Mgr. Lucie Božková Annotation In my thesis Operation 'Allied Force' in Selected Czech Daily Newspapers I am tracing the representation of the topic - NATO's air strikes in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the so called Operation 'Allied Force') in 1999 in selected Czech Daily Newspapers. I am observing the effects, media's impact, frames and agenda setting. To support the integrity of the topic I added a chapter about the Kosovo crisis which enlightens the initiation of the air attacks. Furthermore, and mainly I am focusing on professional studies dealing with military news. The dominant theme of these articles is the foreign media coverage of the Kosovo War. In the experts 'outputs I predominantly center on their choosing and the method of analysis, on which I then base my analysis on. I decided to use the method of the quantitative content analysis for my own research. The first period of exploration is the bombing period (March 24, 1999 - June 10, 1999). Here the aim of my analysis is to find out what attention have the daily newspapers MF Dnes, Hospodářské noviny, Právo and Blesk paid to the Operation 'Allied Force'. In addition, I followed the placement of the articles, media resources and also the presentation of...
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The Limits of the EU's Political Conditionality Approach in the Western Balkans
Křiklánová, Michaela ; Karlas, Jan (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
The thesis aims to unravel the relationship between the EU's enlargement strategies and democratization in the Western Balkan countries by looking on the impact of the strategies on changing democracy levels in two empirical cases: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. Over more than a decade, the effect of the conditionality tool on democratization has been curbed by an insufficient emphasis placed on pro-democratic reforms and by the role of security concerns which were often prioritized over aims directly linked to democracy promotion. Grounded in the conflicting objectives theory, the thesis demonstrates that the recently employed strategy appropriately sequencing goals while prioritizing democratic transition over security concerns is more effective in inflicting domestic democratic change. Subsequently, the following necessary and sufficient conditions for a successful sequencing strategy were defined: strong emphasis on democracy-related goals combined with clearly outlined temporal perspective, and corresponding action of international actors.
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Football as a means of expression of Serbian political radicalism in the 21st century
Tomšík, Martin ; Pikal, Kamil (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
Bachelor thesis is focused on the issue of expressing radical political opinions during the football matches in Serbia. First part of this thesis is dedicated to the historical background of the Serbian nationalism, its connection to the region of Kosovo and its relationship with other Balkan nations and countries. Examined topics in the first chapter were the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Tito's and Miloševićov's states of Yugoslavia and the final dissolution of the Balkan states during the late 90s and the first decade of the 21st century. Second chapter is dedicated to the general introduction of radical political presentations during the football matches and introduced specific incidents that occurred during the games. Moreover, the second part explained the hooliganism problematics and its connection to the radical political manifestations in Serbia. The main aim of the thesis is to prove whether the football matches are used for expression of the Serbian political radicalism and whether the manifestated actions were related to the events of the Serbian history. The claim that Serbian nationalism or other forms of political radicalism were presented during the football games is supported by explaining the Balkan nation issue in the chapter one and examining the...
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Kosovo - The Engagement of the International Community
Gregorová, Jana ; Šístek, František (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
The Balkans is an area where the diversity of culture, religion and ethnicity is prominent. This diversity has predisposed the Balkan region for troubled periods throughout the history. The Balkan peninsula has always been considered a very unstable territory. The bachelor's thesis deals with the Kosovo conflict in the 90's of the 20th century that escalated in 1998, the course of the conflict and the reasons of the international intervention. The conflict between two ethnic groups - Albanians and Serbs living in Kosovo - culminated in war that was attended by ethnic cleansing on both sides and ended by bombardment in Serbia by NATO forces lead by USA from March to June in 1999. The thesis introduces background history of the Balkan region and presents briefly the reasons for the hatred between the two ethnic groups, then examines the developments in Kosovo in the late twentieth century when the conflict escalated. The International Community tried unsuccessfully to resolve the conflict by diplomatic means. The thesis focuses on the engagement of the International Community, notably the UN and NATO, in the conflict in Kosovo and attempts to clarify the reasons and character of these interventions. The aim of the thesis is to answer the question what led to the engagement of the International...
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Summer resorts Karlštejn and Srbsko. Contribution to study of transformation suburban landscape during the period of industrialization
Čechová, Tereza ; Matoušek, Václav (advisor) ; Sekyrková, Milada (referee)
This diploma thesis is about recreational activities of citizens of Prague in the period from the second half of 19th century through the second half of 20th century. It focuses on the era of industrialization, in which the suburban landscape underwent many changes, mainly thanks to new development of the city. This thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part is dedicated to the terms of industrialization and industrial revolution. It moreover deals with stratification of the society, focusing on the middle class, and describes recreational activities in different resorts. From the recreational activities, tramping and settlement establishing are specifically described. The empirical part is dedicated to two recreational resorts, Karlštejn and Srbsko, which are one train station apart from each other. In each case there is a description of the location of the resort. The description of the original inhabitants, recreational objects, current inhabitants and their important buildings and the cottage areas is following. One chapter is about a particular tramping settlement in Srbsko called "Valley of Dread". The paper analyzes what builders were chosen by the holiday-makers and also the social characteristics of the holiday-makers. An important chapter is about...
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Vývoj úrovně bezpečnosti na Balkánském poloostrově
Kiedroňová, Tereza
Kiedroňová, T. Security development of Balkan peninsula. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University, 2016. This thesis deals with development of security, political and economic situation on Balkan peninsula focusing on specific countries: Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro, from the period of the emergence of independent states. In this thesis is used economic analysis, political analysis and analysis of human security. The results are used to review and compare the economic and security development of Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro.
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Political and economic development of the region of Western Balkans - Kosovo
Skoupilová, Natálie
Aim of the thesis is to propose changes in social, political and economic policies in the context of Kosovo-Serbia relations. The theoretical part aims at definition of theoretical approaches of conflict theory and post-conflict development, democratization process, demography as well as ethnicity. The main focus of analytical part is the historical review of the conflict between Serbian and Albanian population in Kosovo, analysis of post-conflict process in Serbia and Kosovo, examination of general elections in Kosovo and analysis of demographic characteristics. Proposal part is based on the results of SWOT analysis which provide a key to proposing possible scenarios and solutions.
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The Influence of EU Conditionality on Serbian Politics towards Kosovo
Krulichová, Zuzana ; Šístek, František (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to analyse the influence of EU conditionality on the 'Kosovo question' in Serbian policy. Its focus is on the period between 2008 and 2015. It analyses the shift in Serbian politics with the use of the external incentives model. The core of the analytical part is the dialogue held between Serbia and Kosovo, mediated by the EU. Key agreements are examined as well as the Serbian shift towards the EU membership. Moreover, the text focuses on the factors which affect the effectiveness of EU conditionality. The thesis concludes that Serbian compliance was strongly influenced by the prospect of membership. Serbia still refuses to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. However, several technical and political agreements were reached.
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The Role of the European Union in the Normalisation of Relations between Serbia and Kosovo
Mareček, Vojtěch ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Veselý, Zdeněk (referee)
The main topic of this bachelor s thesis is the role of the European Union in the political development of Serbia and Kosovo, starting from the Allied Force operation in 1999 and ending with the current process of normalization of relations between the two states. The thesis is divided into three chapters. First chapter deals with the concept of power in international relations and the work of Joseph Nye who introduced the concept of soft power. Second chapter introduces the topic of relations between Serbs and Kosovar Albanians from the end of World War II until the climax of the tension between both ethnical groups before the war in Kosovo in 1998. The third and main chapter of this thesis identifies and analyses tools which are used by the EU to influence the development in Western Balkans. Furthermore, based on theoretical findings in the first chapter, it attempts to determine whether the tools the EU uses to influence the development in Serbia and Kosovo are based on soft or hard power.
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State and Organised Crime in Serbia under Milošević
Andrlová, Anna ; Tejchman, Miroslav (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
Bachelor's thesis State and Organised Crime in Serbia under Milošević deals with the extent and manner of the connection between state and non-state actors in relation to serious crime offenses. The thesis explores the specific characteristics of state crime which are demonstrated on the case study of former Yugoslavia, more precisely the nineties Serbia and the Serbian ethnic group. Firstly, the combination of criminological theories is introduced. Subsequently, the theoretical approach is used to describe the actors' positions and crime types they were involved in. The research is focused on specific criminal practices and the connection of main actors from state and non-state sector, e.g. state coercive forces, paramilitaries or corporates.
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