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Direct democracy in Municipalities. Case study of Municipal District Prague 3
Špála, Ondřej ; Čopík, Jan (advisor) ; Kobzev Kotásková, Sylvie (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the use of direct democracy in municipalities in the Czech Republic. The research was focused on the municipal district Prague 3 and the local referendum in 2014. The first part covers the theoretical basis of direct democracy and individual forms of direct democracy which are listed and defined. The important part is the legislative confirmation of these forms in the legal code of the Czech Republic.. The second part is a case study of Prague 3. Municipal district is specified by using demographic and socioeconomic indicators that have been chosen for outlining the conditions before and after a local referendum. The referendum was initiated by the municipal council, despite the fact that the original initiative came from the ranks of citizens. Part of the case study is the description of the causes, course and results of the referendum.
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Citizens' participation in public life of rural communities - township Želetava
MAŘÍKOVÁ, Zuzana
The aim is to clarify the functioning of public administration in the selected city in terms of citizen involvement, it is to show to what extent and in what activities are citizens involved in shaping local public policy, community development and public life. Specific objectives included the characterization of socioeconomic factors influencing the development potential of the municipality, identification of local actors in the political process and public life, analysis of forms of political participation and other public activities of citizens.
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Political awareness and participation of university students: case study of Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague
Outlá, Martina ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Müller, Karel (referee)
My thesis deals with political awareness and participation of students of Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague. In theoretical part I dealt with models of democracy and the significance of political participation in these models. Afterwards I described political participation tools, especially voter turnout, its decline in Czech Republic and its consequences. In connection with voter turnout I dealt with election campaigns in Czech Republic, especially the negative campaigns, and with the role of mass media in politics. Theoretical part is followed by case study. Its aim is to discover and describe, if the students of Faculty of International Relations are interested in faculty affairs, if they are aware of political situation, if they take part in political participation and what are the factors that influence them the most in decision-making and in their long term political preferences.
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Voting behaviour of the Czechs: Case study of Czech voters from 2000
Kopáčová, Natálie ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Husák, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the definition of social, economic and political factors, which affect the voting behaviour and its significance from voter's point of view. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the voting behaviour of voters in the Czech Republic from 2000 as well as to cover the topic of voter absence and reasons for that. The first two parts of the work are dealing with scientific theories and findings about factors that have an impact on voter's behaviour and voter turnout. The third part is strictly practical, as it analyses the influences affecting the behaviour of Czech voters.
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The potential impact of the electronic voting on voter turnout in the Czech republic
Vondráková, Kateřina ; Lechner, Tomáš (advisor) ; Pěkná, Jitka (referee)
The Master's Thesis deals with a potential impact of an introduction of the electronic voting on voter turnout of university students. First section focuses on theoretical foundation and academic debate of this subject. Additionally the current level of implementation of the electronic voting in the Czech Republic, Estonia and worldwide is explored. The hypothesis is formulated as a question whether the introduction of the electronic voting could potentially influence voter turnout of university students. The study is based on a questionnaire survey.
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Stability of Incumbents in the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Mareček, Jan Lukáš ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Kuta, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with the personal stability of the Czech Parliament in the period after 1993 when the Czech Republic was founded. The author assumes a better orientation in both organizational and procedural issues of reelected representatives. The aim of this thesis is to explore what factors have influenced the rate of reelection of MPs and Senators and how these are subsequently reflected in the personal structure of both Chambers. Using a quantitative analysis, the author tests the hypothesis that the rate of reelection will be higher in the Senate due to the majority voting system which is more personalized than the proportional one used in the Chamber of Deputies. The hypothesis was tested in the Committees analogically. Furthermore, the author tests if the current level of voter turnout influences the final election results and the rate of reelection, respectively. The text is divided into three chapters. The thesis is composed of a common structure heading from a theoretical background towards empirical analysis.
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Participation of citizens in public life in rural municipality
NIGLIAZZO, Hana
The title of this bachelor work is The participation of citizens in public life in rural municipality. The work deals with a case study of the village Čížová. The thesis is divided into two parts the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part consists of four chapters that deal specifically with the introduction of rural communities in Bohemia, their legislation and an analysis of the components of the electoral system. In crucial chapter of literature review, the reader learns what the factors that influence voting behaviour and the turnout are. The last chapter discusses civic participation and the possibility of association of citizens under current legislation. The first chapter of the practical part presents the village Čížová from different perspectives. The next chapter analyses the local political system that represent especially candidates without party affiliation in a village with a size like that. The following chapter discusses the turnout in the village. In the village there works a huge variety of federal activities that have a long tradition.
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Geographical research of the peripheral region of Kaplice with a focus on social capital
SVOBODA, Radek
This diploma thesis deals with a geographical research of the peripheral region of Kaplice with the orientation on social capital. The administrative district of municipality is located in the southern part of South Bohemia in the district of Český Krumlov. The diploma thesis consists of two parts. The theoretical part concentrates on the terms like social capital, periphery and on the basic geographical characteristic of the monitored area. The subsequent practical part deals with the specific research that consists of the analysis of secondary data and survey. All acquired data are processed and presented in the form of tables and graphs with following evaluation and comparison of results with other similar researches.
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Geographical research Volary peripheral region with a focus on social capital
AUFRECHTOVÁ, Dita
This thesis deals with the research Volary peripheral region with a focus on social capital. The region is a territory administrative districts of Volary located in southwestern Bohemia in protected area and national park Šumava. This is a community Volary, Lenora, Zbytiny, Stožec, Želnava, Křišťanov and Nová Pec. The work consists of two parts. The theoretical section in each chapter deals with a brief overview of the issue of regionalization of space and social capital as well as basic geographic characteristics of the monitored area. The practical part of the thesis focuses on specific research that has been carried out on the basis of an analysis of secondary data and survey. The obtained data are processed and presented in the form of tables and graphs with subsequent evaluation and comparing the results with similar studies that have been made.
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