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Brothers at Odds: Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan Relations Since 2010
Weed, Christopher ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
Bilateral relations between the Central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have developed acrimonious tendencies since Kyrgyzstan's latest political revolution in 2010. This thesis studies the actual mechanisms and bodies conducting statecraft while also examining the impetus and nature of relations for the past seven years. Content analysis of governmental bodies and legislation, bloc protocols, journalistic articles, and interviews conducted by various media outlets were utilized to develop a comprehensive understanding of how and why these countries cooperate or attempt to influence each other. The data gathered in this analysis posits that the presidential administrations of both countries, rather than respective government ministries, continue to wield tremendous influence in bilateral relations. Moreover, the very nature of Kyrgyzstani politics is antithetical to Kazakhstan's authoritarian model thus initiating punitive border measures by the Kazakhstani government. Keywords Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, International Relations, EEU, Borders, Central Asia
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Movements of migrants from Eastern metropolis in a globalizing world
Semkova, Martina ; Arnason, Johann Pall (advisor) ; Ezzeddine, Petra (referee)
This paper is focused on current trends in migration processes. The content is based on results of qualitative research, using the grounded theory method. This approach followed the movements of young migrants from Eastern Slovak city Košice, in different phases of development. Findings of the research were tied with relevant theories describing current processes, which are the results of intensive changes in society and create challenging environment for migration. Movements of migrants are directly connected to life perspectives and strategies in creating an optimal life conditions. The goal of the paper is to reveal behavioral similarities of migrant, in individualized and diversificated society, and to bring more comprehensive view of migration issue.
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Local politics as the actors of regional development in Carlsbad region after 1989
Vítek, Jiří ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ježek, Jiří (referee)
This thesis is concerned with a function of local political leaders as the actors of regional development in model areas. The primary aim is to select the appropriate model areas in Carlsbad region. The main aim of this thesis is on example of three appropriate selected model areas to analyze role and attitude of local politician in development of model areas. The theoretical part deals with analyze of attitudes in local development and analyze of selected ideas key for needs of thesis. The results of the thesis correspond to the stated aims and assumptions. Local political leaders are important actors of local development, but their role is evident only to a limited extent. The biggest differences in the approach to local development can be found between opposition and coalition politics. Keywords: Borders, local politicians, actors of local development, social capital
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The European Union and expansion - potential borders of the European Union
Dočkalová, Denisa ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Landovský, Jakub (referee)
The current research reviews the topic of the potential future borders of the European Union in great details. It uses the combined methodological approach involving the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the economic, political, geographical, and civilization factors of the EU member countries and its potential members. The analysis particularly focuses on the following potential members: Georgia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Turkey, analyzing them based on the mentioned factors to identify the possibility of their accession in the future. The thorough historical background of the current research, as well as the fact that its theoretical foundation lies on the official governmental documents of the EU, its official statistics, and official reports, which express the opinions of the EU legislative bodies, contribute to the credibility and precision of the research, allowing it to reach its main aim: to identify the future potential borders and members of the European Union.
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La Frontière/Il Confine: Migration and the Border between Italy and France
Sundal, Kendra ; Hynek, Nikola (advisor) ; Šánová, Lucie (referee)
Bibliographic Note Sundal, Kendra. 2013. La Frontière/Il Confine: French and Italian Migration Discourse. 85 pages. Master's thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Studies. Supervisor doc. PhDr. RNDr. Nikola Hynek, M.A., PgDipRes, PhD Abstract This work analyzes the historical background and discourse on migration in Italy and France, focusing on migration from and through former colonies in North Africa. Drawing on a feminist methodological approach, the work discusses how migrants may be perceived or treated differently based on gender, and how this impacts (or is impacted by) policies. In particular, one illustrative event, the closure of the Franco-Italian border in April 2011, is analyzed more deeply using the theory of domopolitics as introduced by William Walters. By tracing the history and the discourse about migration and integration from colonial times to the present, this event and other recent debates related to Mediterranean migration are contextualized. Key Terms: migration, France, Italy, borders, Arab Spring, domopolitics, feminist methodology, discourse analysis, historical representation
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Occidentalism in Russian Travel Literature in the 18th Century: Example of Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin
Stergiopoulou, Eleni ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Power, Martina (referee) ; Erdösi, Péter (referee)
Occidentalism in Russian Travel Literature in the 18th Century: Example of Nikolaj Mihailovič Karamzin Summary The purpose of this research is to explore how the national and cultural identity of Russia was constructed in the eighteenth century through the vehicle of travel writing. At the heart of this research is a close analysis of the travels of the Russian author Nikolaj Karamzin to the Western Europe. Karamzin's Letters of a Russian Traveller is a travelogue in the form of memoir in epistolary arrangement based on his travels through the states of Germany, Switzerland, France and England in 1789-1790. The era and the author chosen are justified by the graveness that the eighteenth century has for the history of the Russian literature. An era of major transformations in all social and cultural aspects of the till-then known Russian lifestyle set the ground for a move towards modernity. By travelling to the Western Europe and displaying the values and rich greatness of some aspects of the cultural, political and social lives, Karamzin proposes a set of alternative national ideals. These ideals would assist the country and the nation to get closer to the standards of the Western traditions and subsequently closer to 'paradise' and the 'perfect' life. As a contextual backup for the analysis of Karamzin's...
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Mushrooms and Slag Heaps: Symbolic Processes and Practices of Group Boundaries Defining in Kukolice
Hrčková, Jana ; Grygar, Jakub (advisor) ; Frantová, Veronika (referee)
Presented paper is concerned with the issue of symbolic processes and practices used for creation of group boundaries of Kukolice community. The village inhabitants use various images and narratives in order to enact the boundaries in relation to the neighbouring Polish group. The main objective of the work is to analyze and understand the aforementioned practices. The paper uses theoretical background based on Cohen's Symbolic Construction of Community, Said's Orientalism and Elias's foreword to the Established and the Outsiders to interpret and analyze the empirical data. The research was carried out in a village inhabited by 390 people, located on the border with Poland in Frydlant area. Unstructured interviews, participant observations and analyses of media and official documents were mostly used during the research. Over the course of the analysis, Poles seem to merge with the images of mine and power plant, dirt, poverty and lesser degree of civilization that are all ascribed to the Polish territory behind the border, following Taussig's concept of mimetic faculty.
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Borders of Islamic Civilisation
Hradecký, Jiří ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Present thesis deals with the influence of borders of civilization and subcivilization, and its influence on the African Sahel, concretely states Sudan, Chad, Niger and Mali. It defines the basic terms of issues such as borders of civilization and sub civilization, the Sahel and the Islam civilization. It describes the gradual development of each country and highlights the moments that were or could be affected by the influence of these boundaries. In conclusion this work compares each country and seeks to reveal the degree of influence on this area.
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The British- U.S. Relations, 1923-1929
Kyselka, Michal ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
This paper desbrices development of policy of Great Britain and the United States of America towards Germany during the presidency of Calvin Coolidge. It concentrates on analyzing said policy, its development and at last but not least, its consequences. It is focused,primarily, on the political aspect of said policy, in which Great Britain was, to some level, more active. But economical question is being dealt with as well. Also because of the fact that precisely during resolving the economical issues regarding the German question, the role of the United States was more active. In this work, there is chronologically described changing status of Germany. This proces took also place due to the policy( often mutual) of Great Britain and the United States. The author focused mostly on British or American view of said problemacy and tried to explain reasons that laid to policy, which was, in its time, critical.
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