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European Union Normative Power in Azerbaijan
Kotásková, Tereza ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
Azerbaijan presents itself as a country with an independent foreign policy, refusing European requirements for democratic reforms within the Eastern Partnership. Yet, the European Union keeps developing mutual relations, especially in the field of energy cooperation. The EU has been criticized for betraying its fundamental values of democracy and human rights, and doubts arise if the EU can represent a normative power, as described by Ian Manners in 2002. This master thesis therefore analyzes the European policy in Azerbaijan from a normative perspective. It concludes that the European Union's policy in Azerbaijan is normative and the economic cooperation is not an obstacle. Nevertheless, the impact of the European policy is hampered, making it not possible to state that EU has normative power. The main reasons are insufficient efficiency of European means and Azerbaijan's hostile approach. Still, the current situation of Azerbaijan's economic problems provides Europe with potential to increase its normative influence.
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Business relations of the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan
Vrtilková, Zuzana ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Klosová, Anna (referee)
The aim of my bachelor thesis is to analyze the business relations of the Czech Republic with Azerbaijan, and to inform about the prospects for their future development, or enhance their possibilities. The task (hypothesis) is to identify whether Azerbaijan is interesting from business sense, and whether it is advantageous to penetrate the Azerbaijan market and, if so, in which field or industry. On the other hand in which areas participants from Azerbaijan could be applied on the Czech market. This thesis also provides basic information about Azerbaijan business environment, about the legal framework and business practices, it could serve to Czech investors and traders who intend to enter the local market.
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Trade of the Czech Republic with the transcaucasian states
Paseková, Markéta ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Hinčica, Vít (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with analysis of mutual trade and economic relations among Czech Republic and Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia. Considerable economic potential of those countries makes this topic significantly attractive. Thesis also focuses on their economic situation with emphasis on international trade. The main part describes trading barriers and problems which are connected with entry of Czech investors and entrepreneurs to the Transcaucasian markets. The aim is to evaluate the mutual business exchange, determine the most appropriate area for the mutual cooperation and point out the best business partner from this region. The analysis was based on comparison of statistical numbers from year 2000 to present. The last chapter discusses possible cooperation of the European Union with these countries and the possible effects of their accession to other integration groupings. Chosen topic is important in context of globalization of the world economy -- every business contact with countries on border of Europe and Asia is very desirable.
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Trade relations of the EU with the countries involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy
Dokulilová, Klára ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Kopecký, Jan (referee)
The thesis "Trade relations of the EU with the countries involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy" deals with the European Neighbourhood Policy and its importance for trade. The first chapter is focused on external relations of the European Union in general and on the basic characteristics of the trade policy. The second part of the thesis describes the development of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the way how it works and the connection of the policy to the Union for the Mediterranean, the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea Synergy. The third chapter deals with the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Azerbaijan and Egypt and analyzes the effects of the policy on the trade with goods. At the end of the thesis the European Neighbourhood Policy is evaluated.
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Polito-economic situation in the Caucasus
Fusek, Jiří ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Procházková Ilinitchi, Cristina (referee)
This thesis is supposed to offer an overview of the political and economic situation in the Caucasus. Its chapters include information about basic characteristics of the region, brief history (mostly the 20th century), the situation in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and seven russian autonomous republics nowadays, and the conflicts between caucasian nations, ethnic groups and different religions. As a result, it can be considered as a certain summary of the facts about the Caucasus.
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The impact of Turkish-Armenian relations on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Kotásková, Tereza ; Cibulková, Petra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The unsolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and problematic Turkish-Armenian relations are the main sources of instability in South Caucasus. For historic and ethnic reasons, both Azerbaijan and Armenia claim the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey closed its border with Armenia as an expression of solidarity with Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh war in the early nineties. Azerbaijan was military defeated and Armenia took control over one fifth of the Azerbaijani territory. Signing two protocols on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia in 2009 raised hopes that this could have a positive impact also on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. If the protocols were ratified, this assumption would be probably fulfilled. However, the protocols have not been ratified so far. Considering other factors, any significant progress in any of these issues cannot be expected in the near future.
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Economic and trade relations between Azerbaijan and the EU
Goryashenko, Maya ; Štěrbová, Ludmila (advisor) ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the level of economic and trade cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan starting from the beginning of its formation. I have used SWOT analysis tool to show different aspects which influence current level and further possibilities for cooperation. The study finds that, the EU is presently a major investor and trade partner of Azerbaijan. Up to latest time, the main factor of cooperation was the country's energy resources. However, later Azerbaijan has enlarged its participation by enrollment in the EU Eastern Partnership agreement and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and is currently closely working with the EU in a number of areas. Azerbaijan is seeking for the membership in the WTO which can potentially facilitate trade flows between the two parties and bring the country closer to the European market.
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New trends in marketing communication
Khalilova, Nazila ; Štědroň, Bohumír (advisor) ; Procházka, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis "New trends in marketing communication" focuses on the new methods in a communication mix, such as guerilla, buzz, mobile, direct and event marketing, and product placement. The primary goal of the thesis is to define these tools and show the importance of implementing these methods in a globalised world. Samples of implementations of these new tools are shown on both, the Azerbaijanian and world market, in the practical part of the thesis. Also, Azerbaijanian market is shown as a potential market for the foreign investors.
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