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Conflict in Northern Ireland in the cultural and historical background
Hladíková, Lucie ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce the situation in Northern Ireland. It follows the historical causes of the conflict and its development over the key events in the 20th century until the recent days. Each chapter considers the conflict from a different point of view; political, diplomatic and cultural which seems to be important for understanding of the conflict itself. The parts devoted to culture and society are concerned with the reaction on the conflict in the level of an ordinary citizen and his possibilities to participate with his own endeavour in the peace process. In the last part, that refers to the latest progression, the thesis reports the hotbed of disputes which are constantly annually repeated and summarizes individual points which are in the future desired to be dedicated a special attention.
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The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Holíková, Alena ; Prorok, Vladimír (advisor) ; Lisa, Aleš (referee)
The thesis deals with the causes, process and key players of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. It includes both political and historical causes of the conflict. Part of the thesis is engaged in the topic of wars and conflicts in general and in the evolution of their perception in the history . Additionally the thesis analyse the possible future of the country and the progression of the postconflict reconstruction.
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Multinational Corporations and Political Activism: Case Study of "The Cochabamba Water Wars"
Virtová, Tereza ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
Since the 15th century, Latin America has been strongly influenced by different cultural, economic and political external influences. This thesis focuses on the analysis of some of these effects -- especially on major theories of development. Neoliberalism, which brings phenomena such as globalization or the increasing influence of multinational corporations, will be analyzed in particular. Some of these effects will be presented on the case study of "The Cochabamba Water Wars". The main objective of this thesis is to identify the causes and effects of this specific conflict.
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Russian-Georgian relations and the war on Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Matulová, Lucie ; Prorok, Vladimír (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
The thesis deals with the causes and process of the war in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It examine whether the war was affected by relations with Russia and Georgia and whether Russia were used to it to maintain its influence in the Caucasus. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to relations between Russia and Georgia and their historical contingency. The second part deals with ethnic conflicts in Georgia, their emergence, progress and solutions. The third part analyzes the war in South Ossetia in August 2008, the causes of its inception, its progress and impact on Georgia and the rest of the world.
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African union and its role in ensuring security and stability in Africa
Finková, Kateřina ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
My thesis analyses the opportunities and the efectivity of the African union by ensuring security and stability on the African continent. It reffers to the establishment of the organisation, its ideological basis, organs and mechnisms which were set up to fulfill its role as a guarantee of security in Africa. The thesis also shows the development of the relations between the AU and other African regional organisations so as the relations between the AU and the UN in the security area. It also analyses the positive and negative aspects of this mutual cooperation. The end of the thesis is dedicated to the concrete approach to the solution of the humanitarian crises in Darfur. It shows the cooperation with the UN in the form of a hybrid mission UNAMID and the challenges and problems which have to be currently faced by the mission.
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EU's Role in the Middle East Peace Process and Comparison with Other Significant Participants
Špiler, Jan ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the question of EU's involvement in the resolution of the Middle East conflict (in a narrower sense the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians) and the survey of common positions and differences of the EU and other significant participants (especially the USA and the USSR/Russia). The ultimate objective is to assess the contribution and role of the EU in the whole process based on its analysis. The first part of the thesis outlines the evolution of the Middle East conflict from the creation of the State of Israel up to the present (May 2008), the second part deals with the analysis of West European states' and EU's approach towards the Peace Process and the the third part contains a comparison of the EU's positions with selected key participants (the USA and the USSR/Russia).
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The position of Finland in ensuring world security
Krčmářová, Lucie ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Rolenc, Jan (referee)
Práce nejprve vymezuje oblast řešení konfliktů a operací na udržení míru a krizového managementu, a to prostřednictvím definic základních pojmů (bezpečnost, válka, mír, konflikt a peacekeeping), stručného pojetí oblasti ?řešení konfliktů?, jejich prevence a dále charakteristiky činností a role čtyř mezinárodních organizací (OSN, OBSE, EU a NATO) při zajišťování míru (včetně zmínky o přístupu Finska k těmto aktivitám). Dále následuje analýza finské bezpečnostní a zahraniční politiky a finských aktivit pro zajišťování míru pomocí oficiálních dokumentů finské vlády (příp. ministerstva zahraničí a obrany) a publikací finského Ústavu mezinárodních vztahů. Pozornost je věnována i činnostem Marttiho Ahtisaariho a severské spolupráci.
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Národnostní konflikty a jejich možné řešení na území bývalého Sovětského svazu
Sidko, Evgenia ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Krines, Vlastimil (referee)
Hlavním úkolem této diplomové práce je analyzovat příčiny a vyčlenit jednotlivé typy národnostních konfliktů na území bývalého Sovětského svazu; vytyčit způsoby prevence, prognózování a řešení národnostních konfliktů na příkladech podněsterského, gruzínsko-abchazského a rusko ? čečenského konfliktů. Ve své práce se snažím analyzovat možné způsoby urovnání konfliktů v daných regionech. Teoretická a praktická významnost mé diplomové práce spočívá v možném použití výsledků při rozhodování o nejlepším způsobu urovnání národnostních konfliktů na území bývalého Sovětského svazu.
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Origins of Violence in Colombian Society in the 20th Century
Bílá, Kateřina ; Pešková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
Práce zkoumá příčiny násilí v Kolumbii především ve 20. století. Zabývá se socioekonomickými podmínkami země a postavením politických stran a jejich vlivem na společnost, důraz je kladen i na možnost aktivní participace obyvatel na politickém životě. Definuje jednotlivá období násilí a hledá u nich možné kořeny konfliktů. Větší pozornost zaměřuje na válku dosud probíhající, určuje její charakter a aktéry, zmiňuje její historii i současný vývoj.
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Politické a hospodárske vplyvy na vznik a vývoj izraelsko-palestínskeho konfliktu
Velická, Diana ; Ševčík, Miroslav (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
Before the birth of the State of Israel, Palestine has been ruled under the British Mandate. In 1947, during deep financial crisis in the United Kingdom, the British government decided to pass the Palestine question to the United Nations. After first series of conflicts at the end of forties, the situation changed in 1955, when the Soviet and Egyptian government set up an agreement about armament supplies. One year after the second Israeli-Arab war took place; it ended with the military victory of Israeli, French and British armies. Despite this fact both the United States and the Soviet Union condemned them as the aggressors. The third Israeli-Arab war, in 1967, passed without direct influence of the great powers but had serious consequences as well.
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