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Populist Movements in the Czech Republic
Bican, Jaroslav ; Znoj, Milan (advisor) ; Bíba, Jan (referee)
1 The thesis Populist Movements in the Czech Republic considers people and political groups using populist appeals which refer to "well-behaved people" and go against unfriendly élites. The thesis describes main topics of these political subjects, and on the base of it it develops a few populist families. In the introductory part, a few theoretical approaches to populism in general and its relationship with democracy are discussed. The main purpose of the thesis is to describe the environment of populist subjects in the Czech Republic and to classify them according to their similarities and cleavage lines.
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Global Elite and its Clubs: The Case of Bilderberg Group
Kantor, Lukáš ; Karlas, Jan (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee) ; Krpec, Oldřich (referee)
of the dissertation The following five interdisciplinary essays contribute to International Relations, sociology and media studies, mainly on empirical, but also on theoretical level. Their overarching message is to reject paranoid, but also benign narrative of global elite clubs as exemplified on the case of the controversial transatlantic forum Bilderberg Group. On theoretical level, the dissertation highlights continuing relevance of sometimes overlooked neo-Marxism. It offers further support for the thesis that some kind of transnational capitalist class (TCC) has developed, which is disputed even by several neo- Marxists, let alone other scholars. Specifically, the findings on Bilderberg Group corroborate the existence of Euro-Atlantic TCC. Within this social network, the European fraction seems to be the most consolidated one. On empirical level, the dissertation is the first publication that thoroughly exploited data from the recently launched official Bilderberg Group's website. From another under- researched source, the dissertation compiled new datasets about all post-Cold War Bilderberg conferences. On this basis, the essays provide original quantitative and qualitative insights into the composition of Bilderberg attendees and topics of their discussions. The dissertation offers the...
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Municipal self-goverment in the town Nové Benátky during the reign of Francis Joseph I
Zadák, Rostislav ; Hlavačka, Milan (advisor) ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the formation and development of self-government in the small Central Bohemian town of Nové Benátky during the reign of Francis Joseph I. The research focuses on the functioning of the municipal government on the background of the process of modernization (for example Democratization). The thesis wants to capture the everyday and the extraordinary challenges the self-government faced and how it tried to solve them. In relation to that, the town management and administration of communal property is analyzed. Attention is also paid to people who participated in the government and in how they are transformed into local elites. The thesis is trying to place this regional theme in the context where the self-government played a significant role in the Czech emancipation movement. The aim is mainly to analyze the work of self-governments on the background of societal changes.
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Decline of the Czech teacher's elite 1945-1955
Císařová, Pavlína ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Bílková, Jitka (referee)
This dissertation focuses on history of czech teachers, primarily high school teachers. The idea is to originate everything from the basics of history that is traditionally in rythm with political changes. This thesis is focused on deeper understanding of transformation of czech education, changes and developpement of one multilayered professional status or in the end a change of czech society in the first half of the 20th century. The time period between 1945 and 1955 is well known for its political, bussines and economic transitions. The main focus of this disertation is to show from the history of teachers which they are related to the teaching laws, the big modification that has happened at the time period. Concrete examples are presented in a detailed developpements which are different between inland and borderline gymnasiums and the way the teaching is conducted. This disertation offers complete picture of this topic, that is until now processed only in ideologically orientated publications. KEY WORDS decline, elite, high school teachers, school reforms, school laws, history of teachers
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Municipal Elites in Karlín and Libeň between 1861 and 1914
Vobořil, Jan ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee) ; Fasora, Lukáš (referee)
Disertační práce Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav hospodářských a sociálních dějin Komunální elity v Karlíně a Libni v letech 1861 - 1914 Municipal Elites in Karlín and Libeň between 1861 and 1914 Mgr. Jan Vobořil Abstract This thesis compares municipal elites in Karlín and Libeň - two suburban areas of Prague - between the years 1861 and 1914. Both municipalities were among the rapidly growing industrial communities with a significant presence of large mechanical engineering factories owned by shareholders. Moreover, Karlín also functioned as a commercial and financial center. The thesis analyzes their specific characteristics, urban development and demographics in the considered time period, as well as formation of municipal elites at the level of local government, election race and development of local politics. It also discusses the socio-professional characteristics of members of local government and their lifestyle based on collective biography considering among others their property, national preferences, social activities and housing standards and formation of family relations. Social structure in Karlín was significantly more complex than in Libeň. This was also reflected in the structure of municipal elites with important involvement of the well-educated social class, such as...
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Ways of Identifying Elites in the Area of the Central European Barbaricum of the Late Roman Period
Payne, David ; Beneš, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Košnar, Lubomír (referee)
The thesis pursues those aspects of the material culture found in settlements and burial sites that are connected to the manifestation of social elites in the Central European Barbaricum of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The author will compile relevant sources and critically evaluate various approaches regarding the options for recognising the self-presentation of elites by means of material culture identificators as well as in terms of cultural anthropology. The results will then be compared to the ways elites manifest themselves in the preceding time period. The author will also submit a proposal of possible methodical procedures that would lead to a synthetic understanding of the self-presentation and prestige goods phenomena.
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Crisis of European Democracy and the Rise of Nationalism
Průša, Michal ; Mlynář, Jakub (advisor) ; Šubrt, Jiří (referee)
Work deals with the crisis of democracy in Europe and its impact on the surge of nationalist tendencies in society, which could result in badly managed public discussion to the extreme nationalism with all its consequences. The text is divided into three main chapters. The first part is dedicated to problematic concepts of nation and nationalism. And even with regard to their historical significance. The second part deals with the essential features of democracy, then primarily an explanation of what I consider the current crisis of democracy. The third part is an effort to select the nationalist parties to illustrate how these parties present, profile and also show their growing electoral potential. At the end is a brief overview of findings and a brief account whether the nationalist tendencies in Europe, dangerous, or whether Europe can benefit democracy.
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Early medieval elite and its expressions in the archaeological material
Plevová, Anna ; Sláma, Jiří (advisor) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
(in English): This thesis analyses and evaluates three Early Medieval burial sites in Bohemia: the site in Lumbe Garden, in Stará Kouřim and known graves from the burial sites Kanín II and III in view of definition of elite graves and social structure. Each burial site is analysed demographically and possession classification of male graves is made. Elite graves are the most remarkable group. They differ by the grave goods and usually also by the arrangement of the burial pit. Exceptional graves and burial sites are compared and contrasted mutually and with other remarkable graves from Bohemia. The site Saint-Estève le Pont in France is presented as an example of burial site with evident placement of members of one population in different sites according to their social status.
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