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The Theory of Consociational Democracy and the Development of the Northern Ireland's Conflict
Ťakušová, Katarína ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
Diploma thesis "The Theory of Consociational Democracy and the Development of the Northern Ireland's Conflict" examines the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland and also the possibility to apply this theory in this particular case. The principal objective of research is to analyze the long-standing conflict and explore the possibility to apply one of the most famous political science's theories, the author of which is Dutch political scientist A. Lijphart, currently on situation in Northern Ireland. This conflict lasting for many decades culminated in the 60s of the last century accompanied by violent and bloody clashes between opposing groups. Actors led by British government tried to solve this situation through the introduction the principle of power-sharing. This research offers an analyses of this conflict and also his changes in time, but also different actors and transformation of their attitudes, which were the reason of the movement from violent and armed conflict to the peaceful solution. This research offers not only an analyses of the conflict of itself but what more an analyses of the peace process, in which shows if the conflict resolution in Northern Ireland has had elements of consociational. One more objective of the diploma thesis is make a statement, if there is any possibility...
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Turkey as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: analysis of existing role and future potential
Michálková, Kateřina ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
This master thesis deals with past mediation attempts of Turkey to solve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and with the potential of future Turkish mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been for several decades one of the biggest problems for the international security, therefore, analysing possible solutions is very important. Turkey is an actor with a special position, because it is a regional power with ties both to Islamic culture and to the West. That is why it has in theory a potential to play successful mediation role in this conflict. In this thesis, we will evaluate Turkey's existing role and after that, we will analyse the future potential with the help of the mediation conceptual framework that is described in the scholarly literature on conflict resolution and conflict management. Our research questions are: Can Turkey play a successful mediator role in the future? If yes, what conditions have to take place? Turkey tries to play a role in this conflict since the early 1990s and despite the fact that there has been a disruption of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, it is very likely that in the future a normalization will occur. If that happes, can Turkey broker peace?
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The influence of American foreign policy on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict between the years 1989-1997
Bokša, Michal ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
The aim of this paper is to compare G. H. W. Bush's and W. J. Clinton's foreign policy within the framework of Palestinian-Israeli peace process between the years 1989 and 1997. Therefore, this thesis focuses especially on the Madrid Peace Conference and Oslo agreements. First two chapters deal with basic, yet crucial, aspects of both Bush's and Clinton's Middle Eastern Policy. Third chapter afterwards compares above mentioned policies in three different fields. Firstly, it compares their active and passive approaches applied both in order to arrange peace talks and facilitate them later on. Secondly, it contrasts their different attitudes towards Israeli's settlement building policy. Lastly, it compares their approaches towards UN SCR 242 and 338. In Conclusion, results of this research show that Bush's foreign policy has proved to be, in the researched period, more effective.
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Northern Irish-British relations after 1998 in the context of devolution examines
Hecht, Petr ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
Bachelor's thesis Northern Irish-British relations after 1998 in the context of devolution examines development and causes of periodization of the Northern Ireland's autonomous assembly since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) until 2012. In the same interval examines the thesis development and transformation of british government policy towards Northern Ireland and reflects the actions of the main political parties in Northern Ireland as well as the role of Republic of Ireland. It uses the method of descriptive case study. The ascertain facts suggests, that the political situation in Northern Ireland was significantly stabilized just after the decommissioning by the paramilitary groups, primarily IRA. The shift in the british government approach towards Northern Ireland contributed to settle the situation as well. Nevertheless, the process of creating stable political representation and functional legislative and executive bodies lasted almost a decade since signing GFA. The transformation of society will take even longer.
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The Engagement of US Foreign Policy at the 2000 Camp David Summit
Boháčová, Veronika ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyzes the involvement of American foreign policy at the summit at Camp David in 2000. The summit should have been a culmination of the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians, should have led to the signing of final agreement and should be established a lasting peace. The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not sign the final agreement, however, instead of peace the second intifada was proclaimed. The final peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians has not been signed since then. Many experts believe that during the second term of the Clinton Administration, both parties were the closest to resolving the conflict. This bachelor thesis, based on research and analysis of mainly secondary sources, focuses on describing and explaining the events before and at the summit and seeks to provide an unbiased view on the influence of the United States on preparation, progress and outcome of the summit. The widely accepted US-Israeli interpretation that Ehud Barak gave an unprecedented generous offer and Yasser Arafat uncompromisingly rejected it does not represent an objective point of view. Similarly, the less publicized Palestinian version that it was a US-Israeli conspiracy to legalize the Israeli occupation has serious...
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The Development in the Northern Ireland after the Good Friday Agreement (1998-2008)
Čapková, Zuzana ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Dopita, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor deals with an ethnic and religious conflict which divided in recent years the society of Northern Ireland into two irreconcilable communities. The negotiations brokered by the Irish and the British governments between major political parties in Northern Ireland in the late 90s opened space for a new phase of the peace process which ended in the signing-up of the Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement enabled to set a government and for the second time to reiterate the devolution suspended in 1974 because of the 1969 violent clashes. This work analyses a ten-year-long development in the province after 1998 underlying the political situation, the accomplishment of the peace process and the convergence of the population. Treating the operation of the new institutions based on the cooperation within Northern Ireland, between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and between the Irish and the British governments, in the centre of the attention there is a decommissionning process which has split up considerably political participants and Northern Irish society and has prevented for a long time from dealing a compromise. Among the other issues is to impose the reform of the police service and the review of the criminal justice system, to contribute to reconciliation of the population of...
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Solving of Conflicts in the International Relations. The Case Study of the Conflict in the Northern Ireland
Novotná, Tereza ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee)
Diploma thesis Conflict Resolution in International Relations: The Case Study of Northern Ireland Conflict examines development of the conflict and peace process between the years of 1980 and 2007. A complex concept of conflict analysis by Peter Wallensteen is applied to the case of Northern Ireland. Using the method of process tracing allows for a detailed understanding of the transformation of conflict dynamics from negative to positive. Such a transformation results from behavior and attitudes of individual actors who act positively and in a constructive way. The following actors were identified as the main parties to the conflict: IRA, Northern Ireland political parties - mostly the UUP, DUP, SDLP, and SF - governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Development of their attitudes and interests is examined with respect to five distinct categories: involvement of independent authorities and/or third parties; ideology and understanding of the main goals; economic conditions; cultural aspects; and the matter of decommissioning. The Northern Ireland case illustrates that the change of behavior eventually led to the transformation of the conflict and its resolution. However, it also illustrates how painfully slow process it was.
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Using Carrots to Bring Peace? Negotiation and Third Party Involvement
Klimešová, Martina ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee) ; Sjöstedt, Gunnar (referee)
Title: Using Carrots to Bring Peace? Negotiation and Third Party Involvement Author: Martina Klimesova 284 p. (+references and appendices) March 2011 How to make peace? This dissertation answers what impact third party incentives have on peace negotiation, more specifically on negotiation strategies in internal armed conflicts based on self-determination grievances. This study further assesses when the ripest time for the employment of incentives is, and in what way external incentives have an impact on possible negotiation asymmetries. Incentives in the following negotiation processes were analyzed: GoSL-LTTE in Sri Lanka (Eelam, 2002-03; 2006), GoI-GAM in Indonesia (Aceh, 2000-03; 2005), and the GRP-MILF in the Philippines (Mindanao, 2001-08). The findings indicate that those third party incentives which are linked to the core conflict issues are most likely to have some impact on the negotiation, but that committed pro-process leadership by the conflicting parties is also a necessity. The research also indicated that third parties have only limited options in employing incentives that can have an impact on the core conflict issues; and that, in any case, they are rarely willing to pursue such options. Committed strong leadership, presence of ripeness (far more frequently stipulated by an MHS than MEO),...
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Yasser Arafat and his influence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Řezníček, Michal ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Novotná, Yvona (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with a theory of leadership, especially the basic rules on how to become a good leader, then the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then deals with the personality of Yasser Arafat and his involvement in the Middle East, especially in matters of the peace proces. It clearly explains the gradual increase of his political power, his association with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the related impact on the most important events in the region, which might have ended differently without his involvement. The results of this study make it possible to prove that Yasser Arafat was one of the obstacles in efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. The research methods were primarily used to find the answers.
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Analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the territory of the City of Jerusalem since 1948
Drábková, Tereza ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Novotná, Yvona (referee)
This bachelor's thesis analyzes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the territory of the City of Jerusalem since the establishment of the State of Israel until March 2015. The objective of the thesis is to find out whether Jerusalem hinders the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and if so, then how. Within the framework of this matter, the thesis deals with the issue of main causes of disputes in the Holy City, the position of Jerusalem at the 2000 Camp David Summit, and possible proposals for the future arrangement of the city.
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