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Japan's approach to regionalism: Economic partnership agreements
Wagnerová, Markéta ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Krč, Jakub (referee)
This work contains general characteristics of bilateralism as a new element of regionalism. Because Japan is the typical representative of bilateralism, this work aims at the approach of this country to regionalism, bilateralism and at list of Japan's bilateral agreements. The work describes especially factors which influenced the Japan's approach to regionalism, the way how Japan applies bilateralism and the content of its bilateral agreements. In the last part is described the first japan's bilateral agreement: Japan-Singapore economic partnership agreement.
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WTO and regionalism - relationship of multilateralism and regional liberalization
Knebel, Petr ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Vondrušková, Barbora (referee)
This paper describes development of multilateralism and regionalism as a means of liberalization of international trade. The first chapter gives description of development of multilateral liberalization since the end of the Second World War till today. Second chapter deals with the development of regionalism and it aims especially at it's general characteristics. The last chapter depicts mutual relationship between regionalism and multilateralism and their influence on liberalization of international trade and understates possible future development in this relationship.
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NAFTA and MERCOSUR: comparison of regional groupings in America
Rečka, Jakub ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Vondrušková, Barbora (referee)
This thesis concerns with the comparison of two regional groupings in America -- NAFTA and MERCOSUR. Chapter one compares factors of formation, objectives, institutional framework and individual states' motives of ingression. Chapter two focuses on changes in economies of member states, trading and investment relationships and also perspectives of both integrations in term of their possible enlargement.
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Japan and new regionalism
Vašová, Martina ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Hnát, Pavel (referee)
Japan is one of the most developed and strongest countries in the world. It is a member of many international organizations and it is becoming more and more active within regional integrations, too. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to follow the evolution of Japanese attitude towards regionalism, based on an analysis of its foreign policy and economic relations. The first chapter explains basic terms and theoretical background of regionalism and outlines the evolution of regionalism in Asia. The second chapter follows Japan in the stage of old regionalism, that is until the end of the 1980s. It concentrates on the post-war development of Japan and consolidation of mutual relations with its neighbours. The third chapter describes Japanese approach to regional integrations in the stage of new regionalism. It tries to explain the reasons for which Japan started to play a more active role in regional integrations and it outlines Japanese relations with several selected partners.
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Open Regionalism: categories and aplication
Matejovičová, Zuzana ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Popovová, Marie (referee)
The aim of my bachelor thesis is to define the concept of open regionalism, which is considered to be the compromise between multilateral and regional liberalization. Its purpose is to increase the world trade and welfare using non-discriminatory elements on regional base. The thesis indicates the negative and positive efects of open regionalism, specifies the regions, where it is mostly practised and finally analyses all concept on a case study of Asia-Pacific Economic Coorporation.
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Old and new regionalism exemplified by the Andean Community of Nations
Vyskočilová, Hana ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Honajzrová Banús, Shirley C. (referee)
The history of regional initiatives in Latin America is very rich and varied. Immediately after declaration of independence, there was a tendency to form a political union. Integration groupings developed in the twentieth century are trying with various success rate to enhance mutual trade and political ties in the region. These efforts can be divided into two periods, the first, the old regionalism, from the early sixties to the debt crisis in the eighties and the second period, the new regionalism from the turn of the eighties and nineties. The object of this work is to draw a comparison between these regionalistic trends in Latin America - old and new regionalism - and be exampled by integration group. As the best example to compare the regionalistic trends was chosen: the Andean Pact (the Andean Community of Nations).
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ASEAN - establishment, development and perspectives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Chaloupková, Jana ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Krines, Vlastimil (referee) ; Had, Miloslav (referee) ; Gombár, Eduard (referee)
The presented study is an analysis of the regional integration process of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN utilizing theories of international relations and integration. The dissertation studies the factors which contributed to its formation, evolution and transformation and the perspectives of its further development. ASEAN was established by virtue of Bangkok Declaration signed on August 8, 1967 among Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Subsequently Brunei joined the Association in 1984, Vietnam 1995, Laos and Myanmar 1997 and Cambodia 1999. ASEAN's formation falls within the process of creating of regional organizations after World War II, a period of the biggest development of the institutionalization of the international cooperation. Association was based on relatively free and voluntary cooperation and political declarations. With the end of Cold War and bipolarity, with the defeat of communism and the advent of political and economic reforms in the former socialist bloc ASEAN institutionally strengthened and transformed itself, expanded its membership and the decision to form ASEAN Free Trade Area AFTA in 1992 and the Treaty on the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs shifted Association from the stage of cooperation to integration. ASEAN becomes an international organization (based on international legal agreement with the objectives, principles, internal structure etc.) through the adoption of the Charter in 2008. The Charter is the symbol of the transition process from voluntary cooperation based on political declarations to creation of an intergovernmental organization with international legal personality and legal contractual basis for community building, to strengthen the norms and principles. ASEAN has functioned over 40 years based on personal, very frequent and regular contacts between the key elites (who have significantly contributed to its creation and development), as a grouping of common practice and an emerging common identity. It is a form of intergovernmental cooperation, where member states have exclusive position in the decision process; there are no supranational institutions that would have exclusive powers. ASEAN is the initiator of the development of regionalism in Asia, a considerable number of international structures, inter-and trans-regional contacts, forums and programs. Its activities after the Cold War fall into the framework of the new regionalism The thesis tries to point out possible perspectives for its future path, especially in connection to recently born special cooperation ASEAN+3 (China, Republic of Korea, Japan) and plans for building of East Asian Community (ASEAN+3, Australia, New Zealand, India) and its Free Trade Area. Basic characteristics of ASEAN integration process: it takes place in Southeast Asia, it is a process and a state, it consists of economic, political, security, social and cultural part, the emphasis is on economic affairs, its origin is in the postwar period, the main actors are the states and their elites (from the 90's NGO's, think-tanks and civil society become active creating a broad network of socio-cultural relations and interactions), integration expands by the process of ASEAN +3 and EAS, there is a spillover effect within and outside ASEAN, integration process is gradually evolving from a lower to a higher level. Carried out research has its limitations, since it is impossible to generalize the results and formulate a clear assessment of the large international complex, the information is always limited and the social process is miscellaneous. Well-known is the fact that political elites do not act according to the theories, which they often do not know, but based on their own understanding of reality and interests of individual states, eventually groups of countries. No theory is able to explain fully the evolution of ASEAN, failing to capture reality in its full extent, and thus the prospects for the future are some speculations. From the theoretical examination of ASEAN I elect neofuncionalism, since ASEAN represents a process of empowerment, where elites play a crucial role; they share many values and objectives and contribute to the integration process. The rise of transactions in the regional grouping (trade, communication, exchange of ideas), gradually creates a sense of common identity, elites have closer contacts and their values are complementary. Southeast Asia should occupy an important place in the Czech Republic's foreign policy, taking advantage of traditional contacts with the region. Priority should be given to economic ties and active political involvement in the multilateral framework of ASEM, an important part of political dialogue should be question of human rights.
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Globalisation and Regionalisation
Maršíková, Linda ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Svobodová, Lenka (referee)
Práce pojednává o aktuálních tendencích ovlivňujících podobu současné světové ekonomiky, tedy globalizaci, regionalismu a okrajově také o multilaterální liberalizaci, která s oběma procesy úzce souvisí. Charakterizuje změny těchto trendů v čase, jejich pozitivní i negativní vliv na světovou ekonomiku a nástin dalšího možného vývoje. V závěru práce je zdůrazněna provázanost globalizace a regionalismu na nových trendech, slučujících pod sebou výhody obou tendencí.
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