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Activism During Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU: Human Rights Advocacy of Amnesty International Czech Republic
Dobrovolná, Eva ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Mička, Pavel (referee)
The thesis explores the unique structure of political opportunity that emerged in front of Czech civil society organizations during the Czech presidency to the Council of the EU. Case study analyses how the Czech section of Amnesty International (AI CR) influenced public- policy agenda in the area of human rights. The starting point for the thesis is the formulation of the problem which is considered to be the weak influence of civil society organizations over public policy agenda as well as in-adequate use of the structure of political opportunity. Based on the structure of political opportunity theory we sought to determine whether the organization succeeded in mobilization of its internal structure and resources. We also focused on the transnational aspect of the opportunity. We tested the validity of hypotheses in a quantitative way when we measured the indicators of transactional capacity and mobilization capacity. According to the results AI CR was not able to mobilize enough activists. On the other hand, it was able to use the opportunity for transnational mobilization and networking. The most successful methods of activism proved to be those without confrontation. Further, the organizational structure of the organization is affected by bureaucracy which impedes its mobilization potential.
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Citizens participation in the town life on a case study in Mnichovice
Pecková, Petra ; Mička, Pavel (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The civic participation is an active approach of the citizen who has possibility of using more or less formalized tools to influence public affairs. This diploma thesis "Citizens participation in the town life on a case study in Mnichovice" will deal with civic participation in a small town close to Prague - Mnichovice. The level of participation will be analyzed by the OECD (information, consultation, active participation) town hall uses, what factors influence participation rates, what motivates people to engage in participation and what discourages vice versa and which particular forms of cooperation with citizens are effective for local public administration. The theoretical part of this diploma thesis deals with the historical development of civil participation in decision making processes, analyzes legislation of the Czech Republic to describe the theoretical participation and engagement in different types of participation in the various approaches and finally explores options of participation in a small town with 3200 residents, which is located in the suburbia of Prague, 30 km south-east from the center of the capitol city. The practical part of this diploma thesis will be to analyze the various stakeholders in the community, analyze town hall attitude towards civic participation and...
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Participation of Sokolov Inhabitants in the Municipal Civil Administration
Černá, Irena ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Kotlas, Petr (referee)
The thesis "Participation of Sokolov Inhabitants in the Municipal Civil Administration" deals with participation and political culture in the town and gives us results to what measure both participial political culture and collective social capital influence the participation of inhabitants. There was a relationship of participation, trust, bridging social capital and a participatory political culture demonstrated by relational analysis in this thesis. There are formulated recommendations for local government based on gained knowledge. These recommendations state how to use the participation of inhabitants in city government more effectively.
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Corruption in the Customs Administration of the CR
Staněk, Igor ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Nekola, Martin (referee)
Thesis "Corruption in the Czech Customs Administration" is focused on the issue of corruption and the causes of corrupt behaviour of Czech customs officials. The primary task of this work was to determine whether it is the disorganization of the armed force or the individual deviance which influences the level of corruption in the Czech Customs Administration more. The secondary task was to elicit the level of corruption as it is perceived by the customs officials themselves and on the basis of the acquired information to suggest some anti-corruption measures. The theory of social disorganization and the theory of social deviancy were used as the basis for this work. The data required for the decision whether it is the disorganization of the armed force or the individual deviance which influences the level of corruption in the Czech Customs Administration more and the data for the findings of the corruption level as it is perceived by the customs officials was collected from a quantitative research. This research was conducted in the form of a questionnaire that was distributed among Czech customs officials The research revealed that the main factor which increases the level of corruption in the Czech Customs Administration is the social disorganization of the armed force. The other finding from...
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Women's organizations in the CR as family policy lobbyists
Molnárová, Alžběta ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Tenglerová, Hana (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the theme of women's organizations lobbying family policy. The theoretical approaches used in the work discribe the subject of research and the tools for its exploration. These are manily theories of interest groups, theories of third sector-state interactions and theories of lobbying. Theories raised following research questions: Are women's organizations insiders or outsiders of family policy? Are their relations with state mainly cooperative or confrontational, do they join institucionalized or non-formal negotiations? Do they use radical or moderate forms of lobbying? Is their lobbying direct or indirect? The thesis explores also the costs of lobbying and their influence on the forms of lobbying chosen by women's organizations. It is also focused on evaluation of the succes of the women's organizations and on the potential and barriers of coalition and networks building. The diploma thesis comes with following results. The women's organizations are mainly insiders in the family policy negotiations. They join the institucionalized forms of advocacy, relations with the state are mainly cooperative. Nevertheless they recognize the potential of noninstitucionalized forms of lobbying both direct and indirect. There are also outsider organizations by neccessity but they are...
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The problem of illegal employment of foreigners in the Czech Republic
Brázová, Věra - Karin ; Jelínková, Marie (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The diploma thesis called "The problem o f illegal employment o f foreigners in the Czech Republic" understands the illegal employment of foreigners as a pressing and socially undesirable phenomenon which has many negative effects for the state as well as for the migrants and - in a broader sense - for the society as such. At the same time, the problem is seen as a very complex one. It is, therefore, the aim of the thesis to analyze this problem, structure it and, in this way, make it possible to handle the problem with the help of publicpolicy measures. For this purpose, the thesis follows four subsequent steps towards delimiting a problem - starting from structuration, through problem definition and modelling, to final problem formulation. The biggest attention is given to the first step of structuration, as it is understood to be the basic and - at the same time - the most important of the four steps. Integral part of the problem structuration is the actor analysis on three levels - the first one analyzes the ideo-political level and focuses on the problem perception by the parliamentary political parties; the second then concentrates on the actors at supra-national level and on their influence upon the national level; the third one analyzes the actors at national level, their interest in solution of the...
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Conflict-of-interests in municipal representatives' delicts
Petráková, Lenka ; Potůček, Martin (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The study is aiming to identify the problematical areas in municipal representatives' decision-making together with the identification of their conflict of interests. Ethics, legislation and public control (or municipal community in broader terms) are defined as constituents of municipal representatives' conduct. Municipal representatives as actors of decision-making process follow different values and interests, their ethical competences might vary, and other group interests and their moral obligations influence them too. Their behavior and conduct take place within conflict of these values, interests and obligations. The current legislation, nor other institutional arrangements reflect ethical standards and do not protect the public interest sufficiently. The public control fails too; the right to participate in the public life is not understood as a civic duty. The seriousness of the situation is exemplified in the analysis of Czech municipal representatives' delicts referring to their public duties. In majority of cases, the failure of morals applies supported by nepotism and clientelism that limit public control. It can be stated that the municipality size structure affects the public control; a smaller municipality shows lower citizens' effectiveness. The conclusion of the study offers recommendation...
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