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The Influence of Lobbyist Groups on the Quality of Legislation
Vybíralová, Jana ; Mrklas, Ladislav (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma thesis "The influence of lobbyist groups on the quality of legislation" deals with processes which take place in the environment of the Czech lobbyist community. The paper works on the assumption that lobbyist groups are a relevant part of public life which has a considerable influence over the advancement of particular interests, and which can be considered a legitimate part of a parliamentary democracy. The paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to the theoretical embedding of lobbying, while the second one deals with the Czech legislative process. The core of the thesis consists of selected case studies which analyse the strategy, position and argumentation fund of concerned participants. The final chapter reflects hitherto efforts to regulate lobbying.
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UKIP's Position in the Party System of The United Kingdom and the Role of Party Euroscepticism
Škrobák, Zdeněk ; Mrklas, Ladislav (advisor) ; Lebeda, Tomáš (referee)
The main objective of master thesis "UKIP's Position in the Party System of The United Kingdom and the Role of Party Euroscepticism" was to evaluate party position in the party system in both first-order and second-order elections and main sources of voter support. The introductory part introduces concepts. The following part deals with european policies of the british parties after second world war and emergence of the euroscepticism as a important phenomenon in the british politics. Next part deals with the rise of the party's circumstances and it's developement. Discourse analysis will answer the question, whether party remains single issue, and analysis of the electorate will provide information on socioeconomic and geographic status of party voters and their attitudes. The following part deals with party election results in individual first-order and second-order elections. The final part summarizes contemporary situation and outlines the possibilities of its further development.
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Consociationalism as a Possible Solution of Conflicts in Segmented Societies: The Case of Lebanon and Northern Ireland
Klevarová, Kateřina ; Ditrych, Ondřej (advisor) ; Mrklas, Ladislav (referee)
The Master's thesis "Consociationalism as a Possible Solution of Conflicts in Segmented Societies: The Case of Lebanon and Northern Ireland" deals with suitability of consociational model in fragmented societies. By means of the comparative studies of Lebanon and Northern Ireland the author considered possibility to apply the system in countries or regions, which experienced long lasting internal conflict or civil war. The conclusion of the essay is that consociational model is a possible solution of conflicts in segmented societies. However the analysis of the peace process in both cases revealed the importance of external factors, which can contribute to the final implementation of the model. The link between collective identities and interests revealed the requirement of sufficient motivation for elite to engage in power sharing and to take the tough decisions conducive to inter-ethnic political accommodation. This pressure should come in the form of coercive external forces. However, it is necessary to consider the dynamics of the system, which is rigid and it will need certain modifications in the future.
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Political parties as one of the democracy-guarantees in the Federal Republic of Germany
Berger, Vojtěch ; Mrklas, Ladislav (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
This thesis aims to describe the consolidation process of democracy in West Germany by the example of the political parties. Firstly, it analyses historical reasons for the negative approach towards the parties in the German area and compares how two different law- and constitutional systems, the Weimar Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, were dealing with the political parties. The main focus is put on the parties' role in the current German society and on the parties' influence on the democracy-durability in Germany. Special attention is paid to two aspects - financing of the parties and political education. The final part of the thesis summarizes arguments, which confirm the positive tribute of the parties to the German democracy. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Evolution of Electoral System in Czech Republic and Present Discussion about Possible Changes
Piskoř, Jan ; Klíma, Michal (advisor) ; Mrklas, Ladislav (referee)
Contemporary electoral system of Czech Republic is not optimal. It is really difficult to find favorable and also acceptable system. After the velvet revolution and the political and economic transformation was hard to find operational governments. The winning party is not able to create a majority government. There are just minority governments or governments with support of some opposite M.P.s. Is it the change of electoral system the possible way to solution of problematic situation after elections? The thesis takes into account historical context and present discussion about possible changes of electoral systems.
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