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The status and role of the Scottish Office: development and transformations of the ministry for Scottish affairs in the context of devolution
Hubáčková, Kristina ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
The theme of this bachelor's thesis is the status and role of the British ministry for Scottish affairs (Scottish Office) and its development in the context of devolution. The work traces the history of the Scottish Office since its foundation in 1885 until its dissolution in 1999, while placing its dissolution into the context of the devolution process in the UK. The objective of the work is to answer the question of whether the Scottish Office acted as a representative of the interests of Scotland at any stage of its development, or whether it only represented the interests of the British Government during the entire period of its existence. In the context of the process of devolution, the work also addresses the Scotland Office, which replaced the Scottish Office after the implementation of devolution proposals in 1999. Based on an analysis and comparison of the activities of the Scottish Office and the Scotland Office, the author concludes that throughout its existence, the ministry for Scottish affairs represented only the interests of the British government in Scotland, and at no stage of its operation was it ever a representative of Scottish interests in the British government.
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Position of the Speaker of the House of Lords - UK
Lédrová, Miroslava ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
Bachelor's thesis Position of the Speaker of the House of Lords - UK deals with the topic of a role of Lord Speaker. Lord Speaker presides over proceedings in the House of Lords in the parliament of United Kingdom and is the chamber's ambassador as well. It is a relatively new office and was established under the New Labour's rule thanks to the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005. Historically, the office of Lord Chancellor used to encompass all three branches of government and was replaced by Lord Speaker in the capacity of the chairman of the upper chamber. In order to understand this change, the thesis examines the reform of the House of Lords in the twentieth century, emphasises on the reform and proposals of reform provided by Labour Party. The aim of the thesis is to analyze and characterise the role of Lord Speaker, its work and position within and outside House of Lords. The research is based maily on primary sources - especially chamber's documents and legislation.
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Referendum in Switzerland: Jura canton (case study)
Keil, Robert ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
Bachelor's thesis "Referendum in Switzerland: Jura canton (case study)" discusses the possibilities and limitations of use of referenda as an element of direct democracy. The thesis explores purely specific postition of referendum and the use of its types in the political system of Switzerland, which is displayed on the case of procedure, which led to the establishment of the new canton of Jura. Firstly, general typologies of referenda are introduced, from which subsequently, is reflected in decribing the status and the very types of basic elements of direct democracy, which are used in Switzerland. It is also explained the genesis of creation canton of Jura, where through the methods of descriptive content analysis and theory of consociational democracy the process of creating the canton of Jura and the creation itself, which took place through the popular vote in a federal reference. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Causes of the rise of the United Kingdom Independence Party
Kult, Jakub ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee)
The theme of this thesis is strongly connected to its aim which is to distinguish and describe the causes of the rise of the United Kingdom Independence Party. The introduction provides us with the brief history of the party and its election results. The next step considers the classification of the UKIP which leads us to consideration that party does not match perfectly to any party group. Still the theoretical frame of populist radical right parties seems to be the most suitable for examining UKIP. According to assumptions of this theory it was plausible to determine potential causes of the rise of the UKIP: process of modernization, economic dimension, Euroscpeticism, crisis and populism, ethnic issue and immigration, authoritarian intentions, voting system, evolution of party competition and internal supply of UKIP. Final analytical part of this thesis is designated to evaluate each cause. The findings of this paper correspond to original hypotheses. Thesis comes to conclusion that the most important voters' motives to vote UKIP are their Eurosceptic, populist and anti-immigration attitudes. This clearly corresponds to party's own policies and presentation. While process of modernization and development in party competition created suitable environment for the rise of the party. The voting system has...
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Scottish National Party and its position after 1999
Bielawski, Adam ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The bachelor's thesis "Scottish National Party and its position after 1999" discusses the development and status of the Scottish National Party since its foundation in 1934 with emphasis on period after the emergence of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The thesis is focused on the position of the party in political systems of the United Kingdom and Scotland and its efforts to enforce the primary goal of Scottish independence. The basic measures of party's success are election results and participation in decision-making. The author examines the factors influencing the overal image of the party such as ideology, internal situation, party leader, etc. Study of the party documents, such as election manifestos and government programs, is important part of the paper. The last chapter is about independence referendum, which was held in September 2014. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The electoral bias in the electoral system to the Chamber of deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Blaha, Aleš ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
This diploma thesis opens a new deep insight into the issue of electoral systems in Czech and Central European political science. The mid-point of this research is the electoral bias in the electoral system to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The electoral bias is researched on all general elections from 1996 until 2013. To find out the electoral bias I apply mathematical method created and used by professor Galina Borisyuk from University of Plymouth. This method is based on several mathematical methods used by the American and the British political scientists for decades. However, the new method created by Galina Borisyuk is the most convenient for many reasons. Mainly this method isn't necessarily connected with plurality majority system, which was essential variable so far. Second key attribute of this method is the possibility to apply it on the three party systems, which is important variable for our political system in the Czech Republic as well. In analytical part of this research I apply the new mathematical method in all elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Ascertained results are analysed in the conclusion together that I have set the feasible ways to develop a new path the research of bias in the future.
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The platform of civic participation in Czech and Slovak Republic
Slováčková, Jasmin ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
The bachelor thesis "The platform of civic participation in Czech and Slovak Republic" deals with the level of communication and participation among citizens and political parties, which is accessible to a wider range of the public. The work aims to compare the presence of two social democratic parties: the Czech Social Democrat Party (ČSSD) and the Slovak party Direction-Social Democracy (SMER-SD) on their websites from 2006 to the present time. First, the work focuses on the understanding of platforms of civic participation as a subject of political participation and examines the extent to which the parties try to activate their supporters. Furthermore, the concept of civic and political culture of Almond and Verba is analysed in a narrowly defined space within the civil society between political parties and the general population. The work reveals the tendency of parties in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to create internet based platforms between parties and their supporters and tries to evaluate their effectiveness. The thesis maps the creation of its content in terms of participatory, communication and marketing tools and reveals the motivations, intentions and trends of the activities of ČSSD and SMER-SD online. The work reveals the level of involvement of supporters in the parties and...
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
Blažková, Pavlína ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
Bachelor thesis is concerned with political party Scottish Liberal Democrats that exists in Scotland. Party is part of federal structure of Liberal Democrats which had provided certain autonomy, historically; however, both parties are closely linked. The aim of this bachelor work is to approach the Scottish Liberal Democrats, because outside of the UK, we have little information about them. The work is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the history of the Liberals since 1945 (a loss of liberal voters), through the year 1988 when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party and subsequently formed the Liberal Democrats, to present right before the UK elections 2015. The second part is about political party Scottish Liberal Democrats: Organization and party structure, leader, associated organizations or voters. The special chapter I decided to dedicate is a separate history of Scottish Liberal Democrats since 1988 when was party established. This development is a result of their current position on the political scene of Scotland, United Kingdom and the European Union, which is devoted to the last chapter of this Bachelor work. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The position and role of the Welsh office: evolution and transformation of this British department in devolution context
Elblová, Barbora ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Kotábová, Věra (referee)
Bachelor's thesis is primary focused on evolution of the Welsh Office (that was founded in 1964) and its role in devolution context. This institution is considered as one of the main innovations of the British regional administration within the territory of Wales during the second half of the 20th century. Text is evaluating political and cultural situation in Wales in relation to Great Britain. Followed by periodical chapter about institution itself - what preceded its establishment, office's function and process of earning powers step by step with focus on character and position of the Secretary of State for Wales, up to successful devolution referendum in 1997. Thereafter the Welsh Office formally ended its activity. Then the research is focused on transfer of powers from the Welsh Office to the newly established National Assembly of Wales under circumstances of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the role of successor institution - the Wales Office. The aim of this work is to evaluate and describe the role of the Welsh Office, examined the main hypothesis that the Welsh Office and its staff were crucial during the decentralization process in the Welsh region. Another hypothesis is focused on the main political parties of the United Kingdom, whether each party contributed to the realization of...
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