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Mass media as a factor of international politics at the stage of globalization - the case study of USA, France, Turkey
Madarászová, Alexandra ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the connection of the contemporary media with the modern trend of the present - globalisation. The first chapter builds on the key concept of term globalised media and compares the extent to which current mass media differ from traditional media before the start of the globalisation. The second chapter discusses the concept of mass media, examines the typology of the media and its basic functions, an important part of the chapter is the analysis of media impact on various components of our society. In the third chapter, the author compares the media environment in the United States of America, France and Turkey, and lists events that have affected the current situation of the media from a media perspective. The last part of thesis deals with a case study examining newspaper articles and television broadcasts on three selected terrorist attacks, namely the assault on Charlie Hebdo, the suicide bomber in Turkey and the shooting in Orlando. By comparing media plots, the author draws on the main hypotheses and research questions of the thesis.
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Truth commissions: Truth commissions' mandates and its significance in the truth seeking process
Trojanová, Jana ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
Truth commissions are official nonjudicial bodies of investigation created to address grave violations of human rights committed under the previous repressive regime or during the past armed conflict. Commissions are created to establish an authoritative record of past violations, to discover its causes and to make reccommendations in order to prevent its reccurence in the future. The thesis focuses on commission's mandates,legal documents that determine its goals, functions, powers and scope of inquiry. The aim of the thesis is to assess the significance of the mandate in the truth-seeking process and to determine if a broad mandate is well suited to achieve goals of the commission or if a narrow mandate is more expedient. The thesis assesses and compares mandates of truth commissions established in Argentina (1983), South Africa (1995), Guatemala (1997) and Kenya (2009).
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Global Terrorism and New Media: The Case Study of the Islamic State
Fialová, Tereza ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
The diploma thesis Global Terrorism and New Media: The Case Study of the Islamic State examines the use of modern means of communication and technologies by global terrorists on the case of the terrorist organization Islamic State. The main hypothesis of this study is the claim that the Islamic State is using a very sophisticated communication strategy that, in combination with new technologies, allows its global scope. Through its propaganda methods, it tries not only to manipulate the audience and attract potential followers, but also demoralize and intimidate its enemies. The combination of two qualitative research methods, the case study and thematic analysis, enabled a more detailed examination of the Islamic State communication strategy and its propaganda messages in a selected data sample.
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Media's perception of the Arab Spring
Houšková, Lenka ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
This master's thesis deals with events related to the Arab Spring, specifically during the years of 2011 and 2012 in Egypt, Libya and Syria. It is concerned with media and how selected media covered most important affairs. It presents findings from media theory, as well as the development of Arab Spring in the named three countries. The third part is devoted to the role of traditional media during the Arab Spring, that is of pan-Arabic television networks and national media, and that of the new media, especially of social networks. The fourth part of the thesis analyzes how articles from five news sites in the US, Great Britain, Russia, China and India covered selected events of the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya and Syria.
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Territorial Integrity of China. Case Study Hong Kong
Hodanová, Eva ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
Following thesis deals with the territorial integrity of Peoples Republic of China. The work is divided into three main parts. The first one analyzes the historical concept of development of Chinese approach to the issue of territorial integrity. In the second part,the issue is discussed from the perspective of international law and its two main principles: the principle of territorial integrity on the one hand and the right of nations to self-determination on the other. The main part is an analysis of the current approach of the People's Republic of China to the issue of territorial integrity and to some problematic regions. Last part is a case study aimed at Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. This chapter contains the historical context of the development of Hong Kong and the analysis of the current situation in this area. It primarily analyzes its political system, the degree of autonomy towards Chinese central government and overall relationship between Beijing and Hong Kong.
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The war in Mexico and its possible solutions
Tomišková, Lucie ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Žáková, Gabriela (referee)
For ten years, the Mexican government is fighting against the drug cartels. The beginnings of the drug war began in 2006 when Felipe Calderon officially declared war on organized crime in Mexico, also known as the war on drugs. The aim is to analyze the various actors involved in the drug conflict, determine their status and individual roles. The entire work is also meant to evaluate possible solutions, the positive and negative aspects and summarize final thoughts. The first part contains an introduction to the origins of the drugs and the implementation of the drug production in Mexico. Another chapter is devoted to the actors themselves: the Mexican government, drug cartels and the US. Emphasized is especially their role in the conflict and their development. The second half of the work deals with the drug war itself, about its progress and obstacles. The final chapter describes possible solutions through which the Mexican government could win the drug war.
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Deepening of Political-Economic Globalisation by an Example of Economic Crises
Žáková, Gabriela ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This thesis deals with political-economic globalization from the view of International Political Economy. The first chapter represents a theoretical framework and focuses, especially, on theoretical approaches towards globalization, role of nation state in a globalised environment, and global governance. The second chapter elaborately analyses the state of political-economic globalization during the Great Depression and the Great Recession at the outset of the 21st century, and examines the development of its economic and political aspects. In the end of the second chapter, these crises are compared to answer the research question, i.e. if and to what extend there has been a progress in the process of political-economic globalization since the Great Depression up to the present time.
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Posouzení konkurenceschopnosti České republiky v letech 2004-2012
Žáková, Gabriela
Bachelor thesis evaluates the development of competitiveness, economic free-dom and quality of the business environment in the Czech Republic between 2004 and 2012. The results compared with neighboring countries. The evaluation uses the competitiveness index, indices measuring economic free-dom and ease of doing business index.
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