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Sources and Development of Germany's Position towards NATO Enlargement, 1990-97
Eberle, Jakub ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Kunštát, Miroslav (referee)
This thesis strives to explain formation of German government's attitude towards NATO enlargement within the years of 1990-97. The approach presented is embedded in social constructivist theories of foreign policy and international relations, which emphasize the importance of values, norms and language and downplay the influence of material factors. A theoretical model for analysis of German foreign policy making is proposed, comprising of three essential steps: First, it is the identity that determines limits of states' behaviour. Second, different foreign policy roles arise and engage in a role conflict within discourse. Third, the actual decision is constituted under the influence of external factors. Further, key concepts of understanding the normative background of German foreign policy are put under examination, including the ideas of civilian power and strategic culture. The essence of this background in terms of norms and values is examined consequently. Evolution of different variants of Germany's position towards the enlargement issue is explained and key actors involved in the debate are identified, including their interpretations of German identity and the clash they involved themselves in. Finally, crucial external factors are described and their influence on the decision making process,...
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German Middle East Policy at the Turn of the Millennium
Dostálová, Petra ; Handl, Vladimír (advisor) ; Pojar, Miloš (referee)
This thesis describes German policy towards Middle East form the German point of view. It focuses on German foreign policy towards Middle East at the turn of 20th and 21st century before the elections in 2002. How and why did German Middle East policy change over the past decades and can we see any continuity? What are the main factors in this context? Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Extreme Right After the Unification of Germany
Vašíček, Aleš ; Kunštát, Miroslav (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
In meiner Magisterarbeit habe ich mich mit dem Thema Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung auseinandergesetzt. Focus der Forschung waren vor allem die organisierten Parteien der rechtsextremen Szene gewesen. Gleich zu Anfang bemühte ich mich um eine Definition des Rechtsextremismus. Natürlich existiert keine offizielle Definition für diese politische Richtung. Man kann diesen Bergriff amtlich oder politikwissenschaftlich deuten und mit Hilfe von gemeinsamen Charakteristiken beschreiben. Interessant war auch die Auseinandersetzung mit der historischen Entwicklung des Begriffs Rechtsextremismus. Das Flauptthema meiner Arbeit leitete ich mit der Geschichte der rechtsextremen Parteien in der Bundesrepublik bis zur Wiedervereinigung ein. Danach widmete ich meine Konzentration der Aufklärung von spezifischen Merkmalen in der Wahrnehmung und Aufnahme von rechtsextremistischen Ideen in den alten und neuen Bundesländern. Überraschend haben empirische Umfragen in den 90er Jahren keine gravierenden Unterschiede in der Neigung zum rechtsextremen Gedankengut zwischen West- und Ostdeutschen festgestellt. Das größte Problem bleibt also die deutlich höhere Zahl an Straftaten mit rechtsextremer Prägung in den neuen Bundesländern als in den alten. Die Angriffe gegen Ausländer in der ersten Hälfte der...
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The Role of ASEM in Eurasian Relations
Beroun, Vladimír ; Voráček, Emil (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee) ; Maitah, Mansoor (referee) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
The main objective of our doctoral thesis is to evaluate the role of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and its political, economic and socio-cultural pillars as a political process in interregional (multilevel) governance in Eurasian relations. We have conducted a unique case study that is based on a holistic qualitative interpretation by means of a postpositivist perspective and discourse analysis. Given the transitional and multidimensional nature of interregionalism as a political process, we are applying the (neo)realist balancing with elements of (neo)liberal multilateralism and social constructivism as the basic theoretical approach. Based on this structure, we have come to the conclusion that (1) ASEM as an interregional policy framework is too flexible (in terms of its scope and agenda-setting) and too inclusive (in terms of its enlargement). (2) Given the inability of ASEM to actively respond to various challenges and to implement properly its policies through its currently available instruments, this Eurasian interregional process cannot be regarded as a fully-fledged contribution the global (multilevel) governance. (3) Therefore interregionalism as part of the ASEM process will not lead to a creation of an "Eurasian Century", despite the undeniable need to identify corresponding supranational political regimes that will efficiently promote a balance of power between Europe, Asia and America. (4) Interregionalism as a political approach cannot be demoted to a loose and informal interaction of nation states or regions only because the current challenges in international relations require an organized and results-oriented framework for cooperation. (5) Additionally, the existing bilateral relations between individual countries in Asia and Europe will continue to be the key and most efficient form of solving various issues and challenges between the states.
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German foreign policy and political realism
Janura, Lukáš ; Kratochvíl, Petr (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis deals with one of the international relations theories - realism. It examines the presence of realism in discussions about the German foreign policy on the ground of the parliament of Germany. Key concepts of realism and liberalism are defined in the introduction. The aim is to evaluate the presence of the realistic rhethoric used by particular political parties. The situation is described on three cases of the German foreign policy - discussions about China, Georgia and Turkey. The thesis is based on stenographic protocols of parliamentary debates covering the proper period.
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