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The concept of authoritarian regimes and the case of Baltic states in the 30' of the 20th century: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in comparison
Hejzlar, Štěpán ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of the work is to (1) verify applicability of the concept of authoritarianism to nondemocratic political systems of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia in the times preceding World War II; Juan J. Linz's theory of authoritarian regimes is taken as the initial frame for analysis. The study focuses on (2) dynamics of the transformation of the democratic regimes in an effort to find the most complex explanation of the democratic instability of the region as possible. In this way the impact of individual actors and their actions in the system, institutional design, social structure and party systems on the nondemocratic outcome are taken under scrutiny. The main focus of the study lies in its own analysis and comparison of the newly established regimes, description of their development as well as the development of particular components of the political system: relations among relevant political actors, relations between regime and its environment, ways of gaining legitimacy and public support. Prevalently empirical character of the study enables obtaining a solid ground for verification of the opening hypothesis (1).
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Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theology of the Holy Saturday: Christological and Eschatological Aspects of "Descenoit ad infera".
Hejzlar, Štěpán ; Outrata, Filip (advisor) ; Noble, Timothy (referee)
This thesis discusses Hans Urs von Balthasar"s theology of Holy Saturday. In the first part, I provide a short overview of Balthasar"s life and seminal works. I confine myself to those themes of his theology that are important for our profound pre-understanding of his interpretation of Lord"s descent into hell. A thorough look on Balthasar"s Decendit ad infera scheme opens up into a wider discussion, both from contemporary theologians, and from the author of the thesis himself. The debate is contextualized by a closer examination of the history of interpretation of the corresponding article of the Apostles" Creed. The historical synopsis reviews both biblical and patristic sources, and describes its encapsulation in major Christian traditions (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed). Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Christian democratic political parties in Lutheran "Baltoscandia": a comparison in light of the secularization thesis
Hejzlar, Štěpán ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Kučera, Rudolf (referee)
The submitted diploma thesis deals with Christian Democratic political parties in the political systems of Scandinavian and Baltic countries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. These parties form a unique "Nordic" branch of European political Protestantism; and structurally and functionally distinctive, but to a great degree homogenous, subgroup of Christian democracy. A major theoretical tradition to be applied is the Rokkanian party system analysis. Contrary to its counterparts on the continent, the Nordic branch grew not from a church-based defence stance against a secular state, but from both territorial and religious dissent on the periphery. The "cultural periphery" analysis relies heavily on history and geography of religion of the Nordic countries. However, other theoretical perspectives are taken as well in order to compare different aspects of the parties' affiliations and policies, such as their cabinet policies, ideology or EC/EU attitudes. In another chapter, possibilities and limits of Christian democracy in the Lutheran environment of Latvia and Estonia are examined. Is Scandinavian experience portable? Or are there other ways of Christian political mobilization used in the public spheres of the two Baltic countries? A similar theoretical framework is applied,...
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The concept of authoritarian regimes and the case of Baltic states in the 30' of the 20th century: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in comparison
Hejzlar, Štěpán ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of the work is to (1) verify applicability of the concept of authoritarianism to nondemocratic political systems of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia in the times preceding World War II; Juan J. Linz's theory of authoritarian regimes is taken as the initial frame for analysis. The study focuses on (2) dynamics of the transformation of the democratic regimes in an effort to find the most complex explanation of the democratic instability of the region as possible. In this way the impact of individual actors and their actions in the system, institutional design, social structure and party systems on the nondemocratic outcome are taken under scrutiny. The main focus of the study lies in its own analysis and comparison of the newly established regimes, description of their development as well as the development of particular components of the political system: relations among relevant political actors, relations between regime and its environment, ways of gaining legitimacy and public support. Prevalently empirical character of the study enables obtaining a solid ground for verification of the opening hypothesis (1).
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