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The representation of women in the Czech local politics and its particularities
Švadlenková, Michaela ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Gelnarová, Jitka (referee)
According to the theorists of gender and according to numerous surveys women have a different approach to politics and conduct themselves differently to men. Moreover there are some external factors, which influence the rate of women's political representation in politics. I am using the theory of the specific approach of women to politics and these external factors to find out why there is a higher representantion of women on a local level than on a national level in Czech politics. In the first part of this Bachelor's Thesis I explained the forming of gender approach, which is nowadays a respected field of science used for explaining differences between men and women. In the next chapter I found some specific character traits for women's behavior in politics, in women's approach to politics and women's priorities in politics. After that I introduced some results from foreign surveys and foreign theoretical literature about the influence of external factors on women's political participation. The third chapter is an analysis of the contemporary situation of women in politics in the Czech Republic, with particular focus on local politics. Amongst others I mentioned the attitude to the concept of gender in Czech society, the attitudes of Czech society to women in politics and the socio-economical...
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Virtual democracy: information technology, modern society and digitized elections
Sál, Karel ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
The thesis "Virtual Democracy: Information Technology, Modern Society and Digitized Elections" has the ambition of approaching the theoretical debate of the relatively new koncept of e-democracy. New technologies in combination with modern society have great potencial in changing the political space not only as a medium, but also the character of the actors of the process. In the first plan the thesis deals with the practical usage of electronic devises on the basis of new technologies in the area of voting egality, knowledgeable understanding, control of agenda setting and efficient participation. In the second plan it deals with the main circumstances for the implementation of new technologies, and in the end examinates the normative dimension of these new technologies in enduring or weakening of democracy. Due to the fact, that the topic of new technologies in democracy lies between today and the future, the thesis occupies itself also by the expectations of their impact on the future of politics. An indivisible part of virtual democracy is the poll digitalization, who's form and role will be also a part of the thesis's preoccupation. Keywords elections, democracy, e-democracy, digitalizacion, information technology, virtual democracy
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Local politics in Greater Prague. Municipal elections, political parties and elected bodies in the years 1923 - 1938
Švec, Michal ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
in English The aim of this thesis is to explain the institutional setting of the political system of Greater Prague (polity) - especially the electoral system and institutional structures - and then in this located space realize real encounters and cooperation of political parties (politics). Working in its first chapter deals with the identification, evaluation or sources from which it is based. The second chapter briefly depicts the development of public administration in Prague and the creation of Greater Prague in 1922. In the third chapter, there are defined authorities, where the Prague municipal affairs usually took place, and their competence. The fourth chapter explains the functioning of the electoral system, which was an important determinant of the form of the party system. The electoral system with highly proportional effects allowed representation of number of parties (mainly arising from the cleavages in the society). The most powerful political parties, operating in the central council, are briefly introduced, including their prominent protagonists of the Prague City Hall. In the extensive sixth chapter, the results of municipal elections from the years 1923- 1938 are compared in time and space of the city. The observed territorial differences of electoral support are cartographic...
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Local referendum in the Czech Republic
Svobodová, Pavla ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Just, Petr (referee)
The diploma paper represents a contribution to the research of direct democracy in the Czech Republic, specifically it deals with the most used form of direct citizen participation in governance, local referendum. The paper is mainly empirical - it shows an experience of ten European countries with local referendum as well as the legislative framework and the definition of this instrument in the Czech Republic. The centre point of the whole thesis lies in the real practice and the experience of Czech municipalities with local direct democracy. The data used in this paper come up from research which aimed to collect information on all local referendums in the Czech Republic since 1990. Although this aim has not been fully accomplished, the data allow to study the practice of Czech local referendums. Local referendums are divided into several groups (categories of territorial changes, the environment, issues of internal governance of the municipality and others) within which are further analysed. The aim of the paper is to verify the hypothesis that seeks a relationship among the size of the municipality, subject of voting, quorum and voter turnout. The paper also focuses on the factors that have got fundamental impact on the final result of referendum.
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Preferential voting in the elections to the House of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2010 in comparison with elections in 2002 and 2006
Rybová, Drahomíra ; Lebeda, Tomáš (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
There was a record-breaking gain of seats that was based on preference votes in the 2010 election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The aim of my diploma thesis is to determine whether the reason for the above was a more active and effective utilization of the voters' preference votes, or it was a result of the different rules for the preferential voting. The clarification of the reasons is based on the analyses of the quantity of used preference votes from the voters' side, their active participation, and the ability to accumulate votes for several selected candidates. The thesis compares the results of the last election and elections in 2002 and 2006 and explores the differences that had happened in the course of these three elections. The thesis is also focused on models of voting behavior. It monitors which characteristics represent the voters who give the preference votes, and on the contrary, which candidates' characteristics are important for these voters and which are irrelevant.
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Application of the Theory of Coalitions on Regional Level
Švec, Kamil ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
This article aims to analyse the process of constitute district's counsils in Czech Republic after elections in 2000 and 2004. At first it defines the theory of games, theory of rational choice and theory of coalition and it gives their interpretation. It also talks about electoral and party systems as factors which influence the formation of coalitions. Afterwards it focuses on the electoral period since 2000 and it evaluates the results of election to the representative districts in Czech Republic. It talks about the electoral period after 2004 in detail. Generally it evaluates the results of election and compares the theoretical precondition with the origin coalition. It also observed factors which complicated the bargainings about the coalitions. In the conclusion generalize some factors with the influence on the bargaining. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Role of Regions in the Political System of the Czech Republic
Janková, Věra ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Lebeda, Tomáš (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to analyse development of regions in the Czech republic as higher territorial administrative units. The analysis refers to the attitudes of the relevant political parties for their creation, the government's attitude towards the reform of public administration, which led to the creation of higher territorial administration units, i.e. counties, and last but not least author intends to compare the most important draft laws concerning the creation VÚSC. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The impact of Belgian decentralization process on the status and powers of Walloon municipalities
Lažová, Magdalena ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee)
L'objectif de la thse "L'influence de l'impact de la décentralisation belge sur le statut et les pouvoirs des communes wallonnes" est de présenter la politique locale la Région wallonne et souligner la nature de changement sous l'influence du processus de décentralisation. Elle suit le développement de la législation concerneé aux niveaux central et régional au cours de la transformation de la structure de l'Etat unitaire en fédération. La thse représente des unité fédérales et l`Union des villes et communes de Wallonie qui tant que leur représentant devrait faire les pas promouvoir leurs intérts. Ensuite, le document présente les autorités municipales et les aspects importants touchant l'influence de la communauté - son financement, la supervision ou bien la tutelle de l'exécution de la décision municipale, les facons de la coopration des communes et le secteur privé. et des modes de prestation de services. L` analyse de la composition actuelle du Parlement wallon était fait en vue d'identifier la cohérence personnelle entre les politiques communautaire et régionales. La thse ensuite présente un questionnaire lancé pour recevoir les commentaires de leurs propres dirigeants politiques locaux. Ce travail pose la question si les pouvoirs des municipalités en raison du processus de décentralisation ont changé...
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