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Authoritarian Regimes of Rhee Syng-man and Park Chung-hee
Bělinová, Anna ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis entitled "Authoritarian Regimes of Rhee Syng-man and Park Chung-hee" aims to provide a comparative study of authoritarian regimes of the first two South Korean presidents, and their respective impact on the political system and society of South Korea. With the help of diachronic comparison methods, the author of this thesis focuses on the reasons behind the leaders' choice of regime, as well as on the overall changes in the form of government in South Korea which took place since the division of the Korean Peninsula until the end of the seventies.
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The Impact of the Khmer Rouge Rule on the Stability and Position of Cambodia in the Region
Juška, Bohdan ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
My work refers to the modern history of Cambodia and the region of Indochina with the accent on the Khmer Rouge regime. It explores the topic of the impact of the Khmer Rouge regime on three levels- local, regional and global. It gives a brief outline of the historical development from the war of independence to the peace talks in the 1980s. It covers some key historical events, e.g. the Lon Nol's coup d'état in 1970, followed by the Khmer Rouge takeover in 1975, the genocide regime, the response of the neighbouring countries, the Vietnamese invasion in 1978, the establishment of The People's Republic of Kampuchea, reconstruction, peace efforts. It deals with both domestic development and the international and diplomatic relations as well. The work also studies the impact of the volatile Cambodian history on the region and the response of the bi-polar world of the 1970s and 1980s, in the context of the Cold War, primarily of the USA, the Soviet Union and China. It attempts to reveal the Khmer Rouge doctrines, the nature, characteristics and origin of their extremist ideology, the connection with global communist teaching. It also focuses on the aspect of the international law. Other topics mentioned in the work are refugee issues and international tribunals.
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European Union Foreign Policy towards China since 2000
Weselá, Petra ; Matějka, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The topic of this final thesis is EU-China relations since 2000. EU and China are both relatively new actors in the international relations. EU and PRC both have certain potential for the future. EU is an organization of 27 member states, which together make the biggest world economy. China is under Chinese Communist Party leadership; it has the biggest world population and large and fast growing economy. Diplomatic relations were established in 1975 and since then, EU and China have been cooperating in political, economic and other areas. Since 2003 there has been a strategic partnership, which now includes more than 50 sectorial dialogues. On the other hand, there are some problems and drawbacks in the bilateral relations: human rights, Tibet, Taiwan, arms embargo and trade disputes. In this thesis it is examined, whether economic cooperation or European values (human rights, democracy and rule of law) are more important in mutual relations.
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Security Dimension of South Korea’s Foreign Policy
Motýlová, Ivana ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
This diploma thesis analyses the security dimension of South Korea's foreign policy. This analysis is lead by the tools of realism theory: security dilemma, arms races and definition of the state as the main security actor. These tools are considered to be more suitable for the explication of this topic than the tools of social constructivism represented by the so called Copenhagen school and above all its security complex theory. The aim of this thesis is to prove that in the security area of South Korea's foreign policy, security is still viewed in the traditional realistic sense of a one-dimensional military-political security rather than the multi dimensional view of security prevailing in the international relations area since the Cold War end. In this thesis, South Korea's role in the international system is depicted with the emphasis on the security field from the beginning of the 20th century to the contemporary era. Furthermore, the close security area (East Asian region) and direct security area (North Korea) of South Korea are examined. The last chapter consists of an analysis of official government documents concerning the security dimension of current South Korea's foreign policy.
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From emigration to immigration: the case of South Korea
Humplíková, Kateřina ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The thesis focuses on the migration flows of South Korea in the context of South Korean economic boom. The author analyses the relations between economic development and the nature of international migration flows of South Korea. The thesis presents the causes and consequences of economic development, including the social and demographic aspects, as well as the development of migration flows. At first,the development and nature of emigration is presented, followed by the imigration trends, including South Korean imigration and integration policy. The thesis aims to define the correlation between the international migration flows and economic development and apply the South Korean case on the existing theories of international migration.
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Private Military Companies in Africa
Šváb, David ; Kváča, Vladimír (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The Master's thesis "Private Military Companies in Africa" deals with the issues of the private military and security companies and their current position in international security relations. The central thesis of this academic publication is the question whether these commercial companies are capable of representing a significant position within the international community and executing extensive operations in conflict resolution and the subsequent transition towards a stable arrangement of the stricken regions. Essentially, the arguments leading to the key objective of this thesis are drawing upon a comparative study of recent activities of PMCs on the African continent, a discursive analysis of the approach towards these private subjects, as well as their international legal status. Consequently, by relying on the gathered information from the aforementioned research, the most substantial section of the text offers basic models of potential widespread use of private military companies in connection with national states and international organizations and explains the benefits resulting from this shift towards privatization of global security. Furthermore, the publication points out specific contemporary cases for the prospective application of PMCs and analyses the space for this industry within the existing international system.
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Soft power in Taiwan's diplomatic practice
Nová, Šárka ; Peterková, Jana (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
Due to its fragile position in the international community, Taiwan has used soft power projection and public diplomacy tools to present its values and to enforce its national interests. This work identifies and examines principal sources and instruments of soft power implemented in Taiwan's diplomatic practice. Taiwan is attractive to other countries especially for its values, culture and economic strength. It currently enhances its influence mainly via cultural projects, educational programs, foreign policy practice, economic soft power, gastrodiplomacy and media, specifically focusing on development and humanitarian aid, active participation in international bodies and clarifying its standpoint towards PRC, celebrity diplomacy, and on publishing foreign language books and informational texts about the country. It will be crucial for the future of Taiwan's public diplomacy to either focus on areas that have not been attractive so far, or to use the strategy of niche diplomacy. With better institutional coordination, well-targeted public diplomacy strategy and national brand making, Taiwan can continue in making its world image better.
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Human Rights in China´s African Policy
Fiala, Petr ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The thesis deals with the analysis of the importance of human rights issues in China's foreign policy in Africe. Its aim is to assess the importance of this issue in relations between China and Africa, and the perspective of changes of its importance in the further development of these relations. The thesis examines, how the Chinese stance on human rights is reflected in its foreign policy in Africa, and what impacts on their relations it has. In addition, it estimates how the further development influences Chinese approach to the issue of human rights. At first, the work analyzed the human rights issue and the International human rights regime. Then it studied the special African and Chinese stance on the issue of human rights. Further it analyzed Chinese foreign policy, and the projecting of the human rights issue into the foreign policy. Then the work analyzed the relations between China and Africa, and the significance of human rights issue in it. Finally, the thesis deals with the changing of the Chinese approach to human rights in Africa.
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