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Changing Public Opinion in Finland on NATO Membership in the Context of the Ukrainian Crisis
Kratinová, Dominika ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
Finland is nowadays a prosperous Nordic country, a member of the European Union, supporter of the EU-Russian relations and is one of the most developed economies in the world. Finland still has a unique role in maintaining friendly relations with Russia and therefore we can assume that Finland does not pursue NATO membership, because it would most definitely be perceived as threatening by the Russians. The Ukrainian crisis changed views of many people on Russian foreign relations and made the public, politicians and entire countries question what is Russia capable of and whether it should be perceived as a threat. Because of the Ukrainian Crisis, opinions in Finland are changing and developing and the NATO membership is seen from a brand new perspective and the much treasured policy of nonalignment is being reconsidered as well. That is the issue that I am going to research and examine in this thesis. I will describe changes in public opinion on NATO membership and general safety of Finland, because this public opinion has varied over the last decade and the Ukrainian crisis was the reason for these changes. In order to find answers to these issues, I performed a complex analysis of information coming from several sources, as well as results of research of public opinion and interviews with Finnish...
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Role of external radio broadcasting in the Czech public diplomacy
Hosenseidlová, Petra ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The thesis Role of external radio broadcasting in the Czech public diplomacy deals with the audiovisual (radio and television) external broadcasting operated by the state. It focuses on the Czech external broadcasting represented by the radio station Radio Prague. The broadcasting is arranged by the Czech Radio and financed by the ministry of foreign affairs. The aim of this thesis is to describe the task of Radio Prague in contemporary Czech public diplomacy. It looks at the station's programming, extent of the broadcasting and its orientation. It is concerned with the relation of Radio Prague to the state and compares the Czech model with models of main democratic countries in the Euro-Atlantic space. It takes into consideration the small and medium-sized and also transition states' public diplomacy specifics. It is interested in the position of Radio Prague in the Czech public diplomacy and with the position of the public diplomacy as a whole in the Czech foreign policy. The thesis uses the analysis of relevant primary documents relating to the Czech public diplomacy and external radio broadcasting and information from personal interviews with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and Radio Prague.
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Immigration Policy of the European Union: Legal Status of Third-Country Residents
Krivenkaya, Yana ; Pulgret, Miroslav (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
This master thesis deals with the issue of development of the EU immigration policy and expansion of the rights of third-country nationals who have been legally residing in the territory of the Union throughout this development. The aim of this thesis is to outline the crucial milestones in the form of primary and secondary legislation that led to the broadening of the scope of rights of third-country nationals in the Union, while examining their legal status in the Union in general and in the Member States in particular. The first part of this master thesis introduces the historical background, outlines the development in context of the European Union and provides the categorisation of legal third-country nationals residing in the territory of the EU, whereas the second part of the thesis deals with transposition of European legislation into national legislation of the selected Member States - Germany and the Czech Republic - while drawing a line of compliance and emphasising local requirements that were introduced in addition to (but not exceeding the scope of limitation provided by) EU legislation. In order to be able to determine the quality and ease of fit between the EU and the receiving Member States the descriptive content analysis is employed. In the second part of this thesis it is case...
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FDI drop in Slovakia during the economic crisis (2008-2010)
Stoila, Martin ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The thesis discusses the causes of the sudden FDI drop in Slovakia during the economic crisis when R. Fico's government was in power. The drop came after Euro adoption, deep structural reforms and overall attractiveness of the country for the foreign investors. Mainly qualitative methods are utilized in the paper - coding was found to be the most appropriate method to analyze the reasons companies stated for leaving the country. Almost 64% of the investors mentioned crisis as the main cause of their departure. It was followed by company's strategy, the government's policies, strong currency and old machinery and technologies used in the factory. Thus, the hypothesis, which stated that the main reason for FDI plunge were policies of then government in combination with effects of economic crisis, was not confirmed.
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Dalai Lama's Diplomacy in International Politics
Jančová, Martina ; Karmazin, Aleš (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with Dalai Lama's speeches, whose records are searchable on the Internet. At the beginning of this work, the basic concept of norm and normative entrepreneur is defined and the overall methodological procedure of the presented work is introduced. Thereafter, the historical context necessary to understand the context of this work and summarize the significant milestones of the life of the 14th Dalai Lama is presented. Subsequently, individual performances are presented in more detail, which are divided into groups according to their place and time. Then we analyze the Dalai Lama's statements and the standards presented to the audience. In conclusion, we find that the Dalai Lama's statements do not differ in the selected period and that the same values are held. From the analysis of Dalai Lama's statements, it is clear that there are the same values, and the Dalai Lama is thus a normative entrepreneur.
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Comparison of approaches to the radical Islam and the integration of Muslims in selected EU member states
Raffaj, Ivan ; Kučera, Tomáš (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The thesis offers a comparison of integration of Muslims and approaches toward radical Islam in three countries: Germany, France, and Sweden. These three countries used to represent three main integration types. The thesis argue that these three types do not longer exist and tries to verify convergence hypothesis. This is done by the analysis of particular selected aspects of integration of Muslims and counter-radicalization and counter-terrorism measures related to radical Islam in every examined country. The thesis further evaluates the effectiveness of integration and counter-radicalization approaches in selected countries and indicates which country appears to be the most effective based on selected criteria. Based on the analysis of individual countries, the thesis assumes which integration and counter-radicalization approaches or their combination toward Muslims might be the most effective.
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Dublin system's impact on asylum policy in the Czech Republic
Svobodová, Nikola ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the application of the Dublin system in the Czech Republic. The descriptive part of the thesis is mapping the development of the Dublin system, criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States, and Eurodac database, complementing the entire Dublin system. The descriptive part is followed by analytical part. This part analyzes the Dublin cases and their links to asylum requests. Specifically, it is concerned with the number of Dublin cases in the Czech Republic together with their breakdown to sent and received requests and also breakdown according to nationalities of the Dublin cases. The analysis concludes that the Dublin mode contributed to the decrease of the asylum requests in the Czech Republic, but it has not influenced the nationality composition of the asylum seekers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Danish and Swedish reactions to the Brexit referendum outcome
Mariničová, Eva ; Knutelská, Viera (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
This bachelor thesis called "Danish and Swedish reactions to the Brexit referendum outcome" deals with the immediate reactions of two member countries on the outcome of British referendum and reflections on initial negotiations. The decision of British voters did not only cause a political earthquake on British side, the departure of Great Britain has no parallel in sixty year history of European communities. It is clear, that this decision will have major implications on both the internal cohesion of the European Union and the position of each member state towards European integration. The aim of this thesis is to analyse declarations and statements of Danish and Swedish government officials and observe, whether these participants mention these particular factors, that being the economic interconnection, similar perception of European integration and certain closeness in EU decision-making as their reasons. Both Denmark and Sweden had always been considered Great Britain's closest allies, they share significant economic bonds between each other and have always been considered as countries with the highest inclination towards Euroscepticism, for this reason I expect these factors to be discussed. Thesis concludes that these factors do appear, mainly aspect concerning economic interests.
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