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Slovak parliamentary elections of 2016 with a focus on the success of L'SNS
Tyl, David ; Stauber, Jakub (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the surprising electoral success of the far-right L'SNS in the 2016 parliamentary elections. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to answer the research question what led to this electoral success. To answer the research question, the thesis draws on data from the CSES post-election sociological study. The thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical parts. The content of the theoretical part includes definitions of the far right, basic concepts related to the issue, and general knowledge about what makes voters choose the far right. Based on the given theoretical knowledge, hypotheses are formulated concerning Slovak elections and L'SNS voters. The empirical part is divided into two parts, the first part is an introduction to the Slovak political system and environment during the parliamentary elections. The second and main part is the elaboration and evaluation of the post-election study, which contains the answers of L'SNS and other candidates' voters to the different questions. The answers given will then provide an overview of the socio-economic, geographical and other characteristics of L'SNS voters, their previous voting record in the elections and their comparison with other entities. The conclusion of this paper then confirms or refutes hypotheses about the...
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Who Is the Far-Right Voter in Slovakia Today?
Kocábek, Pavel ; Kubátová, Hana (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
This thesis deals with far-right parties in Slovakia. The objective is to compare them based on selected factors in order to answer the question: Who is the far-right voter in Slovakia today? For this purpose, the most successful far-right parties in recent years were chosen: the Slovak National Party (SNS), the People's Party Our Slovakia (ĽSNS), and a new formation called Republic. The factors adopted are characteristics and genesis, electorate and geographic support definition, and electoral volatility. The paper is divided into four parts. The first part concerns the far-right in Eastern Europe and Slovakia especially. In the second part, the focus is placed on the milestones that shaped and changed the Slovak political environment. Specifically, these are the Slovak state, the transformation period, Mečiar and anti-Hungarian politics, the fall of Mečiar, Fico and a government with the SNS, and the murder of Ján Kuciak. The third chapter analyses individual parties according to the factors mentioned above. Finally, the comparison itself is approached, where differences are identified but particularly parallels. Based on these findings, the author subsequently answers the research question.
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International Jewish organizations as political actors
Kůstková, Daniela ; Kubátová, Hana (advisor) ; Tesař, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis builds on the existing discussion about transnational interactions and transnational advocacy networks with a case study dedicated to Jewish NGOs. Activities of five international Jewish organisations in relation to the Visegrad Group countries were analysed, with attention focused on advocacy of the international Jewish organisations against anti- Semitism. The activities of the NGOs were interpreted in the context of the transnational advocacy networks theory by Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink which is suitable especially for value-oriented political actors. The thesis describes the strategies by which the international Jewish organizations try to enter politics to advance their own agendas. Public statements responding to current political events, direct calls on political authorities to change behaviour or political decisions, arranging face-to-face meetings with political authorities and forming coalitions with local Jewish communities were identified as the most frequently used strategies by the international Jewish organisations to enter politics. The analysis of the activities of the international Jewish organizations also showed that these actors base their authority on their professional character and that they at all times seek to act as serious political...
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Promotion of lifelong learning and mobility in secondary schools in the Moravian Silesian Region
Kubátová Ortová, Hana ; Trunda, Jiří (advisor) ; Svoboda, Petr (referee)
The opening chapters of the diploma thesis describe European Union strategic plans and measures aiming to create suitable conditions for adult lifelong learning. The goal of this diploma thesis is to give an overview of how secondary schools participate on these strategic plans. The topic of the adult lifelong learning at secondary schools is approached mainly in connection with the Act 179/2006 Coll. describing validation and recognition of further learning results. The diploma thesis than describes in detail subsidies available for schools to support the so called mobilities. In the research part the dissertation attempts to determine correlation between the size or type of a school and its succes rate in retraining programmes or its engagement in mobilities. The selected research sample consists of secondary schools from the Moravian-Silesian region. The selection of the topic was influenced by the objectives defined in the strategic document "ET 2020" (Education and Training 2020). The first defined goal of this document is "to implement lifelong learning and mobility into learning". KEYWORDS: Youth in action Agency, NAEP Agency, ET 2020, school mobilities, national qualification system, Education for Competitiveness Operational Programme, school networks, UNIV project, validation and...
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Storytelling and Reconciliation: Shifts in Frames and Discursive Narratives in Listeners of the Initiative "My Story" in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oberpfalzerová, Hana ; Aslan, Emil (advisor) ; Stojarová, Věra (referee) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
Storytelling and Reconciliation: Shifts in Frames and Discursive Narratives in Listeners of the Initiative "My Story" in Bosnia and Herzegovina Hana Oberpfalzerová Abstract In Bosnia and Herzegovina, two non-governmental organizations have been running the initiative "My Story" within which three war victims, one Bosniak, one Serb and one Croat, tell their wartime stories and their way to reconciliation in public testimonies in a side-by-side, live setting to an audience of young people or ordinary citizens. The aim of the initiative is to promote reconciliation in the listeners. This doctoral dissertation integrates several disparate fields in order to create an analytical framework for inferring attitude shifts from the discursive narratives recalled by the listeners, and from the frames that connect the single narratives to broader societal discourses within these discursive narratives. Three public testimonies were analyzed and interviews with eighteen listeners from the three Bosnian nations were conducted, some of which were interviewed by phone about four months later to check for further attitude changes. The interview material was analyzed inductively by the means of thematic discourse analysis in order to identify the underlying discursive narratives that were then regrouped into dimensions or...
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Comparison of the Position of the Presidents of Poland and Slovakia
Klapal, Ondřej ; Just, Petr (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Comparison of the Position of Presidents of Poland and Slovakia" compares positions of the heads of states of the two neighbouring countries. It focuses mainly on the Third Polish Republic and the independent Slovak Republic but it deals with previous periods too. Due to the fact that the classification of the countries as parliamentarism or semi-presidentialism is one of the aims of the thesis, one part focuses on theory of these democratic political systems and position of presidents in them. Constitutional powers in relation to other parts of state power are not the only problem analyzed. Part of the thesis describes also the real position of the presidents. Comparison of constitutional and real powers of presidents of Poland and Slovakia verified thesis that Polish president is more powerful than his Slovak counterpart, but it can be applied only for real powers. Their constitutional powers are similar.
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National Democracy and Issue of the New Antisemitism
Michal, Aleš ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the analysis of question of the new antisemitism in materials of the Czech nonparliamentary political party ‚National Democracy' and with speeches or arcticles of its representatives, especially of chairman Adam B. Bartoš, who attends to Judaism and Zionism. After short introduction term ‚antisemitism' and description of its history follow theoretical part, which analyze views of authors, who deal with this question. Authors are divided into two categories: first group are authors pro-new concept of the ‚new antisemitism', the second group is against it. Next part of this thesis describe National Democracy representatives' relations to Judaism and Zionism by force of thematical chapters. On concrete examples is there described not only evolution, but also current reflection of this theme. The last part by force of comparative analysis describe, which characteristics agree with the party's attitudes, eventually on what basis move it.
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Trianon treaty - still alive?
Šándor, Tomáš ; Kučera, Jan (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is an analytical view on Slovak-Hungarian relations between 1989 - 2010 with a particular focus on the Treaty of Trianon reminiscence present at the political scene of both countries. The thesis illustrates the Slovak- Hungarian relations on both - interstate and intrastate niveau. In particular, the thesis focuses on controversial issues occurring at Slovakia's and Hungary's political scene that induced immense discrepancies accompanied by revisionist tendencies. The thesis structure consists of five chronologically - ordered main chapters. Each chapter is dedicated to certain time period analysis. The chapter named "The Treaty of Trianon" provides us with historical keystone. The following chapters are dealing with most recent relevant affairs being resposible for creating the qualitative niveau of Slovak-Hungarian relations between 1989 - 2010. The political processes in the Slovak-Hungarian political field recapitulation alongside with the evaluation of the up-to-date presence the Treaty of Trianon reminiscence are to be handled with in the conclusice chapter of this thesis.
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Vice Presidency in the U.S. Executive Branch
Dohnal, Vojtěch ; Kotábová, Věra (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
The thesis deals with the vice-president's office of the USA, his powers and his position in the American executive. Considering relatively limited constitutional definition of the vice-presidency, also circumstances of the historic evolution of election this function and issues of vice-president's succession to the presidential office are the subjects of my thesis. The vice-president's selection in the United States of America used to be for many reasons a very important and by the public desirously awaited decision of a presidential candidate before presidential elections. This is the reason, why the thesis deals also with the issue of the impact of the vice-president's nomination on a presidential campaign.
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