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Civil society and civil participation at municipal level (case study of Prague 5 district)
Bazgerová, Martina ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Lisa, Aleš (referee)
In connection with a process of democratization of the Czech Republic the topic of an civil society becomes more and more topical. This study focuses mainly on one of its functions -- civil participation -- and on the case of the Czech Republic it proves Beck's hypothesis that civil society and civil participation mobilize itself in reaction on critical situation, and it tries to find an explanation of this hypothesis. To set criteria for analyzing the given hypothesis, and its subsequent explanation the condition of civil society in the Czech Republic is analyzed with regard to both historical and contemporary influences and public opinions of citizens. Then, the study moves to verifying the main hypothesis on the case of the Prague 5 district. For this purpose analyzing of medial causes and mainly reactions of citizens to it, is used.
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The goernment campaign for the american radar
Lokajíček, Jan ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Müller, Karel (referee)
This work analyzes the use of political marketing in campaign for the American radar in the Czech Republic. Its objective is to analyze the key factors which led to the failure of that campaign. At the beginning, political negotiations which led to the idea of radar are mentioned, followed by description of how the campaign was arranged by the government and what the promotional materials were. At the end, the campaign is analysed from the point of view of political marketing.
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The Past and Present of Australian Immigration Policy
Vávrová, Tereza ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Muller, Karel (referee)
This paper deals with Australian immigration policy, its evolution and current situation. It analyses different waves of immigration to Australia from 1788, describing the first British migration, gold related Chinese migration or 19th century non-british migration. It goes further to explain controversial White Australia Policy including The Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 and core concepts of whiteness and Britishness. The post-war mass immigration program is then described in detail and its relation to shift away from White Australia is shown. The objective of keeping Australia white and British was substantially modified through the 1950s and 1960s. It was Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who officialy ended the White Australia Policy in 1973 and gave its support to the concept of multiculturalism. Measures of the Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments concerning immigration policy are also treated. The theme of Czechs and Slovaks in Australia is included, emphasizing on personal story of one czech immigrant. As the perception of immigration in Australia evolved from assimilation to multicultural society, the Australian approach to multiculturalism is covered in the next part of the thesis. Critical views on multiculturalism are decribed as well as the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in 1990s or the topic of Australian Muslims. Changes in immigration policy under the Howard government and possible directions of new Labor government are outlined in the next chapter, including issues of refugees, current visa system in Australia or public attitudes towards immigrants.
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Political parties in Slovakia between 1989 and 2006 and their impact on the civil society
Spišáková, Stanislava ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Vymětal, Petr (referee)
The primary goal of this thesis is the analysis of the party system and civil society in Slovakia between 1989 and 2006 (when the last parliamentary elections were held), their dynamics and mutual influence. The collapse of the Communist regime started the process of democratization and the emergence of a new party system, which sparked the birth of Slovakian society. In addition to that, the process of democratization was significantly affected by the break of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. The thesis is divided into three chapters. In the first chapter, the reader is acquired with the theoretical aspects of the issue. The second chapter forms the core of the work and analyzes the individual results of parliamentary elections and the newly emerging political parties. In the last third chapter the author on the silhouette of the previous chapter's findings analyzes the systemic changes in civil society in Slovakia during the given period.
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Analysis of political culture in the Czech Republic
Šmíd, Petr ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Rohrbacher, Tomáš (referee)
The work is based on the definition of political culture and the evolution of political culture in the Czech society from the time of the Austrian Empire to the present. This analysis uses the concept of Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba given in the book The Civic Culture. Author seeks to characterize its various features and tendences and the reasons for their emergence. The first part deals with the very concept of political culture and the difficulty of its precise definition and with the existence of various definitions and concepts. In the next part the author analyzes the gradual emergence of the individual features and their change in different periods of Czech history. After that are listed the various features of the current political culture of the Czech society. Author tries to answer the question whether the Czech political culture in its development hold certain trends and patterns of behavior and whether it is possible to expect changes in the development of political culture in the Czech Republic in the near future.
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European public sphere - analysis of the media discourse
Šedivá, Lucie ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Faturová, Marie (referee)
The bachelor thesis is based on the assumption that the formation of a European public sphere is desirable. In order to successfully tackle problems that transcend the boundaries of nation states, a majority of votes at the transnational level is necessary . If EU decision-making is to be considered legitimate, it is necessary to create a European public sphere, that would control the policy of the EU. In the first part of the work, the thesis deals with the assumptions, forms, and conditions of the creation of a European public sphere. The work justified the view that the formation of a European public sphere is possible and the conditions of its creation are determined. In the second part of this thesis, the political news of Czech public television CT and German public television ZDF are reviewed. CT currently broadcasts more programs concerning the EU and European issues are expressed with better quality. Both CT and ZDF inform the public about what is happening in the EU from a national perspective and in their programs, they do not discuss the specifics of EU policy.
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