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Reconstruction of the Development of Voegelin's Idea of Totalitarian Rule
Petrová, Eliška ; Německý, Marek (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
The thesis "Reconstruction of the Development of Voegelin's Idea of Totalitarian Rule" traces the evolution of Eric Voegelin's understanding of totalitarian governance. Voegelin is noteworthy as an anti-Nazi political theorist, a native German who was compelled to emigrate from Vienna to the USA due to his views, where he continued his studies on totalitarianism. His concept of totalitarianism is examined primarily through the Nazi regime of the Third Reich and its critique. The work is divided into three parts: the first part derives the conception of totalitarianism primarily from Voegelin's work in the pre-war and war periods; the second follows the development of his views post-war; the third part compares Voegelin's views with those of the Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt. This comparison reveals contrasting perspectives on Nazism, totalitarianism, and political power, providing deeper insight into the diversity of theoretical stances towards totalitarian systems of the era. By examining the views of these ideologically opposed authors, we can envisage what the intellectual debate about political systems might have looked like during World War II. Beyond political systems, Voegelin's views also touch upon contemporary society and long-term trends within it, such as the decline of faith. The...
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Sankční politika EU v sino-evropských vztazích
Petrová, Eliška ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (referee)
The main objective of this thesis is to assess whether the arms embargo from 1989 removal is an option for the European Union. The paper is divided into two major chapters. The first chapter introduces the theoretical framework of EU sanction policy and restrictive measures. Also, the timeline and reasons for the embargo imposition are described. The second one examines Sino-European relations in terms of political discourse and especially arms trade because both are connected with the topic of the arms embargo. The approaches towards the embargo of all actors are also discussed.
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China's soft power of People's Republic of China with focus on public diplomacy
Petrová, Eliška ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The projection of soft power and public diplomacy of People's Republic of China is the topic of this thesis. It analyses the topic in general and shows only selected content for better understanding of the soft power projection. The first chapter represents theoretical concepts for the terms soft power and public diplomacy and defines it. The second chapter analyses some of the strategy and instruments of Chinese soft power and public diplomacy. The third chapter briefly introduces the projection of Chinese soft power to the selected regions, Africa, Europe and South East and East Asia.
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