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Interpelation in CR in years 1993-2010
Krause, Eva ; Doubek, Vratislav (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
Title: The institute of interpellations in the Czech Republic between the years 1996-2010 Author: Eva Krause Department: Department of Political Science Supervisor: Doc. Vratislav Doubek, Ph.D. Abstract: The central theme of the presented bachelor thesis is one of the control mechanisms of national parliaments - the institute of interpellations. The actual and controversial condition of this institute reflected by experts and lay public was the impulse for devising the study for the proposer. The presented text is the analysis of the institute of interpellations since 1996 till the last parliamentary election in 2010. There has been lower interest in using interpellations by deputies and loss of their usefulness which is evident since 1996. The task of the analysis is to prove and clarify this fact, as well as discover distinct tendencies and changes in practise of interpellations for this period. The author will make a comparison through party political spectrum and expressing the transformation in interactions between government and the parliament, more precisely the deputies of particular political parties. The research will be executed by method of quantitative and qualitative analysis and comparison. The author will use primary sources as well as secondary literature. The assembly papers and...
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Comparison of Status of Displaced German Inhabitans after the World War II. in German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany
Rajnišová, Jana ; Vilímek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
The thesis "Comparison of Status of Displaced German Inhabitants after the World War II in German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany" focuses on status of German inhabitants forcedly displaced from Czechoslovakia. In the first part is concerned with the process of transfer itself, its theoretical background and the development of plans of different actors. Next part covers the process of the displacement and the case of problematic numerical expression of scale of the process. The following chapters analyze the status of displaced German inhabitants on the political, economic and social level in Allied occupied Germany as well in the latter both German's republics. The aim is to compare how divided Germany faced the influx of big amount of new inhabitants. Keywords Displacement, Germany, German democratic republic, Federal republic of Germany, Central Europe, Europe after WWII, forced migration, integration
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Structural policy in the Czech Republic - possibilities and limits of multi-level governance concept
Nigová, Eva ; Polášek, Martin (advisor) ; Jireš, Jan (referee)
This thesis is a case study which in the theoretical part deals with the concept of multi-level governance and its usefulness for study of the structural policy in the Czech Republic In the empirical part the basic postulates of this approach are applied to the functioning of the structural policy in the CR and subsequently reviewed. The projects funded by EU structural funds are used for the empirical review. On these examples it is examined, if and to what extent and in what way it is possible to consider the multi-level governance's concept basic postulates valid. According to set criteria and subsequent evaluation of completed projects, this concept to the operation of the structural policy in the CR does not endorse. Key words: multi-level governance, structural policy, regional policy, structural funds
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Sweden and European Integration in the Field of Security
Burda, Tomáš ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
The thesis "Sweden and European Integration in the Field of Security" deals with the Swedish role in the military dimension of the EU"s Common Security Policy. The thesis applies the concept of "Integration Dilemma" that forms the basis of the theory of national integration policy formulated by Nikolaj Petersen. The thesis draws on Petersen"s premise that all states involved in integration sooner or later experience an integration dilemma constituted by difficult choices between preserving autonomy and exercising influence on other participants. According to Petersen the salience of the integration dilemma differs among states depending on their influence capability, stress sensitivity and degree of identification with ideological sources of integration. Petersen argues that to handle the dilemma, national governments will most likely use adaptive strategies typical for the "balancing policy" mode. Petersen also predicts that countries characterised by high stress sensitivity, limited influence capability and aloofness from the ethos of European integration will perceive the dilemma as highly salient. Petersen assumes that integration policies of those countries will also include strategies characteristic for the "acquiescent" or "quiescent" mode. Petersen"s hypotheses are tested in the analysis of...
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Advisory bodies and expertise in the Czech politics : epistemic communities and the influence on the reforms of higher education and pension system
Merklová, Kateřina ; Polášek, Martin (advisor) ; Vargovčíková, Jana (referee)
Advisory Bodies and Expertise in the Czech Politics - Epistemic Communities and the Influence on the Reforms of Higher Education and Pension System Master thesis Bc. Kateřina Merklová The Master thesis Advisory Bodies and Expertise in the Czech Politics - Epistemic Communities and the Influence on the Reforms of Higher Education and Pension System concerns with the relation between politics and expertise. So-called epistemic community represents the knowledge interpreter that we consider an independent actor in the political process. In the theoretical part of the text, we have explained the original definition of the concept as well as its critics and case studies that cover various contexts. Following most of the authors, we have applied a looser definition of the concept and deconstructed its rigid criteria. The empirical part of the thesis presents a case study (N=4) based on comparative methods that analyzes variable influence of four particular epistemic communities (the authors of the White Paper on Tertiary Education, Bezdek's Committee, Bezdek's Committee II, and the National Economic Council) on policy-making process and its sources. Regarding our intention and research questions, we have chosen two qualitative methods - in-depth interviews and content analysis of relevant texts. We have...
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A Common European Energy Policy: Perspectives and Limits of Cooperation
Kupka, Jiří ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
A Common European Energy Policy: Perspectives and Limits of Cooperation ABSTRACT (Jiří Kupka) The aim of the work is to assess the prospects and limits of cooperation in the area of European Union Energy Policy and it primarily from the perspective of the Member States. To this purpose, there is a research of an evolution of integration in the energy field (pointed contemporary development - i.e. mainly the last twelve years), approach of the European Commission and in particular there are attitudes and the energy policies of the two EU Member States - France and Germany. The whole work is divided into two main parts - a theoretical section and an empirical analysis. In the first part, the author seeks to define the terms "Energy security" and "Energy Policy" from the perspective of several authors. Subsequently, it is carried out the examination of the development of Energy policy of EU - the European Commission initiatives are researched in particular. Besides, it is examined and evaluated the current status of the implementation of the Union's actions (policy) - especially in area of the individual systems of energy markets of the aforementioned states.
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Josef Macek and the Programmatic Debates in the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSDSD) from 1924 to 1938
Polášek, Martin ; Havelka, Miloš (advisor) ; Doležalová, Antonie (referee) ; Kárník, Zdenek (referee)
Josef Macek and the Programmatic Debates in the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSDSD) from 1924 to 1938. This thesis deals with the programmatic debates in the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSDSD) from 1924 to 1938. The debate is analyzed in three ways: Firstly, its chronological development is given same as the link between the various topics discussed. The second part researches the structural features of the debate (external context, institutional environment, social profile of discussants, the structural cleavages like generation conflict or the relationship between theorists and decison-makers etc.). In the final part the content differences among discussants are analyzed in respect to a few selected issues (the foundation of socialism, the role of intelligence in the socialist party, the relationship to the state, the evolutionary way to socialism). Marxism is understood as the primary axis of the debate . In relation to it I speak about three intraparty streams, which were repeatedly clashing and which differed not only in the approach to Marxism as such or in solution forms which resulted from it, but also in their generational affiliation and its influence on the programmatic profile of the party as a whole: The left stream, the youngest generation, was based on Marxism with the...
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The Impact of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack on the Evolution of EU's Security Policies
Novotná, Jana ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with the impact of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the evolution of EU's security policies. The thesis's aim is to investigate whether this event led to tightening of security measures in the European Union as well as to reviewing the existing security policy under the influence of the United States of America. The first section deals with the development of European security institutions before terrorist attack 9/11 and after, with the aim to ellucidate changes at the level of institutions. The second section analyzes individual security policy areas, such as EU's immigration policy, transnational police cooperation and the protection of EU citizens's personal data.
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