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Common Asylum Policy of the European Union-the Process of its Forming and Development from the 90's up to Date
Havlíčková, Nikola ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Jůzová, Lucie (referee)
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd / Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110 01 Praha 1 info@fsv.cuni.cz, tel: 222 112 111 www.fsv.cuni.cz Dle čl. 4 Opatření rektora č. 6/2010 o Zpřístupnění elektronické databáze závěrečných prací http://www.cuni.cz/UK-3470.html a čl. 1 Opatření děkana 29/2010 se z časového hlediska závěrečné práce dělí do tří skupin: a. "nové práce", tj. práce odevzdávané k obhajobě počínaje 29. 9. 2010, b. "starší práce", tj. práce odevzdané k obhajobě od 1. 1. 2006 do 28. 9. 2010, c. "práce před rokem 2006", tj. práce odevzdané k obhajobě před 1. 1. 2006. V tomto případě jde o "starší práci" odevzdanou k obhajobě od 1. 1. 2006 do 28. 9. 2010. Omlouváme se, ale dokument není v elektronické verzi k dispozici.
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Towards the New World Order? A Geopolitical study of Neo-Eurasianism and Meridionalism.
Morgado Albino, Nuno ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kofroň, Jan (referee) ; Békési, László (referee)
To answer the research question Are Neo-Eurasianism and Meridionalism somehow related to a New World Order? from the geopolitical studies' angle, was the center of gravity of this thesis. In that context, the main goal was to analyze and compare Neo-Eurasianism and Meridionalism, characterizing them as ideologies. In the same line, it was also explained how those ideologies aim to shape a New World Order. Therefore, Neo-Eurasianism and Meridionalism were characterized as strategic plans as well. The theoretical approach included assumptions from the realist theoretical tradition of International Relations, but the priority was given to the geopolitical studies' approach tout court. The thesis is eminently a qualitative study, and the system of methods and techniques includes the phenomenological method, case study (comparative and single), process tracing and political personality profiling. In respect to the structure, after having contextualized and explained both the geopolitical studies' framework and the neoclassical geopolitics' model in PART I, the study described and analyzed Neo-Eurasianist ideology and strategic plan in PART II. Whereas PART III was devoted to describe and to analyze Brazilian School of Geopolitics and Meridionalism as ideology and strategic plan, PART IV focused on the...
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Transition of Russian Federation to unitary state and transition of Ukraine to federation?
Veselka, Radek ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
Two opposing tendencies of a vertical power structure in territories of Russian federations and Ukraine are being discussed in this theses. Based on articles of some experts, the basic functional differences between the unitary state and federation are explained. They are then applied on two specific cases. In this theses there is described the development of Russian federalism as well as formation of a vertical system structure in Ukraine. Based on adopted laws, the difference between constitutional standards and real-life practice are examined. According to this theses, we can see in Russia, especially since inauguration of president Putin, rising centralization tendencies, while Ukraine has gone through the process of decentralization reform since 2014. There is introduced federalization of Ukraine as a possibility for future development in the end of this theses.
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Simplified decision-making or concealed strategy? A test of Peter Coleman's Attractor Landscape Model using a comparative case study of the Israel-Palestine peace process 2007-2011.
Pepper, James Daniel ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
Peter Coleman's (2011) Attractor Landscape Model (ALM) is a promising new framework for analysing and tackling intractable conflicts: conflicts that are highly destructive and highly resistant to conflict resolution. However, this thesis suggests that Coleman's ALM may be based on unreliable assumptions about homogenous group psychology. The aim is to test the reliability of the ALM from this perspective, and to suggest ways to successfully operationalise the ALM. The reliability of the ALM is tested using the case study of professional negotiators in the Israel- Palestine Track-I peace process 2007-2011. 12 interviews are conducted with negotiators from four key actors: the EU, the US, Israel and the Negotiation Support Unit (NSU). The transcripts of these interviews are coded for patterns of 'behaving' and 'thinking', and tested against five hypotheses derived from negotiation theories and the Conceptual Integrative Complexity Scoring Manual (Baker- Brown et al., 1992). It is concluded that the case study of the Israel-Palestine Track-I peace process 2007-2011 generally provides support for the attractor landscape model. However, negotiators from the NSU stood out as a significant exception. This suggests that future studies using the ALM should investigate potentially significant differences in...
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The role of the United Russia in political system of the Russian Federation
Vondráčková, Dominika ; Příhoda, David (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
With the beginning of new millennium the political atmosphere in Russia started to change significantly. The number of political parties dramatically decreased and in 2001 was formed soon to be strongest party - the United Russia. Since then the overall centralization of the system had started - it happened to be more difficult for smaller parties to reach the Duma mandates, media are influenced more than before and NGOs with certain political opinions are forbidden to operate. In this environment exists the United Russia - the party of power - not a platform for discussion, which a political party should be, but a tool of Kremlin, which reminds more a center of elites, power and means. In the beginning of the text are described competitive and non-competitive party systems. The current party system of Russia is there acknowledged as a party system with pragmatic- hegemonic party. Further the text follows the evolution and changes of the party system in Russia, the electoral reforms and overall changes since 1999 to the present. Then the ideology of Russia in international environment is discussed as well as the ideology of the United Russia. The text shows, that even though the United Russia declares an ideology, in reality it could be found only scarcely.
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Immigration policy and labor migration in the Russian Federation: the case of St. Petersburg
Mayorova, Natalia ; Šánová, Lucie (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the problem of legal and illegal labor migration in the Russian Federation, both at federal and local levels, namely in St. Petersburg. The thesis has two main objectives and firstly focuses on the federal level. There it attempts to map current migration trends in the Russian Federation with an emphasis on labor migration, its legislation and rights and the status of working migrants in Russian society. It examines the development of migration policy of the Russian Federation from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present towards a particular group of people. The author of this thesis tries to analyze it critically and to evaluate the effectiveness and the adequacy of taken measures. In order to fulfill the first objective, some additional questions were put. An integral part of the thesis is an analysis of the integration policy of the Russian Federation vis-à-vis working migrants and problems faced by labor migrants on Russian territory. The second objective is to monitor development and current migration situation in the second largest city of the Russian Federation - St. Petersburg. This is a case study, where the emphasis is placed on labor migration and the way how the amendments to federal immigration laws affect the situation in the regions.
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The problematics of Kosovo and Crimea from International Law point of view
Fejfar, Jakub ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Landovský, Jakub (referee)
The thesis deals with the international legal aspects of secession and the right to self-determination of nations. This issue will be presented in more detail on the cases of Kosovo and the Crimea. The aim of the thesis is to clarify the problems of Kosovo and the Crimea using the terminology of international law. In this paper, we will try to find answers to two research questions and whether it is possible to apply the conclusions of the MSD opinion on the independence of Kosovo in the case of the Crimea? Furthermore, whether there has been a violation of international law by the Russian authorities in the Crimea? The thesis is divided into four chapters. In the first are used the concepts of international law. In the second chapter, the notion of Art Nouveau and the development of the principle of the right to self-determination are theoretically defined in their present form. The third chapter is then focused on Kosovo. The greatest attention will be paid to the declaration of independence in 2008 and, in particular, to that of the International Court of Justice in 2010. In the fourth chapter, we will focus on the international legal issues of the events in the Crimea. The key part will be the assessment of the consequences of the declaration of the independence of the Crimea and its subsequent...
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Stateless Nations in the European Union
Štoudek, Marek ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Národy bez státu jsou celosvětovou mezinárodní problematikou, jejichž úsilí může budoucnosti signifikantně pozměnit politickou mapu světa. Ačkoliv evropské hranice, a především ty západoevropské zůstávají v posledních letech neměnné, tak i v unie můžeme nalézt mnoho případů takzvaných národů bez státu. Procesy utváření národní identity jednotlivých zkoumaných národů, jejich společná historie, geografické a socioekonomické aspekty či institucionální a stranické systémy, to vše je zahrnuto této diplomové práci zkoumám konkrétní případy za pomoci teoretických konceptů širokého spektra odborníků. V první řadě bylo nezbytné definovat pojem národ spojené termíny, jako například nacionalismus. Mezi další studované koncepty patří stát, právo na sebeurčení, regionalismus a secesionismus. Jednotlivé teoretické bloky jsou poté využity v případových studiích, které se zabývají výše zmíněnými příp Konkrétní případové studie jednotlivých národů spadajících do států v druhé části práce. Každý národ je zkoumán samostatně a obsahuje vlastní závěry. Hlavním úkolem je nalézt secesionistický potenciál jednotlivých národů a vytvořit určitou predikci možného dělení evropských států. V závěrečné části práce proběhne komparace podobností a odlišností jednotlivých případů, načež je zakončena již zmíněnou
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Political system of Russian Federation: what is declared in the Constitution and what is real?
Rieznyk, Ganna ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
This thesis will deal with analysis of the political regime in Russia. Its main aim becomes the attempt to show if there are differences between what is given by the Constitution, and the real functioning in the country. For starters, describe the institutional development of Russia after 1989. The reader can see how changing the distribution of power and appearring the party pluralism. Further attention will be paid to the issue of the Constitution itself, and do what the amendment brought about: the introduction of a bicameral parliament, Head of State etc. Following an examination of the constitutional rules in terms of the powers of the President, we will conclude whether the Russian Federation is actually a semi- presidential system or not. Additional space will involve the existence of parliamentarism in the country. Briefly dismantled election procedures: both parliamentary and presidential. According to available information on the electoral system and the results of the elections, we will understand why the Russian party system looks the way it looks. The political role of the main party "United Russia" will be also considered. Subsequently space thesis will be devoted to the phenomenon of the opposition. If there is real, and if so, how strong role in the whole system plays deduce from relevant...
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