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Russian propaganda in Czech media
Faltová, Miriam ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
The thesis examines the presence of manipulative techniques in selected Czech websites with focus on the news coverage of the Crimean crisis in 2014. The website research is based on the combination of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. Frame analysis of topics is used for a deeper insight to the issue. The research sample includes following websites: ac24.cz, Voice of Russia (czech.ruvr.ru), Protiproud.cz and euportal.cz. The thesis also contains the theoretical anchorage of terms as disinformation, hybrid warfare and balanced reporting. The thesis attends to the distinction of the terms of propaganda and manipulation. In order to fully understand the essence of the new-age Russian propaganda and its direction the thesis is also focusing on the definition of the Russian concept of soft power and its components - state- owned media, governmental agencies and so called GONGOs. The aim of the thesis is to ascertain whether the researched websites employed manipulation techniques during their news coverage of the Crimean crisis and whether we can register any thematic frameworks in their texts that are thematically inclined to Russian strategic narratives and fabricated claims. Keywords Propaganda, Russia, Crimea, Internet media, disinformation, manipulative techniques, information...
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Russian bear over the abyss? Scenarios of Russian Development and their Geopolitical Implitations
Štěpánek, Matěj ; Kofroň, Jan (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
Future development of the Russian Federation is one of the main topics of international relations and geopolitics. Development trajectory of such an important geostrategic actor affects dynamics of international system. Today, because of its structural problems, the "Russian Bear" is situated over the imaginary abyss. The main goal of this thesis is therefore to predict Russia's future development by key drivers from demographic and economic theories. An important part of the text is a specification of broad implications of this development for the future of the European Union and international system. The first chapter of the thesis is to introduce principles for building scenarios to a reader. Theoretical chapters number two and three describe the influence of specific key drivers upon the country's development. Chapter number four defines the contemporary stage of Russia and also reveals its current structural problems. Key chapter, the fifth one, offers six possible scenarios of Russia's future development. Final implications in the sixth chapter propose that negative development of Russia can lead to desintegration of the EU, while positive development makes international system less secure.
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South China Sea: Issues of Chinese U-shaped line
Hofmanová, Lucie ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Karmazin, Aleš (referee)
The bachelor thesis "South China Sea: Issues of Chinese U-shaped line "focuses on a Chinese line called the U-shaped line in the South China Sea. The main task of this thesis is to present the differences in understanding of legal issues between the Chinese academics and their foreign colleagues regarding the U-shaped line, the claims of each state in the South China Sea and their distinction from Chinese claims and the consistency of the U-shaped line with international law. For a comprehensive understanding of the presented issues the first part of work concentrates on historical development of this line and the significance of the South China Sea. Legal concepts and treaties relating to the conflict are explained as well. It involves international law, international maritime law, Note verbale, Declaration on the South China Sea, Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Island of Palmas case and International Court of Justice. The stress is put on the legal aspects and development of this line.
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Stateless Naitons in Europe - case of Crimean Tatars
Auxtová, Paula ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
The main concern of this thesis is a question regarding problematic recognition of national demands of Crimean Tatar people referring to principle of national self-determination. After receiving permission to return back to Crimea, Crimean Tatars have actively fought for promoting of their national demands within Crimean territory. From the start of repatriation until now several state units have governed the Crimean peninsula. However, all of these state units had different approach towards the self-determination of Crimean Tatar people. For better understanding of whole problematic, thesis in the beginning concentrates on the concept of national self-determination and its legal basis. After introducing of this concept, thesis concentrates on specific position of Crimean Tatars within Ukrainian SSR, Ukrainian Republic and Russian Federation as well as attitudes of these state towards the six national demands of Crimean Tatar people.
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"Global Space Security and the U.S. - China - Russia Rivalry."
Robinson, Jana ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Jansky, Radomir (referee) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE FAKULTA SOCIÁLNÍCH VĚD INSTITUT POLITOLOGICKÝCH STUDIÍ ABSTRACT OF DOCTORAL THESIS GLOBAL SPACE SECURITY AND THE U.S. - CHINA - RUSSIA RIVALRY 2016 JANA ROBINSON 2 ABSTRACT This study concentrates on whether the spacepower projection strategies of China and Russia, as communicated through their actions, key initiatives and public diplomacy positions, will, in the near future, undermine or advance global efforts to preserve the stability of the space environment and sustainability of outer space activities. In order to arrive at key findings, the analysis presented in this study is guided by two theories, the Astropolitik, a well-established spacepower theory of Everett C. Dolman, and the "preventive arms control in space" theory of Max Mutschler. It was concluded that arms control in space will not advance space security and prevent systemic destabilization of the space domain, and formal top-down arms control does not effectively restrain counterspace activities1 . It was likewise concluded that there exists a high probability (i.e. possibly greater than 75%) of near-term space 'incident' among the U.S., Russia and China. To prevent an escalatory spiral leading to conflict in space, the U.S. should continue to engage China and Russia (including in multilateral venues) in an...
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Role of selected regional IGO in Russian foreign policy towards Central Asia countries.
Rejzková, Lenka ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
Bacalor thesis bearing a name "Role of selected regional international organizations in foreign policy of Russian federation towards states of Central Asia" explores position of Russian federation in post-Soviet area, namely in Central Asia. Thesis focuses on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), three selected international organizations founded during Vladimir Putin's first presidential term. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation institucionalized chinese interest in the region. American deployment in Afghanistan was an impuls which brought Central Asia to USA's attention. There are also other actors interested in collaboration with states of Central Asia. This bacalor thesis is comparation analyzing impact of SCO, EurAsEC and CSTO on position of Russia in Central Asia. Thesis evaluates their paralel existence since their foundation till termination of EurAsEC in 2014. Comparative analysis is followed by evaluation of Russian position and aspects which limit its influence.
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Applicability of Systemic Approach to the Analysis of Geostrategic Importance of a Transborder Region: the Arctic Case
Valková, Irena ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Ženka, Jan (referee) ; Landovský, Jakub (referee)
The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate a new empirical and systemic geopolitical approach to the study of the ongoing territorial dispute in the Arctic resulting from the desire of two nation states, Denmark and Russia, to extend their own northernmost limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone to the central part of the Arctic Ocean. This approach combines geographic, legal and political analytical perspectives with quantitative research design to produce an inter-disciplinary study. Empirical evidence on the long-term socio-geographic development in the region (1993-2013) is provided together with information on particular territorial gains and losses for all decision-makers that arise in a number of potential scenarios (options). Variation in each decision-maker's aggregate national socio-geographic resource, as implied by particular territorial modifications in the central part of the Arctic Ocean, serves as a basis for derivation of nontrivial payoffs on each option in the dispute. These payoffs are introduced into a three-player graph model for conflict resolution (Denmark, Russia, and the World) and stable dispute solutions are suggested on the basis of different combinations of decision-makers' strategies, whose optimality is evaluated as well. Finally, alternative scenarios of...
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The United Russia and strengthening of the influence in the Russian Federation
Vondráčková, Dominika ; Příhoda, David (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This work is about the United Russia - party of power in Russian Federation. The exact aim is to define and describe main ways of strenghtening the party's power within the system. Those ways are especially: election reforms, biased medias, biased voting behavior managed through regions and youth movements. Text is divided into three chapters - theoretical, historical and practical. The first chapter talks about theory of political parties, parties of power in general, and about hegemonic party systems. This chapter provides theoretical frame and supports argumentation that hegemonic party needs to use certain activities in order to perpetuate its influence. Second chapter explores the history and tradition of political parties in Russia. Traditionally parties were very weak and often established by state, instead of being established by the civil society and its cleavages. In this part are shown longer-term factors, which are helpful in perpetuating strong Russian party of power. Last chapter shows the main spheres through which the party strengthens itself. We talk about period since 2001 when the party was established until presence (2016). Here are demonstrated concrete examples - for instance how exactly was changed the electorate system in order to advance the United Russia, how is the voting...
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Impact of Russian Federation on Integration Organizations in Post-Soviet Space
Smolka, Václav ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Bachelor thesis Impact of Russian Federation on Integration Organizations in Post-Soviet Space focus on integration organizations in area so-called Post-Soviet space, their functionality and role of the Russian Federation in them. Russian Federation as a traditionally strong actor in international relations strived since early 1990s to keep its impact on the area and one of its instruments was its working in regional international organizations. Aim of the thesis is to find out how the organizations operate and the way in which the Russian Federation asserts its influence in them. Thesis maps the development in each organization and sets it into concept of international organizations to determine these information. Afterwards the thesis evaluates how much do they really work. On the basis of obtained results the thesis assess if and how the Russian Federation uses its influence in the organizations.
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Ukraine - constitutional model for the divided country
Gillern, Jan ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This diploma theses focuses on the possibility of federalization of Ukraine or autonomy of Donbas in order to ensure the stability of Ukrainian political system and societal cohesion. The bases for this is the analysis of the cleavages in both, Ukrainian society and its political space. The analysis is bases on definition of ideological dimensions presented by Arend Lijphart with some modifications with respect to is applicability on Ukrainian situation. This part of the theses therefore analyzes the language and religion questions, issue of foreign policy orientation, democratization and deoligarchization of Ukraine, the support for Ukrainian independence and territorial cohesion or the socioeconomic differences. On the bases of this analysis and the discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of such solutions for divided countries, the final part of the theses discusses the suitability of federalization of Ukraine and the autonomy for Donbas. Attention will be paid also to the question of the conditions for the stable functioning of unitary model in Ukraine. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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