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EU and the Kyoto Protocol: EU Cumate Policy in the Context of World-Wide Activities
Kroupová, Sylvie ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
EU AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: EU climate policy in the context of world-wide activities This thesis discusses the role of the European Union in the process of international negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change, which sets the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the ratifying countries. With these negotiations the world-wide climate policy was launched. The EU introduced itself as the world leader on the field of promoting high targets and a maximum range of domestic actions. In the international negotiation process, which was in run since 1992, EU had to urge other major emitters of greenhouse gases, above all the United States and Russia, on ratifying the Kyoto protocol. After the US had declined the Protocol, the EU put a great effort in bringing Russia to ratification of the Protocol so that it could enter into force. The EU was also the main initiator of further discussions on climate change strategy in the post-Kyoto period since 2012. As the process of the Protocol's ratification took almost six years, the EU has started its own climate policy with the aim of fulfilling its Kyoto targets. The examination of the EU climate policy domestic actions is the second and the main target of this thesis. In the conclusion I have discussed the...
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On the Growing Awareness of an European Identity
Sedláček, Lukáš ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Rak, Jiří (referee)
This paper examines the growing awareness of an European identity. Chapter 1 consists of an overview of how the term 'identity' can be perceived. Then two social psychology theories on identity are examined: the theory of identity and the theory of social identity. A unique perception of identity of the former President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel is shortly looked at. Chapter 2, looks at the term 'Europe' and at some differing perceptions of 'Europe' in history. In Chapter 3, the term 'European identity' is examined. In Chapter 4, the main thesis of the paper, saying that the awareness of an European identity is for a number of years growing among the citizens of the Member States is argued. In Chapter 5, the other thesis of this paper is argued. The thesis is that the majority of citizens of the Member States perceive themselves as having both a national identity and an European identity and do not view these two identities to be incompatible. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Europeanization of the British Development Policy?: Development Policy of the United Kingdom From the Point of Vien of the Multi-level Governance
Bydžovská, Marie ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Jelínek, Petr (referee)
This theses analyses the development policy of a member state of the European Union. It examines the development policy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its development policy is explored through the expectations of the multi-level governance theory. According to this theory the governance in European Union is carried out on several different levels. This applies to european politics, polity and also for policies. And one of the European policies is also development policy. This theses argues that the UK exercises its development policy on several different levels. Its traditional bilateral development policy shows aspects of "path dependency". More than half of its development assistence gives the UK to its former colonies associated in Commonwealth. Along with this traditional bilateral development policy the UK exercises its development policy also on the European level when it tries to influence the European governance. Another level is also the subnational level of the local goverment. Because of the restricted scope of my theses I didn't focus on the local level. Also many players are engaged in the cooperation of the UK and EC development policy. Along with the government and executive, the British Parliament and civil society are engaged in this cooperation. This is in...
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European Union as a factor of the advancement of gender equality in the Czech Republic
Jachanová Doleželová, Alexandra ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Kotábová, Věra (referee)
The membership in the European Union (EU) has brought many advantages to Czech citizens. The equality between men and women is an important part of the EU ideology. However, gender equality is a new concept in the Czech Republic, and would be hardly that far, if the Czech Republic did not go throw the EU accession process. European Union is the most important factor in achieving gender equality in the Czech Republic. Membership in the European Union is a positive step toward gender equality; however, the Czech Republic is still lagged behind in the issue. in my final thesis, I will analyze the situation in regard to gender equality in the Czech Republic. I will focus on the progress related to the accession process, explaining who were the main actors influencing the development. I will bring in the recent situation, introducing the institutions related to advancement of gender equality and what are their deserts. It will be very worth mentioning what are the actual facts in the representation of women in the political and social life, and what is their role on the labour market, because it can later on leads us to some conclusions. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Turkey and the EU - Major Issues of Turkey's Accession to the European Union
Letáčková, Tereza ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Studničná, lenka (referee)
Turkey is a country lying on the frontier of Europe and Asia. Its borders reached to Europe for many centuries in the past, however, then as a frontiers of hostile intruder. Nowadays, Turkey intentions are different. Turkey wants to become full-fledged member state of the EU and contribute to the development of the European society. Have we overcome the prejudice of the past? Is our society advanced enough to accept a country with distinct culture and religion? This question is very topical today. It has been discussed in media on daily basis, either on governmental or European level. Discussion shows, however, certain helplessness or apprehension, mainly regarding to the general public. Will politicians succeed in convincing the European public opinion about the rightness of such a step? There are many exceptions coming either from politicians or European citizens. It is necessary to answer following questions; is Turkey ready for entering the EU? Is the European Union ready for Turkey? This thesis focuses on investigating stances, which are both pro and con the Turkish EU membership. It characterizes and analyses the major reservations of general public, opinions of supporters and opponents; and it should help to create own attitude toward this topic. The thesis aims to analyze the sources of...
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"Envirnmental Policy in the European Union - Priority for the Future?"
Straková, Jiřina ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
This paper deals with the issue of environmental policy within the European Union and the status it has been gaining since the early 1990s when the 5th environmental action programme was put in practice up until the end of the year 2005. The paper tries to show how the policy has been evolving over that period, how it has been gaining more and more significance being incorporated gradually into all other European policies within the process of environmental integration. It presents the amount and quality of information one can currently get on the state of the environment that we live in. The point of the paper is to demonstrate that even though the revision of the Lisabon strategy put the environmental policy one step back, it did not actually change the succesfull process of its development that was already started in the early 1990s.
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United Kingdom and the Israeli-Palestine Peace Process
Semera, David ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Kasáková, Zuzana (referee)
The diploma thesis United Kingdom and the Israeli-Palestine peace process is focused on British foreign policy towards the situation in Israel/Palestine and the ongoing peace process between 1997 and 2001. It addresses the main assumptions for the approach of the Tony Blair's government and their fulfilling. It is based on the analysis of speeches and documents issued by the Labour Party or by the government of the United Kingdom, on which it at first defines the assumptions about the activities of the United Kingdom on the international level, which it understands as commitments towards British and the electorate. Further, it presents the major steps made towards the situation in Israel/Palestine, as well as the long-term motives of Tony Blair government's approach to this area, which can be seen in speeches and other materials. It then examines whether the policy towards the Israeli-Palestine peace process matched the outlined assumptions and expectations. Subsequently, it deals with the causes of the found differences and discusses the importance of this topic for the government of Tony Blair and its possibilities get more involved in these issues. In the last section it analyses the other possible foreign policy interests of the United Kingdom that influenced the approach towards...
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Searching for Relationship with the EU: Turkey and Russia in the Light of the Role Theory
Beneš, Vít ; Drulák, Petr (advisor) ; Krines, Vlastimil (referee) ; Rovná, Lenka (referee) ; Voráček, Emil (referee)
This dissertation starts from the observation that expectations and perceptions of non-members of the EU are usually neglected in the study of EU's enlargement process. In order to better understand the sources of pro-integration (or anti-integration) foreign policies of the neighboring states, I employ the conceptual apparatus of "role theory". This work utilities the concept of "national role conception", defined as domestically shared views and understandings regarding the proper role and purpose of one's own state as a social collectivity in the international arena. On the cases of Russia and Turkey, I show how historically constituted domestically shared ideas about a role, function (or mission) of a particular state within wider international (European) environment inform their respective policies towards contemporary EU. For the Turkish elite's understandings of the proper role of Turkey within broader international environment is typical the dominance of kemalist nationalist discourse of modernization. Modernization and the quest for the status of respected European power form the core of Turkish identity. In light of this perceptions, the EU membership fits into the kemalist discourse as an accomplishment of the historical mission of attaining the standards of contemporary civilization. On the other side, the discourse of Russian elites is embedded predominantly in universalist messianic discourse, which is often spiced with realist and geopolitical concepts. To sum up, if we want to understand why Russia does not even think about the possibility of entering the EU, we have to take into account the burden of universalist tasks which Russia feels obliged to cary in the name of History or God. Moreover, Russia feels the obligation to protect (both from external threats and internal decay) Europe itself. Entrance into the EU would, quite logically, jeopardize the fulfillment of this historical tasks.
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Current Problems of Danish Foreign Policy
Sršeň, Radim ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee) ; Had, Miloslav (referee) ; Rovná, Lenka (referee)
Nation State vs. European Integration: Specific Approach of the Kingdom of Denmark ------------------------------------ The doctoral thesis analyses specific approach of Denmark to the European integration process, with focus on the analysis of the public opinion, operationalised by the concept of public euroscepticism. Firstly, the thesis strives do define convenient model of typology of public euroscepticism, able to describe its intensity and different forms. Secondly, case study of Denmark as a pure example of a small nation state is applied to this model. Firstly, the case study describes basic pillars of the Danish society, as the perception of the nation state, economic model of the welfare state, political system etc. Furthermore it analyses political and public debates before the "European" referendums and in relation to other milestones and priorities of the Danish EC/EU membership. Special attention is given to the analysis of Danish opt-outs of the Treaty of Maastricht, its causes, consequences and future. The outcomes of the analysis are used together with Eurobarometer surveys to define the typology of Danish public euroscepticism and its development. It is characterized as soft and sovereignty-based with decreasing tendency. It is true to say that especially the perception of the state sovereignty and national identity within Denmark, i.e. other small nation states, as a consequence of the nation state concept, is one of the main factors influencing its approach to the European integration quite significantly.
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