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The development of chosen civil society aspects in the border areas of South Bohemia after the year 1989
Mynařík, Ondřej ; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma (advisor) ; Skovajsa, Marek (referee)
The thesis aims at specifying chosen historical aspects of civil society development in border areas of South Bohemia, namely the Šumava Mountains. These specifics are determined mainly by forced disruption of the natural development in the region after the World War II, considering especially the forced evacuation of German minority and the closure of the area due to the origin of so called "iron curtain", generated by the communist regime. These events caused the disruption of civil society traditions in the region of interest , and the continuity can be restored only partially, being impacted by the current crisis of traditional values in the society. On the other hand, the development after 1989 displays completely new trends focused on tourism, nature conservat ion, cross-border cooperation as well as other profit - oriented activities. The informal components and traditions of regional civil society based on religion, solidarity, relationship to land and environment still lag behind though the sphere of educational and cultural programs, including shared cross-border cultural and educational and information programs, develops success fully, being supported by communal policy, statutory bodies and public administration. The institutional basis of civil sector activities is broader, mainly due to...
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Statutory and economic transformation of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Doubětová, Martina ; Deverová, Lenka (advisor) ; Skovajsa, Marek (referee)
The target of the study was an analysis of the current legal environment of the state contributory culture organizations in the Czech Republic and the options for their transformation into non-profit non-governmental organizations. This was demonstrated on the case of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, a contributory organization. Apart form the analysis of the documents, mainly analysis of semi-structured interviews, inner observations and informal interviews were applied in the qualitative research. These methods were the tool for a conclusion whether the current legal form of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is appropriate or whether there is a more suitable alternative in the current Czech legal environment. The result of the research is its practical application demonstrated on a model transformation of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra into a non-profit organization (a specific type of a Czech non-profit non-governmental organization serving the public interest and/or common good), according to the Act on non-profit non-governmental organizations in its amended version, which is yet to be passed.
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Non-profit sector in Vysočina Region and Models of cooperation between Region Vysočina and organizations of non-profit sector
Navrátil, Zdeněk ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
This graduation thesis is focused on area of non-profit sector in Vysocina Region and on relationship between organizations of non-profit sector and Vysocina Region's institutions of public administration and regional authorities. The first chapter of this work brings some theoretical data about three main regulators of life of society. These three main regulators are: Market, State and Non-profit sector. This part of graduation thesis is especially focused on non-profit sector and on models of cooperation between this sector and regional authorities in Czech Republic. The second part contains characterization of development of non-profit sector in Vysocina Region and tries to identify models of cooperation between organizations of non-profit sector in Vysocina Region and regional authorities. For this purpose we used a secondary analysis of older researches and results of our own questionnaire investigation. The final part of this work is focused on field of evaluation of aforementioned researches and presentation of cooperation models, which were identified in relationship between nonprofits and Vysocina Region authorities. At this place we can find several recommendations how improve a quality of relationship and how to start effective mutual cooperation.
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Accountability of international NGOs
Staša, Michal ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma (referee)
Diploma thesis concerns two current issues filling scholarly magazines in recent years. The first one is a discourse about the global civil society, its existence, definition and scope. Thesis maps the basic approaches and creates three groups of authors: globalists, skeptics and empiricists. The second issue is about the need of better accountability which arises after few scandals of global institutions in the early years of new century. The scandals didn't avoid the international non-governmental organizations. The diploma thesis summarizes few types of typologies of accountability and introduces the basic areas divided into the two groups: moral and political accountability and procedural and internal accountability. The research part of thesis comprises the accountability assessment of three branches of international non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Greenpeace and Hnutí DUHA - The Friends of the Earth. The goal was to find the appropriate methodology for assessing the national branches and verify it. The main result is the modification of an existing methodology of One World Trust organization and the finding that the organizations have the low rate of accountability.
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The role of music in everyday life: A study of users of the Spotify streaming platform
Sedláček, Martin ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Sládek, Jan (referee)
This thesis presents music as an object through which the individual regulates their agency to perform activities in everyday life. Specifically, the thesis examines the relationship between listening to music through the streaming platform Spotify and the use of music in everyday situations. It seeks to better understand the ways in which users engage with the platform. The results of the bachelor's thesis are based on a review of relevant literature and analysis of interviews with Spotify users. The results show that the respondents perceive Spotify as a platform that allows them to integrate music more efficiently into their daily lives, even though they were not familiar with or did not use Spotify's features that directly offer users music appropriate to selected activities. Instead, when selecting music, respondents relied on their own practical knowledge of music, which they applied in a variety of ways to everyday situations through the other features that Spotify provides.
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Analysing Photographs Sociologically: Photography as a Source of Insight into Social Structure and Social Change
Chládková, Barbora ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Sládek, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis analyzes a set of photographs taken during the normalization period (1969-1989) in Czechoslovakia using visual fact analysis, semiotic analysis, and sociological structuralist analysis. Firstly, this thesis investigates classical theories of photography with the objective of comprehending the complexities of the photographic medium and identifying key factors to be considered during the analysis of photographs. Furthermore, it explores the use of photography within the field of sociology, with a focus on the techniques employed to interpret and analyze photographic materials. The analysis provides insights into the social structure and characteristics of the normalization period in Czechoslovak society, such as the militarization of society, the prevalence of communist propaganda, and the emphasis placed on labor as one of the pillars of the regime. The analysis also sheds light on everyday life during the period, including recreational practices, unhealthy habits, and family dynamics. Moreover, the thesis emphasizes the significance of using photographs as a complementary tool to other sociological methods in research. Keywords photography, sociology of photography, visual sociology, social structure, normalization (ČSSR)
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Changing Perspectives on Death and Dying in Sociological Theory
Kratochvílová, Adéla ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Šubrt, Jiří (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the topic of death and dying from classical to contemporary sociology in the modern Western societies. The thesis is divided into five parts in which the theoretical concepts of each author are discussed chronologically in sequence along with their classification into theoretical approaches. In the first part, the thesis is focused on the consideration of language in relation to the topic and it provides historical context to complete the overall picture of the changes the view of death and dying has been transformed in. The next chapter is focused on classical sociologists and thematization of the topic in their works. Furthermore, it covers the longest time-period of modern theories in the second half of the twentieth century, categorizing them into relevant theoretical approaches. The thesis concludes with the period of postmodern theories. Finally, all findings all connected in the final part of the thesis, discussion. Society has developed a death system which includes entire organization of rituals, traditions, norms and also language associated with death and dying, and the death system has been developing along with more complex organization of society. Therefore, the view of death and dying is not constant. Key words: sociology of death, sociology of dying,...
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Snobbery, individualism or cultural omnivorousness? A qualitative study of types of young culture consumers
Turnerová, Ema ; Skovajsa, Marek (advisor) ; Šafr, Jiří (referee)
The bachelor's thesis examines the relationship between taste and social status in the context of the way culture is consumed, based on three major theories dealing with this issue. These are the homologous approach from Pierre Bourdieu's theory, Richard Peterson's theory of cultural omnivorousness and the theory of induvidualization. It provides insight into the issue of distinguishing between high and low culture and on this basis determining the legitimacy of cultural goods, while describing the state of research on the stratification of taste in Czech society. The thesis further explores this topic on the basis of interviews conducted with young Prague consumers of culture. The first phase of the interview is devoted to the identification of the respondent's cultural overview, the formative environment and the actors influencing taste, while the second phase then consists of the evaluation of various legitimate cultural goods in the field of taste as such, cultural participation and knowledge. From the responses of each respondent, a typology containing four types is constructed, which are then considered in the context of the three theories in order to determine which of the theories correspond or contradict.
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Crisis of trust in science
Janiš, Viktor ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Skovajsa, Marek (referee)
This thesis is concerned with a role of science in society and this theme is analyzed through risk and trust in science. It is argued that risk and trust in science are strongly interconnected and that is why they are analyzed together within one thesis. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part introduces generally theoretical context of reflexive sociology as it uses its apparatus. In this part of thesis are mainly analyzed terms of "modernity" and "reflexivity", and they are approached through the theme of science and knowledge. The second part is concerned with an analysis of trust in science and risk and their evolution today. The analysis uses theory presented in the first part of the thesis. There are also used actual studies concerning trust and risk in this analysis and they are compared with the reflexive-sociology approach. That is how the evolution of risk and trust in science is outlined. The result is a description of general dimensions of risk and trust in science and their evolution according to reflexive sociology which may help to understanding of a role of science in a temporary society. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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