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Direct Democracy and Referendum in the Ukrainian Political System
Storchak, Yelyzaveta ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Brunclík, Miloš (referee)
The thesis examines the role of direct democracy and referendum in the Ukrainian political system between 1991 and 2022. Comparative analysis was chosen as the main research method to identify the historical roots and development of direct democracy in Ukraine. The aim of the paper is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of direct democracy in the country's political system, especially during the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. The thesis asks three main research questions: the advantages of the current application of direct democracy in the Ukrainian political system, the identification of the disadvantages of this approach, and an analysis of the comparison of the new legislation adopted under President Zelensky with previous experiences with direct democracy. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The first part deals with key concepts and theoretical aspects related to direct democracy and the referendum as its instrument. The second part complements the analysis with a historical retrospective of referendums in Ukraine and an overview of the legislation governing this area. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of legislation adopted under President Zelensky and its relevance to the experience of direct democracy in Ukraine. The study concludes that the...
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Strategic communications in the conditions of information warfare between Russia nad Ukraine
Storchak, Yelyzaveta ; Shavit, Anna (advisor) ; Konrádová, Marcela (referee)
The thesis "Strategic Communications in the Information War between Russia and Ukraine" explores the complex relations between the two countries, focusing on the interaction of strategic communications and information warfare. The theoretical part presents a brief analysis of the main scientific publications, which introduces the reader to the concepts of hybrid warfare, information warfare as its component, and methods of information warfare. This part also defines the concept of strategic communications and strategic narrative. The practical part of the work is presented in the form of a case study, which aims to identify and analyze different narratives used by Russia and Ukraine to describe the events of the first week of the invasion (24.02.22 - 03.03.22) using a selected news portal of the country (Russia and Ukraine). The conclusion is that Ukraine and Russia use both different and similar methods of information warfare and a large number of narratives, thus forming different perceptions of reality among the people of the country. Keywords Information warfare, strategic communication, strategic narrative, Ukraine, Russia, war in Ukraine
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