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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and his european policy in 1974 - 1981
Nettl, Jakub ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Diploma thesis "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and his european policy in 1974 - 1981" deals with the upsurge of european integration process in the late seventies. The study focuses on one of the main participants in this process - french president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. It examines if unification of Europe was an important part of the president's political program. It shows on which ideas he based the european policy, what kind of goals he wanted to achieve in this area. The study evaluates the practical measures he made. It goes into details about how he managed to put the changes through and who helped him to do it. Above all this diploma thesis tries to analyze how important part did Valéry Giscard d'Estaing really play in making and introduction of different european reforms and if these carried motions represented important milestones in the integration process. On this occasion it examines how much pro- european politician was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing at the time. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Paradiplomacy of Regions: Cases of Burgundy and Central Bohemia Region
Vojtová, Marta ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Diploma thesis "Paradiplomacy of regions, cases of Burgundy and Central Bohemia Region" deals with "foreign policy of non-central actors" and the possibilities for regions how to enforce their interest on international level. Key research questions are: What makes regions act abroad, what are the reasons for activities abroad? What is the role of Europeanization and internationalization in the process of development of local actors involved in regional foreign activities? Who is engaged in formulation of regional interests and who is responsible for implementation of regional international strategy? Is there a broader consensus among regional actors on the way how to develop foreign activities? Is the main motor of activity local administration or private sphere? What are the possibilities for action on international level with regard to regional competencies? First, there are examined main features of foreign strategies of regions in question. Then we analyze tools developed for implementation of those strategies. How are the strategies implemented, are they successful? Finally we define main future challenges for action of regions abroad. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Reformative Contribution of Valéry Giscard D'estaing's
Jurčíková, Barbara ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
The present thesis seeks to confirm that Valéry Giscard d'Estaing wanted to be, tried to be and was a reformist politician. Roots of Giscard's reform of thinking can be found in the 1960's, i.e. in the period preceding the elections in 1974, when he was politically active. His base was the former Club Perspectives et Réalités and the National Federation of Independent Republicans, which brought together liberal-minded politicians and which accompanied him during his political career, even though they did not follow his ascent. Which reforms were crucial for Giscard himself and which were crucial for the society? Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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French Cultural Policy Model: French Axception?
Proftová, Veronika ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
The diploma thesis topic is the analysis of the French cultural policy model. It deals with the relation between state and culture, while asking a question if and what for is the French model exceptional. Although the history of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs dates only back to 1959, state intervention in the culture field has deep roots. In the continuation of the monarchy, the traditionally centralized state has kept an important role of patronage, protection and control. By linking together education and culture, the state devoted plenty of regulations to the latter, and favoured setting up of numerous organizations and institutions. The first public policy in the culture field was born in 1959 when the ministry entrusted to André Malraux was founded. This minister was giving direction to the French cultural policy for ten years. The 1970s were under the sign of ministerial instability. Despite a relative brevity of his term of office (1971 - 1973), Jacques Duhamel succeeded in giving the ministry a political course whose continuity was to be pursued until 1981. In 1981 Jack Lang was appointed as minister, whose ten years stay in office was marked by continuing and carrying out the policies of André Malraux and Jacques Duhamel, in spite of a noticeable change in his vocabulary and style. Since the...
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Europe "A la FranÇaise" - France and its Attitude Towards Institutional Reforms in the European Union with Respect to Franco-German Co-operation
Kristková, Lenka ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Diploma thesis deals with the position of France towards reforms of European institutions, which were discussed during the Intergovernmental conference in 2000 and in the European Convention followed by Intergovernmental conference in years 2002-2004. French behaviour during the Intergovernmental conference 2000 was designated as "arrogant" without the ability to compromise. During this conference the Franco- German co-operation failed, which was reflected in the final outcome of negotiation. Two years later in the European Convention, France changed its behaviour and demonstrated the willingness to compromise. France also returned to intensive Franco-German co-operation and this co-operation distinctively influenced the final institutional reforms in the European Constitution. In the period of time since Nice to the Convention, France reassessed its perception of the European integration with respect to geopolitical changes in Europe and forthcoming enlargement of the Union and found the way how to preserve the influence also in this "new" and bigger Europe. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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French Cultural Politics within the Example of the European Presidency
Michlíčková, Magdalena ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Diploma thesis "French cultural politics within the example of the European presidency" deals with the cultural agenda within the frame of the French presidency in the EU Council in the second semester 2008. It concentrates on the question whether France, which traditionally accentuates cultural politics, still plays a key role in the culturalpolitical field, and whether the European Presidency gives France an opportunity to enforce its objectives in this area. Fhe thesis deals with the French cultural politics, its history, structure, key actors and priorities. It also concentrates on the European dimension of cultural politics, its development and current situation and mainly on the period of the French presidency of the European Union. It analyses the French priorities within the cultural sector and the means of their enforcement at the European level using the examples of particular cases. The thesis also aims to generalize the significance of the EU presidency period with regard to the possibilities of the presiding countries to enforce their priorities in the cultural sphere. It also examines the aspects that influence or limit these possibilities. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Michel Debré and Europe. Thinking and Acting for a French European policy (1943-1962)
Med, František ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
A b st r a c t This study deals with ideas and activities of the French politician Michel Debré in the area of the European integration. Analyzing the evolution of Debre's stance in a period of almost twenty years (1943-1962), the study aims to show that Debré was neither a pure "French nationalist" following obediently the wishes of General de Gaulle, neither a man who denied his own projects after a sudden U-turn in his opinion. We rather argue that Debré had remained true to three basic axes of his action since the Second World War: fidelity to General de Gaulle, readiness to reform French institutions together with a wish to assure to his country a privileged position in the system of international relations and, finally, vision of a huge community of countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In the late 1940's, Debré joined the European Movement and became one of the leading figures of its French branch. Promoting a union of European states, Debré was ready to accept a concession of some national prerogatives to "supra political" institutions but only if there had been a supreme European political authority composed of democratically elected representatives. On this basis he refused the Jean Monneťs sectoral method of integration and its accomplishments from the ECSC to the Treaties of Rome....
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Creating lobbying strategies of NGOs - the case of Amnesty International France
Mydlilová, Jana ; Tomalová, Eliška (advisor) ; Matějka, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this Master thesis is to find out whether the lobbying carried out by Amnesty International France as NGO is different from the lobbying carried out by professional lobbying organizations, which means the organizations which promote primarily the interests of its own members. From the general theory of lobbying and theory of lobbying of NGOS the tools for creating pressure on politics was chosen and factors which could influence usage of these tools were identified. Then it was verified if these tools are really used by Amnesty International France and by which factors the tools are picked up. Expected result of this research was that lobbing of Amnesty International France as NGO is specific because of different circumstances, reasons and goals of lobbying from the professional lobbying. From the results of interpretation of Amnesty International France's documents and interviews with persons involved in the lobbying strategy imply that this NGO really choose some different tools from professional lobbying and is influenced by different factors. But there are also similarities.
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Gender Stereotypes in Contemporary British Historical Period Drama Series. Comparative Analysis of Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge.
Hrnčířová, Denisa ; Matějka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
The diploma thesis named Gender Stereotypes in Contemporary British Period Drama. The Comparative Analysis of Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge compares the marks of gender stereotypes and conservative principles in British period drama series. The analysis of their clash with progress in society and technology during the first two decades of the 20th century is performed on the method of qualitative content analysis of two examples of popular contemporary British costume drama Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge. The theoretical framework of the thesis is based on the concept regarding history in film. The main category of research is the work with female characters and their social roles in Edwardian Britain which is characterized by unprecedented social change. The objective of the thesis is to analyze the way a female character reflects stereotypes and conservative principles that are usually believed to be characteristic features of period drama series. Additional objective is to examine how the 21st century society is mirrored in manipulation with stereotypes and social values in the series. The content analysis is based on the three criteria most interconnected wih position and social change of women of that era. These refer to property and proprietorship, sexuality, and emancipation of women in...
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Application of laws of gender equality by French political parties
Šubertová, Aneta ; Matějka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
In 1999, France, after a long and dragging debate, revised its Constitution in order to enable the installation of gender quotas in elected political bodies. In 2000 'parity laws' were enacted. They defined the parameters of these quotas that applied strictly to elections of proportional electoral system, such as elections into municipal councils with over 3.500 inhabitants, regional and European elections, and Senate elections in areas with three and more senators. In elections with plurality voting system, such as legislative elections and Senate elections with one or two senators, the parity was supposed to be achieved by imposing of financial penalty for those political parties that would not comply with the parity laws. This diploma thesis describes a public discussion that had taken place in France before the adoption of the gender parity imposed by the law. It compares four major political parties- the Republicans, Socialist party, The Greens and the National Front. The research analyzes their compliance with parity laws and their implementation on their candidate lists in parliamentary as well as Senate elections. The aim of this diploma thesis is to show and compare the rhetoric and the actions of the studied political parties with regards to the parity. The research analyzes the lists of...
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