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Dr. Joseph Redlich, the representative of moravian Germans
Koluch, Petr Vilém ; Hlavačka, Milan (advisor) ; Velek, Luboš (referee)
This thesis covers the personality of Josef Redlich, a university professor and a member of the House of Deputies of the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Council representing Moravia, who was twice appointed the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Finance at difficult times. His extensive estate allows us to understand the Austrian society and follow its social transformation. The purpose of the research project focused on Josef Redlich is to provide a comprehensive analysis of social phenomena, which led to the disintegration of the monarchy and the establishment of individual republican states. However, this thesis covers only the period from 1848 to 1914. The thesis comprises two story lines. The one line describes the rise of the bourgeois class, the Jewish patriarchy and the Redlichs, a South Moravian business family, together with the story of Friedrich and Josef Redlich. The other line focuses on the rise of mass political parties and nationalism - it tries to find the explanation whether the symbolic disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was caused by liberalism rather than nationalism considering the fact that liberalism on the one hand led to an unprecedented growth of the Austrian economy and on the other hand helped to dismantle the old Catholic feudal system which held the monarchy together. The...
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Czech Minister-Countryman in the Cisleithanian government
Klečacký, Martin ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Galandauer, Jan (referee) ; Vyskočil, Aleš (referee)
Martin Klečacký Dissertation thesis: Czech Minister Countryman in the Cisleithanian government (Český ministr krajan v předlitavské vládě) Abstract The central topic of the doctoral thesis is the position of the Czech minister countryman (minister without portfolio) in the framework of the Cisleithanian state administration. The first part of the paper deals with the establishment of the minister's office and analyses his competencies; furthermore it pursues the selection process of ministers and their ministerial activities, the constitution of their office and cooperation of the Czech minister with Czech parliamentary circles in the Imperial Council (Reichsrat) in Vienna. An important task of the new bureau was the protection of the Czech national interests, which also included appointments of officials of Czech nationality to leading positions of the state apparatus. The methods of the minister and his cooperation with the Young Czech Party to promote reliable and proven Czech bureaucrats to powerful and influential positions are dealt with in three following chapters. Firstly, on the level of the Crown Land, exemplified by the Governor's Office, Land School Board and Land Financial Administration in Prague, secondly, on the imperial level as in the Ministry of Commerce, and lastly, on the municipal...
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Pastoral care, or persuasion? The influence of church leaders and their control of clergy and believers. Research of religiosity, communication strategies of priest and their image in letters in the late 19th and early 20th Century
Pavlíček, Tomáš ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Fasora, Lukáš (referee) ; Hanuš, Jiří (referee)
Pastoral care, or persuasion? The influence of church leaders and their control of clergy and believers. Research of religiosity, communication strategies of priests and their image in letters in the late 19th and early 20th century. Tomáš W. Pavlíček SUMMARY The author of the Ph.D. thesis examines the religious culture in Bohemia in the late 19th century. Contrary to the concept of secularization and the prevalent opinion about an extraordinary decline of religiosity in the Czech society, he attempts to explain the interdependence of social and religious changes in the modern times. Within the sociological concept of secularization and disenchantment of the world, the author focuses on three phenomena: the vocation of a priest, religious practices and conversion, which he treats as religious concepts and at the same time applies them in historical research. The biggest part of the thesis is devoted to the first object of the research - the attitude of a priest towards his vocation, as the clergy is the agent of religious change. The thesis contributes to the current discussions about the relationship of the church and the state and the role of clergy in the society. The main questions are: What is the role of a priest in the religious changes? In what way or under what circumstances does a person get the...
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Jindřich Šolc and his activity at the head of the Prague municipal government
Bendlová, Markéta ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Svatošová, Hana (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to map the situation at the Prague City Hall between 1887 and 1893 during the governance of mayor Jindřich Šolc. The introduction deals with the development of the capital city of the Kingdom of Bohemia in the second half of the nineteenth century, and personal and public life of Jindřich Šolc. The thesis is based on materials of Prague City Archives and contemporary press reflecting actual events. It analysis the events of public interest and tries to describe the crucial problems and the greatest achievements of the local government of that time. It depicts the mayor's unusual start of his office, and on the example of two scandals it tries to show his complicated position. It monitors the implementation of particular municipal projects, shows the difficulties associated with the language issues and focuses on the relations between the Old Czechs' majority and the Young Czechs' opposition. It describes in detail the process of election battles that resulted into Jindřich Šolc leaving the local politics, followed by concluding of the town hall compromising agreement, ensuring the National Liberal Party (Young Czechs) stronger representation in the city council. Key words: Jindřich Šolc, Prague, local municipality, mayor, board of aldermen, city council, Prague City Hall,...
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Desteny of schools of Central School Foundation and their teachers; Central School Foundation in South Bohemia 1880-1918
Slámová, Kateřina ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (referee)
The submitted thesis deals with the function of private minority schools of Central School Foundation and destiny of their teachers in South Bohemia between 1880 and 1918. In the first chapters it takes down circumstances of the rise of Central School Foundation and the school laws of the second half of the 19th century, which was important for primary schools and their teachers. Decision points of this work are chapters about private minority schools of Central School Foundation and their teachers. In this part, the work is based on the sources from National Archive in Prague and States district archives in South Bohemia (school chronicles and documents). The chapter about private minority schools of Central School Foundation takes down these schools from their opening to transfer into public administration and later support of Central School Foundation to their public schools. The chapters about teachers of Central School Foundation mapping their problems as employee private association, their financial and living conditions and their provision in case of old age and illness. Key words: Central School Foundation, South Bohemia, national minority schools, teachers, the turn of 19th and 20th century.
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Aš area 1938-1948
Židov, Petr ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Spurný, Matěj (referee)
In the 20th century Czech border came through changes which influenced it in a very short time just as never in past centuries. During the formation of the First Czechoslovakia Republic was the big part of peripheral area inhabited by people of German nationality even since the Middle Ages. In the second half of thirties devolved this area to Hitlers Third Reich. After the end of Second World War was the big part of original population changed for new population. The object of this bachelor thesis is to describe historical events of town Aš and its neighborhood which leads to political and social changes in this region and changed them for tens of years. Main sources of this work are memoirs of two groups of people: Germans who could stay and Czechs who moved in from inland.
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František Soukup and Social Democracy before I. World War
Havlíčková, Lidmila ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (referee)
ANOTATION The thesis focused on František Soukup (1871-1940) and political party Czechoslavic Social Democratic Party, because he was the member of this party since 1896. Text describes his life before World War I. The work combines biography of František Soukup and development of the workers and social democratic movement in the context of political modernization - first at the example of party's newspaper, in which Soukup works. In the centre, there is a main theme of the party before World War I - the universal suffrage. Conclusion presents Soukup's activities after the legalization of this requirement, i.e. his work and speeches in House of Deputies, which are placed in contrast with his activities in the Socialist International. The aim of the thesis is write the biography of an important representative of the party and on this basis - analyze political discourse of social democracy at the end of the century. KEY WORDS: political parties, social democracy, František Soukup
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Socio-cultural Activity of the Czech Clergy in the 1860's: The Vicariate of Sedlčany Under the Leadership of B. M. Kulda 1860-1870
Zouzal, Tomáš ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Hlavačka, Milan (referee)
The theme of the work is the role of the lower clergy in Czech society sixties of the 19th century. Against the backdrop of broader social-context situation is approached in Sedlčany Vicariate, where the writer and patriotic priest Beneš Metod Kulda was a vicar in the years 1860-1870. The work deals with the identity of national Czech lower clergy, his sentiments and activities. Special emphasis is placed on coping with the liberalization of society, to work in the education and attitude to national issues. The work shows thought and action clergy to specific examples, which can often be called typical. At the same time, we describe the events that were beyond the average, and in some cases have resonance beyond vicariate. In conflict situations is confronted with the sight of clergy ideological opponents of view. Analysis of the relationships and mindsets of actors reveals the background multifaceted social events in the years when deciding on the future direction of the Habsburg monarchy and the Catholic Church.
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Socio-cultural activity of the Czech clergy in the 1860's: the vicariate of Sedlčany under the leadership of B. M. Kulda 1860-1870
Zouzal, Tomáš ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Hlavačka, Milan (referee)
The main topic of this study is the role of the lower echelons of the clergy in Czech society in the 1860's. Against a backdrop of the broader socio-political context, the study focuses on the Vicariate of Sedlčany, where the writer and patriotic priest Beneš Metod Kulda served as vicar from 1860 to 1870. The work deals with the identity of the ethnically Czech lower echelons of the clergy, their mentality and activities. Special emphasis is placed on how they coped with the liberalization of society, on their work in education and their attitudes towards national issues. The study depicts the mentality and activities of the clergy on the basis of specific examples, which can frequently be termed typical. At the same time, it describes unusual events that in some cases attracted attention beyond the borders of the vicariate itself. In conflict situations, the perspective of the clergy are also compared to the views of their ideological opponents. An analysis of the relationships and mentalities of the main actors reveals the multifaceted background of social life in the years when decisions were being made about the future direction of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Catholic Church.
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