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Central Africa : Transnational Region in Political Geography
Kučera, Josef ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The primary aim of this thesis is a question about existence of the transnational region of the Central Africa. The second aim is : if the Central Africa exist as a region, where are regional current borders. Definition of the Central Africa transnational region is based on five levels of geography and various variables. The thesis improves the understanding what types of approaches are usable for description of the region with minimal distortion. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Central Africa : Transnational Region in Political Geography
Kučera, Josef ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The primary aim of this thesis is a question about existence of the transnational region of the Central Africa. The second aim is : if the Central Africa exist as a region, where are regional current borders. Definition of the Central Africa transnational region is based on five levels of geography and various variables. The thesis improves the understanding what types of approaches are usable for description of the region with minimal distortion. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Transformation of societies in Central Africa
Vašíčková, Barbora ; Půtová, Barbora (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee)
The aim of this Bachelor's Thesis is to investigate the formation of the Rwandan Kingdom, with regard to the broader area which later became the state of Rwanda. It describes the Kingdom's division into provinces and districts, the administration system and all its institutions, the role of the king as a rule. The thesis discusses the way the society was stratified and the way the hierarchical character of the society was fixated. The thesis then identifies the terms Hutu and Tutsi in the context of life and endeavor of the communities and hierarchical social structure of the Rwandan Kingdom. It takes into account the importance of the dynastic mythology and its use to legitimize the established order. It reflects the consequences of the Kingdom's contact with the European culture. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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French neocolonialism in 20th and 21st century: military interventions in Africa
Pokrupová, Michaela ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Matějka, Zdeněk (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on French neocolonialism towards its former African colonies. French neocolonialism is analysed from 1960 so called Year of Africa until nowadays. There are two case studies concerning recent French military interventions in Mali and Central Africa. The objective of this diploma thesis is to analyse French foreign approach towards the defined territory on the bases of specialized bibliography and primary resources, and to answer the question asked by the author of this diploma thesis in the Introduction of this piece and to reach the evaluation. The diploma thesis is structured into three parts. In the Introduction, there is a short summary of the topic and there is also the hypothesis stating that the French foreign policy towards its former African colonies shows characteristics of neocolonialism. The first chapter defines the basic terms such as colonialism, decolonisation and foreign policy. There is also a detailed description of terms necolonialism and postcolonialism. The second chapter analyses French actions in sub-Saharan Africa from 1960 till nowadays from the political, economic, cultural and military point of view. A special part of this chapter is a period from 1990 till our days. The third chapter is made of two case studies: military interventions in Mali and Central Africa that shows the neocolonial approach appearing in the French foreign policy towards sub-Saharan Africa. A part of this chapter is also a synthesis of both interventions. The conclusion of diploma thesis sums up all the knowledge gained thanks to the studying of specialized bibliography and it confirms the hypothesis set in the Introduction of this work.
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