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Quality of democracy and the role of Constitutional Courts in Central Europe
Weishauplová, Barbora ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the study of the role of the Constitutional Court in Poland and the Czech Republic and their impact on the state of democracy, especially during the COVID- 19 pandemic. In the case study of both countries, three thematic areas are analyzed: the institutional setting of the constitutional judiciary, the process of appointing judges and the independent activities of the CC, which are created on the basis of current research and academic literature. The analyzes are mainly based on political developments, the constitutional entrenchment and the reaction of the US to government procedures that have had an impact on the deterioration of the quality of democracy. The two case studies are then compared to answer the question; what role the they played during the pandemic. The analysis itself shows that the role of the CC during the pandemic was crucial in both countries, although their position in the examined areas differed considerably. This finding is based mainly on the intensity of influencing the following political events, which was caused by the functioning of the CC. The difference lies in the relationship of the CC to the pandemic. In the Czech Republic, his approach was found to be active, as he revised protective measures to balance public health and democracy,...
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Two pathways into the tunnel : comparison of contemporary political development in Czech and Greece
Běhal, Filip ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
(in English): The diploma thesis compares (mal)functioning of the state during contemporary political development in Czech Republic and Greece. Firstly it explaines the theoretical understanding of the notion of state and varieties of its mulfunctioning such as clientelism, patronage and exploitation. Secondly it analyzes path-dependent historical changes of state and its mulfunctioning, since Ottoman supremacy in case of Greece and since democratic Czechoslovakia in case of Czech Republic. Subsequently the thesis deals with the impact that the economic crisis of 2008 had on political development and quality of democracy in these countries in the context of their mulfunctioning states.
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Comparison of Democratic Consolidation in Former Eastern Bloc
Bárta, Vít ; Houda, Přemysl (advisor) ; Vaňous, Jaroslav (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to numerically evaluate democratic consolidation in Eastern European countries of the former Eastern Bloc. To compare these countries with each other and decide which of these countries can be considered as consolidated democracies. Secondary aim is to find which factors supported this consolidation or at least correlate with it. Theoretical basis of this work is Wolfgang Merkel's theory of democratic consolidation. He divides democratic consolidation into four levels: constitutional consolidation, representative consolidation, behavioral consolidation and democratic consolidation of the political culture. Each level of democratic consolidation is numerically expressed, with usage of Bertelsmann's transformation index data, separately for all states in two-year intervals since 2005 to 2015. Based on that, overall democratic consolidation is calculated. Therefore, we can compare countries between each other and in time. Correlation between factors supporting consolidation and overall democratic consolidation is expressed by Pearson correlation coefficient. This work is beneficial in creating and describing method, which can be used for numerical expression of democratic consolidation in any state since 2005 to 2015 without author's subjective influence. Another benefit is...
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Two pathways into the tunnel : comparison of contemporary political development in Czech and Greece
Běhal, Filip ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
(in English): The diploma thesis compares (mal)functioning of the state during contemporary political development in Czech Republic and Greece. Firstly it explaines the theoretical understanding of the notion of state and varieties of its mulfunctioning such as clientelism, patronage and exploitation. Secondly it analyzes path-dependent historical changes of state and its mulfunctioning, since Ottoman supremacy in case of Greece and since democratic Czechoslovakia in case of Czech Republic. Subsequently the thesis deals with the impact that the economic crisis of 2008 had on political development and quality of democracy in these countries in the context of their mulfunctioning states.
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