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Muslim minorities and the role of foreign influences on Islam in Macedonia
Hauerová, Andrea ; Pikal, Kamil (advisor) ; Tejchman, Miroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on Muslim minorities of the Republic of Macedonia and analyses the role of the foreign influences on Islam since the proclamation of the independence of Macedonia. Following the fall of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Muslims were exposed to a new geopolitical order what was strongly connected with the redefinition of their identity and religious attitudes. Considering the period of suppression of the religion during the socialist regime, a space for new external actors appeared. At first, the unstable situation during the 1990s attracted external Muslim actors from the Arab world that were trying to spread their practice of Islam among Muslims in the Balkans. The case of Macedonia was influenced by the conflict between Albanian Muslim minority and the Macedonian state which turned into an armed conflict in 2001. In the following years, Turkey began to develop more active foreign policy towards the region of the Balkans which led to a significant rise of its influence. Besides the analysis of the role of foreign actors, the thesis deals with the activities of Macedonian state itself. The thesis argues that in the case of Macedonia it was Turkey that began to play a major role in the last decade.
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Comparative Electoral Engeneering in the Post-Yugoslav Area
Höfer, Karel ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Rosůlek, Přemysl (referee) ; Cabada, Ladislav (referee)
Bc. Karel Höfer Komparativní volební inženýrství v postjugoslávském prostoru KP IPS FSV UK Diplomová práce ABSTRACT The thesis deals with the topic of electoral engineering and electoral design in the Post- Yugoslav area. It can be classified within social sciences as a part of political science, specifically as a part of comparative political science and electoral studies. The subject of this thesis is electoral design and electoral engineering. Its cases are political and electoral systems in the Post-Yugoslav area up to 2012. The importance of this topic consists in the fact that it is not entirely explored topic. On that account it deserves attention from both empirical and theoretical perspective. The research of electoral design and electoral engineering is one of the most promising courses of contemporary political science. The Post-Yugoslav area offers an ideal environment for comparative political science in general and comparative approach due to its common historical and institutional grounds, but different political and institutional development after the disintegration. The primary objective of this work is the comparison of electoral design and electoral engineering in the Post-Yugoslav area. An important component of this work is also original and comprehensive theoretical framework for a...
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Image of the Macedonian identity in the Macedonian history textbooks for primary schools
Fantlová, Tereza ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Tejchman, Miroslav (referee) ; Králová, Kateřina (referee)
Diploma thesis Image of the Macedonian identity in the Macedonian history textbooks for primary schools brings an analysis of the history textbooks from the period since 80's till nowadays. The core of the text is analysis and previous chapters inform reader about the historiography in Republic of Macedonia, its relation to the state policy, other chapters speak about Macedonian identity and about the creation process of Macedonian textbooks and their importance for the process of building national identity. The analysis showed that the story of national history in textbooks have changed after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Brotherhood and unity of Yugoslavian nations disappeared together with dissolution of federation. After proclamation of independence of the new formed Republic of Macedonia historiography of the country have turned towards the antic history of Macedonia. Macedonians highly stress the difference between two antic nations - Macedonians and Greeks. The attitude to the Serbian nation changed as well and they are now evaluated the same foes of Macedonian nation as well as Bulgarians and Greeks. There is a tendency in the textbooks to make national heroes from several historical figures. School materials also tend to depict the Macedonian nation as a victim of neighboring nations and...
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Řecko-Makedonský spor o název Makedonie a jeho vliv na vstup Makedonie do EU
Janáček, Libor
This bachelor thesis is dedicated to Macedonian-Greek name dispute and its influence on the accession of Macedonia to the European Union. The thesis examines historical background of Macedonia and its associated dispute with Greece, which has long made it impossible for Macedonia to advance in European integration process. Qualitative research is the basis for this thesis and the thesis is an example of a case study approach. The thesis begins discussing the history and circumstances of the origin of Macedonia. What then follows is the analytical part dealing with the present and the impact of the dispute over Macedonia's accession to the European Union. Here the issue of the name is being considered and examined in relation as to why the name dispute represents serious problem in Macedonian-Greek relations. Last but not least, the thesis offers lessons for the future in regards to the research issue.
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Problems of Balkan Candidate Countries that are slowing their integration into the EU
Zelenková, Gabriela ; Šístek, František (advisor) ; Hofmeisterová, Karin (referee)
The European Union's leading policies undoubtedly include integration policy. Since its inception, the European Union has grown several times and is now being counted With the accession of other states. It is the candidate countries of the Western Balkans that will be crucial for my analysis. In our work we will focus on discovering and analyzing the main obstacles of these countries, which are responsible for the slowing of the integration process. The problems faced by these states on their way to the European Union are numerous. Since they are states of one region, many problems are common, but despite the fact that the European Union does not form themselves as a single entity and the admission of one of the states to the European Union, that is to say the acceptance of other states as well. Although they have many problem points in common, each country has its own specific problems that slow down this integration process.
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The Politics of European Union Enlargement: Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia
Hach, Tomáš ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
Tomáš Hach - The Politics of EU Enlargement: Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia Abstract The diploma thesis deals with the topic of the politics of EU enlargement and perspectives of future developments in this area. Its main objectives are to define the politics in theory, to introduce it in the context of the Western Balkans and apply it to the three selected cases - Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia. The work considers the historical development since 1990's as an important factor with a huge influence on current negotiation, and therefore the thesis pays high attention to that. Besides the historical excursion, the thesis deals with topics of political development, introduces the status of current negotiations and the relationship between the European Union and certain countries since the establishment of the first official contact. Through the comparative case study, despite differing positions of states within the framework of negotiations, it is highlighted that all countries share common problems. The method of compliance and non-compliance generates common problems as well as underlines the particular specifics. An important contribution is also the comparison of individual countries based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria in the context of current affairs.
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Muslim minorities and the role of foreign influences on Islam in Macedonia
Hauerová, Andrea ; Pikal, Kamil (advisor) ; Tejchman, Miroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on Muslim minorities of the Republic of Macedonia and analyses the role of the foreign influences on Islam since the proclamation of the independence of Macedonia. Following the fall of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Muslims were exposed to a new geopolitical order what was strongly connected with the redefinition of their identity and religious attitudes. Considering the period of suppression of the religion during the socialist regime, a space for new external actors appeared. At first, the unstable situation during the 1990s attracted external Muslim actors from the Arab world that were trying to spread their practice of Islam among Muslims in the Balkans. The case of Macedonia was influenced by the conflict between Albanian Muslim minority and the Macedonian state which turned into an armed conflict in 2001. In the following years, Turkey began to develop more active foreign policy towards the region of the Balkans which led to a significant rise of its influence. Besides the analysis of the role of foreign actors, the thesis deals with the activities of Macedonian state itself. The thesis argues that in the case of Macedonia it was Turkey that began to play a major role in the last decade.
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