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Post-Socialist Diaspora and Memory: The Case of Serbs in Prague
Hakobyan, Tatev ; Roginer Hofmeister, Karin (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
This master thesis aims to reveal the perceptions of the Yugoslav socialist period and the key factors influencing those perceptions among the second-generation Serb migrants in Prague, Czech Republic. The in-depth narrative interviews of two participants with dual heritage, who belong to the post-migrant generation of Serbs residing in Prague, conducted in the course of the study imply that the perceptions of the Yugoslav socialist era are predominantly positive, influenced by the family transmission of memories and the factor of dual heritage, Yugoslav cultural products, and the dominant narratives of the Czech society.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: attitudes, interests and efforts of Croats and Serbs
Pokorný, Zbyněk ; Volný, Vít (advisor) ; Lepič, Martin (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to study the attitudes, interests and efforts of Croats and Serbs regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research is specialized on the attitudes, interests and efforts of both nations in the issue of the Dayton Agreement and the Srebrenica events. The second focus of the work is the analysis of presenting and informing the Croatian and Serbian media about the mentioned issue in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Critical discourse analysis will be used as a research method. The research shows that the Croats seek a change in the Dayton Agreement and the Serbs deny the genocide committed in Srebrenica.
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Kosovo - The Engagement of the International Community
Gregorová, Jana ; Šístek, František (advisor) ; Žíla, Ondřej (referee)
The Balkans is an area where the diversity of culture, religion and ethnicity is prominent. This diversity has predisposed the Balkan region for troubled periods throughout the history. The Balkan peninsula has always been considered a very unstable territory. The bachelor's thesis deals with the Kosovo conflict in the 90's of the 20th century that escalated in 1998, the course of the conflict and the reasons of the international intervention. The conflict between two ethnic groups - Albanians and Serbs living in Kosovo - culminated in war that was attended by ethnic cleansing on both sides and ended by bombardment in Serbia by NATO forces lead by USA from March to June in 1999. The thesis introduces background history of the Balkan region and presents briefly the reasons for the hatred between the two ethnic groups, then examines the developments in Kosovo in the late twentieth century when the conflict escalated. The International Community tried unsuccessfully to resolve the conflict by diplomatic means. The thesis focuses on the engagement of the International Community, notably the UN and NATO, in the conflict in Kosovo and attempts to clarify the reasons and character of these interventions. The aim of the thesis is to answer the question what led to the engagement of the International...
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Nationalist Discourse in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Civil War Images from 1992-1995 in Current Bosnian-Serb and Bosniak Media
Janíčko, Michal ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Sládek, Jan (referee)
(in English): The thesis deals with representations of civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the media that are influential among Bosniaks and Bosnian Serbs. The introduction summarizes the course of the war and briefly presents current social situation in the country. The nature of media field and of the media as such are described with use of existing analyses and research and with use of available information on media ownership. Continuing ethnic division of media is observed. The thesis uses critical discourse analysis both as a theoretic approach to discourse and as a methodological tool to its study. The civil war discourse in Bosniak and Bosnian Serb media is represented in the analysis by two daily newspapers on each side. The analysis showed mutually incompatible representations of causes and of the nature of the war, prevailing absence of their mutual dialogue and ignorance of war victims of the other side. Looking at more specific topics, a number of discourses are identified on both sides, among which there are some with potential to dialogue with alternative representations. The discourses are interpreted through Bosniak and Bosnian Serb nationalist ideologies.
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British Reflection of the Kosovo Conflict and NATO Intervention: T.G. Ash and Noel Malcolm
Rendla, Michal ; Pikal, Kamil (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
The present bachelor thesis deals with reflection of the Kosovo conflict and NATO intervention in texts of British historians T. G. Ash and Noel Malcolm. The objective of the study is to compare the interpretation and opinions of the authors. This was achieved by using a comparative historiographical analysis based on interpretation of their texts in three areas - the causes of the conflict; the war in Kosovo and NATO intervention; the consequences of NATO intervention and the development of post-war Kosovo. It was found that the authors disagree on the major causes of the conflict in Kosovo. Both scholars interpet the war in Kosovo with pro-Albanian attitude, which is however stronger in Noel Malcolm's work. They both agree on the necessity of the NATO intervention, but their interpretation of the consequences of intervention is significantly different. However, they present the same opinion that Kosovo's claim to independence is legitimate.
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Media Representation of the Bombing of Kosovo in 1999 in Slovak Newspapers
Záhoráková, Barbora ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Šindelář, Jan (referee)
Bachelor's thesis deals with media cover of NATO operation in 1999 in former Yugoslavia in Slovak journals SME and Slovak Republic. It examines news texts of journals from 25. 3. 1999 until 23. 4. 1999 by quantitative content analysis and analysis of objectivity and its violation. It tries to find out if mentioned journals informed about bombing of Kosovo objectively. Bachelor's thesis concerns with the conflict among Serbs and Albanians and aerial intervention of NATO, it characterizes a function of media and criterion of objectivity. It focuses on the political situation in Slovakia at the time of conflict as well. In the next part it goes through the analysis of chosen media and finds out that informing of journals SME and Slovak Republic was not in balance and showed the political favor.
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