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Geopolitical topics in Northern Ireland elections
Král, Josef ; Jelen, Libor (advisor) ; Vrhel, Matěj (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is to analyse and interpret the electoral manifestos of several Northern Irish political parties, namely the Democratic Unionist Party, Traditional Unionist Voice, Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Féin, Social Democratic and Labour Party, People Before Profit and Alliance, in terms of the projection of geopolitical and globally significant social events, namely Brexit and the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, into the electoral manifestos of the parties in question. The thesis uses a combination of critical discursive analysis and content analysis to process the given electoral programmes. In terms of timing, these are documents drawn up by the parties for the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in May 2022. The importance of each issue for the parties in question, the frequency with which the issues appear in the programmes and the way in which the parties deal with the issues in their programmes are examined. The parties' attitudes to the issues, or the existence of consensus or cleavages within the Northern Irish political scene, are also examined. The theoretical framework of the thesis is based on the theory of cleavage lines. The thesis has identified the projection of the aforementioned events into electoral...
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Comparison of Sinn Féin's policy in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Kouba, Tomáš ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with a comparative analysis of two parts of the Sinn Féin party, which as the only relevant political party appears in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Both parts of the party received unordinary support in the recent British and Irish elections and will sit in the Irish, Northern Ireland and British Parliaments. Sinn Féin is presented as republican, nationalist, left-wing party that seeks to unite Ireland in one state from its inception in the early 20th century. The thesis will deal with the similarities and differences in the functioning of the parties in both parts of the island. Account will be taken of the development of the party as such, the structure of the party organization, funding and programs for the 2017 (Northern Ireland Assembly), 2019 (House of Commons) and 2020 (Dáil Éireann) elections. Based on the individual findings, a comparative analysis will take place. During the analyzes, it is important to take into account the political systems of both countries where the party works, which have a fundamental influence on the behavior of individual parts. The conclusion of the thesis will then provide a final analysis of individual research, which will either confirm or refute the hypothesis of the bachelor's thesis.
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