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The Conservative Party in the Post-Thatcherism Era: Constitutional Aspects of Local Government Reform in England
Bartůšek, Jaroslav ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Rovná, Lenka (referee)
This paper examines the relationship between the Conservative Party and the institution of local government in England between 1990 and 1997. The thesis is based on the premise that the moment when John Major became Prime Minister marked a qualitative turning point in the relationship and that the changes implemented in funding, organization, functions and powers had taken on a constitutional significance. The aim is to verify whether these reforms were part of a more deliberate Conservative strategy. In terms of methodology, this paper is an interpretative case study that aims to understand the topic in its complexity. The research concludes that the transformation of local government that had been implemented by Major's governments cannot be understood as a coherent set of measures, even though the environment in which the local government works had changed radically in the 1990s. The paper analyses the key determinants that influenced the reform process and reaches a finding that New Right, traditional, pragmatic and corporatist approaches are apparent in the then-Conservative policies. Unlike other thematic publications, this paper does not analyse the impact of these changes per se, but examines their dynamics from the perspective of the Conservative Party.
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The Influence of the European Union on Non-Member States of Europe
LINHART, Tomáš
The thesis entitled "The Influence of the European Union on Non-Member States of Europe" deals with the mutual relations of this institution with selected non-member states of Europe, more precisely the Republic of Serbia, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The text defines the European Union's foreign policies and identifies its political-legal dynamics and interconnections with its preferred European states. The thesis aims to establish the economic-economic and environmental relations between the players. Another ambition of the thesis is to list the current bilateral relations, foreign, security and defence policies and to describe the mutual influence of the legislative framework in the respective areas. The thesis introduces the EU cooperation with non-member states, or rather describes the existing ties in many areas, and presents the circumstances of the rejection of the Kingdom of Norway's membership in this structure, the rationale of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's withdrawal and abandonment from the multi-year membership, and on the contrary, the interests of the Republic of Serbia to become an equal member and partner of the European Union, following the example of other member states. In addition to the necessary historical insight into the integration development of the European Union, an essential part of the thesis is the justification of the continued or newly created non-membership of selected European states in the EU. However, there are numerous collaborations between the community and individual states, and it is these collaborations that the thesis text focuses on. The thesis assesses not only the relations and the reasons and benefits of being or not being a member of the European Union but is a comprehensive text for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the Common Security and Defence Policy, Foreign Policy and the European Neighbourhood Policy.
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Anglo-French defence cooperation as reaction to defence spending cuts
Zajíček, Jakub ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Čížek, Martin (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with military partnership of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with France at the time between the end of the Cold War and the signing of agreements to increase defence cooperation at conference in London in November 2010. This paper analyses the various factors that have contributed to the development of cooperation between these two countries and to aims to prove or disprove the thesis that the reason for an unprecedented convergence of Britain and France in the defence sector in 2010 are budget cuts, with which then British government responded to the economic crisis. This topic is divided into three chapters due to a need of separate analysis of individual factors. In the first part the study deals with the dynamics and development of military cooperation between both countries after the Cold War, with emphasis on the conclusions of the London summit in 2010. The second part analyses the financial situation of the Ministry of Defence in the period since 1990. The corresponding chapter examines the response and specific measures of the Ministry of Defence to a lack of resources to meet the required demands and the reasons why the development of cooperation between Britain and France had not occurred previously. The third part is devoted to the...
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Queen Elizabeth II as a symbol of British national identity from 1997 to 2017
Bartoňová, Kristýna ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
Britská panovnice Alžběta II. je nedílnou součástí britské národní identity, a to dle odborných názorů i dle oficiálních stránek britské vlády. Ovšem způsob, kterým se podílí na udržování britské identity není dostatečně popsán. Proto se tato bakalářská pr panovnice Alžběty II. v udržováním britské národní identity. Analyzuje, zda a jakým způsobem se panovnice podílí na udržování britské národní identity. Nejprve rozebírá přibližuje složitost tohoto pojmu a směry, kterými lze národní identitě přistupovat. Pokračuje definicí britské identity. Dále, na základě odborných studií a názorů, stejně jako na základě názorů britských žurnalistů a obyvatel představuje hlavní oblasti a složky britské národní identity. Tímto způsobem stanovuje oblasti, ve kterých by se panovnice měla při udržování národní identity pohybovat. Těmito oblastmi jsou politicko ideologická identita národa, kulturní identita a společná historie a paměť. V , zda je panovnice Alžběta těchto oblastech činná a jakým způsobem udržuje a posiluje jednotlivé složky identity. Analyzuje, jakým způsobem panovnice reálně o tuto identitu pečuje. Jsou monitorovány jednotlivé události, kterých se panovnice účastní, jednotlivé proslovy a styl jakým je Spojené království prezentováno na charitativní činnost. Díky poznatkům z analýzy královniných činností je v...
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Impact of brexit on Great Britain's foreign trade with the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Brousilová, Taťána ; Hlaváček, Michal (advisor) ; Paulus, Michal (referee)
The United Kingdom is the first country ever to leave European Union. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse the impact of Brexit on the Czech and Slovak Republic. This thesis characterizes the foreign trade of the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the assumption that most of the impact of Brexit will depend on indirect trade links and not only on the foreign trade of the United Kingdom with the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This effect is expected due to Germany being the main trading partner of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Using Input-Output analysis and two symmetric Input-Output tables for these countries, the direct impact caused by the reduction in exports of the United Kingdom was estimated first. Using the World Input-Output Table, the direct and indirect impact on the Czech Republic and Slovakia was calculated. This impact is caused by the weakening of the trade relationships between the United Kingdom and the Member States of the European Union. The analysis confirms the expected increased impact of Brexit on the Czech Republic and Slovakia through indirect trade links. The analysis further identifies the production of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers as the most affected sector, both in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia.
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Queen Elizabeth II as a symbol of British national identity from 1997 to 2017
Bartoňová, Kristýna ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
Britská panovnice Alžběta II. je nedílnou součástí britské národní identity, a to dle odborných názorů i dle oficiálních stránek britské vlády. Ovšem způsob, kterým se podílí na udržování britské identity není dostatečně popsán. Proto se tato bakalářská pr panovnice Alžběty II. v udržováním britské národní identity. Analyzuje, zda a jakým způsobem se panovnice podílí na udržování britské národní identity. Nejprve rozebírá přibližuje složitost tohoto pojmu a směry, kterými lze národní identitě přistupovat. Pokračuje definicí britské identity. Dále, na základě odborných studií a názorů, stejně jako na základě názorů britských žurnalistů a obyvatel představuje hlavní oblasti a složky britské národní identity. Tímto způsobem stanovuje oblasti, ve kterých by se panovnice měla při udržování národní identity pohybovat. Těmito oblastmi jsou politicko ideologická identita národa, kulturní identita a společná historie a paměť. V , zda je panovnice Alžběta těchto oblastech činná a jakým způsobem udržuje a posiluje jednotlivé složky identity. Analyzuje, jakým způsobem panovnice reálně o tuto identitu pečuje. Jsou monitorovány jednotlivé události, kterých se panovnice účastní, jednotlivé proslovy a styl jakým je Spojené království prezentováno na charitativní činnost. Díky poznatkům z analýzy královniných činností je v...
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Euroscepticism and Brexit in historical context
Naumenko, Iurii ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of presidential policy in the case of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The The diploma thesis focuses on how the British Prime Minister's relations with other cabinet members have changed in the context of European integration. We explore the first year of Theresa May's first cabinet. The work takes into account the historical development and the moments that are relevant to the topic. It also has done an excursion to the history of Eurointegration in relation to Great Britain or those events that could have determined the current developments that resulted in the vote on Brexit and Theresa May taking the office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Výuka Regionální geografie Spojeného království Velké Británie a Severního Irska jako prostředek pro rozvoj mezipředmětových vazeb vzdělávacích oborů zeměpis a anglický jazyk na 2. stupni ZŠ
NERADOVÁ, Jana
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of regional geography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the second degree of basic school. The main goal was to find out how the approach to teaching of regional geography of the United Kingdom varies in Grammar school in Sedlčany and basic school in Kosova Hora. Another goal was to find out how much pupils know about the topic. Theoretical part deals with a role of the thesis in curricular documents valid in the Czech Republic such as Framework Educational Program, School Educational Program, Thematic Plans and selected Geography and English language textbooks. One part of the thesis is dedicated to didactic analysis of these textbooks. Pilot survey for pupils of tercie at Grammar school Sedlčany and 8th grade of Basic school in Kosova Hora was based on perused materials and visits of school lessons. According to the results of the survey were prepeared ideas for educational activities which can be used in Geography and English lessons. These activities can be processed more in diploma thesis.
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The Fulfillment of European union norms in area population protection
HOUŽVIČKOVÁ, Eva
The diploma thesis on the topic "The fulfillment of European union norms in area population protection" is divided into two parts, a theoretical and a practical part. Theoretical part is divided into three parts. First part is devoted to the description of the Czech system of population protection. It describes the development of population protection in the Czech Republic, introduces basic legislation in the area of population protection and elaborates tasks of population protection (evacuation, warning and notification, concealment, individual protection, emergency population survival and decontamination). The second part of the theoretical part is devoted to the international context of population protection. Describes the Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and European Union Documents and norms in the area of population protection. The third part explains the term of civil emergency planning. In the practical part, the system of protection of the population (civil protection) in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the system of population protection in the Czech Republic were discussed. As a basis for this part of the work were used the National Security Strategy, the Civil contingency act and basic Czech legislation in this area. Finally, the system of population protection in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Czech Republic was compared. The aim of the diploma thesis is to clarify the problems of population protection, to describe the system of population protection in the Czech Republic and the European Union and to compare this area in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Based on the analysed documents, a research question was answered.
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Library organizations and networks in Great Britain
Morongová, Václava ; Landová, Hana (advisor) ; Římanová, Radka (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the topic of library associations and networks that have a direct impact on development of libraries and librarianship. The main attention was given to library associations of the United Kingdom. The aim of this thesis is to analyze current activities and goals of selected library associations of the United Kingdom. Furthermore the thesis presents library associations of the Czech Republic, their history and current activities. The conclusion provides a comparison of Czech and British library associations. Monitored were primarily legislative frameworks, the focus of library associations, their activities and use of Web 2.0. There were also defined areas of possible future development of the Czech associations.
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