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Belarusian civil society from the perspective of Ales Bjaljacki
Markautsova, Viktoryia ; Klípa, Ondřej (advisor) ; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the perspective of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bjaljacki on the issue of the Belarusian civil society, particularly in the realm of human rights and human rights organizations of civil sector. These organizations have been operating in Belarus since the late 20th century and have consistently faced pressure and repression from the Belarusian regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The theoretical section is focused on defining contemporary concepts of civil society and addressing the inclusion of the Belarusian civil society within existing definitions. The practical section consists of an analysis of an interview with Ales Bjaljacki. It examines what the respondent considers key factors in the development of civil society, how he assesses the influence of the political situation on the Belarusian civil society, and his views on its past and future. Ales Bjaljacki perspective in this work is contrasted with the views of the author Andrew Wilson, who analyses the Belarusian civil society in the book "Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship." Additionally, Bjaljacki viewpoint in this work is compared with the opinions of various other authors who have researched civil society in Belarus, and their main findings are presented in the books "Civil society in Belarus 2000-2015,...
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Spanish International Trade Policy under Francisco Franco's Regime
Sharabati, Abdel Fattah ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the trade policy of Spain in relation to other countries during the reign of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. It analyzes the changes in the position of strategic partners for Spain between 1936-1975, i.e., during the Franco era. The main variable in this process should be the change of the international political scene from the turbulent 1930s, through the Second World War, to the post-war period, i.e., the Cold War and the division of the world into "East" and "West" and the period of decolonization. Although General Franco's government could be described as totalitarian or clerical-fascist and suppressing any liberal- democratic tendencies on the domestic scene, especially in international politics, Franco was able to move very deftly and get the most out of most political negotiations with foreign partners for Spain. Therefore, even the Spaniards themselves are very contradictory in their assessment of the period of his reign. In analyzing Spain's developments on the international stage, many of the variables that have influenced Spain's direction, both directly and indirectly, must be taken into account. Among these variables we can include, for example, various contracts, agreements, but also sanctions or embargoes.
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Two brothers. The literary activity and the political inolvement of Thomas and Heinrich Mann between 1918 - 1933
Pelechová, Magda ; Haupenthal, Thomas Maria (advisor) ; Markvartová, Eva (referee)
TITLE: Two brothers. The literary activity and the political inolvement of Thomas and Heinrich Mann between 1918 - 1933 ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis compares the literary activity of Thomas and Heinrich Mann with their political opinions. The comparison of the literary activity and opinions is based on their two books. There is the novel Der Untertan in case of Heinrich Mann and the short story from Thomas Mann Mario und der Zauberer in the second case. KEY WORDS: Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, policy, Weimar Republic, Wilheminism, fascism, democracy, dictatorship
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A. Pinochet Dictatorship - rise to power and the end of his career
Husáková, Gabriela ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Machart, Filip (referee)
Bachelor thesis "A. Pinochet Dictatorship - rise to power and the end of his career" focuses on the coup in 1973 and the establishment of democratic regime, as well as its downfall and subsequent democratization process with emphasis on the role that General Augusto Pinochet played this period of Chilean history. With respect to the main objective of this work, that is to introduce the method and conditions which onset Pinochet to power and his influence on foreign and domestic policy, major part of the work is focused primarily on the conditions and the course of a military coup, internal and external policies, the constitution of 1980 and the subsequent plebiscite in 1988, which caused Pinochet's downfall. Following part is dedicated to the role of the opposition, the description of campaigns for the plebiscite and developments during the period of democratization, when Pinochet gradually withdraws from the political sphere. The first part deals with the Chilean political system before the onset of dictatorship, including a description of the Allende's government, whose problems caused the military coup and the formal incorporation of Pinochet's regime, according to political scientist Juan Linz. Further the regime itself is specified, especially the economic and foreign policy of the regime. The...
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Arrow's Impossibility Theorems
Žárský, David ; Pražák, Dalibor (advisor) ; Vejnar, Benjamin (referee)
In 1950 Kenneth Arrow proved a famous theorem which states that if we impose certain rather natural conditions on an electoral system, then there must be a dictator amongst the voters. In other words, no electoral system is flawless. In this thesis we first formalise the notion of an electoral system and formulate the conditions we impose thereon. After laying out and proving the auxiliary theory, we show a more modern proof of Arrow's theorem which uses set ultrafilters. On the last pages we look into the case of infinite number of voters. In this case, it holds that there exists an electoral system fulfilling all of our requirements including nonexistence of a dictator. However, the problem of dictatorship in the infinite case doesn't completely disappear. We show that under certain circumstances instead of a dictator there exists an arbitrarily small dictatorial group as well as an individual whom we call an invisible dictator. 1
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Student Opposition Movement under Franco's Dictatorship in 1956-1975
Cajkář, Jakub ; Menclová, Barbora (advisor) ; Šindelář, Jakub (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the anti-Franco student movement in Spain during Franco's dictatorship between the years 1956 and 1975. The research concentrates mainly on the position of the student movement and its protest activities. This thesis aims to analyze the activities of the student movement, its development, achievements, and potential impact on the decision-making of the Francoist government. The paper answers the question of whether the student movement caused any concessions made by the Francoist government. Firstly, the paper deal with conditions at universities before the year 1956. At these times, universities were formed by restrictive measures and by attempts for the catholicization of the education system. In this section, author focuses on the role of the regime at universities. This chapter concentrates also on the formation and development of student movement until the crucial year 1956 which became a landmark in organizing continuous protests. The pivotal section of the research follows which chronologically examines activities of the student opposition movement in the years 1956 and 1975. In this part, the thesis analyzes successes of the student movement, its imperfections, and focuses on its most significant years. Later, at the beginning of the seventies student...
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