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Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties: the case of shadow ministers in the field of education
Procházka, Michal ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Veselý, Arnošt (referee)
Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties: the case of shadow ministers in the field of education Author: Michal Procházka Abstract Education is one of the most significant of public policies because it has a crucial impact on the future of the society. Thus, the Ministry of Education represents one of the key departments and political parties are expected to provide highly qualified experts to manage this position. This thesis is focused on the topic of experts of the parties in the Czech republic with special highlight on the shadow ministers, alternatively on relevant spokespersons. The shadow governments provide one possible source of the responsible experts for the political parties since they can prepare their members for the function of a minister through training of their practical skills. However, this thesis focuses mainly on the shadow ministers of the following parties in the Czech republic: ČSSD, KDU-ČSL, KSČM, ODS and TOP 09. Considering that this agenda of those parties has not been studied thoroughly, this thesis is therefore an exploratory study. The political parties also feature expert knowledge with specialized committees for those areas and most of the chairmen of such committees are the leaders in education agenda of those parties. This case study proves the shadow ministers...
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Policy-Related Capacities of Czech Political Parties in the Field of Energy
Pulec, Václav ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Klusáček, Jan (referee)
Policy-Related Capacities of Czech Political Parties in the Field of Energy Author: Václav Pulec Abstract Energy is a field that has been recently passing through a very dynamic development. All countries in the world are trying to find new sources of raw materials and diversify their energy mix. Moreover, the European Union has been putting increasing expectation on new sources of energy meeting higher environmental standards. It is crucial that the Czech Republic has the necessary expertise to be able to react to the upcoming changes and create long-term decisions that the area of energy policy requires. This work deals with expert capacities of political parties in power in the Czech Republic, which play a major role in creating such decisions. This thesis analyzes expertise base of the three selected political parties (TOP 09, ODS, ČSSD) and focuses on their professional committees or expert teams. Expert commissions are often highest advisory body of the party and its guarantor has usually the highest (key) word in the party hierarchy regarding given issue. The thesis will explore how stakeholders join the expert committee, by examining what their backgrounds are and how they come to seek this form of engagement. It will then look at the concrete outcomes of each expert group, and how does the...
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Policy-Related Capacities of Czech Political Parties in the Field of Energy
Pulec, Václav ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Klusáček, Jan (referee)
Policy-Related Capacities of Czech Political Parties in the Field of Energy Author: Václav Pulec Abstract Energy is a field that has been recently passing through a very dynamic development. All countries in the world are trying to find new sources of raw materials and diversify their energy mix. Moreover, the European Union has been putting increasing expectation on new sources of energy meeting higher environmental standards. It is crucial that the Czech Republic has the necessary expertise to be able to react to the upcoming changes and create long-term decisions that the area of energy policy requires. This work deals with expert capacities of political parties in power in the Czech Republic, which play a major role in creating such decisions. This thesis analyzes expertise base of the three selected political parties (TOP 09, ODS, ČSSD) and focuses on their professional committees or expert teams. Expert commissions are often highest advisory body of the party and its guarantor has usually the highest (key) word in the party hierarchy regarding given issue. The thesis will explore how stakeholders join the expert committee, by examining what their backgrounds are and how they come to seek this form of engagement. It will then look at the concrete outcomes of each expert group, and how does the...
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Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties: the case of shadow ministers in the field of education
Procházka, Michal ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Veselý, Arnošt (referee)
Policy-related capacities of Czech political parties: the case of shadow ministers in the field of education Author: Michal Procházka Abstract Education is one of the most significant of public policies because it has a crucial impact on the future of the society. Thus, the Ministry of Education represents one of the key departments and political parties are expected to provide highly qualified experts to manage this position. This thesis is focused on the topic of experts of the parties in the Czech republic with special highlight on the shadow ministers, alternatively on relevant spokespersons. The shadow governments provide one possible source of the responsible experts for the political parties since they can prepare their members for the function of a minister through training of their practical skills. However, this thesis focuses mainly on the shadow ministers of the following parties in the Czech republic: ČSSD, KDU-ČSL, KSČM, ODS and TOP 09. Considering that this agenda of those parties has not been studied thoroughly, this thesis is therefore an exploratory study. The political parties also feature expert knowledge with specialized committees for those areas and most of the chairmen of such committees are the leaders in education agenda of those parties. This case study proves the shadow ministers...
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