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The views of man in Nazism and neo-Nazism in the ethical context
GRBAČOVÁ, Lenka
This thesis addresses the controversy of Nazism as a political ideology in an ethical context, with emphasis on the role of man. The descriptive section looks at the origins and history of Nazism, its formation as a political party (NSDAP) and its main attributes. The topics of the prescriptive section are disputations the question of how Nazism stands in the context of various historical periods from antiquity to the peak period of Nazism. This section also deals with the problems of neo-Nazism. Two controversial publications of the major neo-Nazism promoters are subjected to examination and criticism. These publications and their promoters are ?My Awakening? by David Duke from the context of the world, and ?Taboos in the Social Sciences? by Petr Bakalář from the context of the Czech Republic.
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The resource war on the Congo-Rwanda boarder
Paggio, Sofie ; Žák, Květoslav (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
The thesis is about insurrections in the Democratic republic of the Congo connected with mining of raw materials, focusing on coltan and Kivus provinces. The task of this thesis is to acquaint the reader with the coltan ore, explain the presence of armed groups on the eastern part of the country and summarize the consequences of their actions for civilians.
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The development in Rwanda after genocide in 1994
Švehlová, Eva ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the post-conflict development in Rwanda and its main aim is to evaluate the tools adopted after the genocide in 1994 for the purpose of preventing recurrence of any similar conflict in the future. The thesis mostly concentrates on the process of justice (on the international, national and local level) and on the process of reconciliation of the polarized society in Rwanda as two key components of the post-conflict reconstruction. On the basis of the results derived from the detailed analysis of the tools from security, social, economic and political area, the thesis answers the asked question if the future conflict in Rwanda is nowadays hardly probable (thanks to effective and successful activity of the adopted measures) or if there is, on the contrary, some ethnic tension in Rwanda which could become the reason for repeating of any wave of violence in short- or medium-term.
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The Analysis of the Conflicts in Sudan and the Influence of External Actors on their Development
Kavánková, Hana ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of the main conflicts in the Republic of Sudan. In the first part the author describes the historical development of Sudan with focus on the period from 1956 till today. The main attention in this section is devoted to the political and economical development as well as to foreign policy. The second part concentrates on the conflict between the northern and the southern part of the country. The author analyses the ethnical and religious background, the development of the civil war and the principles of the 2005 peace agreement with the view to the future of the separated states. Then, the author describes in detail the issue of the rebellion in the western province of Darfur, tries to elaborate on the reasons for the rebellion, the influence of foreign countries and the current state of negotiations between the Government of Sudan and the rebels from Darfur.The third part focuses on the foreign policy of The United States of America, the European Union, China and Egypt. The author selected these countries as having the major impact on the development of Sudan and the both conflicts. Last chapter of the thesis looks at the challenges that Sudan and South Sudan will have to face in the near future. Finally, the author elaborates on the impact of these issues on international policy and the space for possible external policies in Sudan and Southern Sudan.
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The impact of Turkish-Armenian relations on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Kotásková, Tereza ; Cibulková, Petra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The unsolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and problematic Turkish-Armenian relations are the main sources of instability in South Caucasus. For historic and ethnic reasons, both Azerbaijan and Armenia claim the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey closed its border with Armenia as an expression of solidarity with Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh war in the early nineties. Azerbaijan was military defeated and Armenia took control over one fifth of the Azerbaijani territory. Signing two protocols on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia in 2009 raised hopes that this could have a positive impact also on the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. If the protocols were ratified, this assumption would be probably fulfilled. However, the protocols have not been ratified so far. Considering other factors, any significant progress in any of these issues cannot be expected in the near future.
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United Nations and Rwandan genocide
Nousková, Michaela ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the question whether the UN is responsible for the failure of its obligation to prevent genocide in Rwanda in 1994. The first part gives a comprehensive overview of developments in relations between ethnic groups, sources of tensions and the contribution of the European colonists. The text also deals with the United Nations and international security and defines the concept of genocide in international legal terms. The last chapter describes the outbreak and course of genocide, the actions of Security Council and evaluates whether the UN could prevent these massacres, or at least mitigate their effects.
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Roots of terrorism.
CARVA, Pavel
Terrorism is a phenomenon of our everyday life and fight against terrorism touches all of us. The objective of the thesis is to approach historical evolution of terrorism, its historical and present roots and also the influence of terrorism on the whole society. In the theoretical part of the work basic characteristics of terrorism were elaborated, fundamental concepts were defined and forces that are involved in the fight against terrorism were described. Historical stages of evolution of terrorism were described and compared in the practical part. On the basis of the evaluation the first stage of historical evolution of terrorism was clearly defined and acts and deeds that happened during this stage and could be perceived as historical roots of terrorism were described. Then the most significant present roots of terrorism were described together with development of the number of terrorist attacks and their consequences. The thesis also focuses on terrorism as a possible threat for citizens of the Czech Republic. Further on the work describes measures taken in relation with terrorism and restrictions resulting from them for the whole society. The thesis results may be used as another source for workers of the Integrated Rescue System and Crisis Management that provides summary information related to terrorism and restrictions resulting from the fight against it for our society.
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The View of the Death in the Thought Conceptions in the Course of History
PŮBALOVÁ, Ludmila
Dissertation .. The approaches towards death and burial in different historical epochs of mankind dealing with a view of death in intellectual conceptions during the history. People have been engaged in the question of life and deaths for ages. It is one of the oldest, the hardests and the most fundamental questions which are asked. We can think of the death in two levels: a general and a personal. The comprehension of deaths was developing in history. Thesis traces, what affected and how it is possible, that the today`s subject of personal death states taboo, even if masmedia floods us with death of others. For understanding, the thesis goes throught history. From the methodological aspects it follows the time line, divides the history into ancient world, the Middle Ages and modern period, as well as on horizontal line following individually nations and their intellectual directions.
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The Western Influence on Current Situation in Rwanda
Počerová, Veronika ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis deals with the influence of the West on Rwanda. The main focus is on the recent development, from eighties up to now. In order to ensure full comprehension of all related events, there is a brief description of the pre-colonial and colonial era in the first chapter. The thesis focuses mainly on the behaviour of main western powers -- France, Great Britain and the United States of America, they are complemented by Belgium which plays an important role in the case of Rwanda. The thesis also deals with the influence of other international actors, namely with the UN but other international governmental and non-governmental organizations and transnational corporations are included as well.
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