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Social work and its place in other helping professions from the perspektive of social workers OSPOD
HOJDAROVÁ, Markéta
This diploma thesis deals with social work and its relative position among other helping professions. Social work is described from the perspective of social workers at OSPOD (Department of Social and Legal Protection of Children). Social work is an interdisciplinary field, which means that social workers often cooperate with other professionals. Cooperation is executed in the form of an interdisciplinary team where it may happen that one of the professions dominates. The domination of one profession over another hegemony. The essence of hegemony is the desire for power while the oppressed group is able to follow the ideology of its own discipline only to a certain extent. Although social work keeps evolving, and so does the approach from the side of professionals, there are cases when social workers experience negative attitude. This is the reason why this thesis is focused on the standing of social work within other helping professions.The objective of the diploma thesis was to map the position of social work in other helping professions from the perspective of social workers at OSPOD. Was set one research question HVO1: What is the status of social work with other helping professions? To secure the integrity and completeness of information, two partial research questions were set and divided into individual categories. DVO1: How does the social workers OSPOD cooperation with the helping professions? DVO2: What factors affect the status of social work? The investigation found out that social work, particularly in the area of social-legal protection of children, is valued equally and social workers have an important role. Most informants had a positive experience with cooperation with other professionals. In case of occurrence of negative attitude, we cannot talk about hegemony but rather about the level of willingness to cooperate. It turned out that the personality of a specific professional affects the position of social work significantly, and equal standing is supported by the role of coordinator held by the respective social worker. The questioned social workers were aware of the changing attitude to social work from the side of professionals who realize the demands of social work and perceive this discipline as an equal profession. However, this fact does not apply to the public because, as the interviewed social workers confirmed, the public's opinion about social workers has not changed yet and it has retained the concept of "evil aunts" who take away children. The thesis can be used as an information material for social workers about their relative position among other helping professionals. It can also be a source of motivation in need to communicate the necessity and importance of social work to the public, but also to other professionals.
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The development of mutual economic relationships between the United States and China
Drugda, Zbyněk ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Erbenová, Monika (referee)
This bachelor thesis describes the development of economic relationships between the United States and China. The main target of the thesis is to confirm or disprove, whether China represents a threat to US hegemony and if the disparity in merchandise trade of goods between China and the United States with its impact on current account deficit may be one of the proves of this peril. Hegemony is a combination of soft and hard powers, therefore the thesis analyses economy and its competiveness, military power and culture attractiveness, in order to determine current and prospective global leader.
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United States and Latin America: The U.S. foreign policy and the need for a new direction
Torres Roldan, Alba Lorena ; Maslowski, Nicolas (advisor) ; Durrmeyer, Sébastien (referee)
No other region in the world has been more intervened by the United States than Latin America. An increasing interdependence between both in terms of trade, security and energy has grown along with a new reality. New political currents in Latin America have favored to recover the sovereignty and self-determination of their countries, while gaining independence from the United States preferences and mandates. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historical approach of the U.S. foreign policy to Latin America since 1945 as well as the implementation of them, with the purpose of evaluate the current scenario. A rhetoric vs reality approach is conducted showing the need for a more coherent U.S. foreign policy both in the economic and the security agenda.
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Question of U.S. hegemony
Štumper, Vít ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Žamberský, Pavel (referee)
The thesis deals with comparing China and United States in terms of their potential hegemonic status. A country can be considered as a hegemonic country only if it fulfills various attributes. Its economic leadership is defined by consistency of inner market and by generated imports. Those are supported by advanced financial market and national currency, which is also considered as a world currency. Institutional scope is summarized by privileged position of its army and it defines hegemonic country as a center of innovation and technological progress.
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Internationalization of the renminbi in the context of building the foundations of Chinese hegemony
Král, Ondřej ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Bejkovský, Jan (referee)
In the 21st century, the Chinese currency gradually gains its position in the international monetary and financial system. The pace of making structural reforms in China is accelerating. These reforms are supposed to start a new growth model of the local economy. The base of this development is the internationalization of the renminbi. It is among the means by which China wants to achieve sustainable growth and in a longer term attack on hegemonic position in the world economy. This thesis examines the extent to which the renminbi becomes the world's tender and the impact this fact would have on the layout of the world economy, hence on China itself.
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The Role of Germany in Today’s Process of Integration in Europe
Petráňová, Zuzana ; Šauer, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Matějka, Zdeněk (referee)
When debt crisis fully started in the Eurozone, the attention was concentrated not only on states of southern Europe in debt, but also on Germany. If we consider that Germany is the biggest economy in Europe and its policy is tightly connected with EU, the decisions of the German government are important in the process of European integration. The thesis talks about actual role of Germany in today's crisis of the Eurozone. Because of the size of the problem the thesis is concentrated on last three years and it is focused on key events, whit caused the biggest discussion. The goal of the research is to find out which role Germany plays within EU and if it becomes or has already become a regional hegemony. In the analysis was partly used the role theory and also neomramscianism, that works with the hegemony concept. Results of the research shows that Germany becomes more self confident player. Player which today leaves the strategy of restraint and takes the role of a regional leader. The question of hegemony stays open, even though Germany refuses to identify itself with this role.
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The Russian- Chinese relations since the end of bipolar world
Bastova, Vita ; Maslowski, Nicolas (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
Russian-Chinese relations have been differed by the complex and full relations, which have been highly emerged since the end of the Cold War. Transition of the power in the world system had overcome the intention of Russia and China for the closer cooperation in order to decline the American sole hegemony. Concluding the Friendship treaty, it had become the first step towards cooperation which today can be considered as stable one. Master thesis will be focused on the realist approach, which at the same time will help to evaluate Rusian-Chinese relation through the pragmatic realist prism. Analyzing the relations in a global context within further movement to regional one, I will try to experience Sino-Russian relations through different approaches and relying on the balance of power theory. Description of the strategic partnership, supported by the multipolar world view and multilateral diplomacy as the tool for the national interests promotion, the research will move towards bilateral modes estimating security, political and economic relations. All in all, the conclusion will be made in order to predict the future of the Russian-Chinese relations and results which both countries have achieved by now.
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Limitation of Reelection Options in Latin America: the Case of Mexico
Lorenc, Adam ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
The work focuses on limitation of public officials' reelection eligibility in Mexican political system. The question of reelection is put into the context of both Latin American region and history of Mexico itself and of its constitution. It offers an overview of specific constitutional clauses that define the reelection rules, historical background and motivation of their genesis and also analyses their practical implementation and consequences. The topic is examined primarily with regard to the influence of reelection limitation on previous and future democratic development of the country.
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China as a Potential Global Hegemon - Selected Aspects
Vorel, Tomáš ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Cihelková, Eva (referee)
The thesis deals with analysis of China with respect to its potential hegemony which is defined by three various attributes. Firstly, the economic attribute examines the economic performance of the country, formed by GDP level and its several components. Concerning foreign trade, the most essential part is the country's import situation. As for the financial attribute, it is observed how elements of hegemony interact with the usage of China's currency as the world's key currency and the effects of developed financial or capital markets. The last attribute is concerned with the diplomatic position of the country, determined by the level of military expenditures and its voting power within various international institutions.
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Analysis of the causes of entry of the U.S. military into Iraq in 2003
Svobodová, Klára ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The war in Iraq remains a controversial and debatable topic until now because of the lack of consensus about the causes of the outbreak. This thesis tries to analyze and objectively evaluate the most frequently mentioned possible causes of entry of the U.S. military forces into Iraq in 2003. Detail this thesis deals with security and political reasons that played in the decision of the United States over the future of Saddam Hussein a crucial role. Emphasis is placed on the proclaimed link between the Iraqi regime and the terrorist group al-Qaeda and then to the alleged existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In the case of politically motivated reasons the hegemonic position of the United States in world political system is taken into account. The development of US-Iraqi relations since the 90 of the 20 century is mapped. Finally, attention is paid to the presidency of George Walker Bush, the influence of members of his administration and the influence of neo-conservatism on U.S. foreign policy in the context of the war in Iraq during Bush's tenure.
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