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The transformation of Czech society in the 1930s
Baloun, Pavel ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The so-called Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938-1939) is used to be portrayed as the dark age, when obscure, fascist elements came to lights. This period is ussually put in opposition to the previous First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938). In this thesis the main argument consist of questioning the continuity between these two allegedly contradictory historical times through the analysis of special legislation - state of exception -, which was adopted in purpose to deal with defending the democracy in Czechoslovakia between 1933 and 1938. The State Protection Act (1936) implemented into legal discourse special term for potential - in the case of war - enemies of the state: "state unreliable persons". This category of "reliability" was understood as nationality and part of far more complex national consensus by all contemporary agents, which legitimizes the state intervention primarily into the economic sphere. In the centre of national consensus stood transformed labour: collective duty for the nation. Until 1938, among contemporary agents, exists strong notion that realization the state of exception in the case of war and therefore national consensus cannot be fully realized because of international minority laws. But during the Second Republic (1938-1939) different agents used language of...
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The transformation of Czech society in the 1930s
Baloun, Pavel ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
The so-called Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938-1939) is used to be portrayed as the dark age, when obscure, fascist elements came to lights. This period is ussually put in opposition to the previous First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938). In this thesis the main argument consist of questioning the continuity between these two allegedly contradictory historical times through the analysis of special legislation - state of exception -, which was adopted in purpose to deal with defending the democracy in Czechoslovakia between 1933 and 1938. The State Protection Act (1936) implemented into legal discourse special term for potential - in the case of war - enemies of the state: "state unreliable persons". This category of "reliability" was understood as nationality and part of far more complex national consensus by all contemporary agents, which legitimizes the state intervention primarily into the economic sphere. In the centre of national consensus stood transformed labour: collective duty for the nation. Until 1938, among contemporary agents, exists strong notion that realization the state of exception in the case of war and therefore national consensus cannot be fully realized because of international minority laws. But during the Second Republic (1938-1939) different agents used language of...
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The pre-war armament from the economic perspective: comparison of the Czech and the German points of view
Filková, Zuzana ; Strecker, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hrbek, Pavel (referee)
There are a variety of views from economic theorists on effects of armament on the overall development of certain societies and the state of its economy. The aim of this paper is to compare the theoretical approach to the issue of pre-war armament in 1930s in Czechoslovakia and Germany. As a source of information for the description of the prevailing theoretical economic approach, this paper uses contemporary newspaper articles, archived materials and present-day materials concerning this topic. The main stream of economic thinking in Czechoslovakia does not agree with high governmental expenditure on armament, because it may have a degenerative effect which would lead to militarisation of economy. War preparation results in higher taxes, a fall in standard of living, limited export, and decrease in productive investment, etc. Therefore it is not eligible to implement these principles under the conditions of peace economy and they are relevant only in case of a direct threat to the existence of a state. However, even then it has to be a derogation of the principle of free trade to the slightest possible extent. Emphasis was placed on non-inflationary obtaining of financial means - first via taxes and then a credit. Representatives were Karel Englis and Alois Rasin, whose ideas were reflected in the...
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