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Direct Presidential Election in the Czech Republic in 2013 and 2018
SEKEROVÁ, Lucie
The aim of the thesis is to present the first two direct presidential elections in the Czech Republic. The first part deals with the position of presidents in particular political systems. It is followed by introducing the way of the presidential elections in the Czech Republic between 1993-2008 and a brief description of the elections in that period. The third part focuses on introducing the direct election itself and its legislative specification. I have described some disputes and situations which preceded introducing the new presidential election. Two main parts of the thesis present the candidates, pre-election debates, campaigns, pre-election surveys and the results of the presidential elections in 2013 and 2018. Further, I have evaluated the impacts of the direct presidential elections. The last part pays particular attention to prospects for the 2023 elections.
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Anti-immigrant Rhetoric and the Concept of National Identity in the French Presidential Campaign in 2012
Žižková, Markéta ; Matějka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
The thesis Anti-immigrant Rhetoric and the Concept of National Identity in the French Presidential Campaign in 2012 is focused on the political discourse of three main candidates of the French presidential campaign in 2012 (Marine Le Pen, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande). The aim of the research is to analyze the image of immigration and immigrants and on the other hand French and national identity in the discourse of the politicians. As methodological basis for the research critical discourse analysis was selected, completed by analysis of metaphors. The thesis is based on the theoretical framework composed of the following concepts: 1/ discursive reproduction of the racism by so called symbolic elites, 2/ new racism and 3/ construction of national identity. The thesis also presents the social and political context of the election. The main objective of the research is to answer the following research questions: How does the political discourse of presidential candidates deepen the gap between positive self-presentation and negative presentation of the others? And to which extent in the discourse of individual candidates can it be seen? The thesis describes specific topics, topoi and discursive strategies which are used by the candidates.
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Polarization of Czech society in the view of the president in 1990-2017
Tučková, Markéta ; Vinopal, Jiří (advisor) ; Sládek, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with political polarization of Czech society regarding the trust in all presidents from 1990 till today. It introduces the term 'political polarization' and its main research areas, especially various aspects of the electorate polarization. The thesis describes theories of voters' polarization, the specific relationship between polarization and ideological consistency, and topics of the polarizing influence of presidents, mass media and electoral process. The empirical section analyses the development of people's polarization in terms of trusting presidents and determines whether the groups declaring strong trust and distrust show specific sociodemographic characteristics, political orientation and political engagement. Datasets from The Public Opinion Research Centre's survey Our Society between the years 1990 and 2017 were used.
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The analysis and comparison of the media response on the political campaigns of Miloš Zeman and Karel Schwarzenberg prior to presidential election in 2013
Ročková, Anna ; Halada, Jan (advisor) ; Moravec, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with a media response to a presidential campaigns of Miloš Zeman and Karel Schwarzenberg as they were the two candidates of the second round in presidential elections. This media response is analysed in newspapers Mladá fronta Dnes, Hospodářské noviny, Lidové noviny, Právo and on internet portals iDnes, iHned, lidovky.cz. This presidential election took place in 2013 and it was historicaly the first presidential election when inhabitants of the Czech republic elected the president directly and that is why not only the selected media but also society took interest in such an occasion. With a certain time distance, this bachelor thesis rates how did media responded on the presidential campaigns of the candidates of the second round of this election and if it was more the printed media or the online reported about this presidential election. Another goal of this thesis is to find out whether any of those two candidates used a negative campaing against his oponent. The theoretical part deals with the terms used in the thesis, with the presidential election itself with biography of the candidates and of course with the media. The practical part contains the analysis of the media response of the selected media, the comparison of online and printed media and also the analysis of...
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News Coverage of the Presidential Elections in 2013
Kejlová, Tamara ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Trampota, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis "Analysis of the Czech Periodicals' News Coverage of the 2013 Presidential Elections in the Czech Republic" examines how the daily newspapers Mladá fronta DNES, Lidové noviny and Hospodářské noviny framed the election campaign. It also focuses on the degree of compliance with the criteria of impartiality in media contents. Texts with the endorsements are also a part of the analysis. The teoretical part draws the typical features of the relationship between the media and politics and the main theoretical and methodological basis for research of the frames and objectivity. It also introduces the concept of media framing as "fragmented paradigm" and objectivity as an unattainable ideal. Foreign researches and a study of Český rozhlas are an integral part of the theoretical section. Their conclusions were used in the analysis itself. The aim of the research carried out by means of a combined quantitative and qualitative content analysis was to determine how Czech daily newspapers responded in their content to direct presidential elections associated with the phenomenon of endorsement. Quantitative analysis focuses on the dominant frames and key issues associated with elections occurring in media contents. Further, it focuses on the extent to which journals presented candidates in the neutral...
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Anti-immigrant Rhetoric and the Concept of National Identity in the French Presidential Campaign in 2012
Žižková, Markéta ; Matějka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
The thesis Anti-immigrant Rhetoric and the Concept of National Identity in the French Presidential Campaign in 2012 is focused on the political discourse of three main candidates of the French presidential campaign in 2012 (Marine Le Pen, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande). The aim of the research is to analyze the image of immigration and immigrants and on the other hand French and national identity in the discourse of the politicians. As methodological basis for the research critical discourse analysis was selected, completed by analysis of metaphors. The thesis is based on the theoretical framework composed of the following concepts: 1/ discursive reproduction of the racism by so called symbolic elites, 2/ new racism and 3/ construction of national identity. The thesis also presents the social and political context of the election. The main objective of the research is to answer the following research questions: How does the political discourse of presidential candidates deepen the gap between positive self-presentation and negative presentation of the others? And to which extent in the discourse of individual candidates can it be seen? The thesis describes specific topics, topoi and discursive strategies which are used by the candidates.
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Presidential pre-election polling: for the first time in the Czech Republic
Jechová, Klára ; Vinopal, Jiří (advisor) ; Buriánek, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with examination of research activities of selected research organizations regarding the historically first direct elections of the president of the Czech Republic. This is done with the use of pre-election surveys realized in connection with presidential elections in the United States of America. The thesis ponders whether the phenomenon of direct elections will be positively accepted not only by Czech Citizen but also by local research organizations. The aim of the presented diploma thesis is the evaluation of Czech presidential surveys and their main methods through the comparison with models from the United States of America. The subsidiary goal is the investigation of prevailing traditions in the Czech Republic and the lack of resources which cause resistance against potential research development in the Czech Republic. At last but not least the thesis evaluates how presidential polls might influence the public opinion. This thesis is divided into five chapters. The first one investigates the election system and polls in the Czech Republic. Next chapter deals with the election system and polls in the United States of America. Chapter three focuses on the comparison of research approaches in the Czech Republic and the United States of America. The fourth chapter presents the...
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The Ron Paul Phenomenon: Economic Policy and Election Campaign
Forman, Jan ; Ježek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Pícl, Michal (referee)
The goal of my Master's Thesis is to analyze the reasons of Congressman Ron Paul's unsuccessful nomination in US 2012 Presidential elections. The paper is divided into two main chapters; theoretical and applied. The first one is focused on economic policy aspect of his election program, whilst the second is mainly concerned with his communication campaign. In this analysis, I will combine outputs of particular observations of both his presidential campaigns, in 2008 and 2012, with respect to its consistency. Using the political marketing methodology, we should be able to decide whether his fail was caused by the inappropriate selection of election topics, or by the communication campaign itself, or even by combination of both factors.
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