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Different Mentality as a basis of international conflicts. The case of escalation relations between Russia and the EU in 2008 - 2018.
Kruglikova, Ekaterina ; Cviklová, Lucie (advisor) ; Černý, Karel (referee)
Since 2008 with the Russo-Georgian war we observe the gradual deterioration of relations between Russia and the European Union which achieves its apogee during the Ukrainian crisis and the annexation of Crimea. The cultural approach is to be applied for understanding and exploration of the conflict: its reasons and mechanism. The work is aimed to define conflicting beliefs and values, considering them on a cultural basis. The current escalation of relationships is reviewed as a cultural conflict, the author claims different mentality as one of the influential factors and possible dimensions of conflict analysis. This work also points out internal cultural mechanisms and features provoking aggressive external policy and considers cultural identity as a container of ideas which justify and originate opposition and conflict with other cultures. This work is an attempt to introduce a concept of an individual's mentality, to link personal and group mentality and find out how cultural meaning content influences on formation of a personal mindset - a system of personal beliefs and values. Research part consists of preliminary comparative questionnaire-based survey with 30 respondents, secondary analysis of World Value Survey, and 10 depth interviews based on 3 survey questions, analyzed by means of mental...
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Different Mentality as a basis of international conflicts. The case of escalation relations between Russia and the EU in 2008 - 2018.
Kruglikova, Ekaterina ; Cviklová, Lucie (advisor) ; Černý, Karel (referee)
Since 2008 with the Russo-Georgian war we observe the gradual deterioration of relations between Russia and the European Union which achieves its apogee during the Ukrainian crisis and the annexation of Crimea. The cultural approach is to be applied for understanding and exploration of the conflict: its reasons and mechanism. The work is aimed to define conflicting beliefs and values, considering them on a cultural basis. The current escalation of relationships is reviewed as a cultural conflict, the author claims different mentality as one of the influential factors and possible dimensions of conflict analysis. This work also points out internal cultural mechanisms and features provoking aggressive external policy and considers cultural identity as a container of ideas which justify and originate opposition and conflict with other cultures. This work is an attempt to introduce a concept of an individual's mentality, to link personal and group mentality and find out how cultural meaning content influences on formation of a personal mindset - a system of personal beliefs and values. Research part consists of preliminary comparative questionnaire-based survey with 30 respondents, secondary analysis of World Value Survey, and 10 depth interviews based on 3 survey questions, analyzed by means of mental...
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Politics in the lives of seniors in a retirement home
Proksch, Pavel ; Linek, Lukáš (advisor) ; Grygar, Jakub (referee)
The master thesis deals with the group of senior voters in the institutional care. Firstly, seniors may feel excluded from public life, as well as they may face a number of problems because of their age and worse health condition. Those factors might limit their interest in politics. Secondly, the retirement home environment plays very important role because it significantly influences self-conceptions of its clients. The study tries to find out the motives of seniors's electoral participation as well as their following political news across the media. Thesis is also concerned with the political agitation, campaign and discussions with politics, The aim of the thesis is also to describe the preparation, conduct and atmosphere during the elections in retirement home. Master thesis is also focused on the seniors' relationship with the younger generation, their children and grandchildren, and on seniors' reflection of their position in the society. Key issues for the thesis are how seniors ponder their future. Master thesis tries to describe processes of aging as well as the general specifics of senior relationship to the politics. For the research purposes, 12 qualitative interviews were carried out in retirement home "Pohoda Chválkovice" in Olomouc.
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