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Neoclassical realism: a metatheoretical critique
Šenk, Michal ; Hynek, Nikola (advisor) ; Solovyeva, Anzhelika (referee)
Neoclassical realism entered the fields of International Relations and Security Studies in the late 1990s as a powerful new approach to explaining foreign policy. Building on the combination of structural and classical realism, it promised to offer better explanations than other existing approaches, such as liberalism or offensive and defensive realism. As such, it quickly became a popular and an arguably potent choice for many a scholar, progressively growing into prominence that continues to hold even as it enters its third decade. That said, there exists something of a paradox surrounding neoclassical realism: despite its popularity and scores of sound empirical works under its banner, the school appears dramatically ill-defined to the extent that nobody seems to be sure what it is and what it is about. This is where this thesis comes in to play: building on hitherto scattered and piecemeal critiques of neoclassical realism, it seeks to shed more light on the school's apparent success by providing the first truly comprehensive metatheoretical critique of neoclassical realism. Following the simple question of 'what is neoclassical realism', the thesis arrives at the conclusion that though it may be far from a uniform research program or a general theory, neoclassical realism exhibits a number of...
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The Sino-Soviet Split, 1958-1964
Panák, Břetislav ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
The Sino-Soviet Split of the late 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s was a multidimensional crisis of nationalism, national interests, domestic politics, personal problems, cultural differences, border issues, Soviet-American détente, communication misunderstanding, and different interpretations of ideology. The goal of this diploma thesis is to analyse the important domestic and foreign factors which contributed to the worsening of Sino-Soviet relations. In this interdisciplinary study, the author wants to over bridge the differences between Diplomatic History and International Relations Theory, the subfields of History and Political Science. In the first part, there is an analysis of current Sino-Soviet Split historiography (Lorenz Lüthi, Sergey Radchenko, Xia Yafeng, Austin Jersild) by using theories of International Relations (liberalism, realism and constructivism). The second part provides a historical description of the Sino-Soviet Split. Emphasis is placed on the Chinese side and especially regarding the role of Mao Zedong. This thesis focuses on the period between 1958 and 1964, nevertheless it is neccessary to include preceding and subsequent phases of the relations. It is essential due to cultural, ideological and national factors. These factors endured a long time and it would be impossible to...
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Theories of International Relations in the Regions of East and Southeast Asia
Schultzová, Kateřina ; Kofroň, Jan (advisor) ; Ditrych, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to assess three recognized theories of international relations (the offensive realist theory by John Mearsheimer, the defensive realist theory by Charles Glaser and the liberal theory by John Ikenberry) and determine which of them best corresponds to the development in East and Southeast Asia in the past three decades (1989-2016). This theory-testing case study first introduces the three theories, their basic assumptions and what they predict for the region, especially with regards to actions of the People's Republic of China. The independent variables established by the theories (power, motivation, environment and participation in the global order) are then compared with the dependent variables that represent various aspects of China's behavior. Military spending, economic disputes within the WTO and territorial disputes with Chinese participation are all analyzed with the goal of including a wide range of Chinese behavior in the international sphere. Correlations between the independent and dependent variables determine which theory is the strongest. The theory with the most correlations is pronounced as the most successful. Subsequently, a brief prediction is added: the most successful theory is then utilized to construct a short-term prediction for the region of East...
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Justice in International Politics: The International Theory of John Rawls
Křiklán, Jan ; Ditrych, Ondřej (advisor) ; Franěk, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis has an ambition to map the issue of international justice, focusing on the theory of international justice by John Rawls. Consequently, this concept of World Order will be applied to two specific case studies. The first case study will deal with the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the second case study will deal with the Russia-Georgian War. The thesis is structured into two main parts. The first part concerns the very concept of international justice. Basic theoretical approaches to looking at international justice will be described in detail. After a closer description of the basic concepts of international justice, the concept of fair war will be briefly mentioned. Subsequently, John Rawls' political theory will be described, and the final subchapter of the first part will deal with the analysis of the international concept of international justice John Rawls. The second part of this bachelor thesis will focus on two selected modern wars and using principles of fair war I will try to decide whether the given wars were fair. Like every historical phenomenon, everything is subject to different interpretations. This axiom will be respected in this work and, therefore, space will be given for various interpretations of these two subsequent wars. There will be room for...
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Justice in International Politics: The International Theory of John Rawls
Křiklán, Jan ; Ditrych, Ondřej (advisor) ; Franěk, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis has an ambition to map the issue of international justice, focusing on the theory of international justice by John Rawls. Consequently, this concept of World Order will be applied to two specific case studies. The first case study will deal with the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the second case study will deal with the Russia-Georgian War. The thesis is structured into two main parts. The first part concerns the very concept of international justice. Basic theoretical approaches to looking at international justice will be described in detail. After a closer description of the basic concepts of international justice, the concept of fair war will be briefly mentioned. Subsequently, John Rawls' political philosophy will be described, and the final subchapter of the first part will deal with the analysis of the international concept of international justice John Rawls. The second part of this bachelor thesis will focus on two selected modern wars and using principles of fair war I will try to decide whether the given wars were fair. Like every historical phenomenon, everything is subject to different interpretations. This axiom will be respected in this work and, therefore, space will be given for various interpretations of these two subsequent wars. There will be room for...
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United Nations Performance and Responsibility to Protect
Vymětal, Václav ; Karlas, Jan (advisor) ; Parízek, Michal (referee)
Diploma thesis "United Nations Performance and Responsibility to Protect" applies the research framework of the performance of international organizations on the cases of two humanitarian crises with the involvement of the United Nations in connection to the "Responsibility to Protect" norm. The cases examined, are the intervention in Libya (2011) and the crisis in the Sudanese province of Darfur (2003). The thesis uses the comparative method and evaluates the occurrence and measure of the sources of performance, which it defines in its theoretical framework. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Sino-Soviet Split, 1958-1964
Panák, Břetislav ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee)
The Sino-Soviet Split of the late 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s was a multidimensional crisis of nationalism, national interests, domestic politics, personal problems, cultural differences, border issues, Soviet-American détente, communication misunderstanding, and different interpretations of ideology. The goal of this diploma thesis is to analyse the important domestic and foreign factors which contributed to the worsening of Sino-Soviet relations. In this interdisciplinary study, the author wants to over bridge the differences between Diplomatic History and International Relations Theory, the subfields of History and Political Science. In the first part, there is an analysis of current Sino-Soviet Split historiography (Lorenz Lüthi, Sergey Radchenko, Xia Yafeng, Austin Jersild) by using theories of International Relations (liberalism, realism and constructivism). The second part provides a historical description of the Sino-Soviet Split. Emphasis is placed on the Chinese side and especially regarding the role of Mao Zedong. This thesis focuses on the period between 1958 and 1964, nevertheless it is neccessary to include preceding and subsequent phases of the relations. It is essential due to cultural, ideological and national factors. These factors endured a long time and it would be impossible to...
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Sino-Japanese Relations and Security Issues in East Asia
Vítů, Josef ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Labus, David (referee)
The aim of this work is to examine security issues in East Asia from the perspective of competition for power between Japan and China, since the foundation of the People's Republic of China up to the present. Using the specific case of Sino-Japanese relations, this work tests the hypothesis based on the liberal theory of international relations that closer economic relations reduce the likelihood of conflict among states.
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Great Power Politics: Russia, the USA and the Realist International Relations Theory Perspective
Bílý, Prokop ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on great power politics at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The studied phenomenon is viewed through the lens of defensive, offensive a neoclassical realist perspective. The key goal of the thesis is to determine, whether contemporary streams of the realist international relations tradition can provide plausible explanation of great powers relations. The research is also embedded in the fourth great debate, which entered the international relations discipline during the course of 80's, and as such it tries to reflect current ontological and epistemological debate. Research results then show that realism is still a valid scientific discourse. On the other hand, neoclassical realism's research agenda, as is shown, takes over other theoretical perspectives features.
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Neoclassical Realism and the Dynamics of Power in Eastern Asia: U.S. foreign policy toward China
Scharfen, Josef ; Karlas, Jan (advisor) ; Drulák, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis "Neoclassical Realism and the Dynamics of Power in Eastern Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy toward China" is testing specific theoretical propositions of neoclassical realism on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy toward China from 1950 until present. This single case study uses congruence method and process-tracing to test the effect of intervening variables on the foreign policy deviation from neorealist proposition. Paper assesses theoretical progressivity of neoclassical realism and on this basis analyzes possible future evolution of Sino-American relations and in similar fashion presents suggestions to effective U.S. foreign policy.
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