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The role of Juan Carlos Bourbon during the Spanish transition to democracy
SVOBODOVÁ, Tereza
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to present the role of Juan Carlos Bourbon during the Spanish transition to democracy. All his acts are given in the wider political context because this is necessary for emphasize his actions. The higher attention is dedicated not only to the personality of Juan Carlos Bourbon, but also to his relation to others representatives of Spanish politics, like Francisco Franco or Adolfo Suárez. In the last chapter the author tried to demonstrate the change of Spanish people?s perception about Juan Carlos Bourbon and the institution of monarchy, based on sociological surveys carried out during the years 1975-2012.
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Economic policy of National front government
Bočák, Jakub ; Szobi, Pavel (advisor) ; Chalupecký, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on economic policy of Czechoslovakia after 1946 up to the rejection of participation in the Marshall plan. Its hypothesis is that development of economic policy was inevitably headed for the transition to a centrally planned economy. At first it focuses on formation of National Front of Czechs and Slovaks which meant a considerable restriction of democracy. After parliamentary elections in 1946 thesis focuses on description of two-year economic plan which was an important instrument of economic policy of the National Front. The last part of thesis describes the circumstances of refusing to participate in the Marshall Plan. The main conclusion of the thesis is that due to political situation was possible other development but transition to centrally planned economy.
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The transformation of the hegemonic party: the case of Mexico
Mrvová, Lucie ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
In many countries there are several political parties in power. In some of them, however, one party is in a position of hegemony. Other political parties are prevented to exercise their real power and often act only as a parties creating an illusion of democracy in a state where it does not exist. The present thesis deals with the hegemonic party systems in terms of their origin and subsequent transition. The thesis is based on the hypothesis that changing the rules of the hegemonic party will lead it to lose its status and power. As a case study of the hegemonic party regimes serves political system in Mexico, Mozambique and Cambodia. The first chapter defines the notion of a political party, party systems theory and transition mode. The second chapter deals with the hegemonic party systems. The third chapter deals with the case of Mexico and its system of hegemonic party. Findings refute the validity of the above hypothesis, since in many countries, even after the successful completion of the transition, earlier hegemonic parties maintain their power and their electoral support is high.
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An Application of Political Theories on the Transformation of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia after 1989
Boháčová, Karolína ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Koubek, Jiří (referee)
The Bachelor thesis focuses on the development of the transmission power of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia to Civic Forum within the Czechoslovak state from the revolutionary events of November 1989 to the end of the year. It also seeks to typologies characteristic of social science authors of the transitologist processes and applies them to the case of Czechoslovak transition from non - democracy to consolidated democratic system by the first free elections in 1990. Moreover the emphasis is placed on the analysis of transformed the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, internal respectively external transformation of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, or the theory of anti-system approach used to apply and analyze the example of the Czech Communist Party.
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Roots of Stalin's positive interpretation in Russia under Putin's presidency
Prokopová, Barbora ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Novák, Petr (referee)
This Bachelor thesis aims to reveal the roots of the positive interpretations of Stalin in Russia under Putin's presidency (2000-2008). At the beginning of the new millennium we witnessed an increase in popularity and uncritical perception of this Soviet leader in the eyes of the Russian public. The thesis examines on which grounds this nostalgia for the Stalin era is based. It explains how during the 1990s the country was facing a difficult post-communist transition to liberal democracy, which contributed to fostering this sentiment. The thesis also analyzes the results of public survey polls to determine which achievements and values of the Stalin era are appreciated by the citizens of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, it touches upon publications by the Russian academic community in order to explore their interpretation of Joseph Stalin's rule and how they might contribute to his positive assessement by the public. It also shows how the political elite succeeding to power in 2000 deliberately supported and fomented this sentiment of nostalgia; what its concrete steps are; and their motivations and implications. The thesis concludes that the period of chaos under President Boris Yeltsin, when the public felt a decline in the living standards and prestige of the country, had a large influence...
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Civil Society and the State in Post-Soviet Russia
Votavová, Vladimíra ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Kolenovská, Daniela (referee)
The bachelor thesis entitled The State and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Russia deals with importance, growth and function of civil society in Russia after 1991. At the beginning, the thesis strives to identify Russian regime type which is influenced not only by communist experience but also by the process of transition to democracy. Both the Yeltsin's and the Putin's administration are seen through the hybrid regimes theory that alleges that they are short of rule of law and limitation of powers. Those aspects essentially shape the form and players of Russian civil society that are characterized as well. The thesis is also concerned with different perception of the civil society concept in Russia and in the Western context; it describes particular dissimilarities and mentions differences of Russian culture and social discourse. In the end, the thesis is focused on president Putin's politics towards civil society, its incentives and consequences.
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The problems of process of democratization in the Arab world. A case study of Egypt
Škorpilová, Adéla ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Barša, Pavel (referee)
The aim of presented final thesis is to analyse problems of democratic process in Arab world, particularly in current Egypt. The introduction of this work is pointed to the historical context and begins with the state conception and democracy in the Arab region in general. The next chapters deal with the democratic waves and theory of transitions to democracy, especially the one of Dankwart Rustow and his need of national unity as a basic condition for successful democratization. Third chapter is devoted to Egypt during each presidential era with an emphasis on Hosni Mubarak. Next part describes the political situation in current Egypt and its party system, where we can find several specific features. Follows short part about human rights issue in Egyptian society and activity of civic society with increasing number of NGOs working in this area. Under the emergency state and with the antiterrorism policy abusing of human rights is the part of daily routine. Last part focuses on Islamism in Egypt and in some respect on activity of Muslim Brotherhood, which is the largest and most successful opposition group in current Egyptian politics. To conclude the thesis, the aim of last chapter was to analyse current political situation in context of upcoming presidential elections and to outline possibilities of...
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Intercultural education on high schools
Pozděnová, Jitka ; Neusarová, Jana (referee) ; Kopecký, Martin (advisor)
The topic of this master thesis is Intercultural Education in high schools. As the Czech Republic was largely isolated under communism for more than 40 years, Czech society is still rather homogeneous, with relatively little experience with multiculturalism. Nevertheless, Czech society is slowly changing, mainly due to immigration into the Czech Republic, but also because of process of globalization and the country's entrance into European Union and the implementation of EU legislation and directives. These developments have been recognized by the Ministry of Education and, after a very short academic and public discussion, enormous changes have been introduced into the high school education system. Within two years, high schools are obliged to create their own curriculum aimed at educating students on the importance of civil society for the well-being of democracy. During this critical transition period for high schools, a total of ten school principals and other teachers have been interviewed for the purpose of this thesis. They were asked how prepared they feel mainly concerning intercultural education; what are their experiences with multiculturalism; how are teachers trained to teach such a complex subject; and other questions relevant to the topic. Feedback of international exchange students who were...
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Transition to Democracy in Rwanda with Regard to the Role of Chieftaincy
Syslová, Eliška ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Skalník, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis "Transition to democracy in Rwanda with Regard to the Role of Chieftaincy" analyses the democratization process in Rwanda, which had run before the genocide as well as after the genocide in 1994. This diploma thesis draws from theoretical conceptions of democratization, which are introduced in the first chapter. In order to understand the circumstances in which the transition to democracy is taking place, the history of Rwanda since the beginning of colonization until the first republic is analysed. In the following period, the influence of important elements forming the shape of the second republic regime is depicted. The essence of this thesis is the analysis of the democratization processes, which genesis are to be found in the second half of the 1980's. The democratization and attitudes of individual participants are analysed until 2003, when a new constitution was approved. The events of the genocide are described briefly. The final part deals with clientship and chieftaincy and their role during the democratization process. The theoretical basis of the analysis derives from the work of Max Weber. The importace of clientship after 1994 is analysed on the gacaca tribunals. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Democratization of Portugal and Romania: is it possible to study transitions to democracy by unified models?
Kasper, Petr ; Kučera, Rudolf (advisor) ; Šušlíková, Lada (referee)
In my paper, I will attempt to answer the question "Is it possible to study transitions to democracy by unified models?" I will seek for an answer using cases of Romania and Portugal, the two states where authoritarian rule had the form of personal dictatorship and was overthrown without government cooperation. My assumption is that studying by unified model is not possible and I will try to find evidence for this statement. In my paper I use theoretical work of Samuel P. Huntington, Vladimíra Dvořáková and Jiří Kunc who study types of transitions to democracy. Dvořáková and Kunc also describe phases of these transitions. From work of Adam Przeworski I use the view of democratization causes. Using these theoretical concepts I will study specific cases of democratization in Romania and Portugal. I will use works of Miroslav Tejchman, Kurt W. Treptow and Jiří Kocian in case of Romania and Jan Klíma, Simona Binková, Zuzana Budinová and Kenneth Maxwell in case of Portugal.
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