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International Jewish organizations as political actors
Kůstková, Daniela ; Kubátová, Hana (advisor) ; Tesař, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis builds on the existing discussion about transnational interactions and transnational advocacy networks with a case study dedicated to Jewish NGOs. Activities of five international Jewish organisations in relation to the Visegrad Group countries were analysed, with attention focused on advocacy of the international Jewish organisations against anti- Semitism. The activities of the NGOs were interpreted in the context of the transnational advocacy networks theory by Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink which is suitable especially for value-oriented political actors. The thesis describes the strategies by which the international Jewish organizations try to enter politics to advance their own agendas. Public statements responding to current political events, direct calls on political authorities to change behaviour or political decisions, arranging face-to-face meetings with political authorities and forming coalitions with local Jewish communities were identified as the most frequently used strategies by the international Jewish organisations to enter politics. The analysis of the activities of the international Jewish organizations also showed that these actors base their authority on their professional character and that they at all times seek to act as serious political...

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