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Reflections on the Global Order after the End of the Cold War: the Perspective of Francis Fukuyama and Samuel P. Huntington
Jurásek, Miroslav ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (referee) ; Vlček, Dalibor (referee) ; Gombár, Eduard (referee)
The times coming with the End of the Cold War were very turbulent. Politicians had to take into the consideration lots of scenarios and the next global trends to make correct decisions. Most of the very numerous visions of the future global order followed more or less the twofold pattern: order or anarchy. "The End of History and the Last Man" and "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" written by two prominent American political scientists Francis Fukuyama and Samuel P. Huntington and published at the beginning of the 90s are the most representative works that fit into this pattern. These provocative and controversial theories have been criticized and empirically challenged by many on one side, on the other side it hasn't impeded others to use them as a starting point for their next analyses. This dissertation thesis is a contribution to the debate between the dissenters and the supporters of these theories from a predictive point of view. Through the research theoretical methodology it is argued that the examined theories are still valid even nowadays because their theoretical essence (or hard core in the Lakatosian research program) has not been refuted yet. Nevertheless, the hard core of the theories determines their very specific character which puts forward the importance of the factors labelled in the Lakatosian framework as an external history of a science. These factors organized according to the Mehtas criteria of so called strong idea are, especially in the social sciences, decisive for how a theoretical construct is accepted in a broader non-academic context. It is demonstrated that both theories fulfill all criteria to be very influential in practice, although the idea of clash of civilizations is even more powerful in this respect. The specific features of all theories are illustrated on two case studies: Union of South American Nations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Firstly, the selection of these case studies is justified and secondly, the anomalies in terms of the Lakatosian methodology are identified and then explained. There have been found no unexplainable anomalies, which practically confirms the validity of both research programs on one side, on the other side it facilitates a better assessment of the studied theories in a sense of their interpretative scope and possibilities.
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The Foreign Relations of Argentina with the EU and the US
Baloghová, Andrea ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jurásek, Miroslav (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to find out the main areas of cooperation between Argentina and the US on one hand and Argentina and the EU on the other hand and to compare them consequently. The criteria of this comparison is the identity or the difference in case of the relations with the US and in case of those with the EU, the importance of these relations to Argentina (according to whether they appear in the main principles of its foreign politics) and the reasons of this importance, and at the end the anticipated trends in the future. There is a brief overview of the history of the relations between Argentina and both entities offered, as well as a brief characteristics of the main areas of their relations, including their main agreements and treaties.
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Diplomats in Germany
Pastrňáková, Zuzana ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Jurásek, Miroslav (referee)
Diplomatic a conuslar law is an integral part of the international law. Its development lasted several centuries. The most sophisticated legal forms of it are two conventions -- the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. In my bachelor work I will focus on Germany and the application of the Conventions in practice. I will point at the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomats in Germany and its specifics. I will also write about the German diplomatic and consular staff abroad.
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