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Protection and Economic Development of the Brazilian Amazon as an International Political Topic
Ilievová, Ester ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
This bachelor work deals with the problem of the Amazon rainforest and examines relations between protection of Amazonia and economic development in this region. The main goal is to analyze connections between economic development of the brazilian part of the Amazon basin and preservation of the environment in this area and to examine if the economic development is connected to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and possibly to what extent, and if Amazonia has the chance to reach sustainable development and to save its unique environment for next generations, which is analyzed on the case study of the brazilian Amazon. This work also deals with engagement of chosen international players and their attitude to the issue of the Amazon rainforest. A serious problem of this region is the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which is very often connected to the economic development. However, the brazilian government managed to reduce considerably the deforestation rate in recent years. International cooperation and engagement of non-governmental organizations, apart from engagement of governments, is also very important. It has already provided many results, from which we can conclude a positive development in this issue.
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Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia
Nezhybová, Alexandra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The Bachelor thesis Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia is dedicated to the topic of drug trafficking and its impacts not only on economic and political sphere but also on the society, safety level and environment. Since this topic is a global issue, first it deals with the drug industry generally on a world level. It examines the drug trade and various attitudes of antidrug policies. Later on the thesis focuses on the Latin American region as one of the biggest producers and distributors. The thesis also studies a bond between Latin America and U.S. as the main consumer of the drugs. At the end it demonstrates drug trafficking and its effects on a particular example of Colombia that belongs to the most important cocaine producers.
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Commercial policy of Venezuela in the context of internal political changes
Hladilová, Silvie ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The thesis analyses the commercial policy of Venezuela from several points of view. It describes the influence of the structure of economy and the important role of crude oil in trade relations of this country. At the same time, it characterises the specific features of the political regime since 1999 and the changes that took place. This is examined in the context of the left turn that we can observe across Latin America. The thesis also focuses on the change in trade relations and integration tendencies resulting from the left-oriented political orientation of Venezuela.
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Between repression and negotiation: Strategy of Colombian governments in the process of solving intranational conflict after 2002
Kissová, Adéla ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
Bachelor thesis provides an overview of the Colombian conflict in terms its possible solutions in the period after 2002. The Colombian conflict is the longest ongoing intranational conflict in the world and no one has been able to bring the conflict to an end. Colombia is confronted with many interest groups in its territory. They are involved in drug trafficking, terrorist attacks, murders and kidnappings of population. The government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and consequently the current government of President Juan Manuel Santos were the closest to the end of the conflict. Both of them took a different approach to resolve the situation and it is reason why to evaluate the results of various political strategies and their impact on political and economic situation in Colombia. The findings observed in this thesis may be useful for understanding the current status of the Colombian conflict, potentially for application in other intranational conflict resolution.
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Mexico after general elections 2012: Successful reforms or wishful thinking?
Khamidova, Aziza ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The central topic of analysis in the master thesis is the general elections in Mexico in 2012 and their influence on the ongoing reform process in the country. The emphasis is put on the effect of conducted reforms and the extent to which they are influenced by the separation of powers in the Mexican presidential system, the Congress itself, the power of the presidents the role of the political parties, the nature of the presidential systems in general, as well as the civil society i.e. the public. There has been a certain amount of criticism that the new, PRI political strategy is simply a portrait of the so called "dinosaur elite" and it is not working towards completing the needs of the people. The aim of the master thesis therefore is firstly to define the nature of the presidential systems, to elaborate any potential deadlocks and limitations that the system might impose in the reform process, and afterwards to represent the extent to which different factors influence the actual reform process in Mexico lead by the President Nieto. The research question aims to respond whether the current structural reforms are well maintained in terms of their effectiveness and in terms of gaining support from the remaining parties in the Congress, or the situation needs to be approved from another angle. In other words, it is crucial to show to what extent the newly elected political leadership in Mexico, as of 2012, had so far reformed the country in regard of strengthening the democracy, improving the economic situation by reducing the growing income inequality amongst the people, as well as working on the security improvement of the country.
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Transparency in regional autonomy: a case study of the Central Bohemia Region during the electoral period 2012 - 2012
Krejčová, Jitka ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The main aim of the thesis is to demonstrate different views on transparency, problems and aspects that may be linked to it and the possibilities of strengthening transparency. Based on one of the aspects of transparency, that is publishing information about commercial companies founded by region or with its property participation, the thesis seeks to find out in which commercial companies the members of the regional assembly and the regional council of the Central Bohemia Region participate, and whether they can be in a conflict of interest. The thesis is structured into three chapters. The first one deals with theoretical definitions, the second one with organizations in the Czech Republic, which are dealing with the issue of transparency. The third chapter analyzes the participation of representatives and councilors of the Central Bohemia Region during the electoral period 2012 -- 2016 in commercial companies.
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Mexican government and its fight against drugs: Analisys of current situation
Kafková, Michaela ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The approaches of the mexican presidents Felipe Calderón (2006 -- 2012) and Enrique Peňa Nieto (2012 -- present) to the so called "drug war" in Mexico are the main topic of this bachelor's thesis. The "drug war" fully broke out in Mexico in the year 2006 and it has been a considerable threat to the country's stability and security. Main object of the thesis is to find and judge differences between the two president's approaches to the fight against the drug trafficking organizations. It also tries to answer the question if president Nieto is returning to the old practeces of the political party he is a member of and which used to tolerate the drug cartels in the past or not. The thesis firstly explains the strong position of a president in presidential political systems, next it sums up the historical developement of mexican political system and its current shape and afterwards it describes the programs and the main decisions of both of the presidents. In conclusion, programs and actions concerning the fight against drug trafficking organizations of president Calderón and president Nieto are compared and the main differences among them are expressed.
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Transformations of Peronist populism in Argentina
Jirsová, Tereza ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
Peronism has been one of the most widely used terms in the context of Argentinean politics, history and culture over the last 60 years. In spite of the fact that there is no official definition of the term, many different political strategies in Argentina are referred to as Peronist. Why is it so complicated to define the concept of Peronism? What does it really mean when Argentinean presidents claim to be Peronists? This thesis is based on the hypothesis that Peronism is primarily brand of political populist projects. The first chapter classifies the concept of populism, the second chapter deals with the particular populism in Latin America and the third chapter analyzes the individual mandates of Peronist presidents. The analysis strongly supports the working hypothesis.
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The Conflict of Interest Law as one of the tools of anti-corruption policy: Analysis of asset declarations of Members of Parliament during the Nečas cabinet period
Kovářová, Pavla ; Vymětal, Petr (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The main goal of the thesis is to find out how the Law no. 159/2006 Sb. on conflict of interest is fulfilled with special focus on asset declarations of the Members of Parliament of the Czech House of Assembly. An analysis of completeness of MP asset declarations from the period of Nečas' Government is a part of the thesis. Furthermore, the analysis deals with other questions, such as whether MPs engaged in other activities during their term in office, whether they disclose acquired property and whether they gained monetary income, donations or if they made liabilities. The bachelor thesis is organized into three chapters. The first chapter deals with the social phenomenon of corruption and anti-corruption policies. The second chapter deals with the Conflict of Interest Law, specifically its development until the present time, its interpretation and main drawbacks. The last chapter analyses the asset declarations of MPs.
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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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