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Islamization of Development Assistance of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kosovo
Volný, Vít
This thesis deals with the developmental assistance and humanitarian aid from the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kosovo. The goal is to understand what role plays a religion plays in developmental assistance and humanitarian aid in Kosovo. This thesis investigates the forms in which the process of Islamization of development assistance occurs, and how civil society and states cope with it. Methodologically, the author employs the principles of a case study: qualitative research was conducted in Kosovo using the methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The thesis covers the development projects of GCC organisations and agencies and will show that religion has a key influence on these efforts. Regarding the practices used in Kosovo, the author shows that the states of GCC use development assistance and humanitarian aid as a mean of spreading religious teachings and beliefs of the Gulf region. Kosovo society has not been immune to these activities and Salafism (and in minority Jihadism) has gained followers in the Muslim community. However, the thesis shows that since 2014 with the help of the state structures, radical Islam has been on the decline while the GCC organisations spreading it, are no longer operational in Kosovo. Key words: development assistance,...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: attitudes, interests and efforts of Croats and Serbs
Pokorný, Zbyněk ; Volný, Vít (advisor) ; Lepič, Martin (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to study the attitudes, interests and efforts of Croats and Serbs regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research is specialized on the attitudes, interests and efforts of both nations in the issue of the Dayton Agreement and the Srebrenica events. The second focus of the work is the analysis of presenting and informing the Croatian and Serbian media about the mentioned issue in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Critical discourse analysis will be used as a research method. The research shows that the Croats seek a change in the Dayton Agreement and the Serbs deny the genocide committed in Srebrenica.
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Attitudes of Czech lower secondary school pupils towards Ukrainian refugees
Obořilová, Tereza ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Volný, Vít (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the attitudes of Czech lower secondary school pupils towards Ukrainian refugees. The main goal of the thesis is to find out what attitudes pupils have towards this group and which factors can influence their attitudes towards them. The topic is very current due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The thesis could be helpful to educators working with children and organizations dealing with the integration of war refugees into Czech society. The theoretical part is devoted to factors influencing the formation of prejudices. These factors are divided into contextual (regional and school context) and individual (contact hypothesis, group threat theory, media, religion, and family socioeconomic status). On the basis of these factors, seven hypotheses were established and according to them, questions were compiled for the questionnaire survey, which served as a basis for the practical part of the thesis. It was possible to obtain data from 18 classes and 349 pupils from seven districts of the Czech Republic. Using the Pearson correlation coefficient, it was found that attitudes are most related to the perceived threat of the outer group and to contact with members of the outer group. On the contrary, the beliefs of the respondents and the media they use to gain information...
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The Media Discourse Analysis of the Normalization of Relations Between Israel and Arab States
Berková, Kristýna ; Volný, Vít (advisor) ; Lochovský, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states (with an emphasis on the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain) during 2020. By means of a suitable theoretical framework it aims to shed light on the reasons for establishing official diplomatic relations and, using critical discourse analysis, to compare media images of the countries and identify the form of the fifth geopolitical code. An analysis of 60 news articles subsequently shows that Bahraini, Emirati and Israeli reports portray the agreement as a path to peace and stability and highlight new economic opportunities. On the other hand, the articles differ primarily in their interpretation of the question of Palestine and the Iranian nuclear threat. Key words: Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, normalization, critical discourse analysis
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Islamization of Development Assistance of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kosovo
Volný, Vít ; Jelen, Libor (advisor) ; Drobík, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with the developmental assistance and humanitarian aid from the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kosovo. The goal is to understand what role plays a religion plays in developmental assistance and humanitarian aid in Kosovo. This thesis investigates the forms in which the process of Islamization of development assistance occurs, and how civil society and states cope with it. Methodologically, the author employs the principles of a case study: qualitative research was conducted in Kosovo using the methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The thesis covers the development projects of GCC organisations and agencies and will show that religion has a key influence on these efforts. Regarding the practices used in Kosovo, the author shows that the states of GCC use development assistance and humanitarian aid as a mean of spreading religious teachings and beliefs of the Gulf region. Kosovo society has not been immune to these activities and Salafism (and in minority Jihadism) has gained followers in the Muslim community. However, the thesis shows that since 2014 with the help of the state structures, radical Islam has been on the decline while the GCC organisations spreading it, are no longer operational in Kosovo. Key words: development assistance,...
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Comparison of Albanian and Serbian Pan-Nationalisms
Volný, Vít ; Jelen, Libor (advisor) ; Lepič, Martin (referee)
The main goal of this work is to examine the thoughts of "Great Serbia" and "Great Albania", find their roots, to describe their historical development and their current popularity in a Serbian and Albanian environment. The first part focuses on the main texts that are the core of both pan-nationalisms and their historical context. Later names other alternatives of ideas of big Serbian and Albanian states and describes how the pan-nationalistic concepts developed regarding internal foreign-policy effects. In the end of the first chapter, the work concludes what concepts are relevant now. The second part characterises popularity of pan-nationalistic ideas in Serbia, Albania and Kosovo. The work looks at the political scene of all the three states with a focus on the pan-nationalistic programme of the parties. Based on that the work judges the popularity of the "Great Albania" and "Great Serbia" according to the results of the parliament elections. Moreover, the work analyses the atmosphere in the society according to the human research surveys. In the end, marks distribution of the popularity of pan-nationalism in space based on the detailed results of the ultra-nationalistic parties.
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The Reflexion on the Macedonian Question in the Czech Trevel Books in the first half of the 20th Century
Volný, Vít ; Vojtěchovský, Ondřej (advisor) ; Mlynáriková, Eliška (referee)
The main goal of this work is to analyse travelogues of Czech authors about Macedonia. In these texts the thesis is searching for opinions and comments about the "Macedonian Question" which is trying to reconstruct. The first part focuses on common development and basic questions about the phenomenon which moved foreign policy of the Balkans for years. The second part introduces in short basic view of the question in Czech lands and different points of view which you could found in the texts of Czech authors. The last part analyse in detail travelogue (not political pamphlets or popular-science texts) literature with focus on the "Macedonian Question" with emphasis on the works of Emanuel Fait, Ludvík Kuba and Julius Komárek.
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