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Between Global Ambitions and Economic Pragmatism: Czechoslovak Experts in Angola and Mozambique in the Cold War
Menclová, Barbora ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee) ; Pešta, Mikuláš (referee)
In the mid-1970s, the Soviet Union and its allies, strengthened by the Helsinki Conference's success and the United States' international weakening after the defeat in Vietnam, launched a new global offensive. One of their priorities became cooperation with the newly established states in Sub- Saharan Africa - Angola and Mozambique. In addition to continued military support, the Eastern Bloc states invested in their industrialization, agriculture, and key infrastructure, which were supposed to contribute to the development of both states. In the case of Czechoslovakia, like other European socialist countries, sending experts to Angolan and Mozambican factories and other institutions became part of its foreign policy. By the end of the Cold War, several hundred Czechoslovak citizens had gained work experience in Angola and, later, Mozambique. The aim of the dissertation dealing with this key Czechoslovak foreign policy strategy in the broader Cold War context is to contribute to the current academic discussion on the forms of socialist globalization and the approach of the East to the Global South in the late Cold War. Based on the archival documents and interviews with witnesses, it explores Czechoslovakia's intentions in pursuing its expertise in these Lusophone countries after 1975. Further, it...
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UN peacekeeping in the Central African Republic
Slavíková, Hana ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Oberpfalzerová, Hana (referee)
Předkládaná bakalářská práce si klade za cíl zhodnotit úspěšnost peacekeepingových snah OSN a jejích misí ve Středoafrické republice a komparovat je s podobnými případy na území Angoly a Sierry Leone, zeměmi zasaženými občanskou válkou. Úspěšnost mise je definována na základě dvou měřítek: zabránění bezprostřednímu násilí a vyřešení dlouhodobých problémů. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Language Situation in Angola
Ferreira de Sousa, Natalie ; Jindrová, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Hricsina, Jan (referee)
The objective of this bachelor's thesis is to briefly introduce to reader the language situation in Angola. Main topics are historical-sociological development of portuguese language and local languages, their position in this area and situation of portuguese in the present day. For this chosen objective I utilized available angolan specialist literature and articles that were occupying similar topic. To explore this theme I took advantage of my direct linkage to Angola. Creating this thesis I had achieved to make a complete summary of language situation in Angola, which can serve to readers who would like to gain a idea how took place a development of colonial language in colony and in the same time of development of local languages in concrete african country. Similar development scheme took place in majority of african countries. Contribution of this work is mainly in creating a bachelor thesis about chosen topic in czech language with usage of my direct contacts to Angola.
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International development cooperation of the Czech Republic in Africa
Šmolík, Vojtěch ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Oberpfalzerová, Hana (referee)
The Bachelor thesis "The International Development Cooperation of the Czech Republic in Africa" discusses the historical progress of relations between Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic and African states since the 3rd decade of the 20st century in the context of the international development cooperation. Step by step it analyzes the conceptualization of Czechoslovakian and Czech foreign policy and the creation of fundamental development documents. Special emphasis is placed on current relations with selected African states and the evaluation of the mutual Development Cooperation in supported sectors within the frame of Development Cooperation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2010 - 2017.
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Neoliberalization of agriculture in Africa and its impacts
Jirsa, Jan ; Hasman, Jiří (advisor) ; Frajer, Václav (referee)
The presented thesis examines impacts of neoliberal policies on agriculture in the developing countries using the example of Zambia and Angola. It is based on a comparision of two most similar countries, which have been different in their approach to implementation of neoliberal policies. Another objective of this thesis is also the spatial transformation of Zambia's agriculture as a result of implementation of policy conditions in structural adjustment programmes. The focus of the paper is motivated by lack of similar approaches in research of neoliberal agriculture policies. This thesis also analyszes research of neoliberalism of agriculture and food regime theory, which has already been carried out. A large amount of data was compiled and processed from several data sources, and utilised to evaluate research questions. Research has confirmed decline in food crops production and yields in Zambia as a result of neoliberal policies, which could threaten the food sovereignty of the country. Furthermore, changes in the spatial distribution of crop production were observed, which are mainly related to the abolition of subsidies and different farmers behavior due to the introduction of Structural adjustment programs. Key words: Angola, agriculture, agriculture subsidies, neoliberalism, Structural...
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Mezinárodní obchod se zbraněmi: Případová studie Angola
Zassadskaya, Olessya
The topic of this thesis was the International arms trade: The effect on the development of Angola. The aim was to find out how the international arms trade contributed to the political and military situation in Angola in times of war among political opponents in the country. The contents of the theoretical part has been elaborated as a literature search using a specialized book of literature and expert sources having a relationship with the international arms trade. The practical part deals with the analysis of essential data connected to arm import to Angola relating to UN peacekeeping operations in Angola and the effects of these operations on the ground.
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Recommendation to Mendel university on how to attract Angolan students
de Ceita, Nicola Tamira
DE CEITA, N. Recommendation to Mendel University on how to attract Angolan students. Bachelor thesis. Mendel University in Brno, 2020. This bachelor thesis seeks for important factors and reasons that motivate Angolan students to study abroad. The main goal of the thesis is to provide recommendations to Mendel University on how to attract Angolan students. The re-search study employs the collection of primary data via online questionnaire in Portuguese language (n = 293), in-depth interview (n = 20) and authors ‘owned experience. The research findings demonstrate that many Angolan students are highly motivated to study abroad, so there is a high chance to attract the students through the author’s recommendations
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Comparison of China-Angola and China-Nigeria relations in regards to energy security and Chinese investment
Löfflerová, Michaela ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Mazač, Jan (referee)
Michaela Löfflerová Comparison of China-Angola and China-Nigeria relations in regards to energy security and Chinese investments Abstract The master thesis "Comparison of China-Angola and China-Nigeria relations in regards to energy security and Chinese investment" focuses on the analysis of Chinese activities towards Angola and Nigeria as representatives of Subsaharan oil-rich countries. The thesis aims to test two hypotheses about China's approach to Angola and Nigeria in the period 2000-2007 and 2008-2018. The first hypothesis, based on the concept of energy security, tests whether China's approach to oil-rich countries has changed over the period under review as a result of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent global trends. The second hypothesis, based on the concept of neocolonialism, tests whether Chinese activities have expanded into other sectors through oil extraction, which in turn has led to a significant dependence of states on China. The diploma thesis aims to focus on economical, security, and political aspects using quantitative and qualitative analyzes. Monitoring China's activities in these countries serve as a case study of the impact of Chinese foreign policy on resource-rich countries in the second and third world. In the last chapters, the thesis will focus on the analysis of the...
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Male Attitude and Family Planning Practices in Angola
Toulová, Natálie ; Chytilová, Julie (advisor) ; Šedivý, Marek (referee)
Natálie Toulová Abstract Men's involvement in their partners' lives can be an essential driver in terms of the utilization of family planning programs. Using cross-sectional data from the Angola Demographic and Health Survey from 2015-2016, this thesis investigates the factors influencing family planning use from the men's point of view. Apart from the expected positive correlation of education, age, place of residence, and economic status with contraceptive use, it is hypothesized that men's attitude, knowledge, and fertility preferences affect contraceptive use and unmet need of their spouses. Using logistic and probit regressions, the results of this thesis point out a significant positive relationship between men's knowledge of contraception, their fertile preferences, and their partners' use of contraception. Lastly, the thesis lays down a few suggestions for future research. .
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