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Constitutional aspects of the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Federation
Šnajdaufová, Eva ; Gronský, Ján (advisor) ; Pithart, Petr (referee)
Constitutional aspects of the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Federation Abstract The Czechoslovak Federation was a Czechoslovak state, which originated in 1918 based on the nation's right to self-determination. Through the natural and historical law, Slovakia was incorporated into the historical territory of the Lands of the Czech Crown, and Czechoslovakia was formed. A Czechoslovak nation had not previously existed. It was created out of people on the Czech territory and people on the Slovak territory as a fiction that helped to defend the state-forming idea. A Czechoslovak state was created as a national state, but was, in fact, a multinational state. Unsolved national and ethnic issues were one of the major causes of the end of the Czechoslovak state. The Czech and Slovak relations were re- evaluated with every social-wide change. Even prior to the formation of the state, Slovaks were assured of certain autonomy within Czechoslovakia. The failure to fulfill the assurances wound like a red thread through the entire history of the Czechoslovak state. Czechs, who began identifying with the Czechoslovak statehood practically immediately, were not too aware of their somewhat dismissive attitude toward Slovakian demands. It is likely that the concept of a unanimous Czechoslovak nation state led to its...
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The Proponents of the Czecho-Slovak Independence in English and American press between 1914 - 1918
Kříž, Jonáš ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
The thesis analyses the reflection of the Czechoslovak freedom movement within the English and American daily press during the World War I (1914 - 1918). In its theoretical part the thesis provides the chronological framework of the Czechoslovak movement and discusses its main challenges as well as essential milestones and achievements. It also introduces the reader to the most popular theoretical concepts regarding the idea of the Czech national independence existing at the brink of the war. With regard to the historical perspective the thesis also elaborates on the development and timeline of Masaryk's exile endeavour as well as personal relations, the latter contributing greatly in promoting the Czechoslovak cause abroad. In its analytical part the thesis deals with the sample of media articles related to the issue of Czechoslovaks and their pursuits. Using the qualitative approach it reconstructs the media frameworks through which the theme of the Czechoslovaks was presented and interpreted in a variety of British and American dailies during the Great War. Besides the daily press it also builds its findings upon the historical literature, archival documents and correspondence. Focusing on the identified media frameworks the thesis strives to identify themes, ideas, concepts and arguments that...
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Constitutional aspects of the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Federation
Šnajdaufová, Eva ; Gronský, Ján (advisor) ; Pithart, Petr (referee)
Constitutional aspects of the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Federation Abstract The Czechoslovak Federation was a Czechoslovak state, which originated in 1918 based on the nation's right to self-determination. Through the natural and historical law, Slovakia was incorporated into the historical territory of the Lands of the Czech Crown, and Czechoslovakia was formed. A Czechoslovak nation had not previously existed. It was created out of people on the Czech territory and people on the Slovak territory as a fiction that helped to defend the state-forming idea. A Czechoslovak state was created as a national state, but was, in fact, a multinational state. Unsolved national and ethnic issues were one of the major causes of the end of the Czechoslovak state. The Czech and Slovak relations were re- evaluated with every social-wide change. Even prior to the formation of the state, Slovaks were assured of certain autonomy within Czechoslovakia. The failure to fulfill the assurances wound like a red thread through the entire history of the Czechoslovak state. Czechs, who began identifying with the Czechoslovak statehood practically immediately, were not too aware of their somewhat dismissive attitude toward Slovakian demands. It is likely that the concept of a unanimous Czechoslovak nation state led to its...
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