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EU CSDP as discourse and identity: towards a security actor in the neighbourhood
Freitag, Vojtěch ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Hynek, Nikola (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the European Union's identity as a security actor in its neighbourhood. More specifically, it aims to find persistent discursive elements that contribute to form its actorness identity. To this end, the thesis analyses the EU official discourse of two 'opposite' CSDP missions in its neighbourhood - Operation Concordia in FYROM and Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea. It develops a theoretical approach which highlights internal functions of external actions. As a consequence, the CSDP is regarded as identity- building exercise and the discourse surrounding the military missions is viewed as directed to strengthen the EU actorness identity. The discursive fields of Concordia and Sophia are examined through three dimensions or 'lenses' named as 'distinctiveness', 'normative justifications', and 'part of a bigger picture'. With their help, the analysis reveals that in spite of the notable development of CSDP in the past two decades, there are long standing discursive tools the EU uses to build its identity as a security actor and enhance its standing both at home and on the world stage.
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The European Commission as an actor during the crises solutions
Čermák, Miroslav ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
More than ten years after the largest economic crisis, which stroke the European Union in 2008 and thoroughly tested its readiness and ability to act, Europe was hit by a global pandemic of COVID-19. Because of this crisis, the European Union and its institutions faced a number of challenges, stemming from unprecedented measures imposed to tackle it. In contrast with the economic crisis, it was not only the European industrial and financial sectors but also more segments, essential to the functioning of the European Union itself, which were affected by the recent crisis. The aim of this thesis is to point out the differences of impacts of the two crisis and to find out the role played by the European Commission during the process of dealing with them.
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Assessing coercion in liberal peacebuilding: The EU peacebuilding attempts in Palestine
van Heeswijk, Emma ; Biagini, Erika (advisor) ; Hardman, Helen (referee)
2 Abstract Thi di er a ion e plore he e of coercion in he EU liberal peaceb ilding frame ork in Palestine. Palestine has a long- anding hi or of foreign ac or in ol emen . Since he 1993 O lo Accord , he EU peaceb ilding role a one of Pale ine main financial donors has increased. There is scholarly disagreement and a lack of understanding on the role of coercion in peacebuilding practices. While scholars argue that coercion is a core element for human organisations, others do not recognise the negative impact of coercion in peacebuilding when this does not entail the use of force. Furthermore, the peacebuilding scholarship offers little to no conceptualisation of coercion. Therefore, this dissertation explores how coercion manifests in peacebuilding practices, looking at the case of the EU liberal peacebuilding activities in Palestine. In doing so, the research emphasises on how local Palestinian recipients perceive coercion. The current liberal approach of the EU is built upon the economic dependency of Palestinians, which essentially constitutes a coercive structure. The asymmetric power relations between different actors in the region allows space for the contestation of coercion. This dissertation argues that coercion in this context goes beyond its traditional understanding, and therefore requires...
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EU Arctic Strategy: Question of EU actorness
Slezáček, Filip ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kadlecová, Lucie (referee)
This Master Thesis is depicting process of establishing actorness of the EU within international space, that is limited for this research on area of the Arctic. Policies of the EU are not uniformly developed, some are stronger, and some are weaker, that is a reason why in certain moments or position could be EU considered a non-actor. Document of Arctic Strategy is presenting system of three pillars- spheres in which the EU will be fulfilling its goals. Using the actorness assessment method by Bretherton, C. et Vogler, J. could be found out, how much a certain pillar is strong and whether the EU is able to fulfil its role as an actor in the light of its goals.
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Impact of the USA on the EU's actorness in the Iran negotiation
Rosenheim, Adam ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; El-Ahmadieh, Jakub (referee)
Impact of the USA on the EU's actorness in the Iran negotiation A. Rosenheim, LS 2018/2019 1 Abstract In 2006 an extensive negotiation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and a wide international coalition (P5+1) was established to discuss the Iranian nuclear programme that has become the main priority regarding Iran after the revelations made in 2002. Most of the time during the course of this negotiation, the European Union performed a leading role of the entire P5+1 group that includes other major players in global politics. Using criteria of actorness defined by Lynne Dryburgh, this thesis evaluates the EU's concrete political actions taken within this complex process and analyses the potential U.S. influence on the EU's actorness through a comparison of the character of EU's actorness in two given periods (2006-2016 and 2017-2018). The analysis of this thesis is based mainly on EU's official documents (conclusions of the Council of the EU and the European Council) and statements of other entities' representatives involved in the negotiation. By means of evaluation of the chosen criteria, this thesis concludes that while the changed approach of the American administrative has influenced some aspect of the EU's position, the Union's actorness towards Iran has remained intact.
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EU as an actor of world environmental politics with special focus on agreements concerning climate protection
Flejšarová, Adéla ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis "EU as an actor of world environmental policy with special focus on agreements concerning climate protection" tries to find answer to the question of the relevance and strength of European Union in the field of world climate protection. The analysis of three important world meetings (Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992, negotiations of COP5 in Kyoto, Japan in, 1997, and Copenhagen Summit in 2009) is the main tool in the search of the answer to the question, what makes EU relevant and strong actor in the world climate policy, whether its position is strong and what makes it an actor. Diploma thesis focuses not only on European powers in international arena, but also on its powers towards its member states. In this area, thesis focuses on EU powers towards its members, how the powers are used during the phase of enforcement and implementation of EU legislative and how successful the EU is in enforcing its will towards its member states in the field of climate protection. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate, to what extend EU can be considered to be an international actor in the field of climate protection policy and find out, if it has powers to influence other actors, negotiations and agreements and whether it can be considered a strong actor.
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Somaliland - unrecognized state as an actor of international relations
Vašák, Vojtěch ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Werner, Jan (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate whether it is possible to consider an unrecognized state Somaliland to be an actor of international relations. In the first chapter the main criterias according to which it is possible to evaluate international legal personality, statehood and especially actorness in international relations are defined. The second chapter considering the key historical events answers the question whether it is actually possible to regard Somaliland as a state and thus as a subject of international law. Then, in the third chapter, the key requirements of actorness and attitude of other actors are analyzed. By summary of these findings the main research question is finally answered.
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The European Union as an international actor in global environmental politics
Novák, Tomáš ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Kuchařová, Alžběta (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the role of the European Union at the Conference of Parties in Paris (COP21) and in general with their attitude to form international politics in the field of climate change. The thesis is divided into three chapters, one of which provides a theoretical background from Petr Kratochvíl and col. and a brief historical progress in the climate change politics of the EU. The second chapter points at the Conference of Parties (COP) and the following with an analytical part of thesis where the analysis information and the particular political steps will be applied to four selected dimensions from the theoretical basis - framing, internal legitimacy, external recognition and attractiveness.
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Solving the Problem of Somali Maritime Piracy
Šimon, Ondřej ; Kratochvíl, Petr (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
The thesis deals with the contemporary problem of Somali maritime hijackings from the European Union perspective. First, it presents the problem per se while focusing on the framework in which the piracy issue is being solved. Second, it analyses the role of the post-Lisbon European Union in international crisis management. Taking EU's first naval military mission EU NAVFOR Somalia "Atalanta" as a case study, the paper essentially aims at shedding some light on the current state of the European Union's recognition as a major actor in international politics. Based on the Somali piracy case study, the text contributes to the theoretical debate about EU actorness.
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