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The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the formation of the energy policy of the European Union.
Brunovská, Ema ; Ochrana, František (advisor) ; Vejchodská, Eliška (referee)
CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of Social Studies Department of Public and Social Policy Master's Thesis 2023 Ema Brunovská CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of Social Sciences Department of Public and Social Policy The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the formation of the energy policy in the European Union Master's thesis Author: Ema Brunovská Study programme: Public and Social Policy Supervisor: prof. PhDr. František Ochrana, DrSc. Year of the defence: 2023 Abstract The Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused substantial problems to the European Union's energy policy, disrupting the region's energy security and posing repercussions for the transition to a lowering the heavily carbon energy system. The purpose of this thesis is to assess the influence of the Russia-Ukraine war on EU energy policy and prospective changes as a result of the situation. The study investigates the development of energy policy inside the EU using retrograde analysis and a historical institutionalism approach. It examines the implications of Russian gas and oil supply constraints, the possible implications on energy affordability and security, and the necessity for alternative energy sources. The thesis gives insights into the evolving dynamics of EU energy security by analysing...
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The policy of mental health care in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the perspective of historical institutionalism
Rizikyová, Tímea ; Dobiášová, Karolína (advisor) ; Kopsa Těšinová, Jolana (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to provide the reader with a comprehensive view of institutional developments in the area of mental health policy in the two compared countries - the Czech Republic and Slovakia. These countries have a long history, and their health policies were based on the same foundations. This determined their different direction also in the area of mental health policies, the effective setting of which is today more important than ever before. The available global and national statistics point to alarming numbers in the area of mental illness, lack of staff and capacity and insufficient financial resources devoted to this area. Based on historical institutionalism and its concepts, I present identification of the reasons why both countries stagnated in the area of mental health policies for a long time and what were the critical junctures behind the change of institutional settings of mental health care policies to their present form. In the final part of the thesis, I compare these political settings, I identify the main similarities and differences, and also, I formulate the most problematic areas of the current mental health care systems. Since the Czech Republic started to implement the reform of psychiatric care several years ago and Slovakia is still waiting for this phase, the...
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