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ANYTHING IS A THING ENOUGH TO PARTY
Polcarová, Markéta ; Topínková, Anita (referee) ; Klodová, Lenka (advisor)
This thesis "Anything is thing enough to party" seeks to explore the knowledge base of Jane Bennett's vital materialism and analyzes the connections between advanced capitalism, mobility and unpredictable movement of goods and things from the perspective of object oriented ontology. The thesis also focuses on the new perspective of ready-made object and perspective of installation. In order to research the topic and implement the practical part of the project, this study took place in Mexico as a self-initiated art residency in order to explore flows of found objects under the gaze of a foreigner.
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Organized crime and security : drug cartels : the global capacity of a rising security threat
Ibáñez de Foerster, Marcela ; Balabán, Miloš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
Over the last four decades organized crime groups, particularly, drug trafficking organizations or drug cartels, have managed to be under the spotlight of the security agendas of American countries such as Colombia and the United States. During the last two decades, however, the global securitization of the drug trafficking issue, has led them to become a major security threat not only for the Americas, but also for Europe and more recently for West African countries. These organizations pose a threat not only to the security of the state, but to the very essence of it, by corrupting and damaging everything they come in contact with at the political, social, economical and even cultural level. This graduate thesis presents an analysis on Latin American drug trafficking organizations or drugs cartels, as they are commonly known, focusing on the cases of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. By comparing these two case studies, I suggest that today's Mexican drug trafficking organizations have gained their momentum and incommensurable strength by following the footsteps of the big three Colombian drug cartels that existed between the 1980s and 1990s. The first chapter will expose the definitions and concepts surrounding the research of organized crime. In the second and third chapters, both the...
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Impact of Organized Crime on the Press Freedom: Comparison of Mexico and Colombia
Horák, Benjamin ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with selected elements of organized crime and its impact on the freedom of the press. The thesis aims to confirm or refute the hypothesis that organized crime impacts press freedom using a qualitative comparative case study analysis of selected countries. As mentioned above, organized crime is such a complex concept that it is essential to define the specific actors or elements of this criminal activity. This paper focuses on selected actors, which are organized criminal groups - drug cartels and corruption as an element of organized crime. The research questions the thesis seeks to answer are "How do drug cartels affect the freedom of the press?" and "How does corruption affect press freedom?". If the hypothesis is confirmed, the author will seek to answer the additional sub-question, "How do Mexico and Colombia approach the impact of organized crime on press freedom?". The results of the thesis confirm the hypothesis and conclude that organized crime impacts press freedom. The two specific sources of this influence, i.e., drug cartels and corruption, affect press freedom mainly through extensive violence against journalists, thus having a systematic and long-term negative impact on their security. Another means of influence is undermining the state's capacity and...
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Corruption phenomenon as a populist tool in Mexico: the case of A. M. López Obrador's rhetoric in 2018 presidential campaign
Primasová, Rachel ; Perutka, Lukáš (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
The thesis entitled The Phenomenon of corruption as an instrument of populism in Mexico: the case of A. M. López Obrador's rhetoric in the 2018 presidential campaign examines the corruption struggle of AMLO, the President of Mexico in the 2018-2024 period. His strong anti-corruption rhetoric in the 2018 election campaign led to many expectations, both among the public and foreign organizations. However, after the first half of the Mexican President's term, there has been no successful anti-corruption fight; instead, Mexico's position on corruption has worsened. The failure to tackle the problem of bribery, corruption scandals close to the president, the unclear methodology of the anti-corruption fight, together with López Obrador's history as a populist rhetorician, leads to the question of how far the promised fight against corruption was serious and how far it was just a tool to gain the necessary public support. The author's thesis confirms the hypothesis that in López Obrador's case it was a matter of using the issue of corruption as a tool of political strategy of populism. This theory assumes the use of appropriate circumstances by a populist actor to achieve the set goals. Institutional weakness, the importance of the issue of corruption and the discredited nature of previous governments created the...
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Attack founding and Attack leading analysis - 2010 FIFA World Cup
Šimonovský, Petr ; Buzek, Mario (advisor) ; Kokštejn, Jakub (referee)
Title: Attack Founding and Attack Leading Analysis - 2010 FIFA World Cup Objectives: The primary objective of this thesis is to implement quantitative comparison of effectual attacks which were finished with a shot or a final pass. We are going to compare English and Mexican teams to show the attacks graphically and, consequently, to evaluate the aims in view, which were provided thanks to our detailed study of every single attack. Methods: The work uses the indirect observation method in particular matches which were available due to a vide tape. Successful attacks were noted into a recording form. This analysis is focused on a detailed study of each attack from its foundig to its ending. Results: The results show the types and models realized during the monitored attacks of English and Mexican teams within the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Further, the offensive phase of the game in the modern aspect of football is clarified. Last but not least, we are able to compare the drawn up models one another and apply them to different achievement groups. Keywords: The 2010 FIFA World Cup, football, types and founding of attacks, England, Mexico, quantitative analysis, comparison.
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"Magazine El Checoslovaco en México" in 1942 - 1945
Trojanová, Magdaléna ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Matějka, Ondřej (referee)
Thesis "Magazine El Checoslovaco en México in 1942 - 1945" presents a detailed characteristic of El Checoslovaco en México (The Czechoslovak in Mexico) written monthly in Spanish, which was published in Mexico in 1942 - 1945. Its aim was to bring war news and to promote the Republic of Czechoslovakia among Mexican population. This left-wing anti-fascist magazine made by Czechoslovak compatriots was published by The Czechoslovak-Mexican Association. It was edited by Lenka Reinerová and the editorial staff also consisted of Egon Erwin Kisch and André Simone. The aim of the thesis was to give a complex description of the magazine itself and of the Czechoslovak-Mexican Association as its publisher, including the historical context. At first, the text depicts the historical context in Europe and in Mexico, placing a special emphasis on the subject of refugees. The thesis also offers a general characteristic of the relevant media environment. An independent section is devoted to the Czechoslovak-Mexican Association, its origins, organization, membership and its activities before and after the arrival of Czechoslovak antifascists of German language. Following chapters explain the motives that led to the idea of the foundation of an antifascist compatriotic magazine, introduce its general characteristics,...
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