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Articulation of public policy to euthanasia
Mertová, Simona ; Potůček, Martin (advisor) ; Barták, Miroslav (referee)
MERTOVÁ, Simona. Artikulace veřejné politiky k eutanazii. Praha, 2016. 156 s. Diplomová práce (Mgr.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut sociologických studií. Katedra veřejné a sociální politiky. Vedoucí diplomové práce Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc. MSc. Abstract The title of the diploma work stays "Articulation of public policy to euthanasia". In my diploma work I focused on the problems of euthanasia and its potential legalization in the Czech Republic from the point of view of public policy. Aim of the diploma work was to uncover key events and key actors commenting on the problems of euthanasia and its potential legalization. In my work I make use of the theories of The Advocacy Coalition Framework and The Agenda-Setting Theory and seek to identify basic value stands and major arguments of individual actors. Based on detailed analysis of key actors and key events I intend to proceed to an evaluation of the situation existing in the field of the legalization of euthanasia in the Czech Republic and to make an attempt to anticipate the future developmentand issues concerning potential passing of the law on euthanasia.
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Reservation of public policy in private international law
Šedivková, Anna Marie ; Pfeiffer, Magdalena (advisor) ; Zavadilová, Marta (referee)
Reservation of public policy in private international law Abstract This thesis aims to explore the issue of public policy reservation (ordre public) in private international law. The thesis analyses various aspects of public policy reservation and its application in the context of private international law, with an emphasis on the Czech legal environment. The thesis consists of five chapters, in the first chapter the concept of public policy in private international law is theoretically defined and its possible classification is presented. A separate subchapter focuses on the concept of public policy in European law and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Furthermore, the thesis analyses the formal sources of law establishing the public policy reservation at the international, European and national level, as well as the conditions of application of the public policy reservation in Czech law. The principle of restrictive interpretation is analysed in more detail and the relativity doctrine is also analysed. Furthermore, the thesis deals with two modalities of the use of the public policy exception: as a ground for refusal to apply a rule of foreign applicable law and as a ground for refusal to recognise and enforce a foreign judgment in the Czech Republic. The last chapter examines the scope...
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Strategiic communication of public policies: The case of Milostivé léto
Marek, Michal ; Konrádová, Marcela (advisor) ; Moravcová, Hana (referee)
Public policy communication is a discipline that has not yet been explored much, and this thesis has chosen to examine it through the example of the government's Milostivé léto debt relief. This was a response to the long-lasting untenable economic crisis of a part of Czech society caused by the amount of accumulated distraints affecting the quality of life of the population. At the same time, the social and economic situation of citizens are the strongest determinants of their relationship to democracy, which makes the strategic communication of a legislative aimed at removing these economic obstacles all the more important. This thesis takes an approach to communication based on government communication, stakeholder theory and theory of public policy according to Potůček, and builds on these theoretical concepts with three research questions focusing on stakeholders, communication strategy and communication recommendations. It answers each of these questions using a separate method - first exploring the online space through stakeholder mapping, then defining strategy through semi-structured interviews with government communication representatives, and finally analysing the data to formulate communication recommendations through SWOT analysis. The thesis thus contributes to research on government...
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Public policy as a corrective to autonomy of will in private law
Bútora, Michal ; Lederer, Vít (advisor) ; Frinta, Ondřej (referee)
1 Public policy as a corrective to autonomy of will in private law Abstract The thesis deals with public policy and its role in private law. Public policy, as one of the correctives of the principle of autonomy of the will, is intended to protect the fundamental and basic interests of the state and society by limiting the absolute freedom of any arrangement of private law relations. The objective of this work is to create a comprehensive text that would provide a complete and objective study of this corrective. The thesis is divided into five basic chapters and a conclusion. Public policy in private law acts as a corrective to the principle of autonomy of the will, and this principle, together with its ideological basis, was introduced in the first part of the thesis. Then, the concept of public policy could be introduced in part three. The basic notion of what public policy should be, the understanding of public policy in its national and international contexts is discussed, but also the distinction of public policy with respect to the public interest or the distinction with regard to the corrective of good morals is also discussed in this part of the thesis. The fourth part of the thesis no longer focuses on the theory behind the notion of public policy, but examines public policy in the current legal...
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Differences in the structure and dynamics of government spending in selected European countries
MOJŽÍŠKOVÁ, Markéta
The aim of this diploma thesis is to present similarities and differences in the structure and dynamics of government expenditure in selected European countries with an emphasis on causal connections. This work examines the function of public finances and the role of the government sector. It further explains the international classification of government spending, and it focuses on the influences that act on the size and structure of government spending. The analytical part of this work includes calculations of government expenditures that are divided into four groups. All the groups are examined in percentage and per capita based on formulas discussed in methodology.
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The Impact of Maternity Protection on Exclusive Breastfeeding: a Case Study of Ghana
Tofoatsi, Laura ; Hejzlarová, Eva (advisor) ; Jusić, Mirna (referee)
This study examines the impact of maternity protection on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among corporate mothers in Greater Accra, Ghana. Using the Gendered Organizational Theory as the conceptual framework, the study sought to identify the prevailing rate of EBF among corporate mothers and to assess the impact of the availability of breastfeeding facilities at their workplaces and the work from home practice on mothers' decision to practice six months EBF. An exploratory and descriptive research design was adopted, and data were collected through quantitative approach. A survey questionnaire which included both closed-ended and open-ended questions was administered to 53 working mothers. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic analysis. The study results indicate that the rate of exclusive breastfeeding among employed mothers is not high, as per the definition established by the WHO and UNICEF. The study also found that the availability of breastfeeding facilities at workplaces has a positive impact on mothers' decision to practice six months EBF, as it increases their convenience and reduces their stress levels. Additionally, the study found that the work from home practice positively influences mothers' decision to practice six months EBF, as it allows...
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The Social Housing Act through the lens of the Multiple Stream Framework
Dubišarová, Pavla ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Novotný, Vilém (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe and explain the process of advocacy of the Act on Social Housing in two different governmental periods, to find out the reasons for its failure and what strategies the actors used to promote their interests. The Act has been discussed in political discourse since 2007. During the government period of Bohuslav Sobotka, the agenda was pushed through and the substantive plan for the law was subsequently created. In the second government term of Andrej Babiš, work on the substantive plan was abandoned soon after the government was formed, and towards the end of the term there was an effort to push through the part dealing with the Act on Affordable Housing together with the Act on Public Benefit Housing Companies. In both periods, advocacy efforts were unsuccessful. Considering how complex and ambiguous the issue of the housing crisis and the actors involved in it are, I chose the Multiple Stream Framework for research. To analyse the policies, I used thematic analysis to examine secondary data such as public policy documents, strategic documents, expert studies and media outputs. The second type of data I used in my thesis were expert interviews. The results provide information on what strategies were used by the different actors, what were the main disagreements...
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The Problem of Child Mental Health Services Inaccessibility in the Czech Republic
Stodola, Marek ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Tušková, Eva (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of inaccessibility of child mental health services in the Czech Republic. Despite the growth of public interest in child mental health the child mental health services face significant structural problems, such as a lack of medical staff, low quality and inaccessibility. On top of that, these problems are getting constantly worse and potentially endanger the entire system of child mental health services with immense negative impact on society. Despite these trends, there is no coherent and systematic policy precisely dealing with the problems in child mental health care in the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is to describe particular problems of child mental health services in depth and then explain what caused fact the agenda has not been set yet. Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), together with the concept of public policy actors were applied. The thesis is based on the qualitative research design using the semi-structured expert interviews complemented with the public policy documents study. The thesis focuses on the period beginning with the passing the Strategy of Mental Health Care Reform in 2013 where the first effort to reform mental health care services was established in an explicit and systematic way. However, the agenda focusing...
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Mental health of the Czech university students
Beranová, Zuzana ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Kotherová, Zuzana (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the mental health of university students in the Czech Republic. This work aims to map the factors that affect university students' mental health. Other goals are to determine the state of mental health of university students and determine to what extent university studies influence their mental health. The last goal of the thesis is to propose public policy measures that can be taken in this area as preventive and which could lead to improving the mental health of university students. The diploma thesis is based on the theory of Six Dimensions of Wellness (for the approach to the concept of mental health) and the theory of the social determents of health which approaches the factors that affect health in general. Hypotheses were developed from these theories and other literature. The research consists of two parts: qualitative and quantitative research. As part of quantitative research, the variables that affect the mental health of university students are examined using the Spearmen correlation coefficient. Qualitative research focuses on the second part of the work, namely the design of public policy measures. Semi-structured interviews with university counsellors were conducted, and responses from the crisis centre were included. Factors that affect students' mental...
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