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Specific Contribution of the Roman Catholic Church to the European Integration according to the Article 17.3. of the TFEU: EU perception of the dialogue with COMECE
Kubiš, Vojtěch ; Knutelská, Viera (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Martin (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyse how the EU perceives the specific contribution of Churches to the European integration as stated in the Article 17.3 of the TFEU. The specific contribution is analysed on the case of Roman Catholic Church (RCC) which predominates in the dialogue under the Article 17.3. There are two time periods addressed in the thesis. Firstly, the specific contribution is addressed in the context of the debate on the EU constitution. It is examined, based on the analysis of politicians' speeches and MEPs amendments, whether the specificity is rooted in the area of values. Second period is marked by the year 2009 when the TFEU entered into force, and 2014 when the dialogue with Churches was somewhat degraded. In fact, the new body responsible for the interaction became DG JUST, thereby replacing BEPA, i.e. organization directly reporting to the President of the Commission. Based on the analysis of the speeches and other relevant documents regard all the official meetings, I examine what the EU politicians expected from the Church and what was Her specificity according to them. Against this background is also analysed the fact that the dialogue with Churches was separated from the civil society organizations. It results from the research that the EU perceived the specific...
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Understanding Selected Topics of the European Integration
Šimonová, Zuzana ; Dvořáková, Michaela (advisor) ; Tichá, Milena (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to diagnose the understanding of chosen topics regarding european integration of high school students in relation with incorporation of the topic among curriculum documents. Theoretical part of the thesis introduces the analysis of general educational programmes followed up with general summary of development of integration process into the form it has nowadays and also summary of institutions and their functions. Further we are introducing a contructive approach to teaching which is used as a base of practical part of our thesis. In the end of this part are stated the outcomes of the investigation of existing researches in this area. In the practical part of the thesis we implemented our own qualitative investigative sound using the method of half-structured in-depth conversation. The data gathered from this method were subsequently qualitatively analysed. In the end of the thesis we are introducing the outcomes of investigative sound and comparing them with outcomes of other researches where possible. The outcomes of the investigative sound were crucial for our teaching recommendations.
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Potravinářské výrobky jako faktor vnímání Evropské unie v České republice
ŽIDOŇ, Zdeněk
Foodstuffs are often discussed in the Czech Republic in relation to the European Union. In the past, European regulations which affected traditional Czech food products caused big controversies. Currently, the most discussed issue in this context is a dual quality of food products placed on the European single market. The introductory part of this thesis deals with a development of this issue in the institutions of the European Union and includes the opinions of Czech Members of the European Parliament. This thesis also analyses related European legislature and proposed solutions regarding dual quality, summaries relevant Czech, Slovak and other foreign comparative tests of products and assesses the most common arguments which the producers use to defend the differences in the composition of their products. The final part of the thesis puts the habits of Czech consumers in contrast with neighbouring countries and, based on available data regarding the opinions about the EU, formulates a theory which answers the question of how dual quality of products influences the perception of the European Union in the Czech Republic.
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European identity at the beginning of the 21 century
Steklá, Martina ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Doležal, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with European identity and the role of the European Union in its formation at the beginning of the 21st century. The individual chapters speak about identity in general and its types with an emphasis on collective identity, next topic is European identity, its models and interpretations in official EU documents. Last chapter focuses on the concept of European identity in the expressions of politicians and experts, the concrete identity-making tools of the EU and the feeling of European identity by EU citizens. The thesis aims to identify the features of contemporary European identity at the beginning of the 21st century, to analyze the current EU´s identity-making strategy and evaluate its success. Based on the analysis, it was found that the European Union is successful in the creation and encouragement of European identity.
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Erasmus as a means of strengthening European identity: case study of the Czech Republic
Černý, Tomáš ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Rovná, Lenka (referee)
This paper deals with the question as to whether there is a correlation between an Erasmus sojourn and European identity. It is assumed by many EU politicians that through the experience of studying and living in another European country, students develop a feeling of community with other Europeans. In spite of such believes, there is lack of conclusive empirical evidence, as some authors argue Erasmus is an effective instrument for promoting European identity, while others do not. Moreover, the effect of an Erasmus stay seems to be affected by factors such as host country and nationality. By analyzing a quantitative survey carried out with Czech Erasmus students, this thesis suggests that, while dependent on various variables, Erasmus can bring about a positive change within European identity.
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The Role of National Identities in the Media Space Devoted to European Politics: The Czech Presidency of the European Union in European Press
Youssef Staňkovská, Barbora ; Hájek, Martin (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
Barbora Youssef Staňkovská - abstract (annotation) of the Master thesis "The Role of National Identities in the Media Space Devoted to European Politics: The Czech Presidency of the European Union in European Press" Abstract Diploma thesis "The Role of National Identities in the Media Space Devoted to European Politics: The Czech Presidency of the European Union in European Press" deals with media images of national identities, the way of their formation in media, and the effects of these images on transformations of national identities during the process of European integration. Using the qualitative content analysis and an inductive approach to the collected data, an analysis of two corpuses of articles was carried out. These articles treated the topic of the Czech presidency of the European Union and were published during that period in the Czech newspaper MF DNES and the French newspaper Le Monde. The most important Czech actors and other elements were identified, which together hold up the media image of the Czech Republic. The media image of the Czech national identity is described through them. Based on the results and wider theoretical frame of the thesis, the author further reflects the position of identities in the European media space and states that this space is not Pan-European but rather...
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European Youth Policy and Its Influence on Formation of European Identity
Kissiová, Veronika ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The European youth policy is not often in the centre of attention of media and therefore the awareness and interest of public is on the topic is not very high. However, youth is exactly the group of the population that can be easily influenced. Hence it should be the main target group of the European Union when creating the European identity of its citizens. This thesis analyze three chosen programmes of European youth policy and their influence on formation of the European identity.
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Volunteering as part of civil society
Siglová, Ivana ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Fleissner, Kamil (referee)
The thesis deals with the impact of European Voluntary Service (EVS) programme on civic competences of its participants and their active participation within civil society, both Czech and European. The text is structured into three chapters. The first chapter deals with a definition of the concept of civil society and its historical development, historical development and present situation of Czech civil society and definition of European civil society. The second chapter first explains the phenomenon of volunteering in general and then continues with explaining of functioning and principles of EVS. The third chapter is a result of qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with six former participants of EVS. At first, the personal story of each participant is written. According to the stories, the cumulative analysis and conclusions of the thesis are formulated.
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