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The impact of natural resources on the intrastate conflicts in international relations - sale of booty futures in the African civil wars
Pazderník, Martin ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Werkman, Kateřina (referee)
This master's thesis deals with the potential impact of natural resources on intrastate conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. The major aim is to investigate the general validity of the resource curse theory and of Ross's hypothesis about selling booty futures in civil wars. The presumed negative influence of both theories is tested on the cases of recent intrastate conflicts in the region, namely in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone. However, the main contribution of the thesis is probably the analysis of another case, namely Botswana, which, unlike other countries, appears to be out of the generally valid standards of the resource curse theory, as the only one experiencing long-term positive economic growth. The partial aim of the thesis is also to analyze the Botswana's success in managing natural resources and then to suggest some possible recommendations for other states in the region. The thesis is written in the qualitative approach, particularly in the form of thorough work with academic literature. The research method is the Method of Difference by John Stuart Mill, in its revised form of the Most Similar Systems Design.
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The influence of the internal political situation and intrastate conflicts on the stability of India
Mikšovská, Petra ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the influence of the current internal political situation of the Indian State and its intrastate conflicts on the stability of India. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The first chapter is devoted to the identification and brief description of the factors affecting the stability of the state, and then highlights the political situation and internal conflicts, as the key determinants for this thesis. The second part analyzes the political situation and its problems, including impacts on the stability of the state. The third chapter examines intrastate conflicts, focused on Muslim-Hindu conflicts, that undermine the integrity of India.
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