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Pride and the Nation.
Bartošík, Jan ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis is dedicated to political, legal and cultural relations on the lands of the present British Isles in the second half of the thirteenth century and at the beginning of the fourteenth century. A person that is considered crucial for this period and the pivotal "point" of this thesis is King Edward I of England. The first part of this work deals with his life before his accession to the throne. Annexation of Wales is analysed in the second part of thesis as well as the means used by Edward and subsequent administrative division of the country. The third part analyses the situation in the lands of Scotland. The author scrutinizes hereditary succession of the crown and interference of the English King in the Scottish nobility disputes. Moreover, it analyses the beginning and the times during the Scottish war for independence and deconstructs the positions of the leading figures involved. In the last part of the thesis, the author analyses the political and social situation on the British Isles after the death of Edward I of England and the succession of his son, Edward II.
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Russian Wedding Traditions
HAFIJČUKOVÁ, Ivana
Bachelor thesis gives an insight into this exciting area of Russian culture, and to such an important time of life, such as marriage. It deals with Russian wedding traditions, rituals and customs, both at present and in the past. It focuses on the period up to the wedding (meeting, courtship, engagement), pre-wedding preparations and the wedding day from morning to the wedding night. With my bachelor thesis we will also look at different wedding customs of different nations living on the territory of the Russian Federation, which are for western world often unusual, even shocking. Also, this work examines and compares the wedding traditions of several other Slavic nations, including the Czech nation. The work is complemented by image attachments, photos and maps.
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Nations and the future of Europe. Answers of nation-states to polyethnisation
Janicki, Marko ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (referee) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee) ; Šalanda, Bohuslav (referee)
Dissertation deals with the problem of polyethnisation of Western European nation states, which is defined as the increasing cultural and ethnic diversity as a result of increasing immigration. This development poses a challenge for cohesion and continuity of the historical nation states, as well as for the stability of the current system of international relations. The dissertation deals with analyzing the specific responses of three countries - France, Germany and Great Britain - in a comparative perspective. Theoretical background represents allochthonous theory of ethnic minorities. The author explores different aspects of immigration policy (economic immigration, asylum, family immigration, illegal immigration) and integration policy (especially the granting of citizenship - by birth or naturalization - and civic integration policy). The results are placed within the theoretical scheme, working with 4 model approaches - exclusionism, segregationism, assimilationism and multiculturalism. The dissertation also gives the answer to the prospect of European integration and to question of the future of nation states in Europe.
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The Right of Peoples to Self-determination as a Factor of International Relations
Drahoňovská, Soňa ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This paper explores the current understanding of the right of peoples to self-determination and its impact on international relations. A number of new states have gained international recognition outside the scope of decolonisation, several of which have not fulfilled the usual criteria for statehood, based on existing state practice. In addition, the parent states of Bangladesh, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Kosovo have not consented to the secession of these territories. The main purpose of this paper is to determine whether based on the stipulations of international documents and mainly on existing state practice, it is possible to verify the existence of a customary law enabling peoples to unilaterally secede. Such a right would pose a threat to the future application of the principle of territorial integrity as one of the basic principles of international relations. In order to answer this question I compare case studies of successful and unsuccessful nations striving for their own state outside the realm of decolonisation. Based on this comparison I analyse the current understanding of the right to self-determination and its impact on international relations. I conclude by stating that it is not possible to unambiguously confirm the existence of such a right. However, in practice the principle of territorial integrity is being breached nonetheless, due to persisting uncertainties regarding the possible application of secession by peoples whose internal right to self-determination was not respected. Together with the fact that the current concept of self-determination ignores collective rights of national groups, this poses a threat to international stability.
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