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Impartiality and value-based education in the teaching of political geography in high schools in Czechia: The case of the war in Yugoslavia
Gáthy, Zuzana ; Hána, David (advisor) ; Nováček, Aleš (referee)
According to the Education Act the education is supposed to be apolitical, but at the same time the teacher is supposed to educate students about values. The question is how far it is better to remain impartial in order to avoid influencing students and how far it is better to present personal opinion for the purpose of value-based education. The aim of the thesis was to find out how high school teachers in Czechia perceive the need and possibilities of impartial teaching of political geography and related value-based education. The second objective was to propose suitable methods for impartial teaching of political geography in high school geography classes. Part of the thesis is specifically focused on the teaching of the war in Yugoslavia and the discussion of the impartial conception of this conflict. The research involved a quantitative survey involving 277 respondents from among high school teachers, followed by 9 qualitative interviews with high school teachers. The core of the work is the results of the research, which are compared with each other and presented in the form of graphs, tables and excerpts from interviews. Czech high school geography teachers support impartial teaching of political geography and try to achieve an impartial approach. However, value-based education is a more...
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The water resources of the Nile basin in the context of conflicts and peaceful cooperation
Hošková, Lucie ; Jelen, Libor (advisor) ; Frajer, Václav (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of water resources in the Nile basin in the context of conflict and peaceful cooperation. The main aim of the work is to assess the hydropolitical potential, whether conflictory or rather cooperative is relevant. Following this goal, subsequently identify the main geopolitical actors in the Nile basin and see if the two tributaries of the Nile, blue and White Nile, differ in terms of hydropolitical potential. The theoretical framework of the work is defined by international-political concepts of neo-realism, i.e. whether disputes are primarily between states in the form of the demarcation of interests and power, or neoliberalism, which presupposes mutual cooperation in the framework of the management of resources. Furthermore, the thesis deals with the definition of the geographical-historical context with a focus on the East African region and the Nile basin following its character and history. A systematic review was chosen as the method of processing this work.
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Central Africa : Transnational Region in Political Geography
Kučera, Josef ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The primary aim of this thesis is a question about existence of the transnational region of the Central Africa. The second aim is : if the Central Africa exist as a region, where are regional current borders. Definition of the Central Africa transnational region is based on five levels of geography and various variables. The thesis improves the understanding what types of approaches are usable for description of the region with minimal distortion. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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China in Global and Regional policy in the 21st Century- Geopolitical Clash with Japan, India, USA, Russia, and Europe
Petrtýl, Martin ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (advisor) ; Kofroň, Jan (referee) ; Andělová, Petra (referee)
CHINA IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL POLITICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY - GEOPOLITICAL CLASH WITH JAPAN, INDIA, USA, RUSSIA AND EUROPE Mgr. Martin Petrtýl Supervisor: Doc. Dr. Bořivoj Hnízdo, PhD. Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences This dissertation discusses the current and future role of China in the 21st century. I worked with the idea to prepare a systematically detailed analytical study of the country in relation to its surroundings as well as its internal environment for more than 8 years, including many interruptions. I, above all, contemplated about the way how to truly scientifically, i.e. credibly, it means in the maximum possible the limits of verifiability, develop a full work that could hold up to the colleagues from the scientific community and myself. It is logical it was and is my attempt to allow minimal possibility of any criticism of this work for its formal, content, or other deficiencies. First, I decided to analyse in some detail the currently known theoretical approaches and methods of study, not only in political sciences, especially those used by political geographers, but also in other related fields, especially in the field of study of international relations, sociology, political science or general security studies. I did not want to study the issue is the...
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Central Africa : Transnational Region in Political Geography
Kučera, Josef ; Riegl, Martin (advisor) ; Romancov, Michael (referee)
The primary aim of this thesis is a question about existence of the transnational region of the Central Africa. The second aim is : if the Central Africa exist as a region, where are regional current borders. Definition of the Central Africa transnational region is based on five levels of geography and various variables. The thesis improves the understanding what types of approaches are usable for description of the region with minimal distortion. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The ethnopolitical mobilization in Caucasus a its regional differentiation
Jelen, Libor ; Dostál, Petr (advisor) ; Anděl, Jiří (referee) ; Baar, Vladimír (referee)
Results and conclusion The process of Caucasian ethno-political mobilization began in the 60's of 20th century (somewhere has been running since the begenning of the Russian colonization), however its acceleration came on in the second of 80's. This period is connected with the Gorbachev's political and economical reforms aiming to multinational empire modernization. Unintended consequent of the reforms became absolute soviet power decline leading to dismantling of Soviet union. The totalitarian system release and the political decentralization are appeared to be key catalysts of the ethnic clashes with roots liying in ethnic trauma of the last century. Ethno- mobilization arised then out of ethnic interactions given by historical reminiscence and asymetric status of particular groups within the federal system defined by the soviet authorities during 20's and 30's of the last century. In its implication, social, economical and cultural discrimination called "internal colonization" occured. On the contrary, the "ethnic competition" about economical and political resource control within given territory happend in cases of a titular group superior status or equal status of two titular groups. Separatism, iredentism or territorial autonomism were final goals of ethno-mobilization efforts in both theoretical...
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Geopolitické postavení Ukrajiny
Honsová, Jana
HONSOVÁ, J. Geopolitical position of Ukraine. Diploma thesis. Brno: Mendel University. Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, 2014. Thesis Supervisor Mgr. Lukáš Nevěděl, Ph.D. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part contains a detailed analysis of selected literature related to geopolitics, political geography, Ukrainian history and present. In addition to describing linguistic, religious structure of the population and results of the Ukrainian elections in 2004. Theoretical part also describes the geopolitical situation in Europe, the structure of Ukraine and the Ukrainian crisis issue for November 2013 - March 2014. The practical part of the thesis investigates through interviews opinions and attitudes of Ukrainians in the Ukrainian crisis and the future development of the country.
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Geopolitické postavení Kavkazu
Marta, Aleš
MARTA, A. Geopolitical Position of Caucasus. Diploma thesis. Brno: Mendel University. Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, 2015. Thesis Supervisor Mgr. Lukáš Nevěděl, Ph.D. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is especially concerned with introduction of political geography and geopolitics as independents sciences, with history of Caucasus, his physical-geographic character and conflicts in Caucasian unstable regions. This part is after all closed up by determination of Caucasian martial-protective, economical and energetic relationships with nearby states. Analogous to theoretical part, the practical part is also divided into two parts, quantitative and qualitative. Whilst quantitative part's focusing on region's geopolitical dispensation and religious or language diversity, that qualitative on the contrary point out the Caucasian social side and everyday life within it.
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Political geography of European union: economic connections
Chaloupková, Kamila ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Kašpar, Václav (referee)
Bachelor thesis "Political geography of European union: economic connections" is an analysis of the European union space from political and geographical point of view. There are theories of political geography in the introduction and they just explain what political geography is. Detailed analysis of the state as of the geopolitical unit, of borders and of European union's political map development follows in the principal part. To finish, there is analysis of demographic and territorial factors and of their influence on economy and on politics of the European union from the point of view of space where these factors have impact.
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