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Pandemic Crisis Management: The Case Study of Childcare Facilities for Children under Five Years of Age
Pánská, Natálie ; Hejzlarová, Eva (advisor) ; Potůček, Martin (referee)
The master thesis is focused on crisis management during the covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, it focuses on childcare facilities for children under five years of age in the period from March 2020 to June 2021. The particular types of facilities are under the responsibility of three ministries. The aim of the work is to describe what the crisis management in this area looked like, how the interdepartmental cooperation looked like, and what impact it had on the facilities themselves and subsequently on the families. The diploma thesis is embedded in various concepts of crisis management, but also interdepartmental cooperation and strategic governance. As a part of elaboration of the topic, eight expert interviews were conducted, which are supplemented by an analysis of public policy documents (eg selected government pandemic measures, other government documents, methodologies, etc.). The analysis showed that the first phase of the pandemic was the most problematic, however some of the problems persisted in other phases. This is especially the case with crisis communication, which has failed at all levels. Throughout the pandemic, the government failed to develop a clear communication strategy. The pandemic measures were thus often unclear, and the explanations came with considerable delays. At the...
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Barriers and Opportunities of Strategic Governance in Higher Education in West Africa: The Case of Senegal
Ndiaye, Sokhna Adele Rosalie ; Potůček, Martin (advisor) ; Vlk, Aleš (referee) ; GUEYE, Serigne Magueye (referee)
References NDIAYE, Sokhna, A. R. Barriers And Opportunities Of Strategic Governance In Higher Education In West Africa: The Case Of Senegal. Praha, 2022. 212 pages. Dissertation thesis (PhD.). Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociological Studies. Department of Public and Social Policy. Supervisor Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc., M.Sc. Abstract This dissertation project presents an analysis of the higher education system in Senegal. Indeed, the past three decades of higher education have been marked by a growing instability of the system manifested mainly in access and quality issues. Despite the different programs and policies elaborated and implemented, these problems only persist. As such, I attempt to answer the main questions: What are the most essential factors for the unsuccessful implementation of significant Higher Education policies in Senegal? In which ways could strategic governance be improved to remedy the current pitfalls of the system? By extension, I propose as a potential solution the rethinking of the governance approach to higher education by studying the barriers and opportunities of strategic governance in higher education in Senegal. This study is based on both qualitative and quantitative data analysis aiming to understand the considered problems through...
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Strategic multi-level governance in cultural policy
Dušková, Zdenka ; Háva, Petr (advisor) ; Novotný, Vilém (referee)
The master's thesis "Strategic multilevel governance in cultural policy" deals with the often omitted topic of cultural policy. This field is observed from the strategic governance point of view and its position is analysed according to the levels of governance - supra-national, national, and sub-national. To explore the current state of the culture, it had to be placed into a framework forming context, where cultural policy takes place. Therefore, the analysis of this work dealt with the activities of political institutions according to the evaluation framework and with the evaluation of two specific cases of public policy documents of national and sub-national levels, including their application. From the perspective of major institutions at various levels of governance, especially organizations specialized on the field of culture, certain effort of conceptual solution of partial and overall issues of this field was found. The specific implementation and responsibility are often delegated to the lower levels of governance. Mainly, the continuity in the strategic documents topic and time at the multi-level governance is very problematic, as well as the funding necessary for their implementation. At the end of this work, specific recommendations, which should result in the improvement of strategic...
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Deficit of strategic governance in defense policy of the Czech Republic
Urban, Jaroslav ; Stejskal, Libor (advisor) ; Brázová, Věra - Karin (referee)
Diploma work "Deficit of strategic governance in defense policy of the Czech Republic" describes actual situation in the area of strategic governance of defense policy. The unsatisfactory situation is documented mainly by unsteady environment of the department from personnel point of view and also by the situation of the selected modernization projects. Based on the analysis of the main participants and selected cases it is possible to describe the main causes of the deficit of strategic governance as general, common in the politic environment of the Czech Republic. It means that the deficit does not concern only the department of defense. However, this area is very specific, which may cause further complications, e.g. the concealment of the facts due to state security or special regime of the purchase of army equipment. The influence on state governance of the political parties (or groups of power within these parties) may be named as the main negative issue. Based on the analysis of the actual cases it is possible to indicate the key measure for solution of the deficit. The political parties should not interfere into personal policy of public servants and the corruption must be eliminated.
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