The issue of this diploma thesis is corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the oil company BP. The thesis is divided into three parts. In the introductory part is presented the concept of social responsibility, its development, definitions, benefits and criticism. The following sectio...

This diploma work focuses on the evolution of urbanisation in Africa and its consequences.The output of this work is an educational project accordant to high school geography. The main research interest of this project is a definition of urban phenomenons that can be observed ...

This diploma thesis focuses on renewed interest in African regionalism and integration represented by the activities of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and African Union (AU). Both entities, launched in the beginning of new millennium, share the similar view of ...

The thesis deals with how the mainlad China is represented in the Czech media discourse defined as Czech daily newspapers - and what it means for Czech politics. The main concepts are media representations, discourses and consensation symbol in the theory of symbolic politics.

The aim of my thesis was to study the institution of direct presidential election in parliamentary political regimes in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. My motivation for making this research was topicality of this issue in the Czech Republic. Due to diachronic similarities of ...

This paper presents an interpretative case study utilizing the concept of hybrid regimes as presented by Leah Gilbert and Payam Mohseni to analyse the political regime of Czechoslovakia between the years 1945-1948. My aim is to demonstrate that rather than a mere transitional phase...

Through the lens of weak statehood, this thesis looks at two African states, namely Botswana and Zimbabwe. Thus, the thesis analyses these states from the weak, failing and failed states perspective, which was developed by Robert Rotberg (ed.), and formulated in his book "When...

The aim of the thesis is to find out, what is the difference between traditional concept and new approach to public diplomacy while illustrating it in the example of the public diplomacy of Great Britain. To do so I define three variables which I examine: actors,&#x...

This master thesis focuses on development strategies of two largest donors of official development assistance, the USA and the European Union, in Latin America and the Caribbean. The main goal is to find out which of these two donors had been focusing more on certain huma...

The presented thesis focuses on introducing the Pangermanism phenomenon and its transformation from a simple thought (or worldview) to a part of the official ideology of Germany in the 1930s. The main assumption of the thesis is that there actually was a process of transformat...

The aim of this thesis is identification of structural constraints of democratization in contemporary People's Republic of China with the help of analytic framework designed by Rueschmeyer et al. in Capitalist Development and Democracy(1992). This framework emphasizes the role of social ...

The thesis deals with the issue of regional, ethnic and ethno-regional parties in the region of German-speaking contries - Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The introductory part of text deals with the theoretical basis of the research of regional parties which form the basis for&#...

This work is focused on the development assistance of 4 countries of the Visegrad Group, namely Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The main aim is to answer the research questions (defined below) through the comparison of certain elements of their dev...

My work analyses energy security in Visegrad countries, including some energetic feedstocks, to ensure supply diversification. Balanced energy mix is important for all countries. In my thesis I focused on energy mixes in V4 countries and tried to analyze, which feedstock is more&#...

This diploma thesis deals with the nonprofit sector of the Czech Republic. It´s empiric part is focused on nonprofit organisations providing services to handicapped children. The First part is dedicated to the general theory and defining this section of the life of society. I ...

This thesis called ?The Watercourse in Krkonoše Mountains? focuses on waterworks located in region Krkonoše on one of the most important flow in this region -Úpa. The main goal of this thesis was to describe waterworks and try to connect them with the historical context. ...

Regional security complex theory provides analytical framework for security analysis of a certain world regions. This theory, advanced by Barry Buzan and Ole Weaver in their 2003 work Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, is based on premise that security threats&...

The present work deals with the issue of standards in education and its definition in the subject of geography. According to Bloom's taxonomy it will deal with facts and concepts. The work takes into account the approach to education, and which contribution can have to...

My work analyzes the importance and form of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Kingdom of Denmark. I chose this state due to its proactive approach to CSR which makes it to be considered a pioneer of the concept. CSR is a broad term that includes a&#...

The aim of the thesis is to introduce the concept of corporate social responsibility on the individual case studies of some Czech companies. Firstly, the work will define the following terms: corporate social responsibility, concept of sustainable development, the issue of CSR closely&#...