The main aim of this thesis is to look at school as a place where children learn values con-nected with civil society. It tries to answer the question "How can schools prepare their students for participation in civil society with regard to values". This answer will be an-swered by studying of literature focused on this issue and by a research at chosen elemen-tary school. Design of research is taken from study of Klaassen and Huwae (2006) which has been done recently at Netherland elementary schools. There is no study like that in the Czech Republic and this thesis should bring basic information about this issue.

This master thesis is based on the presumption that efforts to build a European civil society will lead to a more efficient solution of problems on the European level. It aims to draw the importance of the European foundation project presented by the European Commission in the context of the development of a European civil society. This topic is very interesting due to its up-to-dateness because during the process of elaborating this thesis the proposal of the statute is being discussed on the European level and its adoption is expected in a short time. Potential benefits of this proposal are, however, to be seen already now and they reflect the expectations of the interested subjects, i.e. both the European institutions and civil society organizations. Key words: European Union, civil society, European foundation

My diploma thesis consists of theoretical and empirical parts. The theoretical part is focused on the definition of migration and integration of migrants, both at the international, national and regional context. A special chapter is devoted to the theory of civic participation of migrants. The concept of civic participation is perceived in relation to the non- governmental organizations. The aim of the empirical part is focused on providing the further insight into the civic participation of Russian minorities in the public life of Czech civil society based on the research of the civil society organizations associating Russian community. Qualitative research is conducted through the structured interviews with representatives of these organizations, which are analyzed by the method of open and selective coding. The research results are presented in the analytical findings with a view to identifying barriers to civic participation of Russian minorities in the Czech Republic as well as the subsequent recommendations to overcome them. Key words: civil society organizations, integration, migrant, migration, minority, participation

The study aims to describe comprehensively the lobbing strategy of student's nongovernmental organization called Inventura demokracie. The first part determinates basic terms. The second part examines the theory of lobbing, civil society, and state. The third part analyses lobbing of Inventura demokracie in practice. Finally, the fourth part brings us conclusions and recommendations. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

This diploma thesis deals with civil society in three chosen parts of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. It deals also with civic involvement and political participation of its Citizen and their motivation for that. Thesis aims to show that civil society is not so weak as it is always supposed for post-communist states and it shows that Citizen of Prague are able for mobilization and political participation. The thesis presents the overview of the development of voter turnout in the Czech Republic in different types of elections, in the rate of voter participation and civic activities and citizenship initiatives. Civic and political involvement and motivation are identified through interview made with district councilors in three chosen parts of Prague.

This paper is focused on seeking relation between two main concepts, the concept of civil society and the concept of inclusive education. This text is looking for their connection based on values and approaches. Active civil society is central to the evolution of participatory and transparent systems of government, which are as much as system of education essential for economic development. Education is fundamental to building necessary preconditions for social cohesiveness even across multi-cultural diversity. Inclusion doesn't mean just inclusive education, inclusion is main approach how we might change society by implementing concrete set of values into the system of education and into the system of society as a whole. The values have main influence on people's behavior. The main aim of this paper is to describe and to understand relationship and connectivity between approaches to inclusive education and between approaches to civil society. Answer to this question brings qualitative research and semi-structured interviews with parents of school children. Parents play main role in both, civil society and inclusive education. Key words: Values, Approaches, Civil Society, Inclusive Education, Diversity, Parents

Diploma thesis focuses on the role of the Civil Society in the processes of transition to democracy as a part of the possible democratization wave in the Middle East also know as the Arab Spring. For the purposes of the thesis the author examines three case studies of countries with successful revolutions - Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. Using the method of process-tracing with focus on the path-dependency it traces the changes in the dynamics of the Civil Society in the pre-revolutionary period, concretely during Mubarak's regime in Tunisia, Qaddafi's rule in Libya, and Ben Ali's regime in Tunisia, through the revolutions to the post-revolutionary period. Moreover, the main assumption is that the initial non- democratic regimes have been significantly influencing the transformation process of all three countries and this also applies to the Civil Society as such. The Civil Society, in this thesis, is based on two paradigms. The first is based on the liberal modernization framework and the second is connected with stagnation and socio-economic deprivation. This unique combination contributed to the transformation of Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. The dynamics of the Civil Society is then determined by several factors, which are: Civil Society organizations, social media and networks, youth education, economic...

This diploma thesis deals with civil society in three chosen parts of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. It deals also with civic involvement and political participation of its Citizen and their motivation for that. Thesis aims to show that civil society is not so weak as it is always supposed for post-communist states and it shows that Citizen of Prague are able for mobilization and political participation. The thesis presents the overview of the development of voter turnout in the Czech Republic in different types of elections, in the rate of voter participation and civic activities and citizenship initiatives. Civic and political involvement and motivation are identified through interview made with active people form civic association and district councilors in three chosen parts of Prague.

Doctor Theologiae - DTh / Reconstruction theology is widely regarded as one of the most influential approaches to contemporary African Christian theology - alongside others such as inculturation theology, liberation theology, African women's theology, evangelical theology and Pentecostal theology. In this thesis I offer a critical assessment of one of the main exponents of such reconstruction theology, namely the Kenyan theologian Jesse Mugambi. I explore the question of how his position on the notion of reconstruction should be understood. One point of entry into understanding Mugambi's views on reconstruction is to explore his position on the relationship between the church and the coming reign of God. In the history of Christianity this relationship has been understood in widely divergent ways. The task of this thesis will therefore be to examine, position, analyse and assess Mugambi's particular view in this regard. This will be done on the basis of a close reading of Mugambi's publications such as African Christian Theology: an Introduction (1989), From Liberation to Reconstruction: African Christian Theology after the Cold War (1995), Christian Theology and Social Reconstruction (2003), and numerous chapters in publications by African theologians.

This thesis attempts to problematize the power relations in environmental administration and decision making through the analytical lens of environmental discourse and ethics. It argues that developments in environmental politics reveal a marked increase in democratic involvement through an emerging ecological civil society as reflected in the case study of the proposed King William Reservoir in Virginia. An ecological civil society could become the leaders and educators in communities to develop the expertise needed for responsible democratic participation in environmental decision making at the local level. As reflected in the case study, however, official political marginalization and exclusion of the public are continued features of federal and state environmental processes and structures. These processes and structures should be re-formed to include new democratic elements which would increase local control and responsibility for environmental transformations, and reduce conflicts overall. / Master of Science