CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Master's thesis in the programme..........IEPS....................................................... 1. Given name and Surname of author: Daria Levchenko 2. Title of the Thesis: "The success or failure of integration process in Sub-Saharan Africa" 3. Subordinate title: .......................................……………………………………………….. 4. Year of defence: 2014 5. Number of pages: 141 6. Summary of the Thesis: The Diploma thesis "The success or failure in Sub-Saharan Africa" deals with a topical issue of the integration process in Sub-Saharan Africa. For the last couple of decades, the whole world was under the influence of the integration. The popularity of such economic blocks as the European Union, NAFTA, ASEAN and others lead to further interest in this field. Therefore, it is quite obvious that other countries and regions started to think about similar way of the development, and Sub-Saharan Africa is also among them. The process of integration has started at this continent long time ago, half a century. Ever since countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa gained independence, they started to build their own blocks (communities). Decades of colonial periods, struggle for freedom, the final gain of the independence, and now fight for building united and strong...

As Rural Development assumes a greater importance in European policy, one strategy to stimulate economic activity across a broad range of sectors is to use small towns as a focal point for economic development. This may be particularly relevant in the UK where there is increasing concern over the future vitality and viability of these towns. However, such a strategy rests on the assumption that there is a strong level of interdependence between small towns and their surrounding areas. While their historical legacy suggests close integration, developments in the wider economy and resultant socio-economic restructuring have undermined the traditional functions of small towns and may have severed many of these local linkages. Methodologies are developed to measure the size and spatial distribution of economic linkages in and around two small towns in rural England; one located in the 'remote' area of South Devon, and one in more 'accessible' Buckinghamshire. Results from two validation exercises indicate that self-completion methods are a useful means of obtaining spatial economic data from producers and consumers. Analysis compares the degree of economic integration of the towns into their respective local economies, and identifies key characteristics of firms and households that are good predictors of strong local integration. Results show that the strength of local economic integration is a function of economic and demographic structure as well as proximity to urban centres. This illustrates that the functional role of small towns in the economy is a more useful criterion on which to base policy recommendations than is demographic size. The town in the 'remote' rural area is found to be more strongly integrated into its locality than the town in the 'accessible' area; indicating that benefits of intervention are more likely to 'trickle out' into the surrounding area in the former case. Further, the minimal role of agriculture in the local economy implies that traditional measures of farm support are no longer likely to provide a valuable method of supporting rural communities. A useful area for subsequent enquiry would be to employ an 'integration index' to develop settlement typologies so that more generalisations can be made to aid the process of policy formulation.

Submitted by Elesbão Santiago Neto (neto10uepb@cche.uepb.edu.br) on 2016-08-31T13:11:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Alana Maria Ribeiro Silva.pdf: 1735574 bytes, checksum: 371b22a2f3655cd2f57e63017d7af3ce (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-31T13:11:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Alana Maria Ribeiro Silva.pdf: 1735574 bytes, checksum: 371b22a2f3655cd2f57e63017d7af3ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-15 / Capes / The TeleSUR is a multi-state television network, created in 2005, which is inserted in a political project of regional integration, aimed to strengthen the process of building a Latin American identity. According to its creators the network seeks to differentiate itself from big dominant international media that usually has a single speech. Thus, TeleSUR presents itself as an alternative to the peoples of the region. It was designed by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, with the intention that could contribute to regional integration in the symbolic field. The multi-state network did part of a media strategy whose aim was to propagate the project bolivarino ideas to the world, as well as establecer a type of media diplomacy. Having this context as parameter, this study analyzes and discusses how the TeleSUR in government Nicolas Maduro, addresses the issue of regional integration in its news portal. For this, was made an analysis of the content of the news on the subject. Has also the intention to reflect on the process of building a Latin American identity in the symbolic and cultural levels. It concludes that, in government Nicolas Maduro, the Telesur continues the regional integration project conceived by Chavez since the period of its creation / A TeleSUR é uma rede de televisão multiestatal, criada em 2005, que inserido a um projeto político de integração regional, teve por objetivo fortalecer o processo de construção da identidade latino-americana. De acordo com os seus idealizadores a rede busca diferenciar-se da grande mídia internacional dominante que costuma apresentar um discurso único. Assim, a TeleSUR apresenta-se como uma alternativa para os povos da região. Ela foi idealizada pelo ex-presidente da Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, com intuito de que pudesse contribuir para a integração regional no campo simbólico. A rede multiestatal fez parte então de uma estratégia midiática cujo fim era propagar as ideias do projeto bolivariano para o mundo, bem como establecer um tipo de diplomacia midiática. Tendo tal contexto como parâmetro, este estudo analisa e discute de que modo a TeleSUR, no governo de Nicolás Maduro, aborda o tema da integração regional em seu portal de notícias. Para isso, é feito uma análise do conteúdo sobre as notícias relativas ao assunto. Tem-se ainda o intuito de refletir sobre o processo de construção da identidade latino-americana no plano simbólico e cultural. Conclui-se que, no governo de Nicolás Maduro, a Telesur dá continuidade ao projeto de integração regional idealizado por Chávez desde o período de sua criação.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:26:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Final MAURiCIO PINTO SILVA UCPEL.pdf: 2837472 bytes, checksum: 25ead27df3f7df99845856852fc91417 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-04 / This study aims to analyze both integration and cooperation actions concerning the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, in order to understand the meaning for the contemporary borders subject as well as understanding the dynamics for bi-national cooperation regarding health at the border between these two countries. It is worth highlighting that Brazil has a border line of 15.719km, limited to ten (10) countries in South America, covering eleven (11) states and five hundred and eighty-eight cities (588). The border line with the other Mercosul countries covers 69 cities and an estimated population of 1,438,206 inhabitants. That s the reason, it is justified the initiatives of studies and research on the border matter attempting to modify the widespread culture from the past, in which the border was a "space problem", having a new approach focusing on the region as a space full of opportunities for both economic and social development enriching thus the citizenship. It is also addressed to certain dynamics of social relations performed in this area taking as analytical perspective, the process of cooperation between health services located in the neighboring cities of Santana do Livramento, in Brazil, and Rivera, in Uruguay. Therefore, whose main goal is to study the experience of cooperation between health services from the actions developed and issued by the Committee on Binational Health Integration - Santana do Livramento / Rivera. Regarding the idea that both local and global relations shape the cooperative actions between the two cities citizens, and that they acquire a particular dynamics for their relations with constant new meanings, regarding, then, this territorial border, as it aims to rate its size, since the border area experience shows both approaching and ongoing conflicts, and that it is being opened up to new possibilities for expanding the influence to strengthen both centrality and social development for these two regions / Este estudo tem como proposta analisar as ações de cooperação e integração estabelecida entre a República Federativa do Brasil e a República Oriental do Uruguai, com vistas a compreender a dinâmica da cooperação binacional para a saúde na fronteira entre os dois países, ampliando o entendimento sobre o significado da fronteira no contexto contemporâneo. É importante destacar que o Brasil tem uma linha de fronteira de 15.719km, limitando-se com dez (10) países da América do Sul, abrangendo onze (11) estados e quinhentos e oitenta e oito municípios (588). A linha de fronteira, em especial com os países do Mercosul, abarca 69 municípios e uma população estimada em 1.438.206 habitantes. Nesse contexto, justificam-se os estudos e pesquisas sobre a temática fronteiriça, na tentativa de modificar a cultura difundida no passado, na qual a fronteira era um ―espaço-problema‖, para uma nova concepção que privilegia a região como um espaço pleno de oportunidades para o desenvolvimento econômico e social e a valorização da cidadania. Aborda, ainda, certas dinâmicas das relações sociais exercitadas nesta zona, tomando, como perspectiva de análise, o processo de cooperação entre os serviços sanitários localizados nas cidades limítrofes de Santana do Livramento, no Brasil e Rivera, Uruguai. Assim tem como objetivo central estudar a experiência de cooperação entre os serviços de saúde a partir de ações elaboradas e emanadas do Comitê Binacional de Integração em Saúde - Santana do Livramento/Rivera. Parte-se da idéia que as relações entre o local e o global conformam as ações cooperadas entre as duas sociedades, as quais adquirem uma dinâmica particular por suas relações estarem em constantes ressignificações em territorialidade fronteiriça. Visa, ainda, apreender sua dimensão, já que, na experiência da fronteira, área de aproximações e conflitos permanentes, estão sendo abertas novas possibilidades para ampliar a influência e reforçar a centralidade e o desenvolvimento social destas regiões

Questa tesi offre un’analisi complessiva della posizione e del ruolo giocato dall’Argentina nell’economia globale durante l’ultimo decennio, attraverso l’uso di diverse metodologie tipiche dell’analisi economica. La ricerca parte dall’analisi della dimensione economica interna del Paese, fornendo uno studio della struttura produttiva dell’Argentina e del suo sviluppo economico. In seguito l’analisi si focalizza sullo studio delle variabili determinanti dei flussi commerciali dell’Argentina con i suoi partners regionali tramite un’applicazione econometrica del modello gravitazionale. Infine, si concentra sull’analisi del ruolo dell’Argentina nella gestione dell’economia globale studiandone il ruolo nel Fondo Monetario Internazionale, nel G20 e nel MERCOSUR attraverso un approccio di International Political Economy. Il risultato principale è la scoperta dell’esistenza di un collegamento tra la dimensione interna e quella esterna. Infatti la persistente instabilità macroeconomica e inappropriate politiche economiche adottate a livello nazionale provocano una perdita di competitività globale che potrebbe danneggiare nel lungo periodo la performance economica dell’Argentina, ostacolandone il raggiungimento dello status di Paese completamente sviluppato. Inoltre, populismo e nazionalismo economico stanno isolando l’Argentina dal resto della regione sudamericana e dal mondo, portando il Paese verso la condizione di ‘pariah’ nelle relazioni internazionali. / This thesis offers a comprehensive analysis of Argentina’s position and role within the global economy during the last decade, adopting different methodologies of the economic analysis. The focus of the research starts from the analysis of the domestic economic dimension of the country, providing a study of Argentina’s economic structure and development pattern. It then examines the study of the determinants of Argentina’s trading flows with its regional partners with an econometric application of the gravity model of international trade. It finally focuses on the analysis of Argentina’s global inclusion in the management of the global economy through the description of Argentina’s behavior in the IMF, the G20 and MERCOSUR with an approach taken from International Political Economy. The main finding is that there is a link from the internal to the external dimension, since persistent macroeconomic instability and inappropriate economic policies result into a lack of global competitiveness which might affect in the long run the economic performance of Argentina, preventing it from achieving the status of a completely developed country. Moreover, populism and economic nationalism are isolating Argentina from the rest of South America and the world, driving the country to the status of a ‘pariah’ in international relations.

This graduation thesis focuses on regional and structural policy of European Union and its utilization in Czech Republic. The thesis explains the impact of integration theories on the different stages of development of regional policy in its present form and gives a comprehensive view on the issue of raising financial support from European Union. It also explains where the money for these grants comes and how Czech Republic stands in acquiring them. At the end thesis brings an example of a company that became a successful recipient of funding from EU. First part of graduation thesis is focused on the theoretical evolution of European integration and the related evolution of regional policy of EU. The evolution of regional policy is monitored especially in Czech republic, where the thesis describes single budget periods of EU and the volume of money gained from grants and money spent on them. The second part of the thesis is devoted to the evolution of macroeconomic indicators of Czech republic and their effects on EU regional policy.

The emergence of regional security organisations during the 1990s in Africa proved to be of great significance for the lives of many Africans, including those living in conflict-torn countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire or the Democratic Republic of Congo, but, at the same time, this phenomenon has been understudied. This dissertation explores why regional security organisations with an agenda of democratic governance emerged in Africa in the 1990s. This question is answered with two in-depth case studies on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Driven by an empirical puzzle, this study is both hypothesis-testing and hypothesis generating. The study starts by laying out the different possible factors put forward by several bodies of theory in international relations to explain the emergence of ECOWAS and SADC as security organisations. These hypotheses are then tested throughout the history and the evolution of ECOWAS and SADC in order to highlight the circumstances of their creation and their qualified failure as economic communities. This is followed by a comparative analysis of the security and democracy mandates entrusted to ECOWAS and SADC by its member states based on the study of the legal texts that outline the specific objectives of each regional security organisation and the tools they were given to implement their mandates. The study finally analyses the implementation records of ECOWAS and SADC in order to assess the commitment of their member states to their new democracy and security mandate. The research concludes with the two following hypotheses: 1) A security agenda cannot emerge without the involvement of the regional hegemon. 2) What the regional hegemon can do, including affecting the speed of the transformation, is constrained by the acceptance of its leadership by its neighbours (legitimacy) and by state weakness (capability).

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