This study deals with attitude of three states - Brazil, India, and South Africa, towards the issue of humanitarian interventions and the principle of the Responsibility to Protect. The aim of this study is to assess what is the real motivation of selected states in the process of creation of their attitudes. Based on three main theoretical approaches - neorealism, liberalism, and constructivism, particular hypotheses are created in order to help determine explanation value of selected theories. All three selected theoretical approaches deal with different sets of variables with different importance. The main focus of the first half of the study is on introduction of humanitarian intervention, the principle of Responsibility to Protect, and selected theoretical approaches. In this part individual hypotheses are defined, and the methodological framework is also introduced. Second part of the study deals with actual analysis of attitudes of selected states and their consequential categorization. The individual variables are assessed, and conclusions are established. Based on analysis Brazil and South Africa seem to be two cases with different understanding of security than India. These two states also have different perception of own state identity and thus their attitude toward intervention/R2P is...

Key topic of this diploma thesis is study of possibilities of applying constructivist approaches in teaching information and communication technologies (ICT) subject at Czech elementary school (equivalent of K-12). More specified at 1st to 4th grade of multi-year grammar school. The paper maps current situation in education of ICT skills and it consists of theoretical part and action research. Theoretical basis is focused on constructivist pedagogy and includes suggestions, general principles and specific principles for teaching of ICT - computer graphics. These suggestions are verified by action research within ICT lessons.