The objective of this theses is to explore the development of gift-giving in Czech Republic after the velvet revolution in 1989. First part of the theses deals with the theoretical basis of altruism and philanthropy. The gift-giving explored in the theses is viewed as a specific case when the beneficient does not know the beneficiary. This specific case is then discussed with the theoretical aspect of altruism and philanthropy. Further on the civil society and its connection to the gift-giving is observed and the role of the foundations in czech society reflected. The analysis of the gift-giving is provided in the second part of the theses, based on the financial history of four czech foundations. A clear cut trend is not obvious, thus some other aspects coming out of the analysis are accented.

Presented thesis focuses on civil society within the context of ongoing processes of globalization. The core of disputed issues lies in creation of relationships between the actors of civil society (with stress on alter-globalization movement) and institutions of international governance (with accent on multilateral economic institutions -- WB, IMF, WTO). The thesis analyzes concepts of (global) civil society and functions which civil society fulfills in relations to centres of political power -- traditionally towards the state, currently also towards international governance institutions. It deals also with preconditions of creation and existence of global civil society (post-material middle-class, cosmopolitism and the role of the internet). Theoretical chapters are supported by empirical datas which are analysed especially regarding alter-globalist discourse, self-definition of the actors and current state of relationships between civil society and WB, IMF and WTO. Applied research shows that these institutions open themselves to the control of public and civil society (although with different pace) in levels of transparency, accountability and access, and thus civil society contributes to their democratization.

The first three sections are devoted to the theory work. It focuses mainly on the legislation that governs the public's right to environmental information and participation in decisions on matters relating to the environment. Important international document in this field is Aarhus Convention (i.e. Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters). The work also deals with the Czech legal standards that follow this convention. Other parts of the thesis have focused specifically on civic associations, particularly on how they occur, what their possibilities to participate in decision-making processes and what their rights and obligations. The work deals with the activity of selected civic associations in Prague. Focusing only on Prague is due to better availability. I mention here how many civic associations are registered in Prague, that are involved in decision-making and if so, what kind of environment have the greatest interest. Also, I try to show what results in administrative management achieve and how values its cooperation with authorities.

This thesis deals with the current issue of refugees on the background of the Syrian civil war and its consequences for stability in the region. With regard to the fact that the crisis in Syria is felt throughout the entire Middle East region, the aim of this work is to map the impact of the conflict on neighboring countries of Syria. Based on the hypothesis, the effects of civil war and refugee phenomenon destabilize the whole region; therefore, my research question concerns political and social implications of the Syrian crisis in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The work also reveals the vulnerability of these countries, which find themselves in a dangerous situation resulting from the Syrian events. In terms of methodology, this work uses a variety of methods. My research relies especially on the methods of research, description, comparison, analysis and synthesis, historical method and interview method as well. Based on these methods, I will answer the research question through a wide range of impacts, covering security, political, social, ethnic, and economic issues of the analyzed countries.

In connection with recent passing of the Strategy of Integration of the Roma minority 2014-2020, the topic of integration of the Roma minority is again under debate of experts and general public. The aim of the Strategy is to support integration of Roma community emphasising areas such as education, housing, employment and others. The diploma thesis focuses on the topic of integration of the Roma people in the Czech Republic. Referring to the integration theory created by Birch and its modified version by Barša, the topic is divided into cultural, social economic and civil political levels. The main goal of the thesis is to analyse the role of state and civil society in the integration process of the Roma minority. The presentation of various integration theories is followed by an outline of the role of state in the integration process with putting emphasis on the crucial principals in a creation of minority politics. Subsequently, the defined principals are applied on integration strategical documents of government in the Czech Republic in order to describe the changes in a time perspective. Thesis is concluded by the dimension of civil society which has very important role because of daily contact with the Roma people.

This thesis deals with Belgian foreign policy towards its former colonies since colonialism to the present. Particular emphasis is put on the crucial moments of their relationship, which are character of the colonial administration, process of decolonization, civil war in the former colonies and current bilateral cooperation. The conclusion and evaluation of Belgian foreign policy is based on analysis of historical and political mutual relations.

This thesis deals with the issue of civil society organizations in the Czech Republic. First, it presents a selection of related theories of civil society, civil sector and the sector of NGO's. It also deals with the concept of social economy and related themes. The third chapter explores the current state of the civil sector in the Czech Republic and the definition of its problem areas. Fundamental is the final analysis of the civic association Amelie, which is based on the previous text and applies the theory to specific organization and analyzes its activities and evaluates its functioning.

This thesis deals with the non-profit organizations with a particular focus on the civic associations. It consists of a theoretical and practical part. There are characterized the non-profit organizations in the theoretical part, their position in the Czech Republic. They are also compared with some countries of the European Union. The main part describes the civic associations, the ways of their financing, accounting and audit. The practical part is focused on the analysis of the economic results in Mateřské centrum Kapřík and Mateřské centrum Pampeliška. There are shortly compared with each other at the end of the work.

Because of contemporary unsatisfactory political situation in the Czech Republic, caused by presence of widespread corruption networks, many civic initiatives have been established to improve the status quo. This diploma thesis describes two NGO's, which focus on electoral system change of the lower chamber of the parliament of the Czech Republic. These organizations are Přímá volba poslanců 2014 (Direct election of Members of Parliament 2014) and electoral reform of Karel Janeček which is promoted by NGO Pozitivní evoluce (Positive evolution). The thesis is a comparative case study of these two organizations. The main goal is to do complex analysis of these two organizations, and identify interests, which lead them to pursue the electoral system change. Furthermore, basic effects of electoral systems and their changes are described. One of the chapters describes the development of the debate over the electoral system change in the past 20 years and mentions the attitude of contemporary political parties and their representatives to electoral system reform.

This dissertation deals with the civil society in Cambodia, according to the democratization of the country. After the turbulent times that were full of bloody conflicts the country in 1991 initially joined the path of democracy, but soon after that the governing regime shifted the orientation of the country toward authoritarianism. This complicated situation in the country after several decades was making the existence of civil society and western type non-profit sector impossible. Also, the situation concerning civil and political freedoms in the country was very controversial. The aim of the thesis is, through a secondary source analysis to describe the structure of civil society and the obstacles that it must deal with, in the background of the democratization process of the country.