Práce se soustředí na současný vývoj USA se zaměřením na jeho postavení spíše z hlediska toho, co toto postavení určuje, co stojí v pozadí za dosaženým úspěchem a co pomáhá získáné postavení udržet, popřípadě co ho ohrožuje. V první části jsou nastíněny základní charakteristiky USA pomocí vybraných ukazatelů. Následně práce rozebírá aktuální vývoj v USA, především dopady hypotéční a úvěrové krize a možný nástup recese. Druhá část je těžištěm této práce, popisuje a hodnotí faktory, které dle mého názoru, nejvíce přispěly k získání dominatní pozice USA, a zároveň ovlivňují a určují současné postavení. Prvním faktorem je dolar. S tématem dolaru jsou spjaty další dvě problémové oblasti USA ? mohutné zadlužení a deficit obchodní bilance, které budou krátce rozebrány. Třetím faktorem je vojenská dominance a politické postavení USA. Posledním analyzovaným tématem je technologická vyspělost, zdroj hospodářského růstu a vztrůstající životní úrovně.

Diplomová práce je zaměřena na zkoumání vlivu volebního cyklu v České republice na vývoj vybraných aspektů daně z přidané hodnoty a selektivních spotřebních daní v letech 1993-2007. Na základě analýzy vybraných prvků těchto daní přináší odpověď na otázku, zda je vývoj daní ze spotřeby ovlivněn volebním cyklem nebo spíše harmonizačními požadavky Evropské unie.

The thesis analyses the position and strategy of the opposition in the Parliament. The thesis also provides an international comparison within the Visegrad Group (The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Main attention is paid to the opposition in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate which factors affect behavior of opposition and how the strategy of opposition differs in the Parliament. The thesis deals with behavior of representatives of political parties with low coalition potential and with options which opposition can use in relation to the government.

This thesis examines statements of chosen political parties towards the European Integration, based on the Content Analysis of Programs in the federal elections of the years 2007, 2010 and 2014, especially in the economic policy, common foreign and security policy, enlargement, migration policy and environmental policy. The position of these parties is categorized into the typology of Nicola Conti and are processed not only from the view of development of chosen parties, but within comparison of the Flemish and the Wallonia regime. The Belgian Kingdom is perceived as one of the most pro-Europe states that supports the project of the European Union and the European Integration in general. Belgium, one of the founding states of the European Economic Community and a member of the long-term prospering project of Benelux, was the perfect example of positive repercussion that the membership in the EU might bring. In 1993, the federalization of Belgium occurred and it is evident that the parties dedicated most of the attention to the question of nationality and to the autonomy of (the?) regions, especially then, the Flemish political party didn't consider the topic of the European Integration that much in local politics. A change occurred, when Eurosceptic parties started stretching out throughout Europe,...

The aim of this thesis is to suggest possibilities of effective education of political issues at primary schools. The theoretical part provides an overview of the literature and organizations related to political education of young learners. Framework Education Programme and homeland study textbooks are analyzed in this part, too. The second, practical, part describes the preparation and implementation of qualitative research, which took the form of semi-structured interviews with pupils in the fifth grade. The core of the practical part is in the presentation and interpretation of acquired data. At the very end of the work the goal is fulfilled as the design of learning activities leading students to a deeper understanding of politics is found.

More stress is put on political brand significance as the evolution of political parties (or institutions) continues. Political parties no longer use their ideology as a main tool to attract potential voters. Voters have adapted at least in part the consumer-like behavior, when choosing political brand. The importance of political brands grows along with the strengthening effort of political parties to gain as many median voters as possible. Diploma thesis deals with the valuation of political brands in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom and United States. One of the key goals is to propose a sophisticated valuation model based on evaluation of future cash flows discounted to present day.

The presented text of this thesis focuses on the issue of changing the organizational structure of a party, or on the transition of one type of political party to another, ie from the side of the cadres to the side of the masses. The work is based primarily on the Duverger's classification of political parties, on the basis of which the criteria are based on which the parties are judged. These criteria are defined in the first part of the text. In the second part of the text, this typology is applied to selected political parties. Each of the monitored parties is examined separately according to the criteria presented and defined in the first part of the text. The research sample of this work is made up of the so-called "five" parties, ie Agrarians, Social Democrats, National Democrats, Christian Democrats and National Socialists. The thesis deals with the extent to which the designated political parties correspond to one or the other type and what changes their internal organization has experienced. In other words, whether there has been a change in the organizational structure, ie the change from the cadre-type to the mas-type side and, if so, in what specific parameters.

(in English): This thesis deals with the parliamentary elections in 1925 in Czechoslovakia. The paper briefly describes the political system under the baton of those elections were held. The main aim of this work is the analysis of the election campaign, the elections and their results, political parties in 1925 to contest for seats in parliament involved, and the atmosphere in the society during the elections.

The dissertation describes the basic historical anthropological data and different conceptions about human being. The various political theories and the individual political ideologies are formulated on the basis of these conceptions. The present political parties in Czech Republic have been drawing the key-principles from the individual political ideologies. They have been making depend on them their long-term political platform. Dissertation concentrates on the social questions, which are integral parts of the every political platform of individual political parties. The social questions at the same time the most pretend and answer the basic needs and interests of every person. The dissertation underlines the basic acknowledged qualities of all named political parties, among which are included terms like freedom, equality, fairness and solidarity.

Along with the right-left economical dimension of positioning of political parties and voters, there is also dimension of division along cultural and value items which is described as authoritarianism - libertarianism axis or sometimes conservatism - liberalism. In new democracies the division along clear support for liberal democracy on the one hand and support or toleration of non liberal use of power on the other hand is often very important. We distinguish between authoritarianism as orientation with tendency towards support for restrictive and hierarchical politics, which in some cases lead to non liberal variant of formally democratic order, and cultural conservatism, which has its roots mainly in higher level of religiosity. Authoritarian and conservative tendencies are to certain level associated with each other, nevertheless they do not create an integral complex. There is evidence of a group with authoritarian value orientation and culturally liberal position at the same time; in Slovak conditions it is the case of the electorate of left wing party Smer (Direction). Examining the opinion cleavage among Slovak public along cultural and value questions, we identify the biggest conflict potential of the authoritarian items as the mode of political rule and nationalism. Next significant...