Internationalisation is one of the important dynamic tendencies which influences the functioning and course of development of contemporary languages. It is the result of increase and intensification of language contacts on a global scale. Internationalisation influences language on all language levels. Substantial is manifest of borrowing lexical elements, their integration, adaptation and function in communication. Furthermore, activation of the use of international word forming morphemes and word forming processes belong among manifestation of internationalisation. The thesis presents manifestations of internationalisation in the lexis of Western Slavic languages in contrastive perspective. The introductory part outlines the current research status of presented phenomenon and defines fundamental terms. Third and fourth chapters, the central part of the thesis, deal with comparison of international lexis on individual language level. Besides the description of the orthographical and orthoepical, grammatical, lexical-semantic correspondences and differences, attention is also focused on positon and function of internationalisms in lexicon of Western Slavic languages and their relations to the other units of lexicon. The analysis is primarily base on material of frequency word lists of the Aranea...

This thesis deals with suite for accordion solo by authors of the Russian composition school and specific problems associated with their interpretation at music schools and conservatories. The main goal is to draw attention to the Czech, Slovak and Russian accordion music scene and to analyse chosen accordion suites of three Russian composers. Furthermore, suitability to involve these suites into the repertoires of pupils at elementary music schools and of conservatories students is considered. The general aim is to introduce accordion not only as a folk instrument, but also as a concert one.

1 Abstract To study the effect a change in a tax base has on the corresponding tax revenue is a useful tool to better predict future tax revenues. This property is called a tax revenue elasticity but generally it does not get as much attention as it deserves, and when it does, key points like using data adjusted for the effects of tax reforms or distinguishing between the short-run (instantaneous) and the long-run (equilibrium) elasticity are often omitted. In my thesis, I am the first one to estimate the tax revenue elasticities for Slovakia. I use a unique dataset adjusted for the effects of tax reforms and tax changes to estimate both the short-run and the long-run elasticities for the three tax categories th at account for the majority of each year's tax revenue - Personal Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax and Value Added Tax. I obtain a long-run elasticity of 0.98, 1.28 and 0.94 for the Personal Income Tax, the Corporate Income Tax and the Value Added Tax respectively and a short-run elasticity of 3.51 and 1.93 for the Corporate Income Tax and the Value Added Tax respectively. I do not obtain a significant estimate in the case of the Personal Income Tax. Additionally, I find that it takes more than a year for the elasticity to reach its equilibrium value for all the three tax categories and that there...

Since its establishment, UNICEF has been providing development and humanitarian aid in various regions of the world. Firstly, the aid was given to regions damaged by the Second World War. Nowadays, the aid is given to regions hit by natural disasters, wars, famine or diseases. In 2016, UNICEF celebrated 70th anniversary of its existence. In order to maintain its worldwide scope of performance for such a long time, it created a top-bottom organizational structure, from which a top is represented by the headquarter composed of the Executive Board with member states, the Bureau and the Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board. The bottom is represented by field offices and the National Committees for UNICEF, which directly implement the programs and initiatives of UNICEF, and ensure fundraising activities. On the other hand, they provide the top with feedbacks about carried projects and actual situations from their countries. The linking part between the top and the bottom of the organizational structure are regional offices and external committees across UNICEF, such as the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnership (PFP). PFP also manages relationships between UNICEF and the National Committees for UNICEF, which are autonomous nongovernmental organizations. The relation between UNICEF and the National Committees for UNICEF offers a unique example of how an international organization can manage its work. The case-study of the Slovak Committee for UNICEF portrayed more specifically how UNICEF coordinates its work within its structures and why it is a unique example. Furthermore, the case-study focused on answering if and to what extend are the activities of the Slovak Committee for UNICEF influenced by the national environment with its specifics and conditions. From another perspective, it focused on answering if the Slovak Committee can apply its own approaches toward its activities or it must follow general approaches settled by UNICEF.

This diploma thesis deals with cross-border cooperation, namely the Community Initiative INTERREG IIIA and its implementation on the Czech-Slovak border. In the theoretical part this issue is described in general. It also describes the historical development, characterizes both areas, documents issued in the field of cross-border cooperation, the institutions involved in its implementation and the process of selecting projects for the INTERREG IIIA on this border. The practical part is focused on the projects submitted under this Initiative and contains their analysis.

The diploma thesis focuses on the concept of nation branding in foreign policy in general but especially in the context of two Central European countries - the Czech and Slovak Republic. It addresses the question of whether this relatively young discipline is a part of their foreign policy efforts and whether their approach to this tool vary. The comparison is performed through a view on the previous steps and development of the agenda, on the institutional framework and analyses of their nation brands. Nation brand analyses are performed by applying the theoretical apparatus of the concept of image and identity. The image analyses cover assessing the NBI and the CBI indexes, complemented by foreign media analyses and SWOT analyses. The analyses of brand identities are performed through a view on the identity components on the visual level and on the level of substance.

Corruption as a contemporary phenomenon attracts attention of laymen but also experts who are trying to define this notion on the basis of various criterions. The aim of this thesis is to theoretically define corruption as the attendant phenomenon of the current society and to analyze methods of its solution. The studied country is Slovak republic which as a post-communist country shows some specifics. There are many proposed ways how to solve the problem of corruption however this thesis concerns itself primarily with the role of non-government organizations and their ability to actually influence political acts concerned with restricting of corruption possibilities. The intense cooperation among these non-government organizations and especially their cooperation with the government is crucial in order to be able to influence the political agenda. Therefore this thesis deals with this non-government organizations -- government relationship as well.

The thesis is focused on comparison of tax systems between Czech republic and Slovak republic in the years 2008 to 2012. In theoretical part, individual taxes in both countries are characterized focusing on evolution in the years 2008 to 2012. Tax systems are compared in the analytical part of thesis using selected indicators, with emphasis on the competitiveness of countries and from the perspective of business entities and in terms of the impact on employment.

The master thesis "Comparison of the development of party systems in the Czech Republic and in the Slovak Republic in 2010-2020" is focused on the analysis of the development of the Czech and Slovak party system in the years 2010-2020 and their mutual comparison. So the milestone for the analysis was the years 2010-2020. During this period there were fundamental changes in the Czech and Slovak party systems, which was the main reason for choosing this topic. The individual periods of development of both party systems will be defined by parliamentary elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The analysis is based on the methods mentioned in the theoretical part of the work and on the classical typologies of party systems of M. Duverger, J. Blondel and G. Sartori. In the analysis itself, electoral statistics, surveys of electoral preferences and media sources are largely used. Among the main criteria for the analysis, the number and size of political parties and their relevance were determined. The relevance means the determination of coalition or blackmail potential. Furthermore, the degree of fragmentation of the party system and the main cleavages will be determined. The comparison will be based on an analysis...

The aim of the diploma thesis is to suggest a strategy for an expansion of the selected company on a foreign market. This company is based in Brno and it‘s core business is selling women‘s fashion. The thesis is divided into four parts. The first part concerns the main aspects of the problem, the aim of the thesis and the methods used in order to achieve it. The theoretical part introduces the basic theoretic concepts of the researched matter. This part is followed by a description of an external and internal environment. The last part of the thesis consists of some suggestions and proposed solutions which includes a financial plan as well.