Číslo 3 (2014)

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Role mafií v konsolidaci italských zločineckých struktur Sacra Corona Unita, Basilischi a Banda della Magliana
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Kupka, Petr
The main objective of the submitted paper is to clarify the consequences of the creation, existence and development of less known Italian criminal structures of Sacra Corona Unita and Basilischi. I put special emphasis on the regional context and the role of large-scale ´Ndrangheta and Camorra criminal mafia systems and the formation of these organizations. In the second part of the paper, the Italian organized crime issue is outlined from a less structurally sophisticated aspect – the criminal structure of Banda della Magliana. The importance of the second section results not from the existence of this organized criminal structure per se, but from the socio-political role this group kept during the 1970s and 1980s. The paper is structured into three main chapters, which reflect three circles of exposition of the issue of the ”unknown mafia” – i.e. the regional context, the influence of large criminal systems on their formation and the summary of their development and activities.
Interview with Gabriel Bădescu
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Rosůlek, Přemysl
Slovník diplomacie: PAJTINKA, Erik (2013), Bratislava: PAMIKO.
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Lasicová, Jana; Mutňan, Marek
Úspěch i zklamání: Demokracie a veřejná politika v Praze 1990–2000: HORÁK, Martin (2014): Praha: Karolinum.
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Bílek, Jaroslav
Bosna a Hercegovina jako konsociační demokracie. Analýza aplikovatelnosti Lijphartova modelu: BAUEROVÁ, Helena: 2013. Praha: Metropolitan University Prague Press.
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Naxera, Vladimír
Období nesvobody: TAUCHEN, Jaromír a SCHELLE, Karel (eds.) (2014): Ostrava: KEY Publishing, s.r.o.
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Štollová, Dagmar
A la recherche d’une terminologie grammaticale unifiée
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Koláříková, Dagmar
This article offers a reflection on the place of grammar and grammatical terminology in the teaching of foreign languages. Grammar teaching has been revised throughout the evolution of various language teaching methodologies. To the present, grammar has been a key component in communicative activities; however, French grammatical terminology shows considerable divergences. This article defends the necessity of a harmonization of the grammatical terminology/meta-language. If the student does not know the grammatical terms, he/she will have trouble learning French. This article is accompanied by a comparative analysis of French grammar textbooks published in France and the Czech Republic.
Cenzus jako předmět antropologického výzkumu
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Zalabáková, Jitka
Censuses can be conceived as parts of the wider process of collective identity negotiations and as such become subjects of anthropologically-oriented research. The following study is focused on the theoretical underpinnings of anthropological research using censuses, as well as the relation between statistics and social reality. It shows some cases of censuses taken from different socio-geographical contexts (Rwanda and Burundi, USA, Brazil) and summarizes the history of Czechoslovak and Czech censuses. The most distinctive feature of a census in general is shown to be its use for the purposes of “identitary mobilization”. Various agents urge potential members of some category of general collective identity (e.g. nationality) to declare their “belonging” in a particular, desired form (e.g. “Roma nationality”). These efforts and the actual census data are critically viewed from the social constructivist position in order to uncover the nationalist discourse. At the same time, possibilities and also limits of anthropological research of censuses are discussed.
Jak se v České republice vlastně měří náboženství?
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Váně, Jan; Hásová, Veronika
This descriptive study analyzes resources used to study religion and the character of religion- related variables. Its main purpose is to identify how researchers use these variables in studies published throughout the past twenty years, mainly in the period between 2000 and 2013. During our analysis of religion-related research papers, we established that researchers used 72 different religion-related variables and 17 data sources. As for the sources, the 2008 ISSP represents the dominant data source and is followed by the 1999 ISSP, the Czech DIN survey (the third most frequently used survey), the 1999 EVS, and the 2008 EVS as the fifth most frequently used survey. Other data sources are used only exceptionally. As for individual variables, the following include the most frequently used: declared religiosity, attendance at religious services and belief in something, followed by a group of variables measuring religious socialization. Other variables are used with a lower frequency, such as religious practice in adulthood, religious homogamy, level of orthodoxy, sympathy to Churches and religions, importance of Church and others. The results of our analysis show that the above variables are used in a rather stereotypic way, which brings us to the following conclusion: in the Czech environment, there may be a need to carry out a targeted survey focusing on issues that have, until now, been associated mainly with qualitative research, such as religious memory, malfunctioning in the transfer of traditional religiosity between generations, revitalization, religious communities, etc.
Analysis of the U.S. Foreign Policy towards North Korea: Comparison of the Post-Cold War Presidents
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Kudláčová, Lenka
This article deals with North Korean foreign policy strategies of the post-Cold War presidents of the United States. It aims to provide firstly, analysis of the North Korean policy of G. H. W. Bush, B. Clinton, G. W. Bush and B. Obama from the point of view of foreign policy goals and tools. Secondly, it aims to compare their North Korean policy. By analyzing foreign policy strategies of those presidents, we can subsequently depict particular trends in development of the U.S.-North Korean relations, assess the changes of particular foreign policy goals and tools and finally to underline aspects of mutual relations that showed to be problematic in the researched era.
Tel Jerusalem: The Place Where It All Began (Archaeological Remains From the Epipaleolithic Period to the Iron Age II Period)
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Moulis, David Rafael
Israel as the Holy Land has been the focus of archaeologists for more than 200 years (the first excavations took place in 1810 in Ashkelon), and the city of Jerusalem has been explored for almost 180 years (Robinson, 1838). There are a substantial number of archaeologists who have had various motivations to dig in Jerusalem. The understanding of the occupation of this city has been an important issue until the present. This paper approaches the history of excavations as well as the important finds from the part of Jerusalem that is known as the City of David. Excavations in Jerusalem are problematic, because in the Old City there is not too much open space where it is possible to excavate. The majority of the Old City area is covered with modern buildings. There is no possibility for archaeologists to excavate on the platform at the Temple Mount. This is why current research is focused on the City of David, the Ophel and some areas around the Temple Mount (tunnels and the Western Wall Plaza). Only in the City of David is it possible to see continuous settlement from the Epipaleolithic period to the modern period, because of the presence of only one source of water up to the Roman period.
Dávid a Goliáš: Spolu alebo proti sebe? Bilaterálne vzťahy Svätej stolice a USA v kontexte medzinárodnej politiky
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Sekerák, Marián
The Holy See is an exceptional international political agent which has existed longer than the Westphalian (or Post-Westphalian) system of international relations. This is so thanks to its close interconnection with the Catholic Church and to the institution of the Papacy itself. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that the Holy See’s relations with other international actors have not been thoroughly scientifically examined. This deficit is even more evident in both the Slovak and Czech academic milieu. This paper clarifies bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America. I examine the following breaking points and landmarks of the relations of these two political entities: the Vietnam War, the two Gulf Wars, controversies related to diplomatic nominees during Obama’s first term, and U.S. Catholic bishops’ involvement in domestic policy. In conclusion, I offer a short evaluation of their bilateral relations.
Komunikace o historických událostech ve starověké Mezopotámii
(Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2014) Pecha, Lukáš
Historical documents from ancient Mesopotamia, mainly including royal inscriptions, year names, chronicles and literary compositions, provide a useful source of information concerning historical events of various natures. However, these texts were more or less influenced by the ideological background of their authors who belonged to the circle of royal officials or priests. The texts were not meant as impartial accounts of historical events. Their main purpose was determined by the attitude of their author towards the respective ruler of the time. He was then described either in a positive sense as an ideal ruler or, on the contrary, negative aspects of his personality were highlighted. Mesopotamian historiographic texts contain valuable information on historical events, but they must be analyzed critically and with regard to their ideological role.

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