Linda Piknerova

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at University of West Bohemia

V roce 2017 uplynulo 70 let od chvíle, kdy se dvojice komerčních inženýrů, Jiří Hanzelka a Miroslav Zikmund, vypravila do Afriky. Hlavním smyslem cesty bylo prezentovat československý průmysl a pomoci mu otevřít v transformující se poválečné době nové trhy. Článek si klade za cíl zachytit klíčové stránky dynamického vývoje, kterým Afrika prošla, a...

This article aims to analyze the phenomenon of African piracy from the beginning of 90’s until nowadays. The beginning of the article is dedicated to a detailed overview of piracy and the number of piracy attacks in previous decades. The following part is focused on the relationship between security challenges in an African context and the phenome...

Acemoglu, Daron – Robinson, James A. (2015): Proč státy selhávají: Kořeny moci, prosperity a chudoby. Přeložil Eduard Geissler. 1. vydání, Praha: Argo – Dokořán, 386 stran, ISBN 978-80-257-1305-1 (Argo), ISBN 978-80-7363-607-4 (Dokořán) (signatura knihovny ÚMV 61 060).

Jan Karlas: Mezinárodní organizace: Systémy spolupráce mezi státy. 1. vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2015, 347 stran, ISBN 978-80-7419-179-4 (signatura knihovny ÚMV 61 028 PK).

This text deals with the development assistance of the Republic of South Africa after the fall of the apartheid era. The article is framed by the theory of South-South cooperation, which was established in the 1950’s and has risen since the beginning of the 1990’s. The paper consists of two parts. The first one is focused on the theory of South-Sou...

The article presents a critical evaluation of the concepts of human development and weak statehood and outlines the relationship between them. It is argued that weak statehood has a very significant impact on the success of development strategies even if they stem from human development goals. For example, weak statehood has a direct effect on the...

However obsolete it may appear in the environment of the post-1989 Czech Republic, dissident activity has left its imprint on Czech society and politics. In Czech foreign policy, there is something like a dissident tradition, which dissidents themselves seem to uphold. In the Czech foreign policy process, there exists an explicit mechanism that has...

This study deals with the issue of development relations between China and Africa in the context of the Beijing concensus. It attempts to provide an analysis of Chinese foreign policy since the beginning of the 90’s. The text is divided into three basic parts. The first contains discussion on the theories of development, including the main features...