Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Polish Silesia'

This thesis addresses the traumata associated with Poland’s frontier changes in 1945, within a collective memory paradigm. These events include expulsions from German territories incorporated into Poland, and population transfers between Poland and the USSR. The thesis addresses two components: a central trauma complex, and the resulting collective memory discourse. Being a matter of historical record, the statistical details and chronology of these events are seldom contested, although they have often been instrumentalised by various stakeholders. Instead, the relevant collective memory discourse has focused on the production of broad, often exculpatory, narrative frameworks designed to explain a set of largely accepted facts. Accordingly, my thesis is primarily focused on this collective memory discourse. As an active phase, dominated by stakeholders with a high level of emotional investment in the narration and memorialisation of the relevant events, this collective memory discourse is currently undergoing a transition to the domain of History as a scholarly pursuit. This transition is best symbolised by the fact that, as of 2016, for the first time since 1945, all restrictions on the acquisition of agricultural land and forests in Poland’s former German territories, by Germans, will be lifted. Thus, for surviving expellees, the right of return, in conjunction with the potential to purchase any formerly held real estate and landholdings, will become a de jure reality, marking the end of the region’s long postwar period. Arguably, therefore, one can now engage, at a retrospective, analytical level, with the relevant collective memory discourse without being drawn into it. In order to navigate this complex discourse, I have developed a number of analytical and conceptual tools, which I hope may prove useful beyond this project. In this sense, this thesis can be viewed as a proof of concept. Chief among these tools are a novel working definition of collective memory as a discrete phase in the historification and mythologizing of traumatic events, and a three-level model designed for the consistent analysis of narrative texts, artefacts and cultural productions. By tracing the relevant collective memory discourse through a number of 4 disparate fields, including political myth-making, historiography, toponymic practice, cartography and literature, I have been able to test these analytical and conceptual tools to breaking point, often benefiting from the resulting heuristic gain wherever lived complexity defies simplistic analytic idealisation. To ensure a focused exposition of the theoretical framework and the sources analysed, this thesis is primarily centred upon Lower Silesia and the following broad research questions: what geo-socio-political power dynamics resulted in Poland’s postwar frontier changes and the associated traumata, and how were they justified at the time? How have historians reacted over time to Poland’s postwar frontier changes, and the humanitarian consequences, as well as to contemporary framework narratives relating to these events? How has the toponymic re-inscription of Poland’s former German territories influenced the relevant collective memory discourse, and to what extent have cartographic representations of postwar Poland been influenced by changing geo-political configurations? How have the prevailing socio-political conditions in postwar Germany and Poland constrained literary contributions to the relevant collective memory discourse? And, finally, in what ways, has literature contributed in turn, to the relevant collective memory discourse and the establishment of hegemonic historical narratives? This thesis presents a number of specific findings, the most significant of which is that political contingencies can result in a surprising deflection of collective memory discourse into seemingly unrelated fields, and can trigger a ripple effect, which has the ability to globalise collective memory discourse under certain circumstances. Similarly, my analysis of shared topoi in the works of German and Polish historians and literary authors demonstrates that, far from generating its own framework of reference based on specific traumatic events, collective memory discourse is exquisitely sensitive to broader socio-political narratives. In addition, I contend that mainstream historical narratives tend to simplify, for example, through the imposition of a chronology on multidirectional memories, and by focusing on homogenizing accounts of the collective at the expense of 5 individual narratives. In contrast, literature and local cultural performances often resist such simplification, thus preserving complexity. Viewed in this light, the pursuit of Cultural and Literary Studies addresses a clear problem within, and usefully augments, traditional historical scholarship. By carefully analysing a subset of Polish and German literature, historiography and cultural artefacts produced in response to the traumatic events in question, my thesis seeks to trace the transition from highly localised stakeholder-led collective memory discourses to hegemonic historical narratives developed and maintained in the service of broader geo-political agendas.

Theoretically grounded on the Global Value Chain literature, this thesis aims to examine the role of lead firm strategies on the ways in which firms and production nodes in the periphery are integrated in global production networks and transformed. To this end it directs attention to two automotive production nodes integrated in the European automotive system: Bursa in Turkey and Upper Silesia in Poland. Specifically, it distinguishes between different types of networks lead firms established with component suppliers in Bursa and Upper Silesia and focuses on the ways in which these networks are governed, and how these relate to the innovative behaviour of suppliers in Bursa and Upper Silesia.

The main objective of this thesis has been to answer the question, whether the cluster policy in the Moravian-Silesian Region is a proper part of the regional innovation policy and whether it is properly targeted within the context of the regional innovation policy. In other words whether there is an impact of cluster policy on research, development and innovation, or vice-versa on the fields that can eventually be considered harmful to the fair competition (e.g. activity of the cluster organisations in the field of joint procurement and enforcing of joint interests); and further whether the cluster policy measures contribute rather to dissolving of innovation barriers caused by lack of contact with the other companies and institutions (e.g. missing cooperation partner, low level of trust, missing technical equipment, missing know-how), or to dissolving innovation barriers which should be targeted by other means of the innovation policy (e.g. problems with financing of the innovation projects). An attempt to answer the questions was made in a survey among the members of the Moravian-Silesian cluster organisations. The results of the survey have confirmed the assumption, that the members of the cluster organisations see the activities in the field of networking and information and research, development and innovation as the most beneficial and that they have experienced the highest improvement in dissolving the following innovation barriers: missing cooperation partner, missing business related know-how and low level of trust. However, after a thorough analysis of the policy system and conduction of several structured interviews with the cluster managers, doubts concerning the impact on the "natural" clusters were stated. Based on these findings the further cluster promotion at the national and regional level proves to be eligible, but further research is necessary to examine, whether the activities of the cluster organisations really promote the "natural" clusters, what impact on the innovativeness and competitiveness they bring and whether the promotion is economically efficient.

The thesis "EU cohesion policy and its impact on the Moravian-Silesian Region" is divided into three chapters. The first chapter of the thesis describes the stages of development in the economic and social cohesion of the European integration process. This chapter is deals with the fundamental attributes of cohesion policy, which are the objectives, tools and principles. Attention is paid to the financing of the Cohesion Policy within the European Union. In the second chapter, "Cohesion Policy in the Czech Republic," the author introduces cohesion in the Czech Republic. This chapter describes the basic documents that are used for the implementation of cohesion policy in the CR and the operational programs of which the Czech Republic draws allocation. The last part of this thesis is focused on the Moravian-Silesian Region. Attention is focused on the analysis of whether the region adequately draws the funds with which it is offered through the cohesion policy and the impact of cohesion policy in this region.The aim of my work is to highlight the importance of cohesion policy. I will try to outline the role played by cohesion policy in the European Union, which takes form in the Czech Republic and how it affects the Moravian-Silesian Region. The work has illustrated the economic and social cohesion as a tool for improving the socio-economic level. I would like to assess how big a role of cohesion policy in the Region and the effect on this region.

The aim of this thesis is to monitor and evaluate the availability of social services in the Moravian-Silesian region with a more specific focus on the region Karvina. To better achieve the goal, there were set research questions that focus primarily on differences in the range of services for seniors and persons with disabilities, both in the region and in the Karvina region. The theoretical part is focused on defining the basic terms of social policy. There are introduced social models in the European Union and the social system in the Czech Republic. The next chapter presents the theoretical part of social services in the Czech Republic, where the services are divided according to types and according to the focus on the target groups of disadvantaged persons. It also describes the financial aspects for these services. The practical part is divided into two areas of investigation. First, it analyzes the availability of services in the Moravian-Silesian region where the services are compared between six regions. Further analysis evaluates the availability of social services in the Karvina region. Conclusion corresponds to the predetermined hypothesis whether the services offer to the two largest target group are different or not.

This Master's thesis deals with the analysis of unemployment in the Moravian-Silesian region from various perspectives, such as age structure, educational structure, length of unemployment, there is also a comparison with other regions of the Czech Republic and analysis of labor supply and demand in the region. Emphasis was also placed on an active employment policy in the region that plays a key role. It was also important to Compaq Czech republic with other European countries and emphasizes the utilization of European funds on active employment policy. Due to the fact that region has strong industrial focus is also prepared an analysis of OKD company, as a major employer, its impact on employment in the region and the potential impacts of the layoffs. The aim of the study was to determine the direction in which the region should follow, where the hidden opportunities are for job seekers, in what position is in comparison with other regions and the influence of the company OKD company the region.

Czechoslovakia-Poland relations were immediately after their establishment influenced by the territorial dispute concerning the region of Teschen Silesia. The dispute lasted two years. What were the main causes of the conflict? Was the conflict caused by the mixed national composition on the territory of Teschen Silesia or by Czechoslovak and Polish political ambitions in Central and Eastern Europe? The study is based on the analysis of historical sources and scientific literature. It follows the formation of conflict lines and subsequent escalation of the conflict. Thesis is divided into two parts. First part represents internal dimension of the conflict, it focuses on the historical connection of Teschen Silesia and describes it as a distinctive territorial unit with special emphasis on selfperception of its inhabitants. It clarifies the mental shift from the identity which is perceived on the basis of social status to the identity based on the affiliation to the nation, which is later embodied by the establishment of Czechoslovakia and Poland. Second part of the Thesis turns its attention to the external, international dimension of the conflict, i.e. mutual Czechoslovak-Polish negotiations, genesis of their attitudes and the role of the Entente powers and decisive bodies of the Paris Peace...

Cultural anthropology as a scientific field studying diverse cultures has been incorporated into the field of nursery and it helps medical professionals to acquire specific cultural information enabling them to provide appropriate, efficient, individually-based care, support in health as well as in illness to the individuals and communities from a different cultural environment. The Czech Republic carried out investigation of diverse ethnic groups but did not implement investigation of the specific needs of the Polish minority group. The objective was focusing on mapping the approach of the Polish nationals to their health, on identification of their lifestyle, their approach to prevention, their attitude to home care and the specifics in the approach to dying. Hypotheses: H1 Statistically, the Polish minority group population with higher education shows better results in their approach to their health than the Polish minority group population with elementary education. H2 Younger women of the Polish minority group population with elementary education are more prone to agree with the statement on importance of attending preventive examinations by gynecologist than older women. H3 Based on the statistical assessment the Polish minority group population with higher education gives higher preferences for preparation of meals and catering based on both cuisines (Czech and Polish) than with elementary education. H4 Men of the Polish minority group population occasionally consuming alcohol are statistically significantly prevailing over women of the Polish minority group population occasionally consuming alcohol. H5 The older Polish minority group population has higher frequency of activities with the family than the younger Polish minority group population. H6 The confession of faith of the Polish minority group population significantly affects their approach to abortion compared to the nonbelieving population. H7 Older women of the Polish minority group population give more frequent preference to home care services than men of the Polish minority group population. H8 Women of the Polish minority group population more frequently require attendance of family members when dying than men. Methodology: The research part of the work was carried out by the method of quantitative research investigation. The selected set consisted of 277 persons. The results: 94,90 % of the respondents agree that they take care of their health. However, H1 regarding approach to health was not confirmed. By comparing the results of the investigation we found out that more than 75 % of the respondents take proper prevention in all cases. H2 focusing on prevention was confirmed. The level of consummation of vegetable and fruit in case of the Polish national minority group is higher than the level of the Czech population. H3 was confirmed by testing. H4 connected with consummation of alcohol was not confirmed. This was confirmed in the research investigation; however, H5 was not confirmed. The result of 88.40 % respondents who confessed their faith has not impacted the result of H6 which was not confirmed. The objective of the work included also identification of the attitude and experience with home care agency which was indicated by 46.60 % respondents. H7 was not confirmed. We were surprised by the identified attitude of the respondents to their faith in live after death, to attendance of family members or a priest in case of dying when in all cases more than 20% respondents responded that they did not know. H8 was not confirmed by testing. Conclusion: The thesis gives a summary of information on the Polish national minority group living in the Těšín region of Silesia. The final thesis outlines a proposal for a Standard of nursery care of the Polish national minority group. The results of the research investigation will be also presented at conferences. This thesis may be used by students of the nursery field as a teaching material.

This diploma thesis focuses on activities of the Silesian Autonomy Movement (RAŚ) on the platform on the Polish Parliament, while using theoretical concepts advocacy coalition and agenda setting. In the first part of my thesis, I will define goals of RAŚ and identify three most important ones, which will create the core of my research: Silesian language statute, minority statute of Silesians and problem of Upper Silesian autonomy. Then, I will define political subsystems, which reflect the three already mentioned main topics. Within each political subsystem, I will define two competing advocacy coalitions. In the next chapter I will analyse respective political subsystems and discussions, which is taking place among competing advocacy coalitions. I will stress the importance on the process of policy agenda setting. As a parameter of success I will seek for the existence of legislative proposals, proposed by advocacy coalitions. Then, I will analyse processes within respective political subsystems since 2005. In the final part of my thesis, I will strive to answer my research questions and compare the results with my hypotheses. Thanks to my research, I will be able to better understand activities of RAŚ, and of advocacy coalitions respectively, on national level.

W skałach płaszczowiny śląskiej, w rejonie Jasła rozpoznano mechanizmy deformacji tektonicznych w oparciu o analizę drobnych i średnich struktur tektonicznych, reinterpretację wcześniejszych opracowań kartograficznych, analizę numerycznego modelu terenu, danych otworowych, grawimetrycznych, magnetotellurycznych i sejsmicznych udostępnionych przez Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo. Pasmo fałdowo-nasunięciowe Karpat zewnętrznych w rejonie Jasła zbudowane jest z fałdów asymetrycznych i symetrycznych. W obrazie kartograficznym, wzdłuż osi tych fałdów, zauważalna jest zmiana geometrii z asymetrycznej, obserwowanej w centralnej ich części, na stojącą notowaną w zakończeniach fałdów. Profile sejsmiczne wskazują również na zmianę kształtu w profilu pionowym. Fałdy symetryczne, skrzynkowe, w głębszych partiach przechodzą w fałdy asymetryczne, związane z propagacją uskoku lub z wygięciem powierzchni uskoku. Zauważone zmiany geometrii fałdów regionalnych w obrazie kartograficznym i w profilu pionowym związane są z różnicami wielkości skrócenia tektonicznego i z głębokością deformacji, w których przebiegał proces fałdowania. W wyniku skracania, w obrębie fałdów regionalnych powstał szereg mezofałdów o osiach poziomych, w strefach nasunięć dupleksy kontrakcyjne, również w bezpośrednim ich sąsiedztwie fałdy izoklinalne i kolankowe, symetrycznie sprzężone. W trakcie fałdowania utworzył się również szereg zespołów uskoków kontrakcyjnych, przecinających zarówno skrzydła jak i przeguby fałdów. Uskoki te oraz rysy ślizgowe na powierzchniach ławic wskazują, że dominującym mechanizmem w wyższych partiach fałdów było wyboczenie z możliwością posuwu fałdowego. W trakcie nasuwania płaszczowiny magurskiej sub-prostopadle do przebiegu jej nasunięcia frontalnego, w obrębie płaszczowiny śląskiej powstał rów tektoniczny Przysieki o wymiarach 3,5 na 10 km. W wyniku aktywności uskoków ograniczających ten rów powstały płaty: Przysieczek, Skołyszyna i Lipnicy. W kolejnym etapie, w wyniku kompresji poziomej o kierunku ok. 7o powstały sprzężone zespoły uskoków przesuwczych. Sprzyjały one wyginaniu łuku pasma fałdowo-nasunięciowego Karpat zewnętrznych, gdy dominującym zespołem stał się zespół uskoków prawoskrętnych o kierunku NNW-SSE. Zwiększenie przemieszczeń wzdłuż tego zespołu uskoków dowodzi stopniowego zmniejszania ekstensji sub-równoległej do tego łuku.
Tectonic deformations mechanisms were recognized within the deposits of the Silesian Nappe based on the analysis of mesostructures, reinterpretation of vintage structural maps, digital elevation model analysis and well, gravity, magnetotellurics and seismic data provided by the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG). Polish Outer Carpathian fold-and-thrust belt in the Jasło area consists of asymmetric and symmetric folds. As indicated by cartographic analysis, geometry of these folds noticeably changes from asymmetric in the central parts, to upright in the marginal parts of the folds. Moreover, seismic sections prove that the variability in geometry is also observed in the vertical direction. Symmetric, box-folds with the increase of depth turn into asymmetric, fault-bended or fault-propagation folds. The observed regional lateral and vertical variations are related to the degree of tectonic shortening and to the depth at which folding took place. Series of mesofolds with horizontal fold axes were formed due to the tectonic shortening of the regional folds, while in the thrust zone contractional duplexes developed. Adjacent to those structures, isoclinal and symmetric conjugate kink folds are observed. Folding also resulted in the formation of contraction fault sets, which cut through the fold limbs and hinge zones. These faults, as well as slickenlines that occur on the surfaces of individual layers, indicate buckling with the possible element of flexural slip as the mayor tectonic mechanism within the uppermost parts of the folds. During the overthrusting of Magura Nappe, the Przysieki tectonic graben, 3.5 x 10 km in dimension, developed within the Silesian Nappe, in the sub-perpendicular direction related to the Magura Nappe frontal thrust. Activity of the faults bordering the Przysieki graben resulted in the formation of Przysieczek, Skołyszyn and Lipnica outliers. In the subsequent phase, horizontal compression in approximately 7o direction took place. As a result sets of conjugate strike-slip faults developed. They were conducive in the process of the Polish Outer Carpathian fold-and-thrust belt arc bending, where the NNW-SSE dextral faults dominated. Displacement increase along the before mentioned sets of strike-slip faults proves that gradual decrease in extension, sub-parallel to the fold-and-thrust belt arc, took place.

The presented diploma thesis deals with the church policy of the Bohemian King John of Bohemia in relation to Upper Lusatia and the Duchy of Wrocław. The areas which thanks to John's successful territorial policy have become an integral part of the Bohemian Kingdom for several centuries. As the named countries belonged to the indivisible dominions of the Bohemian ruler, he was able to fully develop there his donor activities. The research is based on an analysis of available sources especially of a diplomatic nature and is also focused on narrative sources. The aim of this work is to analyse and interpret John's relationship to church institutions especially chapters and monasteries in defined regions. Attention is also paid to the ecclesiastical patronage of Henry of Jawor a longtime competitor of John of Bohemia in the struggle for Upper Lusatia, who ruled over Görlitz until 1329 and over part of Upper Lusatia until the end of his life († 1346). The work would like to contribute to the evaluation of John's support for church institutions, which was aimed at strengthening his position in these areas. Keywords: John of Bohemia; Henry of Jawor; Upper Lusatia; Silesia; Duchy of Wrocław; church policy; donation; confirmation

The diploma thesis deals with the comparison of regional differences in long-term plans of education development in these regions. The theoretical part begins with the definition of key terms related to education policy, then with the legislative framework for the creation of long-term plans and links these documents to national and European strategic documents in education. In the research part are analyzed both documents, their logical interconnection and relation to national strategic documents and outputs of each part. The main part is focused on the comparison of both documents and their influence on the development of education in the given region. The conclusion of the thesis summarizes the form, outputs and differences of both documents both in relation to national strategic documents in education. There are used methods of quantitative and qualitative content analysis, theoretical-empirical method, document analysis. KEYWORDS educational policy, strategic documents in education, comparison, South Moravian Region, Moravian-Silesian Region, long-term intention, qualitative and quantitative research, content analysis