Conceptualizing Location – One term, many meanings, a lot of problems

• Název práce v češtině: Conceptualizing Location – One term, many meanings, a lot of problems
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Conceptualizing Location – One term, many meanings, a lot of problems
• Klíčová slova: Geopolitické studie, umístění, stát, velká strategie, zahraniční politika
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Geopolitical studies, Location, State, Grand Strategy, Foreign Policy
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2016/2017
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra politologie (23-KP)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Nuno Morgado Valentim Albino, M.Pol.Sc., Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 28.06.2017
• Datum zadání: 28.06.2017
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 21.09.2018 08:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: Jinonice - U Kříže 8, Praha 5, J3093, Jinonice - místn. č. 3093
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 31.07.2018
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 21.09.2018
• Oponenti: doc. Martin Riegl, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

Choice between different methodological approaches must follow research goal we wish to accomplish and the research questions we wish to answer. Since, the first research question deals with literature assessment, method that we will implement in order to determine the ways in which different authors defined and used the concept of Location will be content analysis. This method will allow us to analyze the meaning assigned to the concept of Location in selected text in order to provide a systemic overview of those definitions and usages. Following that, in order to answer our second research question on whether it is possible to re-conceptualize Location we must implement a method of concept formation. Using this method we will be able not only to attempt re-creating the Concept but also to critically assess why current usage is insufficient. At the end, in order to provide an answer to the question if our re-conceptualization endeavor is successful or not in providing better explanations we will employ the method of case study, or to be more precise controlled comparison.

Seznam odborné literatury

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