To what extent is Georgia free in shaping its geopolitical orientation: the case study of Russian hybrid war in Georgia

• Název práce v češtině: Do jaké míry je Gruzie svobodná ve formování své geopolitické orientace: případová studie ruské hybridní války proti Gruzii
• Název v anglickém jazyce: To what extent is Georgia free in shaping its geopolitical orientation: the case study of Russian hybrid war in Georgia
• Klíčová slova: Gruzie, ruský vliv, ruská hybridní válka, evropská integrace, Georgian Dream, geopolitická identita
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Georgia, Russian influence, Russian hybrid war, European integration, Georgian Dream, geopolitical identity
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2022/2023
• Typ práce: bakalářská práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra ruských a východoevropských studií (23-KRVS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: doc. Adrian Brisku, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 07.06.2023
• Datum zadání: 07.06.2023
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 10.06.2024 08:30
• Místo konání obhajoby: Areál Jinonice, C322, 322, seminární místnost IMS
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 30.04.2024
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 10.06.2024
• Oponenti: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D.

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Předběžná náplň práce

Práce si klade za cíl analyzovat vztah mezi ruským vlivem v Gruzii a gruzínskou schopností se svobodně geopoliticky orientovat. Práce se zabývá obdobím od rusko-gruzínské války v roce 2008 do současnosti. K analyzování ruského vlivu bude použito konceptu hybridní války. Současně bude zásadně zohledněna gruzínská evropská integrace jakožto ústřední motiv gruzínské politiky a při zkoumání ruského vlivu k ní často odkazováno.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

The goal of the thesis is to analyse the relationship between Russian influence in Georgia and the Georgian ability to freely orient itself geopolitically. The thesis deals with the period from the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 to the present. The concept of hybrid warfare will be used to analyse Russian influence. At the same time, Georgian European integration will be taken into account as a central motive of Georgian politics and it will be often referred to when examining the Russian influence.