Specific Contribution of the Roman Catholic Church to the European Integration according to the Article 17.3. of the TFEU: EU perception of the dialogue with COMECE

• Název práce v češtině: Osobitý přínos Římsko-katolické církve k evropské integrace podle článku 17(3) SFEU: vnímání dialogu s COMECE Evropskou unií
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Specific Contribution of the Roman Catholic Church to the European Integration according to the Article 17.3. of the TFEU: EU perception of the dialogue with COMECE
• Klíčová slova: Evropská unie, BEPA, evropský hodnotový prostor, evropská identita, Smlouva o Ústavě pro Evropu, Článek 17.3 Smlouvy o fungování EU, Římsko-katolická církev, COMECE
• Klíčová slova anglicky: European Union, BEPA, European ideational order, European Identity, The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, Article 17.3 of the TFEU, the Roman Catholic Church, COMECE
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2017/2018
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů (23-KMV)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 12.06.2018
• Datum zadání: 12.06.2018
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 07.09.2020 00:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 31.07.2020
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 07.09.2020
• Oponenti: PhDr. Martin Jeřábek, Ph.D.

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Předběžná náplň práce

Cílem této diplomové práce je analyzovat, jak Evropská unie vnímá pojem specifický přínos církví do evropského integračního procesu v kontextu článku 17.3
Smlouvy o fungování EU. Specifický přínos církví je analyzován na případě Římsko-katolické církve (ŘKC), jakožto dominantního náboženského aktéra v dialogu realizovaného v rámci čl. 17.3. Časově je práce vymezena dvěma obdobími. Nejprve je zkoumán specifický přínos ŘKC v kontextu debaty o Evropské ústavě. Na základě diskurzivní analýzy projevů a pozměňovacích návrhů, se hledá odpověď na otázku, do jaké míry je specifický přínos církve dáván do souvislosti s (evropskými) hodnotami.
Druhé období je vymezeno lety 2009, kdy vstoupila v platnost Lisabonská smlouva. Analýza je uzavřena rokem 2014, kdy byla úroveň dialogu s církvemi poněkud degradována. Tehdy totiž odpovědnost za dialog převzalo DG JUST namísto BEPA, orgánu operujícího přímo pod vedením předsedy Evropské komise. Na základě projevů a dalších dokumentů pořízených z jednotlivých setkání mezi představiteli EU a ŘKC je zkoumáno, jaká očekávání evropští politici od církve měli. Cílem je zjistit, v čem byla tato očekávání specifická, a proč byl dialog s církvemi oddělen od dialogu s občanskou společností. Z mého výzkumu vyplývá, že specifickým přínosem ŘKC pro EU nebyl ani tolik její ideový potenciál jako spíše její samotná struktura. Ta totiž zahrnovala všechny úrovně společnosti, od obcí po mezinárodní prostředí. Takováto síť nabízela EU jedinečný komunikační kanál, skrze který by mohla propagovat svoji politiku na národním a lokálním stupni.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

The aim of the thesis is to analyse how the EU perceives the specific contribution of Churches to the European integration as stated in the Article 17.3 of the TFEU. The specific contribution is analysed on the case of Roman Catholic Church (RCC) which predominates in the dialogue under the Article 17.3. There are two time periods addressed in the thesis. Firstly, the specific contribution is addressed in the context of the debate on the EU constitution. It is examined, based on the analysis of politicians´ speeches and MEPs amendments, whether the specificity is rooted in the area of values. Second period is marked by the year 2009 when the TFEU entered into force, and 2014 when the dialogue with Churches was somewhat degraded. In fact, the new body responsible
for the interaction became DG JUST, thereby replacing BEPA, i.e. organization directly reporting to the President of the Commission. Based on the analysis of the speeches and other relevant documents regard all the official meetings, I examine what the EU politicians expected from the Church and what was Her specificity according to them. Against this background is also analysed the fact that the dialogue with Churches was separated from the civil society organizations. It results from the research that the EU perceived the specific contribution of the RCC not on the ideational level. Rather, EU appreciated Her structure ranging from local communities to international space. In fact, the RCC fully-fledged institutionalization was valued as a useful mean for the EU to promote its policies at national and local level.