Non-Democratic Regimes and Approaches to Their Studies in the 21st Century ****************************************************************************************** * Academic Conference: Non-Democratic Regimes and Approaches to Their Studies in the 21st ****************************************************************************************** To mark the forty-year anniversary of the 1973 Chilean Coup d’état, the Faculty of Arts ho speakers on the matter of non-democratic regimes. Perspectives from three continents were designed to share and discuss examples and research into non-democratic regimes. Each spea insight into the academic approaches, methodology and successes of research in the field, reflection and constructive analysis on the study. Each of the invited speakers lectured a guests, with an opportunity for open questions after the explanation. This allowed evaluat central to contemporary political science and historical research. The event was organised by Štěpán Drahokoupil, of the Department of Political Science, Fac Arts and was designed to bring together a collection of viewpoints on the matter. With bot science and historical inputs, a program of twelve speakers in a mix of both Czech and Eng present. Proceedings began promptly in the morning, with an introductory speech from Dr. R representative of the faculty, welcoming guests and outlining the day’s aims. Mei-Yu Hsueh to say some introductory words – a representative from Taipei Economic and Cultural Office welcome, a brief political history of Taiwan and some flowers as a sign of appreciation. Following this, James Cheng gave an informative lecture on the future prospects of civil s liberal democracy in Taiwan; in comparison to the Czech Republic, with focus on the analyt of the research.  By paralleling the democratisation of both countries, the room was given into the relevant aspects of respective democratic processes. Visually, mathematic statist differences in both examples of democratisation such as democratic history and the speed o This comparison underlined the successes of stable democratisation of both countries despi This was followed by a question by Dr. Vladimíra Dvořáková, head of the Department of Poli University of Economics in Prague, sparking a debate within the room over the democratic c To signify the forty-year milestone of Pinochet’s Chilean coup d’état, a significant miles democratic leadership, a lecture central to the matter followed. Perhaps the most signific of the day, Richard Gott, a popular British journalist and historian with a personal exper revolutionary event, held the focal lecture. Gott made it clear from the beginning that hi professional experience emphasised more on historical research rather than political, diss majority of the other speakers, giving the event a wider range of disciplines. Speaking with clarity, Gott explained his personal anecdotes of the events of forty years in Santiago as a journalist in September 1973. The significance of the event was its impac affairs, as the first overthrow of power broadcasted on multinational television as well a antagonistic impact towards the bipolar relations of the Cold War period. He began to quot of memoirs and offered a vivid description of the atmosphere in the Chilean capital on the Gott explained that Pinochet’s coup was criticised by left wing media as ‘Neo-Liberal’, an influence over the economics of the continent. He explained that advocates of social democ these values, which have been supplementary to modern governance. This led to his mention in a contemporary example. Gott claimed that this sort of “free market rhetoric has lost i 2008”, elaborating on the issues with the current world economic crisis. The afternoon session was organised with panel discussions each focusing on different aspe without democratic legitimacy. The first was focused on the examples and issues with curre lacking democracy. With particular focus on the Chinese model, of evident economic success posed over the true advantageous nature of democracy within a ruling system, as provoked b Klimeš (Institute of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts). The concept of Personalism was and led by Jeroen van den Bosch (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan) as to whether the not with and without a democratic system. Adéla Jiránková (Institute of Political Studies, Fac Sciences) gave an informed perspective on the transformation of non-democratic regimes in the effect on which this holds on citizens and civil society. She then linked the democrat modernised example, that of the recent Arab Spring since 2011 which initially began in Tun The following group of speakers shared an emphasis on deficits in democracy. Two of the ke the occurrence of hybrid regimes of limited democracy and greater efficiency, and the phen dysfunction. Dr. Karol Derwich (Jagiellonian University, Krakow) spoke about this occurren in the context of Latin America, and the anti-democratic dangers attached, particularly re anniversary of the Chilean coup. Uroš Lazarevic (Department of Political Science, Faculty this discussion with a perspective on the hybrid regimes of the post-Yugoslav region, givi analysis of the incomplete democratisation and lack of liberal democracy within the recent region. Subsequently, Dr. Radzislawa Gortat (University of Warsaw) then took the hybrid th a different context; similarly as a post socialist example, with the experience of Kyrgyzs allowing a comparison between the two examples and an in depth analysis for the audience. The final discussion group, presented in Czech language focused on the issues of twenty fi democratic regimes, and their contemporary issues. There were knowledgeable speakers prese Tichá, Jiří Suchánek, Tereza Grünvaldová and Vincenc Kopeček, who concluded the event by d most modern examples of non-democratic regimes, and their both threat internally and exter A thoroughly engaging day with great focus on the inequalities and development of politica research; which not only informed the attendees but allowed constructive criticism and imp methods and practices of the issue as an academic matter. Sam Pepper is interested in meeting and discussing culture between people from other natio period in Prague. He also offers simple English lessons to other European students to gain By initially learning meeting people of other European cultures at his home University at comparing similarities and differences in European politics, popular culture and ways of l to write about subjects such as disparity in East Asia, European Union immigration and a E has shown him the value of being a European student in the Czech Republic.