Assessment of Bachelor Thesis – Academic Consultant
Study programme:International Economic Relations Field of study:International Business
Academic year:2020/2021
Bachelor Thesis Topic:Political and economic relations of Eurasian countries Author’s name:Svetlana Kim
Ac. Consultant’s Name:Ing. Aleš Lisa, Ph.D.
Opponent:Ing. Petr Vymětal, Ph.D.
Criterion Mark
(1–4)
1. Overall objective achievement 2
2. Logical structure 2
3. Using of literature, citations 3
4. Adequacy of methods used 2
5. Depth of analysis 3
6. Self-reliance of author 3
7. Formal requirements: text, graphs, tables 2
8. Language and stylistics 3
Comments and Questions:
The thesis focuses on a significant facet of current development in Eurasian zone with potentially high impact on other economic and political players in the rest of the globe as well as Eurasian societies themselves. With new(super)powers emerging in the area – China and India as the most visible examples -, with potentially lower efficiency of military based ways of nation interests and disputes among nations enforcement, and with globalization processes going further, a role of geoeconomics in societies
development will inevitably increase; thus an importance of strong economic and political base for efficient implementation of various geoeconomics policies, measures and tools will be, at least for a while,
continually increasing.
Thus, the thesis focus on current level of integration processes, related key tendencies reflecting both previous historical context, as well as the most significant external processes, and strong and weak features of these – for economic and political foundation development – developments, represents valid and pretty ambitious attempt to contribute to better understanding of these current and significant issues.
As to accomplish a such ambitious goal represents difficult task, which requires a lot of resources, knowledge, and experience, the thesis narrow and descriptive focus on defining and organizing key information and aspects of a such research is, generally, a good fit. However, some level of elementary analysis, indicating future line of the thesis development (either in master thesis or by somebody else)and introducing next steps of analysis, would increase a level of the overall achievement and would be appreciated.
While the structure of the thesis is by and large logical, an opportunity to include more resources and, as a result, provide reader with more analytical and comprehensive findings has been utilized in a rather limited way. However, saying that, it is necessary to note that author introduced and worked with some resources not generally available.
In future work, author might want, when working with data, be more careful and handle it, in terms of formal requirements, with more rigorous approach. The same conclusion can be applied on work with literature and other resources.
The focus on political economy issues is rather rare (in comparison with various versions of economics studies); in these terms the thesis is a good with both with the study program of the author and the department of political science supervising the work on it. Thus, even though the thesis include some visible shortcomings, it can be recommended for defense.
Qs for defense:
1. Which major obstacles can be expected to impact future development of EAEU? Which events might work in favor of it?
2. Can be EAEU development understood more as geopolitical or geoeconomical phenomenon?
Conclusion: The Bachelor Thesis is recommended for the defence.
Suggested Grade: 3
Date: 19/01/2021 Ing. Aleš Lisa, Ph.D.
Academic Consultant
