Působení amerických nezávislých institucí v SRN na příkladě Americké akademie v Berlíně

Abstract

D o b ro v o ln á a v e ře jn ě p ro s p ě š n á č in n o s t č lo v ě k a je v ý z n a m n o u v ý s a d o u c iv iliz o v a n é s p o le č n o sti. S p o le č n o s ti a k tiv n íc h je d in c ů , k te ří js o u sc h o p n i v y n a lo ž it v la stn í ú silí a p ro s tře d k y p ro ro z v o j u rč ité o b la sti z á jm u n e b o p o m o c i sla b š ím v n o u zi. S c h o p n o s t ro z d ě lit se, s c h o p n o s t v n ím a t p ro b lé m y o k o ln íh o s v ě ta a sn a h a h le d a t ře še n í je n a n e jv ý š e u š le c h tilo u p ře d n o stí sv o b o d n é h o a v z d ě la n é h o č lo v ě k a . T a to š iro k á a p e s trá o b la s t z á jm ů s se b o u v ša k p řin á ší m n o h á riz ik a a o tá z k y , k te ré je tře b a si k lá s t, a b y c h o m d o b ro č in n o u č in n o s t o c h ra ň o v a li a z á ro v e ň p řis p ív a li k je jím u d a lš ím u ro z v o ji. Z p ů s o b ů o b č a n s k é a n g a ž o v a n o s ti je c e lá řa d a , ať u ž se je d n á o z a p o je n í d o s tá tn íc h p ro je k tů a a k tiv it, či c e s to u v y n a lo ž e n í v ě tš íh o ú silí n a v y b u d o v á n í v la stn í o rg a n iz a c e n e z á v is lé n a stá tn í sp ráv ě. E x istu jí d e s ítk y ro z lič n ý c h p řís tu p ů a sto v k y n á z o ro v ý c h p ro u d ů , k te ré se sn aží n a lé z t o d p o v ě d i...

The broad field of foundations and non - government, non - partisan, non - profit institutions offers a great amount of different approaches to this topic. The here submitted study stresses one of the key points of connections between foreign institution and home state net of independent organizations. Using the method of case study brings deep and detail look into the ties among many different state and non - profit institutions. This study analyses non - partisan, public charity institution, The American Academy in Berlin. Considering the sphere of foundations in Germany and the roots of founding and philanthropy in the United States, it shows how these different approaches meet and cooperate. Description of activities and study of program is framing the main analytical part, which is focused on almost all fellowships that are offered by the American Academy in Berlin. Different institution grants each fellowship, private company, independent foundation or state authorities. These connections are described and used for tracking of different interest groups that might be involved in the activities of the Academy. In the wider prospective is shown how well established the Academy is and how large support it receives from German government, private sector and foundations on both sides of the Atlantic. The...