Teoretické a symbolice neshody v tom jak EU a NATO pojímají koncepci evropské bezpečnosti

This thesis aims to analyze the theoretical and symbolic discrepancies in how the EU and NATO conceptualize European security. The main theoretical framework used in this thesis to analyze the theoretical and symbolic dimensions of European security is strategic culture. It is interpreted in constructivist terms, with a special focus on the securitization of threats and the production of hegemony. A two-case study of strategic documents from the EU and NATO is conducted using interpretivist analytical methodology, such as discourse analysis. For the purpose of subsequent comparative analysis, several dimensions of strategic culture are operationalised. Analysis reveals that the strategic cultures of the EU and NATO are largely compatible in most aspects. The main discrepancy stems from NATO's preference for military instruments of power, such as power projection and active intervention. The EU prefers diplomacy and humanitarian means. Both organisations use their strategic documents to securitise new issues as threats to their security.