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From the literature of open drawers of a Romanian witness writer

DIN LITERATURA SERTARELOR DESCHISE A UNUI SCRIITOR-MARTOR ROMÂN

Author(s): Aliona Grati / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

This study examines journalism which was written by Paul Goma during his tumultuous life of a writer and anticommunist opponent. Collected in three large volumes, it reveals a large number of texts that have been partially or never published in Romanian, but enjoying broadcast at Western radio stations. Articles from press, collected in the two volumes, are arranged in chronological order and what we surely find out is that the author has become a declared opponent of the communist regime even while it was still in force. He wrote about communist camps while in Romania and continued to expose the Ceausescu regime in exile in Paris after the final departure. Even after the 1989 revolution the publicist does not diminish his accusations against those who maintained the evils of communism, covering them with speeches about democracy. The writer’s focus is language which, beyond the social message, has obvious literary features.

The Szekler Autonomy Initiatives

The Szekler Autonomy Initiatives

Author(s): Edina-Ildikó Ţipţer / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Szekler autonomy initiatives; Yash Ghai

The aim of the present paper is to assess the feasibility of the Szekler autonomy initiatives between 1989 and 2009 based on the nine criteria of Yash Ghai. The conflict arose between the Romanian majority and a Hungarian minority group, the Szeklers, who claim back their right to territorial autonomy in order to preserve their national and cultural identity in a region where they represent the majority of the inhabitants. The conceptual framework in which the paper is embedded is represented by the autonomy concept and the nine criteria of Yash Ghai. By analysing the autonomy bills, statutes, and memoranda, I have reached to the conclusion that not all the criteria are entirely fulfilled. Consequently, my assessment is that even though the autonomy project has undergone significant progress throughout the years, that was not enough for complete success and further improvements are needed. However, with the correction of the weaknesses I specified and paying more attention to the unfulfilled criteria, the chances of success can appreciably increase.

Deconstructing a Region: the Banat/Bánság.

Deconstructing a Region: the Banat/Bánság.

Author(s): Barna Bodó,Alpár Zoltán Szász / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Banat; Habsburg Empire; colonisation policy; minorities

The Banat/Bánság is a special region in Europe. Its modern history began in 1716 when it was conquered back from the Turks and obtained a special status as part of the Habsburg Empire. This meant that the region became part of the latter without having to adopt its system of territorial administration. The special status lasted approximately one hundred years and entailed a rather unique colonisation policy practised by the Viennese Court, which resulted in an ethnic diversity that is seemingly unparalleled on the continent. These processes and their consequences still influence the situation of the region and the life of the national minorities inhabiting it. The primary aim of our paper is to identify the factors that currently shape the regional discourses developed mainly on the basis of the historical elements presented in the previous paragraph. Needless to say: there are indeed several discourses. However, the one adopted by the Romanian majority focuses on the basic values characterising the history of the Banat/Bánság without mentioning which elements are attached to national minorities. Rallying around this discourse devoid of elements concerning minorities could call into question the future of the Banat’s minorities. The secondary aim of our paper is to provide empirical evidence for this process and analyse it.

The Unbearable Lightness of EU Membership: Post-Accession Challenges Facing Bulgaria and Romania

The Unbearable Lightness of EU Membership: Post-Accession Challenges Facing Bulgaria and Romania

Author(s): Svetlozar A. Andreev / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Anyone following the recent political and social developments in EU’s latest entries, Bulgaria and Romania, would have a strange feeling of ‘déjà-vu’. Namely, the post-accessio setting in these two countries strikingly resembles the situation in many of the East-Central European countries, which had joint the Union on 1 May 2004, during the first couple of years of their membership. This is mainly exemplified by the substantial waning of the support for the executive and traditional parties that had led those countries towards the much-coveted accession into the EU and transatlantic structures and the rise of different populist alternatives. Moreover, the high socio-economic expectations having been built up before enlargement did not fully materialise for the majority of citizens and business elites, thus disenchantment with and occasional protests emerged against the rising prices, the closing of infective domestic industries and the loss of national sovereignty. Finally, the uncertainties created for Bulgarian and Romanian rulers with respect to the international obligations, arising from EU membership, and the requirement to work under tight deadlines, demonstrated the inability of those elites to adequately react to external problems, such as the negotiation of the Reformed Treaty of the EU and the working out of a common European position towards the complex issue of the recognition of Kosovo.

Weather Magic in the Early Modern Period as Reflected in the Minutes of Witchcraft Trials

Weather Magic in the Early Modern Period as Reflected in the Minutes of Witchcraft Trials

Author(s): Éva Pócs / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: weather; magic; early modern period; witches; witchcraft trials; maleficium; bewitchment; black magic; belief system; culture;

In the past few decades I have begun to examine the role that magic played in the lives of village and small town societies in the early modern period, in their mentality, religiosity and belief system. The examination was based on sources related to witchcraft. It is commonly known that the minutes of the witchcraft trials which took place throughout the 16th to 18th centuries are valuable sources with regard to the rural communities of the early modern period, in fact they constitute the only early modern source, which gives a detailed account of the communal role and social background of magic. The witness accounts of these trials reflect almost directly the ‘rural witchcraft’, which took place in the background of the official events and preceded these trials. Contrary to the accused, who may even have been forced by the expectations of elite demonology to make a false statement, the witnesses reconstructed the goings on of their village in the context of traditional witchcraft belief. They relate those of their memories, which can be interpreted as malefactions of a witch in the light of their beliefs. This allows us to gain what might near enough be called direct evidence regarding bewitchment (‘maleficium’) or black magic (or, in fact, its absence, as we shall see in what follows).

Middle East As the Region Where Interests of Regional and Global Powers Clash. Implications for International Security

Bliski Wschód jako region ścierania się interesów mocarstw regionalnych i globalnych. Implikacje dla bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego

Author(s): Katarzyna Czornik / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: regional powers; global powers; Middle East; rivalry

At the beginning of the 21st century, Middle East was engulfed with intraregional conflicts, which were made international, as external (global) powers were involved in them; these powers have commenced intensified actions to be able to influence the events in the Middle East. The rivalry of the powers in the region is therefore multifaceted and multilevel. The rivalry of regional and global powers is not direct, though, which means that rather than any armed conflicts among the powers, there are the so-called proxy wars. Participating in the regional conflicts in the Middle East, global powers pursue their own particular long- and short-term interests, they support their permanent allies and commence activities in order to win new ones.

Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty:International Standards and More Recent Case-Law of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Права лица лишених слободе: међународни стандарди и новија пракса Уставног суда Босне и Херцеговине

Author(s): Miodrag N. Simović,Milena Simović,Vladimir M. Simović / Language(s): Serbian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Arrest;Detention;The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina;The European Convention Of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina;The European Court of Human Rights

Rights guaranteed to all persons deprived of liberty are established,primarily, in Article 5 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina emphasized in several of its decisions that the right to liberty of person is one the most important human rights and that Article 5 of the European Convention grants protection that no person can be deprived of liberty arbitrarily. Arbitrariness of deprivation of liberty is evaluated,primarily, in relation to compliance with procedural requirements of the laws which are applied in the given case but with compliance, at the same time,of standards under Article 5 of the European Convention. The fundamental principle is that detention which is arbitrary cannot be associated with Article 5 paragraph 1 of the European Convention and that the term „arbitrariness“under Article 5 paragraph 1 of the European Convention extends further than the very non-compliance of national law so that the deprivation of liberty can be legal within the meaning of national law but still arbitrary and in contravention with the Convention.European Convention imposes on a contracting state a positive obligation to thoroughly investigates allegations on intentional deprivation of liberty even in cases in which it cannot be established that the deprivation of liberty may be assigned to the authorities. In addition, person seeking compensation under Article 5 paragraph 5 of the European Convention must be a victim of a violation of some of the paragraphs 1-4 of Article 5 of the European Convention. Otherwise such person would not be entitled to compensation under Article 5 paragraph 5 of the European Convention. Under the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the very fact that a person that was detained is subsequently acquitted by court decision, does not make arrest illegal with retroactive effect.

Destabilization of the Middle East by the West as one of the main determinants of the migrant-refugee crisis in the European Union

Destabilizacja Bliskiego Wschodu przez Zachód jako jedna z głównych determinant kryzysu migracyjno‑uchodźczego w Unii Europejskiej

Author(s): Katarzyna Czornik / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

The Kosovo Issue in the USA Policy (1989–1991). Overview

Problem kosowski w polityce Stanów Zjednoczonych (1989–1991). Zarys problemu

Author(s): Sławomir Lucjan Szczesio / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Kosovo;Yugoslavia;USA;1989–1991

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AGROECOLOGICAL THINKING APPROACH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

APROXIMACIÓN AL PENSAMIENTO AGROECOLÓGICO EN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE

Author(s): Diana Socorro Daza Ardila,William Fernando Castrillón Cardona,Claudia Jurado Alvarán / Language(s): Spanish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: agroecology; green revolution; climate change

The achieved results of human cultural evolution, scientifi c and technologicaladvances have expanded the needs for the use of matter and energy, converting humangroups into consumerist societies eager for food, water, wood and energy, forcing a radicaltransformation of ecosystems, a situation aggravated by the current economic model,which seeks permanent economic growth and forgets the limits of the planet. The traditionalagronomic model imposed by the green revolution is useful on fl at terrain, but hasrestrictions on slopes, and now it shows confl icting results with regard to degradation,erosion, loss of natural ecosystems, decreased biodiversity and water pollution, with theaggravating factor that today the problems of world hunger have not been solved, thesafety of the food consumed is unknown, and adaptation to climate change is required.Agroecological knowledge can be considered as a mediator between conservation andthe necessary transformation of ecosystems for human survival on the planet Earth. Thisknowledge has multiple meanings, from productive systems of high economic interestmainly for export purposes even to socio-political movements that contrast with theglobalizing and neoliberal model. It is committed to rescuing ancestral knowledge, theconservation of soil and water, the promotion of diversity and resilient agroecosystems.Thus, it is assumed as a production system that improves health status of soils, ecosystemsand people, without the use of synthetic chemicals (biocides and fertilizers), andcombines ecological processes and biodiversity management benefi ting the environment.

Mobility, Ethnicity and School

CONFLICTO, ETNICIDAD Y ESCUELA

Author(s): Mónica Ortiz Cobo,Rosella Bianco / Language(s): Spanish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: conflict; migration; ethnicity; school

The conflict is present in all societies for various reasons, and always perceived as an undesirable situation, loaded with negative connotations. In the social imaginary immigrants like “the other ”bearers of a“ different ”ethnocultural repertoire, and who must internalize the culture of the host country, "they bring the conflict." Saying"adaptation-assimilation" process, at certain times it is a problem, given that there is an imbalance of power and imposition, which clashes with the "need and desire", at least initially, to maintain the identity.

“Fraped” Selves: Hacked, Tagged, and Shared Without Permission. The Challenges of Identity Development for Young People on Facebook

“Fraped” Selves: Hacked, Tagged, and Shared Without Permission. The Challenges of Identity Development for Young People on Facebook

Author(s): Anca Velicu,Monica Barbovschi / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: social networking sites; identity development; adolescent; online privacy; personal data misuse;

Social Networking Sites (SNS) play an important role in the daily lives of adolescents by helping them to develop two core developmental characteristics –identity and intimacy. SNS can also contribute to developing adolescents’ identities by eliciting peer feedback (Valkenburg & Peter, 2011). However, children’s unpleasant experiences with the misuse of their online personal information are among the rapidly increasing online risks, as reported by children ages 9–16 in the Net Children Go Mobile (2012–14) and EU Kids Online III (2012–14) projects. These troublesome situations – e.g., dealing with impersonation through hacked accounts (with the impersonator sending rude messages to damage reputation) or dealing with slanderous pages created by peers – pose challenges to young people’s need for creating and maintaining their online identity in the context of their peer relationships.

Transitional, Post-transitional and Strategic Narratives about Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tranzicijski, posttranzicijski i strateški narativi o genocidu u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Nevenka Tromp / Language(s): Bosnian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Disintegration of Yugoslavia; ICTY; Genocide; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Srebrenica; Transitional Justice; Post-Transitional Justice; Strategic Narratives;

This article explores the transitional, post-transitional and strategic narratives about the wars in the former Yugoslavia, more specifically in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The criminal justice narrative created by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) dominates the transitional narratives about the Yugoslav wars. It is not uncommon that both sides - the victims and the perpetrators – express dissatisfaction with the justice outcome depending on the verdict. Transitional narratives based on the criminal trials are expected to provide clarity on the distinction between “bad” and “good” guys; between perpetrators and victims; between the criminality of the perpetrating side and the response of the victim’s side. With the passage of time, all transitional narratives will be challenged by post-transitional narratives, launched by various societal and political actors for different reasons with specific objectives behind them. For example, the ruling post-conflict elites can decide to create a post-transitional narrative in which they will try to re-interpret or counter the existing transitional narratives with the goal to exonerate the policies of the predecessor regime that led to the violence by reintroducing the “politics of the past” into the “politics of the present” in the perusal of the still to be achieved political objectives of the predecessor regime. Using the example of the ICTY genocide judgments, this article will explore how its transitional narrative of genocide has been undermined by the post-transitional narratives launched by the Serbian post-conflict elites in the perusal of the unfulfilled strategic goals of the predecessor regimes.

Micronutrient Deficiency in the Elderly and Benefits of Investment in Nutritional Supplements

Micronutrient Deficiency in the Elderly and Benefits of Investment in Nutritional Supplements

Author(s): Tatjana Bačun,Ivan Lekić,Barbara Bačun / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: aging; nutrition therapy; dietary supplements; vitamins; minerals;

Inadequate food intake in the elderly can result from physiological, psychological, social, or pathological nature and their combination. People who have reduced appetite, difficulty swallowing, refuse food, have muscle atrophy, or lose weight need to be monitored for body weight, diet and appetite assessment, and processing that includes medical history, physical examination, and essential laboratory findings (complete blood count, primary biochemical findings, and thyroid hormones). Additional processing depends on the initial assessment and may include endoscopic processing of the digestive system and imaging. Treatment should focus on the underlying cause and proper nutrition and dietary control. A common cause of inadequate food intake and micronutrient deficiencies are associated diseases, the most common being depression, followed by cancer. Vitamin D and vitamin B12 deficiency are common in the elderly and based on clinical research, a supplement of 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D per day with 1200 mg found in food, and supplements of vitamin B12 10 to 15 mcg (people with malabsorption of 1000 mcg per day) is recommended. There is no substantial evidence for reducing the incidence of infections in frail elderly adults or preventing chronic disease by adding multivitamins and minerals. A 20-year follow-up study found that adding daily multivitamins was associated with a slight increase in overall mortality. Consequently, in the elderly, it is necessary to assess nutritional status, and if insufficient food intake is suspected, conducting nutrition education, assess the need for vitamin D, calcium, vitamin B12, and other micronutrients, and according to the assessment and monitoring of nutrition, enteral nutrition, and additional processing.

Pestilence – Disease or Demonic Activity? Histories about Pestilence in Benoît Gonon’s “Histoires admirables”

La peste – maladie ou activité démoniaque ? Les récits des pestes dans “les Histoires admirables” de Benoît Gonon

Author(s): Marta Elżbieta Trębska / Language(s): French / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: pestilence; interpretation; 17th century; Benoît Gonon; exemplary short story

In his “Histoires admirables” (Lyon, 1653), Benoît Gonon, a little-known author of short exemplary novels, tells many stories about horrific cases of pestilence sweeping and tormenting people in various parts of the world throughout the ages – from late Antiquity to more recent plague of the XIVth century which took Europe by storm. Gonon sees those gruesome stories as an excellent opportunity to teach his readers an important lesson and ask whether such an event could possibly be, rather than a natural phenomenon, an ultimate punishment sent by the wrath of God. One of the sins that could demand such a punishment is idolatry, considered by Gonon himself, to be the most reprehensible of all the sins. It is merely surprising then, that in his stories, the pestilence is being depicted as a demon – or an idol. In this paper, I am going to explore the stories about pestilence in “Histoires admirables” and answer the questions about the nature of pestilence. Which crimes could lead to people being punished in such a way? How to appease God’s wrath? Can pestilence manifest itself by demonic activity?

Ontology of stative situation – linguistic modeling. A contrastive Bulgarian-Russian study

Онтология на ситуациите за състояние – лингвистично моделиране. Съпоставително изследване за български и руски. Предговор

Author(s): Svetla Koeva,Elena Yu. Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: stative predicates; stative predicative words; ontology of states; syntax-semantic interface; contrastive studies of Bulgarian and Russian

The preface to the book Ontology of stative situation – linguistic modeling. A contrastive Bulgarian-Russian study presents the main goals of a Bulgarian-Russian scientific project aiming at fundamental theoretical descriptions and its results: a theoretical account of the properties of stative predicates and predicative words on the basis of which an ontological representation of stative situations is proposed; a profound analysis of the semantic and syntactic structure of different types of stative predicates and predicative words in Bulgarian and Russian; contrastive studies manifesting similarities and differences in the semantic and syntactic representation of states in Bulgarian and Russian.

"Fulgent cloud, turquoise serpent, comet"

"Jaśniejący obłok, turkusowy wąż, kometa"

Author(s): Piotr Grzegorz Michalik / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: luminous beings; Mexico; Nahua; phenomenology of religion; micromparative studies

The article is based on author’s fieldwork and ethnographic literature. It introduces beliefs and narratives concerning luminous beings, as disclosed by the contemporary indigenous Nahua from Central Mexico, and early colonial chroniclers. Some of those beliefs and narratives seem to reveal presence of features characteristic of the shamanic complex, consistent with schema outlined by phenomenological currents within classical studies of religion, shaped mainly by the monumental work of Eliade. The fire appears there as an essential element of process of transformation of the luminous beings. Careful microcomparative analysis of diverse versions of the tale of the luminous beings originating both from small, culturally homogenous regions, such as Sierra Zongolica, or Sierra Norte de Puebla, and the Central Mexico in general, unveils an unexpected intricacy of the studied complex of beliefs. The complex is associated with vampiric beings, dwarfs, and broadly understood nagualism. Depending on specific context, the luminous beings might perform various functions and have different atributes. This rules out possibility to describe these beings using essentializing schemas, such as the shamanic complex of Eliade.

A contemporary exegetical approach: analysis of the expression "Abraham's bosom"

Un demers exegetic contemporan: analiza expresiei „sânul lui Avraam”

Author(s): Cezar-Paul Hârlăoanu / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Abraham’s bossom; eternal life; parable; cheq; sonship;

In the Orthodox funeral service is used the expression „Abraham’s bossom”. Borrowed from Luke’s gospel, mainly the parable of rich man and Lazarus, the expression itself speaks about eternal life. Actually, the entire parable the opposition between good and bad, between rich and poor, between believers and non-believers. But above all this, this expression comes with a very powerful meaning: the eternal life means being hold, being tight to the chest by God the Father.

INTEGRATION OF AUTHENTIC LITERARY TEXTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: A REVIEW STUDY

INTEGRACE AUTENTICKÝCH LITERÁRNÍCH TEXTŮ DO VÝUKY CIZÍCH JAZYKŮ: PŘEHLEDOVÁ STUDIE

Author(s): Barbora Pávková / Language(s): Czech / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: literary texts in foreign language lessons; authentic literary texts; empirical research; work with literary texts; literary texts;

This study deals with the integration of authentic literary texts into foreign language lessons. It briefly defines the basic concept of authentic literary text from the perspective of foreign language teaching, followingly it reveals, in short, the roles which authentic literary texts play in teaching foreign languages, and then it presents some foreign and Czech researches that focus on the issue. Individual presented studies are divided into several categories with respect to the objectives of their empirical research.

Is There a Central European Culture?

Există o cultură central-europeană?

Author(s): John Willett / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Central Europe; culture; identity;

Problema unei culturi central-europene a intrat în actualitate la începutul anului 1989, cînd blocul vestic a conștientizat, atît politic, cît și intelectual, în mod serios faptul că politica de deschidere și reconstrucție a lui Mihail Gorbaciov va contamina toate țările central- -europene pe care Stalin și urmașii săi încercaseră să le controleze. Fiecare dintre aceste țari trebuia să-și determine cît mai curînd propriile fidelități și alianțe, dezvoltînd noi relații (pentru început) cu vecinii, Statele Unite și țările vest-europene, reexaminînd noțiunile despre Europa Centrală care dominaseră vremurile trecute. Ar putea o astfel de Europă Centrală, Mitteleuropa sau Mitropa forma o entitate determinata, conștientă de sine, în lumea noastră în continuă schimbare? Sau întregul concept este definitiv încețoșat de nostalgie?