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Redescribing Memory: Contributions to Bosniak Search of New Identity

Redescribing Memory: Contributions to Bosniak Search of New Identity

Author(s): Šaćir Filandra / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2009

Keywords: Bosnian Muslim resolutions; autonomism; genocide; antifascism; instrumentalization of the past.

The Second World War found Bosniaks politically disunited. Four different and mutually opposed political and military options – pro-Serbian, pro-Croatian, Communist and Autonomist – operated within the country. The constitution of the contemporary Bosniak political subject in the 1920s by means of the politics of memory takes as referential points from the past only the shared moment of anti-fascist struggle. The new politics of identity largely relies upon the so called ‘Resolutions of Towns’ – protests on the part of Bosniak citizens against the fascist killings of Jewish and Roma citizens after the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia. Another frequently highlighted moment is the victimization of Bosniaks, planned for the sake of gaining certain rights on account of the position of the victim.

RATIONALITY, NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS: IN SEARCH OF A REALISTIC UTOPIA

RATIONALITY, NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS: IN SEARCH OF A REALISTIC UTOPIA

Author(s): Bart Engelen / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2007

Keywords: Rationality; norms; institutions; crowding-out effects

The main goal of political philosophers is to search for a realistic utopia by taking individuals as they are and institutions, rules and laws as they might be. Instead of trying to change either individuals or institutions in order to improve society, this article argues that both strategies should be combined, since there are causal connections running both ways. Because individuals ultimately devise and uphold institutions, one should be optimistic about the possibilities of deliberately improving society through institutional reforms. However, one should adequately model the influences that these reforms have on individuals, their identities and their motivations. From the fact that individuals can actually turn into egoists if they are treated as such, this article stresses the need to detect and maintain non-egoistic motivations. Since informal norms, for example, motivate individuals to socially desirable action, it is important to devise formal institutions that support rather than erode norm-guided behavior.

PHILOSOPHY: IN SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE AND WAYS OF LIFE (2)

PHILOSOPHY: IN SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE AND WAYS OF LIFE (2)

Author(s): Emiliya Tajsin / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2014

In Search of Mechanisms of Intertextuality: The Case of Kaur Kender

In Search of Mechanisms of Intertextuality: The Case of Kaur Kender

Author(s): Krista Vogelberg / Language(s): English / Issue: 8/2003

In much of practical research in cultural studies the notion of “culture”, though central to the analysis, is, as a rule, taken for granted. More significantly, there seems to be a curious gap between explicit definitions — in the rare cases when they are given — and the notion that guides the practice of empirical studies as revealed in their “non-critical” passages, i.e. those where remarks “in-passing” are made as part of actual analysis.[...]

NATO Missile Defence: In Search of a Broader Role

NATO Missile Defence: In Search of a Broader Role

Author(s): Jacek Durkalec / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2012

Keywords: NATO

The Strategic Concept adopted by NATO in Lisbon in November 2010 elevated territorial missile defence to a core element of NATO’s collective defence. It put an end to deliberations as to whether NATO members should have the capability to defend their territories against limited ballistic missile threats. In addition, it was the catalyst for concrete discussions as to the requirements for missile defence architecture and functioning of the system.

All Things European: Citizenship and Identity in Search of Meaning

All Things European: Citizenship and Identity in Search of Meaning

Author(s): Enikő Horváth / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2004

Keywords: citizenship; identity; European Union; Constitutional Treaty

European citizenship has extended the reach of a number of citizenship rights beyond the nation-state, while the concept of a European identity is an effort at supporting the development of a collective identity for an emerging political community. The identity being developed is not the homogenous one of the nation-state, but one that relies on cultural diversity. Still, there seems to have been a recognition that the extension of ever-more rights to an ever-larger group of people is not enough to engender the loyalty hoped for. No political entity can function without legitimacy in the eyes of the individuals that belong to it; so that European citizenship needs to develop in both the area of rights and that of identity. An emerging European identity may help make European citizenship ’matter’, but cannot substitute for missing political allegiance.

Whims of the Goddess Clio: Search for the "Logic" of History

Whims of the Goddess Clio: Search for the "Logic" of History

Author(s): Radomir Đorđević / Language(s): English / Issue: 06/1999

The recent developments in our country, regarding their terrifying phenomena and tendencies, represent only one manifestation of the great changes in the world that have followed the break-down of some sort of balance formed in the outcomes of the Second World War. Though this balance is not something to regret for much, we are still facing great uncertainties and risks. All this requires adequate interpretations. In this sense, we are confronting respective exams both in the sphere of thought and in the sphere of activity, that is, we are faced with the necessity to act in the widest sense of the word.

PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY ROMANIA: IN SEARCH OF AMBIVALENCE

PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY ROMANIA: IN SEARCH OF AMBIVALENCE

Author(s): Anca Simionca / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2016

Keywords: personal development; spiritual development; neoliberal subjectivity.

This paper is an inquiry into the blooming sector of personal and spiritual development in contemporary Romania. It is based on interviews with providers of such services, on content analysis of blogs and books dedicated to the topic, and on participation in several workshops. The critical literature linking the proliferation of the field of personal and spiritual development with the increasing pervasiveness of neoliberal logic has highlighted some of the features of the subjectivity invoked in these programmes: the sovereignty of the self in relation to its environment, the lack of importance of social ties and solidarity, and the lack of importance of the community. This analysis explores the empirical material in searching for the main points of ambivalence in relation to these desiderates, as well as the mutations that can be identified in the privileged sites of production of individuality that are personal and spiritual development workshops and trainings.

In search of the perfect wilderness. Anchoritism in Cistercian art and spirituality

In search of the perfect wilderness. Anchoritism in Cistercian art and spirituality

Author(s): Dariusz Tabor / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: Cistercians; Cistercian spirituality; Cistercian architecture; the Bernardine plan; hermitage; anchoritism; lectio divina; spiritual warfare; light in architecture; the mystique of light;

The anchorite trend in Cistercian spirituality has always been the subject of many studies. Cistercian anchoritism has been analysed by researchers such as George Duby, Terryl Kinder, Janet Burton and Julie Krery, Mette Bruun and Emilia Jamroziak. Exordium parvum and Vita Sancti Bernardi are basic sources containing key information on the origins of the Cistercian order. They describe the departure of Robert of Molesme and his group as a journey to the wilderness (ad eremum) in order to find better conditions for practising the rule of St. Benedict and following forefathers – Egyptian monks. Clairvaux II, Pontigny and Fontenay – first Burgundian churches of the Cistercians took form of a three-nave basilica with a transept (1130–1160). The temples were supposed to provide the best setting for contemplation. The so-called “Bernardine plan” was applied in the second generation of Cistercian churches, e.g. Fossanova, San Galgano, Casamari, Arabona, Haina (1148–1180). However, the plan was not the only architectural solution concerning Cistercian churches. There were also transept churches containing a presbytery culminated with a straight wall, surrounded with an ambulatory: Morimond, Ebrach, Ridaghshausen, Lubiąż; churches with an apsidal enclosure: Altzella, Sittich/Stiĉna,Valbuena, Huerta, Floran, Faleri or churches with multi-sided cathedral presbytery with an ambulatory and a circle of chapels: Ourscamp, Veruela, Poblet in the period from 1140 to 1180, Alcobaça, Vaucelle, Longpont, Royaumont, Varhem or Altenberg in the period from 1180 to 1240. Terryl Kinder and Megan Cassidy noticed the key factor shaping the significance of the Cistercian church space – the light. An important aspect of anchoritism is lectio divine, in which a monk finds himself in a kind of spiritual desert, facing the Word on his own. A consequence of such attitude in spiritual warfare as expressed in a number of miniatures depicting human struggle with a threatening beast in Cistercian codexes – Commantarii in Danielem by St. Hieronymus (Dijon, Bibliothèque Municipale 132), Moralia In Iob by St. Gregory the Great (Dijon, Bibliothèque Municipale, 168), (Dijon, Bibliothèque Municipale, 173). An exceptional message is found in the initial A(d te levavi) on a Cistercian gradual from Kamieniec (Wrocław University Library, IF 411), presenting the biblical figure David playing music and a kneeling monk with his arms raised.

The European Union in front of the Multiple Challenges: In Search for Unity

The European Union in front of the Multiple Challenges: In Search for Unity

Author(s): Ryszard Piasecki,Jan Woroniecki / Language(s): English / Issue: 3.1/2017

Keywords: Europe; integration; EU; crisis; Brexit

Confronted with multiple new dilemmas like the Brexit, the Ukrainian crisis, refugees’ inflow, nationalistic parties, the EU risks disintegration without appropriate reaction and reforms. Future of Europe is at stake. It depends on the confidence of the EU citizens, not only governments. Europe should not go back to the outdated nationalistic model. It ought to promote European identity in parallel with the national and local ones. These dilemmas have reignited debate on the adequate integration model to revive the EU while sorting out from the political and economic quagmire, avert disillusionment with the European Project among the EU elites and citizens, enhance its competitiveness and position on the global scene in the looming post-American world. European solidarity faces a heavy test. EU itself may be at the turning point. It will come outstrengthened – or weakened. So will the West as a result, and its values: democracy, human rights, free markets. Amid growing interdependence brought by globalization, the world needs security, joint solving of global problems, avoiding a destructive rivalry. A rejuvenated, solidary and united Europe is essential to maintain a balance on the global scene, contribute to peace and take care of its citizens.

Book Review: Public Administration in Search of a Theory of Change

Book Review: Public Administration in Search of a Theory of Change

Author(s): Rainer Kattel / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2018

Review of: Edoardo Ongaro, Philosophy and Public Administration: An Introduction. Edward Elgar, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-1784718435

Entering Adulthood. In Search of Specificity of the Post-communist Countries

Entering Adulthood. In Search of Specificity of the Post-communist Countries

Author(s): Krystyna Szafraniec / Language(s): English / Issue: 01+02/2017

Keywords: the youth; entering adulthood; education; labour market; privacy arrangements;

The subject of analysis in this article is, on the one hand, the category of youth (as a phase of life and as a social group), increasingly discursive and less transparent nowadays, and – on the other hand – some social areas revealing the largest cumulation of young people’s life problems, such as education, entering a labour market and issues related to becoming self-reliant and personal life arrangements. The specific of the post-communist countries is that all of the above presenting a quite different, non-standard face of the youth, which may be excessively prolonged in entering adulthood, more complex (hybrid), more difficult to bear, systemically bereft and politically riskier. The issue analysed in this article is part of a broader diagnosis of the young generation in countries undergoing the political transformation in Eastern Europe and Asia. The empirical base used in this project were existing sources collected in national and international surveys and studies. The paper presents – first – some (psychological, sociological and political) arguments for a broader definition of youth, and then focuses on showing the three main areas requiring support, which are in analyzed countries: education, transition from school to employment and establishing the new independent family life.

Mathematics and Art: In Search of a Cultural History. Critical Study

Mathematics and Art: In Search of a Cultural History. Critical Study

Author(s): Josef Novák / Language(s): English / Issue: 63/2018

Lynn Gamwell, Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History, forward by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Princeton and Oxford 2016, pp. 576.

In Search of the Drama of History: Or, National Roads to Modernity

In Search of the Drama of History: Or, National Roads to Modernity

Author(s): Roman Szporluk / Language(s): English / Issue: 01/1989

Keywords: Modern history; identity; Marx; List; Communism; nationalism; 18th-19th century; social transformation; history; social class;

Ernest Gellner and Miroslav Hroch ask about the content of the drama of modern history and the identity and role of its principal actors, and thus go beyond the less interesting question of how Marx's or List's ideas are interpreted in Communism and Nationalism. Accordingly, in my response, profoundly grateful as I am to my critics for writing their essays, I will build on their comments to clarify further that larger question of the role of nationalist actors and ideas in the drama of modern history. [...]

Resilience in the Space-Economy - in search of the X factor

Resilience in the Space-Economy - in search of the X factor

Author(s): Peter NIJKAMP,Karima KOURTIT / Language(s): English / Issue: SI/2021

Keywords: editorial;

The 'X Factor' is a British reality show - broadcasted all over the world - in which a heterogeneous set of contestants showcase their musical talent so as to obtain the winning bid from a jury. The X factor refers to the critical condition that has

ADRIAN POP - IN SEARCH OF A LONG LOST SMILE

ADRIAN POP - IN SEARCH OF A LONG LOST SMILE

Author(s): Ecaterina Banciu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Adrian Pop; Wilhelm Busch; Max und Moritz; Unkle Fritz; musical act;

An anniversary, especially in the case of a generation colleague, the renowned composer Adrian Pop, generates the remembrance of a long series of musical events that have become notorious, with works included in the national and international concert repertoire. The avoidance of nostalgic memories made that a stage miniature be chosen for the present paper, an incursion of the author into the naive world of childhood reading. The result was a modern, glamorous musical transposition of a sequence with Max and Moritz, the playful heroes created by the famous humorist and cartoonist Wilhelm Busch in the middle of the 19th century. The musical act Onkel Fritz by Adrian Pop was first performed in Cluj in 2016, on October 22, on the occasion of his previous anniversary, within the Cluj Musical Autumn Festival. The graceful performers of the act, presented under the title “Anniversaries at the Festival, Adrian Pop compositional portrait”, were soprano Mihaela Maxim, in the role of Max and pianist Eva Butean, in the role of Moritz. How did composer Adrian Pop manage to musically enliven a 150 years old humorous story? The author of the following text will try to answer this question.

REPUTATION AND VALUES OF FAMILY BUSINESSES – IN SEARCH OF THE RELATIONSHIP

REPUTATION AND VALUES OF FAMILY BUSINESSES – IN SEARCH OF THE RELATIONSHIP

Author(s): Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna,Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: family business; values; reputation management

A family business, understood as a business-family-individual system, combines three value systems: business, family and individual values. Values expressed by the owners and successors of the family business determine a management model, as well as a reputation management model which should ensure its continuity and long-term operation. The study investigates the most important values in the process of reputation management in family businesses. We conducted quantitative research among the owners of family businesses and their potential successors (300 respondents). The results indicate that values such as a consistent image, education and knowledge, family reputation, trust, heritage and durability, company honour, profit are of particular importance for reputation-building.

FRIEDRICH BOLLNOW: SEARCH FOR THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY

FRIEDRICH BOLLNOW: SEARCH FOR THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY

Author(s): Oleg Bazaluk,Tetiana Matusevych / Language(s): English / Issue: 34/2014

Keywords: O.F. Bollnow; existential philosophy; "philosophy of life"; existentialism; being;

Existential philosophy consists of many ideas, which are related closely to the concepts of "philosophy of life" and replace them. In this article we have analyzed key provisions of the O. F. Bollnow’s philosophy of life concept. Our analyze shows that O. F. Bollnow’s concept, from one hand, discovers and investigates an important succession between concepts of “philosophy of life” and existentialism, on the other hand, it specifies and tries comprehend critically the contents of the basic problematic ideas of the concepts of existentialism – the problem of human being.

In search for useful understanding of the term “privacy” for tax matters

In search for useful understanding of the term “privacy” for tax matters

Author(s): Anna Drywa / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2022

Keywords: tax; privacy; taxpayer’s privacy; taxpayer’s right to privacy; taxpayer’s right

The terminology issue regarding the concept of “privacy” seems to be increasingly important in the context of the changing tax reality in which the emphasis is put even more strongly than before on the protection of fiscal interest, at the expense of limiting the sphere of taxpayers' privacy, in particular through the expansion of their surveillance on an unprecedented scale. The OECD, in its notable achievements, treats the taxpayer's right to privacy very superficially. In one of the documents, which is a kind of report on the rights and obligations of taxpayers in force in individual countries, we can read that “All taxpayers have the right to expect that the tax authorities will not intrude unnecessarily upon their privacy”. I would argue that this statement is far not enough in the reality of current technological possibilities and realizes too narrow protection of taxpayer’s right. The issue of taxpayers’ right to privacy should be introduced to public and scientific awareness. But how should the term privacy itself be understood? The answer is not easy, one the term is not precise so understanding is difficult though the literature on this issue is very broad. Two it is rarely used on the ground of debate on taxation. The critical approach has led to a review of the immensely rich body of literature on the theory of privacy and the right to privacy, and an attempt to adopt an understanding of the term “privacy” that will also be useful in tax matters. There is the absence of a consensus on the adoption of a particular way of defining “privacy”. For that reason it has to be emphasized that there is no theoretical basis to conduct a discussion on this specific taxpayer right, which is right to privacy. This paper is an attempt to find such understanding of the term "privacy" that will be useful in tax context.

Sanctioning Hate Speech on the Internet: In Search of the Best Approach

Sanctioning Hate Speech on the Internet: In Search of the Best Approach

Author(s): Petar Antić / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: hate speech; freedom of expression; Internet; online; media; dissemination

The borderless nature of the Internet, different national approaches to the understanding of what constitutes hate speech, as well as the danger of restrictions on the freedom of speech, make it difficult to develop appropriate mechanisms against this phenomenon. The limitations of international law in providing a universal definition of hate speech, due to the different national approaches to freedom of expression, have thwarted attempts to produce an effective international treaty in order to deal with this issue. Imposing obligations on Internet portals to establish self-regulatory mechanisms for removing hate speech content has raised concerns of non-competent censorship and potential limitations of the freedom of expression. This paper focuses on the challenges encountered in the struggle against hate speech online and possible mechanisms for combating this phenomenon.