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Michał Mokrzan, Michel Foucault, polemics, coaching, neoliberalism, anthropology, governmentality, neoliberal regulation of individual
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This paper contains following book reviews: 1. Henry Kissinger: Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy 1st Edition, London: Penguin Books, 2022, 499 pages, ISBN 978-0-241-54200-2 2. McGlynn, Jade – Jones, Oliver T. (eds.): Researching Memory and Identity in Russia and Eastern Europe Interdisciplinary Methodologies 1ST EDITION. CHAM: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2022, 218 PAGES ISBN 978-3-030-99913-1
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The reviewed book is a relatively new work in the field of political science, and especially history. As the title suggests, the book’s central topic is Rudolf Slánský, a lifelong communist who fell victim to the regime.
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Joint physical custody of children (JPC) after parental separation or divorce is a new phenomenon both in the Polish legal system and in the everyday practices of Polish families. While the number of couples who decide to share childcare equally after separation is growing, there is still no definition of JPC in Polish law and children who live in two homes are considered at risk of harm. The article presents findings of ethnographic research conducted with Polish children and teenagers who live in joint physical custody. It discusses how children who live in two homes do family and how they make sense of the efforts needed to successfully navigate frequent movement between their two homes. The article focuses on the practices and everyday life of children. It shows that children are not helpless subjects of their parents' choices but competent actors who creatively navigate and make sense of their family lives.
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The text is devoted to the long-term implications of remote work. It addresses whether remote work deepens or balances inequalities between women and men. The theoretical framework is inspired by boundary theory and considers work performed outside the professional context. A typology of remote work models was developed based on analyzing 48 online interviews collected as part of qualitative longitudinal research. Analyzes indicate that, depending on the configuration in the family, remote work can consolidate or deepen inequalities (double-shift model), lead to slight and reversible changes (double-shift model), and enable more balanced relationships (flexible family model). Including a quasi-control group (participants who worked remotely periodically) allowed for assessing the role played by the durability of remote work experience and analyzing the spectrum of sources of satisfaction with it. The text offers a twofold contribution to the literature. Firstly, the analyses confirm that it is necessary to consider who works remotely in the family. Model solutions imply a differentiated approach to the division of labor and the boundaries between work and the non-professional context. Secondly, the research confirms that access to a flexible work mode may support forming more egalitarian relationships and reduce the tension between the public and private spheres.
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Drawing on Bourdieu’s (1987) conceptual toolkit of capitals, fields, and habitus, this paper examines intergenerational upward mobility experiences in Poland focusing on the family's role. Specifically, this study uses grounded theory methodology (Glaser and Strauss, 1967, Charmaz, 2006) and biographical method (Schütze 1992) to investigate the life stories of individuals in their thirties and forties who have experienced upward mobility and entered one of three prestigious professional fields: academic, artistic, or business. The analysis of 30 biographical-narrative interviews reveals four main scenarios of parental involvement in upward mobility processes: (a) general encouragement, (b) ambition-driven guidance, (c) multifaceted withdrawal, and (d) hesitant observation. To illustrate the complexity of these scenarios, each one is accompanied by a biographical case study highlighting the interplay between various public and private factors that shape upward mobility paths. These cases also demonstrate the role of family capitals and their potential (mis)match with recognized capitals in specific professional fields.
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The paper reconstructs relationships between families with children and their social environment consisting of both individuals and institutions. The relationships are identified from the perspective of families. I posit the following research questions: (1) What individuals and what institutions compose the social environment around families and have influence over them? (2) Which individuals and institutions do families trust, and which do they distrust? (3) Which individuals or institutions, in the eyes of interviewees, support their families, and which go against them? Edward C. Banfield’s concept of amoral familism and Stefan Nowak’s notion of sociological vacuum – both linked to social trust – provide a theoretical framework and serve as starting points for my study. The article is based on qualitative research findings. The study applied an inductive approach. I argue that families’ isolation from institutions – I propose the term “families’ social isolation” – is one of the most significant aspects of family life in contemporary Poland. I identify three key components of Polish families’ social isolation: the absence of social institutions that families can trust, families’ disposition to cut themselves off from institutions, and a perception of the family as a safe space as opposed to a “dangerous area” outside.
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Jeffrey S. Peake, Dysfunctional Diplomacy: The Politics of International Agreements in an Era of Partisan Polarization, Routledge, 2023, pp. 162.
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The article is an analysis of the regional security policy of the Opole Province during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on thebasis of actions taken by the Local Government of the Opole Province and the Opole Provincial Police Headquarters. The methodsof data and document analysis, and the method of systemic analysis, have been used in the article, which has enabled the authorsto draw conclusions on the implementation of the regional security policy in the Opole Province during the pandemic. The articleis largely based on source materials and quantitative data from analyses and statistics, as well as internal documents of the OpoleProvince Police Headquarters and the Office of the Marshal of the Opole Province
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