„O wielkości, mądrym przywództwie i wielkiej osobowości Drogiego Przywódcy” – kilka uwag dotyczących uwarunkowań systemu politycznego Koreańskiej Republiki Ludowo-Demokratycznej

Author(s): Przemysław Benken / Language(s): Polish Issue: 39/2017

The subject of this article is to present selected aspects concerning cultural and historical determinants of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s political system. Amongst everything else, it describes the great importance of the Kims personality cult (including the ‘Great Leader’ theory) and the Juche (self-reliance) ideology to the Communist regime that have not developed in cultural emptiness but adopted to the so-called ‘local specificity’.

„Obcość” jako kategoria analityczna stosunków międzynarodowych

Author(s): Łukasz Łotocki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1-2/2010

This article presents various attempts to defi ne the category of “otherness” and points to their common elements. A consideration of how precisely to understand “otherness” is necessary as it is used with a range of meanings. The author’s starting point is the proposition that the “belonging-otherness” antithesis is connected to the origins of international relations. The core element linking the various meanings (or correlates) of the concept of “otherness” is the feeling of distance felt towards the people or groups that are deemed to be “other”. Particular social mechanisms (and behaviours) can be associated with the category of “otherness” such as: stereotyping, prejudice, stigmatization, discrimination, marginalization and exclusion, xenophobia, racism, intolerance, ultimate attribution error, moral alchemy, philoxenia and xenocentrism. Most of these behaviours are negative in character, which however does not mean that “otherness” as such should be eliminated from international relations (this is in any event impossible). What should be eliminated are negative behaviours and the violation of permissible boundaries in relation to particular attitudes (e.g. it is impossible to eliminate stereotyping altogether, but what should be eliminated is stereotyping which signifi cantly distorts relationships). In itself reserve towards someone “other” is natural, especially as such reserve is closely related to the category of group identity. The divide causes the relationship between those who “belong” and those who are “other” to be more interesting, authentic and productive.

„Odsłony polityki”. III Ogólnopolski Kongres Politologii w Krakowie

Author(s): Bogdan Szlachta / Language(s): Polish Issue: 36/2015

„Okos globalizáció” – egy paradoxon feloldása. Dani Rodrik: A globalizáció paradoxona. Demokrácia és a világgazdaság jövője

Author(s): László Flick / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 2/2016

„OPOKA W KRAJU” WOBEC REFERENDUM PRZEDAKCESYJNEGO ORAZ WYBORÓW DO PARLAMENTU EUROPEJSKIEGO W LATACH 2003–2004

Author(s): Piotr Zięba / Language(s): Polish Issue: 01/2015

During the time of the European Referendum and elections to the European par-liament, the politicians of the League of Polish Families presented their views in the newspaper “Opoka w Kraju” among other publications. It was established and run by one of the most prominent politicians of the party – Maciej Giertych. On the basis of content analysis it must be stressed that the most characteristic feature of the views presented in “Opoka w Kraju” is a variation of the philosophy of Feliks Koneczny. According to his ideas, Germany represents the Byzantine civilization, whilst Poland belongs to the Latin civilization. Koneczny also believed that understanding between these civilizations is not possible. Maciej Giertych tried to adjust this theory to modern times. In his opinion the European Union is, in fact, ruled by Germany, therefore ac-cession to the organisation is harmful for Poland. Giertych also presented his ideas in other publications.

„Pamatinės“ laisvės reprezentatacijos agonalaus liberalizmo kontekste

Author(s): Anatolij Pankvoskij / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 4/2008

The topic of the article is the problem of the dualism of positive and negative liberty, presented in Isaiah Berlin’s doctrine of agonical liberalism. This problem is analyzed in the context of liberal discussion basing on “agonical deconstruction” as an interpretative strategy that allows discovering definite conceptual limits (for example, “basic liberty”). The article attempts to answer the question whether (and if yes, to what extent) pluralism referring to particularism of objectives and values is capable of harmonizing (collocating) with liberalism, which presupposes, one way or another, universalism of values.

„Partidul trădătorilor”. Cercetare asupra malformaţiilor instituţionale și autoreglajelor sistemice ale democraţiei postcomuniste

Author(s): Dan Pavel / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 169/2012

This research is based on the hypothesis that in Romania the consolidation of democracy was undermined not only at the beginning (path-dependency theory), but also at its end, in the last years. The political system seemed self-regulated, after the transition from extreme to moderate pluralism, and several turnovers, but the brutal intrusion of personalization and partisanship resulted in the fabrication of a parliamentarian pseudo-majority. With the help of a party which never participated in elections, by using blackmail, corruption and other dubious means, President Băsescu and his party ruled over Romania. The author is trying to demonstrate the self-regulatory character of democracy, by showing how a legitimate majority came to power.

„PARTNERSTWA DLA ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU” JAKO NOWA FORMA WSPÓŁPRACY TRANSNARODOWEJ

Author(s): Kacper Szulecki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3-4/2009

The article proposes to fi ll the gap in current research on sustainability partnerships, by explaining the performance of sustainable energy partnerships. It argues that while multi-stakeholder partnerships in the issue area of sustainable development have been hailed as a remedy for the obvious problems of global environmental governance, there is little proof of any notable improvement that these institutions bring about. The author shows that the majority of initiatives registered with the UN DESA Commission on Sustainable Development are inactive or dysfunctional. Those partnerships that do function are in most cases regular non-governmental organizations which puts their proclaimed institutional innovativeness into question. Only a handful of energy partnerships could be evaluated as visible and effective. Most notable among them are the largest multistakeholder partnership – REEEP, and the most politicized one – GFRP. Possible risks in the privatization of environmental governance are also highlighted, while there is very little that can be said of CSD partnerships in positive terms. It is suggested that in order to function properly, a partnership needs to adopt the form of an INGO, with an inclusive executive body providing expertise and an administrative secretariat taking care of the day-to day functioning of the initiative. Particular cases of successful and dysfunctional partnerships are discussed. The empirical analysis is set on the background of a critical review of existing literature on institutions in international politics, as well as a theoretical discussion of the diffi culties an analyst encounters while attempting to assess the effectiveness of a given partnership.

„PARTYZANCI PRZYJEMNOŚCI”. Insurekcjonizm: anarchizm wobec kryzysu czy kryzys anarchizmu?

Author(s): Jarosław Tomasiewicz / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

„Pluralismul rezonabil” şi pledoaria pentru pluralism: John Rawls versus comunitarianismul

Author(s): Cecilia Tohaneanu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 150/2010

This paper aims to draw attention to the importance of John Rawls’ effort to integrate pluralism in the core of the liberal conception of justice. Rawls’ attempt to construct a political concept of justice compatible with the plurality of the doctrines on «good» is presented in contrast to the communitarians’ mere plea for respect of this plurality.

„Po ilu patykach zanika etyka?” O politycznych i metafizycznych horyzontach epigramatyki Wacława Klejmonta

Author(s): Tomasz Żurawlew / Language(s): Polish Issue: XIV/2012

The present paper aims at an analysis of the axiological paradigm in the satirical outputof Wacław Klejmont, a poet, essayist and literary critic, locally well known in the culture ofthe Polish Warmia and Masuria. The author attempts to set a broader context of the epigramsand specifically focuses on their theological aspects that have not yet been so well exposed inthe Polish aphoristic literature.

„Pod egidą” prawa i patriotyzmu. Rzecz o zakonie faszystowskim w międzywojennej Polsce 1922–1924

Author(s): Anna Kargol / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2014

In the beginning of twenties in interwar Poland the parliamentary majority is formed by the right wing parties. In the same time the right extremist’s organizations are trying to find their place in the public space. Those are Pogotowie Patriotów Polskich (Polish Patriot’s Emergency) or Zakon Rycerzy Prawa (The Knight’s of Right Order). This last one is organized on freemasonry patterns including structure and ritual and builds the net of cells on the territory of the whole country. The influences of the Order reach all groups of society especially polish secret service in polish army. The leaders of the Order tend to play the first role on political and public scene. But polish authorities are going to dissolve their organization. The article presents the history of the Order, its ritual, ideology, system of gaining the members, plan of fascist revolt in Poland, finally personal and political ties.

„POLITEJA”. PISMO WYDZIAŁU STUDIÓW MIĘDZYNARODOWYCH I POLITYCZNYCH UNIWERSYTETU JAGIELLOŃSKIEGO KRAKÓW 2004

Author(s): Witold Stankowski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03/2006

„Politika ochrany“: reformulácia konceptuálneho rámca reakcie OSN na ohrozenia mieru a bezpečnosti

Author(s): Júlia Raticová,Dominika Kaščáková / Language(s): Slovak Issue: 1/2012

In the course of decades, the UN Security Council efforts to maintain international peace and security in form of peacekeeping operations have evolved from impartial, relatively narrow and politically uncontroversial mandates based on consent of all parties to conflict towards more proactive, partisan and broader agendas of protecting civilian populations in armed conflict. Such shift requires not only improvements in field performance, but also building broader and deeper consensus on when and under what circumstances the protection of civilians should be carried out by the international community as a condition sine qua non adequate mandates for practical implementation of these tasks. During the last decade and half we have witnessed that the approach of the UN Security Council in dealing with the acts of breaches of peace or security has been increasingly built on the issue of civilian protection, complemented from the mid-2000 by the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect. Protection of civilians, stemming from the concept of human security, represents a broad agenda of protection of civilian populations during armed conflict, going beyond immediate issue of protection from mass atrocities. The R2P doctrine, in an attempt to foster a global political consensus on the question how to confront situations of mass atrocities against civilian populations, committed presumably by their own states and governments, asserts the primary responsibility of a government to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing; if unable or unwilling to do so, the international community has responsibility to act, amounting to temporary suspension of sovereignty of the state in question. The aim of this article is to outline the intersection between the politics of protection of civilians, as elaborated by the UN from 1990s onwards, and the R2P, as adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2005, and how they might influence the UN response to contemporary crises. We maintain that the protection of civilians represents an important pillar of the current approach of the UN Security Council in framing issues of international peace and security debate, and in connection with the R2P doctrine it decisively conditions much of the current security discourse in the UN Security Council despite the fact that unresolved questions, differences and tensions persist as to the practical application of both these norms.

„Polityka kosmiczna” państw – współdziałanie rywalizacja

Author(s): Leonard Łukaszuk / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2012

„Polityka wschodnia” – mit i doktryna

Author(s): Sławomir Dębski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2006

„Pomnik niedźwiedzia Wojtka”, czyli o polskich projektach upamiętnienia udziału zwierząt W II Wojnie światowej

Author(s): Magdalena Lorenc / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2015

A monument is not an imitation or representation of the past, but a cultural construct. The choice of a theme and the way it is presented in a monumental sculpture show what a particular group considered important and worthy of commemoration. Although it refers to the past, it is primarily concerned with the reality in which it was created. It is a response to a demand. The monuments of Wojtek which were founded in Poland in 2013–2014 contributed to the consolidation and dissemination of ideas about the bear-hero of Monte Cassino. By exposing patriotic themes and national symbols, the fate of the bear has been linked with the history of Poland during and after World War II. This clear and unequivocal message about the unusual relationship between Wojtek and the Anders’ Army soldiers does not mention how the animal was treated. Thus, the chance to problematize the fate of the bear in man’s captivity has been missed.

„Popoarele n-au răbdare”

Author(s): Gheorghe Florescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 498/2002

Gheorghe I. Florescu takes an interview to well known Professor Paul Michaelson, stressing the social, economical and political evolution in Romania. The answers build a short but comprehensive history of the last ten years.

„Prawdziwi” mężczyźni. O prozie socrealizmu i jej kontynuatorach

Author(s): Sławomir Buryła / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1+2 (8)/2016

The author of the article analyses the transformations of the category of masculinity in social realist literature. For Stalinism a negative point of reference in the fight over a new model of masculinity was war and an image of young, brave soldiers of the Home Army, associated with the tradition of the Second Polish Republic. The attempts were made to juxtapose this model with a new type of masculinity founded on the idea of physical work on the reconstruction of the country, an image of a heroic soldier of the Red Army and the Secret Police functionaries. In the 1960s and 1970s the authors of militia fiction and the works belonging to the so‑called military patriotism referred to this Stalinist concept of masculinity.

„Prawnoczłowiecze” spojrzenie na czynne prawo wyborcze

Author(s): Anna Frydrych-Depka / Language(s): Polish Issue: 21/2016

The article discusses the issue of the right to vote as a basic political right expressed in rules and standards of international law. Right to vote as a crucial human right has been presented based on two examples, showing lack of or problematic compliance of Polish electoral law with international human rights law. As first is analyzed the question of disenfranchisement of persons being incapacitated – this is the most important dilemma for the domestic legislator. The second – implementation of the voting rights of persons held imprisonment – is more practical. For it is not enough to grant voting rights in the legal acts eg. in the constitution. It is essential to build the necessary guarantees, which allows to use it by all eligible voters. Only then we can say that right to cast a vote has an actual “human right” dimension.