EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES AT A TIME OF CRISIS

Author(s): Tomasz Grzegorz Grosse / Language(s): English

In recent years, and more specifically, since the outbreak of the Eurozone crisis in 2010, the model of integration has changed. The rising political power of the strongest Member States and the political segmentation of the European Union into separate circles of integration have become the new reality. These processes have been accompanied by a range of related changes, such as the growing politicisation of the European Commission, increasing institutionalisation of the euro area and petrification of the geographical and political division into central and peripheral states in the EU. At this point, it is difficult to predict whether these changes will prove temporary or permanent, and what will be their systemic consequences (or, in other words, how will they impact Europe’s political system). It is similarly difficult to judge how the changes will influence specific EU policies. An attempt to answer these difficult but compelling questions is the objective of our book.Tomasz Grzegorz GrosseProfessor of Political Science and Head of Department of European Union Policies at the University of Warsaw; author of In Search of Geo-economics in Europe and coeditor of The Aspects of a CrisisThe authors of this volume offer a comprehensive analysis of conditions and results of EU policies in the context of European integration. The ambitious scope of the project required the knowledge of economics, history, political science, international relations, law and even sociology. The authors fulfill their promise to the readers: the volume contains a comprehensive and detailed elucidation of the influence of the crisis on the integration practice, and on the contemporary conditions of EU integration, including both its structure and functioning. Zbigniew Czachórauthor of The Crisis and Disrupted Dynamics of the European UnionThe volume edited by Tomasz G. Grosse promises to be a very valuable contribution to Polish European studies. It belongs to the broader field of critical reflections on European integration and as such, it opens new possibilities of constructive debate about the present and the future of the European Union. Janusz Ruszkowskicoauthor of Euro: Common Currency of the United EuropeThe Authors:Paweł J. Borkowski, Jacek Czaputowicz, Tomasz Grzegorz Grosse, Krzysztof M. Księżopolski, Justyna Miecznikowska, Jadwiga Nadolska, Artur Nowak-Far, Kamila Pronińska, Małgorzata Smutek, Krzysztof Szewior, Jolanta Szymańska, Joanna Ziółkowska.

GLOBALNE ZARZĄDZANIE GOSPODARCZE. Wyzwania dla światowego systemu handlu

Author(s): Anna Wróbel,Karina Jędrzejowska,Karina Jędrzejowska,Marek Rewizorski / Language(s): Polish

Celem książki jest analiza zmian zachodzących w handlowym wymiarze globalnego zarządzania gospodarczego.Autorzy odnieśli się do wybranych aspektów funkcjonowania światowego systemu handlu, dokonując oceny ich funkcjonalności oraz odnosząc się do związanych z nimi wyzwań. W kolejnych częściach opracowania omówiono m.in.: kwestię kryzysu idei globalnego zarządzania gospodarczego, problematykę postępującej dysfunkcjonalności Światowej Organizacji Handlu oraz zagrożeń dla wielostronnego systemu handlowego, wybrane aspekty regulacji handlu rolnego i przeszkody dla rozwoju handlu światowego, a także zagadnienia zależności między handlem międzynarodowym a rozwojem społeczno-gospodarczym na przykładzie inicjatywy Aid for Trade i specyfikę handlu produktami wiedzy. Prezentowana książka jest niewątpliwie cennym wkładem do dorobku polskich badaczy stosunków międzynarodowych. Na rynku krajowym brakowało bowiem dotychczas opracowania przedstawiającego wielowątkowy aspekt globalnego zarządzania w odniesieniu do handlu. Z uwagi na to, że jest to problem kluczowy dla współczesnego świata, na ustaleniach autorów skorzystają wszyscy zainteresowani współczesnymi zjawiskami globalnymi oraz stosunkami międzynarodowymi we współzależnych obszarach – gospodarczym, politycznym i społecznym. Klarowny język i przejrzysta struktura poszczególnych rozdziałów sprawiają, że lektura będzie przystępna nie tylko dla osób zajmujących się naukowo i zawodowo wymienionymi zagadnieniami, lecz także dla szerszego grona czytelników.z recenzji dr hab. Pauliny Matery, prof. UŁ Celowość podjętej przez autorów problematyki badawczej – zarówno w wymiarze poznawczym, jak i praktycznym, a także biorąc pod uwagę stan i kierunki rozwoju gospodarki światowej oraz zarządzania nią – należy ocenić bardzo wysoko.Autorzy nie ograniczyli się wyłącznie do wąsko postrzeganego, „technicznego” opisu problemu (podejścia deskryptywnego), lecz skonstruowali ciekawe i przydatne do przemyśleń i dyskusji wnioski, oceny oraz prognozy. Udało im się połączyć sferę rozważań teoretycznych ze sferą empiryczną, co uznać należy za zabieg udany i zasługujący na aprobatę. Książka stanowi solidną analizę naukową, świadczącą o dużej wiedzy, doświadczeniu zawodowym i rzetelnym warsztacie badawczym jej autorów.z recenzji dr. hab. Macieja Walkowskiego, prof. UAM

MY. Portret psychologiczno-społeczny Polaków z polityką w tle

Author(s): Krystyna Skarżyńska / Language(s): Polish

Książka Krystyny Skarżyńskiej jest obszernym studium przedstawiającym wyniki jej badań nad społeczeństwem polskim prowadzonych na przestrzeni ostatnich 30 lat.Prezentowane badania pozwalają zrozumieć jak myśli, odczuwa i działa społeczeństwo polskie, a także jak owo myślenie, odczuwanie i działanie ewoluowało w ciągu ostatnich kilku dekad. Dla recenzenta szczególnie interesująca była lektura fragmentów przedstawiających koncepcje „fałszywej powszechności”, „kolektywnego narcyzmu” i „narodowej wiktymizacji”; odróżnienie różnych typów instytucji, do których ma się (bądź nie) zaufanie; czy zawierających porównanie różnych typologii pojmowania wolności. Bardzo instruktywna jest też empiryczna operacjonalizacja takich zjawisk jak społeczny darwinizm, typy przywiązania w relacjach rodzice–dzieci, moralność i sprawczość, problemy tożsamości.Książka może i powinna być ważna i interesująca dla kilku grup czytelników. Po pierwsze, dla badaczy i studentów z różnych dyscyplin nauk społecznych. Po drugie, dla przedstawicieli świata polityki, różnych instytucji i stowarzyszeń społeczeństwa obywatelskiego oraz mediów. Po trzecie, dla różnych kręgów tzw. szerszej publiczności, zwłaszcza tej zainteresowanej tym, co się dzieje w społeczeństwie polskim oraz kondycją psychiczno-społeczną współczesnych Polaków.fragment recenzjiprof. dr. hab. Marka ZiółkowskiegoKrystyna Skarżyńska – profesor psychologii, po ukończeniu studiów na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim związała się zawodowo z tą uczelnią i tam zdobywała kolejne stopnie naukowe i tytuł profesora. Od roku 1982 pracowała w Instytucie Psychologii PAN (dziś jest członkiem jego Rady Naukowej), a od powstania Szkoły Wyższej Psychologii Społecznej (obecnie Uniwersytet SWPS) podjęła pracę także na tej uczelni. W latach 1997–2001 była prorektorem ds. naukowych, do 2019 r. kierowała Katedrą Psychologii Społecznej. Specjalizuje się w badaniu potocznych przekonań i postaw. Jest autorką ponad 200 artykułów naukowych w czasopismach polskich i międzynarodowych oraz kilkunastu książek, m.in.: Spostrzeganie ludzi (1981), Psychospołeczne aspekty decyzji alokacyjnych (1986), Konformizm i samokierowanie jako wartości. Struktura i funkcje (1992), Człowiek a polityka. Zarys psychologii politycznej (2005). Pod jej redakcją (lub współredakcją) naukową ukazały się książki, opisujące i próbujące wyjaśnić ważne dla polskiej demokracji zjawiska i postawy społeczne, m.in.: Psychologia polityczna (1999), Demokracja w Polsce. Doświadczanie zmian (2005), Understanding social change. Political psychology in Poland (2006), Między przeszłością a przyszłością. Szkice z psychologii politycznej (2009), Między ludźmi… Oczekiwania, interesy, emocje (2012).Wyniki badań naukowych z zakresu psychologii społecznej i politycznej popularyzuje (np. w Charakterach czy Zwierciadle) i wykorzystuje w tekstach publicystycznych, wywiadach, a także komentując aktualne wydarzenia społeczno-polityczne w wolnych mediach: Gazecie Wyborczej, Polityce, Newsweeku, Znaku, Dialogu i w radiu TOK-FM.

TRUDNE ROZLICZENIA Z PRZESZŁOŚCIĄ. T. 1: Sprawiedliwość okresu przejściowego w perspektywie międzynarodowej

Author(s): Karolina Wigura,Jarosław Kuisz,Wojciech Sadurski / Language(s): Polish

Polityka wsparcia nieformalnych opiekunów niesamodzielnych osób starszych. Na podstawie zmian prawnych w latach 2003-2015

Author(s): Rafał Bakalarczyk / Language(s): Polish

Analysis of the problems of support policy for informal carers of dependent elderly people: social risk borne by carers and the role they play in caring for seniors, as well as the evolution of goals and types of caregiver policy. The author, based on legal acts and documentation, formulates a diagnosis to determine the direction of legal changes in the field of senior policy. First in-depth subject analysis and systematization of knowledge in the field.

Władza i polityka w literaturze political fiction: prawda czy fikcja?

Author(s): Łukasz Jan Berezowski / Language(s): Polish

A study on the landscape of fantasy and political literature of the turn of the 20th and 21st century, an emerging subgenre of popular literature, referred to as political fiction. The book indicates the vision and new function of describing events that never happened, that are unlikely, but closely connected to the real socio-political context with the aim of creating a literary image of power as a complex, multidimensional category, the object of study and interest of the representatives of various disciplines of contemporary humanities, in particular history, politics, social and legal studies.

W kręgu pojęć i zagadnień współczesnej polityki społecznej

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Publication devoted to the latest issues of social policy, divided into 5 thematic blocks:scope of discipline,goals of contemporary social policy,means and methods of implementing the assumptions of the field,features of the personal potential of society and social relations, andapproaches and research tools used in the science of social policy. The authors attempt to clarify scientific terminology in the field of social policy by discussing various categories of terms:new concepts in the language of social policy science, adopted from other scientific disciplines or from foreign languages;concepts that have long been present in the language of social policy science, but are still ambiguous and do not have a fixed and universally accepted definition;concepts that are taking on meaning today are becoming important in the context of the current political, social and economic situation.

Ochrona zdrowia w stosunkach międzynarodowych. Wybrane zagadnienia

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

A publication devoted to the international aspects of health care in the medical, socio-political and economic aspects. It presents the findings of studies on health care activities with regard to historical, geographical, philosophical, ethical, cultural, religious, sociological, legal, political, and economic issues.

Something is Missing

Author(s): Bülent Somay / Language(s): English

These essays (aphorisms, theses, whatever you like) were written fifteen years ago in Turkish, and were published in Turkey in 2007. It was almost an idyllic, Arcadian time if considered from the point of view of today, that is, the nightmarish year 2020 when I am writing this. Trump was still your run-of-the-mill Reality TV star (who was also a millionaire), and could harm only his immediate environment. We only had to deal with the common cold and the flu, which, although deadly enough, could not even begin to compete with the Covid-19 pandemic. Turkey, Russia and India were ruled by populists with authoritarian tendencies even then; but their rule did not seem as eternal and as aggressively autocratic, bordering on fascism, as it is today.

România 1918-2018. Un secol de frământări geopolitice

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian

The volume entitled Romania 1918-2018. One century of geopolitical concerns (coordinated by Associated Professor Marius-Cristian Neacșu, PhD) is the fruit of the efforts and scientific research of the Geopolitics and Business Master Program, within the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, with the participation of both consecrated (professors) and early staged researchers (final year MA students), in a perfect symbiosis, on one hand by virtue of a noble ideal - the appearance in and under the auspices of ASE Bucharest in this important anniversary year, the Centenary of the Great Union (1918-2018) – and, on the other hand, as a proof of the Romanian higher education quality, through relevance, rigor and scientific accuracy of the information. Thus, the paper presents a particular interest, with regards to the subjects as well as its contribution to the understanding of the context and the geopolitical and geoeconomic Romanian framework, its dynamics over the last 100 years, with current implications on the regional and national business environment.The thematic area underlying this volume of studies and researches is Geohistory, Geopolitics and Geoeconomics, being structured in 15 studies, within three parts: Part I. The Centenary of Romania (1. The complicated geopolitical position of Romania, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU); Part II. One century of geopolitical concerns (2. Romania in World War I, Marian TUCĂ; 3. Nicolae Iorga and the Great Union. Geopolitical and geohistorical contributions, Clara NAE; 4. Romania between 1918 and 1944, Beatrice AVRAM; 5. The population of Romania in the interwar period, Bogdan ȚEBREAN; 6. The economy of Romania in the interwar period, Cătălin CONSTANTINESCU; 7. Romania during the communist regime, Roxana MATEI; 8. Romania after 1989, Laura-Iulia CIUPERCĂ; 9. Romania's relations with its neighbouring countries 1918-2018, Alina GHERGHINA, 10. Romanian-Russian relations 1918-2018, Marian TUCĂ); Part III. Geography and Geopolitics. The Romanian School (11. Simion Mehedinți, precursor of the Romanian school of geopolitics, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU; 12. Romania in the Romanian geopolitical studies in the first half of the 20th century, Silviu NEGUȚ, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU; 13. The contribution of Romanian geographers to the construction of modern Romania. Paris Peace Conference, 1919-1920, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU, Gheorghe VLĂSCEANU; 14. Simion Mehedinți, the great absent of Paris Peace Conference, 1919-1920, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU; 15. A long century of geography at Bucharest University of Economic Studies. The Master Program of Geopolitics and Business, Marius-Cristian NEACȘU).

Pozycja Polski w społeczności międzynarodowej, czyli jak wzrastać na peryferiach Europy?

Author(s): Dominika Woźniak-Szymańska / Language(s): Polish

The author describes the mechanisms of inequality in international society and presents the situation of Poland in this hierarchical environment. Referring to the assumptions of the English School, post-structuralism and post-colonialism, she builds a model of a hierarchy based on the “power of discourse” and reflects on the influence of international reality on Poland’s functioning in it. The publication consists of two parts: theoretical, devoted to international community and its rules, and practical, in which the case of Poland is described. As Poland’s place is on the European peripheries, the author explores the activities politicians undertake to strengthen the position of the country.

Konserwatyści polscy 1918-1939. Wybór pism

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Presentation of the selected texts of Polish conservative thought. After World War I, both in Poland and Europe, conservatism was opposed by nationalism and socialism, which had been increasing since the end of the 19th century. However, after World War II politics still refer to the conservative tradition.

Probleme de politică agrară. Puncte de vedere

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian

The volume "Agricultural Policy Issues. Points of view" brings together the opinions of specialists in the field, that reflects the current situation and the stage of evolution of the romanian agricultural sector, as well as the problems encountered in achieving and implementing the economic and productive legal framework of great interest for agriculture and its modernization. This book is a broad scientific event, which treats responsibly the defining segments of the economy and agricultural policy, with emphasis on issues related to the architecture of ownership and exploitation structures, property relations, involvement of the agricultural sector in association actions and cooperation under the influence of new modernization and development strategies subject to the area of scientific debate of the academic and university personalities present at the event. The present research focuses on the perimeter of economics and agricultural policy, addressing important strategy points, which capitalize on the scientific knowledge of specialists and decision-making bodies that forms the pyramid of romanian society, whose opinion completes a set of synergistic actions for efficiency and development of agriculture in Romania. The indisputable value of the scientific materials included in the volume can be recognized by the very essence of the debate – the involvement of the act of knowledge in finding solutions and opportunities for solving problems that affect the natural economic course of agriculture.

Śmiertelni bogowie. Rzecz o demokracji i o dyktaturze

Author(s): Mieczysław Szerer / Language(s): Polish

The book, published for the first time in 1939, is an appeal addressed to all convinced democrats to think about the mistakes they made during the twenty years of the independent Second Polish Republic, as well as an expression of the author's sharp criticism towards the political concepts of the conservatives from the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR). The presented reprint received a preface and footnotes.

Z problematyki pokoju w stosunkach międzynarodowych

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

The publication presents research on the processes and phenomena taking place in the international environment, affecting peace, stability and security on a global and local scale. The authors mention, among others, such issues as: trade, armaments, migration, war against terrorism, religion, mediation, as well as they analyze selected cases: the Republic of Kosovo, relations between Korea and Japan, between Mexico and the United States, as well as between different African states.

Kultura w stosunkach międzynarodowych. Tom 2. Pułapki kultury

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

The texts, organized in three parts, present: the problem of the culturalization of international relations and the politicization of culture; challenges in a culturally diverse world; regional and local perspectives, showing practical manifestations of some cultural issues on examples from around the world: Poland, Israel, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America.

Freelonia’nın O’Halleri – BirGün Londra Yazıları

Author(s): Ibrahim Sirkeci / Language(s): Turkish

Freelonia’nın O’Halleri, BirGün Londra Yazıları 2008’den bu yana yayınlanmış haftalık yazılardan bir seçki. Bu seçkide Türkiye’de demokrasi, siyaset, seçimler ve özellikle sol siyasi partiler üzerine kaleme alınmış yazıları bir araya getirmeyi amaçladım. Yazılarımı takip edenlerin çok yabancılık çekmeyeceği “çakma” İngiliz hicvi dilime çok yerleştiği için bu derlemede de bolca karşınıza çıkacak.Bu kitabı okuduktan sonra hayatınız değişmeyecek. Öyle mutluluğun sırrı, demokrasinin yolu, on günde kilo verme, beş taşla zengin olma ve benzeri kısa yollar da sunmuyorum. Okurken yer yer yüzünüzde bir iki gülümsemeye ve içinizde hafif bir öfkeye yol açabilirsem benim için amaç hasıl olmuş demektir.Neden hemen her yazının sonunu “iyi pazarlar ve bol şanslar” veya “iyi haftalar ve bol şanslar” diyerek bağladığımı da açıklayayım. 2005 tarihli biyografik filmde ABD’li sunucu Edward Murrow haber programını her akşam “iyi geceler ve iyi şanslar” diyerek kapatıyordu. Filmi izlerken buna bayılmıştım. Bu temenninin 1950’lerin başındaki MacCarthy’ci baskı döneminde çok önemli olduğunu düşünüyorum. Bugün de farklı baskılar karşısında derdim hayatta istemediğimiz biçimde giden bunca çok şey varken şansın rolünü de hatırlamak. O yüzden şimdiden iyi okumalar ve bol şanslar.

Polityka regionalna na Pacyfiku Południowym

Author(s): Joanna Siekiera / Language(s): Polish

The monograph is part of the world research on the youngest political region of Australia and Oceania. It explores the problems of regionalism in the South Pacific from a legal (formal, official and binding its members) perspective as well as from a factual one (often extra-judicial, which uses faster soft law methods, diplomacy and unofficial meetings of politicians). It also looks at the relations determining such processes.

Tax cancellation: A comparative analysis

Author(s): Piotr Buława / Language(s): English

This book presents the institution of tax cancellation in the legal systems of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and England in the broader context of tax and insolvency law. It focuses on three particular forms of tax cancellation: administrative tax cancellation, debt relief, and insolvency arrangement. The author uses comparative legal analysis, which allows him to go beyond the usual research paradigms and provides a new perspective for a better understanding of the institution of tax cancellation. Despite significant differences between the analysed legal systems, the issues discussed are universal.

Turbulence in the Post-Cold War Era

Author(s): Stanisław Bieleń / Language(s): English

The author pinpoints the relations between geopolitics and globalisation from the angle of the post-Cold War politically turbulent order. Against this background of a clash between two opposing tendencies – revisionism and defence of the status quo – the author determines the dynamics of the deconcentration of forces in the international system, which is increasingly polycentric and less and less monocentric. He devotes much attention to the identity crisis of the West (from the crisis of US leadership to the depreciation of NATO). He characterizes Russia, with its aspirations to rebuild its superpower status and its imperial mission, as the main geopolitical opponent of the West. Pointing to the contemporary discourse on Russia and the risk of escalating a new confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War era, he critically assesses the consequences of Poland's international policy.