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Transformation of the Europe’s Concept in WWII Speeches by Russian Presidents (2004-2019)

Author(s): Nataliia Steblyna / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2020

Historically, the Europe’s concept in Russian state discourse has been constantly transforming, due to current events. Nowadays, the concept’s understanding can’t be described without WWII topic – obviously a crucial point in the modern Russian ideology. To explore the image of Europe in this discourse, the speeches of the Russian presidents given on the 9th of May from 2000 to 2019 were content analyzed. The transformations of Europe in the Russian state discourse about WWII as were as Europe’s roles in the WWII were defined. Up to 2009 the differentiation between the post-Soviet countries and “far abroad” Europe was constantly used. After the Russo-Georgian war, and mostly after the annexation of Crimea and the war in Donbas, the construction of a bipolar world started. Russian isolation can be observed in 2010- 2019. Europe’s roles have been changing. In early Putin’s speeches (2000-2003) this topic seems not to be significant. Before 2008 Europe was described as both active and passive in the war. Afterwards “passiveness” prevailed. Thus, in the Russian state discourse, after 2008 the WWII was used to show the opposition between active/ strong Russia and passive/weak Europe, which provide threats to peace on the planet.

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Author(s): Rainer Bauböck,Nikos Chilas / Language(s): German Issue: 15/1984

Review of: Rainer Bauböck - Milován Djilas: Jahre der Macht. Kräftespiel hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang. Memoiren 1945-1966. Verlag Molden-S. Seewald GmbH, München 1983, 472 Seiten, öS 310.40/DM 39.80 Nikos Chilas - Georg Brunner/Horst Herlemann(Hg.): Sicherheitspolitik und Internationale Beziehungen der Sowjetunion. Ausgewählte Beiträge zum 2. Weltkongreß für Sowjet- und Osteuropastudien. Berlin Verlag 1982, 87 Seiten, öS 146.60/DM 18.80 Georg Brunner (Hg.): Wirtschaftsrecht, Internationaler Handel und friedliche Koexistenz aus osteuropäischer Sicht. Ausgewählte Beiträge zum 2. Weltkongreß für Sowjet- und Osteuropastudien. Berlin Verlag 1982, 131 Seiten, öS 187.20/DM 24.- Zdenek Mlynař (Hg.): Der »Prager Frühling«. Ein wissenschaftliches Symposium. Bund-Verlag, Köln 1983, 323 Seiten, öS 249.60/DM 32.- Karl Wilhelm Fricke: Die DDR-Staatssicherheit. Entwicklung, Strukturen, Aktionsfelder. Verlag Wissenschaft und Politik, Köln 1982, 263 Seiten, öS 232.40/DM 29.80 Wladimir Bukowski: Pazifisten gegen den Frieden. Friedensbewegung und Sowjetunion. SOI Verlag, Bern 1983, 52 Seiten, öS 78.-/DM 10.- Hans-Jürgen Schmitt (Hg.): Hansers Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur. Band 11: Die Literatur der DDR. dtv 4353, 588 Seiten, öS 177.80/DM 22.80 Norbert Wein: Die Sowjetunion. Verlag Schöningh, Paderborn 1983, 262 Seiten, öS 177.80/DM 22.80 Wolfgang Teckenberg: Gegenwartsgesellschaften: UdSSR. Teubner Studienskripten, Stuttgart 1983, 478 Seiten, öS 193.40/DM 24.80 George Schöpflin: Cencorship and Political Communication in Eastern Europę. Francis Pintér (Publishers), London 1982, 175 Seiten, £ 15.- Ingrid Krüger (Hg.): Die Heiratsschwindlerin. Erzählerinnen der DDR. Luchterhand Verlag SL 439, Darmstadt 1983, 164 Seiten, öS 99.80/DM 12.80

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The Contemporary Challenges of Measuring Political Participation

Author(s): Yerkebulan Sairambay / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

The multifaceted nature of political participation has led to various ways of measuring it. This, in turn, has led to conflicting outcomes (even when applied to the same problem) in the research field. What are the contemporary challenges of measuring political participation? The main objective of this paper is to identify current challenges of measuring political participation that are common in the existing literature and empirical findings. This review paper examines different methods of measuring both online and offline political participation and shows current problems that are crucial to deal with methodological challenges in the emerging era of Web 3.0. Drawing from a careful analysis of 86 published (2012–2019) empirical research on new media and political participation, the present study finds that self-reported measures, different question-wordings, misuse of Likert scales and time frames, and the lack of clear concept of political participation are current problems of measuring political participation. In so doing, it contributes to research on political participation (1) attempting to gather various measurements and their common problems as well as (2) urging the importance of these challenges.

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THE ROMANIAN ELECTION OF 1946 IN THE NORWEGIAN PRESS

Author(s): Marian-Alin Dudoi / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2023

The study analyses how the Norwegian Press presented the Romanian parliamentary election of 19 November 1946. The author studied editorials, already translated in Romanian by the Romanian Legation in Oslo at that time, and found at the Diplomatic Archives of the Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Bucharest. As it has promised to the United States and British Governments in order to be recognized by those two great powers, the Groza Government, backed by the occupying Soviets, had to organize the election. The most important Norwegian press depicted the violence and pressure on the opposition to stop meetings, the fact that the government’s representatives banished the opposition’s ones from the polling places, how the government bought votes on the black market, how a part of the people used more than one vote, or how the oppositions’ supporters were not allowed to vote. Despite less important far-left newspapers, the most prestigious Norwegian newspapers concluded that the election was neither fair or free.

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Rosyjska dezinformacja zagrożeniem dla polskiej przestrzeni informacyjnej. Studium przypadku: wojna w Ukrainie w 2022 roku

Author(s): Natalia Janina Góraleczko / Language(s): Polish Issue: 31/2022

The Russian Federation had been conducting large-scale disinformation activities even before the 2022 war in Ukraine began. The Kremlin’s message was focused on the development of basic narratives used at theturn of 2013/2014. This basic substructure was updated to match current events. Entitites outside Russia,such as Poland, the EU and NATO are also vulnerable to information attacks.Due to the abundance of diverse information and unlimited availability of sources, recognizing falseinformation is increasingly difficult, which translates into social panic. Unfortunately, protection againstfalse information in Poland remains underdeveloped.

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Listy Jerzego Giedroycia i Józefa Łobodowskiego

Author(s): Iwona Hofman / Language(s): English Issue: 31/2022

The purpose of this article is to present the importance of the work of Józef Łobodowski for the imple-mentation of the Eastern program of the Paris-based„Kultura from an epistolographical perspective.Łobodowski and Giedroyc exchanged 839 letters between 1947 and 1988. They covered various issues, fromliterary translations, reviews of Ukrainian and Belarusian literature, to cultural journalism. Łobodowski andGiedroyc had similar cultural experiences, and as such they both were acutely aware that achieving a mutualunderstanding and forging a political partnership between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus hadto rooted in knowledge of each other’s history and national aspirations. In 1951 Kultura, considered the most important center of political thought in exile after 1945, published an article by Łobodowski entitled“ Against the ghosts of the past”. This article initiated a discussion on the permanence of borders in EasternEurope after World War II and the need to overcome stereotypes. Based on the reception of this article andthe project of the anthology of Belarusian literature, it can be concluded that Łobodowski participated inpromoting the assumptions of Kultura among émigrés from the so-called ULB area. His work was importantfor the realization of the cultural aspect of the Eastern idea.

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Stand-up in the age of outrage:

Author(s): Jonas Nicolaï,Pieter Maeseele / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

In the context of an expanding societal awareness of social injustice and inequality, stand-up comedy is frequently caught in the crosshairs of discourses on free speech and political correctness. This study examines the evolving relationship between comedic critique and contemporary discourses on the boundaries of humour. Drawing on the thesis of there politicisation of humour, we analyse stand-up comedy’s reflexivity towards “wokeness” and“cancel culture” through the case of Flemish stand-up comedian Michael Van Peel. Our findings suggest that the complexity of the current political climate leaves Van Peel and his contemporaries disoriented in their attempts to surpass the boundaries of comedic critique. Asa result, we argue for a reimagining of comedy's political potential beyond traditional interpretations as subversive critique, towards a view of stand-up comedy as a site of democratic resistance. Expanding views on the public role of comedians in response to contemporary socio-political issues can enhance the understanding of complex sociocultural dynamics and enable critical engagement with discourses on social justice and comedic free speech.

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From mocking pastors to roasting politicians:

Author(s): Ivo Nieuwenhuis / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

In this article, I argue that humour scandals are less a product of the changing media landscape of the last thirty years than recent studies seem to suggest. Instead, I point to the structural continuities that can be observed in Dutch humour scandals over the past seventy years.Although stemming from various sociocultural and media contexts, these scandals roughly follow the same ‘script’. I also show that humour scandals are not just mediated events, but markers of cultural conflict as well. Behind every scandal, a substantial moral, cultural, and often also social divide can be recognised, and the study of humour scandals can be used to better understand such divides. I substantiate both of these claims through a qualitative,contextual analysis of two Dutch humour scandals: the mocking of Catholic pastors by comedian Wim Sonneveld in a TV performance from 1963, and the roast of far-right politician Thierry Baudet by comedian Martijn Koning in a popular late night talk show from Spring 2021.

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Possibilities and limits of political humour in a hybrid regime:

Author(s): Anniina Hyttinen / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This article focuses on the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), which can be defined asa joke party. MKKP uses humour to criticise the corruption flourishing around the governingparty Fidesz as well as its simplified and racist form of political communication. However,MKKP’s critical stance extends to Hungarian politicians and the political system in general.This visual ethnographic research focuses on the activities that MKKP organised during national days in Hungary between 2017 and 2022, which included a space launch, a peace march and an alternative national day celebration on 20 August. The events can be defined as parody performances. The field material is complemented by a semi-structured interview with the party activists. MKKP’s humour is critical and revealing in nature, aiming to expose the powerholders’ agenda. However, instead of ridiculing, MKKP’s humour is primarily corrective and supportive. As such, it has the potential to alleviate polarisation. In MKKP’s activism,creativity and cynicism exist in close proximity to one another. Humour also functions as a powerful antidote against simplified populist truths that rely on fearmongering and enemy images. In a hybrid regime, absurd humour can be used to reveal the inherent absurdities of the political reality. MKKP has occasionally succeeded in entering the state-controlled public sphere. During recent years, the party has started to address societal matters more seriously,without abandoning its roots as a humour party

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BEYOND THE WORDS - THE VERBAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL - MILITARY PERSONALITIES' SPEECHES

Author(s): Manuela Vârlan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

Within the article, I intend to approach politicians’ speeches from the point of view of word analysis, in order to discover what lies beyond the apparent message. Often, the information space is assimilated to a battlefield where words, like projectiles, fly to all sides to reach their target. The analysis of political discourses complements and validates the distant assessment of political leaders’ personality traits. Thus, we can determine whether or not the generated language patterns reflect their decisions. The neurolinguistic studies show that grammatical choices are not made consciously, thus we can discover important information about the personality of a political person. Moreover, it can be validated or not by comparison if the author of the speech is the same as the one who promotes it. This method of verbal communication analysis complements the remote psychological evaluation of political-military personalities on the ways in which they assume decisions.

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Pour une grammaire des notions et de leurs transformations rhétoriques

Author(s): Françoise Collinet / Language(s): French Issue: 35/2023

In a 1955 article, Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca suggest that their theory of argumentation could provide a foundation for a study that they place under the sign of semantics: the study of notions. In the Treatise on Argumentation, the multiplicity of the examples cited can monopolise the reader’s attention and prevent him from finding the lineaments of this semantic reflection. If a semantic project appears in the Treatise, it is in the manner of a watermark. The analysis that Ducrot proposes of the word But and his commentary on Pascal’s Refutation of the Dominicans could offer a precious means of making the functioning of this study of notions promised by the New Rhetoric more visible. Ducrot’s strictly linguistic approach will allow for a better understanding of the workings of the Perelmanian method, a method that, by contrast, we will call “rhetorico-grammatical”.

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THE DISCURSIVE SUPPORT OF INTERETHNIC CONFLICTS IN KOSOVO: TRANSITION FROM MEDIA TO SOCIAL MEDIA

Author(s): Angela-Karina Avădănei / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2023

In Kosovo, ethnic identity played a central role in sustaining interethnic conflict until the current decade. Despite the efforts of the international community to reconcile the parties andmediate the political dialogue with Serbia, mistrust between ethnicities has been sustained by a history of tensed relations, identity politics, but also, to a significant extent, through the media and after the digitalization of communication – through social media. The paper problematizes on the role that mass media and social media have played in the ethnicization of conflicts and manifestation of ethnic hate speech, arguing that while the former has been subject to regulation and professionalization, the latter remain to a significant extent spaces that support the continuation of conflict and even the mobilization of groups. In describing the framework of interethnic relations in Kosovo, the history of interethnic relations and the dynamics of post-war events are briefly presented. Subsequently, through the case study and the method of documentary analysis, the paper addresses the role played by the media in amplifying conflicts in the case of the events of March 2004 and the more recent contributions of social networks in the unhindered promotion of ethnic hatred in the case of a political subject – the import of Serbian products into Kosovo. Finally, an argument is built in favour of the need for a more proactive approach of international organizations and local institutions in Kosovo in combating ethnic hate speech promoted via social networks, which can increase tensions in the fragile security environment of the Western Balkans.

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NEGOTIATION, COMMUNICATION AND DIPLOMACY IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS RESOLUTION

Author(s): Stelian Teodorescu / Language(s): English Issue: 3-4/2017

The political, military and security environment at national, regional and global level has certain dynamic that sometimes outstrips the effectiveness of communication and the efficiency of diplomacy actions. In this context, it is important to emphasise that the legitimate entities involved in conflict management, whether state or non-state, political or military, national or multinational, must find a legal, standardised, constitutional, normative, institutional balance between policies, decisions and actions regarding both individual freedom and collective defence, as well as between the communication and negotiation process so that security and stability could be ensured.

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MILESTONES IN THE PROPAGANDA ACTIVITY CONDUCTED BY OFFICER VASILE STOICA IN THE USA IN FAVOUR OF THE GREAT UNIFICATION IN 1918

Author(s): Dragos-Mircea Păun / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

The Romanian armed forces have always contributed to the achievement of national ideals. The Romanian military forces have continually fulfilled their duties to promote the interests of the nation also by consolidating the relations between the country and its citizens in the diaspora. An example in this regard is Vasile Stoica, key figure in the accomplishment of the Great Unification, a patriot who succeeded in bringing together the Romanian diaspora in the USA in support of the Romanian people cause and the establishment of Greater Romania. Mention should be made that the Romanian military forces have always been present not only on the visible but also on the invisible intelligence – front to promote the national interests.

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Političko komuniciranje predsjednika Republike Srbije Aleksandra Vučića uslijed masovnih ubojstava 2023. godine

Author(s): Ana Mlinarić,Nikolina Borčić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 14/2023

The analysis of political communication in crisis situations is focused on the strategies and methods leaders apply to confront challenges and effectively manage the situation, thereby strengthening public trust. The aim of this research is to analyze and illustrate the communication approach of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, during the series of mass murders in 2023. This event represents a national tragedy that has raised questions about social conditions and contributed to a political crisis. The research sample consists of three televised addresses and three interviews given by President Aleksandar Vučić in response to the tragedy. An inductive qualitative text analysis was applied to identify the main themes and sub-themes in Vučić’s statements, and a qualitative content analysis was used to analyze communication strategies and tactics. The research results indicate crisis communication that is distinguished by persuasion tactics, and the choice of themes, sub-themes, and perspectives of speech reflects the interplay between rhetorical text formation, responses to the mass murders, and the context of a protest-political framework.

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Cognition in the Context of Security. Governance of Systems and Informational Wars

Author(s): Plamen Atanasov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

Explored is the problem of cognition in the context of the world and the connection with the activity, with which systems (states and societies within them) develop in the context of security. Outlined is the mechanism of communication within the system and between the systems, while as governing tools are defined: censorship, propaganda, and informational warfare. Introduced is the construct of the supra-state subject of governance and an emphasis is placed on the problems associated with its manifestations in the 21st century.

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Tracking the Relationship Between Media Literacy and Political Participation Across Different Generations

Author(s): Dina Vozab / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2023

Many scholars argue that media literacy is crucial for the development of citizenship and political engagement, especially in the digital environment. While a positive relationship between news consumption and political participation has long been established, we still lack sufficient knowledge on how media literacy influences political participation. Studies about the connection between media literacy and political engagement do not point to a clear relationship between the two. Most studies on media literacy and participation focus on young media users, overlooking generational differences in news consumption. Moreover, studies should also acknowledge the expanding repertoires of political participation in a digitally networked environment. This study uses a news media literacy (NML) scale and an extended political participation scale to analyse the relationship between media literacy and different dimensions of political participation, taking into account generational differences among news audiences. Data from the survey on media literacy is used, and regression analysis is used to assess the relationship between media literacy and political participation. The results are not unequivocally in line with the normative understanding of the relationship between media literacy and civic engagement. Although media literacy education programmes have a positive impact on some forms of political participation, there is no significant relationship between news media literacy and political participation. There is also a generational gap in news media literacy and political participation. The results call for further validation of the NML scale and research of inequalities in news media literacy.

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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR APPLICATION IN BULGARIA

Author(s): Kalin Boyanov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The article discusses various modern innovations aimed at improving the efficiency, accessibility, and quality of public services in the context of their application in Bulgaria. It explores the integration of digital technologies, the engagement of citizens in the democratic process, and the adoption of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Key trends include increased digitization, the use of smart urban systems, blockchain technology, and sustainable urban mobility solutions. These innovations not only enhance service delivery but also increase public trust and meet the evolving needs of society.

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„The topic of hatred“ in modern media: the case of Palestine

Author(s): Dmitry Strovsky / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The confrontation between Israel and Palestine that has been continuing during many decades is embodied nowadays not only in incessant military activities, but also in the media. Those ones protecting Palestine serve as sources of aggressive propaganda that incite irreconcilable hatred toward opponents. Correspondingly, with permanent attacks against Israel the above media insistently use a specifically colored lexis that escalates the tense situation in this region. This article purposefully envisages the “topic of hatred” promoted by the Palestinian print media as an active actor of modern political transformation in the Middle East. Investigating principles of functioning these media provides with better understanding of contemporary authoritarian society and raises the question of the media dependence on the political guidelines of Palestinian authorities.

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Médiá verejnej služby na Slovensku: Boj o zvládanie výziev a zachovanie integrity

Author(s): Lucia Virostková / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The recent legislative proposals to restructure Slovakia’s public service broadcasters have sparked concerns about potential political interference and its impact on media freedom. These developments reflect broader European worries regarding media independence and the right of citizens to access unbiased information. Societal divisions, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have led to increased scrutiny of traditional media outlets. As a result, many citizens are increasingly turning to online platforms for information, challenging public media broadcasters to prove their impartiality and capacity to facilitate public debates. This article examines the key factors contributing to the rising attacks against Slovak journalists and traditional media. Our analysis underscores the importance of public service media in fostering genuine discussion within the country’s political landscape, despite the polarizing effects of social media and political attacks. We argue that public service media must strive to maintain its role as a platform for balanced discourse amidst these challenges.

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