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"Błąd krymski" jako efekt myślenia grupowego? Polska wobec aneksji Krymu w 2014 roku

Author(s): Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 39/2015

The ease with which Russia managed to surprise the political elites of the West with the events of early 2014 is dumbfounding. On the eve of the annexation of the Crimea, no one in the public space in Poland warned against the upcoming turn in the policies of Moscow. Representatives of the highest Polish authorities responsible for the security and foreign policy were clearly surprised with the developments. Undoubtedly, the “Crimean error” indicates that information that had been flowing from Russia for a long time was ignored as it did not fit into the policy adopted by the Polish authorities. From today's perspective, multiple signals can be indicated about the upcoming profound changes in the immediate environment of Polish security.When examining why the Polish authorities did not notice the upcoming shift in the politics of Russia, we should take into account the group thinking syndrome, described by Irving Janis. In this approach, group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative viewpoints. This term has gained popularity in social psychology, but has also provided important research tools for the analysis of foreign policy, treated as a separate area in the context of international relations.

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"Trzeba umieć sobie radzić"

Author(s): Olga Drenda / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 672/2018

Polska w latach 90. przeżywała uwiedzenie karykaturalnym z dzisiejszej perspektywy światem wielkiego biznesu, uosabianym przez okładki poradników dla przyszłych milionerów: eleganci w doskonale skrojonych garniturach podskakują z entuzjazmem przed siedzibą giełdy.

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"Važno je imati moćnog vođu!" Analiza autoritarnosti u hrvatskom društvu od 1999. do 2018. godine

Author(s): Krunoslav Nikodem / Language(s): Croatian / Issue: 3/2019

The primary goal of this paper is the analysis of authoritarianism in Croatian society which is based on the results from the European Values Study. In a theoretical sense, we are following Bob Altemeyer’s concept of authoritarianism, which is defined as the combination of three attitudinal clusters–authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression and conventionalism (Altemeyer, 1988). The analysis is divided into two parts. In the first part we analyse separately eight particles which comprise our authoritarian construct with the basic socio-demographic characteristics for the year 2018. In the second part we use the authoritarianism index as criterion for the three-predictor model (socio-demographic characteristics, religiosity and trust). On the basic level, the results show an increase of those who consider that having a strong leader is good and that it would be a good thing to have greater respect for authority in the near future. Further analysis shows that a lower level of education, the importance of God in life, and trust in the Church are the most important predictors for authoritarianism in Croatian society.

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"По-русски говорите": сообщение информации и обратная связь во взаимодействии врача-генетика и Пациента

Author(s): Aleksandr Shirokov / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 2/2019

The article is devoted to the analysis of interactions between geneticists and patients through the perspectives of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The focus of the research is on how geneticists deliver medical information to their patients and how patients are involved in this process. The primary data are audio recordings and ethnographic observations of genetic counseling sessions conducted in July–December 2018. The study also uses materials from interviews with geneticists and from genetics textbooks that deal with issues of patient-provider communication. The author criticizes some features characteristic of the research on “information delivery” in a medical context. First, such studies are often one-sided: although they analyze how the patient understands information and what it means to him/her, the patient is represented as a passive recipient of information. This article, conversely, argues that the patient is also an active participant in the process of formulating information through various kinds of promptings, clarifications, and responses. Thus, communication of information is a joint achievement of doctor and patient. Secondly, when analyzing information delivery, various expressions, for example, “yes,” “aha,” “ooh,” and such, are considered signals of epistemic status change in conversation analysis. That is, it is assumed that these are signals that the recipient has received the information and understood the message. The question of which part of the message the recipient understood is hardly addressed. This article highlights a specific feature of the interaction between geneticist and patients: the difficulty of achieving mutual understanding. For the doctor, a description of the patient’s condition and his/her diagnosis is “packed” into abstract medical concepts, the explanation of which is problematic during the consultation process. Hence the difficulty of reaching an understanding, which happens either when the doctor himself/ herself begins to use everyday language or when the patient begins to ask for clarification in everyday language (although this can lead to tension). Using medical terms, the doctor gives a report, but it does not explain everything to the patient, and because of the problematic nature of the demonstration of misunderstanding, the patient has almost no way to tell the doctor about it.

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(Re)conceptualization of Memory in Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity

Author(s): Csilla Fedinec,István Csernicskó / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

In Ukraine, having arrived at a critical stage of its history, three areas can be highlighted at the level of legislation during the struggle for the way forward since the end of 2013: the language issue, the constitutional process, and the efforts to eliminate the Soviet legacy. The subject of our analysis is the four laws belonging to the 2015 legislative package on decommunization, with an outlook to the broader context, as well. The four laws in question decide about who are heroes and who are enemies in history; what Ukraine’s relationship is with World War II, as well as with the Communist and Nazi regimes. The laws point out firmly and excluding any further debate the primacy of the country’s independence over all else, and the protection of the ideal of independence by any means concerning both the past and the present. The laws prescribe impeachment as a sanction for denying their contents. This story – hot memory influenced by politics – will be summarized for theperiod of 2015–2016.

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0 Years of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation in Poland, 1987-2017

Author(s): Maciej Pawlak / Language(s): English / Issue: 15/2017

This article presents the history of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation in Poland from when it was founded 30 years ago. The Foundation was established by Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, businessman, diplomat and philanthropist. It was the first organization to initiate Jewish educational activities during the period of political changes in Poland. The Foundation’s activities focused mainly on education, both formal and informal. During early ’90’s people in Poland started to discovered their Jewish roots and thanks to the RLSF it was possible to learn and understand Jewish history, religion and culture. The author describes projects organized by the Foundation as well as its development and significance in the rebirth of Jewish life in Poland. Among the Foundation’s most important projects are the Lauder-Morasha School Complex in Warsaw, the summer educational camps for families and youths, a genealogical project, and the Lauder e-School. The Foundation has also made a huge contribution and provided support to many organizations, institutions and Jewish Communities throughout Poland.

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120 lat polskiej obecności w Argentynie (1897-2017). Historia i teraźniejszość

Author(s): Piotr Wasilewski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2019

The origins of Polish emigration to Argentina date back to the 19th century. Poles emigrated to this distant, overseas country, first as individuals and then in larger groups. We can distinguish several waves of Polish collective emigration to Argentina: pre-war, that is, the period of partitions, with special regard to 1897, interwar and post-war, especially from 1945-1950. The article summarizes the information we have about the historical aspects of the phenomenon described, explains the reasons for the trips, highlights the role of the clergy, lists the most important places for Poles to settle, and the ways and forms of maintaining Polish national identity, both in the past and in the present.

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13-asis Šiaurės Europos bronzos amžiaus simpoziumas Geteborge

Author(s): Vytenis Podėnas / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: 42/2016

2015 m. birželio 9–13 d. Švedijoje, Geteborgo universitete, įvyko 13-asis Šiaurės Europos bronzos amžiaus simpoziumas (13th Nordic Bronze Age Symposium). Kas trejus metus (12-asis – Orhuse, 11-asis – Helsinkyje, 10-asis – Tronheime) organizuojamas renginys pastaraisiais metais išsiplėtė ir tapo viena ryškiausių Baltijos jūros regiono bronzos amžiaus tyrinėjimams skirtų konferencijų. Be to, šis simpoziumas tapo puikia moksline erdve vyraujančioms temoms, taikomiems metodams bei dabartinei archeologijos mokslo raidai palyginti.

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16+1 Expert-Level Forum: China and East-Central Europe on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Kraków, 11-14 October 2016

Author(s): Hanna Schreiber / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

The words of the most renowned poet of the Tang dynasty (8th century AD) about the dialogue between the past, the present, and the future – the basis of our cultural identity – accompanied the representatives of the 17 countries that were hosted in Poland on 11-14 October 2016. The renowned experts arrived in order to discuss intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding. The organizers of this meeting were the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Polish National Heritage Board. It was additionally supported by the Polish Council for Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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1980 Sonrası Türkiye’nin Büyük Kent Sorunu ve Göç Olgusu

Author(s): Ece Demiray Erol,İbrahim Erol / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

Türkiye’de 1980 sonrası değişen bölgesel politikalar çerçevesinde büyük şehirlerin nüfusları aşırı bir biçimde artmıştır. Türkiye’deki göç hareketlerinin artışında Neoliberal politikalar ve küreselleşme hareketleri etkili olmuştur. Bu göç olgusunun perde arkasında büyük kentlerdeki daha iyi yaşam koşullarının varlığı, yeni iş fırsatları, eğitim ve sağlık hizmetlerinden daha iyi yararlanma ile kültür olanakları ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı büyük kent sorununu analiz etmek, büyük kentlerin olumlu ve olumsuz etkilerini tartışarak optimal şehir büyüklüğünü ortaya koymak ve bu çerçevede göç olgusunu değerlendirmektir. Değerlendirmeyi zorlaştıran en önemli etken bu alandaki çalışmaların çok az olmasıdır.

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1980'LERDEN GÜNÜMÜZE KÜRESELLEŞMEYLE GELİŞEN "KİMLİK POLİTİKALARI" VE SANATA YANSIMALARI

Author(s): Gökçen Şahmaran Can / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 61/2019

The changing side of socio-cultural, economic, technological and political structure over the world, which occurred with globalization, rapid development of information and communication technologies especially during 1980s intensified the international interaction and caused the globalization to accelerate. These effects significantly changed the notion of individual, changing economic, sociological and political balances made the individual obliged to look at the world with a new point of view. Differentiation emerged in this period that significant theoretical divergences occurred. The notions such as discrimination, racism, anti otherness concertized with globalization, “identity politics” emerged as the notions which was introduced to field of expression by the art. This period when post-structuralism and deconstructionism revealed the unity of life, politics and art with an understanding that developed around “I” caused the “other” to be accepted and women, black people, homosexuals to have the freedom to express themselves. The artists addressed phenomena such as gender politics, sexual identity, ethnic identity, discrimination in their works created through various ways of expression, and they shaped their arts in this direction. Artistic construction of identity politics developed with globalization which constitutes the content of the subject was examined and assessed in terms of social identity characteristics within the context of sociology methods and theories. Artistic construction was examined over a broad bibliography; the acquired findings put forth art’s theoretical discussions from past to present comparatively.

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21. Yüzyıl Postmodern Japon Edebiyatının Aykırı Sesleri: İkezava Natsuki, Seirai Yūiçi ve Kobayaşi Takici

Author(s): Devrim Çetin Güven / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

The 20th century ended with the dissolution of systems based on “modernist” ideals. Although the 21st century was considered to become the construction process of a unipolar but multibase, decentralized, harmonious “new World”, it began as an era of crises of terror, war, refugee issues reminding Huntington’s twisted prediction entitled “the clash of civilizations”. To these were added major economic crises and ecological disasters such as tsunami and global warming. These crises deeply affected Japan, which is one of the important actors of the new world order, especially at the socioeconomic level. In response to such national and international crises, in Japanese literature it was observed several efforts of settling accounts with the past on the one hand, and grasping the “present” on the other. To grasp and express these phenomena a new language, a new style and an entirely new imagination were needed. Indeed, the most predominant feature of 21st century Japanese literature is the reception of postmodernism at theoretical and artistic levels. The prominent figures of this new postmodern literature have been such experimental writers as Tawada Yōko, Levy Hideo, Ikezawa Natsuki and Seirai Yūichi who skilfully articulated the national-international crises, and the individuals’ reactions at them. In our article, we named this literary style as “alternative postmodern Japanese literature” and focused on three specific works: Ikezawa Natsuki's novel Burden of Flowers (2000), Seirai Yūichi’s short stories Ground Zero— Nagasaki (2006) and Kobayashi Takiji’s novella Crab Cannery Ship (1929) that was rediscovered by readers in 2008. We aim firstly to explain the originality of this sui generis literary current, then to demonstrate how postmodernism was received by such writers as Ikezawa and Seirai, or how such theories were anticipated almost a century ago, as is the case in Kobayashi’s text, finally to put forward suggestions about how these literary works with such features may contribute to the education of Japanese language.

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21ST CENTURY WILLS

Author(s): Dubravka Klasiček / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

Wills are formal legal affairs that must satisfy strict prerequisites in order to be valid. Otherwise, they will be either automatically null or voidable. The rules pertaining to the form of wills have always been strict and have required wills to be made in a certain way. It is said that the amplified formalism promotes testamentary intent, ensures reliable evidence of testator’s wishes and reinforces the gravity of testation. However, it seems that, as of late, formalism sometimes clashes with the real intent of the decedent. Some countries have already adopted rules that allow judges to consider documents that do not meet all of the formal requirements needed for wills, to be valid and have effect. By doing so, they have opened the door to creation of certain new types of wills, made with the help of digital technology, that have never existed before – i.e. wills created with the help of smartphones, cameras or computers. Wills made with the help of digital technology are extremely informal but nonetheless; they purport testamentary intentions of the people who made them. These wills would not have any effect in most countries, however, in some, they can be declared valid, under certain conditions. This paper deals with a number of such examples and implications of abandoning strict formalism concerning the form of wills.

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30 YEARS OF TRANSFORMATION AND RECONSTRUCTION. THE SECURITY OF ROMANIA IN THE POST-COMMUNIST ERA

Author(s): Roxana Olteanu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

In 2020, Romania celebrates 30 years since the establishment of the first contacts with NATO and three decades since the creation of its first post-communist security institutions. If the year of 1989 is one of breakup from the communist regime, the evolution of 1990 represents, therefore, the first steps for resetting most of the areas of state functioning, including the issues related to national security. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short glimpse into Romania’s security situation in 1990, in order to reveal the progress of the 30 years of mutations and reform, and to highlight that there are areas that need further improvement and lessons to be learnt. In relation to the recent past, the study operates with three concepts: understanding (the path), consolidating (the objectives already achieved) and improving (the vulnerable areas of transformation).

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Aktyvios įtraukties koncepcija ir trajektorijos: Lietuvos atvejis

Author(s): Boguslavas Gruževskis,Rasa Miežienė,Sandra Krutulienė / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: 4/2019

The article analyses the two dimensions of Active Inclusion Strategy (the provision of adequate income and inclusive labour market) in the country (due to limitation of the scope of the article, the empirical part does not reflect the social services dimension). The analysis revealed that during the period of 2009–2017, the adequacy of the guaranteed minimum income in Lithuania was constantly decreasing, while the differences between persons with different family status were widening. The minimum needs of some population groups remain unmet: in 2018, both the average social benefit and unemployment benefit in Lithuania were below the absolute poverty line, and the at risk of poverty rate of the unemployed in Lithuania was as high as 62.3%. The analysis also showed that the labour market in Lithuania is not sufficiently inclusive due to relatively low and non-motivating wages. The unemployment trap rate in Lithuania remained high throughout 2009–2018; in 2017, the indicator was by 15 percentage points higher than the EU-28 average. The high unemployment trap rate in the country indicates that there is a strong incentive to remain unemployed as income from employment will only be slightly higher than the unemployment benefits. The high incidence of involuntary part-time work in Lithuania (30.6% in 2017) and the decline in the transition from temporary to permanent employment contracts since 2011 also indicate that the Lithuanian labour market is not sufficiently inclusive.

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Anahtar Konuşma: İnsani Güvenlik Ekseninde Çocuklar ve Göç

Author(s): İbrahim Sirkeci / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

17-18 Kasım 2016 tarihinde Üsküdar Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen Suriyeli Mülteci Çocuklarla Elele, Uluslararası Göç ve Çocuk Sempozyumu dünyanın özellikle göç ve yabancılara ilişkin tutum olarak olumsuz örneklerle sarsıldığı bir döneme denk gelen önemli bir proje ile mülteci çocuklara dikkat çekmesi nedeniyle özel bir öneme sahip. Türkiye de, pek çok konuda olduğu gibi nüfus hareketleri ve göç açısından da bir dönüm noktasında. Suriye krizi, Orta Doğu’daki genel savaş hali ve başarısız darbe girişiminin sonuçları itibariyle hızla bir göç ülkesi olarak dinamiklerin değiştiği bir noktadadır. Bu yeni durumda göçmenlerin, göçün ve göç etmeyenlerin birlikte değerlendirilmesi gerekiyor. Göç edenlerin, özellikle Suriye gibi savaş halindeki ülkelerden gelen göçmenlerin uzun süre kalacaklarını bilerek, iki yönlü işlemesi gereken uyum sürecine önem verilmesi ve bunu yaparken de özellikle hassas nüfuslara dikkat edilmesi gerekiyor.

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ANALIZA SOCIJALNOG PODUZETNIŠTVA U HRVATSKOJ S KOMPARATIVNIM OSVRTOM NA REGULATORNI OKVIR

Author(s): Ružica Šimić Banović,Ina Vojvodić / Language(s): Croatian / Issue: 2/2019

The article presents the results of the comparative analysis of the regulatory frameworks of social entrepreneurship in selected EU countries. It seeks to provide insights into the issue that would be of value for Croatia. Additional contribution of the research is the SWOT analysis of social entrepreneurship in Croatia based on the information obtained in the semi-structured interviews with key entrepreneurs and experts in the field. The purpose of the article is two- fold: firstly, to reaffirm social entrepreneurship and its potential, and secondly, to enhance the understanding and contribute to the discussion on the attempts to improve social entrepreneurship in Croatia.

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Analysis and critical investigation of the financial statements of food sector companies in Thessaly Region (Greece) that were included in the investment development programs the period 2013-2016

Author(s): Rigas Ioannis,Theodossiou George,Rigas Nikolaos,Karelakis Christos,Pantos Nikolaos,Goulas Apostolos / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

The aim of this research study is to assess the progress of the food sector companies that received financial aid for investment through the Developmental Laws in the last years (2013-16) of the economic recession in Thessaly Region (Greece), by choosing a random and representative sample of companies. In order to achieve this goal, financial data was collected which would be able to provide us with information in order to study the evolution of the food industry in Thessaly Region (Greece). The statistical analysis of the data was done with the statistical analysis package IBM SPSS Statistics 23. The descriptive statistics on the distributions and frequency diagrams (Histograms) and normal frequencies curves for the percentages of changes were also calculated. To test the significance of the differences between the mean values of the financial statements items, the method of One-Way Analysis Of Variance (One-Way ANOVA) was used. The same method was used to test the mean values of both the changes in amounts and in their percentages. In short, we can say that the percentage changes in Total Assets and Equity the time period 2013-16 are small and concentrated around zero. The same period, we have a significant increase in L/M Debt and Sales, except for a few extreme cases, while the percentage changes in Gross Profit and Profit before Tax are limited. The year 2016 there were significant changes in Taxes and Net Profit from AM2005-16. The collection, processing, and analysis of the financial data of the undertakings were limited to the undertakings which have the obligation to publish their financial data. In recent years, very few studies have been carried out on the effectiveness of investment by private companies subsidized by Greek or European Investment Programs.

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ANALÝZA VOLEBNÍCH PROGRAMŮ

Author(s): Otto Eibl / Language(s): Czech / Publication Year: 0

Volební programy jsou nedílnou součástí předvolební stranické nabídky a nechybí samozřejmě ani v případě předčasných voleb, byť tato situace pro strany představuje nemalý problém. Už jen kvůli tomu, že se jim výrazně zkrátí čas na přípravu veškerých materiálů, které zamýšlejí použít ve volební kampani, a zejména na formulaci více či méně komplexních programových dokumentů.

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-ANIWANJU- MACSABAL SERAMİK MÜZESİ DUVAR SERAMİĞİ

Author(s): Hüseyin Özçelik / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 47/2018

The important contributors to the formation of the cultural accumulation of the nations are the most important documents of the art movement of the age while at the same time witnessing their time with the Works contained therein. Artifacts can be exhibited; as well only in a single theme, as are varies Works of science and art in museums. It is observed that ceramic museums are created as private spaces that serve these purposes in particular for art museums. An example of this is the Macsabal Ceramic Museum, founded in 2013 in Wanju, Korea. In this study, the wall ceramics made on the pedestal on the entrance of the museum were discussed.

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