Regionalne zróżnicowanie występowania chorób zawodowych

Author(s): Aneta Staszek,Anna Weszczak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 07/2013

This paper presents the status, structure, and dynamics of occupational diseases, as well as the occurrence of spatial inequalities and concentration of the surveyed phenomenon in Poland. The analysis was conducted by voivodships and groups of diseases, using measures of spatial concentration. The study drew attention to the organizational innovation and technical development of new products and technologies that have an impact on reducing the number of employees in hazardous conditions.

Działalność specjalnych stref ekonomicznych

Author(s): Jan Czempas / Language(s): Polish Issue: 06/2013

This paper presents the characteristics of Special Economic Zones (SEZ). Law acts were given which govern their operation. Effects of their operation for communities and the economy of the country were described, too. The presented data show the value of such variables as aid targeted to each SEZ, their area, the number of permits to start a business, the amount of capital expenditure and the number of created work places.

Ocena potencjału kulturalnego największych miast Polski

Author(s): Beata Namyślak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 06/2013

The article includes an attempt to analyze the cultural potential of Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw and Poznan. Selected characteristics for the analyze were grouped by categories: cultural resources, activities associated with the cultural sector and effects of development. The study used three different methods in the field of numerical taxonomy: Perkal’s natural Index Method natural, Hellwig’s pattern development method and agglomeration methods. This article aims to examine whether the results are consistent with each other, and if they are, to what extent?

Sytuacja osób długotrwale bezrobotnych w pow. sulęcińskim

Author(s): Beata Bieszk-Stolorz,Anna Gdakowicz,Iwona Markowicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03/2013

The aim of the article is to present results of a survey of long-term unemployed people in the Sulęcin powiat. The analysis refers to the family, financial, situation of respondents, their activities of daily living, qualifications, activities aimed at professional activation and their relation to activities undertaken by employment offices. In years 2012–2014 the Local Labour Office in Sulęcin has been executor of an innovative project in collaboration with a German company. The authors of this paper took part in this project, realizing stage Analysis and diagnosis of the problem of long-term unemployment in the Sulęcin powiat.

Uzupełniające miary statusu osób na rynku pracy

Author(s): Paweł Strawiński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03/2013

The author presents supplementary measures of labour market status in Poland. In 2011, Eurostat proposed to use three new measures of describing the situation on the labour market to supplement the classification of the International Labour Organisation. Definitions of these measures are discussed, and the calculations for Poland in the period 2006–2010 are presented. Isolating those on the borderline between work and unemployment, and unemployment and inactivity, allows to better understand changes in the labour market. Looking from the stocks and flows in the labour market, the most important among newly introduced groups are the economically inactive people not looking for work but ready to take it.

Wyniki pomiaru opinii doradców zawodowych o kształceniu ustawicznym

Author(s): Bartłomiej Jefmański / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02/2013

The study presents the results of surveying the opinion of career advisors about selected aspects of functioning of the lifelong education in the Wałbrzych sub-region. Ordinal scales and fuzzy numbers were applied in the measurement of the advisors' opinion. Such an approach allowed to take into account the ambiguity and the inaccuracy in the replies provided by the respondents. The analysis of the responses enabled to work out the ranking of the importance of the factors associated with the development of the lifelong education in the Wałbrzych sub-region and to make an appraisal of these factors. The study also identifies the future – according to career advisors – directions of the lifelong education in this sub-region and the scope of trainings which could improve the quality and the effectiveness of the advisory process conducted by career advisors.

Procesy konwergencji wydajności pracy w regionach Unii Europejskiej

Author(s): Beata Bal-Domańska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02/2013

The article presents the results of research on the EU regions (NUTS 2) convergence. The subject of discussion was both sigma and beta convergence (absolute and conditional). The study was conducted among the regions together, and in the isolated regions such as classes according to the level of economic development and innovation. The analysis was performed using the standard deviation of the logarithm of the product (due to the assessment of the absolute convergence) and models for panel data (due to the convergence of both types of evaluation). This allowed not only the comprehensive analysis, but also to control the accuracy of the results.

Wewnątrzregionalne zróżnicowanie rynku pracy w Polsce

Author(s): Tomasz Misiak,Tomasz Tokarski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 12/2012

The authors present a statistical analysis of the feature convergence and divergence processes describing the situation on the labor markets in voivodships. The analysis was conducted based on CSO data on the poviat registered unemployment rates and real gross wages. The paper discusses the theoretical aspects of the processes of σ- and β-convergence and real divergence and presents an analysis of intra-regional differences in registered unemployment rates and real gross wages as well as σ-process of convergence and divergence, and then estimates the parameters of β-convergence and divergence equations of the analyzed features.

Kierunki dojazdów do pracy

Author(s): Przemysław Śleszyński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 11/2012

The author recognizes basic patterns of directions and intensity of commuting to employment in Poland. In this regard, the matrix of gminas’ inter-flow data on employees for 2006, provided by the Center for Urban Statistics of the Statistical Office in Poznan. To determine the characteristics and regularity of these differences, categorization of cities and municipalities were used, distinguished on the basis of administrative and functional settlement, including the largest cities in suburban areas. Studies have established the numerical values of displacements between the different categories of municipalities. Furthermore, the analysis of commuting distance, identified i.a. regions of the country with a high number of trips to distant work places. Proposals are formulated for regional policy and further research on commuting.

Pomoc mieszkaniowa w Niemczech

Author(s): Mirosław Gorczyca / Language(s): Polish Issue: 09/2012

The paper discusses the budgetary support to the people of Germany, designed to housing maintenance. The author describes rules for granting households. The formation of this assistance for 20 years after the unification of the FRG and the GDR is the main theme of the article. Also data are presented from the period of existence of two German states, as well as a comparison with the scale of housing grants in Poland.

Foreign Trade in the Economic Policy of the Popular Bloc in Bulgaria (1931-1934)

Author(s): Martin Ivanov / Language(s): English Issue: 3-4/2000

International organizations as sui generis subjects of international law

Author(s): Marko Aćić / Language(s): English Issue: 51/2021

This paper deals in detail with the concept and the most important characteristics of international organizations as subjects of international law. Aware of the fact that a lot has already been written about this sui generis subject of international law, we will try to contribute to an even better understanding of this complex concept in a study carried out with the method of functional analysis and induction. This will be done by emphasizing the importance of constitutive elements, subjectivity, responsibilities, jurisdiction, and supranationalism of international organizations. We will also propose, as an expression of freedom of scientific thought, some de lege ferenda solutions related to the work of officials in international organizations, all with the aim of further progressive development of international law. In particular, the synthetic and comparative method will support a set of hypotheses and emphasize the supranationalism of international organizations, exemplified by the practice of the EU functioning.

Propozycja przestrzennej metodyki oceny obciążenia przestrzeni miejskiej reklamą zewnętrzną na przykładzie miasta Polic

Author(s): Michał Kupiec,Sara Bręcz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 37/2018

Outdoor advertisements dominated the centers of modern cities, influencing the recipient through the form, size and manner of communication. Advertisements generate visual impact and affect spatial order, thus causing the need to develop tools that allow cities to assess their impact. An important role in this matter is played by visual analyzes, the vast majority of which are based on qualitative methods and have a linear character. The paper presents a variant of the visual assessment method of urban area, based not only on subjective impressions, but also on the quantitative data obtained as a result of measurements of the number of carriers. The analysis of the load was carried out on the basis of a set of research points arranged in 200-meter intervals on the street network of the city of Police, which is characterized by the dominance of multi-family buildings with an open character. The proposed research method enabled the assessment of the impact of advertising media on the composition and the reception of urban space, and the collected results enabled visualization of the spatial distribution of load by outdoor advertising, creating a comprehensive picture of the city’s aesthetics.

Podniesienie poziomu standardów bezpieczeństwa z wykorzystaniem zunifikowanych norm certyfikacji na przykładzie zachodniopomorskich marin żeglarskich

Author(s): Tomasz Zalewski,Magdalena Bulikowska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 37/2018

The article is an attempt to answer the question whether the quality marks, generally perceived as very important for a given product, have an impact on safety issues in the water industry. It has been verified whether known and applied certification systems for harbors and marinas contain safety elements of the marina and its visitors, and if so, what is their level. T he article compares the most known certification systems for marinas around the world, paying special attention to safety issues – diagnosing their level from the point of view of those visiting in a given facility. Both the procedure of obtaining the certificate and the inclusion of the safety issue and the manner of displaying the certificate were analyzed. I n the course of the analysis of the data obtained and the presentation of applications, it has been proved that modern marina certification systems treat security issues seriously and at a high level, and the mere possession of a certificate positively affects the awareness of persons staying at a given facility.

The “Revival Process” in Bulgaria and the Soviet Participation – Myths and Realities

Author(s): Evgenia Kalinova / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2021

The article presents the results of a documentary study of the Soviet Union’s attitude to the assimilation policy of the communist regime in Bulgaria towards the Bulgarian Turks in the period 1984–1989 and Moscow’s behavior in connection with the crisis in Bulgarian-Turkish relations. On the basis of the available archival documents, an answer is sought to the question of whether the “revival process” was inspired by the Soviet Union or whether it is just about another persistent myth in the public sphere.

Social Forces and Main Factors Influencing the Education in Turkey: A Historical Perspective

Author(s): Lütfi Üredi,Sait Akbaşlı,Pelin Kosece,Gürsen Vural / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2021

The main objective of the research is to explain the social forces and main factors influencing the education in Turkey from a historical perspective. This study, based on document analysis, deals with the impact of social organisations such as Turkish Industry and Business Association, Turkish Confederation of Employers’ Associations, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other employers’ organizations in the business world on the development of educational system within a historical perspective in Turkey. Besides, professional organizations such as Teachers’ Unions, Bar Associations, Chambers of Medical Doctors, Chambers of Engineers, and nongovernmental organizations and media institutions are analysed by means of document analysis. The findings indicate that the business world, when analysed in a historical perspective, made a great deal of effort into the education and had great impact on the formation of the education system.

Светът от днес: между пандемията и екологията

Author(s): Amelia Licheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2021

The text focuses on several recently published novels and a book of essays, which have provoked reactions and debates both in Bulgaria and around the world. It tries to see how writers rationalize the pandemic at the very beginning of its emergence. For most authors topics such as politics and ecology are important, because according to them the Covid crisis is the result of all other crises of today's world, and most of all, of the irresponsible human attitude towards nature and other human beings. Not accidentally – in their visions – it heralds new changes in the human and in the acceleration of the dystopian wave in literature.

Parliamentary Representation of National Minorities in the Western Balkans: Wishful Thinking or Reality?

Author(s): László Horváth / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

In the 1990s, not only the countries of Central and Eastern Europe but also the countries of the Western Balkans became pluralist democracies, where, in addition to the political representation organized (primarily along ideological dimensions) by members of the majority society, national minorities also started to articulate their interests and demands to be involved in politics. At the same time the rights of national minorities and their participation in political life have gradually transformed from a marginal issue into a major one. This shift happened with changing dynamics, especially due to the tragic events in the Balkans. Simultaneously possible ways of ensuring the independent parliamentary representation of national minorities have also been widely discussed. Among alternative solutions there are various methods for separate parliamentary representation of national minorities. These solutions have been put into practice in many of the Western Balkan states. The aim of this paper is to review these alternative solutions of the past 30 years and the difficulties they have faced. The objective has been to provide a comprehensive exposition of the evolution of parliamentary representation of national minorities in the Western Balkans.

Humour as resistance:

Author(s): Aju Basil James / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2014

This paper studies the evolution of political humour in media in the United States after 9/11. Previous research has identified patterns in the evolution of jokes on the Internet but a study of patterns of humour in mainstream media remain scarce. This paper looks at late night television shows and cartoon strips in post-9/11 United States, and tries to plot a pattern in their evolution. Television programs such as The Daily Show or cartoon strips such as The Boondocks and Get Your War On have become major sources of political news, especially for the younger section of the population. These media constitute and react to the business of political news in the United States. This paper attempts to explore what political consciousness is constructed through humour in these media. Any pattern that may emerge out of this study is also reflective of humour’s engagement with politics, especially in a time in which irony was declared to be dead. A comparison of humour on these different fora throws some light on how the United States reacted to 9/11 through humour as well as what material, political or psychological forces drive humour on different kinds of media.

The Place and the Role of Sport in the War-Torn Society of Afghanistan

Author(s): Muammer Aydin,Ivanka Martinova / Language(s): English Issue: 4s/2021

For Afghanistan, security is one of the last things the country can be associated with. Despite the efforts that have been made over the last decade, it is still too early to speak about political, economic, and institutional stability. Against this background of uncertainty, and despite the lack of legislation, funding, and investment tools, Afghanistan's flag is being played in the finals of many international events. This is the phenomenon that provokes our research interest. The present aims to give a brief overview of the country's national sporting achievements and to examine the views of two key experts in the field to identify how the development of sport in the country influences the peace-making processes from a social perspective. The used methodology includes a semi-structured interview conducted independently with both respondents in 2019 which is analyzed in the context of social reconstruction of a war-torn society. The results show that national success in elite international sports events has a high potential to be an effective tool in neutralizing some of the negative social effects of war on the society (like distancing, hatred, identity restructuring, etc.) by bringing hope, creating role models, changing perceptions, uniting people under one flag, creating heroes.