KAPITAŁ LUDZKI I KAPITAŁ SPOŁECZNY A ROZWÓJ REGIONALNY

Author(s): Mikołaj Herbst,Krzysztof Cichy,Krzysztof Malaga,Jerzy Bartkowski / Language(s): Polish

Zamiarem Autorów książki jest interdyscyplinarne spojrzenie na kapitał ludzki i kapitał społeczny, a także na ich związki z rozwojem regionalnym. Określenia kapitał ludzki używają chętniej ekonomiści, kapitał społeczny jest natomiast domeną socjologów. Jednak przekonanie o istotnej roli czynników niematerialnych w pobudzaniu rozwoju gospodarczego i społecznego sprawia, że oba terminy wykroczyły już dawno poza granice swoich dyscyplin i są i intensywnie eksploatowane zarówno przez naukowców, jak i publicystów, polityków czy działaczy społecznych. Nie jest możliwe ani celowe przeprowadzenie ścisłej linii demarkacyjnej oddzielającej pojęcia kapitał ludzki i kapitał społeczny w kontekście rozwoju regionalnego. Warto się jednak zastanowić nad różnicami w ich genezie, teorii i sposobach pomiaru. Autorzy dokonują pełnego przeglądu podstaw teoretycznych obu form kapitału, zarówno z socjologicznego, jak i ekonomicznego punktu widzenia. Podejmują także próbę oszacowania wpływu zasobów kapitału ludzkiego i społecznego na osiągane dochody oraz tempo wzrostu gospodarczego polskich regionów.

Społeczne zamykanie (się) przestrzeni. O wykluczeniu, waloryzacji miejsca zamieszkania i jego mentalnej reprezentacji.

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

Turkish Migration Policy

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

"With this book, we aim to shed light on changes in migration policy, determinants beneath these changes, and practical implications for movers and non-movers in Turkey. Nevertheless, one should note that Turkey has only recently faced mass immigration and the number of foreign born has more than doubled in less than five years. Such sudden change in population composition warrants policy adjustments and reviews. Policy shift from “exporting excess labour” in the 1960s and 1970s to immigrant integration today is a drastic but necessary one. Nevertheless, Turkish migration policy is still far from settled as several chapters in this book point out. Despite the exemplary humanitarian engagement in admitting Syrians, Turkey is still at the bottom of the league table of favourable integration policies with an overall score of 25 out of 100. Turkish migration policy is likely to be adjusted further in response to the continuing immigration."CONTENT PDF Foreword - Philip L Martin Introduction - Barbara Pusch and Ibrahim Sirkeci Chapter 1: The Transformation and Europeanization of Migration Policy in Turkey: Multiculturalism, Republicanism and Alignment - Bianca Kaiser and Ayhan Kaya Chapter 2: Turkey’s migration law and policy: is it a new era? - Ali Zafer SagirogluChapter 3: Gendered citizenship: Experiences and perceptions of the Bulgarian Turkish immigrant women - Özge Kaytan Chapter 4: European Union and Turkish migration policy reform: from accession to policy conditionality - Birce DemiryontarChapter 5: The international migration and foreign policy nexus: the case of Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey - Ela Gökalp Aras and Zeynep Sahin Mencutek Chapter 6: Stuck in the Aegean: Syrians leaving Turkey face European barriers - H. Deniz Genç & N. Aslı Şirin Öner Chapter 7: Fragile balance of EU-Turkey readmission agreement - Ülkü Sezgi Sözen Chapter 8: Turkish diaspora policy: transnationalism or long-distance nationalism? - Yaşar AydınChapter 9: Migration and Citizenship: The Case of Turkey - Zeynep Kadirbeyoğlu and Dilek Çınar Chapter 10: Legal Membership on the Turkish side of the Transnational German-Turkish Space - Barbara Pusch

European Integration - Realities and Perspectives Proceedings

Author(s): / Language(s): English,French

EIRP Proceedings containing the works of the International Conference on European Integration - Realities and Perspectives, bring together all the submitted and presented contributions, providing a conclusive and accessible view to all who wish to feel the beat of research. The conference is international offering to researchers the opportunity of showing their works across the world.

Uwarunkowania rozwoju lokalnego na obszarach przygranicznych

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

The paper looks at the course of the process of local development in changing systemic and economic conditions in specific zones, namely border regions. Local development is one of the aspects of territorial development that is implemented at the municipal and administrative district level. It is expressed through favourable changes, the source of which are, in particular, local natural and material resources and the characteristics of the local community that are conducive to the development. In the result of these changes the needs of the residents are more fully addressed, and their welfare improved. It includesa number of factors relating to the social, economic and spatial sphere. What is a new determinant of the local development in border regions is the integration process causing the „erosion“ of the borders. This applies to intra-EU borders, because of the fact that at the same time on the external border a noticeable sealing process takes place, and this necessitates verification of theoretical concepts explaining the mechanisms of the development in these areas. The paper is aimed at the identification of the determinants of the local development of Polish border regions, with a particular focus on the role and function of the border as a factor modelling this process. The research problem consists in the identification of factors and barriers to the local development in the border regions, with the emphasis on the elementspointing to the specificity resulting from the neighbourhood of the border. The methodology of the paper is based on a compilation of quantitative methods, which have been supplemented with a range of qualitative information. The specificity of the conditions of the local development in the border regions has been tested in the three types of neighbourhood:• the border region of A type – between the countries of the so-called ‘the old’ EU and Poland, in this case represented by the Germany-Poland border (PL-DE)• the border region of B type – between the countries of the so-called ‘the new’ EU, represented by the border regions of Poland-the Czech Republic (PL-CZ), Poland-Slovakia (PL-SK) and Poland-Lithuania (LT-PL)• the border region of C type – that constitutes an external border of the EU, represented by the border regions of Poland-Belarus (PL-BY), Poland-Ukraine (PL-UA) and Poland-Russia (PL-RU).Accordingly, the area of the research comprised the municipalities and administrative districts immediately adjacent to the state border. The total number of the territorial units included in the study is 164 municipalities and 56 districts.In accordance with the aspects of local development, a comprehensive inspection of the theories of social, economic and spatial development was carried out, and subsequently the concepts whose assumptions would be adequate to the conditions observed in the border regions were sought amongst them. The assessment of the determinants in the individual border regions allowed establishing where the conditions are the most favourable for the development. Moreover, it had been assumed that together with an increasing distancefrom the border its influence decreases, and also that a greater number of border crossings positively stimulates the process of local development. In addition, the influence of the local government, Euro-regions and the EU programmes on the condition in the border regions was verified.The paper presents the change in the character of the border and the circumstances surrounding its formation, with particular emphasis on the period after 1989. It also comprises a parametric evaluation of the stage of the development of the border regions in the system of the municipalities and administrative districts, and the correlation between its condition and the existence of the border crossing and the type of border region.The participation of the border regions in the demographic, financial and economic potential of the country was diagnosed, along with the dynamics of the changes in this field in the years 1995–2015. In addition, the issue of macro-economic differences between the countries was discussed. The impact on the local development was also investigated on the basis of the level of trade and exchange, differences in prices, differences in the condition of labour and real estate markets. In the social sphere, the attention was paid to the multiculturalism of the border regions and the issues of social activity. What was emphasised was the importance of tourism and the role of EU programmes designed for the border regions.It was found out that the conditions for the development of the local Polish border regions are diverse, which results from the very character of the border. The overall assessment of the determinants of the development is positive. The actions of the state and the EU aimed at integration are supported with numerous measures focused on the cross-border cooperation. In the border regions, there are still favourable economic differences that allow obtainingbenefits of the exchange. It has been confirmed by a growing level of expenditure in the border regions and a greater number of travellers. Further development requires developing a common identity of the border regions originating from the common ground of the cultures and nations. The community of goals and further understanding is the basis of trust, which constitutes the foundation of social capital. More and more plentiful is the evidence that the inhabitants of these regions are beginning to see the border as an opportunity for development, not as a barrier to it. The contact between the sides of the border is also easier, which is the result of the reduction in its formal rigor and the development of technical infrastructure. The border region of A type is the best developed, whereas the rate of changes indicates that its advantages over the other border regions are decreasing. The most favourable conditions for local development in terms of economy prevail in the regions adjacent to the borders with Germany and Ukraine, while as for the social sphere – in the regions bordering with Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and slightly less favourable at the border with Lithuania. The worst situation (in terms of both of the aforementioned fields) was observed at the border with Russia and Belarus.

Stan i współczesne zmiany systemów lodowcowych południowego Spitsbergenu w świetle badań metodami radarowymi

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

The book presents the interactions that take place in the glacial systems and defines the mechanisms that control these processes. The purpose of this book is to investigate how glacial systems react to changing climate.The conducted analysis applied a set of field studies from 2007—2014 carried out in southern Spitsbergen between van Keulenfjorden fiords in the North and Hornsund in the South. The widely applied radar sounding is an effective research method in the glaciated areas thanks to its noninvasiveness, mobility, wide depth range of the survey area constituting the glacial system, as well as simplicity in distinguishing the structures within the glacier due to their contrastive dielectric properties. The analysis focused on the processes undergoing in particular components of the glacial system (i.e., snow cover, firn, the interior of the glacier in various hydrothermal states, water drainage system) that constitute a complex interacting with the natural surroundings and is thus conducive to the formation of a glaciosystem.The research shows the glacial systems of Svalbard as responding gradually to the relatively fast environmental changes. Hence the view of the glaciers as indicators of such changes needs to be regarded with caution and due consideration of their delayed response time under a given climate scenario and the potential process that might continue even after the factor that caused the changes has already ceased.The book is addressed to all the individuals who study glacial processes and the reaction of glacial complexes in the Arctic to the environmental changes, and to experts who use geophysical surveys, predominantly radar systems in the glaciated areas. It will also be of interest to aficionados of Earth’s frigid zones.

Geologia regionalna Polski

Author(s): Ewa Stupnicka,Marzena Stempień-Sałek / Language(s): Polish

The fourth edition of the popular handbook discussing the geological units of Poland with regard to stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrography and tectonics. It presents the geological units in order from the oldest (the East European platform) to the youngest (the Carpathian Mountains, Paleogene and Neogene basins of central Poland). The valuable additions to this handbook are numerous illustrations (maps, cross-sections, and charts), two folded geological maps of Poland and a stratigraphic table. The handbook for students of universities where geology and related sciences are taught.

Sustainable Development in Peripheral Regions

Author(s): Mirosława Czerny,Wojciech Doroszewicz / Language(s): English

This publication is an effect of collaboration of the Institute of Regional and Global Studies of the University of Warsaw with the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima and other universities from Latin America, Asia and Europe. A collection of selected texts is devoted to sustainable development of peripheral regions in Latin America and some parts of Europe (Albania, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain) and Asia (Nepal). These texts discuss natural, social and cultural conditions and possibilities of development of rural regions and peripheral urban areas, with particular attention to mountainous regions, as well as possibilities of tourism development in rural areas. They fall within the current discussion carried out in the academic environment and planning on the opportunities and constraints to the development of peripheral areas.

Paradiplomacy in Asia. Case studies of China, India and Russia

Author(s): Małgorzata Pietrasiak,Grzegorz Bywalec,Tomasz Kamiński,Dominik Mierzejewski,Michał Słowikowski / Language(s): English

Asian regions and cities have become important international actors but the phenomenon of international engagement of regional and local governments in the Asian countries is still not sufficiently described and recognized in the scientific literature. So far, the research on paradiplomacy mostly concentrated on Europe and North America. However, as shown in this study, the regularities present in Western countries are not necessarily universal. The distinctive features of each Asia n country create quite unique contexts, in which sub-regional actors have to develop their international strategies. Same of those contexts were presented in this study in order to provide better understanding of the conditions of paradiplomacy in Asia.

Између култура Истока и Запада

Author(s): Dragana Radojičić / Language(s): Serbian

Texto y contexto en el desarrollo sostenible

Author(s): / Language(s): Spanish

This publication presents a collection of selected texts on territorial aspects of sustainability – including the natural, the political, the cultural and the economic ones. Complexity of development of sustainable territory is easier to be understood on the basis of examples highlighting diverse sustainability issues. The ongoing discussion concerning sustainable development includes differing ways of understanding the concept itself. Therefore the implementation of procedures and activities is often being shaped by diverse interpretations of theories of sustainable development. This volume is a result of a joint project of scholars from the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of University of Warsaw, Poland and academics from the University of Manizales, Colombia.

Hükümlülerin Rehabilitasyonunda İstihdam ve AB Uygulamalari

Author(s): Yıldız Akpolat,Metin Türkmen,Yavuz Kaya,Kübra Bozma / Language(s): Turkish

Denetimli serbestlik uygulamalarında Ülkemizin henüz 14 yıllık bir geçmişi olmasına rağmen birçok AB ülkesinin bu alanda 100 yıllık bir tecrübesi bulunmaktadır. Kendi uygulamalarımızın geliştirilebilmesi için akademisyenlerin, yöneticilerin ve uygulayıcıların, ileri uygulamaları yerinde görmesi, incelemesi ve tecrübe edebilmesi amacıyla, mesleki eğitim ve istihdam alanında ileri uygu-lamaları olan AB üyesi ülkelerden İngiltere’nin “Maze Partnership Ltd” ve Almanya’nın “Mittelhessischer Bildungsverband e.V.” kuruluşları ile stratejik ortaklığa dayalı bir proje çalışması yapılmış-tır. Proje ile hükümlülerin mesleki eğitimi ve istihdamı alanında, AB üyesi ülkelerin bilgi, tecrübe ve uygulamalarından istifade edilerek kendi koşullarımıza uygun bir “İstihdam Modeli” geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Mikrotoponimia i makrotoponimia. Problematyka wstępna

Author(s): Artur Gałkowski,Renata Gliwa / Language(s): Slovak,English,Bulgarian,Russian,Czech,Polish,Belarusian

This book under the title Microtoponymy and macrotoponymy. Preliminary problems is the first volume of three-volume treatise in the series Nomina loci created and published in the onomastic center in Lodz after the 18th International and Polish Onomastic Conference, abroad and comprehensive project supported by over one hundred Polish, Slavic and non-Slavic authors. The next two books in the series will be published under the titles: Microtoponyms and macrotoponyms in communication and literature and Geographical names in physical space. The present volume starts from the chapter that introduces the general and theoretical problems of microtoponymy and macrotoponymy as the fundamental categories of geonymy in its oico- and anoiconymyc dimension and focuses on the principal theses discussed within the book. The series of publications Nomina loci is supported by the Commission of Slavic Onomastics at the International Committee of Slavists, which promotes the latest achievements in onomastic research both in Slavic area and in other regions of the world, in all basic subdisciplines of onomastics: toponomastics, anthroponomastics, chrematonomastics, literary onomastics and onomastic theory. This first book Microtoponymy and macrotoponymy. Preliminary problems deals with the theses of toponomastic studies with necessary references to other areas of onomastics, what seems crucial from the theoretical point of view.

Lviv and Łódź at the Turn of 20th Century. Spatial development and Functional Structure of Urban Space

Author(s): Mykoła Habrel,Anna Wojnarowska,Oksana Morklyanyk,Katarzyna Milewska-Osiecka,Agnieszka Ogrodowczyk,BOHDAN Posatskyy,Myhailo Habrel,Mariusz Lamprecht / Language(s): English

The attempt to make a comparative study of Lviv and Łódź in search of certain regularities seems at the first glimpse rather farfetched, because apparently there are rather few analogies between the city of Lviv with its long history and multifunctional tradition and the monofunctional, rather young, industrial city of Łódź. But deeper analysis shows that despite many differences in the course of the history of both cities, some common tendencies can be traced, such as dynamic demographic and spatial development in the second half of the 19th century based on introduction of railway transport, the building of socio-economic and spatial structures of these cities by multi-cultural local communities, and going through half-a-century period of centralized socialist economy after the Second World War. Lviv and Łódź regained political independence almost at the same time (1989 in Poland and 1991 in Ukraine) and entered the route of democratic development, undergoing political and socio-economic transformations during the last 20 years. As a result of these processes as well as the influence of globalization, today we can observe in Łódź and in Lviv similar problems and phenomena, influencing their spatial development and functional restructuring.

Dimensions of Development. East Asia in the Process of Changes

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

The East Asia region has drawn global attention. China, Japan, the Korean Penisula and the ASEAN countries have been developing their economies and strenghtening their participation in global economy. Contrary to this smooth process, the region posesses a number of unresolved territorial issues and suffers from a lack of security complex. The volume presents a series of papers dedicated to the East Asian countries' development. The volume is divided into three sections: dimensions of regionalism in East Asia, China's external and internal development and Japanese domestic affairs

Wzorzec miejskiej przestrzeni publicznej w konfrontacji z podmiejską rzeczywistością. Przykład podwarszawskich suburbiów

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

The author confronts suburban recreational spaces with the model of urban public space, which is founded on three values: diversity, accessibility and public control. The basis for this confrontation is formed by the results of a survey study, observations of the behaviours of the users of the space and an analysis of spatial policies of selected suburban municipalities of Warsaw. The functional value of recreational spaces is assessed by measuring their prosocial character. The research is accompanied by a reflection on the social concept of space, the contemporary theory of place and public space.

FERHENGA BIRÛSKÎ - English- Kurmanji Volume 3

Author(s): Michael L. Chyet / Language(s): English,Kurdish

Ferhenga Biruski English-Kurmanji Dictionary Vol. 3 - A-Z . Ferhenga Biruski is the go-to dictionary for Kurmanji Kurdish spoken in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey while also being common among a large diaspora of Kurds in Europe, North America and elsewhere. This comprehensive Kurmanji-English dictionary is prepared in two volumes by Michael L. Chyet, a renowned linguist with extensive knowledge of the major dialects of Kurdish. This dictionary is an essential reference source for linguists and others interested in Kurdish language and people.“The second edition of my Kurmanji-English dictionary, which I would like to call “Ferhenga Birûskî” to honor the memory of my beloved friend and colleague Birûsk Tugan, contains considerably more entries, and in many cases offers fuller information on earlier entries. In addition, I have found and corrected several typographical errors. Moreover, it is to be accompanied by a companion English to Kurdish volume. […] It is my goal to accurately reflect the language as it exists today

FERHENGA BIRÛSKÎ - Kurmanji-English Volume 2 - M - Z

Author(s): Michael L. Chyet / Language(s): English,Kurdish

Ferhenga Biruski Dictionary Volume 2 - M-Z; Ferhenga Biruski is the go-to dictionary for Kurmanji a dialect of Kurdish spoken originally in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey while also being common among a large diaspora of Kurds in Europe, North America and elsewhere. This comprehensive Kurmanji-English dictionary is prepared in two volumes by Michael L. Chyet, a renowned linguist with extensive knowledge of the major dialects of Kurdish. This dictionary is an essential reference source for linguists and others interested in Kurdish language and people.“The second edition of my Kurmanji-English dictionary, which I would like to call “Ferhenga Birûskî” to honor the memory of my beloved friend and colleague Birûsk Tugan, contains considerably more entries, and in many cases offers fuller information on earlier entries. In addition, I have found and corrected several typographical errors. Moreover, it is to be accompanied by a companion English to Kurdish volume. […] It is my goal to accurately reflect the language as it exists today.”

Knowledge transfer between partners to achieve competitiveness in Saudi Arabia

Author(s): Esam Adel Halawani / Language(s): English

This book draws on experience and knowledge on bridging the knowledge gap between multinational corporations (MNCs) and their Saudi strategic partners in order to streamline the Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Dr Halawani explores and explains the processes by which MNCs’ affiliates achieve competitiveness from the knowledge management and organisational learning perspective. Saudi Arabia's government expedited plans for diversifying the economy. To develop the institutional capacity to achieve such an ambitious vision, it was launched and linked to the National Transformational Program (NTP). The NTP is mandated to report progress in a range of economical and societal initiatives in 2020. Contents include Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What do we know about knowledge transfers? Chapter 3: Methodology and research design Chapter 4: Analysis and findings Chapter 5: Conclusion Chapter 6: Reflections

MIASTO, PRZESTRZEŃ, TOŻSAMOŚĆ

Author(s): Krzysztof Bierwiaczonek,Katarzyna Kajdanek,Tomasz Nawrocki,Małgorzata Dymnicka / Language(s): Polish

Problematykę książki wyznaczają relacje między trzema pojęciami i - co za tym idzie - koncepcjami teoretycznymi: tożsamością miasta, tożsamością mieszkańców oraz przestrzenią publiczną. W publikacji podjęto próbę uchwycenia elementów należących do specyficznych i dystynkcyjnych zasobów wiedzy, form ekspresji oraz znaczeń, które wpływają w rozmaity sposób na kształtowanie się współczesnych tożsamości ludzi i miejsc. Trzy wybrane do analiz empirycznych miasta: Gdańsk, Gliwice i Wrocław, stanowią interesujący obszar badań ze względu na kształtowanie się tam nowych tożsamości w kontekście ich historii oraz transformacji przestrzeni publicznych. Podejmując badania, autorzy założyli, że struktury tożsamościowe nie są czymś ponadczasowym i niezmiennym, a o ich specyfice decyduje szczególny zestaw czynników warunkujących ich formowanie. Cechuje je dynamika przekształceń o charakterze symbolicznym i przestrzennym. Nie sposób w krótkiej recenzji uwydatnić wszystkich wątków tego opracowania. Niemniej aspekt miast zakotwiczonych z jednej strony w przestrzeni historii i teraźniejszości, a z drugiej w globalnej przestrzeni oraz w świadomości, postawach czy emocjach mieszkańców wydaje się w znaczący sposób rozszerzać perspektywę ujmowania społecznej kategorii przestrzeni. W tym ujęciu nie oznacza to zwykłego, przestrzennego wymiaru społecznych relacji, ale zmianę relacji między przestrzenią i społeczeństwem na podbudowie historii miast, ich aktualnej kondycji i perspektyw. Rolę łącznika między tymi aspektami (chciałoby się powiedzieć w języku klasycznej socjologii: ”płaszczyzny więziotwórczej„) powierza się tu przestrzeniom publicznym, jakie mają wspomagać procesualne i dynamiczne przebiegi kształtowania się tożsamości badanych miast i ich mieszkańców. Z recenzji dr. hab. Andrzeja Majera, prof. Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego