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DIGITAL DIASPORA. VIRTUALIZATION OF POLITICS AND NEW HYBRID CHALLENGES IN NOWADAYS ROMANIA

Author(s): Iulia Anghel / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Starting with de-territorialisation of power and going one step further to the ascent of non-state political actors, the influential duo of digitalisation and globalization reshaped in a capital manner the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe. Since social media proved to be an essential tool of hybrid warfare, diasporic communities playing often the role of an interface amid local and transnational identities, the article aims to discuss the consequences triggered upon regional politics by ascent of digital diasporas, addressing topics as diasporization of homelands and autonomization of diasporic bodies, effects exerted by diaspora’s political militantism upon changing societies of former communist space and not lastly the hybrid challenges associate to virtualization of politics and ascent of non-state power groups. The last section encompasses a study case dedicated to the Romanian scenario, where to the rise of digital diaspora influenced in a capital manner the configuration, prospects of evolution and democracy engagement of local politics.

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NEW CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE OF THE DEFENCE AND SECURITY SECTOR

Author(s): Alexandra SARCINSCHI / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The aim of this paper is to connect at a theoretical level the latest changes in the political landscape of Europe – namely the reinforcement of right-wing populism, national conservatism, Euro scepticism, etc. subsumed to the oxymoron “illiberal democracy” – to the issue of governance of the defence and security sector. Since these changes are to be considered challenges to nowadays democracy, it is obvious that the security sector might be placed under pressure by those who govern it and are not committed to the set of principles specific to this type of political leadership. The author will introduce a brief description of Europe’s political landscape, will identify some representative countries currently governed by nationalist parties and will correlate them with the most important indicators regarding governance of the defence and security sector.

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Protecţia socială în Republica Moldova: cadru legal şi analiza statistică

Author(s): Irina Movilă / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

The article describes the main characteristics and principles of social protection in the Republic of Moldova, highlights the main social problems, including the problems of people with severe disabilities. The legal and organizational framework of social assistance was studied. Statistical data were analyzed regarding the dynamics of social assistance for the elderly and the unemployed and the dynamics of the number of pensioners from the Republic of Moldova in territorial profile. The average size of the established monthly pension of the pensioners in the records of the social insurance bodies of the population was analyzed. The main forms of oriented social assistance are presented.

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Reprezentarea identităţii psihosociale la moldoveni

Author(s): Luminiţa Secrieru / Language(s): Romanian Publication Year: 0

Cette investigation utilise la méthode IMIS (l’investigateur multistade de l’identité sociale). Elle permet d’accéder au système identitaire à partir de l’analyse du discours. En d’autres termes, elle permet d’observer concrètement comment des représentations sociales – celles qui touchent au domaine du Soi, d’Alter et de la Société – deviennent des mots identitaires.

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QUO VADIS, ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ?

Author(s): Evgeni Stanimirov / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

This research aims to identify major groups of challenges with potential to impact higher education institutions in a broader perspective (including their capacity for managerial innovation) and to highlight some opportunities for the development of the higher education system in Bulgaria. Identifying and analyzing challenges allows for a realistic view of the education system by linking individual components and contextual factors.

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ОБУЧЕНИЕ ПО ВРЕМЕ НА КРИЗА

Author(s): Dobrin Dobrev / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

During their development, countries and communities pass through different critical situations. The current crisis is caused by a virus epidemic and has placed the administrations in a difficult situation. In this aspect, the education system is one of the most sensitive. The possibilities for effective measures aren‘t many. One of them could be using online education platforms. In this report we can see the summarized expectations of both students and teachers regarding the usage of electronic devices and online platforms for the educational process. I‘ve also made some summaries and conclusions.

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ACHIEVING PROMINENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Author(s): Petar Petrov,Diana Miteva,Kristana Ivanova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This paper aims to provide an overview of the PROMINENCE project (2017 – 2020), a collaborative project of seven EU universities, developing a set of employability skills in our students. It intends to outline the project goals, discuss work in progress and summarise results. It argues that the project two international trainings, twо surveys (with businesses and with students), as well as the developed online interactive learning platform and the dissemination of project results are outstanding examples of HE internationalization and efficient partner collaboration. With a special focus on enhancing intercultural communication and leadership skills, the project provides an effective innovative framework for HEIs across boundaries while responding adequately to the requirements of the business in the digital age.

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Европа между радикализацията и миграцията

Author(s): Ildiko Otova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The current migration situation and the attacks in the cultural and administrative European capitals allowed the radicalization of the far right to meet with the radicalization of the young people from migrant suburbs, amid public fears and the lack of clear and strong political leadership. The purpose of this article is to review these current trends through the prism of anti-elitism and the lost identity of young Europeans.

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Do You Speak European? (Revisiting the Realm of Intercultural Communicative Competence from the Perspective оf EU Studies Education at University Level)

Author(s): Nikolina Tsvetkova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

A lot has been said about the need to prepare students for the challenges of the globalising world and one of the answers to the question how to do this effectively is related to the purposeful implementation of foreign language learning based on the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC), the latter referring not only to school language education but also to learning languages at university level. Regardless of age, gender, ethnic, social or educational background, contemporary young people are increasingly part of an intensifying communication across borders and continents. These processes are often related to study and labour mobility although they are not restricted to experiences of having to function in another country only.

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Послания на толерантност вместо търсене на конфронтация с езикови средства в медийно съдържание на съвременен испански език

Author(s): Raya Raycheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The creation of a pan-European cultural space goes through the creation of common European linguistic frameworks, norms or standards which, especially in the field of media content, could serve as a “European agreement” on linguistic tolerance. This report seeks to put on the table an issue that is becoming ever more tangible in our daily lives - how, through linguistic means, consciously or not, a climate of intolerance and aggression in interpersonal relationships is being fostered. Linguistic tools should not be transformed, neither passively nor actively, into carriers of discrimination, aggression, sexism, or any other kind of disrespect for tolerance, especially when this affects the transfer of a universal human value system to the next generations.

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Internationalization and Europeanization of Higher Education: Attitudes of Academic Staff

Author(s): Desislava Karaasenova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This study was inspired by the goals set at the Gothenburg European Council (2017) and the initiative of the European Commission to encourage the establishment of innovative European university networks where multilingualism and interdisciplinarity lay the foundation of research and educational cooperation. Using a qualitative research approach, the study explored how academic staff at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” perceive internationalisation in higher education. The empirical data show that academics see internationalisation as a very positive trend and a major factor in their professional development. Based on the identified catalysts and barriers to the participation of academics in this process, the paper offers recommendations for institutional measures to facilitate staff involvement in internationalisation activities, and thereby ensure that the institution itself can successfully function in the growing European interconnectedness and interdependence in the fields of education and science.

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Европейско измерение на гражданското образование в България. Защо са важни първите седем?

Author(s): Gergana Radoykova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

Since the autumn of 2020 and the new school year in Bulgaria the compulsory subject “civic education” shall be introduced. It is aimed not only at a practical orientation for the modern democratic state, the separation of powers and structures, but also at their meaning. Greater attention to the formation of political culture aims to help young people to make independent and responsible decisions on salient issues. The European dimension of this topic, namely obtaining basic knowledge about the nature and functioning of the EU, the place of Bulgaria in the decision-making process and the fundamental values of the European Union, is very important. The first seven years after the introduction of this subject in our country will be crucial and will show if teachers and experts will be able to provoke in students an interest in the European Union and whether the EU will turn from an abstraction into something they participate in building and something that is part of their identity.

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Towards a Pedagogical Framework for Teaching English for Communication at EU Institutions

Author(s): Nikolina Tsvetkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The need to prepare European Studies students to work in the sphere of EU integration in general or to function successfully at EU institutions requires paying more attention to their language instruction, and, in particular, to their English language training at university. Since they form a specific discourse community it is justifiable to view this process as a kind of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This particular field of ESP has not been researched extensively and practitioners of teaching English for communication at EU institutions (ECEUI) need to be supported theory- and practice-wise. The paper briefly discusses some of the aspects of the debate on the use of English on a European level and focuses on proposing a pedagogical framework for teaching English for communication at EU institutions (ECEUI). Two of the most important variables in the framework -- EU Studies students and their language teachers -- are dealt with in greater detail.

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Internationalisation of Legal Education - An Unfinished Agenda: The Case of Symbiosis Law School Pune

Author(s): Shashikala Gurpur,Aparajita Mohanty,Sujata Arya / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The beginning of 21st century has witnessed intensified discourses on internationalisation of higher education. It stands for a process of integrating an inter national, intercultural and global dimension into the teaching, research and service function of an institution thereby adding to the complexities, relevance and dynamics of internationalisation. Although legal education is a significant part of the broader edifice of higher education, it faces formidable hurdles in the path of internationalisation due to its significant territorial nature. Currently, legal education faces the challenge in terms of creating lawyers with technical competence encompassing national, international and comparative legal fields. There is an urgent need that law students must imbibe the requisite cultural competence and technical knowledge to operate globally. This makes the objective of internationalising legal education all the more relevant and contemporary. After establishing the concept and operational dimensions of internationalisation of higher education, the article will address the process of internationalisation of legal education by projecting Symbiosis Law School, Pune as a case study with its star-struck journey since long. It will explore the various facilitative, pedagogical as well as cultural tools adopted to achieve the objective. The impacts and the learning will be analysed. The article will also highlight the unfinished agenda in the light of gaps yet to be addressed in the current concept and the developments in internationalisation and challenges posed from national higher education norms.

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Бурката и хиджабът като модна панацея

Author(s): Olga Stoyanova-Encheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

Based on the generalizations specific to the issues concerning Islam and Gender that are often reflected in the media, politics and academia, the article attempts at a multilateral analysis of the perception of wearing a hijab or a burqa in terms of the attitudes and perceptions in both Islamic and non-Islamic countries.

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Expert Evaluation of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2018). An Insight from Brussels.

Author(s): Mirela Veleva-Eftimova,Kaloyan Valentinov Haralampiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

This article presents one of the traditional instruments for developing a RPCEU evaluation -- interviews with foreign experts based in Brussels. In pursuance of this goal, the statement is structured around the accomplishment of three research objectives. First, defending the significance of the results of the conducted interviews with external experts in relation to the integral RPCEU assessment index. Second, explaining the questionnaire for conducting interviews and the selection of respondents. Third, a brief review of the obtained results of the integral RPCEU expert assessment index.

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Между „мъдреца на сцената“ и „режисьора в залата“ – съчетанието на традиционните и иновативните методи в преподаването на европейски изследвания

Author(s): Ingrid Shikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The article addresses issues related to teaching methods, active learning, the role of the university lecturer. The application of the tools for active learning in the field of European studies such as simulation games, project-based learning and problem solving, distance and blended learning is reviewed in this paper.

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Участие на гражданските организации в процеса на преподаване на Европа

Author(s): Teodora Kaleynska / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This article reviews the participation of non-governmental organizations in the process of teaching Europe, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the Bulgarian democratic transformation in 1989. Non-formal education is considered as a field of work of the Bulgarian non-governmental organizations. Teaching of Europe is represented through the main specifics of the educational work in the sector, mainly in the field of education for democracy and democratic governance, human rights education and basic freedoms, education for the development of the professional role of those teaching Europe.

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The New European Dimension of Teaching. The Role of European Studies

Author(s): Miruna Andreea Balosin / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Teaching European studies, from the universities’ standpoint, is to modify their syllabuses to include EU law in their law courses, EU common policies and project management in their economics and the process of European construction in their history courses, as well as to dedicate more time to research on EU affairs. European Education projects represent the best way to promote European integration at the EU and non-EU level, having a large impact among the most important audiences: professors, students and researchers every year. A press release provided by the European Commission in September 2014 mentions that an European Union studies background can contribute to improving European governance and policymaking, leading to a simple conclusion that any modification to the Education and Training Policy could influence the approach towards European studies. According to the latest EU recommendations, teaching European studies under the safe form mentioned above, is no longer enough. The emphasis is on common values and European dimension of teaching at all levels. The proposal is to learn about Europe's common heritage and diversity, and getting a good understanding of the origins and functioning of the EU, in order to create and maintain a cohesive European society. The EU goes back to the origins of European studies and reminds the difference between European studies and European Union studies. The research methodology approach is qualitative, based on text analysis of present official EU documents, academic articles, and professional experience.

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To Have or to be Tracing European Heritage – The Permeation of Cultures

Author(s): Slavenko Grgurević / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

On the verge of the third millennium, the all encompassing diversity and hyperconnectivity which unconditionally surpass standard forms and hierarchical structures are the main characteristics of a changing world. That which has been created through centuries is becoming the collective heritage of humankind thanks to the transference of inventions, ideas, information, products and technology from one civilization to another. The subsistence of humankind asks the question “to have or to be”, a note for everyone who searches for the truth and the meaning of existence in their individual choices or collective predication. That is in the essence of the creation and development of the European idea, its identity and continuity. The dominant values of the European culture have never been of sole significance. Instead, both those values and their counterparts are significant. The encounter, fruitful for diversification, antagonisms, competition and complements, is important for the creation and development of the European culture. Its essence is in dialogues and critical rationality contrary to taboos and imposed solutions. That’s not Eurocentrism, but the opulence of diversity which is in the essence of the individual’s spirit and fate. That is where the strength, sustainability and universality of the European idea lie.

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