Europe at the New Frontier of International Development

Author(s): Simon MAXWELL / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

The international development agenda is in flux, and this poses a challenge to all development actors, including the European Union. In this paper, I argue (1) that development progress has been substantial, with fewer countries now classified as “low income,” and most of those characterised as fragile states which need new kinds of intervention; (2) that the adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals creates a new set of challenges, especially around the linking of poverty and environmental goals; (3) that the combination of a new poverty context and the increased profile of environmental goals shapes a new frontier in international development thinking and action; and (4) that the EU, especially the European institutions, rather than just the Member States, is well placed to lead at the new frontier, provided it follows through on current policy initiatives. An action agenda follows from these arguments, especially in relation to the formulation and implementation of the new EU global strategy. Policy coherence becomes ever more important in development cooperation.

Strategie a nástroje boje proti terorismu v České republice a Evropské unii

Author(s): Zuzana Horváthová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 1/2016

The paper deals with a very topical issue which currently constitutes one of the major global problems of the world, and that is terrorism and its consequences for social and economic development of our society. For this reason, in this article, was created by analysis of strategic elements that are effective in combating terrorism. Part of the contribution is intended to define terrorism from a historical perspective, which we see as the perception and the overall focus of terrorism is changing due to the current global or regional problems. Currently, each region of the world, due to its economic potential, seeks to promote the fight against terrorism. In the world there are many organizations involved in protecting humans against terrorism. We are dealing with text mainly those that directly affect European Union. Another part of the article describes and defines the current strategy to fight terrorism in the Czech Republic. Czech legislation based on the basic regulation and standards to be followed by each Member State of Union. At the same time, most European Union states struggling in practice against this problem institutions and national churches, which operate at the national and transnational levels today because the state can’t fight terrorism only at their national level. The main result of this analysis was to describe and define the various forms of protection of the population, which ensure peace and security throughout the European Union.

Oda pozivu

Značaj i smisao poziva

Author(s): Čedomir Čupić / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 14/2015

Acharya, Amitav. 2014. The End of American World Order. Cambridge: Polity Press, 157 pp.

Author(s): Marija Popović / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

Z TRADYCJI POLSKIEJ NAUKI O POLITYCE (CZ. 3). JÓZEFA SIEMIEŃSKIEGO ROZUMIENIE KULTURY POLITYCZNEJ (1882–1941)

Author(s): Bronisław Pasierb / Language(s): Polish Issue: 04/2007

The author is considered to have been a forerunner of political culture studies in Poland. Our knowledge of the beginnings of political culture studies and historical political science is incomplete with the most widely known approach to it being the legal one. The writers, including J. Siemieński, analysed systemic institutions, the way they operate as well as Poles' involvement and the role they played in them. At the turn of the XIX and XX century polemics concerned causes for the fall of the Noblemen's Polish Republic – one of the focal issues around which revolved the effort of Polish humanists. It was reflected both in science and political journalism. Józef Siemieński took part in the disputes of that period. His first writing, the work of the young researcher remaining within the Warsaw milieu, dates back to 1907. He started a polemic with the renowned 'Cracow school of history', successfully joining the 'optimistic' stream of historiography. The questions of understanding of the term 'political culture' were developed by the author in further published works, included in the series entitled Nationality Issues, issued in Polish Weekly in 1912. The term political culture as 'the legal-national ideal' appears in the texts. The author referred it to the context of the nation and the state, indicating the role of political culture in building national awarness, not only of Polish people, but also of Lithuanian, Belarussian, Ukrainian and Jewish populations.

Semlegesség és elkötelezettség között

Politikai újságírás Magyarországon

Author(s): Péter Bajomi-Lázár / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 2/2016

After the political transformation in 1989–1990, Hungarian journalist organisations and media policy makers have made several attempts to introduce the norms and practices of neutrality-seeking journalism; however, most news outlets continued to offer committed accounts of political events and issues. Why was the professionalisation of journalism interrupted? This paper attempts to answer this question by, fi rst, offering an overview of the literature on comparative media systems in search of the factors shaping journalism practices and, then, by placing Hungary on the map of media systems. Finally, it argues that the dominance of different journalism practices in different countries may be explained, in addition to the historical factors listed in the literature, by different audience needs, with the public in transitionary societies seeking confirmation rather than information when using the media.

Няма звезди на политическия небосклон. Кризата на демократичното лидерство

Author(s): Momchil Badjakov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

An essential element of any democracy is the political leadership. Moreover - without such leadership no democracy is possible. Political leadership is democratic when it is not based on the arbitrariness of the leader but is subject to the rule of the law. Political leadership, subject to the law is a democratic leadership. The crisis of the democratic leadership is manifested in several directions. Firstly it is the contradiction between the role of leader in elitist democracy and in the current egalitarian and populist moment. Secondly democratic leadership is threatened by the crisis of the representation, political participation and deliberation. Democratic leadership is threatened by the clash of conflicting principles of democracy. Finally, democratic leadership is hampered by conflicting trends of counter-democracy and post-democracy.

A terapeutaszerep mint retorikai stratégia Bibó István politikai gondolkodásában

Author(s): Gábor Kovács / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 12/2016

ASSESSING RISKS. A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON CONFLICT EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

Author(s): Maciej Stępka / Language(s): Polish Issue: 04/2016

Systemy Wczesnego Ostrzegania przed Konfliktami (SWOK) tworzą analizy ostrzegawcze, mające na celu zwrócić uwagę decydentów na potencjalne kryzysy międzynarodowe oraz uruchomić akcje prewencyjne. Dlaczego jednak w wielu przypadkach systemy nie spełniają swojego zadania? Niniejszy artykuł podejmuje się krytycznego przeglądu teorii wczesnego ostrzegania oraz koncepcji wyjaśniających ich niepowodzenia. Pozwoli na lepsze zrozumienie roli SWOK w zapobieganiu konfliktów oraz przybliży modele wykorzystywania specjalistycznych ekspertyz na poziomie międzynarodowym.

A “Stepchild” of Minority Rights Arrangements

An Important Piece of Contribution on Non-Territorial Autonomies

Author(s): Norbert Tóth / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

Tove H. Malloy – Alexander Osipov – Balázs Vizi (eds.): Managing Diversity Through Non-Territorial Autonomy. Assessing Advantages, Deficiencies, and Risks. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015.

Refeudalization

Author(s): Erzsébet Szalai / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2017

After clarifying the conceptual frame, the author describes and interprets the refeudalizing tendencies of global capitalism in the first part of the study. The subject of the second part is an exploration of the refeudalizing processes in Hungary from the period of “existing socialism” to the present day. She concludes about the global system that the refeudalizing processes are immanent features of new capitalism, which come about as the wildings of unbridled capitalism on the one hand, and in defense against them, on the other. Concerning the Hungarian processes, the author’s main conclusion is that the tendencies of refeudalization strengthen when – in addition to internal causes – the semi-peripheral “system” exposed to global processes faces a strong external challenge. This challenge involves a radical change in the geopolitical, geoeconomic equilibrium, entailing more marked feudalistic, authoritarian endeavors.

Social investment risks? An explorative analysis of new social risks in the social investment state

Author(s): Luc Benda,Menno Fenger,Ferry Koster,Romke Van der Veen / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2017

Individual responsibilities and individual capabilities are becoming increasingly important in public policies of European welfare states. Therefore, it is said that European welfare states are developing in the direction of social investment states. In this article we argue that the shift towards the social investment state may lead to new social risks and new inequalities. Building upon Bonoli’s (2005) seminal article, we introduce the concept of ‘social investment risks’ to refer to these risks. In this article we explore and identify the development towards a social investment state in detail by focusing on different social policy trends in different welfare areas and by analyzing their impact on the individual level. We deconstruct the underlying assumptions of the social investment paradigm and reflect on the role of individual capabilities and social capital in the social investment state. We assess to what extent the distribution of these capabilities creates new social risks and new inequalities using examples from the Netherlands. Dealing with these new inequalities and new social risks may be considered new challenges for welfare states. Therefore, this article innovatively expands the borders of currentday welfare state research and explores the consequences of the social investment paradigm.

La nouvelle tentation conservatrice : opportunité ou impasse

Author(s): Guillaume Bernard / Language(s): French Issue: 2/2017

Conservatism is difficult to delimit because of the historical conditions of its emergence and its hybrid nature. If he rejects the fallacy of rationalism and individualism, he is a prisoner of modern subjectivism and contractualism. Also, in the context of the collapse of socialist ideology, conservatism is faced with an alternative with serious consequences: to give oneself entirely or to break with liberalism.

Új kihívók. Politikai szocializációs utak a Momentum Mozgalomban

Author(s): Emese Éva Angyal,Zita Fellner,Csongor Fényes / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 4/2017

The Momentum Movement has recently emerged onto the political scene from the ranks of Hungarian youth, who otherwise have been little involved in political activity since the regime change in 1989. In our research we examined the political socialization paths of the core members of Momentum using an online survey and semi-structured personal interviews. Our results indicate that family has played a key role, while formal education – both secondary and tertiary – has had less infl uence because of its dysfunctionality than informal peer groups. Greater support to educational institutions can provide an opportunity to activate the political interest of the younger generation.

Etnikai "asszi-milációtól" az "anti-migrációig"

Author(s): András A. Gergely / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3/2018

This thesis has been a birthday laudation listing and analysing the writings and publications of Barna Bodó. It describes the main characteristics of the author´s political and social activities.

Democratization within the EU

Author(s): Dezső Tamás Ziegler / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2017

Luca Tomini (2015) Democratizing Central and Eastern Europe. Successes and Failures of the European Union. Routledge.

The Role of Mass-Media in Triggering and Developing the Media Crisis

Author(s): Ionuţ Adrian Ghibanu / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2018

The world we live in is shaped by the mass media, which have turned into the most important institution of our society and a battlefield for the various state, organisational, personal, economic, military, religious or socio-political interests. This study aims at managing media information and communication in dealing with all moments related to the triggering and development of a media crisis. As can be seen, the contemporary communication context values the rapidity, exactness and precise direction of communication in such a way that managing a media crisis should be done with minimal loss and maximum gain. Based on the influence it has on the public, the mass-media may generate a media crisis without any real support in the organization. An accusation, a piece of news released by a credible source or by a credible media channel need not be true in order to be harmful to the organization, so much the more that it may be potentially credible. In the development of a media crisis, the press becomes the main assessor of the events.

Introduction

Author(s): Paulina Matera,Dominik Mierzejewski / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

Challenges to American Hegemony: Realizing and Responding

Author(s): Hang Nguyen / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2016

This article analyzes the challenges to American hegemony in the contemporary world order. It will demonstrate that the rise of the rest including China and India, the possibilities of a massive military attack and an economic collapse on American soil are merely exaggerated challenges to American hegemonic position. The challenges that have great potential to cut into American hegemony are very internal including American domestic and psychologic problems. Looking at the future of American hegemony, the article highlights that the United States still has overwhelming power to sustain its hegemony in the foreseeable time. Yet it is crucially important for American leaders to realize and effectively deal with the imminent challenges to its power. Also, six policy recommendations are made for the United States to endure its hegemony in the contemporary world order

Русија и Србија на прелому векова. Српске теме Андреја Шемјакина,

Author(s): Milana Živanović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 2/2019