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Съвременни технонаучни инфраструктури – същност, перспективи и политики

Author(s): Ludmila Ivancheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

Some basic ideas in the contemporary concept of technoscience are pointed out. Technoscience is considered as a new phenomenon based on the convergence of science and technology and their gradual hybridization, leading to the creation of an inseparable symbiotic link between them. It involves the emergence of a common target orientation, a strong convergence of scientific research and technological innovation, existence of similar objects of study and treatment, and the achievement of similar results and products. Another important feature of technoscience is the growing role of the social factor for its development. Some modern technological and organizational innovation infrastructures such as clusters, techno-parks, “smart cities”, “living labs”, etc., are presented, considering them as an essential prerequisite for the sustainable development of technoscience. Key policy initiatives and measures to support them are presented at both European and national level.

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Dominant Playing Styles in an Authorial Role-Playing Game in Different Age Groups

Author(s): Ewa Jurczyk-Romanowska,Ilona Zakowicz / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The aim of the research is to investigate the correlation between age and playing styles in an authorial role-playing game. In the designed research the authors have assumed the playing styles defined by Richard Bartle, that is: the socializer, the killer, the achiever, the explorer. The research subjects came from three age groups: university students (18-25), corporate workers (35-50) and seniors (65+). The research was conducted with the use of the quantitative method on the basis of the playing styles observation sheet developed in accordance with the operationalization of Bartle’s taxonomy. Throughout the conducted observations one could observe clear behaviours, adequate with the operationalized taxonomy of Bartle. The dominant type in every age group was the socialiser, on the other hand only a few behaviours were associated with the killer type. In every age category there was a specific pattern of the observed behaviours, which are possible to explain by comparison to the everyday activities of the investigated age groups. Knowledge about the correlation between age and playing style could be useful for game creators and educators, who want to use the game as an educational method.

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Impairment or Empowerment: Game Design to Reduce Social Stigma for Children with Physical Disabilities

Author(s): Dov Jacobson,Marianne Hardart,Jesse Jacobson,Elizabeth Fanning,Nancy Kechner / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

Digital games can address social problems, such as the integration of marginalized persons into the community at large. For example, six children in a thousand live with an ambulatory disability. Communities must learn to accept children in wheelchairs. This social rehabilitation is problematic. It requires that hostile social environments, particularly the classroom, become more supportive. Issue awareness among classmates without disabilities can be improved by education-based interventions but such interventions rarely change behaviour. Interactive personal contact between able children and disabled role models has been shown to be effective but it cannot be readily scaled. Digital games offer an appealing intervention vector, easily scalable and highly interactive. This pilot study investigates game design that may promote social esteem.

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Real-Life Frustration from Virtual Worlds: The Motivational Potential of Frustration

Author(s): Magdaléna Balážiková / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

The presented paper offers a short general introduction to frustration followed by a discourse on frustration as an integral part of gaming experience with the core distinction between positive in-game frustration and negative at-game frustration. The potential of frustration to increase motivation to play, emotional engagement and immersion is outlined. The paper includes comprehensive research using the means of a questionnaire (n=159) and content analysis (n=327) identifying types of frustrating situations ingames, perceived sources of frustration, the behavioural impact of frustration and the relationship between locus of control and ascribed source of frustration. Results showed toxic behaviour as a leading cause of frustration. The most common declared behavioural output of frustration caused by the toxic behaviour of other players was quitting a game for a certain amount of time. Frustration showed the most motivational potential within the category of frustrating situations related to gamers e.g. being stuck in a part of the game, losing, not succeeding, etc. At-game frustration concerns mainly the category called the “game itself”. Most often the game was blamed for insufficiencies in game mechanics or game design, malfunctioning and technical issues within the game. The presented research did not show a statistically significant association between the source of frustration and a participant’s locus of control. The paper has potential in terms of game design and research of emotion, motivation or immersion.

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Реакциите на българските младежи към три „извънредни“ събития за 80-те години на XX век. Архиви

Author(s): Mihaela Samardzhieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

In the following text we will present the reaction of the Bulgarian youths from the 1980s to three extraordinary and practically „new“ events for this period in our country, according to the archives of the Information and Sociological Center of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. We are examining the reaction of Bulgarian youths to the Revival Process, the Chernobyl accident and the AIDS virus, and our aim is to follow both youth’s views on current events and the behavior of the media and institutions – as a rule they function differently in one closed and authoritarian political system.

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Българското радио през социализма. Професионалните медийни издания (1944 — 1989)

Author(s): Vyara Angelova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

The text presents the results from a research of professional periodicals dedicated to radio and radio journalism during the socialism period in Bulgaria. The research has following aims: to track the topics discussed by the professional community; to search the correlation between ideological and professional content; to ascertain to what extent the foreign experience penetrates into the radio related periodicals.

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Рецензия на книгата „Управление на бедността“ на Вероника Димитрова

Author(s): Zhana Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

Review of the book 'Governmentality of poverty. Hygiene and medicine in interwar years'. Sofia: Iztok-Zapad of Veronika Dimitrova (2018)

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Дебатът около Истанбулската конвенция в българските медии

Author(s): Anna Angelova,Borislava Uzunova,Deliya Stoilova,Dessislava Filipova,Dobromira Yotovska,Iva Teneva,Konstatin-Kiril Yosifov,Madlen Nikolova,Plamena Grozeva,Plamena Ivanova,Svetlana Yordanova,Ralena Gerasimova,Siana Velkova,Siyana Ulyanova,Tsveta Paunova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

The research is implemented by fourth year students in European studies at Sofia University as part of the subject ‘Media analysis’ (2017/18 academic year, prof. Snezhana Popova). Research by a team of students in European Studies, Faculty of Philosophy: Anna Angelova, Borislava Uzunova, Deliya Stoilova, Dessislava Filipova, Dobromira Yotovska, Iva Teneva, Konstatin-Kiril Yosifov, Madlen Nikolova, Plamena Grozeva, Plamena Ivanova, Ralena Gerasimova, Svetlana Yordanova, Siana Velkova, Siyana Ulyanova, Tsveta Paunova

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Духът на времето: игри и политика

Author(s): Nikolay Genov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

Review of the exhibition “Games and Politic”

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Трансверсални аспекти на уменията за работа с текст

Author(s): Maya Padeshka / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5/2015

The paper analyses the role of the text as an educational resource in different disciplines. The text in itself is considered as a subject of inquiry with interdisciplinary nature, and serves to realize the transdisciplinary relations between different scientifi c spheres and disciplines. The text skills formed through the education in Bulgarian language are presented as skills with general character and have their application in educational process in the subjects, covered in the Bulgarian school.

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Телевизионният дискурс в България: постмодерно, модерно, носталгия

Author(s): Orlin Spassov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The text highlights two main ways in which the television discourse in Bulgaria has unfolded in recent years. The first one is connected with postmodernism, but now it looks retro. The second is the result of the influence of social media and networks on television (digital modern-ism). The interweaving and complementarity between these two main types of television discourse produces effects of nostalgia, thus contributing to the maintenance of conservative myths and status quo.

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За отговорността на разказвача: „медиен разказ“ на Снежана Попова

Author(s): Orlin Spassov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

A review of the book “Media narrative” by Prof. Snezhana Popova, Dr of Soc Sci. Without a doubt, the introduction of the book “Media narrative” is an intellectual achievement of utmost importance for media research. Bulgarian research has long been in need of a resumptive wok. In the context of the enormous changes caused by the digital revolution, media narratives maintain their central role when forming messages to the audience. Therefore, it is still fundamental to understand the structure of narratives, the opinions and attitudes of storytellers, as well as the way stories are perceived by the audience. This book offers a key to such knowledge.

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Етнопсихологически аспекти на социално-образователните функции на Фейсбук в България

Author(s): Georgi Bogdanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2016

The article provides a brief overview of the socio-educational functions of Facebook by examining some ethno-psychological aspects associated with the stereotypes and hate speech in Bulgaria. The focus is on discriminatory practices in Facebook and its consumption and the use of social media by public institutions, in education, business and civic organizations. The article used examples from the Bulgarian practice and scientific articles and materials.

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„Глобалните телевизии“ на Мария Нейкова

Author(s): Snezhana Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

A review of the book ‚Monologue or dialogue? The controversial world in the lens of global television‘ by Maria Neikova, ‚St. Kliment Ohridski‘ University Press. This is an outstanding study, which is concerned with the topic of the still most popular media product, namely the television newscast. The book is a meeting point of state and media politics, cross-continental, cultural and religious differences, and views on international communication. The enormous literature review and original interpretations are valuable for researchers from various academic fields.

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Рецензия на книгата "Медийна икономика" на Петранка Филева

Author(s): Biser Zlatanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

“Media Economics” by Petranka Fileva, Prof., Dr. of Soc. Sc. – book review

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Каква Европа искаме?

Author(s): Maria Neikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2017

‘Centre and Periphery of the Europeanised Public Spheres’ by Ralitsa Kovacheva – book review

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Участие на Аза, правилата и смисловият контекст в рефлексивната ситуация

Author(s): Boris Minchev / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2016

The paper is a theoretical account of human capacity for reflexive conscious experience. The conceptual background of the topic is shaped by the empiricism – rationalism debate initiated by R. Descartes and J. Locke. The contemporary background inherited the positions in the old controversy. Next an original view on reflexivity is proposed. It is summarized in 11 theses. The main idea is the organization of the reflexive situation around a reflexive Self. The latter is composed of two parts – active spontaneous “I” and a passive content “me”. Both are shifting fast as fast phases of a full Self. The Self is internally reflexive. The Self is responsively reflective to the rest of the situation. Thus reflexivity is doubled. This subjective amplification makes reflexive feelings “stereoscopic”. Self-centered situations become intensely detailed due to the reflective attitude and it makes it viewed in a new way. In the report the prototypic reflexive situation is discussed.The latter is constituted by the meaning context, experienced by the Self of the individual in a specific socio-cultural setting. A vast variety of reflexive patterns may be comprehended by arrangement around a prototype. Personal reflexivity is prototypic. The other reflexive states share partially properties of personal reflexive experience. Complex volitions are constituted by personal reflection. For the alleviation of the coordination going on, the Self relies on rules, specific affordances, performing a number of functions – instrumental, defining, criterial, etc. Rules are designed to master a particular situation in which the Self, meaning and setting also converge. The very mastering of situations of cognitive or existential-value nature leads to the acquisition of reflexive skills, first supported by rules. Later the rules are implicitly felt or become habits. Rules are important didactic means in the educational reflexive practice. Therefore they should be known about their didactic applications.

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Coverage of the problem of human trafficking in the media: content analysis of materials of editions of Russian Federation

Author(s): Makhzuna Bozorova / Language(s): English Issue: 23 (1)/2019

The mass media is a powerful and important instrument in the process of combating such a serious problem of the 21st century, as human trafficking. Covering this topic demands from representatives of journalism profession on having special experience and approaches, because it is connected with the process of difficult conversation with victims and accomplices of trafficking. It is on the one hand, but on the other hand – it is relative with intercourse with the representatives of law enforcement and power structures. Additionally, there is a row of characteristics and specifies of work with the sources of information, about which every journalist must be aware who is specializing on this topic, that was considered here. The article demonstrates the content analysis of these factors at the example of the materials of such newspapers and magazines of Russia as “Ogonyok” (“Light”), “Argumenti i fakti” (“Arguments and facts”), “Mir novostey” (“World of news”), “Migraciya XXI vek” (“Migration XXI century”) for 2009-2017 which were selected by the author.

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À la vie, à la mort. Le deuil au sein d’une communauté d’amateurs

Author(s): Cathia Papi,Guillaume Desjardins / Language(s): French Issue: 23 (1)/2019

This paper focuses on the specificity of interactions in a group of mourning created within a community of amateurs in a sociodigital network. it allows to observe that on the creation of a post-mortem digital identity of thedeceased constituting at the discretion of tributes is articulated with emphasis ofmemories, thoughts and affects also participating to the presentation of themselves and the bereaved. The comparison of the main results of analysis of this group with those of 4 other groups without community link, highlights that, in spite of the fame of the deceased, the collective dimension of the identity is more at stake than the individual dimension when the mourning is made within a community. *** Cet article s’intéresse à la spécificité des interactions ayant lieu dans le cadre d’un groupe de deuil créé au sein d’une communauté d’amateurs sur un réseausocionumérique. Il permet d’observer que la création d’une identité numérique postmortemdu défunt se constituant au gré des hommages s’articule avec la mise enavant de souvenirs, pensées et affects participant également de la présentation quefont d’eux-mêmes les endeuillés. La comparaison des principaux résultats d’analysede ce groupe avec ceux de 4 autres groupes sans lien communautaire fait ressortirque, en dépit de la notoriété du défunt, la dimension collective de l’identité est davantage en jeu que la dimension individuelle lorsque le deuil s’effectue au sein d’une communauté.

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Communication Practices in Asylum Seekers Reception Centres: from Information Precarity to Voluntary Return

Author(s): Amandine van Neste-Gottignies,Valériane Mistiaen / Language(s): English Issue: 23 (1)/2019

This article focuses on the complex communication constructed betweenthe Belgian Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil)and asylum seekers: what do they say to asylum seekers? Why and how? Beyond themessage, it is the relation of communication (Wolton, 2018) between receptionauthorities and asylum seekers that is explored through the analysis of communicationduring the reception phase. As a consequence of the communication to asylumseekers’ being hardly visible (Van Neste-Gottignies & Mistiaen, 2018), they arefound to experience “information precarity” (Wall, Otis Campbell & Janbek, 2015).Although the “invisibility” of reception discourses seems to prevail, there is an exception:communication regarding voluntary return programmes. This article aimsspecifically to deeply understand this communicational practice to asylum seekers:what does it contain? Beyond the content: what different forms does it take? Why isFedasil communication on voluntary return to asylums seekers predominant? Theanalysis takes into account the complexity and variety of mediums of communication,from mediated forms of communication to face-to-face interactions. To studypractices, a corpus linguistics analysis is combined with field survey methods in aBelgian asylum seekers reception centre.

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