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Forward, Hungarians!

Forward, Hungarians!

Author(s): József N.Pál / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

“Hungary is a great power in sport.” These words so dear to Hungarian sports lovers were first spoken almost a hundred years ago at the General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held in Stockholm in 1922. The representative of one of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy’s successor states, Czechoslovakia, felt it unjust that Hungary – a country that had been reduced to one-third its size by the Peace Treaty of Trianon – should be granted two seats (filled by Count Géza Andrássy and Gyula Muzsa) at the IOC, the same as the “great powers”. The Swedish heir to the throne – president of the council – replied: “Hungary’s territory is indeed small, but in sport it is a great power.” We Hungarians were truly fl ag-bearers of the Olympic movement. We were the fi rst to form a national Olympic committee (the predecessor of the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság or MOB [Hungarian Olympic Committee, HOC]), as early as December of 1895. In Paris in June of 1914, world public opinion in sport found it natural to grant the right to organize the 1920 Olympic games to the Hungarian capital. But Franz Ferdinand was assassinated a few days after that decision. Hungary, defeated in World War I, was even barred from the Olympics of 1920. But we didn’t give up: we tried to att end no less than seven times!

Become what you are!

Become what you are!

Author(s): Endre Miklóssy / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

The basic diff erence of our language – and our entire mode of thought determined by it – has not made it easy for us to fit in the European cultural sphere. The problem dawned on us only gradually, although our 17th century Cartesian teacher, János Apáczai Csere, sensed something of this. Descartes, for example, won him over not only by the content of his thought, but also by his daring to break the several centuries-old convention of Latin in order to philosophise in French. That is why Apáczai Csere started to “magyarise” Latin words in the interest of “Hungarian philosophy”. Th is was not a success.

The situation in the job market in the European Union during the crisis and economic slump – the state and the perspectives of development

Sytuacja na rynku pracy w Unii Europejskiej w okresie kryzysu i spowolnienia gospodarczego – stan i perspektywy rozwoju

Author(s): Katarzyna Cymbranowicz / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Socio-Economic Costs of Affective Disorders in Romania

Socio-Economic Costs of Affective Disorders in Romania

Author(s): Valentin Marian Antohi,Florin Marian Buhociu,Daniela Gabriela Glăvan,Cristina Cotocel,Mihail Cristian PIRLOG / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: affective disorders; direct costs; burden of disease; social impact; healthcare system

The Romanian healthcare system is financed through public and private resources, the main source of public income for healthcare being the healthcare social insurance contribution, and the healthcare expense has grown constantly in the last decades. The highest costs in the health care system are those with primary, secondary and tertiary health care, affective disorders being treated in all these levels. Depression, the most common major psychiatric disorder, has an important burden of disease, involving a wide spectrum of disabilities and huge social and economic costs. Bipolar disorder leads also to an important impact on quality of life and a considerable economic burden. Our research analyzed, on a period of three years, the economic impact represented by direct cost of affective disorders, and efficiency indicators of the Romanian health-care system in this field on a sample of 236 health care institutions. Both number of patients and hospitalization days for affective disorders were decreasing, but these diseases still cause significant human and long-term costs. The direct cost per patient exceeds the national average every year. These costs associated with affective disorders and their impact contribute to the estimation of the health determinants.

BANSKÁ BELÁ

BANSKÁ BELÁ

Author(s): Martin Štefánik / Language(s): Slovak,English / Publication Year: 0

Biopolitical Problematic: Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Biopolitical Problematic: Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Author(s): Yaprak Civelek / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Biopolitics; Syrians; Turkey; migration; insecurity

In Turkey, based on Geneva Convention in 1951 and Geneva Protocol in 1967, only those who come from European countries can be accepted as “refugees” by the government due to a geographical limitation. However, because of the increase in number of refugees in 1990s, a 1994 regulation revised the national law which was adopted in 1961.

Tax Mediation in Portuguese Legal Ordinance: De Iure Condendo(?)

Tax Mediation in Portuguese Legal Ordinance: De Iure Condendo(?)

Author(s): Cláudia Figueiras / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: litigation; mediation; legality; unavailability; equality;

Mediation is an ADR which falls within the category of means of self-determination and which presupposes the intervention of a third party a mediator whose functionis to bring the parties together in a dispute in order to conclude an agreement between them. In the Portuguese legal system, it is not possible to mediate disputes between taxable persons and the Tax Administration. There are several obstacles to the mediatability of litigation in tax matters. In particular, we are thinking about the principles of legality, the unavailability of the tax credit, and equality. In this paper, it is sought to ascertain if these obstacles are absolute, not allowing any openness to the legality of legal-tax disputes, or if, on the contrary, they are not absolute, making feasible the thinking of creating a relation between Law Taxation and mediation. Adopting a method based essentially on dogmatic analysis, it is believed that it is possible to recognize the legality of legal-tax disputes, albeit within certain limits. The mediation will allow a closer approximation between the parties - taxable person and the Tax Administration - thus contributing to the creation of a greater ethical-tax awareness and, in this way, to the reduction of litigation.

Geostatistical analyses of communication routes in a geo-strategic and regional development perspective

Analize geostatistice ale căilor de comunicaţie din puncte de vedere referitoare la geostrategie şi dezvoltarea regională

Author(s): Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor,Răzvan Andrei Oprea,Liviu Bogdan Vlad / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: cohesion; polycentricity; accessibility; sustainability; EU

Accessibility is a key concept in regional development, with numerous ties to territorial cohesion and polycentricity. Moreover, it also exhibits a geo-strategic function, anchored in the international relationships between countries and continents. The article reviews several case studies, placing analyses of the Romanian accessibility in a broader context. The results show that regional development, overall EU connectivity and possible transit fluxes are prevented by the configuration or lack of communication routes. Increasing the accessibility of regions must be a priority of governments, regardless of political opinions. It is expected that the transition of economy to post-carbon era or other models – green economy, knowledge-based economy etc.) – to result into the emergence of new poles and axes of development, and ensure transport sustainability.

The Central and Eastern European Judiciary and Transnational Judicial Dialogue on International Law

The Central and Eastern European Judiciary and Transnational Judicial Dialogue on International Law

Author(s): Anna Wyrozumska / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: International Law; Poland; The Czech Republic; Hungary; Lithuania; The Russian Federation; Ukraine

The Chinese Nationalism and Foreign Policy Component in Mass Consciousness in China

The Chinese Nationalism and Foreign Policy Component in Mass Consciousness in China

Author(s): Dmitry V. Kuznetsov / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: China;nationalism;foreign policy;public opinion;Chinese nationalism;

The research describes the phenomenon of Chinese nationalism in the context of the foreign policy component of the mass consciousness of residents in China. The ideas of Chinese nationalism become more popular both on the individual level and the level of mass consciousness. This is according to opinion polls, data from the media, as well as views widely spread among the intellectual elite.Between 2000–2010 there was a significant rise of nationalism in China. The reason was the transformation of Chinese public opinion. Under the influence of progress in the development of China, people have come to realize that modern China certainly plays a crucial role in world politics and economics.A characteristic feature of modern Chinese nationalism is that it proliferates far outside of China. Currently, its main content is a growing anti-American and anti-Japanese views.The ideas of modern Chinese nationalism have become most prevalent among the younger generation of Chinese citizens. These processes are partially controlled by the PRC authorities, who need the population to have certain ideological orientation.Considering the rise of nationalism in China we can see the appearance of the ‘Chinese Dream’ concept in 2012.

Personnel Security = Personal Security

Bezpieczeństwo osobowe = osobiste

Author(s): Grzegorz Wydrowski / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: personnel security; personal security; measures of direct coercion

This article tackles the significant issue of analysing personnel (personal) security. The Author decided to combine personnel and personal security. He used selected examples to demonstrate the interdependence of both notions. The objective was to prove the thesis that all changes, starting from general ones, such as geopolitical changes, to more detailed ones, such as legal regulations, should be followed by a change in the mentality of the officers, related to maintaining the ethics and commitment to the values of the formation for which the particular person works or used to work. It also refers to civil law and contract employees. In his article, the Author will try to answer the question whether there are clear rules regulating the conduct of civil service officers as regards personnel and personal security.

Internal structure of liquids: The history of liquid vocalization in English

Internal structure of liquids: The history of liquid vocalization in English

Author(s): Artur Kijak / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: liquids; diphthongization; vocalization

The aim of the paper is twofold: to explain the process of liquid vocalization in the history of English and some accompanying vocalic developments and to explore the internal structure of liquids taking part in the process. In order to achieve the aim, we look at some historical processes in which the liquids are the leading actors. Thus, we discuss the historical liquid vocalization together with vowel developments in the pre-liquid position such as raising, lowering, lengthening or diphthongization. Moreover, we address the questionsconcerning the distribution and representation of liquids and we look at the interaction of liquids with the preceding vowels. Finally, we provide the explanation for both the inconsistent behavior of the lateral in that it has survived only in certain clusters and the intimate relationship between the context and the process of liquid vocalization.

“Building the Future and Keeping the Past Alive Are One and the Same Thing”

“Building the Future and Keeping the Past Alive Are One and the Same Thing”

Author(s): Sven Dwulecki / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: game studies;utopia;dystopia;Metal Gear Solid;procedural rhetoric;

What Post-apocalyptic Fiction Can Tell Us about a Society?

Co narracja postapokaliptyczna może powiedzieć o społeczeństwie?

Author(s): Wojciech Lewandowski / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: dystopia;dystopian society;dystopian studies;V for Vendetta;post-apocalypse;Alan Moore;David Lloyd;

Periods of brinkmanship and crisis encourage the rise of apocalyptical thinking in modern society.The second half of the twentieth century witnessed the rapid development of post-apocalyptic fiction, whose authors examined the human condition in the face of extinction. The development of nuclear weapons and the subsequent dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima became of the inspiration of numerous comic book writers to exploit nuclear war anxieties of societies still reeling from the carnage of World War II. Furthermore, comic books became a forum for the presentation of social, political and philosophical discourses. The aim of Wojciech Lewandowski’s chapter is to present, accordingly, an exposition on comics, as media, are capable visionaries of complex philosophical discourses. Another vector is the graphic novel that presents a forum to communicate political ideas without being perceived as a propaganda tool. The presentation of political ideas occurs explicitly in the textual sphere. Furthermore, they can be presented in more sublte ways by the use of symbols that are presented in the visual layer. It is therefore, the capabilities of political discourse that have led me to research the graphic novel, "V for Vendetta". In "V for Vendetta", author’s Alan Moore and David Lloyd, write of a dystopian post-apocalyptic Great Britain. Through the fictional dystopian narrative of the plot one can discern its great potential as a forum of social and political discussion on the contemporary problems of the real-world.

CASE STUDY: KVN

CASE STUDY: KVN

Author(s): Solvita Denisa-Liepniece / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Russia; media; KVN; TV show; communication; humour; psychology; politics;

This case study examines the KVN (Klub Vesyeliykh i Nakhodchivikh) TV show. This is the “post-1991 version of the Soviet-era show KVN, which achieved cult status among students, spawning a nationwide competition with teams from every Soviet republic competing against each other in leagues, forming panels of experts with socio-political satire skills”. KVN could be considered a phenomenon, having extended beyond being a TV show, it presents concerts in cities and runs local competitions in schools.

Legal Regulation of Scientific Park Activity as a National Innovation System Subject

Legal Regulation of Scientific Park Activity as a National Innovation System Subject

Author(s): Sergiy Glibko / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Innovations and Economic Security of Ukraine (Experience of the Theory and Practice of Legal Securement)

Innovations and Economic Security of Ukraine (Experience of the Theory and Practice of Legal Securement)

Author(s): Yevgen Bilousov / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

The Connection between Human Resource Management and Educational Performance

The Connection between Human Resource Management and Educational Performance

Author(s): Constanta Popescu,Georgeta Gogeanu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Human resource management; educational performance; efficacy; managerial practices; quality

So far, in the Romanian pre-university education no unified approach with concrete measures related to the relationship between human resource management performance and the increase of the quality of education has been shaped. In this sense, this empirical research has followed the relationship between the specificities of human resources in schools, the peculiarities of the current management of these resources and possible ways of intervention of a high-quality management in improving the quality of education.

Testing Organizational Maturity in S.R.C.F. GALAȚI

Testing Organizational Maturity in S.R.C.F. GALAȚI

Author(s): George Bogdan Dragan,Ion Stegăroiu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Organizational maturity; organizational performance; business intelligence architecture; the maturity matrix; organizational culture

On the basis that organizational work in an extremely dynamic business environment is difficult, change is a subject of great interest. Both a deductive and an inductive approach are needed to cope with the changes at organizational level due to influence factors specific to the Romanian railway sector. For these reasons, we considered it relevant to highlight methods for testing organizational maturity within a company in the public domain of Romanian railway transport.

Institutional Reform of the European Union and Contribution of the Lisbon Treaty to this Process

Институционална реформа Европске уније и допринос Лисабонског уговора овом процесу

Author(s): Dragan Bataveljić,Blagoje Pušonja / Language(s): Serbian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Constitutionality; European Union; Lisbon(Reform) treaty; Institutional reform of the EU; Globalization; European federalism;

The author in this work points out the necessity of institutional reforms within the great European family, which became the largest regional organization in the world. The creation of the European Union was due to the development of constitutionality after the Second World War, relations between the political forces, as well as tensions between the two largest pact of that period – Warsaw and the North Atlantic. The development of the world’s constitutionality and modern tendencies are caused drafting the Constitution of the European Union, whose adoption is not completed successfully, so that a solution is found in the Treaty of Lisbon, which is a replacement for this Constitution. This contract is very important for today’s EU institutional image and overcoming so-called „Institutional crisis“, which occurred after an unsuccessful referendum for accepting the European Constitution.Reached agreement and acceptance of Lisbon (Reform) treaty was very important for the introduction of significant innovations in the institutional system of the Union, and in particular for the creation and realization of the rights of all its citizens. The author specifically indicates that the system is extremely complex, complicated, slow, expensive, and very difficult to understand.