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Arctic Region: Political, Security, and Aspects of scientific Research

Region Arktidy: aspekty politicko-bezpečnostní, ekonomické a vědecko-výzkumné

Author(s): Barbora Padrtová,Zuzana Trávníčková / Language(s): Czech

Keywords: Strategic interests in the arctic region; economic interests in the arctic region; scientific exploration of the arctic region;

Worldwide interest in the Arctic has increased considerably since the beginning of the 21st century. At the same time, its importance and geostrategic importance are increasing. With advancing climate change, the Arctic region is undergoing a dynamic development that brings with it a host of new research and economic opportunities, along with security risks and challenges. The Czech Republic currently has no political or economic interest in the Arctic. Nevertheless, involvement in international cooperation in this field is an important factor positively influencing the national security and the international position of the Czech Republic, especially within the framework of the EU and NATO structures. In addition, the interests of the world powers (including Czech allies in the Alliance), which have a direct and indirect impact on security in Europe and, respectively, in the Czech Republic, are in the Arctic. The interest of the Czech Republic is to stay out of this development and to develop engagement in the region.The presented RESEARCH REPORT is based on the identified research needs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The aim of the analysis is to acquire knowledge on the basis of which six long-term and three short-term recommendations for the decision-making of the state administration in the field of international relations and foreign policy of the Czech Republic are formulated. The RESEARCH REPORT contributes to the more active participation of the Czech Republic in shaping Arctic policy at European and global level. At the same time, it serves for qualified decision-making in the political, economic and international legal issues of the Arctic, increasing the importance and prestige of the Czech Republic, and directing further scientific research in the region.

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Illusion and Truth in Theater from the Baroque to Romanticism

Illusion and Truth in Theater from the Baroque to Romanticism

Author(s): Izabella Zatorska / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: truth; illusion; theater within the theater; mise en abyme; mimesis

What does theater, as a metonymy for literature and art, represent in the centuries of transition? French classical theater was aware of difficulties in using the Aristotelian rule of mimesis. The problem of the impossibility of capturing the essence of things, when post-truths were not yet known, was acknowledged, in theory and in practice, by Baroque theater: From the perspective of theatrum mundi, with the use of “theater within the theater” (Shakespeare, Pierre Corneille, Molière), it showed the hidden, disturbing depth of “the norm of the day.” The problem of appearances (Lesage, Marivaux) resulted in the aesthetic and moral reform of Diderot, theoretician and practitioner of drama. Radical in their revolt, the protagonists of Schiller and Musset rejected both any compromise with illusion and the possibility of reforms. At the same time, they longed for the incarnation of the ideal of pure love, and were prepared to destroy others and even themselves if this ideal was to turn out to be a lie. Goodness and responsibility, as the basis for a play, are the values which – according to Father Józef Tischner – promise that Abel’s choice will prevail over Cain’s.

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The University of Warsaw. History and Traditions

The University of Warsaw. History and Traditions

Author(s): Jerzy Miziołek / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: University of Warsaw;history of the University of Warsaw Library; buildings of the University of Warsaw; Frederick Chopin;

The author gives an account of the most important events covering two hundred years of the history of the University of Warsaw and introduces profiles of its rectors, outstanding professors and graduates, among them Fryderyk Chopin. The book can be read as an introduction to the University’s history, and as a guide to its historic monuments and collection of plaster casts, as well as the engravings and drawings housed in the University Library Print Room. The author discusses the achievements and heritage of the Faculty of Science and the Fine Arts, and also of the School of Fine Arts, which existed on the University campus in the years 1844-1862. He also focuses on the history of the University buildings, its emblem and other symbols as well as he describes University’s scientific and intellectual achievements in the context of Poland’s history. The book is complemented with the interesting appendixes referring to the Chopins’ apartment at the University Campus, Stanisław Kostka Potocki, founder of the Museum of the University of Warsaw, the collection of Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi (University of Warsaw deposit in the National Museum, Warsaw) and the University graduates who won the Nobel prize. The final part is the calendar of the University history. This book, richly illustrated with little-known materials, is addressed to a wide circle of readers.

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The precariat and related concepts

Prekariat i pojęcia pokrewne

Author(s): Ryszard Szarfenberg / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: precariat; precariousness; working poor

Publication devoted to the latest issues of social policy, divided into 5 thematic blocks: scope of discipline, goals of contemporary social policy, means and methods of implementing the assumptions of the field, features of the personal potential of society and social relations, approaches and research tools used in the science of social policy. The authors attempt to clarify scientific terminology in the field of social policy by discussing various categories of terms: new concepts in the language of social policy science, adopted from other scientific disciplines or from foreign languages; concepts that have long been present in the language of social policy science, but are still ambiguous and do not have a fixed and universally accepted definition; concepts that are taking on meaning today are becoming important in the context of the current political, social and economic situation.

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Indigenization of Urban Landscape in Ulan-Ude

Indigenization of Urban Landscape in Ulan-Ude

Author(s): Zbigniew Szmyt / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: place-making; indigenization; Ulan-Ude; Buryatia; Siberian city; urban anthropology

The main emphasis of this paper is on Buryat place-making in Ulan-Ude. In order to provide insight into the variety of social behaviors in this regard, attention has been pinpointed upon indigenization of urban landscape and architecture, shamanic activity in the city, new temporalization and local politics of memory. As a consequence of these processes, new indigenous senses of urban space, time and history are established.

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EUROMONITOR 02 (2006/04/20)

EUROMONITOR 02 (2006/04/20)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Iurie Gotișan,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alex Oprunenco / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: EU-Republic of Moldowa;

The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself (Priorities for Action, in English version Priorities for Action, page 3).

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EUROMONITOR 09 (2008/01/21)

EUROMONITOR 09 (2008/01/21)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Sergiu Bușcăneanu,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alex Oprunenco,Ana Popa / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;

The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.

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EUROMONITOR 13 (2009/01/20)

EUROMONITOR 13 (2009/01/20)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Corneliu Gurin,Elena Prohniţchi,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alexandru Mocanu,Alex Oprunenco,Ana Popa,Victoria Vasilescu / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;

The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.

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Measure for Measure: A Requiem for Humanity

Measure for Measure: A Requiem for Humanity

Author(s): Małgorzata Grzegorzewska / Language(s): English,Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Shakespeare; Measure for Measure; philosphy; Soren Kierkegaard; Emmanuel Levinas; Giorgio Agamben

The author of the article proposes to view one of William Shakespeare’s “dark” comedies, "Measure for Measure", through the philosophical writings of Søren Kierkegaard, Emmanuel Lévinas and Giorgio Agamben. The principle of “commanded” love formulated in Kierkegaard’s original existentialist reformulation of the Christian commandment to love one’s neighbour, as presented in his "Works of Love", and the corresponding Levinasian concept of unconditional responsibility imposed on an individual by the appeal articulated in the “face of the other”, provide suitable grounds for reviewing the ethical implications of the play, which focuses on and juxtaposes the claims of “selfish” love with the demands of self-denial and sacrifice. Giorgio Agamben’s reflection on the tension between law and mercy, formulated in the apocalyptic, post-Auschwitz context, additionally highlights the manoeuvres of the hidden author(s) of martial law in the city of Vienna, as portrayed in Shakespeare’s drama.

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Women and Migration: A Sociological Review on The Current Trends and Future of Women Migration in Bangladesh

Women and Migration: A Sociological Review on The Current Trends and Future of Women Migration in Bangladesh

Author(s): Manzuma Ahsan / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Women Migrant Workers; Migration Challenges; Gender-based Violence;

In Bangladesh, it is estimated that more than 10,000,000 individuals have migrated overseas for work from 1976 to 2016. Women workers constituted less than 1 per cent of the total workers in 2002 which has arisen to a 13 per cent by 2013. This shows that migration has been a demanding issue for both men and women aspirants for a long time. However, many of the migrant workers face the challenge of adapting to a society that is not their own. And women become the most vulnerable of such situations as they experience a continuum of gender-based violence. According to a government report, 35 per cent of returned migrants have faced abuses in many forms. Some recent stories of exploitation from the victims have even surfaced on the social media. This shows the harsh conditions of Bangladeshi women migrant workers abroad. This ultimately becomes a threat for the overall socio-economic development of the country. Following this, the aim of this study was to explore the issue of women migration in Bangladesh in terms of its current trends and future from a sociological viewpoint. The study had followed its development mainly from the secondary information focused on existing literature and media (newspaper) review. Different international and national journals, reports, and statistical data have been followed. Special concentration has been provided to the newspaper reports. The sociological review on the current trends of women migration from Bangladesh indicates that there exists a cruel reality for the women workers abroad. But these go mostly unreported. The fear of being stigmatized after returning also plays a notorious role for such cases. This creates a constant threat for the future of women migration in Bangladesh. To mitigate the problem, both awareness and activities should be in place with proper inclusion of human resources.

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Rural Antreprenor: Research on the training and management consulting needs of entrepreneurs and those who want to start a business in rural areas in the development regions North-West, West, South-West Oltenia, South Muntenia, Bucharest-Ilfov

Rural Antreprenor: Cercetare privind nevoile de formare și consultanță managerială ale întreprinzătorilor și ale celor care doresc să înceapă o afacere în mediul rural din regiunile de dezvoltare Nord-Vest, Vest, Sud-Vest Oltenia, Sud Muntenia, Bucur

Author(s): Bruno Stefan,Marin Burcea / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: managerial education;rural entrepreneurship;management consulting;

The research is part of the strategic project “Rural Entrepreneur”, POSDRU / 83 / 5.2 / S / 59596 and was conducted based on a survey to which 1,527 entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs from rural areas responded. In addition, 5 focus groups, 5 brainstorming's and 50 in-depth interviews were conducted with 154 entrepreneurs and 115 civil servants. She analyzed how people started their first business, the factors that determined the success of their first business, the transition to a sustainable business, the obstacles encountered in starting an entrepreneur, the fears that appear when starting a business, the changes after starting a business, the perception of competition, self-evaluation. managerial education, the need for consultancy, external support in business development, the future of one's own business, the dynamics of the entrepreneurial approach in rural areas during 2008-2010.

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Public opinion poll in Drăgășani municipality

Sondaj de opinie publică în municipiul Drăgășani

Author(s): Bruno Stefan,Călin Roșu / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: administrative issues;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;

The survey was conducted between April 5-8, 2019 on a sample of 369 adults living in the city. He measured how the population perceives the involvement of the mayor’s office in various administrative issues, trust in local political leaders, voting intentions in local elections, the perception of local party organizations.

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DANCING WITH THE VIRUS: A TEST OF RESILIENCE TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

PLES SA VIRUSOM: TEST OTPORNOSTI GLOBALNE EKONOMIJE

Author(s): Polona DOMADENIK,Matjaž Koman,Tjaša Redek / Language(s): Serbian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: pandemic;economic resilience; economic crisis; social crisis; uncertainty;

The coronavirus pandemic represents a major shock for the global and EU economies and is expected to bear unpredictable, yet severe and long-lasting socio-economic consequences.Health crises provoked economic contagion and is now, it seems, spreading as fast as the disease itself. During the crisis, national economies found themselves in a free fall with different velocities. In general, it is expected that COVID-19 will take much higher toll in terms of GDP if compared with three main crises in past 100 years: the great depression in 1930s, first OPEC oil crises in the 1970s and the recent financial crises in the period of 2007-2009. Global GDP is projected to contract by about 4.4 percent in 2020, which is a sharper downturn than during the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-2009. It is then expected to rebound by 5.2percent in 2021, implying that global output should recover above it 2019 level but remain well below the level projected in the autumn 2019 forecast.The health and economic crisis has led to a significant job crisis that will increase the inequality and widen the gap in social structures. This paper presents the role of business and societal resilience. At the policy and societal level, the COVID-19 crisis has brought about a will to question the current functioning of economy and society with citizens’ initiatives. The economic system supporting the increasing share of precariat workers due to gig economy and deterioration of workers’ bargaining power, eroding the public institutions by austerity measures and siphoning value out of the economy by rewarding shareholders through stockbuyback schemes, rather than supporting investment in research and development, wages,and worker training, has proven to be ineffective to combat serious exogenous shocks. The current crisis calls for a new policy approach, based on theoretical foundations of (i) the developmental state, (ii) legal institutionalism and (iii) the entrepreneurial state.During the recent COVID crisis the switch in policy paradigm will improve the resilience of the companies in order to be capable of managing future disruptions and handling the most important challenges we need to solve like climate change, inequalities or financial crises, by reaping the synergies between collaboration, digitalization and sustainability.

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Being a Researcher in a Pandemic in the Grip of Risks and Uncertainties: An Autoethnographic Study

Riskler ve Belirsizlikler Kıskacında Pandemide Araştırmacı Olmak: Otoetnografik Bir Çalışma

Author(s): Cemre Erciyes,Aleyna Yıldırım,Meryem Erol / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Pandemic; risk; uncertainty; researcher; autoethnography

The Covid-19 pandemic with its psychological, physiological, economic and social risks has become a crisis that threatens human life rather than being only a biological threat. The environment of uncertainty stemming from the invisible nature of the virus and its appearing as a pandemic has also affected societies in many ways. In the multidisciplinary social study on “Social Services in Istanbul during the Pandemic” that aims to find out the effects of the pandemic on social service delivery and to develop a proactive work plan for similar crises situations, the problems caused by these effects in accessing services were discussed. In this study, we aim to convey our personal experiences and observations about the measures and practices taken against the risks and uncertainties brought by the pandemic, while researching and experiencing them simultaneously in the field. A qualitative research method, autoethnography, is preferred in this study because it will let us reflect our experiences from an insider perspective in a systematic way. In this regard, our experiences in the research and reporting process as the people affected by the possible risks of the pandemic and the difficulties of being a researcher during the pandemic will be discussed from a subjective point of view in terms of preparation, fieldwork, online organization and inter-team communication. The difficulty of obtaining scientific research approval during the period when some of the institutions were temporarily closed due to quarantine and taking some precautions for planning of interviews and field study will be evaluated in this context. Additionally, the physical conditions of the institutions where the interviews would be conducted do not have the same standard and research participants' awareness levels about the virus were not known in advance. On the other hand, the differences in the anxiety levels of the participants and the researchers in the project team; the way they reflect this difference; protecting the researcher identity during the interviews without reflecting bias and maintaining the study process without damaging the organizational structure and inter-team communication to minimize the negative effects of the online process will be questioned as the factors affecting the research process.

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The Adventist Children and Young People’s Perception of the Sabbath Day in Communist Romania

The Adventist Children and Young People’s Perception of the Sabbath Day in Communist Romania

Author(s): Ciprian Corneliu Ciurea / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: church; Adventists; pupils; students; communism

During the communist period, Romanian authorities faced a problem specific to the Adventist Church - the Adventist children did not attend school on Saturdays. Although they used the most varied methods of persuasion and coercion of children and parents to solve this problem, the authorities have not managed to fully defeat their resistance. This was the "big Adventist problem" that caused serious problems both to the Department of Cults and to the Securitate bodies, the Ministry of Education, the County School Inspectorates, the organizations of pioneers and youth, and the schools.

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Conflict and Migration From Iraq: Building A Life in Exile Amid The Twists And Turns Of A Dramatic History

Conflict and Migration From Iraq: Building A Life in Exile Amid The Twists And Turns Of A Dramatic History

Author(s): Cyril Roussel / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Conflict; migration; Iraq; dramatic history; Middle; political; East; Europe; North America; Australia; Islamic Revolution; Saddam Hussein; Kurd; identity; political activist; political;

Migration from the Middle East has not always received as much media coverage as in recent years (2015–2016). Yet a continuous flow of emigration towards Europe, North America, and Australia essentially began in the 1970s and 1980s. It mostly involved urban elites leaving countries led by regimes that were repressive towards them, like in Iran after the Islamic Revolution, Turkey after the military dictatorship, or Iraq in the time of Saddam Hussein. Opponents to these regimes became political refugees, some of whom formed the embryos of future diasporas in the West. Here we have chosen to present one of them, who was threatened as a Kurd (a group persecuted in the Middle East following their fight for the recognition of their identity) and at the same time as a political activist and member of the Communist Party.

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On Some Legal Issues Related to the Professional Qualification According to the Labour Code

За някои правни проблеми, свързани с професионалната квалификация според Кодекса на труда

Author(s): Andrey Aleksandrov / Language(s): Bulgarian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: professional training/qualification; retraining; on-the-job training employment contract; dual education system; traineeship

The legal framework of the mechanisms for gaining and improving professional training and retraining in our labor legislation is dynamic, and assessments of its effectiveness have always been contradictory. The purpose of the study is to seek answers to some questions about the appropriateness of changes in this legal institution in recent years. A number of weaknesses in the legal decisions have been identified and proposals have been made to overcome them. The analysis of at least some of the problems caused by the legal uncertainty in this field is made in the hope of provoking new scientific discussions and preventing the recurrence of such mistakes in the future.

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Protection of Personal Data, Rights and Obligations of Employees in the Context of the Health Crisis Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic

Protecția datelor cu caracter personal, drepturile și obligațiile salariaților în contextul crizei sanitare generate de pandemia Covid-19

Author(s): Daniela Duță / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: personal data protection; employee; rights and obligations of employees; Covid-19 pandemic; privacy;

This study aims to present the changes to the rights and obligations of employees as a result of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The study follows the new regulations and legislative changes brought to the employees' rights at national level, such as: work from the employee's home, or from any other location agreed with the employer; telework, granting days off for parents to supervise their children, reducing working time, extending the validity of documents including collective labor agreements and related data processing. Since the state of emergency, economic operators have had to provide employees with an adequate level of protection through measures such as: providing logistical means for working from home or teleworking, where possible, measuring body temperature with appropriate means to check whether it exceeds or does not exceed a certain predefined level at the entrance to the operator's buildings. In the context of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the massive digitalization, new personal data were processed such as: place of work of the employee in the situation of work at home or telework, data on health, electronic signature, image, voice, calendar dates and times for online connection to virtual meetings and events, trainings conducted on various platforms. At the level of the European Union, the European Parliament adopted the Resolution of 21 January 2021 by which it addressed a series of recommendations to the European Commission on the need to regulate at the level of the member states the employee's right to disconnect. The pandemic accelerated the transformations and reconfigured the labor relations that had to be adapted to the new realities, bringing new particularities and associated risks.

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Russian Naval Doctrine and Russian Navy Modernization

Russian Naval Doctrine and Russian Navy Modernization

Author(s): Ahmet Sapmaz / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Russian Naval Doctrine; Russian Navy Modernization; Russian Federation;

The Russian Federation (RF) is the largest country in the world. It has coastlines on three oceans and thirteen seas. It has one of the most powerful armed forces in the world, especially nuclear weapons. RF is an important country in the world with its permanent member status of the United Nations Security Council, natural resources, defense and space industry, security and foreign policy in line with being a great power. After the collapse of the USSR, RF, which went through a period of collapse in all respects, pursues policies towards being a great power of the multipolar world with the understanding of “strong army, strong economy, strong state” with Vladimir Putin’s rise to power.

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Optimizing Public Passenger Transport in Bucharest and the Metropolitan Area

Optimizing Public Passenger Transport in Bucharest and the Metropolitan Area

Author(s): Constantina Chiriac,Valeriu Stelian Nitoi,Marius Gîrtan / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: information systems;urban traffic;public transport;durability;sustainability

The paper aims to be a model of analysis on passenger transport management for Bucharest and the metropolitan area, in order to stimulate the economic development of the city by supporting economic activities of local interest, by increasing the mobility of the transport system, economic activities that benefit local communities and that do not adversely affect people's health or the environment. The analysis presented proposes the use of geospatial information systems for urban traffic management and the construction of traffic simulation models.

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