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Bosnia and Herzegovina - 15 Years of Dayton Peace Agreement. International Symposium – Book of Abstracts

Bosna i Hercegovina - 15 Godina Dejtonskog Mirovnog Sporazuma. Medunarodni Simpozijum – Knjiga Sazetaka

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian,English

Keywords: Dayton Peace Agreement; transition; BiH Constitution; constitutional reform; BiH political system; political-territorial organisation of BiH;

By producing his most important work "L'Esprit des lois", Montesquieu showed th at the strength of a law is in the spirit that it carries. It is of decisive importance that the law is not simply a mechanistic sum of various influences that have been gathered in one place, but that it combines historical conditions making it consistent. And then the law makes sense and only within the context of realm of reality, set in such manner, it is enforceable. The law, which would be immediately taking over the text of a 'legal science's modern state' does not seem to make sense, as equally as the composition which would be composed on the principles of aesthetics and art theory, and that would not have contained the creative impulse of the spirit of freedom. The Dayton agreement is not the law, but it represents a kind of legal document which has been derived from a certain political will. In this sense, its topicalising can not be primarily based on positive law's issues. Discussing the Dayton agreement as the legal act, unless it has been fully understood in the context of positive law, debate, on these grounds, must remain ineffective an d may not rep resen t the basis of perspective construction of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an orderly society in the state form. As an agreement th a t stopped a war, this document is more a political ac t representing a form of political agreement or a compromise that aims, above all, at the giving of a possibility for creating new perspectives of Bosnian society, which no longer should be based on conflict and violent forms of resolving political issues.

1989 After 1989

1989 After 1989

Author(s): James Mark,Muriel Blaive,Adam Hudek,Anna Saunders,Stanisław Tyszka / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

World history in the propaganda policy of Tsar Symeon the Great and the development of Bulgarian chronography

Световната история в пропагандната политика на цар Симеон Велики и развитието на българската хронография

Author(s): Miliyana Kaymakamova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Publication Year: 0

Democratic Transition and Identities

Democratic Transition and Identities

Author(s): Jovan Komšić / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: democratic transition; identity; nation; ethno-nationalism; citizenship; multiculturalism; political elites; Serbia; autonomy of Vojvodina; constitutional changes

By structuring his analysis into four key segments (1) Nationrelated contradictions and identity ambiguities; (2) Identity policies and multiculturalism; (3) Transitional identity engineering in Serbia, and (4) Projections of the future and prospects of multicultural strategies, the author corroborates the following thesis: regardless of numerous challenges of multiculturalism and dramatic open issues concerning the economic and financial crisis, as well as the refugee crisis, the EU policies of identity (both national and European) cannot preserve the advantage of the existing and globally unique civilizational values, nor can they prove their effectiveness in the consolidation of the democracy and integration of transition societies if the power to define identity is acquired (or preserved) by xenophobes and ethno-nationalists. Instead of traditional notions and (ultra)conservative (anti-)politics, the crisis requires new ideasand strategies. Therefore, multiculturalism should be given a real chance.

A Force for Good? Mapping the Private Security Landscape in Southeast Europe

A Force for Good? Mapping the Private Security Landscape in Southeast Europe

Author(s): Arjan Dyrmishi,Rositsa Dzhekova,Donika Emini,Gentiola Madhi,Marko Milošević,Predrag Petrović,Atanas Rusev,Mentor Vrajolli / Language(s): English

The volume explores and assesses the origins and current state of the private security sector in four Southeast European countries (Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania and Kosovo), with specific reference to principles of good governance and the protection of human rights. In particular, the authors examine when and how the first private security companies developed and whether and how PSCs, their clients, and other factors such as relevant legislation determined the services private security offer today, and which companies were established/have survived in the market. The studies look into the economic importance of private security especially as a source of employment. They also explore if PSCs are able to provide quality security services by looking at the background and qualifications of managers and employees. A number of important questions are addressed: who are the people who work for PSCs, what is their level of expertise and professionalism and what are their working conditions? How important are (political) relationships for the success of a PSC and do domestic political considerations have an impact on which PSC receives contracts and how well they work? How is quality defined and enforced by both PSCs and their clients, especially public sector clients? Finally, do PSCs and state security providers coordinate, cooperate or compete with each other?

PART IV: The Nineties - The War and Post-War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina

PART IV: The Nineties - The War and Post-War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Arijana Aganović,Zlatan Delić / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: women; public life; BiH; 90s; postwar; rape; victims; feminism; war criminals;

The period covering the end of the eighties and early nineties of the 20th century was marked by socio-economic and political turmoil, and the transition from a socialist society to a democracy that is characterised by war and the division of the former Yugoslavia into nation-states. The dissolution of Yugoslavia affected all segments of society and imposed the question of ethnic division, which had a major impact on almost all spheres of society, including the issue of gender equality, women’s representation in decision-making positions and other spheres of public life. The first democratic, multi-party elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1990 and they brought to power the three major national political parties representing the three dominant ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs) and which were to organise the political life of the country. After the proclamation of independence of Slovenia and Croatia at the end of February 1992, a referendum on the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina was organised. On March 1, 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence, and immediately thereafter witnessed growing tensions, which escalated into war, which officially began in April 1992. Between April 1992 and December 1995, and until the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, there massive human rights violations took place in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH), including war crime, crime against humanity, murder, rape and expulsion. The homes of many became the frontlines and the population in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina was forced to leave.

The Workings of the Media

The Workings of the Media

Author(s): Mária Vásárhelyi / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Hungary;Fidesz;Orbán regime;Media;propaganda;

The media landscape, as it stands today, clearly hinders the formation of a thoroughly informed public opinion. One of key principles of the 1989 political changeover was to dismantle the information monopoly controlled by the regime. A quarter century after the fall of communism, Hungary is once again just a tiny step away from having a new, insulated media monopoly entirely serving the interests and satisfying the expectations of the ruling power.

Parliamentarians on Poland's relations with Germany

Parlamentarzyści wobec stosunków Polski z Niemcami

Author(s): Michał Nowosielski / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Poland; Germany; Parlamentarians; Sejm;Polish-German relations;

Głównym celem naukowym projektu „Polskie elity polityczne wobec stosunków Polski z Niemcami w ramach Unii Europejskiej” było zbadanie poglądów i opinii polskich elit politycznych dotyczących tego, w jakim stopniu zmieniająca się rola Niemiec oddziałuje na perspektywy rozwojowe stosunków w ramach UE oraz w jaki sposób Polska winna na to reagować.

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – KOSOVA. Migration as a Force for Development

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – KOSOVA. Migration as a Force for Development

Author(s): Matthias Lücke,Aliriza Arenliu,Ardiana Gashi,Artane Rizvanolli,A. Besnik Krasniqi,Denis Nushi,Edona Krasniqi,Kaltrina Kelmendi,Mihail Peleah,Shpend Kursani / Language(s): English

Labour migration and economic interaction with the Kosovan Diaspora abroad have a profound impact on the economic opportunities and livelihoods of many individuals in Kosovo. This is not just limited to the household level. Economic interactions with the Kosovan Diaspora are so pervasive that they strongly influence Kosovo’s macroeconomic devel¬opment and, hence, all Kosovans. // In this 2014 Kosovo Human Development Report, we take a close look at how labour migration and interactions with the Diaspora affect human development in Kosovo. While human development has many different dimensions, this report concentrates on opportunities for productive employment (whether in Kosovo or abroad), material wellbeing and poverty reduction. Focus is also placed on access to education and healthcare (through higher income or access to services abroad), the circumstances of women migrants and women-headed households, and the impact of international mobility on social involvement and political participation. On this basis, we draw out the implications for policy interventions that seek to promote human development and especially, to engage the Diaspora in Kosovo’s future.

Banking Stability for Financial Stability

Banking Stability for Financial Stability

Author(s): Vighneswara Swamy / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: financial stability; instability; banks and financial institutions; indicator; crisi

This chapter while emphasizing the importance of the concept of financial stability in wake of recent global financial crisis in particular and other (banking and financial) crises in general attempts to highlight the significance of the soundness of banking sector in emerging economies where banking sector constitutes a lion’s share in the financial system. This study investigates banking stability by structuring a recursive micro panel Vector Auto Regressive (VAR) model and corroborates the significance of the interrelatedness of the bank-specific variables such as; Liquidity, Asset Quality, Capital Adequacy and Profitability. This chapter while underscoring the prominence of financial stability in wake of recent global financial crisis in particular and other (banking and financial) crises in general argues that the soundness of banking sector in banking dominated financial system of emerging economies is of great significance in ensuring financial stability. Further, the chapter offers an in-depth review of literature on financial stability in backdrop of the ongoing definition debate for financial stability. A significant contribution of this study is in establishing that liquidity in the banking dominated financial system is reciprocally related with asset quality, capital adequacy, and profitability of constituent banks by employing a robust panel data drawn from 56 leading banks for a period of 12 years. Another contribution of this study is that, employing the most appropriate key determinants of banking sector soundness, the chapter models a simple and basic axiomatic form of banking stability index (BSI) in the context of an emerging economy banking sector.

Przekłady literatury dla dzieci i młodzieży na polskim rynku wydawniczym oraz wydania polskich książek za granicą w latach 1990—2014

Przekłady literatury dla dzieci i młodzieży na polskim rynku wydawniczym oraz wydania polskich książek za granicą w latach 1990—2014

Author(s): Bogumiła Staniów / Language(s): Polish / Publication Year: 0

Zapił się na śmierć? Pijaństwo Aleksandra Macedońskiego w świetle dzienników królewskich (FGrH 117)

Drank himself to death? Alexander of Macedon’s inebriety in the Royal Journal (FGrH 117)

Author(s): Bogdan Burliga / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: wino; alkoholizm; upojenie; otrucie; dzienniki królewskie; Aleksander Macedoński

Cytowane zarówno przez Plutarcha (Żywot Aleksandra), jak i Arriana (Wyprawa Aleksandra Wielkiego) dzienniki królewskie sugerują, iż Aleksander Macedoński zmarł w wyniku bliżej nieznanej choroby, pogłębionej dodatkowo spożyciem obfitych ilości nierozcieńczonego wodą wina, jakie pochłaniał podczas licznych libacji w towarzystwie swych żołnierzy (organizatorem ostatniej, tragicznej w skutkach, był Medius). Artykuł poddaje ocenie materiał dzienników, biorąc pod uwagę w szczególności dwa zagadnienia: z jednej strony odnosi się do kwestii alkoholizmu Aleksandra Wielkiego, z drugiej zaś pyta o związek pomiędzy skłonnościami króla do pijaństwa i przekonaniem starożytnych, utrzymującym się i powtarzanym przez kolejne stulecia, jakoby władca został otruty. Zdaniem autora w tym konkretnym przypadku nie należy odrzucać „źródeł popularnych”, mówiących o otruciu, jako wersji podrzędnej w stosunku do „oficjalnych” przekazów, które znaleźć można w przytaczanych przez Plutarcha i Arriana wersjach dzienników. To z kolei prowadzi do wniosku, iż pogłoski o otruciu Aleksandra warto potraktować poważnie, nie popadając w pułapkę autorytatywnych opinii dotyczących prawdziwości czy niekwestionowanej nieomylności sądów, według których król zmarł z przyczyn naturalnych.

Channelling Foreign Policy Through Local Activities in China: City of Guangzhou Case Study

Channelling Foreign Policy Through Local Activities in China: City of Guangzhou Case Study

Author(s): Dominik Mierzejewski / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

CASE STUDY: LATE-NIGHT SHOWS ON PERVIY KANAL AND DISCREDITATION OF WESTERN POLITICAL LEADERS

CASE STUDY: LATE-NIGHT SHOWS ON PERVIY KANAL AND DISCREDITATION OF WESTERN POLITICAL LEADERS

Author(s): Sigita Struberga / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Russia; media; television; humour; Perviy kanal; politics; Kremlin; communication; audience;

This case study looks at how Russian television uses humour as a support mechanism for strategic communications with its audience, specifically on the issue of Western leaders, and endeavours to determine the essence of the core message. To do this, various Russian Perviy Kanal (Первый Канал/ Channel One) entertainment broadcasts specializing in comedy will be analysed.

KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS AND FIGHTING FOR THEM. A Guide for Romani Activists (English Version)

KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS AND FIGHTING FOR THEM. A Guide for Romani Activists (English Version)

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Bioregional Biography: The Landscapes of the Lives of Emily Carr and Emma Bell Miles

Bioregional Biography: The Landscapes of the Lives of Emily Carr and Emma Bell Miles

Author(s): Kateřina Prajznerová / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Biography; bioregional biography; place-based essays; literary history; literary map; genre of biography;

AS authors of place-based, personal essays, Emily Carr (1871-1945) and Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) were pioneering cartographers: pioneering in the sense that they were breaking new ground, in terms of the literary history of their respective places as well in terms of the genre of biography; cartographers in the sense that each devoted her life to writing about a place she knew, about herself, creating a body of work that offers a map for others, native-born or not, to find their own way. This chapter examines the interplay of place, self, and narrative in Carr’s portrait of Victoria, British Columbia, and Miles’s portrait of Walden’s Ridge, Tennessee, around the turn of the twentieth century. My aim is twofold: to illustrate, on the example of particular sites, each author’s individual artistic imbrication in the landscape that was her home, an imbrication that resulted in a lasting addition to the literary map of North America; simultaneously, by gleaning references to these particular sites from multiple volumes of their personal nonfiction and pairing the two life-lines into a cross-continental conversation, to show that Carr and Miles relate to place in strikingly similar ways—when their journal entries and essays are surveyed and over-laid, bioregional biography takes shape.

National Security & Defence, № 151+152 (2015 - 02+03)

National Security & Defence, № 151+152 (2015 - 02+03)

Author(s): Volodymyr Zhminko,Yevhen Zakharov,Oksana Markieieva,Oleh Martynenko / Language(s): English

LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM IN UKRAINE: STATUS, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS FOR REFORM // CHAPTER 1. INTERNAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES OF UKRAINE: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS // CHAPTER 2. ACTIVITY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES: SOCIAL ALIENATION AND LEGITIMACY CRISIS // CHAPTER 3. REFORM OF UKRAINIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: CURRENT STAGE // International technical assistance projects and programmes implemented in Ukraine and funded by international financial organisations, the EU,and donor countries // Preparation of the law enforcement reform in the framework of a comprehensive review of the security and defence sector // CHAPTER 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS // CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO REFORMING THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL REFORM PLAN // UKRAINIAN POLICE IN THE EYES OF CITIZENS: ASSESSMENT OF STATUS, PROBLEMS AND REFORM PROSPECTS // REFORM OF UKRAINIAN IAA: ASSESSMENTS AND IDEAS BY POLICE STAFF // POLICE REFORM IN UKRAINE: EXPERT ASSESSMENT // VIEWS OF IAA REFORM PARTICIPANTS // POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE // REFORM OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS // UKRAINIAN POLICE ON THE EVE OF MAIDAN AND AT THE OUTSET OF REFORMS // COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE REFORM PROCESS THROUGH THE EXAMPLE OF A PILOT PROJECT MARTYNENKO //

National Security & Defence, № 019 (2001 - 07)

National Security & Defence, № 019 (2001 - 07)

Author(s): Sergei Konoplyov,Jennifer Moroney,Anatol Tsaranu,Vladimir Degoev,Borys Tarasyuk / Language(s): English

GUUAM: REALITIES AND PROSPECTS // 1. GUUAM AS A REGIONAL UNION: THE APPROACHES AND ASSESSMENTS // 2. THE PRESENT STATUS OF UKRAINE'S CO-OPERATION WITH THE GUUAM MEMBER-STATES // 3. FACTORS THAT HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUUAM // 4. CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSALS // SPEECHES BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE GUUAM MEMBER-STATES AT THE YALTA SUMMIT // GUUAM OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS // GUUAM: THE PROBLEMS OF FORMATION AND THE PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT // DIPLOMATS’ REMARKS ON THE EVE OF THE GUUAM SUMMIT IN YALTA // WESTERN SUPPORT FOR GUUAM IN EUROPE’S SECURITY ‘GRAY ZONE’ // GUUAM: SOME ASPECTS OF POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA // GUUAM AS A POST-SOVIET REALITY: THE COMMUNITY GOALS // GUUAM: THE SOURCES AND PROSPECTS

National Security & Defence, № 070 (2005 - 10)

National Security & Defence, № 070 (2005 - 10)

Author(s): Oleksandr Dergachov,Taras Kuzio,Volodymyr Malynkovych,Rostyslav Pavlenko,Volodymyr Fesenko,James Sherr,Vadym Karasyov,Yuriy Yakimenko / Language(s): English

2006 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: CONDITIONS, ACTORS, AND IMPLICATIONS // 1. THE FACTORS THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN // 2. POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTERS AT THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN // 3. EXPECTED CONDUCT AND RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS // 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS // UKRAINIAN POLITICAL PARTIES AT THE START OF THE 2006 ELECTION CAMPAIGN // THE 2006 ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN EXPERT ASSESSMENTS // THERE WILL BE NO LARGESCALE DIFFUSION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE BODY OF ORANGE AND BLUEWHITE VOTERS // THE FORMAT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC DEMAND FOR RECONCILIATION // WILL PROMOTE A TEMPERATE AND CONCILIATORY CAMPAIGN // UKRAINIAN VOTERS, JUST LIKE VOTERS IN THE WEST, ARE PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN DOMESTIC, NOT FOREIGN AFFAIRS // I HOPE THAT AFTER THE ORANGE FOG HAS CLEARED AWAY, UKRAINIAN VOTERS WILL BE READY FOR A MORE DIFFICULT BUT MORE CONSCIOUS CHOICE // IF THE LEAD POLITICAL FORCES ABSTAIN FROM SPECULATIONS ON DIFFERENCES, UKRAINE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE PRINCIPLE “SUCCESS THROUGH DIVERSITY” // THE 2006 ELECTIONS WILL BE THE MOST DEMOCRATIC IN THE HISTORY OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE // UKRAINE’S ELECTIONS: THE EXTERNAL FACTOR // ELECTIONS 2006: RIFT LINES AND SCENARIOS // SPECIFICITY OF ELECTORAL SPIRITS DURING THE 2004 ELECTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN-2006 // UKRAINIAN POLITICAL PARTIES

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA. Good Corporate Citizens. Public and private Goals aligned for Human Development

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA. Good Corporate Citizens. Public and private Goals aligned for Human Development

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor,Alexandru Fală,Dumitru Budianschi / Language(s): English

The 2014 National Human Development Report clearly shows that the role of the private sector in generating human development transcends that of a tax-payer and a creator of jobs, important though these contributions are. The report presents a thoroughly documented review of global and national experience to demonstrate how the private sector can play the role of catalyst for change by promoting new approaches, technologies, services and policy proposals. We trust these examples will inspire all of the many actors who have a part to play in this and help to drive further the efforts of the Moldovan business community to advance the modernization of the country. // The sustainable and inclusive development of Moldova in a way which benefits all people will occur only if Government, the private sector and society at large join efforts to achieve this goal. The 2014 report seeks to identify what can drive the private sector’s contributions to economic and social progress, what the obstacles are, and how an ecosystem conducive for stronger private–public development engagement can be attained. It provides a set of well-defined policy recommendations for all national actors, including central government and private companies, which we hope will continue the discussions started in the process of formulating the report.