Transition and Consolidation of Democracy

Author(s): Anđelko Milardović-Ivanković / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

In political theory, one of the recurring types of government described by various thinkers is democracy. In political theory or practice, democracy did not always have the significance as it has, for example, today; when we can say that it is the most dominant type of government on a global level, with 120 registered consolidated democracies and 37 restrictive democratic regimes registered in 2000. These political orders typologies, which are a product of the modern political era, are based on government and political systems being classified as democratic and undemocratic. Undemocratic orders are totalitarian and authoritarian. Regardless of the world regions, this narrowed synthetic classification of types of government might be applied in case of the 20th century societies. The 20th century is a real testing ground for political science research of government systems, waves of democratization and reversions.

Euroscepticism in a Conflict of Ideologies of the Second Modernism

Author(s): Anđelko Milardović-Ivanković / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Euroscepticism is a media and not a scientific term. Because of the wide-spread notion, and its importance, it has become a subject of social scientific research. The term is in fact a compound word. It consists of the words euro and scepticism. The adjective euro refers to Europe and its integration, at which Europe has to be differentiated from political economic union or the integrated Europe (EU).

To Love or Not to Love... Notes on Public Euroscepticism

Author(s): Catharina Sørensen / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The European Commission stated in its Enlargement Report of November 2006 that ”Democratic legitimacy also means a Europe which listens to the expectations of its citizens and addresses their concerns through adequate policies. For any of its policies, including enlargement, the EU has to win the support of its citizens” (European Commission, 2006: 23). This is a notable statement from the Union,which has lost five out of the eight public referenda on the EU-issues that have been held during the present decade.

Rethinking Euroscepticism: The Institutional and Policy Dimension

Author(s): Hrvoje Butković,Višnja Samardžija / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

It seems that no major theory of regional integration predicted the rise of Euroscepticism and the extent to which it might influence the integration process and (potentially) become one of the constraints for future functioning of the European Union. There are many open questions regarding this phenomenon, the key one encompassing its causes and consequences, seen from different angles, in search for the right approaches to deal with such attitudes. In the given context, the goal of this article is to contribute towards dismantling the “myth” of Euroscepticism by showing that in many cases it is the result of populist manipulation and lack of basic understanding of the integration process functioning.

A Critical View to European Union as a Cosmopolitan Democracy: From an Outsider’s View

Author(s): Seyed Vahid Karimi / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

European Union is an advance institution. There is no other community to mach its political, economic and international weight. But as an outsider, I do not find it as a cosmopolitan democracy. There are two internal as well as one international reason to prove my argument. First of all there are two schools of thought within the EU, regarding its future direction. There are forces who believe that the political direction of the EU must be Atlantis. There are others who believe that the European Union must, in its political thinking, remain European minded, separate from whatever the American guideline is. The United Kingdom and its allies within European Union support the Atlantis view, where the French and its orbit allies believe that the European Union must be European. So, that means that the liberal forces are put versus the social welfare minded, within the European Union. The second critical view is with regard to the institution itself. The selection of the commission is doubtful, if the stronger and more powerful members of the European Union have the upper hand in its selection. The European Parliament is paralyzed in intervening over agricultural budget. The power of members by ‘qualify majority voting’ - QMV, makes collaboration among the stronger and more powerful members of the EU much easier.

Slovak official development cooperation in 2017

Author(s): Marián Čaučík / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

All quiet on the Slovak ODA Front – this is what could be said when reflecting on the year 2017 from a development cooperation point of view. Implementation of the eight main development cooperation programs under the SlovakAid logo in 2017 was much like it was in 2016, and – just as one year ago – it may again be said that the results achieved in 2017 were adequate to the inadequate resources invested, bearing in mind the Slovak ODA system’s year-long stagnation.

SUPORT – program podpory vzdělávání žen pečujících o děti do 15 let

Author(s): Bohumil Bocian / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

(Ne)delání rodinné politiky v České republice

Author(s): Linda Sokačová / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Rodinná centra v Nemecku – péce, poradenství a podpora na jednom míste

Author(s): Theresa Baumeister / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Finanční analýza: současné a budoucí možnosti financování provozu jeslí

Author(s): Markéta Novotná / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Příklady zahraniční praxe: jaké mají jesle v Stockholmu, Vídni a Německu

Author(s): Barbora Petrová,Helena Skálová / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Závěrečná doporučení

Author(s): Michaela Marksová-Tominová / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Zdraví a chování se zdravím související

Author(s): Iva Burešová,Helena Klimusová,Jana Marie Havigerová,Alena Slezáčková,Alena Pučelíková / Language(s): Czech Publication Year: 0

Současná mainstreamová společnost klade značný důraz na význam a hodnotu zdraví a podporuje aktivní péči o zdraví a posilování zdraví ve všech jeho složkách (ekologické, biologické, psychologické i sociální). Světová zdravotnická organizace hovoří doslova o právu na zdraví: „Právo na nejvyšší dosažitelnou úroveň zdraví“ (World Health Organization, 2015, n. p.). Z celospolečenského hlediska se uplatňování a realizace práva na zdraví uskutečňuje skrze navrhování politik a programů péče o zdraví, v rámci společensky nastavených podmínek, příležitostí a institucí péče o zdraví, které poskytují vnější stimuly. Celosvětové, národní i místní programy a politiky jsou odvozovány ze současného stavu poznání (tzv. evidence-based).

Conclusions

Author(s): Tomáš Sirovátka,Jana Válková,Marie Louise Seeberg / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

In this final chapter, we aim to interpret the findings presented in the individual chapters of the book within the theoretical frame outlined in Chapter 1. We assess the main findings regarding the current development of childcare and eldercare policies in the Czech Republic and Norway, the discourses of the policy actors in both countries, and the strategies and views of families that are providing and ensuring care for children and elderly persons. Lastly, we discuss some possibilities for policy changes or innovations that might facilitate the combination of family care with paid employment.

Paradigm Reform for the Czech Family Benefits and Credits

Author(s): Jaroslav Vostatek / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

While many authors focus on the submission of partial improvements of the Czech family policy, insufficient attention has been devoted to the family policy system as a whole. In the Czech political scene, there is an increasing tendency towards simple political marketing. However, social policy theory should focus on analysing family policy, particularly via the application of (liberal, Christian-democratic, socialdemocratic and neoliberal) welfare regimes. The optimal approach for individual countries is to focus on one of these models, thus allowing for the reaping of the various synergy benefits of the application of one coherent model. From this point of view, the Czech socio-economic system is based on somewhat unstable foundations, in comparison e.g. to Germany or Sweden. The paper focuses on Czech family benefits and credits and on their restructuring via the application of OECD and EU recommendations.

ULOGA CENTRA ZA SOCIJALNU SKRB U PROCESU PRUŽANJA PODRŠKE DJECI S TEŠKOĆAMA U RAZVOJU I NJIHOVIM OBITELJIMA

Author(s): Marina Hranj Zeko / Language(s): Croatian Publication Year: 0

Socijalna skrb organizirana je djelatnost od javnog interesa čiji je cilj pružanje pomoći socijalno ugroženim osobama, kao i osobama u nepovoljnim osobnim ili obiteljskim okolnostima (Zakon o socijalnoj skrbi, NN 18/22, 46/22, 119/22, čl. 3.). U okviru socijalne skrbi, profesija socijalnog rada određena je osnovnim djelatnostima kao što su: osnaživanje pojedinaca, obitelji, grupa i zajednice te razvoj njihovih sposobnosti za samopomoć, poticanje socijalnih promjena, razvoj kvalitetnih i dostupnih socijalnih usluga, promicanje socijalne kohezije, zastupanje osjetljivih i obesnaženih društvenih skupina te otklanjanje zapreka s kojima se ljudi susreću u ostvarivanju svoje socijalne sigurnosti. Također i djelatnostima postizanja socijalno pravednog društva koje je zasnovano na humanizmu i ljudskim pravima koje svim svojim članovima omogućava dostojanstven život (Zakon o djelatnosti socijalnog rada, NN 16/19, 18/22).

Sağlık İşletmelerinde Bütçeleme ve Sermaye Bütçelemesi

Author(s): Rıdvan Aslan,İbrahim Bozkurt / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

Many different professions and members are involved in the provision of health services. In addition, in addition to different equipment and pieces of equipment, many different types of medicines and consumables, in short, many different inputs need to be used. The fact that these inputs require high costs brings the financial dimension of management to the forefront in health enterprises, especially in hospitals. In order to achieve the desired results before, during, and after the financial activities of health enterprises, the issue of budgeting and budgeting, which includes financial planning and planning, execution, supervision, and evaluation activities in this context, has a very important place. In this study, the concepts of budgeting and capital budgeting are examined in the theoretical framework and the place and importance of the concepts in the context of health enterprises and health services are revealed.

Katılım ve Konvansiyonel Sigortacılığının Belirleyicileri

Author(s): Muhammed Hadin Öner / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

The financial system has become a complementary and indispensable actor of the economies of the countries. The insurance sector, which is included in the financial system, has an important place especially in developed countries. Insurance in developing countries has reached a high growth volume. The interest of investors in the sector is increasing. At the same time, researchers and academics are also working intensively on insurance. The analysis of the factors affecting the development of insurance is important for the development of the sector and to reach its expected potential. This study focused on examining the factors affecting the development of the participation and conventional insurance sector in Turkey. Panel data analysis method was used the data of 2009Q4-2022Q2 period. According to the findings of the research, it was seen that gdp, bank size, foreign trade volume, interest rate and social security expenditures had a positive effect on the insurance sector. COVID-19 had a negative effect. It was determined that the inflation variable affected the insurance sector both positively and negatively. Participation and the development of the conventional insurance industry will gain importance through in-depth analysis of these findings.

Elderly Services Policies of Emerging Markets withinside the Context of Silver Economy (The Case of the Ministry of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye)

Author(s): Adnan Söylemez,Hakkı M. AY / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

As one of the essential political troubles of the twenty first century, populace getting older brings with it various demanding situations and possibilities for all societies. Keeping human beings lively and healthful is essential to maximize the capability contribution of the aged populace and combine paintings into social and monetary lifestyles and be capable of deal successfully with rising problems. As people’s life expectancy gets longer, issues related to aging have begun to be discussed and talked about more. The concept of active aging is one of them. With this concept, it is aimed to maximize the opportunities of the elderly, who have completed their long working life and retired with their own income, in terms of health, security and participation in social life. The Turkish government transfers a share of its budget to the elderly in terms of services and aids. In addition, thanks to the social policies implemented by local governments for the elderly, elderly citizens benefit from all services, especially transportation. Thanks to these services, elderly people continue their lives without being separated from the society.

Sosyal Devletten Vatandaşlık Hakkına

Author(s): İbrahim Attila ACAR / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

Bireyler varlığını sürdürebilmek için bir ihtiyaçlar kümesi oluşturur. Bunların bir kısmını kendisi çözebilecekken bazılarının tek başına üstesinden gelmesi mümkün görünmemektedir. Güvenlik adalet ve diplomasi gibi en temel kamu ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması için dahi vatandaşlar adına örgütlü grupların var olması gerekmektedir. Sonrasında ise en temel insani ihtiyaçların giderilmesi, imkan sahibi olmayanların korunup kollanması ve sonuçta “elden ayaktan düşünce” onunla ilgilenecek kurumsal yapıların oluşturulması zarureti doğmaktadır.