Jednakost i elitizam kod Hane Arent

Author(s): Hauke Brunkhorst / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

Može se reći da Hana Arent ideju slobode crpi iz dva glavna izvora – prvi izvor predstavljaju grčki polis i rimska res publica, a drugi izvor je hrišćanska ideja, ideja svetog Avgustina o spontanom novom početku (creatio ex nihilo). Ta dva pojma slobode, koje Hana Arent u svojoj političkoj teoriji pokušava da poveže, nisu potpuno kompatibilna. Prva, odnosno republikanska ideja slobode, elitistička je po svom sadržaju i pretpostavkama, dok druga, avgustinovska ideja, ima egalitarno jezgro. U ovom tekstu ispitujem te dve ideje, naročito poklanjajući pažnju napetostima koje one stvaraju u delu Hane Arent (odeljak I).

Revolucija i/ili politologija? Dvojba iz povijesti hrvatske politologije

Author(s): Tonči Kursar / Language(s): Croatian Publication Year: 0

Kad su se 2002. godine pojavile prve sustavnije studije (Knežević i Ravlić, 2002; Prpić, 2002) povijesti hrvatske politologije, bilo je jasno da smo se pridružili globalnom trendu istraživanja povijesti discipline, koji je počeo još prije pedesetak godina. Studije te vrste općenito su namijenjene prikazu povijesnog razvoja discipline i davanju nekih umjerenih preporuka za njezin budući razvoj. Takvo je stanje, s jedne strane, znak sazrijevanja politologije općenito, pa tako i hrvatske, a s druge je strane to možda i znak krize identiteta. Kriza identiteta politologije obično se može definirati na osnovi “boljki” većine društvenih znanosti. John G. Gunnell, američki politolog i jedan od vodećih promicatelja povijesti discipline kao “žanra”, kaže da su posrijedi dvojbe o spoznajnim kapacitetima discipline, nejasne granice prema drugim disciplinama, dramatične promjene u predmetnom području. Sve su se te krize obično odmah preobražavale u “sporenja o budućem usmjerenju, greškama i postignućama u prošlosti i uvijek su imale povijesnu dimenziju” (Gunnell, 2002, 341). U tom smislu vjerojatno imaju pravo Dryzek i Leonard kad kažu da se povijesne rekonstrukcije u našoj disciplini “koriste za legitimiranje određene perspektive, a delegitimiranje konkurentskih pristupa” (Dryzek i Leonard, 1988, 1247).

Politologija i hrvatska politika. Transformacija istraživanja političkog sustava Hrvatske

Author(s): Nenad Zakošek / Language(s): Croatian Publication Year: 0

Ovaj se ogled bavi pitanjem promjena što su se u politološkom istraživanju hrvatske politike dogodile tijekom posljednjih četvrt stoljeća. Razmišljanje o jednom segmentu hrvatske politologije ima dvostruku zadaću. Prva je metodološka refleksija promjena u pristupu istraživanju političkog sustava u hrvatskoj politologiji. Ta refleksija ima sasvim osoban značaj, budući da pišem sa stajališta istraživača koji i sam sudjeluje u pothvatu koji je predmetom razmatranja. Svjestan sam da stoga moja refleksija neminovno uključuje vrednovanje rezultata politološkog istraživanja koje je izraz mojih osobnih istraživačkih preferencija. Osim toga, element vrednovanja sadržan je i u selekciji relevantnih tema i tekstova koji se razmatraju, čime su zanemareni neki drugi pristupi i tekstovi koje bi možda valjalo uvrstiti u ovakvu refleksiju, ali su ispušteni jer su mi nepoznati ili nedostupni (referencije na kojima ogled počiva dane su na kraju rada). Druga je zadaća ovog ogleda didaktička: uvjeren sam da metodološka refleksija i opis osobnog iskustva mogu biti od koristi mlađim kolegama koji su na početku svoga istraživačkog puta i, prije svega, može im pomoći da razumiju dileme, poteškoće i ograničenja s kojima se u istraživanju hrvatske politike susretala moja generacija. Uvjeren sam da je rijetko što metodički toliko instruktivno kao uvid u osobno istraživačko iskustvo.

The Global and the Local in Politics as they Relate to Culture

Author(s): Maja Žitinski / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The challenge to determine the nature of the dichotomy between the global and the local in politics is rooted in the diversity of historical circumstances that provided some nations with faster and some with slower cultural self-development. Deprived nations typically seem falsely to presume the relativistic view that there is no such thing as truth other than what is socially accepted as “true”. Therefore, small nations typically accuse big nations for biases. Globalization of social life pertains to the power to unify values particularly at the level of whether they encourage the moral standpoint of citizenship (unify the value of freedom), or values are generated by particularistic cultural world views (unify rules of suppression). The distinction between individualist and collectivist culture reveals the way in which different nations organize and prioritize their moral judgments and distinguish trivial from elevated issues. If unification of values enhances the value of communitarian identity and transforms it into the civic spirit, moral progress in politics will be possible.

Uticaj Prvog svetskog rata na nastanak nauke o međunarodnim odnosima: između mita i stvarnosti

Author(s): Dragan R. Simić,Dragan Živojinović / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

The subject of this paper is the impact of the First World War on the emergence of the science of international relations. It is an attempt to confront once widely accepted hypothesis about the First World War being the most important social cause for the inception of the discipline, with the new, increasingly popular hypothesis that the roots can actually be tracked back to the 19th century. In the first part of the paper, the authors deal with the conventional history of discipline, namely the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Chair of International Politics at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales in the spring of 1919 and the First World War as the main social cause. The second part lays down criticism of the idea that the First World War was of crucial importance for the development of the science of international relations as an independent academic discipline. Special attention is given to the thesis of global transformation in the nineteenth century and theorists who support this hypothesis.

Rat koji je trebalo da okonča sve ratove - mir evropskoj nauci između 1918. i 1939. godine

Author(s): Goran Tepšić,Nemanja Džuverović / Language(s): Serbian Publication Year: 0

This essay is a review of the most important European peace science initiatives in the period between the two world wars, including their precursors from the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. In the first part, the authors give an analysis of peace proposals suggested by the prominent pacifists, scientists and politicians of that time, who were deeply influenced by their experiences of the First World War. This section covers the analysis of international (peace education and the science of international relations) and national peace science projects, including both the First World War victorious (United Kingdom, France, etc.) and defeated powers (Austria and Germany). In the second and final part, authors come to the conclusions about correlations of the First World War and development of the peace science, about purposefulness of the respective interwar peace initiatives, and also offer an explanation regarding the alleged failure of those initiatives to prevent the Second World War.

Az izraeli–palesztin viszony az Egyesült Államok jelenlegi (az ezredforduló körüli) geostratégiai törekvései fényében

Author(s): Béla Borsi-Kálmán / Language(s): Hungarian Publication Year: 0

Оценка на системата за почтеност в банковия сектор в България

Author(s): Bulgaria Transparency International,Vanya Kashukeva-Nusheva,Daniela Mihalkova,Kalin Slavov,Boyan Ivantchev,Petyo Slavov,Ognyan Minchev / Language(s): Bulgarian

This study is provoked by one of the most significant cases of abuses over the last two decades in Bulgaria - the bankruptcy of CCB (Corporate Commercial Bank), the fourth largest bank in the country. After the 1996-1997 crisis, when one third of the banks went bankrupt, the country's banking sector collapsed. This is the second case in which huge financial resources "evaporated" and the negative consequences affected a wide range of public institutions and private subjects. The emergence of periodically recurring financial crises, with multiple impacts on public, economic and political life, motivates Transparency International Bulgaria to look for a systematic response to the problem and look beyond the specific case. The present book is based on the analytical approach of the international anti-corruption organization Transparency International "National Integrity System" which assesses clearly defined criteria, the capacity, functioning and management of sectors and institutions with key importance in counteracting corruption. The study is based on an analysis of the legislation and practical actions of the investigated institutions, a wide range of documentary sources, reports, assessments, media publications, and interviews with experts and public figures that have had direct observations and touch with the CCB case. It reflects an attempt to formulate an impartial, objective assessment of the functioning of the banking supervisory system in the 2009-2014 periods but also pursues another objective - to serve as a starting point for policies and strategic actions to give an adequate systemic response to established deficits. Viewed through this prism, this publication expresses the ambition of the Transparency International Bulgaria to not only prevent future crises of this nature, but also to contribute to the institutional strengthening of the system of supervisory institutions in Bulgaria.

Разплата. История на Отон. Пратеничество в Константинопол. Разплата. История на Отон. Пратеничество в Константинопол

Author(s): Liudprand Liudprand of Cremona / Language(s): Bulgarian

This modern translation of all the surviving literary compositions ascribed to Liudprand, the bishop of Cremona from 962 to 972, offers unrivaled insight into society and culture in western Europe during the "iron century". Since Liudprand enjoyed the favor of the Saxon Roman emperor Otto the Great, and traveled to Constantinople more than once on official business, his narratives also reveal European attitudes toward the Byzantine Empire and the culture of its refined capital city. No other tenth-century writer had such privileged access to the high spheres of power, or such acerbic wit and willingness to articulate critiques of the doings of powerful people. Liudprand's historical texts (the Antapodosis on European events in the first half of the 900s, and his Historia Ottonison the rise to power of Otto the Great) provide a unique view of the recent past against a genuinely European backdrop, unusual in a time of localized cultural horizons. Liudprand's famous satirical description of his misadventures as Ottonian legate at the Byzantine court in 968 is a vital source of information on Byzantine ritual and diplomatic process, as well as a classic of medieval intercultural encounter. Readers interested in medieval European culture, the history of diplomacy, Italian and German medieval history, and the history of Byzantium will find this collection of translated texts rewarding. A full introduction and extensive notes help readers to place Liudprand's writings in context.

Владетелят | Двуезично издание

Author(s): Niccolò Machiavelli / Language(s): Bulgarian,Italian

„The Prince” was written by Niccolo' Machiavelli in the 1500s. It has continued to be a best seller in many languages. The Prince is a classic book that explores the attainment, maintenance, and utilization of political power in the western world. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to demonstrate his skill in the art of the state, presenting advice on how a prince might acquire and hold power. Machiavelli defended the notion of rule by force rather than by law. Accordingly, The Prince seems to rationalize a number of actions done solely to perpetuate power. It is an examination of power-its attainment, development, and successful use.

Sokratejskie prawdy pozorne a kryzys (w) Unii Europejskiej. Daimonion oraz sześćdziesiąt myśli majeutycznych i elenktycznych w formie hipotez badawczych

Author(s): Zbigniew D. Czachór / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Kryzys integracji w teoriach studiów europejskich

Author(s): Janusz Ruszkowski / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Megakryzys w Unii Europejskiej – istota, przesłanki i implikacje dla integracji Europy w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku

Author(s): Józef M. Fiszer / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Postkryzysowa architektura Unii Europejskiej: model neomiędzyrządowy czy plurilateralny?

Author(s): Piotr Tosiek / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

Михаил Такев

Author(s): Angel Iordanov / Language(s): Bulgarian

Published between 1930 and 1934 as No 6 of the series "Политическа библиотека". It presents a biography of Mihail Takev (1864-1920), a Bulgarian major and politician, one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in Bulgaria.

RUSSIA – NATO HYBRID CLASH: HISTORY AND LEGACIES

Author(s): Iulia Anghel / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The break out of the Ukrainian crisis in 2014 acted as trigger for a major paradigm shift in an ostensibly pacified East European security architecture. Previous signals following a long-term reconciliation of security objectives of the two key regional actors,NATO and Russia, were soon forgotten, East European flank being trapped under siege of new hybrid warfare. Transformed into the key word of new geopolitical and security challenges, hybrid war made the subject of prolific inquiries, mostly highlighting themes as grey propaganda, subversive electoral interventions, cyber terrorism and, last but not least,the weaponization of culture, identities and discourses. Despite the tendency to associate the hybrid mutation to a reinterpretation of Russia’s Cold War security dogma, present ascent of ambiguous and non-linear conflicts could engage a more complex filiation. In this context, the article aims to briefly discuss the implication of Russia vs. NATO long-term hybrid clash,exploring topics as sources of Russian hybrid strategy and consequences generate dicreasing tendency towards weaponization of globalization.Keywords:

THE CONTRIBUTION OF GEOPOLITICIANS WITH GEOGRAPHIC ROOTS TO THE DELINEATION AND DEFINITION OF THE ROMANIAN NATIONAL STATE

Author(s): Silviu Neguţ,Marius-Cristian Neacşu / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This study is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Romanian unitary national state, Great Romania, a much longer and complex process than it seems at first glance. Along with historical events, the geographic space and the population have played an essential role in the coagulation process of the Romanian national state. The merit of seizing and explaining these assets lies with great geopolitical-geographers such as Simion Mehedinți, Ion Conea (both were teachers at the Upper School of War, the ”Carol I” NDU precursor), Nicolae Al. Rădulescu, Vintilă Mihăilescu, Victor Tufescu and so on. These alone or in collaboration with specialists in fields such as history (Nicolae Iorga, Gheorghe Brătianu, Constantin Daicoviciu), demography and statistics (Anton Golopenția, Sabin Mănuilă), sociology (Dimitrie Gusti, Mircea Vulcănescu – the latter being also aphilosopher) have demonstrated the perfect logic of the constitution of the Romanian unitary national state. They also leaned on the essential natural components of the Romanian state,the well-known trio Carpathians - the Danube - the Black Sea, resuming the significant elements without which it would have been impossible to achieve the Great Romania.

SAVREMENE TEORIJE I PRAKSE PARTICIPATIVNE DEMOKRATIJE U LOKALNIM ZAJEDNICAMA

Author(s): Mirko Pejanović,Elmir Sadiković / Language(s): Bosnian Publication Year: 0

Postoje različite teorijske klasifikacije modela i tipova demokratije. U savremenom periodu demokratija se javlja u dva osnovna oblika: kao predstavnička / parlamentarna (pluralistička i elitistička) i kao klasična (neposredna) demokratija. Predstavnička demokratija kao dominantan oblik demokratije zasniva se na demokratskim načelima političke jednakosti u izboru predstavnika i kontrole javne vlasti. U savremenoj političkoj teoriji demokratija se kao oblik političkog uređenja kojim upravlja narod definira u užem i u širem smislu. U užem smislu demokratija obuhvata i atinski model demokratije, kao i modele neposredne demokratije koji su kasnije nastali (Held, 1990: 156). Antički Grci su spoznali da politička moć ima svojstvo da se širi, a način da se tome suprotstavi su vidjeli u razvijanju modela i ustanova neposredne demokratije. Sudjelovanje slobodnog građanina u odlučivanju o javnim poslovima smatrano je posebnom vrlinom i obavezom koja pomaže zajednici, ali i ličnom razvoju pojedinca. (Hague, Harrop, 2014: 183) Mada je antički model neposredne demokratije oduvijek smatran osnovnom inspiracijom u zapadnoj političkoj misli, sa nastankom moderne nacionalne države u periodu nakon Američke revolucije (1775-1783) nastupilo je doba liberalne predstavničke demokratije.

NEPOSREDNA DEMOKRACIJA KAO IDEAL PARTICIPACIJE GRAĐANA U POSLOVIMA LOKALNE SAMOUPRAVE

Author(s): Slavo Kukić / Language(s): Croatian Publication Year: 0

Demokracija je, nema dvojbi, jedan od najeksploatiranijih pojmova suvremenog svijeta. Uostalom, XX. stoljeće i prva desetljeća stoljeća u kojem živimo će biti upamćeni kao stoljeća demokracije – vrijeme u kojem je ona postala svojevrsni globalni standard.

POLITICAL PARTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Author(s): Josip Vrbošić / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Forming of political parties in Europe is related to forming of civil and social norms as well as civil legal relations. Closely associated with the mentioned, the foundations of liberal democracy were set. Since the end of feudal relations did not occur at the same time on the territory of former Yugoslav countries, multiparty political organization of the society developed in different time periods. This paper deals firstly with political and party life in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the beginning of the 20th century up to modern times. Social situation in the neighbourhood is also considered in the context of significant interdependency and affinity with political relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Irrespective of social and economical relations and social situation in which the political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina arose, functioned and stopped working under certain name, they all had one mutual characteristic that might be determined as an attempt of national establishment and national identification (Bosniak, Croatian and Serbian identity) within multiethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina and their constitutional equality.