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The article draws attention to some aspects of the political culture of the Bulgarian Turks. On one hand, there is a pronounced nostalgia for socialism associated with the individual security and economic stability. On the other hand, the positive assessment of European integration is understood as free access to Western European labor markets. How does the “economic” factor influence the political culture of this population at the beginning of the XXI century?
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In this article the application of Sharia law over the Muslim population of Vardar Macedonia is demonstrated. The application of Sharia Law form the establishment of Ottoman rule until the end of the Second World War is directly related to functioning of state Sharia courts. In this era the Sharia law is part of the positive law. With the change in the historical and political context in the aftermath of First World War, the Sharia court have been included in the Yugoslavian secular state as a structure, relatively independent form the Muslim religious authority, which is based on principles of spiritual hierarchy. Its application have had a positive impact, preserving the Muslim population`s identity. After the Second World War the Sharia court are dismissed. From the legal-normative point of view it is not possible to state that this is Sharia law, because there is a lack of state coercion, which is one of the prerequisites to talk about law. After this point, the essence of sharia ruling is preserved via moral relations and obligations, customs and traditions and the work of the religious institutions as well.
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This article presents a possible model for teaching 9th grade Literature material related to the Bible and the Old Bulgarian literature by applying the knowledge that the students have acquired during the Information Technology classes. The demonstration of the student presentations about famous Bulgarian monasteries favors the formation of teamwork skills, the creative usage of the Internet resources and the improvement of the knowledge connected with the subjects studied in 9th grade.
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Through the theoretical rationale and the sharing of innovative Pedagogical practice of the circle “The Reading Student, The Reading Child” – University of Veliko Tarnovo, Faculty of Pedagogy proves the possibilities of Non-formal education to turn the reading in elementary school age into a key for harmonious multidimensional building of the child’s personality.
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The paper offers a new interpretation on Rousseau in the context of Richard Rorty’s concepts on the philosophy of language and the linguistic turn developed at the end of the 20th century. The classical interpretation of Rousseau’s ideas of freedom in view of upbringing as a rule juxtaposes nature and culture. The present paper argues that this opposition can be overcome through the application of the metaphor approach to both upbringing and the value-neutral character of language. In this sense the question to be answered is how the languages of the teacher and of the student co-exist in Rousseau’s ideas and what the mechanism is that turns these languages into means of upbringing. The research employs arguments in favour of the hypothesis that in terms of the metaphor of “upbringing” created by Rousseau in Emile or on Education, the concepts language of nature and language of society overlap.
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Although belonging to the corporate tradition of the Ottoman Empire, the relationship between patrons and clients continue to play a role in modern Balkan countries. This article presents and analyzes examples of this vertical type of social networks in order to explain some peculiarities of the way in which Bulgarian politics operates in the late nineteenth century.
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Political reality often changes human life. It gives opportunity to make unchangeable choice. Life on the border or between two borders sometimes becomes a habitual event. The dynamic transformations in human life are presented through the prism of the personal fate of two significant figures of the Bulgarian public life from the middle of the XX century - Esto Vezenkov and Boyan Mihailov.
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The study examines the contributing moments in the scientific work of Assoc. Prof. Vesselin Tepavicharov, DSc., concerning the approaches developed and approached by him for education in a multiethnic environment. Data from a survey conducted in educational institutions in the municipality of Straldja are analyzed.
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For the first time, the international study PISA 2015 includes a special “Collaborative problem solving” module in which students solve team tasks with one, two or more virtual partners. The study was conducted among 15-year-olds from all over the world. Its main objective is to assess whether students can effectively engage in problem-solving activities with one or more partners sharing their knowledge, skills and efforts to achieve a certain outcome.
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The article sets out to unpack the modes of governance and related policy instruments for steering educational establishments and sport organisations employed by the Sofia municipality Department of Prevention, Integration, Sport and Tourism (DPIST). These instigate a process of institutionalization the actions and behaviours of local schools, kindergartens, sport clubs, youth organisations, and various social groups participating in DPIST funded or supported projects and sport initiatives. Four primary modes of strategic steering are identified including coercion, voluntarism, targeting and framework regulation. The process of steering collective actions, policies and resources is premised on creating a system of institutionalized rules. In fact, such a process takes hybrid forms. The key mechanism for achieving both the strategic and sport policy intentions of Sofia municipality has been the machinery of project management. It is also demonstrated that the pursuit of the new promoted vision envisaging Sofia as a vibrant city of juvenile, active and innovative people where sport, in combination with education, volunteering and entrepreneurship, is seen as the key means and agent of social change, however, requires a proactive forward thinking and strategic approach. It is directed towards pursuing some future, but still unknown desired state in terms of necessary social time, space and projection. Due to this uncertainty Sofia municipality reasonably has relied on a set of already tested in the social practice sources of reasoning and mechanisms of cognitive knowledge and social interventions.
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The article presents facts and arguments about the creation, the heroic and glorious war path and the names of the battle glory of the first artillery regiments of Bulgaria, and specifically of the nine divisional artillery regiments that participated in the Balkan War 1912-1913. Data on the presence or absence of built monuments, memorial plaques or commemorative signs in honor of the artillery regiments in the areas in which they were established and/or quartered are presented. Photographs of the military monuments of the artillery regiments from the time of their creation to the present are shown.
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This report is devoted to research and examines the impact and role of the modern space industrial industry and is related to its space technology and innovation.
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From industry to teaching, being competent implies knowing how to do things in a complex, adaptable, and reflective way in a variety of contexts. It involves the integration of knowledge, procedures, attitudes, and values whose mastery and application change throughout life. Besides this idea of being adaptable, we want to add the “just-in-time approach” (JIT approach), which had a boom during the pandemic of COVID-19 and which focused on providing learners with the language skills and knowledge they needed at the precise moment they required to accomplish a specific task or communicate effectively in real-life situations. Unfortunately, it also proved that a generation gap existed between 20-year-old students and their teachers of older generations. Current officer cadets have not lived without mobile phones or the Internet which drastically have changed the way we communicate and had a significant impact on our lives. New technologies made communication more accessible and convenient with beloved ones, colleagues, and the conduct of business operations. Networking was not only advisable but a must and the pandemic proved how useful online teaching was and how well-adapted our cadets were. New technologies made it possible to access the Internet from anywhere, providing instant access to information, entertainment, and services.
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During 2023 NATO Vilnius Summit Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that “no other partner is closer to NATO than Japan”. Indeed, Japan and NATO have a long history of interaction. The war in Ukraine significantly changed global security environment. This new challenge had an impact on the relationship between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners, including Japan. NATO last two summits in Madrid and Vilnius were important not only for the European security, but for Indo-Pacific as well. This study aims to analyze how the war in Ukraine affects Japan-NATO relations, and what is the future of their cooperation and NATO‘s role in the Indo-Pacific region.
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The text discusses the most important events in the development of the Internal Macedonian-Odrin Revolutionary Organization, the activities before and during the uprising, and gives a chronology of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising. The events of the chronology are presented in a condensed form, without their detailed description, and are traced in chronological order from their outbreak to their suppression.
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The study of private international law in EU universities lacks a unified, standardized framework, leaving future legal professionals unprepared for the increasingly interconnected nature of modern legal issues involving cross-border transactions, disputes, and relationships. In today’s globalized world, private international law should be a mandatory core subject for law students, providing them with essential knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of international legal practice effectively. A common curriculum is urgently needed across EU Member States to address this gap while preserving the distinctiveness of each legal system’s genealogy. This article explores the critical role of private international law in contemporary legal education. By analyzing various law degree programs, it argues that this discipline should be compulsory, central, and autonomous within legal studies to prepare lawyers for the transnational challenges of modern legal practice.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of our everyday lives and is, undoubtedly, transforming the world as we know it. While offering significant advancements across various sectors, this rapid development raises many concerns about human rights. Having recognized these concerns, this paper examined how AI technologies can infringe upon privacy, perpetuate bias, and disrupt the principles of intellectual property. Using qualitative research methods, including a systematic review of existing literature and policy analyses, the study discussed the major challenges such as algorithmic discrimination, misuse of personal data, and harmful content creation. Special attention was given to the role of education in mitigating these risks, as education and educators are a powerful force for addressing the ethical dilemmas of using AI now.
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