EKSTREMIZM EKOLOGICZNY. ŹRÓDŁA, PRZEJAWY, PERSPEKTYWY

Author(s): Elżbieta Posłuszna / Language(s): Polish

Książka jest pierwszą w Polsce monografią na temat ekstremizmu ekologicznego oraz ekoterroryzmu. Autorka zajmuje się w niej analizą mechanizmów rządzących funkcjonowaniem ekstremistycznych ugrupowań walczących o prawa zwierząt oraz środowisko (m.in. takich jak Animal Liberation Front czy Earth First!), bada wpływ, jaki na ich strukturę organizacyjną oraz funkcjonowanie mają wyznawane przez nie przekonania, oraz usiłuje odpowiedzieć na pytanie, które ze skrajnych skrzydeł ruchu ekologicznego – animalistyczne czy prośrodowiskowe – i w jakich warunkach może w przyszłości zradykalizować swe działania. Budzi podziw interdyscyplinarność podejścia i szerokość spojrzenia na analizowaną problematykę, jej ujęcie uwzględniające wiedzę z różnych dyscyplin nauk humanistycznych, społecznych, informatycznych i filozofii oraz umiejętność dokonania syntezy tej wiedzy w całościową i spójną koncepcję pozwalającą lepiej zrozumieć złożone uwarunkowania i mechanizmy funkcjonowania współczesnego terroryzmu ekologicznego.

Brunnbauer, Ulf. Globalizing Southeastern Europe. Emigrants, America, and the State since the Late Nineteenth Century. New York, 2016

Author(s): Valentina Sharlanova,Petia Bankova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2016

The Swedish Presidency with the EU – Expectations for the Western Balkans

Author(s): Sonja Risteska / Language(s): English

On the 1st of July 2009, Sweden took over the Presidency of the EU for the next six months. As each member state of the European Union takes its turn in presiding with the European Council for a period of six months in accordance with a pre-established rotation schedule, the agenda of each presidency reflects the interests of the member state. It is a critical position as each presidency plays a central role in organizing the work of the Council and serves as the driving force in setting the agenda, as well as in directing the legislative and political decision-making process.

Félelem helyett kölcsönös segítség: a katasztrófaszociológia tanulságai a klímaválságra való felkészülésre (Rebecca Solnit: A Paradise Built in Hell)

Author(s): Ágnes Gagyi / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 25/2019

Rebecca Solnit has published her book "A Paradise Built in Hell" ten years ago. Its main idea was originally formulated in 2005 in an essay published on the day when Hurricane Katrina reached New Orleans. Rebecca Solnit is writer, historian and activist living in San Francisco; she has been working in various environmental, anti-war, human and women's rights movements since the 1980s. She has published 17 books so far and is a regular author of Guardian and Harpers' Magazine. In her works she continues the tradition of American progressive public intelligentsia: although she relies on historical facts and social science research, she primarily outlines perspectives to expand sociological imagination (Mills 1959) on challenges that cannot be solved by the social knowledge produced within the current social order.

Consolidarea integrării teritoriului naţional în teritoriul comunitar european prin definirea identităţii spaţiale şi realizarea conexiunii teritoriale în cadrul Strategiei Europa 2020

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian

The book is a result of research carried during 2012-2015 under the Nucleus Program "Consolidating the Consolidareaintegrării teritoriului naţional în teritoriul comunitar european prin definirea identităţiispaţiale şi realizarea coeziunii teritoriale în cadrul Strategiei Europa 2020the integration of the national territory in the European community territory by defining spatial identity and achieving territorial connectivity under the framework of Europa 2020 strategy", carried out by NIRD URBAN-INCERC, and funded by the National Research Authority.

Sustainability and sustainable development

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

The aim of this book is to present the most important issues related to sustainable development (SD) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). They are discussed from a macro and micro perspective, both in the form of theoretical foundations of these concepts and practical examples of companies operating in Central and Eastern European countries that have implemented these ideas in their daily operations and translated them into corporate and functional strategies. The book consists of four parts. The first one is theoretical in its assumptions and is devoted to explaining the key concepts of sustainable development (SD) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The authors describe the determinants of sustainable development in the contemporary world, including the most important ones, such as globalization, climate change, poverty, unlimited consumption, as well as limited access to natural resources - all in relation to the goals of sustainable development. The chapter also discusses the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is now recognized as the process by which business contributes to the implementation of sustainable development. How sustainable development (SD) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are incorporated into the organization's strategies and influence the corporate strategy on the corporate and functional areas of the organization is presented in the last chapter of the first part of the e-book. The next part of the e-book helps readers understand the concepts of SD and CSR in the field of organizational strategy - in strategic management, and at the level of functional strategies—marketing, human resources, marketing research, accounting and operational management. The authors explain the reasons why companies need to consider the local and global perspective when setting SDGs, and the existence of potential conflicts within them. Taking into account the area of ​​marketing, the authors point to the increase in environmental and social awareness of all stakeholders, which translates into changes in the criteria for decision-making by managers and risk assessment. The issue of sustainability is also the subject of market research. Companies producing products and services, institutions dealing with environmental or consumer protection, scientists and students conduct many research projects related to, inter alia, much more. How to use secondary data for analysis and how to prepare, conduct, analyze and interpret the results of primary research in that area are discussed in detail in the next chapter of this section. The concept of SD also refers to the basic functions of human resource management (HRM)—recruitment, motivation, evaluation and control. They should take into account SD not only for the efficiency of the organization and long-term economic benefits, but also for ethical reasons. Thanks to the SHRM, the awareness and behavior of the entire organization can strongly express sustainable goals in the planning and implementation of the overall corporate strategy. The growing importance of the idea of ​​SD and the concept of CSR also resulted in the need for accounting and finance to develop solutions enabling the provision of information on the methods and results of implementing these concepts in entities operating on the market. This part of the book also examines manufacturing activities in the context of sustainability. As a result, many problems arise: waste of resources, mismanagement, excessive energy consumption, environmental pollution, use of human potential, etc. The chapter presents such concepts as: zero-waste, lean-manufacturing, six-sigma, circular production, design and recycling products in the life cycle as well as ecological and environmentally friendly production. The next two parts of the e-book contain examples of companies from Central and Eastern Europe that used SD goals in their strategies, questions and tasks for readers.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE DISCOURSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY

Author(s): Goran Ilik,Angelo Viglianisi Ferraro / Language(s): English Issue: Supp. 1/2021

Modern societies are associated with the constant flow and acceptance of information and communication technologies at home, in the workplace, in the process of education, even in recreational activities. The development of new technologies has not only challenged human rights, but also politics and society in general. Even more importantly, this new technological level has also empowered transnational corporations operating in the digital environment as hosting providers to perform quasi-public functions in the transnational context. New technologies have the potential to make significant positive contributions to the prevention, promotion, and protection of human rights and democratization, decentralization, and digitalization of politics and the advancement of society as a whole.

Gospodarka w cieniu pandemii COVID-19

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

W marcu 2020 roku Polska zatrzymała się na chwilę. Z pewnym niedowierzaniem przyglądaliśmy się rozwojowi pandemii COVID-19. Gospodarki narodowe stanęły przed wieloma wyzwaniami. Początkowo zawiodła logistyka, brakowało środków ochrony osobistej, środków dezynfekcyjnych, respiratorów. Potem zabrakło pracy, bo zamknięto niektóre punkty usługowe. Ograniczono dostęp do placówek ochrony zdrowia, placówek kulturalnych, zakładów pracy, urzędów. Pandemia wstrząsnęła gospodarkami narodowymi na tyle mocno, że można mówić o wpadnięciu tych gospodarek w kryzys pandemiczny, zwany też kryzysem COVID-19 i kryzysem 2020+. Aktualność problematyki skłoniła autorów do przygotowania opracowań, poprzez które włączają się w nurt dyskusji nad funkcjonowaniem gospodarki w cieniu pandemii. Publikacja jest adresowana do wszystkich osób zajmujących się problematyką funkcjonowania gospodarki w warunkach pandemii COVID-19, zwłaszcza do pracowników naukowych oraz tych odbiorców, którzy interesują się wpływem pandemii na życie społeczno-gospodarcze w Polsce.

Виклики й інтеграційні перспективи України в контексті російської агресії в Криму та Донбасі

Author(s): Marija Stepanivna Karmazina,Tetjana Anatolijivna Bevz,Natalia Rotar,Valentina Napadista / Language(s): Ukrainian

The analytical report is prepared by the results of the study on “Challenges and integration perspectives of Ukraine in the context of Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbass: analysis of assessments by foreign analysts and experts”. The opinions of analysts and experts from Western countries and CIS countries that are reflected on the pages of Internet resources regarding the specifics of the “Ukrainian crisis”, “Donbass break” and “sovereignty” of Crimea, their interpretations of current and potential threats / challenges to integration processes in Ukraine are analysed.

Потопено наследство, изгубени места и пейзажи на паметта

Author(s): Lina Gergova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The text introduces in the problem of a collective research on the settlements obliterated during the construction of dams in Bulgaria, making an attempt at a terminological discussion. Based on the examples of the cultural practices of village commemorations, of the narrative patterns of fellow rural communities, and of the intimate gestures of connecting family memory and public spaces, different kinds of optics to the phenomenology of loss are proposed. The submerged as a particular case of lost heritage is in opposition to the heritage of loss, which is valorised as a value in the intergenerational discourse. Efforts are made to interpret the submerged and obliterated village not only as a lost place, but also as an irretrievably lost world. The cultural landscape is correlated with the landscape of memory – all this on the example of one of the most popular dams and the submerged village of the same name – Zhrebchevo.

Българските язовири. Политика по именуване

Author(s): Grigor Har. Grigorov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

Choosing a name is an important part of the construction of significant infrastructural projects, such as dams. Naming is not only a utilitarian procedure of individualizing a concrete space, but also a symbolic act that gives value to a specific name and transforms it in a cartographic and geographical “site of memory”. The selected name is picked out among other possible variants and is thus the result of a choice that implies an intention or at least a mental attitude. The article attempts to reconstruct the logic underlying the naming of Bulgarian dams.

Несигурност при преселване от язовирната чаша

Author(s): Petar Petrov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The resettlement of the inhabitants of the village of Bara, Bulgaria, due to the construction of the ‘Aleksandar Stamboliyski’ Dam prolongs from 1942 to 1953. During this long period, social and economic life in the village is marked by uncertainty. A number of unpredictabilities, caused mainly by political and economic factors, hinder people from making informed choices and adequate decisions. My research interest is focused on the context that produced uncertainty and on resettlers’ worries. The reconstruction is based on archival documents dealing with the resettlement; they include also local complaints.

Цимлянското море в разказите на жителите на потопените (преселени) станици

Author(s): Olga Belova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The article analyses the plot-motive content and genre structure of the oral narratives (memories) about the submerging of the Don stanitsi [stations] in connection with the construction of the Tsimlyansk Dam in the middle of the 20th century. The focal points of the narratives about submerging are: the loss of the ‘small homeland’ as a result of the catastrophe, the eschatological experiences, the miraculous ‘return’ of the submerged territories and objects (in visions and in reality, depending on natural phenomena). The narratives about the submerging from the Don region demonstrate a typological similarity with texts from other regions of the former USSR, which allows us to speak of a separately developed genre of modern verbal folklore.

Живот с реката: един пример от село Драганово

Author(s): Georgi Georgiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

I explore the connections between a particular place that was created by a natural agent (the Yantra River) and an artificial object (the ‘buna’), and the activities by which local people gave the place a specific character. I highlight their past actions and experiences; remembering, recounting and evaluations in the present; the emotional attachment to the place and the ecological nostalgia after its ‘loss’ due to hydro technical intervention.

„Язовир Йовковци е истинско богатство“: спомените на един хидростроец

Author(s): Lozanka Peycheva,Ventsislav Dimov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

This empirical study presents the results of a field research in the town of Elena and other settlements around the ‘Yovkovtsi’ Dam. The content presents fragments of an interview with Sava Kovachev, one of the hydro-builders of the ‘Yovkovtsi’ Dam. The proposed text includes our interlocutor’s memories about his first workday at the dam; brief descriptions of several submerged settlements (Yovkovtsi, Karadzhovtsi and Zingievtsi); an account of a particular case of resistance to the resettlement; memories of destroyed church, school and inn; evidences for the life of the dam builders with details about technological elements and processes of the construction, as well as for the everyday life of the builders; observations on the creation of landscapes for local dam tourism, developed by rediscovering and constructing a memory and a monument of Valchan Voivode above the ‘Yovkovtsi’ dam.

„Нашите преместени гробища“: концепцията за гробище в наративите за принудително преселване

Author(s): Iryna Koval-Fuchylo / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

In the narratives of migrants from submerged areas, four main concepts can be distinguished: home, land, church and cemetery. The article is devoted to the concept of a cemetery in the memories of forced resettlement from areas submerged during the construction of hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine. Excerpts from memories about the moving of cemeteries are presented. Folk beliefs, nominative vocabulary for events, places, characters, plots, persistent themes, and basic folklore plots are explored. The following main ideas are identified: it is not possible to move a cemetery entirely; disturbing the peace of the cemetery leads to dangerous consequences and provokes the wrath of the dead; the re-installation of grave crosses restores the sacredness of the graves, consolidates the resettled community and updates the memory of its historical past.

Опазването на нематериалното културно наследство като фактор за устойчиво развитие

Author(s): Plamena Zayachka / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

This article examines the process of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage as a factor for sustainable development. It traces and highlights the synergies between intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development. At the same time the author explores the interconnections between the different domains of intangible cultural heritage and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, through the normative documents of the leading international organisations in the field.

Węgiel. Natura i kultura

Author(s): Ralph Crane / Language(s): Polish

While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal industry in recent years, as descendants of the Industrial Revolution we have all benefited from the mining of the black seam. Coal has influenced significantly the course of human history and our social and natural environments. This book explores coal’s industrial history and the extraordinary artistic responses to coal – in the works of numerous writers, including Zola, Lawrence and Orwell, to the way it inspired painters such as Turner, Monet and Van Gogh, and its place in film, song and folklore – as well as the surprising allure of coal tourism. This strikingly illustrated book provides an engaging and informative insight into the myriad ways coal has affected our lives.

Poza antropocentryzm, czyli żądanie niemożliwego? Pytania o kulturę i inne pytania w teorii społecznej i w praktyce rozmowy

Author(s): Wioletta Tomala-Kania / Language(s): Polish

The book Beyond Anthropocentrism, i.e. Demand for the Impossible? The Questions of Culture and Other Questions in Social Theory and Practice of Conversation concentrates on man and his psycho-physical condition, taking special account to its ethical consequences for the world and himself. However, the book also tries to make him leave his privileged status. The monograph is divided into three parts. Chapter 1: Culture in Theory presents essential findings focused on the key term, “culture”. Chapter 2: Culture in Practice presents seven in-depth interviews conducted in the years 2020–2021 with the researchers representing a spectrum of different scientific disciplines: Ewa Bińczyk, Katarzyna Dembicz, Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann, Joanna Ostrowska, Hanna Rubinkowska-Anioł, Jolanta Sujecka, Anna Ziębińska-Witek. In Conclusion, the fundamental problem of the posthumanistic (non-anthropocentric) vision of the world is paid attention to.