Nativism versus nationalism and populism – bridging the gap

Author(s): Rafał Riedel / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2018

This paper identifies the major similarities and differences that nativism shares with nationalism (predominantly its economic dimension) and populism. By doing it, this study contributes to overcoming of one of the major obstacles of this realm of scholarly literature which very often confuses and conflates the three concepts. The author claims that, even though they are more similar then different, nativism has its distinctive features that stem from its origins, evolution and contemporary ways of manifestation. Due to its illiberal, exclusivist and prejudice-driven nature, nativism constitutes a dangerous ideology, which intertwines with nationalism and populism in a potentially explosive mixture. The theoretical deliberations are illustrated with the exemplifications of nativist politics in Central Europe.

Freedom, democracy and extremism in the Slovak Republic

Author(s): Matúš Vyrostko / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2018

The issue of the rise of extremism in the Slovak Republic and other Central European states – especially in Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Czech Republic, has been intensively discussed especially in recent years. The aim of our contribution is to answer the question of when measures directed against extremism in the Central European diapason focusing on the Slovak Republic are legitimate and when they become a counterproductive “fight”. We offer the answer based on an analysis and comparison of the legal order related to extremism and freedom of speech in the Slovak Republic, identification and analysis of measures against extremism in the Slovak Republic and, last but not least, case study in the town of Snina. Is the restriction of the freedom of speech or the restriction of the freedom of assembly a legitimate measure in the fight against extremism in the Slovak Republic? How does Government of the Slovak Republic try to combat extremism?

EMINESCU ȘI GÂNDIREA POLITICĂ

Author(s): N. Grigorie Lăcrița / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 44/2020

Eminescu’s political thinking was expressed in dozens of articles, published in several newspapers and magazines. From Eminescu’s political writings it results: 1) accuracy, conscientiousness, correctness, patriotism and professionalism in the research of the described phenomena; 2) its relentless, risky controversies (some claim that they would have brought it to an end) made only in the service of the national interest; 3) its unitary conception of economics and politics, seen as an essential factor of economic and political prosperity and independence, a conception whose topicality is undeniable; 4) that his political analyzes are based on a thorough and deep knowledge of the economic, social and political life of his time.

Educația politică în România comunistă.

Author(s): Alexandru Dobrescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 1/2020

In the article entitled „Political Education” there is an analysis made on the subtle ways in which the communist regime was using indoctrination in Romania, towards obtaining the „new man”. We encounter repetitions of some specific terms that the socialist and communist ideologies are using (sometimes national communism). #e idea of „semantic satiation” is developed and it refers to the fact that the repetition of some terms – and even ideas – can lead to a „lapse of meaning” of the words, leading to the „understanding” of those ideas/words as being normal and true, and by that, people considered to be part of the „normal” life back then. One example could be the overuse of the term (political) „party” and this can lead to the loss of meaning of the word so people tend to consider that they fully understand its’ meaning. #e interviews and the analysis of school manuals, articles, chants, slogans and the language used in official documents, represent the key argument of the position that the paper is approaching – and that is the idea of indoctrination and the subtlety in which this indoctrination was used – really show an inexcusable moment in Romania’s communist history, which produced negative effects in today’s society. Other analyses including school manuals from Romanian’s educational system – both the images and the texts – , the chants and slogans frequently used in the day-to-day life of the Romanian citizens for four decades, organizations created for giving the impression of omnipresence from the Romanian Communist Party in people’s life starting from childhood to old age, conclude some types of thinking that we can possibly observe today as a consequence of the formal and informal educational system at that time.

KOLIKO DUGO PAMTIMO, TOLIKO DUGO I POSTOJIMO!

Author(s): Stefan Dragićević / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 3-4/2019

Trumpizm zmienił obywateli w kibiców

Author(s): Ivan Yotov Krastev,Piotr Sawczyński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 788/2021

Cyniczne supermocarstwo

Author(s): Michael Beckley / Language(s): Polish Issue: 788/2021

CHRISTIAN DIMENSIONS OF VIOLENCE: THE SÉLÉKA/ANTI-BALAKA MILITIAS AND THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Author(s): Ana Raluca Alecu,Andrei Miroiu / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

Beginning in 2013, the Central African Republic has been engulfed in a civil war pitting successive governments against a substantial number of armed groups who also compete against each other for control over territory, population and resources. Some of these groups are claiming to be defenders of religious groups in the country, with the Séléka militias fighting for the Muslim communities and the anti-Balaka groups claiming Christian roots and inclinations. Other religiously inspired armed groups such as the Lord’s Resistance Army are also present in the country. The following study is an attempt to understand how the “religious” label can be applied to such armed groups and whether it can influence their behavior, thus bringing into light a valuable, albeit lesser known example on how AGs and religion are connected in contemporary Africa.

Demokratski potencijal studenata Sveučilišta u Mostaru i Univerziteta Džemal Bijedić

Author(s): Damirka Mihaljević / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2021

The topic of this article is the political interest of students, ie how and to what‎ extent students express interest in politics, in political activity in Bosnian and‎ Herzegovinian society. For this purpose, a survey “Students and Politics” was‎ conducted in January and February 2019 on a sample of 371 students from the‎ University of Mostar and University of Džemal Bijedić in Mostar. The obtained‎ quantitative data are presented by frequencies and percentages in the domain‎ of descriptive statistical procedures and the application of the chi-square test.‎ Research was conducted within the theoretical approach of Almond and Verba expressed through three dimensions of attitudes towards politics, specifically‎ as people’s interest in politics and information about political activities;‎ then as attitudes expressing support for different models of democratic political‎ order; and finally as valuing political achievements as respondents’ trust in‎ institutions. The results archived from this research showed that students follow‎ low interest in the politics of young people in BiH, but also have a special‎ democratic potential.

Политката и медиумскиот спектакл

Author(s): Hajrudin Hromadžić / Language(s): English Issue: 9/2011

Текстот е посветен на теоретската и квалитативна анализа на феноменот на т.н. спектакуларизација, таблоидизација и „селебризација“ (celebrity culture) на политиката и политичарите на рамнината на медиумската конструкција на општествената реалност во рамките на концептот на општество на спектакли. Притоа, дополнителен акцент е ставен врз примерите на политичките коруптивни скандали и афери како посебно интересни во рамките на сензационалистичкото и таблоидно конципираниот хоризонт на медиумски конструираниот свет. Со таа намера обработена е низа на конкретни примери на неколку светски, но и хрватски, политички фигури и афери врзани за нив. Клучната теза во текстот - спротивно од некои настојувања медиумскиот спектакл да се прикаже како неидеолошка (дури и надидеолошка) форма - е како општествените и културни обрасци на продукција на медиумски спектакли на примерите на политичарите и политичките афери, водени од профитната логика на маркетиншко-огласувачката индустрија, го симболизираат токму спротивното: чистата идеолошка форма карактеристична за ерата на либералната демократија и неолибералниот потрошувачки капитализам.

Europa w miniaturze

Author(s): Ewa Chojecka / Language(s): Polish Issue: 796/2021

Cieszyńska suknia i pluszowa wagina

Author(s): Grażyna Kubica-Heller,Dorota Brauntsch / Language(s): Polish Issue: 796/2021

Law and Technology – Criminalization of Sex Robots

Author(s): VIKTORIA MAZUR / Language(s): English Issue: 17/2021

Influence of technology on our everyday lives, and in on our societies in general, is enormous. It is difficult to imagine life without technology, as it offers so many solutions and eases various tasks we conduct, it makes lives better. However, certain developments of technology raise concerns, ethical and legal concerns. One of such fields where technology development has been rather controversial is sex robots. This article indents to research into this field and raise several problems related to the technology development in sex robots.

Glavni pravci bošnjačke nacionalističke politike u savremenoj Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Tomasz Rawski / Language(s): Montenegrine Issue: 9/2021

The article discusses the two main directions of Bosniak nationalist politics in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first direction is a radical, consolidating-antagonizing strategy, based on the logic of strengthening political and religious divisions and aimed at trengthening the internal cohesion of the Bosniak nation. The second direction is a moderate cooperative strategy, based on the logic of transcending these divisions and oriented towards cooperation of the Bosniak nation with the international community (mainly) and the other two nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (to a lesser extent). The article shows the dynamics of continuous tension between these strategies from 1995 to 2015.

Kulturno nasleđe Srbije i dijaspora kao elementi diplomatije

Author(s): Ljubica Vasić / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 1175/2019

aterial and non-material cultural heritage is important for every nation and every state. In contemporary international relations, as well as in the foreign affairs, the importance of cultural heritage is gaining in importance due to the fact that it does not represent value and advantage only for a certain nation and state, but it also has the international significance, followed by certain recognition and appreciation. Consequently, cultural heritage is subject to internal policies, especially cultural policies, as well as the foreign policy officials that are in power in a particular country. thus, cultural heritage is becoming an element of diplomacy, where diplomats dealing with cultural diplomacy are of utmost importance, in addition to unavoidable importance of economic diplomacy. However, important knowledge and characteristic of cultural heritage are that it exists not only in the territory of a sovereign state, but it also stays alive abroad. Such is the case with the cultural heritage of the Republic of Serbia abroad. Having this fact in focus, people in the diaspora with their cultural missions and goods is undoubtedly an important element of diplomacy. they can certainly include already existing cultural assets. Finally, giving its contribution to culture and art, but also other spheres of cultural industry and cultural capital, an important and inevitable contribution is unequivocally given by the diaspora.

Вопросы национальной идентичности в Казахстане

Author(s): Altynaj Zhurasova,Gulʹnara Eseeva / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2021

The article raises the thesis that in nationalising Kazakhstan, in additionto the Kazakhstani identity, the Kazakhstani identity is also claimed to be a nationalidentity. At the beginning of the article the language policy, including the role andinfluence of the Russian language, and the dilemmas and difficulties of the transitionto the Latin alphabet will be presented. In the second part, we will answer questionsconcerning religious policy. In the last part of the article we will analyze the Kazakhsymbols, which are mainly focused on the past. These are historical images of Khansand/or figures of „Alash” party, historical events and historical homeland.

PROBLEMY PATRIOTYZMU NARODOWEGO

Author(s): Klaudia Ciach / Language(s): Polish Issue: XXX/2022

This thesis is about how to define the concept of patriotism; it presents various views and perspectives that extend its field. Many points of view that are in this thesis contribute to deeper understanding of this concept and to greater awareness of its usage. Beyond the definition of patriotism, the thesis also focuses on defining what being a patriot means, it presents patriotic attitudes and behaviour, and also events whose main purpose is to cultivate tradition and strengthening such attitudes in society. Except that there are definitions of patriotism, the thesis includes data on how respondents understand patriotism as well. There are also some threats to patriotism and those, which patriotism may cause.

Do Praguers differ from Czechs? Selected topics of recent intergroup antagonism attempts

Author(s): Ivan Jarabinský / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2021

Due to the recent attempts to divide Czech society based on the antagonism between Prague and the countryside, this study researches some of the aspects of this division—basic human values and the national identity of the inhabitants of Prague. These very basic level sources of the antagonism are researched via a combination of ISSP (National identity III module) and ESS (Round 8) surveys and two focus groups with Prague inhabitants. The results show that there are no real, or wrongly interpreted, differences between Praguers and people in the countryside with respect to both basic human values and Czech national identity. Regarding the basic human values of the two groups, only the conservation value dimension is stronger outside Prague. However, this value dimension is inherently ambiguous because its value of security is stronger within Prague, which is in contrast to values of conformity and tradition that are stronger outside Prague. In addition to this, conservation is still the stronger dimension within Prague compared with the openness to change value dimension. Praguers are rather compelled to be open and they are capable of adapting, even if their values are more conservative. The same values prevail among people within and outside Prague, which has been confirmed in the focus groups. There are also more similarities between the two groups in their national identities, e.g., when they are less nationalistic than patriotic. Both groups are of similar strength for patriotism and nationalism. The sources of national pride among the two groups are very similar and Praguers are those who can be labeled as being prouder in a few of the aspects of the Czech nation. The division between Praguers and non-Praguers seems to be rather artificial and based on inaccurate perceptions and/or interpretations.

The Mosaics of National Identity in the Arab American Diaspora:

Author(s): Ishak Berrebbah / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2021

Carol Fadda-Conrey (2014) points out that Arab American literature emerged remarkably in the early years of the 21st century, accompanying various political events and turmoil in either the USA or the Arab world, particularly the Middle East. One of the key aspects of this ethnic literature is the manifestation of the Arab national identity and the call for unity and solidarity among kin Arab communities, whether locally or across borders. This paper, as such, by taking Diana Abu-Jaber’s novel Crescent (2003) as an example of the Arab American fiction produced in the contemporary era, examines the components of nationalism as expressed from afar – long-distance nationalism. This type of national propensity has received little attention in contemporary literary studies. In addition to using critical and analytical approaches to the novel, this paper basically relies on a socioconceptual framework based on the perspectives of prominent theorists and critics, such as Carol Fadda-Conrey, Nina Glick Shiller, Gabriella Elgenius, and Tololyan Khachig, to name a few.

Идеолошке и аксиолошке основе националног идентитета руске и српске омладине

Author(s): Vladimir Boldin,Alexandra Yakovleva / Language(s): English Issue: 1188/2023

The article attempts to identify the ideological and value bases of the national identities of Russian and Serbian youth, two Slavic countries with strong ties. The phenomenon of the national identity of modern Russian and Serbian youth is of particular interest to comprehend. These two countries experienced the transit of power and the transformation of collective self-images in the early 1990s and have a lot in common: cultural and linguistic ties; the experience of living in the Soviet political system; the collective trauma of the statehood collapse; and the following growth of nationalism. On the other hand, it is clear that many of those factors are changing. Thus, at the current stage, the common Slavic identity is losing its former ideological-theoretical and value-semantic content. The hypothesis of the study is that the ideas, meanings, and values that form the basis of the Slavic identity can become one of the factors in the consolidation of Russian and Serbian society, especially in the context of the formation of the national-state identity of modern youth. In addition, the dominants of public consciousness and value-semantic matrices identified in the research will make it possible to build a productive dialogue between our countries that have a similar civilizational code. This is relevant in the current situation of international tension, which will have long-term consequences.