scholarly journals Why Should Lifelong Education Be Considered a Good for All Humanity? Revisiting UNESCO’s View Through Comenius’ Lens

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-24
Author(s):  
Martin Kopecký
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Lifelong Education ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Human Lifespan ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Theoretical Inquiry ◽  
Universal Approach ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
The Ideal

The article contributes to a vigorous debate on the significance of lifelong education and learning held at the political, practical and academic levels, especially concerning approaches of international organizations ( UNESCO in this case). It represents one of the attempts to restore the thoughts of the philosopher, which may serve as valuable sources of inspiration at the time of transitions and crises of a globalized world. The author’s explicit orientation is on ideas that have long been embraced by UNESCO’s education policy. He views them through a lens that is significantly influenced by Comenius. His philosophy is presented as a strong argument to affirm as well as a reason to partially revisit UNESCO’s position. The article builds on a combination of theoretical inquiry and critical analysis of policy documents. In his work, Comenius formulated key and timeless arguments in favour of a universal approach to education throughout the human lifespan, and he also justified why education is a prerequisite for the ability to act rightly and correct what is wrong. Comenius emphasised the ability “to understand right, to act rightly” as dependent on wisdom, and universal education as a pathway to the wisdom. Consequently, according to Comenius, universalism is bound to appreciate such forms of education that in basic features correspond to the ideal of Bildung. It is argued that what UNESCO refers to as universalism is not genuine universalism because it does not fully appreciate education as a source of inner cultivation – one of the prerequisites of acting rightly.

Performance Simulation of the SCTP under the Multi Path Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 738-739 ◽  
pp. 1174-1177
Author(s):  
Ya Qin Fan ◽  
Shu Ting Liu ◽  
Chi Li
Keyword(s):  
Practical Significance ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Ideal Case ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Tcp Protocol ◽  
Multiple Paths ◽  
Multiple Network ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Basic Standard ◽  
The Ideal

This paper studies the basic features and functions of STCP. The traditional TCP protocol and the basic standard SCTP protocols are simulated respectively. We analysis that when the host has multiple network addresses and there are multiple paths between ends, how do the STCP protocol and TCP protocol perform. For practical implementation, using CWND size parameters show performance of multi path transmission in practice, and compare with the ideal case. The results of the simulation and analysis of multi path transmission under the SCTP agreement have practical significance in the future network with multi path transmission.

scholarly journals Decentralization and (De)Politization in Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Ruben Duarte Abrantes
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Great Part ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
New Public ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Globalized World

The decentralization is one of the most common features in the contemporary political world. It seems that the idea of centralizing the power in the state apparatus is out of fashion and the new idea is to transfer some competences of the state for the local power. In a globalized world where the state is losing its ground in the political arena, international organizations in the last decades are pushing towards a New Public Management where the state has delegated great part of his competences. Tactics like that are being analyzed by many scholars who give different responses to the matter. This paper develops an analysis of what is happening in Portugal since 2015 in terms of decentralization, adopting a government strategy position and Foucault’s theory of governmentality. Resumo A descentralização é uma das características mais comuns no mundo político contemporâneo. É aparente que a ideia de centralizar o poder no aparato estatal encontra-se fora de moda e a nova ideia é a transferência de algumas competências do Estado para o poder local. Num mundo globalizado em que o Estado perde terreno na arena política, as organizações internacionais nas últimas décadas estão a avançar em direção a uma nova gestão pública, na qual o Estado delegou grande parte de suas competências. Táticas como esta estão em análise por vários investigadores que dão respostas diferentes ao assunto. Este artigo desenvolve uma análise do que está a ocorrer em Portugal desde 2015 em termos de descentralização, adotando uma posição estratégica do governo e a teoria da governamentalidade de Foucault.

scholarly journals THE EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION - SELECTED SYSTEM-WIDE ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Woch
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Member States ◽  
Monitoring Centre ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
The Eu

The issue of drugs is an important problem for the European citizens and it poses a serious threat to safety and health of the European society. This is mainly due to the fact that one of the basic features characterizing the problem of drugs is its changeable and dynamic nature. Furthermore, the drug-related phenomena haveno borders, they exist everywhere where people live and affect all social classes. The European Union is one of the international organizations which, both by its own activities and the efforts of the member states, attempts to prevent and fight the adverse effects associated with drug abuse. The implementation of such a goal is possible thanks to the activities of the agency responsible for the holistic study of the problem of drugs and drug addiction and for popularization of the obtained information among the EU institutions, Member States and other organizations. The purpose of the article is to present the activities of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, whose role is to provide factual, objective, reliable and comparable information of the European standard on drugs and drug addiction as well as their effects both on the European Union itself andthe member states.

scholarly journals PROJECT TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS OF TRAINING FUTURE SPECIALISTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Світлана Балашова ◽  
Наталія Головко
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Project Activity ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Intellectual Abilities ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Ideal

The pedagogical activity of the teacher in its essence is a scientific search, creative activity, has a pronounced research character. Today the project method is considered as one of the promising teaching methods because it creates conditions for creative self-realization of the participants of the educational process, increases motivation for acquiring knowledge, promotes the development of their intellectual abilities. The project activity is aimed at developing students' creative abilities and abilities, their independence, striving for an ideal perspective transformation of the world through creative actions and operations in the process of creating a specific product - the project of the ideal and the real. The method of projects is the technology of organization of educational situations aimed at solving problems, the technology of support of students' independent activity for solving problems, which involve presentation of results in the form of a specific product of activity. Given the benefits of the project method, we can assume that its use in the learning process will have a positive impact on the formation of professional culture in future professionals. The work on the project has an innovative character, requires students to apply new knowledge, based on previously digested material; develops the ability to act and make decisions and resolve the conflicts; forms the desire and ability to learn independently.

Quest for Statehood: Kosovo’s Plea to Join International Organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Ermira Mehmeti
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
The State ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Application Procedure ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Formal Recognition

The State represents a central concept and a basic subject of international law. In order to function and engage in treaties and relations with other states in a growing globalized world, the State must be accepted and treated as independent by other states. But independence alone is not enough. Declaring independence is typically a unilateral act undertaken by one entity. Hence, there are states in the world today that are independent; however, their international subjectivity is not recognized. This makes their position and ability to engage in the international sphere more complex. As a result, authorities look into ways of bypassing formal recognition. Joining international organizations becomes one alternative. This article explores the quest of Kosovo to join international organizations as a way to secure recognition and statehood. It begins with the United Nations, and briefly analyses the diplomatic efforts of Kosovar governments to accede. The focus of this article however, will be more specifically on Kosovo’s application to join UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, the Council of Europe and international sports federations, for this process will shed light on several important legal and political aspects of recognition: the application procedure, the political interests of states, the lobbying and securing of states’ support in an entity’s bid to obtain a seat at the organization. Membership in UNESCO is rightfully seen as a gateway to reach to a seat at the United Nations, while bypassing unilateral recognitions granted by states individually. While membership in international organizations will not imply recognition of international subjectivity for a new entity, in practical terms, it offers to achieve what recognition promises. Kosovo has been able to sit at the same table with its regional counterparts and has been able to participate and share in various regional initiatives. As an initial phase of normalization of relations with Serbia, this represents a solid step forward. At a later stage, it could serve as an incentive, or even better as a catalyst to speed up securing full-fledged statehood.

Knight Fever: Sickness, masculinity and narrative absence in the Mort Artu, Béroul’s Tristan and Thomas of Britain’s Tristan

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-62
Author(s):  
Mary Bateman
Keyword(s):  
Marked Effect ◽  
Medieval Romance ◽  
Arthurian Romances ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract The ideal knight protagonist of high medieval romance should be capable of engaging actively in chivalric activities, whether martial or amatory. What happens, then, when knight protagonists fall ill? Illness presents a problem: the knight loses his ability to act and is no longer in control of his own body. This article examines the fates of knights who fall ill in three Arthurian romances of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: the Mort Artu, Thomas of Britain’s Tristan and Béroul’s Tristan. Illness has a marked effect on the presence of knights, both narratologically and to other characters in the text. When knights fall ill, they are temporarily excised from the narrative until their ability to be active is restored. An exception to this illness-absence paradigm occurs when the heroes of romance feign illness: at such junctures, these men are still exemplifying the agency and resourcefulness required of an effective hero, and the narrative maintains its focus on them at these moments regardless of how other characters might be treating them.

scholarly journals Comparativism and the New Hungarian Fundamental Law – Taking Raz Seriously

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-127
Author(s):  
Attila Badó ◽  
Péter Mezei
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Sovereignty ◽  
Fundamental Law ◽  
Constitutional Regime ◽  
Structured Approach ◽  
The Ideal

SummaryComparative law plays a role both at the time of the creation and interpretation of constitutions. Hungary is not an exception in this respect. The comparative analysis of Hungarian constitutional law is an ordinary one both in terms of quantity and quality. The new Fundamental Law of 2011 as well as the “two-third majority statutes”, however, led to an international scandal. Several studies have suggested that the method of acceptance of the new Fundamental Law and its content are unique in several aspects. The reviews of the Fundamental Law by scholars and international organizations show, however, contradictory opinions. We argue that such opposition is mainly due to differing conceptions of the ideal democratic society. Proponents of the Fundamental Law asserting national sovereignty and the supremacy of legislation accept any constitutional regulation that is backed by the necessary amount of votes. On the other hand, opponents have disliked everything that has happened in Hungarian constitutional law since 2010 on the premises of global constitutional values, the lack of consensus, self-restraint or elegance. The present paper aims to evaluate the Fundamental Law of Hungary through the lens of Joseph Raz’s seven constitutional criteria that might serve as a structured approach to analysis that is acceptable to those who express supportive as well as critical opinions on the Fundamental Law. Indeed, based upon Raz’s criteria we have come to the conclusion that the new constitutional regime does not meet one single criterion that is connected to its acceptance. As the Fundamental Law was accepted rapidly, without any endorsement by the opposing parties or any referendum, it cannot be demonstrated that it mediates general values accepted by the whole society.

scholarly journals Between Dialogue and Confrontation: Two Countries — One Profession Project and the Split in Ukrainian Journalism Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
Liudmila Voronova
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Ideal

In a process of continuously adjusting to and counteracting the circumstances of conflict since 2014, the Ukrainian media community has become polarized (Budivska & Orlova, 2017). Nygren et al. (2018) observe a confrontation between the ideal of neutrality in coverage and favoring “patriotic journalism” in practice among Ukrainian journalists. This article takes this discussion further and highlights the role of professional journalism associations and international organizations in the struggles within the journalism culture in the situation of conflict. The article uses Ginosar’s (2015) interpretation of Hanitzsch’s (2007) model of journalism culture and Mouffe’s (2013) conceptualization of agonistic vs. antagonistic struggle to discuss the project Two Countries — One Profession is initiated and supported by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. Finally, it draws on the reactions by the Ukrainian media community.

scholarly journals Towards a humane school in modern knowledge society: Antique guidelines

2012 ◽  
pp. 607-614
Author(s):  
Mara Djukic ◽  
Jelena Djermanov
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Lifelong Education ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Pedagogical Aspect ◽  
Modern Knowledge ◽  
Basic Features

This article discusses the concept of humane schools in the context of contemporary knowledge society, from pedagogical aspect. The authors specifically indicate that the knowledge society achieves its true meaning and proper importance as well as full pedagogical potential, only when the values on which it is based are defined, and what kind of knowledge it implies. The basic features of humane school are discussed, their interdependence explained and major paradoxes that may occur in this regard perceived. Listening to the voices of some ancient thinkers that can be clearly heard, the authors discover deep roots and distant traces of important arguments in favor of the implementation of a school of thought in a new way, that is authentic humane school. Accordingly, it is concluded that on the uncertain and laden with contradictions road towards European knowledge society for the 21st century and the humane school in it, we need solid guidelines. By all accounts, these guidelines may be sought and found in the creatively transformed and newly assumed ideas of ancient Greek philosophers and in their global application on lifelong education for all people, i.e. for each man as a conscious and self-responsible human being.

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