SPECIFICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ETHNOPOLITICAL CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

An ethnopolitical conflict in Russia's Republic of Mari El in the 2000s: The study of ethnic politics under the authoritarian turn

Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen ◽

10.33339/fuf.86125 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2016 (63) ◽

Author(s):

Konstantin Zamyatin

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Structural Characteristics ◽

Ethnic Politics ◽

Diversity Management ◽

The Political ◽

Political Opposition ◽

Ethnopolitical Conflict ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

The Republic

The paper presents an analysis of the political confrontation between the new ruling group and the political opposition in the Republic of Mari El, which began in the early 2000s and subsequently erupted into an open ethnopolitical conflict. Based on some theoretical perspectives on conflict and diversity management, the paper analyzes the structural characteristics and the dynamics of the conflict in Mari El. The analysis reveals that authoritarian tendencies in the republic largely contributed to the eruption of the conflict and predetermined the choice of methods of conflict management.

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South Tyrol Issue as a Factor of Interstate Relations between Italy and Austria

Administrative Consulting ◽

10.22394/1726-1139-2020-6-64-81 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 64-81

Author(s):

M. M. Shumilov ◽

O. I. Shmidt

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Local Population ◽

Historical Background ◽

The European Union ◽

The South ◽

Interstate Relations ◽

South Tyrol ◽

Ethnopolitical Conflict ◽

Policy Statements ◽

The Republic

The research highlights the ethnopolitical conflict within the European Union (using the example of the South Tyrol autonomy). The article states the reasons for the formation of separatist sentiments on the territory of this region, considers in detail the foreign policy activities of the Republic of Austria and the relationship between Austria and Italy. This paper discusses the historical background and the current state of the ethnopolitical conflict in the South Tyrol region. The purpose of the study is to disclose the nature and manifestations of the conflict, policy statements, documents, reasons and actions of Austrian and Italian officials, aimed at escalating as well as settlement of the conflict. Taking into consideration the objectives and preferences of the local population, the authors question the possibility of further autonomization of the Italian province and its political self-determination. However, they do not exclude the future aggravation of the conflict and exacerbation of the Austria-Italy relations in the context of the European Union transformation.

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Time and Latitude in South Africa

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100026816 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 27-38

Author(s):

J. Hers

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Cape Town ◽

Astronomical Observations ◽

Royal Observatory ◽

The Republic ◽

Astronomical Determination ◽

Limited Accuracy ◽

Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

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