scholarly journals Russia and UNESCO: the Cooperation Guidelines

2012 ◽  
pp. 261-269
Author(s):  
V. O. Rodionova
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
International Image

The article deals with UNESCO and Russia interacting. It is shown that the cooperation with UNESCO is favorably affecting an international image of Russia, and the fact contributes to strengthening conclusively the components of the Russia’s soft power. The author also concludes that it is necessary to go on with the formation of a national public diplomacy. An active cooperation with UNESCO certainly helps with achievement of the goal. It can be more actively used to solve important domestic political tasks as well: the establishment of democracy, the formation of the rule of law, the prophilaxis of ethnic and social conflicts.

scholarly journals The Impact of Sports Diplomacy on Improving Kosovo's International Image

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Rinor REXHEPI ◽  
Vigan SAHITI
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Small States ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
International Image ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Shed Light

Public diplomacy which is part of soft power is a branch of diplomacy which has recently taken place and importance in the agendas of large and small states. This segment of diplomacy includes a series of methods and maneuvers which bring positive results to the country it uses and promotes for its own interests. Sports diplomacy is an important dimension of a country's public diplomacy, which has an important and influential role. Different countries aim to use sports diplomacy in the most effective way in favor and profit of their country, and one of these countries is the state of Kosovo. During our work we have tried to present the impact of Kosovo sports diplomacy and its role in improving the international image. Through descriptive, comparative, analytical methods as well as through interviews we have tried to shed light on how much sports diplomacy has influenced the improvement of Kosovo's international image. With the method of interviews, we have interviewed 3 experts in sports diplomacy, and we have analyzed these interviews by implementing the comparison with materials and scientific facts which are related to public diplomacy, with an emphasis on sports diplomacy. In conclusion, we can say that sports diplomacy in Kosovo should be given great importance in order to achieve greater results. Kosovo and its competent institutions need to develop specific strategies and investments for its sports diplomacy.

scholarly journals Social Conflict, National Strife, or Political Battle? Violence and Strikebreaking in Late Habsburg Austria

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 650-676
Author(s):  
Claire Morelon
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
State Repression ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First World

This article analyses the practices of violence during strikes in Habsburg Austria from the 1890s until the outbreak of the First World War. As the number of social conflicts rose at the turn of the century, strikes increasingly became one of the main sites of public violence in Austrian society, alongside demonstrations. Violent confrontations between strikers, strike-breakers, and the state forces protecting them frequently occurred. The first section discusses the state repression used to quell internal unrest and its consequences on the rule of law. The following sections explore the micro-dynamics of strikebreaking within the larger context of the reaction against Social Democracy in the period. Especially after the successful mobilization for suffrage reform in 1905–906, employers and other propertied classes saw strikers as part of a general threat. The Czech and German nationalist workers’ movements can also be reassessed through the lens of these social conflicts, rather than only as manifestations of radical nationalism. Strikes are here analysed as one case study addressing current debates in the historiography on the Habsburg Empire: first on the implementation of the rule of law on the ground in Habsburg Austria, then on the impact of democratization in the decades before 1914.

scholarly journals Potential Contribution of the Bologna Process to Strengthening Russian International Political Attractiveness

2012 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
M. A. Chepurina
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
International Image ◽  
Language Promotion ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Educational Component ◽  
The Eu

The category of “state power” is becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted today, no longer being solely based on military or economic strength. Traditional categories of power gradually give place to more subtle forms of influence among which public diplomacy and attractive international image of a nation, which can be created and sustained, among others, via international higher education cooperation promotion. Nowadays, knowledge economy is becoming a tool of international influence for a number of states.In 2013 Russia will be celebrating ten years since it joined the Bologna Process, launched in June 1999 by the Ministers of Education of 29 European countries. The article analyses the potential international political contribution of the Bologna system to the development of Russian soft power tools, such as public diplomacy, Russian language promotion and strengthening the EU-Russia cooperation through the intensification of its cultural and educational component.

scholarly journals Uniform Application of Laws in the Context of Post-Classical Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 1596-1605
Author(s):  
Igor M. Alekseev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Natural Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Legal Concepts

The article reveals the impotence of classical legal theories to explain the inconsistency of the practice of applying laws. The legal dogma is subjected to the phenomenological analysis. Moreover, its inability to overcome the conventions of pure jurism is shown. From the position of postclassical jurisprudence, the theory of natural law is criticized. The necessity of refusing to contrast natural and positive law is substantiated. The communicative concept of law, its cognitive value and role in ensuring a uniform application of laws are considered. The criticism of integrative legal theories is evaluated from the perspective of the functionality of law in the form of resolving social conflicts. The approach that reduces legal theory to a method of resolving conflicts is called into question. The negative influence of the dichotomy of positive and natural law is argued, both on the uniform application of laws and on the rule of law in general. From the point of view of the functionality of law, the correlation of its material and procedural branches is revealed. As a result, a hypothesis is formulated that the main direction of the development of legal science is the creation of integrative law that can combine various legal concepts, which will allow us to build a rigid legal dogma based on unified methodological foundations and remove contradictions between legal theories in resolving social conflicts

scholarly journals Sport as a tool for public diplomacy in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Bence Garamvölgyi ◽  
Tamás Dóczi
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
Nation States ◽  
International Image ◽  
Recent Government

Abstract Sport is often utilized as a tool by governments and nation-states in building a favorable international image, seeking external political legitimacy, and strengthening nation-building endeavors across borders. Given its universal appeal, sport is often perceived as a valuable soft power asset for conveying positive messages to foreign publics. Against this backdrop, the present study aims to introduce the sports diplomacy approach of Hungary, specifically focusing on the state-led utilization of sport in public diplomacy under the recent government of Viktor Orbán (2010–2020). With the institutionalization of sport in public diplomacy, Hungary has become a pioneering country in Central and Eastern Europe that can provide an example for other nation-states in the region. The Hungarian government’s sports diplomacy ambitions have not been curbed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the country continues to invest large amounts of public funding in attracting and organizing international sporting competitions. Hosting the Summer Olympic Games in Budapest remains the ultimate goal of the current government’s sports diplomacy strategy, which focuses on elite sport.

scholarly journals Manifestations of Chinese Development Aid and Its Hidden Meanings

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Anna Kobierecka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Political Motivation ◽  
International Image

The People’s Republic of China is one of the states focusing intensively on building its soft power and shaping its international image. However, China’s image is still negative and primarily based on stereotypes. In recent years, this country is willing to change such perceptions and present itself as an efficient, intensively developing, capable country that is much more than just a global production plant. The article aims to review China’s different manifestations of development aid regarding changing this type of public diplomacy and its meaning to the Chinese government. Is it only motivated by good intentions, or maybe its goal is to only provide an advantage to China? It is evident that owing to significant development, China needs to expand its economic contacts. However, the tested hypothesis states that behind Chinese development aid, political motivation is hidden as well. The research is based on content analysis of official documents and Foreign Ministry’s statements referring to development aid.

Changing the rule of law

IEE Review ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Clifford Gray
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law
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