scholarly journals ,,Wojna o pamięć" o wydarzeniach lat trzydziestych-pięćdziesiątych XX wieku w Europie Środkowej i Wschodniej w latach 2005-2010 — strategie polityki Litwy, Łotwy, Estonii, Ukrainy i Rosji

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-223
Author(s):  
Tomasz Stryjek
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Orange Revolution ◽  
Consistent Support ◽  
The Eu

In his article the Author examines the notion of remembrance policy, the importance of remembering the events of the period 1939–1953 for contemporary identity politics in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as well as the course of a conflict about the memory, which escalated between those countries and Russia particularly between 2005–2010. The Author introduces a term “remembrance policy model”, which concerns the balance of powers among political actors in a given state, who influence the shape of this aspect of the state policy. He also analyses the state strategies of the remembrance policy in international relations within the region, with special attention to Lithuania and Ukraine. He examines reasons for the success of the policy of remembering the 1939–1953 events in Lithuania in 1991–2011 and a failure of such policy in Ukraine in 2005–2010. The sources of difference between the effects of these two policies lie, in his opinion, not only in far greater ethnic and identity homogeneity of the Lithuanian society, but also in the fact that the EU gave an early, clear and consistent support for economic, social and political transformation of that country, which was, unfortunately, not provided to Ukraine — either after its establishment in 1991, or after the Orange Revolution in 2004.

Oligarchs in Ukrainian Foreign Policymaking: Examining Influences in Transnational Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-361
Author(s):  
Lidiya Zubytska
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Political Transition ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Transnational Politics ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Orange Revolution ◽  
Economic Elites ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
The Eu

Abstract In this research I argue that the oligarchic interests in Ukraine are key components in understanding how Ukraine’s leaders built the country’s foreign relations with the EU and Russia in the post-Orange revolution period, under the presidency of Viktor Yushchenko and in the first two years of Viktor Yanukovych, from 2005 to 2012. The uncertainty of the Ukrainian political transition put distinct constraints on its political actors and prompted them to rely on economic elites rather than voters to secure personal political gains, thereby opening the foreign policy decision-making process to the interests of oligarchs who stood behind the two presidents.

scholarly journals Identity politics as the basis for interethnic accord in a multiethnic region (on the example of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug)

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-199
Author(s):  
Mikhail Martynov ◽  
Viktoria Purtova
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
Identity Policy

The article attempts to identify the correlation between the state of interethnic accord in the region and the conceptual foundations of the identity policy on the example of such a multinational region of the Russian Federation with increased migration attractiveness as Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra. Bringing out the two main types of identities – ethnopolitical and macropolitical – the authors draw attention to the fact that in the justification of each type stand the interests of groups in real policy and the scientific tradition as well. Appealing to this or that concept is defined both by the conservatism of these traditions and by political circumstances. The definition of interethnic harmony is proposed in the article. The empirical basis of the research are the results of sociological surveys conducted under the leadership of the authors in 2018–2019, secondary analysis of the results of sociological research conducted in 2014–2015 in the region, as well as data from official statistics. The method of cluster analysis of data obtained from the sociological survey on the territories of municipal entities of the autonomous okrug was applied. The results of the sociological surveys make it possible to establish a correlation between the respondents' assessment of the state of interethnic relations and the activities of political actors in the sphere of identity policy. The cross-temporal comparison of identity policy conducted in the region in the 2010 s, showed that, the policy based on national-state (macropolitical) identity to ensure interethnic accord was more effective. The Russian regions are multiethnic in composition. Therefore, the study of the conceptual foundations of the formation of interethnic accord by means of identity policy on the example of such a multiethnic region with high migration attractivness, as Ugra, is relevant.

Polityczny wymiar relacji między Unią Europejską a Państwem Izrael

2015 ◽  
pp. 70-107
Author(s):  
Michał Skorzycki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Relations ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Actor ◽  
Legal Personality ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
The Eu

The article presents the state of political relations biding the European Union and Israel. Lisbon reform granted the EU legal personality, which was the next step in extending the autonomy that allows it to be treated like a political actor of international relations. Bearing that it mind, the author attempts to reveal political goals being accomplished by both sides as well as means which lead to their implementation. The aim of the article is also to cover the most important obstacles in mutual relations and prospects of overcoming them. This requires the paper to go beyond discussing the current developments and demands the presentation of historic, structural and strategic background of relations of the two aforementioned entities.

Nepal's Ongoing Political Transformation: A review of post-2006 literature on conflict, the state, identities, and environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 2041-2114 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA SHNEIDERMAN ◽  
LUKE WAGNER ◽  
JACOB RINCK ◽  
AMY L. JOHNSON ◽  
AUSTIN LORD
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Civil Conflict ◽  
Review Article ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Maoist Insurgency ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Maoist Movement

AbstractThis review article provides a reading guide to scholarly literature published in English about Nepal's political transformation since 2006, when Nepal's decade-long civil conflict between Maoist and state forces formally ended. The article is structured around four major themes: (1) the Maoist insurgency or ‘People's War’; (2) state formation and transformation; (3) identity politics; and (4) territorial and ecological consciousness. We also address the dynamics of migration and mobility in relation to all of these themes. Ultimately, we consider the Maoist movement as one element in a much broader process of transformation, which with the benefit of hindsight we can situate in relation to several other contemporaneous trajectories, including: democratization, identity-based mobilization, constitutional nationalism, international intervention, territorial restructuring, migration and the remittance economy, and the emergence of ecological and other new forms of consciousness. By looking across the disciplines at scholarship published on all of these themes, we aim to connect the dots between long-standing disciplinary traditions of scholarship on Nepal and more recent approaches to understanding the country's transformation.

Legal regulations of the consumer protection in Ukraine with regard to Ukraine’s obligation of adaptation to the EU legislation

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Consumer Rights ◽  
Article Analysis ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
European Standards ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Eu

Since 2014 Ukraine has been implementing the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement in its domestic legal system and facing a lot of challenges introducing European rules and practices into the country’s daily life. The area of consumer protection is one of the most challenging fields due to the cross-cutting nature of consumer protection and its high relevance for all stakeholders: the state, businesses, and consumers. Reforming the Ukrainian consumer protection system and policy is one of the key tasks for the Government of Ukraine. These changes will affect almost the entire population of the country, but – as presented in this article analysis demonstrates – the progress in adjusting Ukrainian legislation in this field to the level needed to correspond to the European standards is moving rather slowly. The author concludes that a comprehensive and well-balanced consumer protection policy model instead of constant amendments to the consumer rights legislation needs to be developed in Ukraine with the proper consideration of the interests of businesses, the state and, first of all, the consumers. Amending the consumer rights legislation does not mean automatically the improvement of the consumer protection level in the country, especially in the situation, when the efficiency of the developed remedies and protection mechanisms depends on wider reforms in judiciary and executive branches in the state.

Russia - European Union: The continuation ofthe sanctions standoff

2017 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
M. Klinova ◽  
E. Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Current Data ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Year 2013

The article deals with economic sanctions and their impact on the state and prospects of the neighboring partner economies - the European Union (EU) and Russia. It provides comparisons of current data with that of the year 2013 (before sanctions) to demonstrate the impact of sanctions on both sides. Despite the fact that Russia remains the EU’s key partner, it came out of the first three partners of the EU. The current economic recession is caused by different reasons, not only by sanctions. Both the EU and Russia have internal problems, which the sanctions confrontation only exacerbates. The article emphasizes the need for a speedy restoration of cooperation.

The position of the State in the international system from the perspective of major schools of thought in international relations

2019 ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Salah Hassan Mohammed ◽  
Mahaa Ahmed Al-Mawla
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Politics ◽  
International System ◽  
International Order ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Status ◽  
Future Vision

The Study is based on the state as one of the main pillars in international politics. In additions, it tackles its position in the international order from the major schools perspectives in international relations, Especially, these schools differ in the status and priorities of the state according to its priorities, also, each scholar has a different point of view. The research is dedicated to providing a future vision of the state's position in the international order in which based on the vision of the major schools in international relations.

The state of democracy in the European Union in scenarios: federation, empire and Europe à la carte

2016 ◽  
pp. 90-108
Author(s):  
Marta Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Scenario Development ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu ◽  
A La Carte

The aim of the article is to present possible scenarios on maintaining democracy in the EU, while assuming different hypothetical directions in which it could develop as a federation, empire and Europe à la carte. Selected mechanisms, norms and values of the EU system that are crucial for the functioning of democracy in the European Union are the subject of this research. The abovementioned objective of scenario development is achieved through distinguishing the notions of policy, politics and polity in the research. In the analysis of the state of democracy in the European Union both the process (politics) and the normative approach (policy) have been adopted. The characterised norms, structures, values and democratic procedures in force in the EU will become a reference point for the projected scenarios. The projection refers to a situation when the existing polity transforms into a federation, empire or Europe à la carte. The article is to serve as a projection and is a part of a wider discussion on the future of the basis on which the European Union is build.

The Development of Slovenia in the European Union: Social Aspects

2017 ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Iryna Butyrska
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Regime Stability ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Eu

The author proves that the successful stability of independent Slovenia contributed to a number of factors, existing since its being incorporated in the SFRY. The factor, uniting the state has become the common goal – the aspiration to join the EU. The process of the European integration contributed to the modernization of a number of spheres, in particular social, cultural and economic ones. The global financial and economic crisis has revealed the turmoil in the economy of the state and its leadership was forced to gradually reduce a significant part of social privileges for the population. This caused the tension in the society and reduced the level of the national unity, having a negative impact on people’s wellbeing. However, since 2014, the Prime Minister M. Cherar has been trying to restore people’s trust in the state. The situation is getting better; indicators of trust in government are increasing, which also points to state capacity and political regime stability in Slovenia. Keywords: Slovenia, state stability, social sphere, government

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