{"title":"Cold War versus Symbolic Battlefield : The Crisis in Greek-German Relations as a Result of the Dispute over Compensations for WWII and the Way to Overcome It: Case Study","authors":"Przemysław Łukasik","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.68.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.68.10","url":null,"abstract":"It is difficult to speak of a historical dispute in the case of Greek compensation claims for losses suffered during WWII by Nazi Germany� This is because the German side has repeatedly taken responsibility for the harm done to the Greek people� Germany is also a country that has paid over 75 billion in damages by 2016 with various categories of victims from different countries, including Greece (Barcz & Kranz, 2019, p� 155)� In the discourse on Greek demands against Germany, metaphors of the Cold War (Kalpouzos, 2015) or a symbolic battlefield (Christodoulakis, 2014, p� 20) appear, suggesting primarily a significant importance of this issue for internal political decisions made at the Acropolis and the local historical awareness� Despite this, since the “outbreak” of this “Cold War” in Germany, both — ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"179 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134101833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Evolution of the European Union Urban Agenda: A Hard Path Towards a City-Oriented Policy?","authors":"Liliia Hrytsai","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.02","url":null,"abstract":"During the last decades, alongside the growing role of cities, the process of urbanization has been receiving more and more attention from the European policy-makers� This study analyzes the evolution of the EU urban agenda establishment since 1970s till the present times� In the first part, the paper presents five stages, most important milestones and core programs regarding the urbanization process in Europe� In the second section, the author pays a special attention to the Urban Agenda for the EU (the Pact of Amsterdam) as one of the key documents promoting the sound cooperation among the European urban policy stakeholders� In the final part, the paper provides the evaluation of the EU urban agenda’s genesis by indicating the main features of this process�","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123827911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political and Social Problems in Venezuela in the Second Decade of the 21st Century","authors":"Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.04","url":null,"abstract":"Venezuela, which is the country with the largest documented oil reserves in the world, has been plunged into a political, economic and social crisis for several years, struggling with recession and multi-digit inflation� In the second half of the second decade of the 21st century, the country’s economic and political situation deteriorated� Over a million Venezuelans have already migrated from their country, where there is a lack of basic everyday products, including food, medicines and hygiene products� In relation to this state, part of a discussion is not only the political or economic crisis, but also the humanitarian one� Venezuela’s internal problems also affect security throughout the Latin American region� International institutions and regional organizations are trying to undertake activities aimed at ending the dictatorial rule of President Nicolás Maduro and restoring the country’s democracy and the rule of law� — ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"333 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131460504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Joining the Economic and Monetary Union and Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Poland","authors":"Szymon Pawłowski","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.03","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the article is to present a proposal to amend the Basic Law and to indicate its close connection with the nature of the political (system) decision� The amendment to the Basic Law may be extended or limited� Possible legal constructions were carried out in the article� This would determine the conditions of Poland’s participation in the euro area, which are acceptable from the Polish constitution’s point of view�","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"191 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121312403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards a Redefinition of Islamic Suicide Terrorist’s Motivation: An “Altruistic” Terrorist Model","authors":"Z. Małysz","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.08","url":null,"abstract":"The article aims at a redefinition of Islamic suicide terrorist’s motivation� It describes the basic determinants and conceptualizations of terrorism and discusses major theories and explanations of that phenomenon from an individualistic and sociocultural perspective� Due to the fact that suicide terrorism is a very distinct and narrow subcategory of terrorism, the paper addresses the questions of Why it is unique? and in What ways it is distinct from (“normal”) terrorism in general? Given the absence of convincing psychological, sociological and educational evidence that terrorists (and especially suicide terrorists) differ in any particular way from the normal population, the author has developed and proposed an “altruistic” suicide-terrorist model� The proposed model treats suicide terrorism as a process of continuous communication/ — ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122630434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Specifics of the So-Called Islamic State","authors":"K. Smolen","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.06","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to analyze the specific character of the so-called Islamic State� For the purposes of the study it is based on two assumptions� Firstly, the rise of the so-called Islamic State was determined by a number of regional and international conditions, in particular the destabilization of the Middle Eastern order, the events of the Arab Spring, operations of the United States in the region, globalization processes, and technological development� Secondly, the specific nature of the so-called Islamic State, reflected in the use of violence and intimidation, noncompliance with the principles of international law, and challenging the international order exclude the possibility of the entity in question being considered as a person of international law� To begin, with view to attain the research objective stated above and under consideration of the research hypotheses adopted herein, this paper examines the root causes behind the rise of the so-called Islamic State at the regional and international level� Subsequently, it defines the specific nature — ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116966544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Actions of the City Guard in Toruń Towards Residents’ Personal Safety: Self-Defence Courses for Women","authors":"Katarzyna Amrozy","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2020.67.10","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents main assumptions about self-defence, particularly trainings aimed at educating women, with special focus on actions initiated by the City Guard in Toruń� The Jestem bezpieczna [I Am Safe] self-defence courses for women, organized since 2006, are an important element in strengthening individual security of female residents of Toruń� Although at times such courses are subject to criticism, they have their undeniable advantages, which are specified in this article�","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114741754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Developments of the EU Circular Economy Policy and Their Impact on EU Waste Law","authors":"Karolina Karpus","doi":"10.15804/athena.2018.60.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2018.60.06","url":null,"abstract":"The concepts of ‘green economy’ and ‘sustainable consumption and production’ determine the direction of political and legal changes as the goals of the 2030 Agenda followed also by the European Union and its Member States� ‘Circular economy’ as an element of those concepts includes waste management and is a vital element of EU environmental policy� Turning waste into resources presents a multidimensional challenge� In the years 2015–2018, the European Commission conducted works on the changes in the community law on waste which will enable the enforcement of ‘circular economy’ goals� In May 2018, four directives which will significantly remodel the obligations of Member States in the scope of waste management were enacted� Also in 2018, the Commission announced new proposals, as well as law changes, emphasizing the problem of plastic waste� — ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128450269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"German Cultural Policy in the Reich Province of Danzig-West Prussia: A Short Characteristic","authors":"Sylwia Grochowina","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2018.60.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2018.60.09","url":null,"abstract":"An important element of the ethnic and racial policy pursued by the German occupant in the Reich Province of Danzig-West Prussia was cultural policy (Kulturpolitik)� Admittedly, since the first days of occupation the German authorities attached great importance to matters of culture – however, in the Nazi reality there was no cultural policy understood as encouragement and support offered by state authorities for independent, artistic creativity in its varied forms� The Nazis “controlled” culture, which played an important role in the process of creating a new reality in the annexed Polish territories� In the present paper, the author discusses selected issues illustrating the organization and forms of German cultural life in the Danzig-West Germany Province of the Reich� In outlining the German cultural policy, two main aspects were taken into account: culture as just another component of the broader Ger— ABSTRAKT —","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131380985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic Importance of Natural Gas in Polish Energy Policy: A Critical Analysis","authors":"K. Tomaszewski","doi":"10.15804/ATHENA.2018.60.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15804/ATHENA.2018.60.05","url":null,"abstract":"This article deals with the importance of natural gas as an energy source in Polish energy policy� Its purpose is to analyze the extent to which natural gas can provide for ensuring state energy security� This article covers issues related to the diagnosis of the gas sector in Poland (the most important economic entities, the functioning of the gas market), its role in the national energy strategy and prospects for future gas use� The article points out that natural gas, although important for maintaining and securing state energy security, is, however, not crucial in this regard� Multiannual strategies envisage diversification of the way of generating energy, which means the opportunity for renewable energy sources (RES) and nuclear energy� Natural gas has a secondary meaning in this context�","PeriodicalId":114578,"journal":{"name":"Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121626372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}