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The Post-Communist Manifesto
Human Affairs - Tập 21 Số 1 - Trang 62-69 - 2011
Abstract The essay is the critical reflection on the current state of global
politics. It points to the importance of reconnecting politics with more
substantial “human affairs”. The search for new understanding and conceptual
tools is necessary on both sides of the political spectrum, however, the left
should press for its lost identity more urgently. But what is even more urgent
is the planetary...
Evolutionary ontology — A somewhat sociological analysis
Human Affairs - Tập 23 - Trang 518-527 - 2013
The main aims of this paper are to establish the position of evolutionary
ontology within the Czech environmental debate, to identify why its untapped
potential may be an inspiration in other social science disciplines and,
finally, to suggest that evolutionary ontology be reconfigured in a particular
way so that it can capitalize on its potential. A brief introduction outlines
the context and the...
Commitment to community and political involvement: A cross-cultural study with Italian and American adolescents
Human Affairs - - 2012
Abstract The purpose of this study was to test whether personal commitment to
community was related to political involvement in two cultural contexts: Italy
and the USA. Participants were 566 adolescents (48.2% males) aged 14–19 years (M
= 16 years; SD = 1.29): 311 Italians and 255 Americans. Participants filled out
a self-report questionnaire. Analyses of variance revealed that American high
scho...
How “normal” is the world we live in? Jon Ronson’s journey through some unexpected areas of modern psychiatry
Human Affairs - Tập 24 - Trang 584-588 - 2014
Reflections on solidarity in global and transnational environment: Issue of social recognition in the context of the potential and limitations of the media
Human Affairs - Tập 24 - Trang 481-491 - 2014
The present article deals with issues of social recognition in the global and
transnational environment. It deals with the issue of solidarity, a form of
recognition that has no adequate parallel beyond nation state borders and
manifests itself mainly in the transnational economy. We focus on the
articulation of the extraterritorial recognition of social rights-holders at the
international and tra...
Environmental crisis as the final stage of the evolution of culture
Human Affairs - - 2013
Abstract The article discusses possible ways of overcoming the environmental
crisis. It is based on Šmajs’ evolutionary ontological understanding of the
environmental crisis of nature, which distinguishes between natural and cultural
evolution and demonstrates the opposing relationships between them. It
critically develops one of Šmajs’ proposals for initiating a biophilic
transformation of cultur...
Understanding civic engagement among young Roma and young Turkish people in Turkey
Human Affairs - Tập 22 - Trang 419-433 - 2012
Although a number of aspects of earlier experiences correlate with later civic
engagement (Sherrod 2007), the role of different factors in driving the level of
young people’s engagement is not clearly understood. This qualitative study set
out to understand those factors in Turkey. Eight focus groups were conducted
with 55 young Roma and Turkish people, with different groups being conducted
accord...
Local disposition to environmental protection, poverty alleviation and other issues in the sustainable development agenda in Ondo State, Nigeria
Human Affairs - Tập 21 - Trang 294-303 - 2011
Sustainable development is the global agenda designed to ensure that the world’s
climate is not irretrievably damaged and future generations have equal access to
the world’s resources for their own development. The institutionalisation of
measures to promote sustainable development has however not had unanimous
cooperation. This study therefore investigated the attitude of officials at the
local g...
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