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"Cross-border cooperation has often been labeled as the 'Europeanization from below', standing for an active role of the Czech border area citizens on cross-border co-operation with the aim of deleting asymmetries. This article works on the outcomes of an empirical research carried out by the Public Opinion Research Centre (CVVM) among the inhabitants of the whole Czech Republic. The aim of the research was to find out about the attitudes of the Czech citizens to the Czech border areas. In accordance with the frontier vicinity with four states there exist four noticeably different frontier / border sections or parts of the Czech Republic which are furthermore internally differentiated according to local historic, cultural, geographic and economic conditions. Altogether, 1027 respondents were addressed from whom about a quarter is originating from or living in the border areas, the rest in the interior of the Czech Republic." (author's abstract)

"This paper deals with the research questions of how communication between stakeholders (e.g. politics, business, and citizens) could be improved, and what a possible mode of civic participation and deliberation might be. The paper argues that 'Deliberative Governance Arenas' (DGA) might be one possible model that allows the institutional space for the deliberation process. Through deliberative governance arenas, policy makers get the whole system into one room, which could result in creative solutions for a particular issue that are quantitatively different from solutions found by a small group. The use of such processes could activate citizens and strengthen their faith in democratic processes. These deliberative governance arenas allow the inclusion of different components of knowledge." (author's abstract)

"What happens in the workplace has enormous social as well as economic implications. Workplace innovation is the process through which 'win-win' approaches to work organization are formulated - good for the sustainable competitiveness of the enterprise and good for the well-being of employees. Workplace innovation is also an inherently social process involving knowledge sharing and dialogue between stakeholders. The knowledge economy that lies at the heart of the Europe 2020 Strategy is inconceivable without the active involvement of employees. There is however an unhelpful policy dualism between rights-based representative participation and discretionary task-based participation. Representative participation can drive, resource and sustain participative work practices, integrating the strategic knowledge of leaders with the tacit knowledge of employees. The paper demonstrates that, at the heart of such cases, the systemic incorporation of opportunities for 'productive reflection' can be found throughout the organization." (author's abstract)

This paper aims to study the relationship between local and foreign macroeconomic variables and Malaysia available Shariah Indices. In our study, we used the Vector Error Correction (VEC) framework by initially looking at the long run and short run relationship between Malaysia available Shariah indices (i.e. KLSI, FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index) and the macroeconomic variables via the Johansen cointegration technique. Monthly data during the twenty two-year period (from January 1990 to December 2011) has been collected from DataStream and tested. The findings show positive relationship between the variables from 1990 to 2006. However, mix results were found after the period till 2011. This study then conclude that the standardized set of macroeconomic variables that specified by earlier researchers still can be relied but in careful policy formulation.

"In connection with the triangle of support, scepticism and opposition towards EU membership changes in Turkey are immense since 2005, because the majority of the sceptical trends has changed into rejectionism and so has forced back the EU support rate in Turkey: An EU membership was recommended in 2004 by 74 percent of the Turkish citizens when the EU called a firm date for the beginning of the accession negotiations for Turkey. In 2010, the EU support decreased to 38 percent. Hence, it must be underlined that Euroscepticism has become one of the most important social and political phenomena in Turkey. This article focuses on the following: Which Eurosceptic and/or opposing arguments exist in Turkey and how important are these in the relationship between Turkey and the EU? It is to be found out first that the diversity of the sceptical and/ or opposing positions proves the illusion which has formed the main character in the Turkey-EU relations. Besides, this article argues that the multiplicity of Eurosceptic opinions in Turkey might prevent not only the realisation of the reforms relating to the membership, but also slow down the process of Integration in total." (author's abstract)

For the last few decades, societies in most developed countries have been characterized by rising economic inequality. Social science research has generated cross-national evidence that this rising inequality is closely related to less social mobility across generations. Literature has mainly focused on intergenerational income mobility and education mobility as the two benchmarks against which differences between the socioeconomic status of parents and their children are measured. However, although the intergenerational correlation of economic status is well known, it is much less clear what drives these correlation patterns. To develop policy measures that aim to enhance intergenerational mobility and reduce inequality in the long term, it is crucial that we understand how economic disadvantage is transmitted from parents to children. One potential factor that may help explain how socioeconomic status is linked across generations is skills and their transmission from parents to children. Both cognitive and noncognitive skills have been found to be important predictors of economic and social success. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).

"For the last few decades, societies in most developed countries have been characterized by rising economic inequality. Social science research has generated cross-national evidence that this rising inequality is closely related to less social mobility across generations. Literature has mainly focused on intergenerational income mobility and education mobility as the two benchmarks against which differences between the socioeconomic status of parents and their children are measured. However, although the intergenerational correlation of economic status is well known, it is much less clear what drives these correlation patterns. To develop policy measures that aim to enhance intergenerational mobility and reduce inequality in the long term, it is crucial that we understand how economic disadvantage is transmitted from parents to children. One potential factor that may help explain how socioeconomic status is linked across generations is skills and their transmission from parents to children. Both cognitive and noncognitive skills have been found to be important predictors of economic and social success." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

"The authoress analyses the impact of globalization on universities in the European Higher Education Area created by the reforms in the framework of the Bologna Process. The object of her analysis is the reflections of globalization which can be found in universities' mission statements. Based on a conceptual framework of policy-led and research-led definitions of globalization, the author analyses the mission statements of seven European universities rated highly in the 2007 Shanghai Jia Tong Ranking of World Universities. She analyses the role of mission statements in general and develops criteria for her empirical study derived from the conceptual work with regard to globalization. The authoress concludes that those universities which consider themselves as 'global players' due to their high position on rankings, transform and broaden their mission statements in terms of more competitive ambitions, continuous change, and a diversified funding base. They tend to neglect, however, issues like ethical principles, democratic values and equity of access. Overall, the author finds that globalization has a strong impact on universities in Europe and has changed, to some extent, at least, the course of reforms initiated in the framework of the Bologna Process." (excerpt).