This article is a case study of the role played by a non-governmental organisation in the development policy and development assistance on the example of the Coprodeli Foundation in Peru. In developed democratic countries, the organs of state power entrust part of their tasks to civil society organisations. However, these organisations can also become the leader in the development policy replacing or supporting the state. This determination is particularly important in the perspective of developing countries. However, the business model of these organisations must be inclusive and not substitute. The model developed by Coprodeli involves both beneficiaries, local and state power and business structures, and other aid organisations. Participation of many entities and the specifics of the work of the foundation, which places entire settlements in places neglected and affected by natural disasters, makes the model developed by Coprodeli important for the advancement of the theory of development assistance policy.
Id, ego and superego deficit in a psychological image of the protagonists of ″Jealousy and Medicine″ by Michał Choromański Jealousy and Medicine – a novel by Michał Choromański, published in 1933, evidently breaks out of the convention of psychological realism thriving on the achievements of behavioural psychology, dominant in the interwar period. Choromański's work is an innovatory experiment on composition and thought; the world shown in the novel resembles a psychotic maligna or oneiric vision. The whole novel prompts interdisciplinary research using psychoanalysis of Sigismund Freud, Charles Mauron's psychocritical method, being a transformation of classical Freudian psychoanalysis (with Otto Rank's modifications), contemporary psychology of a creative process and the methodologies of psychological research which are accepted and occasionally used by contemporary literary studies. Choromański's novel is deemed the most discerning studium of jealousy in interwar literature.
The paradigm of the political identity of Central and Eastern Europe was being formed on the sidelines of the paradigm of modernization of the region's states, getting beyond control of the East (authoritarianism) and heading towards Western democracies. In the process of democratization of the countries of the region, the transformation paradigm developed by Western political scientists had to be adapted to the Eastern European reality. The countries of the region underwent a complex process of systemic changes in the political and economic dimension, and some also in the state-building and nation-building dimensions. Three decades of transformation point to a significant group of countries in which democratization has been successful or is heading in the right direction. The second group of states balances between hybrid regimes and non-consolidated democracy, while the third group of countries has failed the experiment of democratization.
After 10 years of discussions about the need to empowerthe metropolitan areas in Poland, finally a metropolitan union law for the Śląskie Voivodeship [Silesian region] has been adopted. Defining two million people as a population level required for the creation of the metropolitan union confirmed that the legislator's intention was to establish the first metropolitan union in Poland specifically in the Silesian conurbation due to its unique territorial structure. The establishment of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis [Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia] should be seen as an important social experiment and significant innovation in the Polish local – government system. The large territorial delimitation of the metropolitan union with 41 local units is a courageous step that proves a high level of mobilisation and strong involvement of Silesian local decision makers. The specific decision-making procedure based on double majority voting should encourage dialogue between the large and small member cities of the metropolitan union. The generally formulated competences of the metropolitan union allow considerable freedom to the authorities in prioritising tasks and projects. The author's analyses the institutional architecture of the first Polish metropolitan union, which is a hybrid organisation combining an inter-municipal association and a local government unit, from the perspective of turning the Upper Silesian metropolitan area into an efficient system of metropolitan governance.
Research objective: The aim of the paper is to identify the economic, political, and social problems surrounding the issue of the British–EU border, taking as theoretical background the concepts and measures of International economics. The research problem and method: The research problem undertaken is the problem of borders within the context of disintegration. The research methods used were the analytical-descriptive method, comparative method, and case study. The process of argumentation: Currently, in the European Union we observe two parallel processes; on one hand the process of enlargement by accepting new members, on the other the process of its disintegration, which is exemplified in the United Kingdom exit. Although in the light of current political turmoil it cannot be ruled out that another EU member will leave the EU, e.g. Italy, long-term integration tendencies seem to be more permanent than disintegrative ones. Research results: With regard to the causes and causative forces of both these opposing processes, one may risk the assertion that while the underlying economic processes are based more on economic reasons, in the case of disintegration the political motives prevail. Both historical disintegration experiments as well as those concerning Brexit, which the political motives (referendum) decided unambiguously, lead to such conclusions. Conclusions, innovations, and recommendations: The border issue requires an interdisciplinary approach, which in the economic aspect is placed within the framework of international economics, particularly the theory of integration and trade policy. It also requires analysis in the light of regional policy, especially if cross-border economic cooperation is analyzed. ; CEL NAUKOWY: Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja ekonomicznych, politycznych oraz społecznych problemów związanych z granicą brytyjsko‑unijną, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem granicy wewnątrzirlandzkiej. PROBLEM I METODY BADAWCZE: Przedmiotem niniejszego tekstu jest zagadnienie granicy rozpatrywane w kontekście dezintegracji na przykładzie brexitu. Zastosowano głównie metodę analityczno‑opisową oraz porównawczą, a także studium przypadku. PROCES WYWODU: W artykule przedstawiono zagadnienie granicy w świetle teorii ekonomii międzynarodowej, następnie scharakteryzowano specyfikę granicy brytyjsko‑unijnej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem granicy z Irlandią Północną, a następnie opisano brytyjsko‑irlandzką transgraniczną współpracę gospodarczą w kontekście jej uwarunkowań historycznych. WYNIKI ANALIZY NAUKOWEJ: Autor odpowiada na pytanie, jaką funkcję ekonomiczną w świetle teorii pełni granica międzypaństwowa w procesie dezintegracji gospodarczej, mając na uwadze jej rolę w procesie integracji, a szerzej patrząc w międzynarodowych stosunkach gospodarczych. WNIOSKI, INNOWACJE, REKOMENDACJE: W międzynarodowych stosunkach gospodarczych granice międzypaństwowe odgrywają bardzo ważną rolę, ponieważ współokreślają instytucjonalne warunki internacjonalizacji gospodarek narodowych oraz funkcjonujących w nich przedsiębiorstw, a także determinują rozwój społeczeństw po obu stronach granicy.
