Environmental problems in Central Europe: experiences from Slovakia and Austria
In: Geographical studies 2
In: Geographical studies 2
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 60, Heft 4, S. 254-268
ISSN: 0046-385X
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 229-244
ISSN: 0046-385X
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 48, Heft 10, S. 638-645
ISSN: 0046-385X
In: Politologicky Casopis, Band 20, Heft 3, S. 236-257
Within the context of the ongoing scholarly debate on post-accession compliance in the Central and Eastern European new member states, this paper examines the implementation of EU environmental policy in the Czech Republic since 2004, focusing on the transposition and application of six EU directives. It argues that, while the Czech Republic has had some difficulty complying with EU environmental law since becoming a member state, overall its performance in this area does not conform to pessimistic scenarios, but instead presents a more complex and differentiated picture. It also discusses the main factors inhibiting and supporting the implementation of EU environmental policy in the Czech Republic, showing that these tend to vary according to the specific issue or directive concerned. Adapted from the source document.
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 48, Heft 9, S. 546-553
ISSN: 0046-385X
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 48, Heft 2, S. 86-93
ISSN: 0046-385X
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 31, Heft 6, S. 568-579
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In: Mezinárodní vztahy: Czech journal of international relations, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 89-115
ISSN: 0543-7989, 0323-1844
A major representative of Kurdish nationalism in Turkey, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) renewed its violent activities while ending a ceasefire that lasted for almost five years in 2004. The nature of its armed struggle is in many aspects different from that of the period of 1984-1999. The issue of the Kurdish question in Turkey has been once again becoming increasingly dynamic in the last years, and the violent manifestations connected with this issue have been increasing as well. The presented case study deals with the offensive tactics of the PKK during its armed struggle in Turkey in the period from 2004 to 2011. The activities of the PKK are framed in the concept of insurgency. The analysis is focused on a description and interpretation of the nature of the PKKs offensive operations. On the basis of the analysis of the operational level of the PKKs activities, the pursued insurgent tactics are identified. The PKK pursues and combines four kinds of typical insurgency tactics - provocation, intimidation, protraction, and exhaustion, with the first two being the most important. In the background of the PKKs campaign, we can observe that the PKK plans and times its operations very carefully. At the same time the PKK focuses on getting and maintaining popular support for itself. Adapted from the source document.
In: Filozofia: časopis Filozofického Ústavu Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Band 49, Heft 11, S. 714-718
ISSN: 0046-385X
The survey covers the third month after the first diagnosed case of COVID-19 in Slovakia on March 6 2020. It was fielded in a period of gradual lifting of quarantine measures. The survey monitors fears of the disease, agreement and compliance with the introduced quarantine measures, changes of behavior at times of the epidemic and the approval of government strategies, state of mental health after extended quarantine and environmental topics. Surveyed are also fears of loosing work, changes in the income situation and relations within households. The survey also includes questions from Values in Crisis Austria survey which was fielded in the same time in Austria. This is the third survey from the "How are you, Slovakia?" survey series.
In: Politická ekonomie: teorie, modelování, aplikace, Band 61, Heft 3
ISSN: 0032-3233
The conventional view of the sustainability of social development is based on the works of the Roman Club, particularly the book "The Limits to Growth" by Donella Meadows and her colleagues (1972). In their opinion, the human population and economy are depleting the wealth of the Earth and pollutants and wastes are burdening the environment. However, the concern that mineral resources will be depleted is unsubstantiated. Environmental economics argues that a higher number of people and a higher income make resources scarcer on a short-term basis. For investors and entrepreneurs, higher prices represent an opportunity and an incentive to search for solutions. Many of them will not succeed in this search and they will bear the costs on their own. However, in a free society, the solutions are eventually found. And in the long run, we are better off thanks to the new discoveries than if the original problems had never occurred. Adapted from the source document.
The survey covers the period of a gradual decline from the record levels of hospitalization at the end of February and a decline in new daily cases. During the fieldwork a the curfew rules became stricter and forbade a walk in nature after 8 pm. Travel abroad for holidays was also forbidden. Fears of the disease, agreement and compliance with the introduced quarantine measures, changes of behavior at times of the epidemic and the approval of government strategies are surveyed. Several questions are dedicated to vaccination plans and factors influencing the decision to not/vaccinate. Surveyed are also fears of loosing work and changes in the income situation and situation in the public health care system during the pandemic. This is the eight survey from the "How are you, Slovakia?" survey series.