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Medjunarodna konferencija "Building professional institutions in Central and Eastern European political science"
In: Politička misao, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 218-219
World Affairs Online
Фактори корупције са освртом на стање у Републици Србији ; Factors of Corruption With Reference to the Situation in The Republic of Serbia
Корупција представља један од најопаснијих фе- номена савременог друштва. Уткана у поре готово свих држава, институција и система у већој или мањој мери, као таква зас- лужује да буде предмет истраживања. Карактеристике коруп- ције указују на препознатљив облик коруптивног понашања, док узроци усмеравају пажњу на извориште проблема, усмеравајући ограничене ресурсе на превентивно уместо на, помало застарело, репресивно поступање. Фактори корупције, који су многобројни, ограничени су на оне који су препознати као најзначајнији и ујед- но највећи катализатори развоја корупције. Благовременим фоку- сирањем на факторе корупције омогућује се ажурирање постоје- ћих и проналажење нових механизама којима се корупција може умањити на ниво који омогућава функционисање владавине права и демократског државног уређења. Као земља која је прошла перио- де рата и транзиције, и која је и даље на свом развојном путу, Ср- бија представља одлично тле за доношење закључака о ваљаности постојећих и проналажењу нових антикорупцијских мера. ; Corruption is one of the most dangerous phenomena of modern society. Woven into the pores of almost all states, institutions and systems to a greater or lesser extent, it deserves as such to be the subject of research. The characteristics of corruption indicate a recognizable form of corrupt behavior, while the causes direct attention to the source of the problem, directing limited resources to preventive rather than, somewhat outdated, repressive behavior. Factors of corruption, which are numerous, are limited to those that are recognized as the most important and at the same time the biggest catalysts for the development of corruption. Timely focusing on the factors of corruption enables the updating of existing and finding new mechanisms by which corruption can be reduced to a level that enables the functioning of the rule of law and a democratic state system. As a country that has gone through periods of war and transition, and that is still on its development path, Serbia is an excellent ground for finding conclusions about the validity of existing and finding new anti-corruption measures.
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Media framing of political conflicts
By reporting on some conflicts but not on others, and by representing conflicts they report on in particular ways, the media strongly influence the dynamics and outcomes of democratisation conflicts, and thus also shape the prospects of success of conflict parties. This paper explores the literature on media and conflict by focusing on the ways in which media frame inter-state and civil wars, institutionalised conflicts and social movements in western democracies, and conflicts in nondemocratic and democratising states. Much of the literature discusses the ways in which western media frame foreign conflicts and domestic election campaigns and policy debates, while there is considerably less focus on domestic conflicts in nonwestern settings, such as those that arise during and after transitions from nondemocratic rule. There are only limited attempts to draw parallels between the media coverage of disparate conflicts. In contrast, this study builds upon research findings in these related areas to draw lessons for empirical research of media framing of the contentious dimension of contemporary democratisation. This study concludes that the political context is the main factor that shapes the media framing of various forms of political conflict. Several dimensions of the political context matter in this respect, such as regime type, international (foreign) or domestic perspective, elite consensus or conflict, policy consensus or uncertainty, policy area, more or less institutionalised nature of the political conflict at stake, and the stage of democratisation. Also, the literature suggests that media framing strongly influences political outcomes and thus fosters or undermines democratic institutions in new democracies. .
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Political violence and globalization: Challenges of democracy development
Despite the progress in all fields, modern society is facing the development of the means of political violence. Technological development also has its dangerous side. Many researches in the field of science are often carried out for the sake of military needs, and scientific researchers are often misused in military purpose. Political violence represents one of the greatest threats for the democratic development and human rights in contemporary society. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the position of political violence in contemporary society, particularly focusing on its covert use by the great powers, which is often justified by the struggle for democracy and achieving human rights. In that sense this paper is divided into two parts. The first part analyzes the globalization process, underling that this process has double face, whose negative side can significantly contribute to the spread of political violence. In the second part the author deals with the relations between policy and violence in contemporary society. The paper underlines the need for critical approach to political violence. This critical approach is crucial for understanding of political violence which is the first step in the fight against it. Political violence is not always negative and sometimes can have a positive role, especially when it comes to defensive war and combating terrorism. But the main problem here is that this can be misused to justify political violence in general. What is positive and what is the negative role of political violence often depends on the perspective of observation. Unfortunately, it seems that the privilege to enforce the standard today is reserved only for great powers, and they have become main judges who decide when political violence is to be approved of or not. This is the way in which a war becomes humanitarian interventions, protection of human rights, etc. That is why it is of great importance to encourage and initiate all actions in science which aim to understand and counter this complex phenomenon.
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A critical review of the problem of women's representation in political institutions
This article presents a brief and critical review of current research of political representation of women. Is the number of women in political institutions represents the indicator of development of democratic society and what influences the increase of number of women active participants in the political institutions? Different approaches to the definition and types of political representation are examined, with special emphasis on the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation. The effects of various political factors that determine the presence of women in institutions are considered - the electoral system, the internal organization of parties, selection and recruitment, intra-party rules and lobbying, party magnitude, open/closed electoral lists, voting behavior and the quota system. The results of a large number of studies in this field are compared, with particular reference to the current representation theory - the critical mass, supply and demand, political presence, strategic partnership and critical actors.
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Anti-migrant discursive matrix as a political narrative
The migrant crisis that Europe has been facing for many years has triggered an avalanche of xenophobia and the dispersion of anti-migrant sentiments that have become the reference matrix for populist discourse. Anti-migrant discourse emerges in parallel as a form of language use and a form of social and political interaction. The antagonistic stereotypical narrative of migrants begins with the thesis that they constitute a retrograde social group that poses an economic and security threat to the natives and which is not capable of culturally assimilating in the countries of transit and destination (dichotomy Us vs. Them). Spreading anti-migrant discourse becomes a strategy for winning the electorate and an important tool for mobilizing political support. The political engineering of European political parties shows that anti-migrant discourse is not the exclusivity of right-wing parties of the political spectrum (although they are the most closely related), but is becoming an increasingly important topic on the political agenda of left-wing populism. Anti-migrant discourse is reflected through a nationalist and hostile approach to immigration, the glorification of national and sovereign narratives, and hostility to neoliberalism. Anti-migrant narratives have found their footing in the political activities of many European parties that are largely sovereignly profiled. Such a political vault of reasoning transforms migrant into a foreigner and attest on the triumph of communitarianism in regards to cosmopolitanism, which makes the EU's slogan "in varietate concordia" (united in diversity) questionable and subject to deconstruction.
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