The author analyses the factors that weaken the influence of the principles of meritocracy on the institutions and public policy. He indicates that a meritocratic approach to governance in the programming of public actions has become a resource for obtaining legitimacy of power in Poland to a limited extent. The advantages of meritocracy (the "efficiency" and "justice") have not been exploited on a significant scale. As a result, there is a significant illegitimacy of the democratic system, as well as the weakening of the society identification with the state. This phenomenon is characterized by low prestige of politicians and a poor voter turnout. The author draws attention to the fact that meritocratic management mechanisms of public institutions in Poland are significantly reduced due to numerous factors - the appropriation of the state by political parties, institutional nomadism of the elite, the rules of political capitalism, a soft state and the institutionalization of non-responsibility or activities of various interest groups and backstage actors of politics.
Disability is one of the features that differentiate individuals and groups in modern societies. People with reduced physical, cognitive and psychological efficiency are particularly exposed to discrimination and social, economic and political exclusion. What's important social issue of people with disabilities in the early 21st century changes by entering into a relationship with the ageing of the population. Article aims to introduce some theoretical concepts efforts to improve the image of disability and reduce the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in access to different kinds of resources, spaces and opportunities. A critical analysis of the literature includes: description of the concept of activation policy as well as principles and objectives of social policy in a holistic paradigm of normalization. This summary contains possible future directions of research and analysis.
There are also theoretical issues such as: adequacy of this discipline of knowledge to the analysis of the realities of public action in Poland. This issue arises due to the fact that public policy emerged as a discipline of knowledge in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, on the basis of its specificity. Moreover, the theories evident in public policy science have been developed in the West, mainly in America. The local realities were the basis. Therefore, the question arises whether we should build our theories or adapt those that have been developed elsewhere. Meanwhile, we do not have many or even most elements of the Anglo-Saxon tradition, even in terms of the size of our analytical achievements. We are not even inclined to conduct such an advanced analysis of social and economic phenomena. Hence, it seems important to me to ask about the theoretical potential of this discipline in relation to the analysis of public activities in Poland.
Kryzysy energetyczne, a w szczególności kryzysy gazowe spowodowane konfliktem rosyjsko- ukraińskim wywarły istotny wpływ na politykę bezpieczeństwa energetycznego UE. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza wpływu rosyjsko-ukraińskich kryzysów gazowych na rozwój polityki energetycznej UE, a w szczególności otoczenia regulacyjnego. Poczucie zagrożenia przyczynia się do zwiększenia solidarności wśród państw unijnych oraz zwiększa zdolności budowy koalicji politycznych. Wraz ze wzrostem agresywnej polityki energetycznej Federacji Rosyjskiej, która oparta jest o założenia szkoły realizmu, instytucje unijne wykorzystują instrumentarium oparte o założenia szkoły liberalizmu. W artykule została zastosowana metoda krytycznej analizy politologicznej oraz metoda analizy czynnikowej. Autor wykorzystał założenia teorii realizmu oraz liberalizmu. Wnioski przedstawione w artykule oparte są o technikę prognozowania. ; Energy crises, in particular the gas crises caused by the Russian Ukrainian conflict, have had a significant impact on EU energy security. The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of the Russian- Ukrainian gas crisis on the development of EU energy policy, in particular its regulatory environment. Insecurity contributes to increased solidarity among EU states, resulting in their greater willingness to create political coalitions. With the growth of the aggressive energy policy of the Russian Federation, which is based on the school of realism, EU institutions respond with instruments taken from the school of liberalism. The paper is a critical analysis in terms of political science and factor analysis. The author uses the assumptions of both the theory of realism and that of liberalism. The conclusions presented in the article are based on a forecasting technique.
Kryzysy energetyczne, a w szczególności kryzysy gazowe spowodowane konfliktem rosyjsko-ukraińskim wywarły istotny wpływ na politykę bezpieczeństwa energetycznego UE. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza wpływu rosyjsko-ukraińskich kryzysów gazowych na rozwój polityki energetycznej UE, a w szczególności otoczenia regulacyjnego. Poczucie zagrożenia przyczynia się do zwiększenia solidarności wśród państw unijnych oraz zwiększa zdolności budowy koalicji politycznych. Wraz ze wzrostem agresywnej polityki energetycznej Federacji Rosyjskiej, która oparta jest o założenia szkoły realizmu, instytucje unijne wykorzystują instrumentarium oparte o założenia szkoły liberalizmu. W artykule została zastosowana metoda krytycznej analizy politologicznej oraz metoda analizy czynnikowej. Autor wykorzystał założenia teorii realizmu oraz liberalizmu. Wnioski przedstawione w artykule oparte są o technikę prognozowania. ; Energy crises, in particular the gas crises caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, have had a significant impact on EU energy security. The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of the Russian- Ukrainian gas crisis on the development of EU energy policy, in particular its regulatory environment. Insecurity contributes to increased solidarity among EU states, resulting in their greater willingness to create political coalitions. With the growth of the aggressive energy policy of the Russian Federation, which is based on the school of realism, EU institutions respond with instruments taken from the school of liberalism. The paper is a critical analysis in terms of political science and factor analysis. The author uses the assumptions of both the theory of realism and that of liberalism. The conclusions presented in the article are based on a forecasting technique.
The paper aims at investigating the process of international R&D relocation by transnational corporations abroad. The prospective impacts exerted by corporate research units on host countries and the public policy conducted for enhancing innovativeness of national economy are presented. R&D relocation implies FDI inflows by TNCs to host countries aimed at establishing corporate research units (research centers, subsidiaries engaged in research and production) as well as expanding their local ties which generate impacts on national R&D sphere and host economy. "Foreign component" of national research sphere is developed and its characteristics differ from those of domestic research entities. There are possible both favorable and unfavorable impacts exerted by foreign research units on innovativeness of domestic entities and NIS functioning. The host state should influence growth and activity of corporate foreign research units by means of investment policy (towards FDI inflows) and innovation policy (towards TNCs' innovation activity), in both cases serving a long-term strategy for enhancing innovativeness of national economy.
The author describes the policy change which took place within last years in the economic policy in the most developed countries as well as in Poland. That relates to the relevance of industrial sector in the world economy. During the prevalence of the neoliberal way of thinking in the economic policy it has been regarded as the one in decline. Its neoliberal advocates were convinced that this sector is going to be replaced by the service sector as a growth engine in the world economy. But with 15 years, quit unexpectedly, a belief in the relevance of it collapsed. That resulted from the technological progress in the industrial sector as well as the global economic crises which began in 2008. At present, the economic discourse revolves around the necessity of the modern reindustrialization. This is a challenge for the Polish economic policy as well. In Poland we saw too much deindustrialization within last two decades, which weakened our prospects for development.
Despite the plethora of conducted research and analyses, their actual use in the design and implementation of public policies is quite limited. The latest research indicates that an effective strategy to strengthen the use of public policy research results in practice is knowledge brokering. The article demonstrates the use of an educational innovation enabling knowledge brokering teaching through practice - by means of a simulation game-based workshop. The past experience connected with the use of "Knowledge 176 Karol Olejniczak, Dominika Wojtowicz Studia z Polityki Publicznej Brokers" game to teach public sector professionals in Poland, the United States and Canada has confirmed that the game helps to: (1) understand the role of the public policy research and analysis results, (2) master the six key skills of knowledge brokers and (3) understand the broker's limitations in influencing the decision-making process. Public administration institutions can make use of "Knowledge Brokers" for the practical training of their analytical personnel and raising its organizational capacity to carry out public policies based on evidence.
The article discusses the main features of "solidarity of generations" concept. This approach is used in the analysis of the ageing process at the beginning of the XXI century as well as in designing of public policy. Essay introduces the basic concepts of generations and relationships between generations meaning. Article emphasizes that solidarity between generations is a social issue that requires the combined intervention of public, commercial and non-commercial bodies. Paper presents a conclusions from critical analysis of assumptions for the solidarity of generations included in the selected documents of civilizational project "Poland 2030. The Third Wave of Modernity."
In recent years the euro area has been characterised by a very low rate of economic growth (in some years there was even a real reduction in the volume of production). This has launched a debate among economists about the instruments to be applied in public policy to bolster the economy. In this article the author analysed the possible effects of fiscal and monetary policy on economic growth when economic stagnation in the euro area is accompanied by a high level of public debt as a percentage of GDP and a very low level of the interest rates set by the central bank as well as market interest rates. On the basis of economic theory the author considers whether expansionary fiscal policy will contribute to the growth of real output, or merely enlarge the public debt and increase the risk of sovereign debt default and currency crisis. The author also introduced the concept of quantitative easing as an instrument of expansionary monetary policy.
We present an analysis of the government program under the above title, made by the Expert Committee on Elderly People at the Office of Ombudsman, published on April 13, 2018.
The article tries to bring to the light the role of symbolism in the organized human life, in general, and the contemporary societies with the accelerating changes almost in all social structures, in particular. The rational of symbolism in changing socio-political and legal environment creates complexity of the issue, which has been studied in the article, taking into account the methodology of complex system theory. The interconnectivity and interdependency of law, morality and politics create the picture of synergy of different social norms with each other in changing environment. Their positive synergy is able to create a perception of the 'ethical state' – the focal point of equilibrium expressed in the attractor of future admired development. In the legal perspective, the symbol of that attractor appears to be the constitution as the society's and the nation's symbol of coexistence based on the values of mutual past, necessary present and admired future. It is substantiated that the Constitution is the phenomenon, representing a concrete constitutional idea and constitutional identity, and should be the one to be considered as such in a lot of people's minds if we intend to have a proper constitutional system and values. Hence, the Constitution is not just a document with a highest legal force, but also a symbol of a concrete constitutional system, and from this viewpoint the Basic Law has a symbolic significance. The authors substantiate that the mentioned significance of the Constitution makes it clear that constitutional policy in any state should be established and implemented in a manner, obviously demonstrating an attitude towards the Constitution, in the frames of which it is considered as a symbol of a concrete constitutional system. The most important circumstance in this context is to never transform the Constitution (directly or indirectly) from a symbol to an instrument in the hands of both the people and the state power and the whole constitutional policy of the state should be based on the discussed essential idea. Moreover, according to the authors the Constitution should not be subject to amendment parallel to every change of political situation of the state or formation of a new political majority merely conditioned by the mentioned changes. The Constitution has a fundamental role from the aspect of regulating social relations, has symbolic significance and can't be used just as a tool for solving ongoing political problems.
W październiku 2010 roku Ministerstwo Gospodarki ogłosiło zmianę polityki klastrowej w Polsce i wprowadzenie brokera klastra w postaci Specjalnych Stref Ekonomicznych jako instytucji wspierającej rozwój klasteringu w Polsce. Ministerstwo Gospodarki nie wskazało szczegółowych zadań poszczególnych agencji i roli samorządu oraz planu wdrożenia nowej polityki przedstawiając luźną koncepcje opartą o specjalne strefy ekonomiczne. Pierwszym celem niniejszej pracy jest przeanalizowanie obecnego stanu polityki klastrowej w Polsce i przedstawienie bieżących kompetencji agencji rządowych oraz samorządu regionalnego w kontekście wspierania klasteringu. Natomiast drugim celem jest postawienie pytań o rolę brokera klastra i warunki ukonstytuowania jego działalności w ramach Specjalnych Stref Ekonomicznych na gruncie prawa polskiego oraz powiązania go z innymi aktorami klastra w ramach potrójnej heliksy. ; In October 2010 The Ministry of Economy announced new concept of cluster based policy in Poland by introducing Special Economic Zones as a cluster broker as the institution supporting growth of clustering process in Poland. The Ministry of Economy did not specified goals of each agencies and self-government institutions as well as the plan of implementation of the new policy. There was only provided a concept based by Special Economic Zones. The first goal of this paper work is to analyze current cluster based policy in Poland, and to show competencies of government agencies and regional selfgovernments in the context of supporting clustering process. The second goal is to evaluate the role of a cluster broker, Polish law regulations concerning broker performed by Special Economic Zones, and its interactions with other cluster actors in the frames of triple helix.
In this article, the author carries out a comprehensive analysis of the security policy pursued by Ukraine towards the broadly understood West. While describing the Ukrainian security policy since the state gained independence, it draws attention to both the conceptual layer (strategic documents, political declarations) and the implementation layer (the actions actually taken). The considerations in the article contain historical and comparative issues concerning the nature of the Ukrainian security policy towards the West, including towards the European Union, NATO and the United States. The theory of neoclassical realism, which is still not very popular among researchers, was applied to analyze this issue. It has a great explanatory power, because it takes into account both external aspects inherent in the international system, as well as internal ones resulting from the situation in the state itself. The aim of this article was to search for answers to the following questions: why, how and under what factors did the position of the West change in Ukraine's security policy? As a result of the research, the hypothesis that the Ukrainian state is gradually approaching the West is confirmed, despite the inconsistency in its security policy and the West's uncertainty as to the deepening of cooperation with it. ; W niniejszym artykule autorka dokonuje wszechstronnej analizy prowadzonej przez Ukrainę wobec szeroko pojętego Zachodu polityki bezpieczeństwa. Charakteryzując ukraińską politykę bezpieczeństwa od momentu uzyskania przez państwo niepodległości, zwraca uwagę na warstwę zarówno koncepcyjną (dokumenty strategiczne, deklaracje polityczne), jak i realizacyjną (faktycznie podjęte działania). Rozważania w artykule zawierają w sobie zagadnienia historyczne i komparatystyczne dotyczące charakteru ukraińskiej polityki bezpieczeństwa prowadzonej wobec Zachodu, m.in. wobec Unii Europejskiej, NATO i Stanów Zjednoczonych. Do analizy niniejszej kwestii została wykorzystana jeszcze niezbyt ciesząca się popularnością wśród ...
