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The Social Bases of Austerity
SPERI Paper No.9 The Social Bases of Austerity. European tunnel vision & the curious case of the missing left. Stephanie Mudge About the author Stephanie Mudge Stephanie Mudge is Research Fellow at SPERI and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California Davis. Her research centres on the historical study of culture, democratic politics, economic policy, and the constitution of political authority. Stephanie completed her PhD at the University of California, Berkeley and was a post-doctoral fellow at the European University Institute (Max Weber Programme) and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG). Her work has been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Annual Review of Sociology, Social Science History and the Socio-Economic Review. This paper draws in part from a book manuscript titled Neoliberal Politics, which offers an account of the causes and longer-term effects of the third way era in centre-left politics in Western democracies. An earlier version was presented on June 20, 2013 at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-economics’ (SASE) mini-conference on “Economic Culture in the Public Sphere” in Milan, organised by Lyn Spillman and Fred Wherry. ISSN 2052-000X Published in February 2014 SPERI Paper No.9 – The Social Bases of Austerity 1 Before the election of 1932 … there was a majority in the Riksdag consisting of conservatives, liberals, and members of the farmer party, convinced that the budget should be balanced according to the traditional method and that for this reason the plans of the labor party for large public works, financed by borrowing, should be defeated. -
* * Top Incomes During Wars, Communism and Capitalism: Poland 1892-2015
WID.world*WORKING*PAPER*SERIES*N°*2017/22* * * Top Incomes during Wars, Communism and Capitalism: Poland 1892-2015 Pawel Bukowski and Filip Novokmet November 2017 ! ! ! Top Incomes during Wars, Communism and Capitalism: Poland 1892-2015 Pawel Bukowski Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics Filip Novokmet Paris School of Economics Abstract. This study presents the history of top incomes in Poland. We document a U- shaped evolution of top income shares from the end of the 19th century until today. The initial high level, during the period of Partitions, was due to the strong concentration of capital income at the top of the distribution. The long-run downward trend in top in- comes was primarily induced by shocks to capital income, from destructions of world wars to changed political and ideological environment. The Great Depression, however, led to a rise in top shares as the richest were less adversely affected than the majority of population consisting of smallholding farmers. The introduction of communism ab- ruptly reduced inequalities by eliminating private capital income and compressing earn- ings. Top incomes stagnated at low levels during the whole communist period. Yet, after the fall of communism, the Polish top incomes experienced a substantial and steady rise and today are at the level of more unequal European countries. While the initial up- ward adjustment during the transition in the 1990s was induced both by the rise of top labour and capital incomes, the strong rise of top income shares in 2000s was driven solely by the increase in top capital incomes, which make the dominant income source at the top. -
Integration Policy and Activities in Poland
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Cadmus, EUI Research Repository INTERACT – RESearcHING THIRD COUNTRY NatiONALS’ INTEGratiON AS A THREE-WAY PROCESS - IMMIGrantS, COUNTRIES OF EMIGratiON AND COUNTRIES OF IMMIGratiON AS ActORS OF INTEGratiON Integration Policy and Activities in Poland Renata Stefańska INTERACT Research Report 2015/07 CEDEM INTERACT Researching Third Country Nationals’ Integration as a Three-way Process - Immigrants, Countries of Emigration and Countries of Immigration as Actors of Integration Research Report Country Report INTERACT RR2015/07 Integration Policy and Activities in Poland Renata Stefańska Research Associate at the Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw This text may be downloaded only for personal research purposes. Any additional reproduction for other purposes, whether in hard copies or electronically, requires the consent of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Requests should be addressed to [email protected] If cited or quoted, reference should be made as follows: Renata Stefańska, Integration Policy and Activities in Poland, INTERACT RR 2015/07, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI): European University Institute, 2015. The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and should not be considered as representative of the official position of the European Commission or of the European University Institute. © 2015, European University Institute ISBN: 978-92-9084-272-9 DOI: 10.2870/938460 Catalogue Number: QM-02-15-127-EN-N European University Institute Badia Fiesolana I – 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Italy http://www.eui.eu/RSCAS/Publications/ http://interact-project.eu/publications/ http://cadmus.eui.eu INTERACT - Researching Third Country Nationals’ Integration as a Three-way Process - Immigrants, Countries of Emigration and Countries of Immigration as Actors of Integration In 2013 (Jan. -
Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico Baracca Kaszubskie Liceum
ONLINE EXCHANGE BRESCIA & BRUSY Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico Baracca Kaszubskie Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Brusach 2021 Elisa Lacagnina Thanks to the Etwinning platform I had the possibility to know Ms. Alicja Frymark, English teacher from Kashubian Secondary School (Kaszubskie Liceum Ogólnokształcące) in Brusy, Poland. Since our first online meeting on Skype, we have kept talking, most of all, of our school project called “Online exchange - Brescia & Brusy”. To start, we decided to assign our students a partner to make them work in pairs. Their task was to exchange emails with their friend about the topic given and then, with the information, to write a short article in English. We assigned different topics like Covid 19 and lockdown; traditional food; language uses; interesting facts about the city, the country and the region; school; local tradition. The first part of the project went really well and I was satisfied with the work done. My 5th-year students are enthusiastic about having a “virtual” foreign partner. I decided to start an online exchange because my students felt the need to improve their English speaking and writing skills, as we have only 3 hour English a week. According to me, these opportunities are not only useful to improve the language skills but also to expand your knowledge, to meet new people, to know about the uses and the customs of different countries. Moreover, it was the right moment to start a project of this kind precisely in this difficult period. We have been experiencing a different life, due to Covid 19 home–schooling, restrictions, curfews, prohibitions etc. -
Facts-About-Slovenia-.Pdf
Cover photo: Bohinj by Tomo Jeseničnik Facts about Slovenia 8th edition Publisher Government Communication Ofice Director Darijan Košir Editorial Board Matjaž Kek, Sabina Popovič, Albert Kos, Manja Kostevc, Valerija Mencej Contents Editors Simona Pavlič Možina, Polona Prešeren, MA ................................................................................................................................. Texts by: Dr Janko Prunk (History); Dr Jernej Pikalo (Political system); Ministry Slovenia at a glance 7 of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial ................................................................................................................................. Planning, Government Communication Ofice (Slovenia in the world); Institute of History 11 Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (Marijana Bednaš, Matevž Hribernik, Rotija Kmet Zupančič, Luka Žakelj – Economy); Slovenian Tourist Board (Tourism Earliest traces 12 in Slovenia); Ministry of Education and Sport, Ministry of Higher Education, The Celtic kingdom and the Roman Empire 12 Science and Technology (Education, Science and research); Alenka Puhar (Society); The irst independent dutchy 13 Peter Kolšek (Culture); Marko Milosavljevič, Government Communication Ofice (Media); Dr Janez Bogataj, Darja Verbič (Regional diversity and creativity) Under the Franks and Christianity 13 600 years under the Habsburgs 14 Translation A time of revival 14 U.T.A. Prevajanje The Austro-Hungarian monarchy 15 Map of Slovenia The state of Slovenes, -
Protected Areas of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Vol. 30 No 3(81): 35-46 Ochrona Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych DOI 10.2478/oszn-2019-0016 Dariusz Wojdan*, Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska*, Barbara Gworek**, Katarzyna Mickiewicz ***, Jarosław Chmielewski**** Protected areas of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship * Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach, ** Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, *** Instytut Ochrony Środowiska - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy w Warszawie **** Wyższa Szkoła Rehabilitacji w Warszawie; e-mail: [email protected] Keywords: Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, protection areas, natural objects, conservation Abstract The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is one of the smallest provinces in Poland, but it clearly stands out with a very well-preserved natural environment. Because of exceptional features of animate and inanimate nature, large parts of the province are covered by various forms of nature protection. There is 1 national park (NP), 72 nature reserves (NRs), 9 landscape parks, 21 protected landscape areas and 40 Natura 2000 sites within the administrative borders of the province. The most unique natural features are found in the Świętokrzyski National Park (ŚNP), but the largest surface of the province is covered by protected landscape areas. Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is the first in Poland in terms of the share of protected areas (as much as 65.2%), strongly outdistancing other Voivodeships. Small natural objects are much more numerous than large protected areas. At present, the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship has 705 natural monuments (NMs), 114 ecological sites (ESs), 20 documentation sites (DSs) and 17 nature and landscape complexes (NLCs). Moreover, new protected areas and sites may still be established within its borders. © IOŚ-PIB 1. INTRODUCTION [Polish Journal of Laws 2004, no. -
Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden
Pride and Prejudice Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden Anna Malmquist Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 642 Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science No. 191 Linköping University Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning Linköping 2015 Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 642 Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science No. 191 At the Faculty of Arts and Science at Linköping University, research and doctoral studies are carried out within broad problem areas. Research is organized in interdisciplinary research environments and doctoral studies mainly in graduate schools. Jointly, they publish the series Linköping Studies in Arts and Science. This thesis comes from the Division of Psychology at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning. Distributed by: Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning Linköping University SE - 581 83 Linköping Anna Malmquist Pride and Prejudice: Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden Cover painting: Kristin Winander Upplaga 1:1 ISBN 978-91-7519-087-7 ISSN 0282-9800 ISSN 1654-2029 ©Anna Malmquist Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, 2015 Printed by: LiU-tryck, Linköping 2015 To my children, Emil, Nils, Myran and Tove Färgen på barns ögon kommer från arvet, glittret i barns ögon kommer från miljön. The colour of children’s eyes comes from nature, the sparkle in children’s eyes comes from nurture. Abstract Options and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. -
Studia Politica 32014
www.ssoar.info The 2014 European Elections. The Case of Poland Sula, Piotr Veröffentlichungsversion / Published Version Zeitschriftenartikel / journal article Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Sula, P. (2014). The 2014 European Elections. The Case of Poland. Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 14(3), 395-406. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-445354 Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieser Text wird unter einer CC BY-NC-ND Lizenz This document is made available under a CC BY-NC-ND Licence (Namensnennung-Nicht-kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung) zur (Attribution-Non Comercial-NoDerivatives). For more Information Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu den CC-Lizenzen finden see: Sie hier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de The 2014 European Elections The Case of Poland PIOTR SULA Introduction This article presents the conduct and consequence of the election to the European Parliament held in Poland on 25 May 2014. It is a commonly accepted view that elections are inherent in the democratic order. Members of the European Parliament are elected following a similar procedure to that governing the elections to national Parliaments. Probably as widespread is the opinion that, since they do not result in the election of the executive branch of government, European elections are of less significance to the competing parties – which appear to prioritise their participation in the future government – than the competition for seats in the national parliament. As a consequence, the lesser impact of the decisions made at the ballot box is also translated into a less intense interest in the European elections expressed by the electorate. -
Codebook Indiveu – Party Preferences
Codebook InDivEU – party preferences European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies December 2020 Introduction The “InDivEU – party preferences” dataset provides data on the positions of more than 400 parties from 28 countries1 on questions of (differentiated) European integration. The dataset comprises a selection of party positions taken from two existing datasets: (1) The EU Profiler/euandi Trend File The EU Profiler/euandi Trend File contains party positions for three rounds of European Parliament elections (2009, 2014, and 2019). Party positions were determined in an iterative process of party self-placement and expert judgement. For more information: https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/65944 (2) The Chapel Hill Expert Survey The Chapel Hill Expert Survey contains party positions for the national elections most closely corresponding the European Parliament elections of 2009, 2014, 2019. Party positions were determined by expert judgement. For more information: https://www.chesdata.eu/ Three additional party positions, related to DI-specific questions, are included in the dataset. These positions were determined by experts involved in the 2019 edition of euandi after the elections took place. The inclusion of party positions in the “InDivEU – party preferences” is limited to the following issues: - General questions about the EU - Questions about EU policy - Questions about differentiated integration - Questions about party ideology 1 This includes all 27 member states of the European Union in 2020, plus the United Kingdom. How to Cite When using the ‘InDivEU – Party Preferences’ dataset, please cite all of the following three articles: 1. Reiljan, Andres, Frederico Ferreira da Silva, Lorenzo Cicchi, Diego Garzia, Alexander H. -
CG(21)12 18 October 2011
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities 21st SESSION CG(21)12 18 October 2011 Local and regional democracy in Slovenia Monitoring Committee Rapporteurs: Jos WIENEN, the Netherlands (L, EPP/CD1) and Merita JEGENI YILDIZ, Turkey (R, EPP/CD) Draft recommendation (for vote) ................................................................................................................2 Explanatory memorandum .........................................................................................................................5 Summary This report on the situation of local democracy in Slovenia follows upon a first monitoring visit conducted in 2001 and aims at assessing the action undertaken following the adoption of Recommendation 89(2001). The rapporteurs express satisfaction that local democracy in Slovenia complies with the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and provides options for citizen participation. The report takes note of the improvements as regards the distribution of shared state taxes, good practices concerning the integration of Roma minorities and the status of the capital city. It notes, however, that the consultation process between the local authorities and the central government has not improved, the fragmentation of municipalities remains an issue and the process of regionalisation is still blocked. This being said, a consensus between the political actors seems to have been reached on the necessity to set up regions in Slovenia. The Congress recommends that Slovenia increase the local -
History of Masovian Voivodeship This Presentation Is About the Contemporary Administrative Unit
HISTORY OF MASOVIAN VOIVODESHIP THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THE CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. FOR THE PRE-PARTITION ONE, SEE MASOVIAN VOIVODESHIP (1526–1795). WHEN THE PROVINCE WAS CREATED? The province was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Mazowsze , with which it is roughly coterminous. However, southern part of the voivodeship, with Radom, historically belongs to Lesser Poland, while Łomża and its surroundings, even though historically part of Mazovia, now is part of Podlaskie Voivodeship. History- The voivodeship was officially created by King Sigismund I the Old on December 27, 1529, WHERE IS THE MASOVIAN VOIVODESHIP ? The Masovian Voivodeship is one of 16 voivodeships in Poland Masovian Voivodeship Poland Masovian Voivodeship Masovian voivodeship It’s capital city is is located in east of Poland. Warsaw. Popular cities in Masovian voivodeship: Warsaw Plock Radom Vistula Vistula is the longest river in Poland. It has 1023,5 km. Masovian Voivodeship- landscapes Masovia Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.749 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. -
Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
Project co-financed by the Minister of Economic Development Business and Local Government, Finance, Economy, Innovation BUSINESS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, ECONOMY, INNOVATIONS We are pleased to present to you a publication in which we describe the Pol- ish investment and export potential. In the first part, we present the regions that, according to the results of regional analyses, generate the highest percentage of domestic exports or show continuous development in this direction. The second part of the publication is dedicated to the presentation of Polish companies that are conquering the Polish export market and focusing largely on innovation in their business models. The voivodeships we present include, among others, the Masovian and Silesian regions, which generate almost a quarter of national exports. The value of the ex- port market in these regions as well as in Greater Poland exceeds EUR 20 billion. In recent years, other regions, such as Lower Silesian Voivodeship, have recorded the greatest increase in the value of exported goods. Zygmunt Berdychowski Chairman of the Economic Forum The synthetic summaries include a compendium of knowledge about the Programme Council voivodeships, thanks to which a potential investor or entrepreneur who wants to start or develop a business in Poland will find information about the location, net- work of connections, transport accessibility, level of urbanization, sectoral structure of enterprises, employment structure, percentages regarding projects with foreign capital. Of course, we also point out the innovation of a given voivodeship and smart specializations of the region. They include, among others, modern medicine, information technologies and energy. In the second part, you will find profiles of over 20 selected Polish companies that want to expand their cooperation with foreign partners.