Studia Politicae Universitatis
Silesiensis, T. 2 : summary.
Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis 2, 251
Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis
T. 2
S u m m a r y
T h e fo llo w in g co llectio n is th e se c o n d v o lu m e o f th e jo u rn a l o f th e I n s tit u te o f P o litic a l S c ie n c e a n d J o u r n a lism a t S ile s ia n U n iv e r s ity in K a to w ice. A lm o s t a ll p a p e r s p r e s e n te d in th e v o lu m e a re w r itte n by th e e m p lo y e e s an d d octoral s t u d e n ts of th a t facu lty. T h e p a p ers w ere d iv id ed in to fo llo w in g g ro u p s o f topics: p o litic a l th o u g h t, p o litic a l s y s te m s a n d in te r n a tio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s a s w e ll a s r e v ie w s. T h is v o lu m e is c h a r a c te r is e d by g r e a t d iv e r s ity o f th e is s u e s . P a p ers c o n s is t o f in d iv id u a l a p p ro a ch es o f th e a u th o r s in d is c u sse d is s u e s . T h e a u th o r s o f th e v o lu m e tried n o t to in te r fe r e too m u c h in th e ap p ro a ch es. S e le c tio n o f th e is s u e s p r e se n te d in th e v o lu m e w a s d e te r m in e d b y th e resea rch in te r e s ts o f it s a u th o r s.
T h e a u th o r s o f th e p a p ers p r e s e n t th e ir ap p ro a ch es in th r e e g ro u p s. T h e fir st e n title d “P o litic a l th o u g h t” co n cern s is s u e s o f a n in d iv id u a l a n d th e ir w orld in T h o m a s H o b b es’ ap p roach , is s u e s co n n ected w ith tr o u b le so m e h u m a n n a tu r e in th e c o n te x t o f p o litic a l p o w er in D a v id H u m e ’s a p p ro a ch a n d th e role o f u top ia in p o litic a l th in k in g . T h e p a r t e n title d “P o litica l s y s te m s ” c o n s is ts o f p a p ers p r e se n tin g th e o r e tic a l a sp e c ts o f lo ca l d e v e lo p m e n t, is s u e s c o n n e c te d w ith n o m e n c la tu r e a s in s tit u tio n a lis e d p o liti c a l e lite o f P o lish P e o p le s’ R ep u b lic a n d is s u e d c o n cern in g p a r tn e r sh ip o f w o m e n an d m e n in p o litic a l life.
A lso th e th ir d p art e n title d “I n te r n a tio n a l r e la tio n s h ip s ” c o n s is ts o f v a r io u s s e t o f is s u e s : from g lo b a lis a tio n to in te g r a tio n in th e c o n te x t o f a n a ly s is o f th e n a tio n a l fa cto r in fo reig n p olicy o f co u n tries; from g lo b a lis a tio n a s a factor e n h a n c in g m on o or m u lti p o la rity o f th e w orld to is s u e s o f econ om ic a n d cu rren cy u n ion an d its in flu e n c e on s o v e r e ig n ty o f th e co u n try an d is s u e s r e la t in g to a p ecu lia r p ercep tio n o f u n io n in s t it u tio n ’s r o le s by G rea t B ritain .
