Studia Politicae Universitatis
Silesiensis, T. 4-5 : summary
Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis 4-5, 331-332
Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis
T. 4 - 5
S u m m a r yT he te x ts inclu d ed in th e very volum e, in view of th e topics to u ch ed upon, a re divi ded in to four th e m a tic groups: “A political th o u g h t”, “P o litical sy stem s”, “Social com m u n ic atio n ”, “In te r n a tio n a l affairs a n d E u ro p e a n in te g ra tio n ”.
T he p a r t “A political th o u g h t” c o n tain s four articles. In th e f irs t of them , A n ideal
o f a new country by Je a n Jacques R ousseau a n d F rench R evolution, Ja c e k D erek a n a ly
ses one of th e m ost im p o rta n t tr a in s of J e a n Ja c q u e s R o u ssea u ’s p o litical a n d philo sophical th o u g h t, i.e. h is d elib eratio n s on lib e ra l freedom a n d id e al of a new country a n d revolution in a m o d ern m e an in g of th e word. A political th o u g h t of th e a u th o r of
A social contract is d iscu ssed in th e co n tex t of selected philosophical a sp ec ts of F ren ch
R evolution. A n n a S tępień, in h e r a rticle A n experim ent o f history — dem ocracy in the
U nited S ta te s o f A m eric a fro m A lexis de Tocqueville perspective, a n a ly se s a w ell-know n
conception of th e F re n c h lib e ra lis t concern in g th e n a tu re of a n A m erican democracy, in c lu d in g th e issu e of th e re la tio n sh ip b etw e en freedom a n d eq u a lity p re s e n te d from th e angle of opinions a n d in te rp re ta tio n s of d iffe ren t a u th o rs, m ainly P olish ones. The a u th o r a c c e n tu a te s th e u p -to -d a te n e ss of m a n y problem s ra ise d by A. de Tocqueville. A long te x t by A gnieszka T uroń M a n in T hom as M a n n ’s social reflection is devoted to th e conception of m a n in T. M a n n ’s w orks. C o n sid eratio n s u n d e r ta k e n in th is a rticle a re e s se n tia l to u n d e r s ta n d basic d ilem m as of a co n tem p o rary political th o u g h t. The article by Sylw ia T u rz a ń s k a H olocaust as a p h en o m e n o n o f m odernity. A ro u n d Z y g m u n t
B a u m a n n ’s reflection is re la te d to Z. B a u m a n n ’s conception concerning th e re a so n s a n d
n a tu re of holocaust. T he p o in t of view re p re s e n te d by B a u m a n n c o n s titu te s a n im p o r t a n t voice in a n a rg u m e n t th e p a rtic ip a n ts of w hich try to a n sw e r th e q u estio n on th e e x te n t to w hich E x te rm in atio n , rem a in s, if a t all, w ith m odernity.
T he p a r t “P o litical sy stem s” c o n tain s tw o articles. In th e firs t of th em , by D orota D oliń sk a D ete rm in a n ts o f election preferences on the basis o f the electorate o f P la tfo rm a
O byw atelska a n d P raw o i Spraw iedliw ość between 2000 a n d 2005, discusses d e te rm i
n a n ts of election p refe re n c e s of th e e le c to ra te of P la tfo rm a O b y w a te lsk a a n d P raw o i S praw iedliw ość. I n th e firs t p a r t of th is w ork, th e o rie s a n d m odels e x p la in in g th e m ech an ism of sh a p e a n d d u ra b ility of election p referen ces w ere thoro u g h ly discussed. Je re m ia sz S alam on, on th e o th e r h a n d , in h is a rticle P olitical consequences o f the cho
ice o f the m eth o d o f m a n d a te d istrib u tio n on the basis o f the election to the S ejm o f the R ep u b lic o f P o la n d fro m October 2 1th 20 0 7 show s th e influence of th e m ethods of m a n
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Summary d a te d istrib u tio n on th e election re su lts. Also, th e a u th o r an a ly se s in d ire c t con seq u en ces of th e in te rd ep en d e n ce exam ined, su ch a s th e possibilities of c re a tin g g overnm ent coalition, th e course of th e leg islativ e process, a n d possible c o n s titu tio n a l changes.T he p a r t “Social com m unication” co n sists of tw o a rtic le s w ritte n by Siergiej Kor- konosenko a n d F elicjan Bylok. T he te x t by Siergiej K orkonosenko from S an k t-P e te rs- b u rg P olitical sciences o f jo u rn a lism : scope a n d perspectives o f developm ent is im p o rta n t for a P o lish r e a d e r in t h a t it p re s e n ts th e s ta te of re s e a rc h in th is field in R u ssia, w h erea s th e a u th o r re p e a te d ly in a polem ic way, re fe rs to th e e s ta b lish m e n ts accepted in th e w orld a n d R u s s ia science, a s w ell a s m a k e s a n a tte m p t to w ork o u t h is ow n position. F elicjan Bylok in h is te x t A social a d vertisem en t as »a conscience« o f a contem
p o ra ry society p r e s e n ts b o th d efin itio n s of basic n o tio n s a n d re s e a rc h p ro b lem s con
n ec te d w ith th e social a d v e rtise m en t, fun ctio n s of th e social a d v e rtise m en t, a n d “ch ild hood w ith o u t violence” as a n exam ple of th e social ad v e rtise m en t.
T he p a r t devoted to “I n te r n a tio n a l affairs a n d E u ro p e a n in te g ra tio n ” includes th re e tex ts. The f irs t one, by A g nieszka S tolarczyk, The contribution o f S p a in to sh a p in g the
E uro-M editerranean P a rtn ersh ip o f the E uropean U nion discusses th e issu e s concerning
th e a ttitu d e of S p ain to th e C om m on F oreign Policy a n d S afety of th e E u ro p e a n U nion a n d E u ro p e a n Policy of S afety a n d Defence, th e place of th e c o u n tries of th e M e d ite rra n e a n S ea b a s in in th e C F P S of th e EU , th e n a tu re of th e policy of S p ain to w ard s th e M e d ite rra n e a n c o u n trie s b e tw e e n 1975 a n d 1991, a s w ell as S p a in ’s c o n trib u tio n to p r e p a ra tio n a n d re a liz a tio n of th e E u ro -M e d ite rra n e a n P a rtn e rs h ip . A n n a O rlikow ska a n d M ariu sz Ja n k o w sk i, in th e ir a rticle The F u tu re o f the E uropean U nion in the light
o f the e sta b lish m e n ts o f the B ru sse l s u m m it fro m J u n e 2 1 th a n d 2 2 th 2007. The analysis o f selected aspects o f G erm an p resid en cy, re fe rs to su ch im p o rta n t in te g ra tiv e d ilem m as
of th e E u ro p e a n U nion, as, am ong oth ers, th e n a tu r e of th e e a s te rn politics, energetic policy a n d c o n s titu tio n a l crisis of th e EU. T he la s t of th e a rtic le s in th is section, i.e.
The conflict in Darfur. Sources, course a n d role o f the in te rn a tio n a l c o m m u n ity by K a ta
rz y n a K opiasz, tou ch es up o n th e issu e th a t c o n s titu te s th e su b je c t-m a tte r of th e s tu dies conducted in P o lan d rela tiv e ly infrequently. The article is a n im p o rta n t source of w ell-ordered in fo rm atio n on th e issu e of one of th e m ost se rio u s conflicts of th e p re vious y e a rs on a w orld scale. I t p re s e n ts th e sources of th e conflict, its course a n d role of th e in te rn a tio n a l com m unity. Finally, eig h t review s a n d descrip tio n s a re included.
