The rule of law is a cornerstone of contemporary constitutional democracy1 as was underscored by its role in cementing the recent transitions from authoritarian or totalitarian regimes2 to constitutional democracy in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.3 In the broadest terms, the rule of law requires that the state only subject the citizenry to publicly promulgated laws, that the state’s legislative ...

Preference queries aim to retrieve from large databases those objects that better match user’s requirements. Approaches proposed so far in the DB field for specifying preferences are limited when one needs to consider conditional, rather than absolute, preferences (e.g., I prefer driving by car in winter, and by motorbike in summer), which are common in context-aware applications. CP-nets are a...

In this commentary, we review the growth of populist politics, associated with exploitation of what has been termed fake news. We explore how certain words have been used in similar contexts historically, in particular the term “enemy of the people,” especially with regard to public health. We then set out 6 principles for public health professionals faced with these situations. First, using th...

The article substantiates the trend of increasing attention to problem subject in a wide range interdisciplinary studies, including civilizational topics. subjectivity is key understanding conflict between “collective West” and Russia. analysis basic qualities was carried out: purposefulness, reflexivity, communicativeness, sociality, ability de­velop. This led conclusion that oligarchic intern...

The Internet once held the promise of a utopian marketplace of ideas. It existed without borders and offered information to all who had a computer and a connection. Lawmakers from around the world, including some from the United States, feared this ultimate freedom and worried about the laws within their boundaries.1 Meanwhile, technology companies disregarded territorial laws and fiercely main...

The article considers modern interpretations of neo-totalitarianism, the authors which qualify current anti-democratic tendencies as signs formation XXI century totalitarian systems, are significantly different from their industrial versions. analyzed classified technological, economic and ideological conceptions. Their key theses explicated, after analysis a conclusion is made about multilevel...