Abstract Based on previous research political trust the one hand and effects of perceived survey sponsors attitudes other, this paper sets out to explore misperceiving sponsor among citizens. The article explores significance effect misperception factors that are traditionally used explains trust. Using Afrobarometer data, which includes thirty-six democratic autocratic countries more than fift...

family that is the most important social institution, has attracted the attraction of scientists and sociologist. because of the importance of family and its distinguished role, some social capital analyzers and theorists have identified the family as an important source or the device of social capital. in order to achieve the purpose, democratic families, autocratic families, human capital of ...

Abstract There is currently a geopoliticisation of foreign policy, which primarily driven by dependencies on autocratic systems. Autocracies are constantly the rise, especially when measured percentage distribution world population. Even though EU still trades with significantly more democracies than autocracies, trade relations autocracies often characterised strong dependencies, regard to cri...

The paper offers an analysis of media assistance, as a specific form foreign aid, that Poland to strengthen development in Belarus and Ukraine. It shows if tailors assistance according the local context existing challenges for democratic changes recipient countries’ systems. study builds on literature concerning media, democratization, particular looking at both aid public diplomacy. reveals Po...

Abstract The article poses the following research questions: to what extent has populist executive in Hungary affected formal and informal parliamentary powers? To relation between legislative changed over three periods of government? This examines change powers but also practices concerning parliament’s scrutiny functions. Regarding time frame, empirical analysis compares period when Fidesz wa...

This paper is concerned with the role played by clementia (mercy/ clemency) as a particular peacebuilding skill in Late Roman Republic and Early Principate. More specifically, my aim to investigate some of historical philosophical conditions that determinate change moderatio or temperance into mercy. My claim mercy becomes concept closely related new stage autocratic political power derived fro...

This article constitutes an attempt at recreating the possible allusive readings, political references and hidden meanings in three operas by Wojciech Bogusławski: Dla miłości zmyślone szaleństwo (Madness made for love), Axur król Ormus (Axur, king of Ormus), Izkahar Guaxary (Izkahar, Guaxara). Key this search are attitudes characters analysed towards loss freedom – one may argue that their way...

Russia has become more integrated and dependent on global developments over the last decades, despite being ruled by an increasingly autocratic regime. We perform a cointegration analysis monthly dataset spanning from 2001 to 2021, with limited set of variables reflecting both domestic international developments. Results point significant interactions between these two dimensions, mostly short-...