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The study deals with the current trends of radicalization and support for extremism among young people in Slovakia. The results from previous research projects indicate that the political behavior of current young generation tends to be more related with new trends especially to promote alternative political agenda and solutions. We aim to discuss the findings from qualitative in-depth interviews from two different field work locations in Slovakia and compare these with the nation-wide statistical data from the pe...

The article bears the name of problems contribution of older people in Slovakia after 1989. It is divided into two parts. The first part is addressing to issue at the theoretical level and in the second part we examine them empirically.

The relations between NATO and Ukraine have been discussed in scholarly literature for the two last decades. This issue obtained new dynamics after the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which had led to the annexation of Crimea and occupation of the eastern parts of the country by Russian army and forces controlled by Russia. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, NATO condemned the Russian policy on many occasions, provided Ukraine with diplomatic support and launched several programs that were supposed t...

Evaluation is one of the important strategic instruments for obtaining feedback and testifying to the functionality of the management system of research and development (R&D). Based on evaluation results, top representatives generally make decisions and then allocate and redirect funds to support public research in educational institutions. The intentions of science policy, proposals for priority directions of research, reform of the system of R&D and the reorganization of educational institutions are subsequently...

Emigration represents both an opportunity and a challenge for the EU. International migration is growing in scope, complexity and has a serious impact - both positive and negative - on the EU and the Member States. Migration is a complex process with a multinational character that cannot be managed unilaterally or bilaterally only, but through an effective management beneficial to everyone involved and considering its changing characteristics. Within this context, the migration policies of countries change dependi...

The paper analyses the trust of the Romanian citizens in political institutions and leaders at two different levels: first, it is taken into account the relation between trust and institutional performance, and secondly, the influence on trust of the ethical expectations of the population and of the current corruption and lack of accountability of the political actors. Citizens grant and withhold trust based on their evaluation of the performance of the actors and institutions of government, but scientific studies...

The purpose of our study is to provide a up-to-date comparative analysis of the performance management practices implemented in public sector institutions in European Union countries and to identify the ones that could be successfully adapted to the public sector environment of countries which still need to put an effort into the reform and modernization of their human resources management system. Performance management practices create the connection between individual and organizational objectives and provide th...

The concept of "hybridism" in political science has become the result of the theoretical search to describe the new political realities that have emerged in crises, "transitional" or different socio-cultural contexts. Hybrid forms of political institutions were the subject of research interest of V. Merkel, A. Croissant, G. O'Donnell, H.K.Bhabha, S.P. Peregudov, I.L. Prokhorenko, I.V. Kudryashova et al. The purpose of our research was to assess the status and trends of development of modern hybrid political instit...

The paper titled “Social Policy in the Second Fico´s Cabinet” discusses the period when the government headed by Mr. Fico started in 2012 after Ms. Radicova had resigned as the Prime Minister (2010-2012). The government of Ms. Radicova was a right wing cabinet. The Fico´s government is a government of one-party so he is able to implement completely his pre-election programme that is the basis for the programme of the national cabinet. There is the only one political party proclaiming the social-democratic or...

Both state authorities and the society are in need of performance analysis of public administration. This paper analyzes existing public administration estimation techniques used by international agencies and individual countries. This paper also quantifies an effectiveness of public administration in Russia and interprets the results.