Postmodernism Problems

“Who Thinks Abstractly?” in a Global Context

Nonka Bogomilova — 2022-12-05

In the report is analyzed the idea of the famous German philosopher G.W.F.Hegel (1770 – 1831) concerning the specificities of the abstract thinking, emphasized in his paper “Who thinks abstractly?” Contemporary phenomena are outlined, related to that type of thinking as partial, narrow-mind, undifferentiated, labeling, ignoring of the process and the reasons, etc. The relation of this type of thinking, viewed in a global context, to the ecological crisis, to aggression, stigmatization, to the contemporary conflict fields is analyzed. A special attention is paid to and the relevant problems are discussed regarding the subject of the abstract thinking, the “uneducated” person in a global context, as far as regarding the social and the cultural conditions generating him.

Implementation of a Just Green Transition: Notions and Risks

Douhomir Minev — 2022-12-05

The paper discusses opportunities and risks in making just green transitions. Existing notions of justice and results of studies of established unfavorable processes in different countries, such as insufficient support of affected groups, mechanisms of rent extraction and corrupt practices, are analyzed. The review outlines serious challenges to the necessary transitions to low carbon energy systems. On this basis, the study argues for the need to build public capacity through a preliminary and consistent framework that clearly outlines pro-development notions of justice, meaningful alignment of social and environmental goals, and honest monitoring of potential problems, along with solutions to overcome them.

The Generational Cycles of Simon Kuznets in Bulgaria

Georgi Naidenov — 2022-12-05

It is considered to what extent the probability of extermination of the new working-active generation, expressed in the authors' research in 2015, was realized in the period of the descending phase of the generation cycle of Simon Kuznets in the period 2008-2020. For this purpose, three indicators are studied – demographic, social, and economical. The thesis is that the extermination will most likely occur in 2035-2043 when risk factors are superimposed both from the descending phase of the next generation cycle of Simon Kuznets and from the ascending phase of the US military budget.

Communication Approaches in Science Communication. Analysis of the Approaches in the European Researchers Night in Bulgaria

Teodora Petrova — 2022-12-05

Аn attempt is made to examine through this article different communication approaches in Science Communication. An attempt is made to see whether the design the "classical" communication campaign can be seen in science communication. An analyses of the role of event management in organizing events communicating science. Focus to different audiences, the presence of materials communicating science in digital platforms and social networks, how audiovisual content or informational messages are orientated to different groups of users or groups of audience. Some of the policies of European Commission are followed in Science Communication.

The Communicative Interpretation for Arab Social Mobility (Arab Social Movement)

Mohamed Abdelwahab Allali — 2022-12-05

The study aims to analyze the social mobility in the Arab countries in 2011, presenting an approach based on considering communication factors that played a crucial role in motivating young people and the Arab masses to participate and influence what was known as the Arab Spring. Indeed, that stage in the history of the media in Arab countries witnessed wide development in the use of satellite channels, websites, and smartphones. As the study shows, these technologies were employed as mechanisms that helped people interact, move, and participate. Based on the paradigm for the knowledge pyramid scheme, the study attempted to highlight the stages of information transmission from the first stage, which is the data stage, through the information stage, then the third stage, which is the knowledge stage, towards the final stage, which is the action stage. The study analyzes that overcoming the gradual stages of information transmission and passing from raw information to action led to the existence of the Arab social movement in the hands of activists who did not have a program or strategy for change in front of a movement that was able to overthrow old political regimes, but it did not have alternatives. As part of the analysis track, the study depends on a careful analysis of the roles of active groups in change. It pertains to the role of politicians, intellectuals, activists, and journalists.

Factors and Forms of Pressure in the Media Environment in Bulgaria

Iliya Valkov — 2022-12-05

The focus of the article is to identify and describe current problems of the average media environment in Bulgaria. Such as: independence of decision-making in the editorial offices; external and internal pressure; under what financial and labour conditions do journalists their work; impact on various events and factors on the media sector such as: the effect of the pandemic, the economic and political environment, military conflicts, etc. In order to this research goal are presented results from online survey conducted on the perception of media freedom in Bulgaria among 204 journalists, media experts and university professors. It was carried out in the period May-June 2022.

Gathering Empirical Information for Quantitative Research in an Online Environment

Svetlana Alexandrova — 2022-12-05

The paper analyses the potential of the online environment for obtaining empirical data. It discusses the positive and the negative aspects of their use in scientific research and attempts to highlight the challenges of using social media for empirical data collection. Facebook and its growing levels of consumption attracts research interest because it facilitates recruitment of respondents, saves considerable money, time and effort, and opens access to hard-to-reach populations and highly engaged citizens in a variety of topics. At the same time, the use of online space for empirical data collection remains problematic in terms of representativeness, accessibility and security. The article briefly describes the process of recruiting Facebook respondents to participate in an online survey - a post-election study. The analysis of the results clearly shows the outreach, based on convenience sampling, to an online sample that is characterized by high interest in political issues, active communication practices, variety of information sources used, well-established practices of civic activism and participation in elections, relatively stable party affiliation and consistency in political orientation.

Patterns of Construction of Alternative Media Discourses About Refugee Waves From Syria and Ukraine

Nikolay Baltov — 2022-12-05

This paper examines the patterns of construction of alternative media speaking in relation to the refugee waves triggered by the military actions in Syria and Ukraine over the last 10 years. The paper is based on the understanding that language is not neutral and the patterns of speaking revealed in the media have a direct link to social relations and structures. This paper explores how different models of alternative speaking on the Syrian and Ukrainian refugee waves (what I call alternative discourses on the Syrian and Ukrainian refugee waves) function to legitimize and delegitimize certain state policies related to the adaptation and integration of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees.

Review of Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989

Miroslav Terziyski — 2022-12-05

In the modern world, democracy is a dominant form of rule. Different societies are implementing both indirect and direct democracy. Various factors define the level of realization of one of the two. The dominant form of government is a representative democracy. Switzerland is an excellent example of higher usage of direct democracy with its federal, cantonal, and municipal referendums. Nowadays, the issue of direct democracy deserves special attention. In this context, the Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 accentuates the implementation of direct democracy in 21 European countries.

Current and Applied Research on Entrepreneurship in Book Publishing. Review

Sasha Todorova — 2022-12-05

Review on the book of Karamfil Manolov, „The New Bulgarian Book Publisher“. Sofia, 2021, Prof Marin Drinov Publishing House of BAS