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Razpad vlad in oblikovanje novih koalicij v Sloveniji v obdobju 2008-2013
No full textRaziskovanje koalicijskega obnašanja strank se je v zadnjem času usmerilo k proučevanju povezanosti več koalicijskih procesov, ki so med seboj povezani, bodisi da gre za posamezne procese oblikovanja in delovanja iste koalicije bodisi da gre za več zaporednih koalicij oz. koalicijskih vlad. Pri tem upošteva vrsto notranjih in zunanjih dejavnikov, med katerimi so nekatere sistemske značilnosti, koalicijski potencial strank in gospodarske razmere ter kritični dogodki. V Sloveniji kot novi demokratični državi ugotavljamo v zadnjem času vrsto dejavnikov, ki pomembno vplivajo na oblikovanje, način delovanja in trajanje koalicijskih vlad oz. njihov razpad. Med temi je poleg relativno nižjega volilnega praga, ki omogoča vstop v Državni zbor več strankam, nezadostne konsolidiranosti strank, težav koalicijskega sodelovanja ter nekonsistentnega vodenja vlad vedno bolj pomemben vpliv zunanjih dejavnikov, vključno z nadnacionalnimi institucijami. Gospodarska kriza zmanjšuje zaupanje v stranke in povečuje nestabilnost političnih podpor (volatility). Zaostrovanje krize in nesposobnost iskanja sredstev za odpravljanje njenih posledic bi lahko vplivala na kritično zmanjšanje podpore sedanji tretji koalicijski vladi od. leta 2008 in odprlo vprašanje oblikovanja nove koalicijske ali drugačne vlade. Avtor v članku potrjuje izhodiščne hipoteze, da izkušnje prejšnjih relativno stabilnih vlad in rednih volitev niso zagotovile stabilnost vlad po letu 2008. Izkušnje prejšnjih izstopov v sedanjih razmerah ne zmanjšujejo možnosti novih izstopov in razpadov koalicijskih vlad.Research on coalitional behaviour in parliamentary democracies shows progress from conventional and static studies of single coalition processes at a single point in time to more dynamic approaches that allow the exploring of more interactive processes linking together the behaviour of one coalition with elections and the subsequent process of forming a new coalition. In addition, novel possibilities are available for studying the relationship between coalitional behaviour and the state of the economy or a change in international relations. Such fresh approaches are needed in new democratic countries like Slovenia where a number of internal and external factors determine the formation, duration and collapse of cabinets. In addition to the electoral threshold, the insufficient consolidation of political parties and inconsistent coalitional leadership, external factors like the global economic crisis and the policies of supranational organisations (EU, ECB) have had an even greater effect on the efficiency and duration of Slovenian coalitions from 2008 on. The article shows how the coalitional processes became interrelated in this period, and the importance of certain critical events. Confirmation is given of the preliminary hypothesis that the experiences of previous relatively stable governments and regular elections have not contributed to the stability of subsequent coalitional governments since 2008. Further, the experiences of previous withdrawals from governments have not reduced the possibility of future withdrawals
Ultrasound of the knee in rheumatology
No full textKnee ultrasound is a very useful tool for the clinical examination of rheumatic patients. In the last years many papers have been focused on this subject, exhibiting a high degree of improvement since the first musculoskeletal ultrasound paper concerning the knee was published 30 years ago. Apart from the accurate description of anatomic landmarks and structures and also of the basic pathological findings (fluid, synovitis, enthesitis, osteophytes), rheumatologic research has focused on inflammatory findings quantification and their reaction to remissive treatments. The aim of this review is to describe the normal ultrasonographic appearance of knee structures concisely and mainly to analyse the literature about pathological findings in the knee joint
Modeli oblikovanja koalicij in koalicijskih vlad v Sloveniji
No full textBrez dobrega poznavanja oblikovanja strankarskih koalicij in oblikovanja koalicijskih vlad ne moremo dobro razumeti niti delovanja izvršilne oblasti niti celote razmerij med parlamentom in vlado, ki pogojujejo stabilnost celotnega političnega sistema. Podatki iz nekaterih prejšnjih raziskav v evropskem prostoru kažejo, da so bile koalicijske vlade, sestavljene iz programsko sorodnih strank, ki so imele dejanske skupne cilje in bile dobro vodene, bolj stabilne. Prispevek analizira oblikovanje koalicij in koalicijskih v Sloveniji od l. 1989 dalje in ugotavlja, da so bili načini njihovega oblikovanja odvisni od posebnosti prehoda v demokracijo, tranzicije in konsolidacije demokracije. Kljub določenim razlikam, ki se pripisujejo velikim nasprotjem (cleavageom) v slovenski družbi, prispevek potrjuje splošne predpostavke oblikovanja koalicij v modernih parlamentarnih demokracijah glede njihovega obsega, smotrov in vodenja. Kljub temu, da lahko pomen notranjih pravil (koalicijskih sporazumov) različno ocenjujemo, je bil pomen institucionalnih pravil gotovo najpomembnejši, vključno z načinom oblikovanja vlade in sredstvi nadzora (konstruktivna nezaupnica). Koalicije so kljub pomanjkanju koalicijskega potenciala in občasni nestabilnosti pomembno pripomogle k doseganju pomembnih nacionalnih ciljev in iskanju odgovorov na nova razvojna vprašanja. Prispevek ponuja hipoteze za komparativno proučevanje oblikovanja, trajanja in prenehanja koalicijskih vlad v srednji Evropi.Without understanding the process of the forming of political coalitions and making coalitional governments one cannot understand the functioning of the executive and the relationship between the parliament and the government. That is why within political science a scientific approach to coalitional dynamics was necessary and formal coalitional theories were devised. The paper seeks to present the coalitional models used in the new democratic state of Slovenia and the stability of its coalitional governments in the 1989-2008 period. It paints a picture of specific internal and external (international) factors having influenced their formation (democratisation and independence, joining the EU, NATO etc.). While there are different evaluations of the importance of the various coalitional contracts, it is clear that specific institutional rules have contributed to the relative stability of Slovenian coalitional governments, like the procedures of government formation and instruments of control (constructive no-confidence vote) etc. Regardless of their different compositions and the varying capacities of their leadership, it is contended that coalitions have succeeded in finding common positions with the opposition in all important matters of national interest and to provide answers to the dilemmas of development
author-bios-SRD-19-0063.R1 – Supplemental material for The Network Structure of Police Misconduct
No full textSupplemental material, author-bios-SRD-19-0063.R1 for The Network Structure of Police Misconduct by George Wood, Daria Roithmayr and Andrew V. Papachristos in Socius</p
premio Dragomir Hurmuzescu
No full textquesto premio fa riferimento ai lavori svolti dagli autori negli anni 1998-2004 sui solitoni spaziali ed in particolare su quelli fotorifrattiv
Soliton-like propagation in photorefractive crystals with large optical activity and absorption
No full textWe have found analytical solutions of the light propagation equations in photorefractive materials with strong optical activity and absorption. These solutions show the occurrence of breathing solitons in sillenite crystals with strong optical activity and absorption in two particular orientations with respect to the external electric field. The absorption is decreasing the soliton intensity with the propagation distance (which set a limit in the soliton channel length), is increasing the breathing period, and is changing the soliton width (in inverse relations, at low and high intensities). Our experimental results confirm the analytical solutions and the numerical simulations, as well as the importance of the optical activity and absorption in solitonlike propagation
Experimental demonstration of (1+1)D self-confinement and breathing soliton-like propagation in photorefractive crystals with strong optical activity
No full textWe report the first experimental observation of (1 + 1)D self-confinement of laser beams in BSO crystals, which are photorefractive materials with strong optical activity (45 mm(-1)). The BSO crystal was biased along the [001] crystallographic direction while the light beam propagated along [(1) under bar 10]. Breathing of such beams has been monitor
Progressive damage analysis of Open-Hole Compression based on a delamination-dependent bending-fracture model for fibre kinking and the Floating Node Method
No full textCompressive failure mechanisms of fiber reinforced polymers represent a significant challenge when accurately modeling common industrial problems. This thesis aims to deliver a physically representative computational framework capable of simulating Open Hole Compression. A novel approach, the Floating Node Method is adopted for modeling discontinuities. Furthermore, a constitutive law for fiber kinking, incorporating the microscale bending stress of a fiber under the assumptions of the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, is proposed. This meso-scale Continuum Damage Model poses three requirements for kinking onset: 1) local failure of the matrix in the kink band; 2) fibers fracture due to bending; 3) the longitudinal compressive stress is sufficiently large to satisfy the previous requirement when the kink plane shear stresses is smaller than the traverse shear strength of the ply. The model is validated against experiments of different sized [45/90/-45/0]s laminates. The predicted panel strengths match experiments by less than 8%.Aerospace Engineerin
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