95 research outputs found
Le Professeur P. Ionesco-Stoian (1909-1985)
No full textDer Professor P. Ionesco-Stoian. (1909-1985).
Die Verfasserin beschreibt kurz das Werk dieses gelehrten Apothekers und ausserordentlichen Organisators, indem sie seine Verbindungen zu Frankreich würdigt.Professor P. Ionesco-Stoian (1909-1985).
The author succinctly reviews the Oeuvre of this erudite pharmacist and excellent organizer, while dwelling upon his ties with France.Baicu Graziella. Le Professeur P. Ionesco-Stoian (1909-1985). In: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 74ᵉ année, n°270, 1986. pp. 213-214
Distributive justice and political ideologies: a rejoinder to Stoian
No full textIn his reply to my article on distributive justice and political ideologies, published in a previous issue of Studia Politica, Valentin Stoian has raised a number of important points and has paved the way for a more indepth discussion on the concept of distributive justice. Stoian offers three central objections to my arguments. First, he claims that the view of distributive justice which I purport to describe is flawed both because it refers to specific distributive justice theories, not to distributive justice as a field of philosophical investigation, and because it implausibly narrows down the scope of the field due to its incorporation of the notion of a pattern (interpreted in a Nozickian sense) instead of a distributive principle. Second, he claims that one of the ideologies that I present in my article as being incompatible with distributive justice, i.e. anarchism, cannot be intelligibly discussed within the framework of distributive justice since it belongs to a different field, namely that of political obligations. Third, he claims that I offer an unfair construal of the European Left Platform (henceforth, ELP) manifesto by focusing on a holistic interpretation of Marxism and that under a more adequate account, the ELP is not incompatible with the idea of distributive justice. In this rejoinder I will largely concede the latter point but offer a refutation of the first two objections
Distributive Justice and Political Ideologies. A Rejoinder to Stoian
No full textIn his reply to my article on distributive justice and political ideologies, published in a previous issue of Studia Politica, Valentin Stoian has raised a number of important points and has paved the way for a more indepth discussion on the concept of distributive justice. Stoian offers three central objections to my arguments. First, he claims that the view of distributive justice which I purport to describe is flawed both because it refers to specific distributive justice theories, not to distributive justice as a field of philosophical investigation, and because it implausibly narrows down the scope of the field due to its incorporation of the notion of a pattern (interpreted in a Nozickian sense) instead of a distributive principle. Second, he claims that one of the ideologies that I present in my article as being incompatible with distributive justice, i.e. anarchism, cannot be intelligibly discussed within the framework of distributive justice since it belongs to a different field, namely that of political obligations. Third, he claims that I offer an unfair construal of the European Left Platform (henceforth, ELP) manifesto by focusing on a holistic interpretation of Marxism and that under a more adequate account, the ELP is not incompatible with the idea of distributive justice. In this rejoinder I will largely concede the latter point but offer a refutation of the first two objections
Distributive justice and political ideologies: a reply to volacu
No full textThe article represents a reply to several of the points raised by Alexandru Volacu in his recent article "On the Ideological Incompatibilities of Distributive Justice". In his work, Volacu attempts a comparison between the concept of distributive justice and several political ideologies, as epitomized in different party manifestos and platforms. In Volacu's view, distributive justice requires social democracy and is compatible with ideologies such as feminism or environmentalism. Alternatively, distributive justice cannot be reconciled with anarchism or Marxist communism. In the present article, I argue against Volacu's understanding of the very idea of distributive justice and conceptualize it as a field of philosophical investigation where the main issue of debate is the principle distribution of primordially economic benefits. Further, I establish a distinction between patterns of distributive justice and principles of distributive justice. Then, I criticize Volacu’s reading of the relationship between anarchism and distributive justice, but reach identical conclusions. Finally, I object to Volacu's conception of Marxism and of the European Left Party Manifesto
JUSTICE IN EDUCATION: EVALUATING THE SATZ-ANDERSON RESPONSE
No full textThe paper aims to evaluate the reply offered by philosophers of educational
justice Elizabeth Anderson and Debra Satz to the challenge posed by Harry
Brighouse and Adam Swift. According to the latter two authors, the positional
character of education undermines the application of sufficientarian principles
to the distribution of educational resources. In the Brighouse-Swift view, a
good is positional when its crucial characteristic is how much one possesses
of it in relation to others. The two philosophers argue that education has
this characteristic. Satz and Anderson reply that sufficientarianism can also
survive in education, as the current educational structure should be modified.
They maintain that the argument for an adequate minimum can diffuse the
positionality objection and that by modifying the social structure to allow for
other avenues of social mobility one can put less stress on formal education. The
paper rejects the two claims and argues against sufficientarianism in education.
Firstly, it puts forward the idea that any minimum is politically debatable and
not an adequate reply to the positionality objection. The paper then rejects the
second claim by arguing that it requires too much social engineering and that
education under conditions of equality fits the purpose of social mobility much
bette
Global surveillance and the boundary problem: What challenges does international surveillance pose to democratic theory?
No full textThe article analyzes how the emergence of bulk international surveillance impacts the boundary problem in political theory. It first describes how the boundary problem was defined and developed as well as the solutions proposed in the literature. Then, the paper analyzes surveillance as a violation of privacy which has a chilling effect and presents the specificities of bulk collection of electronic information. The main argument of the article is that the permanent uncertainty that bulk international surveillance causes triggers the need for a cosmopolitan legal regime to govern it under any of the solutions proposed to the boundary problem
Distributive Justice and Political Ideologies. A Reply to Volacu
No full textThe article represents a reply to several of the points raised by Alexandru Volacu in his recent article “On the Ideological Incompatibilities of Distributive Justice”. In his work, Volacu attempts a comparison between the concept of distributive justice and several political ideologies, as epitomized in different party manifestos and platforms. In Volacu’s view, distributive justice requires social democracy and is compatible with ideologies such as feminism or environmentalism. Alternatively, distributive justice cannot be reconciled with anarchism or Marxist communism. In the present article, I argue against Volacu’s understanding of the very idea of distributive justice and conceptualize it as a field of philosophical investigation where the main issue of debate is the principle distribution of primordially economic benefits. Further, I establish a distinction between patterns of distributive justice and principles of distributive justice. Then, I criticize Volacu’s reading of the relationship between anarchism and distributive justice, but reach identical conclusions. Finally, I object to Volacu’s conception of Marxism and of the European Left Party Manifesto
Policy Integration Across Multiple Dimensions: the European Response to Hybrid Warfare
No full textThe article analyzes the European Union’s response to hybrid warfare and argues that a proper interpretation of the policies adopted offers cautious support for a rational choice intuitionalist approach. It begins with the presentation of the main theories of European decision-making, among which rational choice and constructivist institutionalism and it derives a hypothesis which it tests in the third part of the article. Several policy documents are analyzed in order to provide the empirical material for the analysis. The article concludes that EU institutions prefer to undertake supra-national action in technical fields which are less politically controversial and where supra-nationalization is more easily accepted
Russian policy in Eastern and Central Europe: a historical analysis. Romanian case.
No full textThe appeal to the Russian historical, imperial or soviet, legacy as a significant residual
factor, plays and has played an important role in the emergence of the Russian political-
-military elites’ strategic culture, either during Soviet times or in the post-communist
period.
Within this context, historical analysis would allow us to identify the potential
directions, means and methods (military, political, economic, cultural) employed by the
Russian Federation in its goal to multiply and expand its presence in Eastern and Central
Europe.
Economic weakness, social discrepancies, and accelerated demographic decline of
the current Russian state are masked by an appeal to the historical legacy and to the need
to recover the political legacy of the past through promoting the concepts of slavophilism
and, especially, eurasianism.
Russian military and non-military reactions to the potential European accession of
ex-soviet states, seen as part of its sphere of influence, as well as its strategy to re-conqer
the Eastern and Central European area are already creating deep effects on the European
security system, as well as on the political, economic, cultural and social foundations of
the European Union, being the greatest security challenge to Western democracy
QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION BASED ON SERVQUAL MODEL
No full textThis study investigates the perceptions regarding the quality of services within the Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, questioning the students of the 4-th year of both specializations: Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Engineering and Management in Public Food and Agritourist. Students of the 4-th year were questioned, as we considered that they are final consumers of the educational service provided by the faculty. Following the study we were able to identify the improvement measures for each specialization. The students enrolled in IMAPA specialization have a lower level of satisfaction (are less satisfied) in each of the 5 quality dimensions and have a medium satisfaction level of 74%, compared to those from IEA specialization who have the medium degree of satisfaction of 79%. Both specializations require improvement measures, but priority is IMAPA
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