Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.161-166
Joseph E. Smolik
REVIEWED BOOK: VEGRICHTOVÁ, B. a kol.: Terorismus a radikalizace v České republice: možnosti detekce rizikových osob [Terrorism and radicalization in the Czech Republic: options for detecting risky persons]. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2022. 275 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3126-6.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.167-170
V. Gašková
REVIEWED BOOK: LEWIS, H.: Problémové ženy. Dejiny feminizmu v 11 bojoch. [Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights]. N Press, s. r. o. Bratislava, 2021. 374 s. ISBN 9788082300249.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.136-155
Natália Kováčová, František Prášil
The purpose of this contribution is to generally highlight the power potential of the voter's voice in the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NR SR), resulting from the proportional electoral system. The specific focus is on selected determinants of the voting power, including the number of preferential votes, the established percentage threshold for preferential marking, the size, and the existence of a single electoral district. At the center of attention is the voter's voice with the attribute "preferential," and the examination of its potential and real impact on the composition of the parliament. By analyzing the central issue of preferential votes, we will gradually uncover weaknesses and imperfections arising from the electoral system setup. The purpose of this contribution is to present selected possible solutions and proposals that would strengthen the weight of preferential votes in the proportional electoral system. To achieve a comprehensive concept of the contribution, descriptive, comparative, and primarily the methods of analysis and synthesis of knowledge, as well as statistical data methods, were utilized. As it was not possible to obtain all the comprehensive data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic within the researched problem, we formulated conclusions based on our own calculations derived from respecting the data of the 2020 parliamentary elections, through mathematical statistics, data collection, and analysis. The aim of this contribution is to contribute to the awareness of deeper connections between the electoral system setup and the actual impact of the voter's voice in the decision-making process in the elections to the NR SR. It also aims to demonstrate certain weaknesses arising from the electoral system setup and stimulate a professional discussion about possible proposals that would fundamentally contribute to increasing the weight of the voter's voice and reflecting the will of the voters to a higher degree in the composition of the parliament.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.39-62
Tomáš Žipaj
The globalizing world has forced various actors to look beyond their borders and establish relationships with other actors, in order to reflect the current demands of society. The European Union (EU) was able to reflect on this situation very effectively, since the impact of the European integration process does not end only at the external borders of its member states. The main objective of the article was to define the European Union as an important geopolitical actor that can effectively spread its values and norms across the entire political map of the world. The scope of the EU's external impact beyond the borders of the European integration area was identified through the theoretical approaches of inter-regionalism and External Governance. The author analysed how the EU can spread values and standards towards selected groups of actors, namely candidate countries, countries of EU neighbourhood and other regional integration organizations. The emphasis was not only on the process of how the EU can spread its norms and values, but also on how they are accepted by the affected actors. The large scale and institutionalized form of the EU's external impact documents the effort to actively act beyond its external borders. The spread of values and norms towards external actors contributes to the strengthening of the geopolitical position, where the EU represents an actor with a wide global reach. In addition, the article offered a prognosis of which actors will likely to be exposed to stronger external influence from the EU in the coming years.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.63-94
Štěpán Strnad
The article tries to evaluate the state of professional development and conceptualization of the issue of violent radicalization with the use of used diagnostic tools for detection of the process of violent radicalization. The author compares the selected models of radicalization and selected tools of radicalization detection used in prisons, while evaluating their application positives and negatives and drawing attention to their specific aspects of practical applicability of security practices. The theoretical framing of the chosen phenomenon of radicalization is based on the political-legal concept of militant democracy, the elements of which are applied to varying degrees in the anti-extremist and anti-radicalization policy of the states of Central Europe, including the Czech Republic. The aim of the contribution is a comparative analysis of the selected detection tools at the micro level, specifically the so-called structured protocols for assessing the risk of extremist violence. The author aims to provide a comprehensive and comparative overview of selected tools used in risk assessment through three dimensions: (1) the purpose of the tools; 2) basic methodology and structure of tools; and (3) the practical results of using these tools. Despite the use of radicalization identification tools, this method of evaluating predispositions to violent extremism is still in its infancy. Reflecting on the research questions raised, we can summarize that the purpose of the compared detection tools is the detection of risk levels that have led or could lead to violent extremism or terrorism in a person serving a sentence.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.181-185
Róbert Vancel
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.95-117
Monika Práznovská
Migration as such is currently an evolutionary phenomenon, which is most pronounced in recent decades. Political, security and socio-economic aspects are one of the causes of migration. The reason is also climate change and therefore it can be ranked among the current challenges of civilization. The issue of migration became known after the outbreak of the migration crisis in 2015. Currently, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, it has again become known to the public as well as the academic community. Following Russia's attack on Ukraine, EU member states began to face a new wave of migration. The onslaught on the borders is visible in Slovakia, and for this reason the country had to adapt legislation in this area. The aim of the article is to examine the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on Slovakia's migration and asylum policy as a result of changes at the European level after the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine. By analyzing documents, we examine changes in the legislative migration and asylum policy of Slovakia. Through qualitative research using the empirical-analytical method, it identifies the shortcomings of Slovakia's migration and asylum policy, which appeared after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.24040/politickevedy.2023.26.1.8-25
V. Müller
This paper analyses the voting behavior of all Slovak members of the European Parliament since 2004 when Slovakia entered the EU until June 2022. Scholarly work has shown that MEP’s voting behavior is traditionally driven mainly by political party group membership and not by national origin. Nationality still has its importance, however only a secondary one in MEP’s voting decisions. Our aim is to identify policy areas where Slovak MEPs tend to vote similarly on a national basis. We applied the agreement index formula on every roll-call vote of the European Parliament during 2004 - 2022 for Slovak MEPs and sort them into policy area categories. Results showed the highest voting cohesion in international trade, budget, and regional development. The lowest voting cohesion was demonstrated in gender equality, petitions, and development. In general, the economic policy areas tend to have higher voting cohesion of Slovak MEPs than other policy areas. This paper opens up a set of questions for further research about the causes of the voting behavior of Slovak MEPs.
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