THE USE OF RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL RITUALS IN CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATION

THE USE OF RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL RITUALS IN CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATION Ph. D. Marţian IOVAN “Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, RomaniaDepartment of Philosophy and Social – Political Sciences Phone: 0040 / 257284899E-mail: miovan@uvvg.ro ABSTRACT. This article identifies the main characteristics and trends in the development of media power in the context of increasing its connection […]

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUNGARIAN AND ROMANIAN LABOUR MARKET

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUNGARIAN AND ROMANIAN LABOUR MARKET Assistant Professor Zsuzsanna GÖDÖRSzent István UniversityHungary Faculty of EconomicsPhone: 0036 / 66524700E-mail: kossa.aniko@gk.szie.hu ABSTRACT. After the fall of communism serious changes occured in the field of employment in the post-communist countries. These changes happened simultaneously with significant turns in the European Union’s labour market and employment strategies. […]

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THE FOUNDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE DECENTRALIZATION – A CONDITION FOR FREEDOM

THE FOUNDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE DECENTRALIZATION – A CONDITION FOR FREEDOM Lecturer Bogdan ŞTEFANACHI Ph.D.Postdoctoral Grant RecipientRomanian Academy, Iaşi BranchPhone: 0740/192582E-mail: stbogdan2000@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. Within the economic space or within the social space the knowledge is essentially a dispersed one, and through it we must understand a practical knowledge peculiar to individual circumstances. Social knowledge is accumulated […]

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A DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY OR THE MORAL DECAY OF HUMANITY

A DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY OR THE MORAL DECAY OF HUMANITY Stăncuţa Ramona DIMA-LAZA, Lecturer Ph. D. “Vasile Goldiş” Western University of AradFaculty of Humanities, Politics and Administrative Sciences, AradMobile phone:  0740/496.114E-mail: lazastancuta@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. The present paper analyses an anti-utopic society, emphasizing the importance of individual liberty over doing the right thing as described and satirized by […]

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THE UNINOMINAL VOTE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ROMANIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM

THE UNINOMINAL VOTE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ROMANIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM Ph.D. Claudiu PORUMBĂCEAN “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad Faculty of Humanities, Politics and Administrative Sciences, AradMobile phone: 0740/218234 E-mail: claudiupp@yahoo.com      ABSTRACT. Since 1990, after the first democratic elections in Romania, before each election, there were debates about the technical way in which elections […]

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THE RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY THROUGHOUT LIFE AS REFLECTED IN THE NEW CIVIL CODE

THE RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY THROUGHOUT LIFE AS REFLECTED IN THE NEW CIVIL CODE Lecturer Alexandru MIHUŢ Ph. D. “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad Faculty of Humanities, Politics and Administrative Sciences, AradPhone: 0744 /773151E-mail: av.mihutalexandru@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. During the development of social politics, philosophy and medicine in relation to human dignity, they have been involved […]

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THE INSTITUTION OF BANAT IN THE BANAT OF LUGOJ AND CARANSEBES IN THE XVIth-XVIIth CENTURIES

THE INSTITUTION OF BANAT IN THE BANAT OF LUGOJ AND CARANSEBES IN THE XVIth-XVIIth CENTURIES Sorin BULBOACĂ Ph. D.“Vasile Goldiş” Western University of AradFaculty of Humanities, Politics and Administrative Sciences, AradPhone: 0727-455952E-mail: sorin_bulboaca@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. In this article, we try to investigate and explain the connection between the Banat og Lugoj-Caransebes and the central institution in […]

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THE OSCE AND THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS

THE OSCE AND THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS Cristian BENŢE, Lecturer Ph. D.“Vasile Goldiş” Western University of AradFaculty of Humanities, Political and Administrative SciencesPhone: 0257 – 282324E-mail: cbente13@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the mechanisms developed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in order to protect […]

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THE MACHIAVELLIAN CONCEPT OF CIVIC VIRTUES

THE MACHIAVELLIAN CONCEPT OF CIVIC VIRTUES Oana MATEI, Lecturer Ph.D.“Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Humanities, Political and Administrative SciencesPhone: 0040-257-282324E-mail: oanamatei@yahoo.com ABSTRACT. The Machiavellian moment seems to be more and more influent in the context of the 20th and 21st century. Machiavelli’s legacy, once associated with an immoral way of thinking, is, […]

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PERSONAL GOALS: A NEW APPROACH IN STUDYING RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION

PERSONAL GOALS: A NEW APPROACH IN STUDYING RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION Lect. univ. dr. Anca MUSTEAWestern University „Vasile Goldiş” of AradPhone: 0257/250609E-mail: ancamustea@uvvg.roTeodor Călin BABAWestern University „Vasile Goldiş” of AradAsist. univ. dr. Oana NEGRU„Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca ABSTRACT. In order to understand what makes people engage in religious beliefs and behaviors, it is necessary to study their religious […]

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