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TECHNOLOGY – VALUES – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Some Reflections on Changing Relations, Meanings and Social Practices)
Lech W. ZACHER
UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY – THEORIES AND INTERPRETATIONS
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1–2 (88–89) 2016, Publication date: 12 May 2016
Abstract Narratives concerning technology and values relations requires an in-depth analysis of these two categories and also their contextualization. In social practice technology and values undergo significant changes, often revolutionary. They take systemic forms and they interact with each other. Since the [...] Read more.
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METHODOLOGICAL ANARCHISM AND ITS COGNITIVE VALUE
Magdalena SZPUNAR
Transformacje cywilizacyjne – między wiedzą, wrażliwością i wyobraźnią socjologiczną
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1 (112) 2022, Publication date: 30 March 2022
Abstract The aim of the article is to present the basic assumptions of Paul K. Feyerabend's epistemological anarchism. The article presents the value of methodological anarchism for the cognitive process, methodology and development of science, as well as the controversies associated with the application of [...] Read more.
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RECONFIGURATIONS IN THE WORLD SYSTEM – BETWEEN THE OLD DRIVING FORCES AND NEW NETWORKS
Lech W. ZACHER
Global Problems – Future – Politics – Values
Publication language: English
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Transformations No. 3-4 (78-79) 2013, Publication date: 13 November 2013
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OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABILITY – IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE (the Case of a Transitional Economy – Poland)
Lech W. ZACHER
National Cases Augmented
Publication language: English
Journal article
Transformations No. 3-4 (94-95) 2017, Publication date: 30 November 2017
Abstract Requirements for the sustainability in economy and society should be tailored to a given country or region. General models which often dominate in academic discourse are an important part of necessary social knowledge (of decision makers, media, NGOs etc.). They are formulated in universally relevant [...] Read more.
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REMARKS ON THE NOTION OF GLOCALISATION
Michał R. WĘSIERSKI
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract This article explores the meanings of the term ‘glocalisation’ and issues related to its use. The semantic and pragmatic properties of this term are discussed against the backdrop of certain semiotic and methodological peculiarities of the humanities and social sciences, including the specific features [...] Read more.
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THE CHANGING ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE POLITICAL THINKING AND ACTIONS OF THE POLISH PEOPLE’S PARTY
Radosław KUBICKI
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract Agriculture has always played a significant role in the activities and political ideology of the Polish People’s Party (PSL). However, noticeable changes are occurring in this area. Notably, the current president of the PSL does not come from an agricultural or rural background, which has influenced [...] Read more.
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METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT OR MANAGEMENT OF DISPERSED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS LOCATED WITH-IN A METROPOLITAN AREA? – SELECTED ASPECTS
Włodzimierz CHOJNACKI
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract The aim of this article is to characterize and compare metropolitan man-agement and the management of dispersed local government units located within a metropolitan area. The authors present the essence of local government management, the specifics of managing local government units located in metropolitan [...] Read more.
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THE ROLE OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN MANAGING LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Marek KLIMEK
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract This article aims to highlight the specific features and role of local government units (at the municipal, district and voivodeship levels) in the processes of managing local and regional development. The primary research methods employed in this study included content analysis and institutional-legal [...] Read more.
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LOCAL CYBERSECURITY – LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS FACING THE THREATS OF THE DIGITAL ERA
Wojciech MINCEWICZ
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract This article addresses the issue of cybersecurity in local government units in Poland, analyzing the preparedness of local administration to respond to increas-ing cyber threats during 2018–2024. The aim of the study is to identify the main barriers and factors shaping digital resilience at the municipal [...] Read more.
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SYNANTHROPICAL PLANTS – PREFERENCES OF RESIDENTS OF URSYNÓW DISTRICT IN WARSAW CITY– DIRECTIONS OF GREENERY SHAPING
Beata FORNAL-PIENIAK, Damian SOBOLEWSKI, Dagmara STANGIERSKA-MAZURKIEWICZ
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract In the face of climate challenges and progressing urbanization, synanthropic vegetation—plants adapted to human-transformed environments—emerges as a valuable ecological and economic alternative to conventional urban greenery. The use of synanthropic plants in urban spaces offers an alternative to conventional [...] Read more.
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'THE REPORTS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED'. CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE HOUSING COOPERATIVES: THE CASE OF POLAND
Sławomir PALICKI, Marek NOWAK, Lucyna BŁAŻEJCZYK-MAJKA
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract Despite predictions of their collapse after the economic reforms of the 1990s, housing cooperatives in Poland have adapted to free market principles. The aim of this article is to show that housing cooperatives might also perform well in a market situation, as an alternative to the domination of the [...] Read more.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANIMAL WELFARE – ON THE EXAMPLE OF PREVENTING ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS
Hanna MAMZER
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract Animal rights issues are an increasingly important social problem, focusing attention on the micro, meso and macrosocial levels. Responsibility for animal wel-fare at the mesosocial level applies in particular to local governments. Under the Animal Protection Act, local governments are obliged to adopt [...] Read more.
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MODERNISATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT – PROPOSALS FOR THE STRUCTURE OF LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BODIES
Jacek WOJNICKI
Publication language: English
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Redaktorzy Gościnni Numeru Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract The article discusses the issue of modernising local self-government in the Third Republic of Poland. It examines the experience of local self-government au-thorities since 1990, following the restoration of municipal self-government. The analysis identifies elements within the internal structure and [...] Read more.
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LAW AND TIME
Mateusz JAGIEŁA
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 3(126)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Abstract The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the multidimensional relationship between law and time. The author undertakes theoretical considerations regarding time as a legal category, drawing upon philosophical concepts of temporality and their influence on legal constructions. The paper discusses [...] Read more.