Essays about: "polish"

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  1. 16. Experiences of aid workers assisting Ukrainian refugees in Poland : A qualitative study in exploring aid workers experiences of refugee assistance for Ukrainians in the Polish region of Lower Silesia

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

    Author : Sarin Hajo; Katarzyna Jagoszewska; [2023]
    Keywords : Russian-Ukrainian war; Ukrainian refugees; Refugee aid;

    Abstract : The paper examines the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Poland from the organization employee’s point of view. A qualitative method was used by the researcher’s where semi-structured interviews were conducted with four staff members of Polish organizations working with refugees in their profession. READ MORE

  3. 17. Potential and challenges of Battery Energy Storage(BESS) : The case of Poland

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Marcin Ziółkowski; [2023]
    Keywords : BESS; energy storage; electricity markets; ancillary services; techno-economic analysis; energy policy; EU direetives;

    Abstract : According to the “Draft development plan for meeting the current and future electricity demandfor 2023-2032” developed by the Polish Transmission System Operator PSE, the most appropriate solution is to significantly expand the possibilities of energy storage, due to its role as a factor improving the power balancing with the increase of wind farms and photovoltaic (PV) sources. Poland has changed the rules governing the energy industry to encourage energy storage. READ MORE

  4. 18. Being queer means being political. A Qualitative study of Queer Activists Lived Experiences and the Silent Support in Contemporary Poland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Patrycja Natoloczna; [2023]
    Keywords : Eastern European studies; Polish studies; Gender Studies; Queer Activism; LGBTQ rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For the fourth year in a row, Poland continues to rank as the lowest country of the European Union on the yearly report on the legal and political situation of queer people in Europe. With constant negative media portrayal of queer communities and homophobic remarks from politicians, Polish queer individuals become antagonized and stigmatized by the society. READ MORE

  5. 19. Rule of Law infringements in Hungary and Poland and the EU institutions safeguarding processes. Between years 2017-2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emelie Stark; [2023]
    Keywords : EU institutions; Rule of law; Hungary and Poland; Defending EU Values; EU Conditionality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : What have the EU institutions done to safeguard rule of law values in Poland and Hungary? The goal of this thesis is to examine how Hungary and Poland have acted in ways that contradict EU values of rule of law, as well as what the EU institutions have done to safeguard these principles legislated in the Union's rule of law principle. Using a modified theory of external governance to explain incentives and motivations underpinning the EU institutions strategy to protect rule of law values. READ MORE

  6. 20. Masked Autocratization : Testing Levitsky and Ziblatt's Theory of Democratic Backsliding in the Context of Polish Covid-19 Autocratization

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Josefine Vallbom; [2023]
    Keywords : Covid-19 pandemic; crisis; Covid-19 autocratization; Levitsky Ziblatt; democratic backsliding; autocratization; hybrid regimes; Poland; PiS; theory-testing;

    Abstract : The study examines to what extent Levitsky & Ziblatt’s theory of democratic backsliding, as a universal three-step sequential process of democratic deterioration, can explain the novel phenomena of Covid-19 autocratization, in the context of Poland. Via said aim, the research serves as an explorative investigation into the strategies and methods used to invoke democratic backsliding amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE