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“Political Correctness” – A Threat To Free Speech? Overcoming The Dilemma, Lothar Tschapka
“Political Correctness” – A Threat To Free Speech? Overcoming The Dilemma, Lothar Tschapka
UBT International Conference
The concept of Political Correctness (PC) arose in the United States in the 1970s. For the past 30 years, it has been subject to criticism as constituting a threat to the “liberty of speech”, as well as a contribution to media bias. The dilemma of PC lies in the fact that, although it aims to protect human and civic rights, it may also result in the exact opposite, namely the diminishing of such rights as the free utterance of thoughts. However, civilised societies are in need of strategies to deal with phenomena such as racism, sexism, hate speech, online firestorms …
Faith-Based Peacebuilding Challenges In The Republic Of Kosovo, Xhemail Çupi
Faith-Based Peacebuilding Challenges In The Republic Of Kosovo, Xhemail Çupi
UBT International Conference
In order to realize coexistence between conflicting communities, it must initially precede a participant, consensual, moralistic and even civic political culture that would end with a tolerant dialogue between them. Reopening negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia with the European Union involvement marks the beginning, but not the end, of a long-term process of normalizing relations among their citizens. Flooding inter-ethnic relations have usually had a negative impact on inter-religious relations, and in Kosovo, due to the close association of ethnicity and religion, this has been demonstrated with the destroying and damaging of sacred objects. Consequently, despite the fact that no …
Europeanization Of The Balkans Vs. Balkanization Of Europe: A Vision Limited By Realities, Abdullah Sencer Gözübenli, Nazli Tekeshanoska
Europeanization Of The Balkans Vs. Balkanization Of Europe: A Vision Limited By Realities, Abdullah Sencer Gözübenli, Nazli Tekeshanoska
UBT International Conference
By the time of the simultaneous collapses of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the European Union (EU) commenced an acute relationship with the post-communist Central and Eastern European Countries. The EU had fully supported transition to more democratic regimes and into capital market of these countries. Finally, 13 Central and Eastern European Countries became members of the EU in last two decades. The most-awaited new Enlargement Strategy for the remaining potential candidate and candidate countries in the Western Balkans, entitled “The Credible Enlargement Perspective for the Western Balkans” was presented earlier this …