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Andrzej Klimczuk

Andrzej Klimczuk

Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Socio-Economics, Adjunct
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Socio-Economic Systems in the Post-Pandemic World: Design Thinking, Strategic Planning, Management, and Public Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease that was first recognized in China in late 2019. Among the primary effects caused by the pandemic, there was the dissemination of... more
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease that was first recognized in China in late 2019. Among the primary effects caused by the pandemic, there was the dissemination of health preventive measures such as physical distancing, travel restrictions, self-isolation, quarantines, and facility closures. This includes the global disruption of socio-economic systems including the postponement or cancellation of various public events (e.g., sporting, cultural, or religious), supply shortages and fears of the same, schools and universities closure, evacuation of foreign citizens, a rise of unemployment, changes in the international aid schemes, misinformation, and incidents of discrimination toward people affected by or suspected of having the COVID-19 disease. The pandemic has brought to the fore unpreparedness in critical areas that require attention, amid prospects and challenges. Moreover, considerable reorganization efforts are required with implications for assets, resources, norms, and value systems. COVID-19 is challenging the concept of globalization and stimulating responses at the levels of local and regional socio-economic systems that lead to the mobilization of assets that have been unrecognized earlier on, such as various forms of economic capital, social capital, cultural capital, human capital, and creative capital. For example, through digital channels, local groups are forming to create schemes of support for physical and mental wellbeing. These emerging exchanges lead to various social and technological innovations by building on skills and assets that are less important in the free-market economy, such as empathy, skills for crafts, making and fixing; locally grown microgreens; and micromanufacturing. Isolation and local living are also making it much harder to ignore the civic responsibilities towards communities, meant as individuals, vulnerable groups, and local businesses. Whilst the pandemic is limiting physical participation, this challenging time is uncovering alternative ways of mutual support, which may create long-term benefits for socio-economic systems, including environmental and biodiversity protection, reduction of the air pollution, and climate action. The pandemic’s threat to public health will hopefully be overcome with implications for disruption for an extended period that we are unable to forecast at this stage. It is key to focus on studies recognizing the activities and interventions leading to the recovery of socio-economic systems after the pandemic. Reflecting and planning on how societies and economies will go back to “business as usual” requires new forms of communication and cooperation, imaginative design thinking, new styles of management, as well as new tools and forms of participation in various public policies. Many questions related to the care of the vulnerable, economic restart, and the risk of future pandemics, to mention but a few, are already occupying the academic, scientific, experts, and activist communities, who have started to imagine the “new normal.”
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88974-597-5
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Socio-Economic Systems in the Post-Pandemic World: Design Thinking, Strategic Planning, Management, and Public Policy
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Social, Technological and Health Innovation: Opportunities and Limitations for Social Policy, Health Policy, and Environmental Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This Research Topic focuses on both strengths and weaknesses of social innovation, technological innovation, and health innovation that are increasingly recognized as crucial concepts related to the formulation of responses to the social,... more
This Research Topic focuses on both strengths and weaknesses of social innovation, technological innovation, and health innovation that are increasingly recognized as crucial concepts related to the formulation of responses to the social, health, and environmental challenges. Goals of this Research Topic: (1) to identify and share the best recent practices and innovations related to social, environmental and health policies; (2) to debate on relevant governance modes, management tools as well as evaluation and impact assessment techniques; (3) to discuss dilemmas in the fields of management, financing, designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the sustainability of innovative models of delivering social, health and care services; and (4) to recognize and analyze social, technological and health innovation that has emerged or has been scaled-up to respond to crisis situations, for example, a pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease.
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-8325-0513-7
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Social, Technological and Health Innovation: Opportunities and Limitations for Social Policy, Health Policy, and Environmental Policy
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Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are They or Are They Not...?more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The book "Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are they or are they not…?" is dedicated to clarify ambiguous concepts from the world of creativity and innovation. One of the initial triggers for the development of the book was the perceived... more
The book "Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are they or are they not…?" is dedicated to clarify ambiguous concepts from the world of creativity and innovation. One of the initial triggers for the development of the book was the perceived ambiguity of the binomials Design vs. Design Thinking and Innovation vs. Invention. Frequently, designers and innovation consultants are questioned by their clients about the relationships between these kind of concepts. Has the second emerged through the first, or vice-verse? Is one part of the other? Where are the similarities and which are the differences? This conceptual incomprehension makes itself noticeable between many ambiguous concepts in the world of innovation and creativity. What is the difference between Radical and Disruptive Innovation? Or is Social Innovation the same as Social Intervention? And regarding Creativity, are Creativity and Creative Thinking the same? In this book the reader will find answers to these kinds of questions and doubts. 28 authors from 10 different countries and cultural backgrounds are questioning current definitions and perceptions, by comparing different sources and ideas, or simply by giving their personal opinions. Some of the authors have an academic background, others a practical one, being either entrepreneurs, working with innovation in companies, or being innovation/design consultants.
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are They or Are They Not...?
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Citizen Science and Social Innovation: Mutual Relations, Barriers, Needs, and Development Factorsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Egle Butkeviciene, and Minela Kerla
Social innovations are usually understood as new ideas, initiatives, or solutions that make it possible to meet the challenges of societies in fields such as social security, education, employment, culture, health, environment, housing,... more
Social innovations are usually understood as new ideas, initiatives, or solutions that make it possible to meet the challenges of societies in fields such as social security, education, employment, culture, health, environment, housing, and economic development. On the one hand, many citizen science activities serve to achieve scientific as well as social and educational goals. Thus, these actions are opening an arena for introducing social innovations. On the other hand, some social innovations are further developed, adapted, or altered after the involvement of scientist-supervised citizens (laypeople or volunteers) in research and with the use of the citizen science tools and methods such as action research, crowdsourcing, and community-based participatory research. Such approaches are increasingly recognized as crucial for gathering data, addressing community needs, and creating engagement and cooperation between citizens and professional scientists. However, there are also various barriers to both citizen science and social innovation. For example, management, quality and protection of data, funding difficulties, non-recognition of citizens' contributions, and limited inclusion of innovative research approaches in public policies. In this volume, we open theoretical as well as empirically-based discussion, including examples, practices, and case studies of at least three types of relations between citizen science and social innovation: (1) domination of the citizen science features over social innovation aspects; (2) domination of the social innovation features over the citizen science aspects; and (3) the ways to achieve balance and integration between the social innovation and citizen science features. Each of these relationships highlights factors that influence the development of the main scales of sustainability of innovations in the practice. These innovations are contributing to a new paradigm of learning and sharing knowledge as well as interactions and socio-psychological development of participants. Also, there are factors that influence the development of platforms, ecosystems, and sustainability of innovations such as broad use of the information and communications technologies (ICTs) including robotics and automation; emerging healthcare and health promotion models; advancements in the development and governance of smart, green, inclusive and age-friendly cities and communities; new online learning centers; agri-food, cohousing or mobility platforms; and engagement of citizens into co-creation or co-production of services delivered by public, private, non-governmental (NGOs) organizations as well as non-formal entities.
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88974-751-1
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Citizen Science and Social Innovation: Mutual Relations, Barriers, Needs, and Development Factors
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The Sharing Economy in Europe Developments, Practices, and Contradictionsmore
by Cristina Miguel, Vida Cesnuityte, and Andrzej Klimczuk
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0
Publication Date: 2022
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The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictionsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This open access book considers the development of the sharing and collaborative economy with a European focus, mapping across economic sectors, and country-specific case studies. It looks at the roles the sharing economy plays in sharing... more
This open access book considers the development of the sharing and collaborative economy with a European focus, mapping across economic sectors, and country-specific case studies. It looks at the roles the sharing economy plays in sharing and redistribution of goods and services across the population in order to maximise their functionality, monetary exchange, and other aspects important to societies.  It also looks at the place of the sharing economy among various policies and how the contexts of public policies, legislation, digital platforms, and other infrastructure interrelate with the development and function of the sharing economy. The book will help in understanding the future (sharing) economy models as well as to contribute in solving questions of better access to resources and sustainable innovation in the context of degrowth and growing inequalities within and between societies. It will also provide a useful source for solutions to the big challenges of our times such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and recently the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19). This book will be of interest to academics and students in economics and business, organisational studies, sociology, media and communication and computer science.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
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Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Agingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in gerontology and population aging. It covers the breadth of the field, gives readers... more
This encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in gerontology and population aging. It covers the breadth of the field, gives readers access to all major sub-fields, and illustrates their interconnectedness with other disciplines. With more than 1300 cross-disciplinary contributors—including anthropologists, biologists, economists, psychiatrists, public policy experts, sociologists, and others—the encyclopedia delves deep into key areas of gerontology and population aging such as ageism, biodemography, disablement, longevity, long-term care, and much more. Paying careful attention to empirical research and literature from around the globe, the encyclopedia is of interest to a wide audience that includes researchers, teachers and students, policy makers, (non)governmental agencies, public health practitioners, business planners, and many other individuals and organizations.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
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Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applicationsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Demographic Analysis - Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications presents basic definitions, practical techniques, and methods, as well as examples of studies based on the usage of demographic analysis in various institutions and... more
Demographic Analysis - Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications presents basic definitions, practical techniques, and methods, as well as examples of studies based on the usage of demographic analysis in various institutions and economic entities. The volume covers studies related to population distribution, urbanization, migration, population change and dynamics, aging, longevity, population theories, and population projections. It is an asset to academic and professional communities interested in advancing knowledge on diverse populations in various contexts such as public policies, public services, education, and labor markets. The book aims to help students of demography as well as practitioners of other fields of social sciences and people in government, business, and nonprofit organizations.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.87333
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectivesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The book titled The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives is one of the important outcomes of the COST Action CA16121, From Sharing to Caring: Examining the Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy (short... more
The book titled The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives is one of the important outcomes of the COST Action CA16121, From Sharing to Caring: Examining the Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy (short name: Sharing and Caring; sharingandcaring.eu) that was active between March 2017 and September 2021. The Action was funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology - COST (www.cost.eu/actions/CA16121). The main objective of the COST Action Sharing and Caring is the development of a European network of researchers and practitioners interested in investigating the collaborative economy models, platforms, and their socio-technological implications. The network involves scholars, practitioners, communities, and policymakers. The COST Action Sharing and Caring helped to connect research initiatives across Europe and enabled scientists to develop their ideas by collaborating with peers. This collaboration opportunity represented a boost for the participants' research, careers, and innovation potential. The main aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the collaborative economy (CE) in European countries with a variety of its aspects for a deeper understanding of the phenomenon as a whole. For this reason, in July 2017, an open call for country reports was distributed among the members of the COST Action Sharing and Caring. Representatives of the member countries were invited to produce short country reports covering: definition(s) of the CE; types and models of the CE; key stakeholders involved; as well as legislation and technological tools relevant for the CE. Submitted reports varied in length and regarding the level of detail included, in accordance with how much information was available in each respective country at the time of writing. Editors of the book have compiled these early reports into a summary report, which was intended as a first step in mapping the state of the CE in Europe. The Member Countries Report on the Collaborative Economy, edited by Gaia Mosconi, Agnieszka Lukasiewicz, and Gabriela Avram (2018) that was published on the Sharing and Caring website, represented its first synergetic outcome and provided an overview of the CE phenomenon as interpreted and manifested in each of the countries part of the network. Additionally, Sergio Nassare-Aznar, Kosjenka Dumančić, and Giulia Priora compiled a Preliminary Legal Analysis of Country Reports on Cases of Collaborative Economy (2018). In 2018, after undertaking an analysis of the previous reports' strengths and weaknesses, the book editors issued a call for an updated version of these country reports. Prof. Ann Light advised the editorial team, proposing a new format for country reports and 4000 words limit. The template included: Introduction, Definition, Key Questions, Examples, Illustration, Context, Developments, Issues, Other Major Players, and Relevant Literature. The new template was approved by the Management Committee in October 2018. The task force that had supported the production of the first series of country reports (Dimitar Trajanov, Maria del Mar Alonso, Bálint Balázs, Kosjenka Dumančić, and Gabriela Avram) acted as mentors for the team of authors in each country. The final reports arrived at the end of 2018, bringing the total number of submissions to 30 (twenty-nine European countries plus Georgia). A call for book editors was issued, and a new editorial team was formed by volunteers from the participants of the COST Action: Andrzej Klimczuk, Vida Česnuityte, Cristina Miguel, Santa Mijalche, Gabriela Avram, Bori Simonovits, Bálint Balázs, Kostas Stefanidis, and Rafael Laurenti. The editorial team organized the double-blind reviews of reports and communicated to the authors the requirements for improving their texts. After reviews, the authors submitted updated versions of their country reports providing up-to-date interdisciplinary analysis on the state of the CE in 2019, when the reports were collected. During the final phase, the chapters were again reviewed by the lead editors together with all editorial team members. At the time, the intention was to update these reports again just before the end of the COST Action Sharing and Caring in 2021 and to produce a third edition. However, the COVID-19 pandemic changed these plans. Thus, this final volume was created by 82 scholars-editors and contributors-and consists of reports on 27 countries participating in the COST Action.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5546596
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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ICTs, data and vulnerable people: a guide for citizensmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Anna Berti Suman, and Helen Feord
ICTs, personal data, digital rights, the GDPR, data privacy, online security… these terms, and the concepts behind them, are increasingly common in our lives. Some of us may be familiar with them, but others are less aware of the growing... more
ICTs, personal data, digital rights, the GDPR, data privacy, online security… these terms, and the concepts behind them, are increasingly common in our lives. Some of us may be familiar with them, but others are less aware of the growing role of ICTs and data in our lives - and the potential risks this creates. These risks are even more pronounced for vulnerable groups in society. People can be vulnerable in different, often overlapping, ways, which place them at a disadvantage to the majority of citizens; Table 3 in this guide presents some of the many forms and causes of vulnerability. As a result, vulnerable people need greater support to navigate the digital world, and to ensure that they are able to exercise their rights. This guide explains where such support can be found, and also answers the following questions: - What are the main ethical and legal issues around ICTs for vulnerable citizens? - Who is vulnerable in Europe? - How do issues around ICTs affect vulnerable people in particular? This guide is a resource for members of vulnerable groups, people who work with vulnerable groups, and citizens more broadly. It is also useful for data controllers1 who collect data about vulnerable citizens. While focused on citizens in Europe, it may be of interest to people in other parts of the world. It forms part of the Citizens’ Information Pack produced by the PANELFIT project, and is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. You are welcome to translate this guide into other languages. Please send us a link to online versions in other languages, so that we can add them to the project website.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22773.70882
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: ICTs, data and vulnerable people: a guide for citizens
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Starzenie się populacji. Aktywizacja, koprodukcja i integracja społeczna osób starszychmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Opracowanie ma charakter poglądowo-teoretyczny, powstało bowiem na podstawie przeglądu dostępnej literatury przedmiotu (polskiej i zagranicznej). Publikacja skierowana jest zarówno do naukowców jak i studentów zajmujących się tematyką... more
Opracowanie ma charakter poglądowo-teoretyczny, powstało bowiem na podstawie przeglądu dostępnej literatury przedmiotu (polskiej i zagranicznej). Publikacja skierowana jest zarówno do naukowców jak i studentów zajmujących się tematyką starzenia się ludności, starości i osób starszych oraz do coraz szerszego grona zainteresowanych tymi zagadnieniami praktyków, w tym polityków i decydentów oraz reprezentantów usług publicznych, przedstawicieli mediów i organizacji pozarządowych.
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The study is illustrative and theoretical in nature, as it was based on a review of the available literature on the subject (Polish and foreign). The publication is addressed to both scholars and students dealing with the subjects of population ageing, old age, and older adults, as well as to a growing group of practitioners interested in these issues, including politicians and decision-makers as well as representatives of public services, the media, and non-governmental organizations.
DOI: 10.31261/PN.4035
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Starzenie się populacji. Aktywizacja, koprodukcja i integracja społeczna osób starszych
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Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Populationmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Łukasz Tomczyk
In recent years we may observe increasing interest in the development of social innovation both regarding theory as well as the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginning of... more
In recent years we may observe increasing interest in the development of social innovation both regarding theory as well as the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginning of the 21st century is population ageing. Various new and innovative initiatives, programs, schemes, and projects to respond to negative consequences of this demographic process are emerging around the world. However, social theories related to ageing are still insufficiently combined with these new practices, social movements, organisational models, and institutions. Many scholars are still using notions and tools from classical theories of social gerontology or the sociology of ageing such as disengagement theory, activity theory, and successful and productive ageing. Such theories do not sufficiently explain ageing in the context of, for example, a broad use of the information and communications technologies (ICTs) including robotics and automation, new healthcare and long-term care models, advancements in the development and governance of age-friendly environments, and public engagement of older adults into co-production of services delivered by public, private, non-governmental as well as non-formal entities.
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88963-620-4
Publication Date: 2020
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PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES OF SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR AGEING POPULATIONmore
by Łukasz Tomczyk and Andrzej Klimczuk
Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new academic... more
Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new academic discipline that is currently intensively developing, expanding research fields and combining various theoretical and practical perspectives. The interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, and multidisciplinarity of research on ageing and old age, despite its vast thematic, methodological and theoretical diversity, have a common denominator, which is the focus of research work on improving the quality of life of older people (see Fabiś et al., 2015). It is the concern for the components of quality of life such as welfare and well-being as well as focus on learning about phenomena conditioning successful ageing that has become motivators and premises hidden or visible in many texts included in the Research Topic “Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population.”

The Research Topic that we are presenting to our readers is unique not only because of its size but above all because of its novelty and social involvement, visible in the content of individual chapters. The presented collection includes 17 articles prepared in total by 76 authors from the following countries: China, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Two journals were combined with this Research Topic: “Frontiers in Public Health” and “Frontiers in Sociology.” The presented Research Topic contains seven types of articles covering: two community case studies (Brown et al.; Pinzón-Pulido et al.), eight original research articles (Berde; Bjursell; Dovie; Senior; Spinelli et al.; Stypińska et al.; Wanka; Zhang and Yang), two perspective articles (Aoo et al.; Piel and Robra), one hypothesis and theory paper (Toczyski et al.), one policy and practice review (Tziraki-Segal et al.), one methods article (Ramovš et al.), and two book reviews (Cieśla; Leszko).

The rationale to start work on this set of texts was the desire to continue and deepen the research analyses of the editors of this set, which concern the development of social innovations for the ageing population as well as changes of public policy on ageing (the ageing policy) (see Klimczuk, 2015, 2017; Tomczyk and Klimczuk, 2015). This Research Topic deals with topics covering issues such as social learning, intergenerational transmission, senior entrepreneurship, creative content creation by older adults, care services, raising the independence of older people in their living environments, dementia challenges, the image of the older generation in local social policies, new trends in qualitative research on old age, strategies for dealing with chronic diseases, the use of digital tools in health education, the silver economy/longevity economy, age-friendly environments, the diversity of structures and social services, preparation for old age, and food safety. The wide variety of submitted texts shows several selected and, according to the authors, current challenges that contemporary seniors have to face. The articles comprising this Research Topic are organized according to five themes.
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88963-620-4
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES OF SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR AGEING POPULATION
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Between Successful and Unsuccessful Ageing: Selected Aspects and Contextsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Yaroslava Evseeva, and delali dovie
We provide to readers the 11th volume of the "Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology" series. We are delighted to announce that the presented study is the result of the work of scientists from seven countries:... more
We provide to readers the 11th volume of the "Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology" series. We are delighted to announce that the presented study is the result of the work of scientists from seven countries: Austria, China, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Poland, and Russia. This international collection of texts is part of the global discourse on the determinants of adult education and the functioning of people in late adulthood. The 11th volume is a collection of research results that show both the positive and negative dimensions of ageing through the prism of research experience from various geographical and cultural areas.
The researchers invited to the presented volume tried to illustrate the issues assigned to the following topics: ageing with dignity; retirement age; assumptions and conditions resulting from living in the home; the relationship between challenges concerning life expectancy and needs; care and ageing services; and foundations and potential changes in pension systems. The research results presented in this volume have a common denominator, which is caring for the quality of life of the older people regardless of their place of residence. Thus, the study "Between Successful and Unsuccessful Ageing: Selected Aspects and Contexts" brings new insights from scientists who scrupulously characterize the complexity of processes that affect the positive and negative conditions of functioning in old age, which is a mosaic of various nuances.
Inviting readers to familiarize themselves with the content of the monograph, we would like to thank the reviewers who contributed to the improvement of the quality of the texts and open new fields for participation in further joint publishing projects.
DOI: 10.24917/9788395373718
Publication Date: 2019
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BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL AGEING: SELECTED ASPECTS AND CONTEXTSmore
by Łukasz Tomczyk and Andrzej Klimczuk
We provide to readers the 11th volume of the “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology” series. We are delighted to announce that the presented study is the result of the work of scientists from seven countries:... more
We provide to readers the 11th volume of the “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology” series. We are delighted to announce that the presented study is the result of the work of scientists from seven countries: Austria, China, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Poland, and Russia. This international collection of texts is part of the global discourse on the determinants of adult education and the functioning of people in late adulthood. The 11th volume is a collection of research results that show both the positive and negative dimensions of ageing through the prism of research experience from various geographical and cultural areas.
The researchers invited to the presented volume tried to illustrate the issues assigned to the following topics: ageing with dignity; retirement age; assumptions and conditions resulting from living in the home; the relationship between challenges concerning life expectancy and needs; care and ageing services; and foundations and potential changes in pension systems. The research results presented in this volume have a common denominator, which is caring for the quality of life of the older people regardless of their place of residence. Thus, the study “Between Successful and Unsuccessful Ageing: Selected Aspects and Contexts” brings new insights from scientists who scrupulously characterize the complexity of processes that affect the positive and negative conditions of functioning in old age, which is a mosaic of various nuances.
Inviting readers to familiarize themselves with the content of the monograph, we would like to thank the reviewers who contributed to the improvement of the quality of the texts and open new fields for participation in further joint publishing projects.
DOI: 10.24917/9788395373718
Volume: 11
Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL AGEING: SELECTED ASPECTS AND CONTEXTS
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Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Rūta Brazienė, Glenda Galeotti, Łukasz Tomczyk, doga basar sariipek, and SEYRAN GÜRSOY
This volume-“Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy”-is the most international of all published monographs from the series “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology.” Among the scholars trying to grasp the... more
This volume-“Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy”-is the most international of all published monographs from the series “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology.” Among the scholars trying to grasp the nuances and trends of social policy, there are diverse perspectives, resulting not only from the extensive knowledge of the authors on the systematic approach to the issue of supporting older people but also from the grounds of the represented social gerontology schools. In the texts of Volume VII interesting are both distinct and coherent elements presenting the role of local, regional and global policies in the prism of the countries from which the authors originate: the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Turkey, and the United States.
The chapters show a wealth of methodological approaches to the perception of social policy and its tools. In the texts there are issues related to the idea of active ageing, discrimination against older people in the workplace, comparability of solutions friendly to employment of older adults in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia as well as focused on the importance of educational forms (universities of the third age, senior clubs, folk high schools, and other non-formal solutions) determining an active life in old age.
This monograph also attempted to answer the question regarding how to transfer the idea of intergenerational learning into the realm of practice. This issue complements the chapter on the implementation of intergenerational programs in institutions providing long-term care support. The book also outlines a public policy on ageing in the perspective of the changes over the last few decades (Slovenia) and the case demonstrating solutions to accelerate self-reliance as a key to active ageing (Turkey).
We hope that seventh volume of our series will be an intellectual stimulus for further international research on change in social policy and will contribute to the dissemination of best practices as well as contribute to positive social change.
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Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policymore
by Łukasz Tomczyk and Andrzej Klimczuk
This volume—“Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy”—is the most international of all published monographs from the series “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology.” Among the scholars trying to grasp the... more
This volume—“Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy”—is the most international of all published monographs from the series “Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology.” Among the scholars trying to grasp the nuances and trends of social policy, there are diverse perspectives, resulting not only from the extensive knowledge of the authors on the systematic approach to the issue of supporting older people but also from the grounds of the represented social gerontology schools. In the texts of Volume VII interesting are both distinct and coherent elements presenting the role of local, regional and global policies in the prism of the countries from which the authors originate: the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Turkey, and the United States.
The chapters show a wealth of methodological approaches to the perception of social policy and its tools. In the texts there are issues related to the idea of active ageing, discrimination against older people in the workplace, comparability of solutions friendly to employment of older adults in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia as well as focused on the importance of educational forms (universities of the third age, senior clubs, folk high schools, and other non-formal solutions) determining an active life in old age.
This monograph also attempted to answer the question regarding how to transfer the idea of intergenerational learning into the realm of practice. This issue complements the chapter on the implementation of intergenerational programs in institutions providing long-term care support. The book also outlines a public policy on ageing in the perspective of the changes over the last few decades (Slovenia) and the case demonstrating solutions to accelerate self-reliance as a key to active ageing (Turkey).
We hope that seventh volume of our series will be an intellectual stimulus for further international research on change in social policy and will contribute to the dissemination of best practices as well as contribute to positive social change.
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Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendiummore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Gil Viry, Cecilia Bjursell, Sarmite Mikulioniene, Gražina Rapolienė, and Olga V Ivashchenko
K. Lüscher, M. Sánchez, A. Klimczuk (eds.), Generations, intergenerational relationships, intergenerational relationshipspolicy: A multilingual compendium, 12 languages, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz 2016, 300pp. Kurt Lüscher, Andreas... more
K. Lüscher, M. Sánchez, A. Klimczuk (eds.), Generations, intergenerational relationships, intergenerational relationshipspolicy: A multilingual compendium, 12 languages, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz 2016, 300pp.

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan

Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikas. Çok dilli bir Rehber
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Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II: Putting Theory into Practicemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This book shows that global population ageing is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative ageing policy as a mix of the... more
This book shows that global population ageing is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative ageing policy as a mix of the silver economy, the creative economy, and the social and solidarity economy for older people. The second volume of Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy focuses on the public policy and management concepts related to the use of the opportunities that are created by population ageing. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses and case study descriptions of good practices to suggest strategies that could be internationally popularized. Each chapter includes exercises and assignments for both students and those who are likely to apply the presented concepts in practice.

Contents:
Foreword by Richard Adler
Foreword by Dominic Campbell
Introduction
1 The Politics of Ageing and the Challenges of Ageing Populations
2 Understanding Public Policy on Ageing
3 Sociological and Gerontological Perspectives on Ageing, Creativity, and the Third Age
4 Diversity of Ageing Policy Concepts
5 The Emergence of the Creative Ageing Movement
6 Aims and Challenges of the Creative Ageing Policy
7 Principles, Governance, and Coproduction of the Creative Ageing Policy
8 Organizational Forms and Management for the Building of Creative Capital of Older People
Conclusion
Afterword by Andreas Hoff and Kurt Lüscher
Afterword by Suchandrima Chakraborty
Afterword by Jorge Felix
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Social Policy, Creativity, Design for Social Innovation, Pensions and retirement income, Cognitive Ageing, and 43 more
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Przyszłość edukacji zawodowej. Metody modernizacji szkół zawodowych i zwiększenia adaptacyjności pracowników oświatymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (ed.), Przyszłość edukacji zawodowej. Metody modernizacji szkół zawodowych i zwiększenia adaptacyjności pracowników oświaty, Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości, Białystok 2015.
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Przyszłość edukacji zawodowej. Kierunki reorientacji i nowe obszary aktywności zawodowej nauczycieli zawodumore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (ed.), Przyszłość edukacji zawodowej. Kierunki reorientacji i nowe obszary aktywności zawodowej nauczycieli zawodu, Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości, Białystok 2015.
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ESP, czyli pracownik na zakręcie. Outplacement dla pracownikówmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (ed.), ESP, czyli pracownik na zakręcie. Outplacement dla pracowników, Narodowe Forum Doradztwa Kariery, Białystok 2015.
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ESP, czyli firma na zakręcie. Outplacement dla pracodawcówmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (ed.), ESP, czyli firma na zakręcie. Outplacement dla pracodawców, Narodowe Forum Doradztwa Kariery, Białystok 2015.
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Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendiummore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Kurt Lüscher, Mariano Sanchez, Gil Viry, and Markus Zürcher
The members of the International Network for the Analysis of Intergenerational Relations (Generationes) proudly present the most recent issue of the jointly produced compendium “Generations, Intergenerational Relations and Generational... more
The members of the International Network for the Analysis of Intergenerational Relations (Generationes) proudly present the most recent issue of the jointly produced compendium “Generations, Intergenerational Relations and Generational Policy”.

This new version includes seven languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish (New) and Portuguese (New)). Its layout is designed for using it to translate the specific concepts and terminology of research into generations and intergenerational relations from one language into another.
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Popyt na zawody i kompetencje na podlaskim rynku pracy a potrzeby pracodawców w zakresie kształcenia ustawicznego pracowników w wieku 45 lat i więcejmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
K. Baczyńska-Koc, M. Borys, A. Klimczuk, I. Pietrzak, B. Plawgo, K. Radziewicz, E. Rollnik-Sadowska, C. Sadowska-Snarska, J. Żynel-Etel, Popyt na zawody i kompetencje na podlaskim rynku pracy a potrzeby pracodawców w zakresie kształcenia... more
K. Baczyńska-Koc, M. Borys, A. Klimczuk, I. Pietrzak, B. Plawgo, K. Radziewicz, E. Rollnik-Sadowska, C. Sadowska-Snarska, J. Żynel-Etel, Popyt na zawody i kompetencje na podlaskim rynku pracy a potrzeby pracodawców w zakresie kształcenia ustawicznego pracowników w wieku 45 lat i więcej (The Demand for Professions and Competencies on the Podlasie Labor Market and the Needs of Employers in Terms of Training for Workers Aged 45+), Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Białymstoku, Białystok 2015, 223pp.
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Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I: Context and Considerationsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Ageing populations are a major consideration for socio-economic development in the early twenty first century. This demographic change is mainly seen as a threat rather than as an opportunity to improve the quality of human life,... more
Ageing populations are a major consideration for socio-economic development in the early twenty first century. This demographic change is mainly seen as a threat rather than as an opportunity to improve the quality of human life, especially in Europe, where ageing has resulted in a reduction in economic competitiveness. Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy mixes the silver economy, the creative economy, and the social economy to construct positive solutions for an ageing population. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses and case study descriptions of good practices to suggest strategies that could be internationally popularized.

Contents:
Foreword by Harry R. Moody
Foreword by Kathrin Komp
Introduction
1. Old Age as a Stage in the Life Course and the Life Cycle
2. Forms of Older People's Capital
3. Creativity and Ageing: Concepts and Controversies
4. Mixed Economy and Multisectoral Approach to Population Ageing
5. Silver, Creative, and Social Economies as Positive Responses to Population Ageing
6. Benefits at the Interface Between Economic Systems
Conclusion
Afterword by Lukasz Tomczyk

A. Klimczuk, Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I: Context and Considerations, Palgrave Macmillan, New York 2015.
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Aging in the Social Spacemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Łukasz Tomczyk
A publication called Aging in the Social Space is a compilation of studies, which deal with theoretical understanding and empirical solutions, learning about problem spheres, specifying content parallels of social, legal, economic, moral... more
A publication called Aging in the Social Space is a compilation of studies, which deal with theoretical understanding and empirical solutions, learning about problem spheres, specifying content parallels of social, legal, economic, moral and ethical views on senior issues in society, which are closely related to each other and are interconnected.
This publication focus on the case study of Poland. It is supposed to provide a multidimensional view of old age issues and issues related to aging and care for old people in society. We believe that it is natural also to name individual spheres, in which society has some eff ect, either direct or indirect, within issues concerning seniors. Learning about these spheres is the primary prerequisite for successful use of social help to seniors in society.
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ESP, czyli Jak wyjść z zakrętu w rozwoju pracownikamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (red.), ESP, czyli Jak wyjść z zakrętu w rozwoju pracownika, Narodowe Forum Doradztwa Kariery, Białystok 2015.
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ESP, czyli Jak wyjść z zakrętu w rozwoju firmymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Skarzyński (red.), ESP, czyli Jak wyjść z zakrętu w rozwoju firmy, Narodowe Forum Doradztwa Kariery, Białystok 2015
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Doradcze i edukacyjne aspekty reorientacji zawodowej i wsparcia zatrudnienia zwalnianych pracowników oświatymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Juchnicka (ed.), Doradcze i edukacyjne aspekty reorientacji zawodowej i wsparcia zatrudnienia zwalnianych pracowników oświaty, Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości, Białystok 2015
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Formalnoprawne aspekty modernizacji szkolnictwa zawodowegomore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Juchnicka (ed.), Formalnoprawne aspekty modernizacji szkolnictwa zawodowego, Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości, Białystok 2014
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Potencjał współpracy transgranicznej podregionu białostocko-suwalskiegomore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochańska
M. Klimczuk-Kochańska, A. Klimczuk, Potencjał współpracy transgranicznej podregionu białostocko-suwalskiego (The Potential for Cross-border Cooperation of Subregion Bialystok-Suwalki), Białostocka Fundacja Kształcenia Kadr, Białystok... more
M. Klimczuk-Kochańska, A. Klimczuk, Potencjał współpracy transgranicznej podregionu białostocko-suwalskiego (The Potential for Cross-border Cooperation of Subregion Bialystok-Suwalki), Białostocka Fundacja Kształcenia Kadr, Białystok 2015, 121p.
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Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowychmore
by Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska, Andrzej Klimczuk, and Justyna Jasiewicz
Publication Date: 2015
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Ramowy Katalog Kompetencji Cyfrowychmore
by Alek Tarkowski, Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska, Andrzej Klimczuk, Jacek Zadrożny, Justyna Jasiewicz, and Mirek Filiciak
Opracowując „Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych” dążymy do powiązania kompetencji cyfrowych z konkretnymi korzyściami, jakie użytkownicy mogą odnieść w poszczególnych obszarach życia. W pracy nad Katalogiem korzystaliśmy z... more
Opracowując „Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych” dążymy do powiązania kompetencji cyfrowych z konkretnymi korzyściami, jakie użytkownicy mogą odnieść w poszczególnych obszarach życia. W pracy nad Katalogiem korzystaliśmy z doświadczenia i wiedzy wszystkich członków zespołu autorskiego, łącząc doświadczenie dydaktyczne i trenerskie z refleksją akademicką. Korzystaliśmy z dorobku instytucji wcześniej pracujących nad podobnymi katalogami – ważnymi punktami odniesienia są dla nas: „Cyfrowa Przyszłość. Katalog kompetencji medialnych i informacyjnych” przygotowany przez Fundację Nowoczesna Polska, materiały opracowane w ramach projektu DIGCOMP realizowanego przez Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Oxford Internet Institute. Najważniejszym jednak punktem odniesienia była ekspertyza „Taksonomia funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych oraz metodologia pomiaru poziomu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych osób z pokolenia 50+” przygotowana przez Centrum Cyfrowe Projekt: Polska na zamówienie Stowarzyszenia Miasta w Internecie, w ramach „Projektu systemowego – działania na rzecz rozwoju szerokopasmowego Internetu”, realizowanego przez Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji oraz Stowarzyszenie „Miasta w Internecie” pod hasłem POLSKA CYFROWA RÓWNYCH SZANS. Przy jego tworzeniu opieraliśmy się też na teoretycznym modelu opracowanym w ramach projektu „Poza stare i nowe media. Kompetencje komunikacyjne Polaków”, realizowanego przez Centrum Cyfrowe w latach 2012-2013. „Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych” jest uzupełnieniem i rozwinięciem opracowania przygotowanego na potrzeby Stowarzyszenia Miasta w Internecie. Główną różnicą jest ujęcie w niniejszym katalogu kompetencji cyfrowych odpowiednich dla wszystkich dorosłych Polaków – wcześniejsza ekspertyza uwzględniała specyfikę osób starszych jako grupy społecznej, można w niej znaleźć rozbudowaną część teoretyczną oraz przegląd istniejących modeli i katalogów kompetencji.
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Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych (Framework Directory of Digital Skills)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Justyna Jasiewicz, Mirek Filiciak, and Alek Tarkowski
J. Jasiewicz, M. Filiciak, A. Mierzecka, K. Śliwowski, A. Klimczuk, M. Kisilowska, A. Tarkowski, J. Zadrożny, Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych (Framework Directory of Digital Skills), Centrum Cyfrowe Projekt: Polska, Warszawa 2015, 35... more
J. Jasiewicz, M. Filiciak, A. Mierzecka, K. Śliwowski, A. Klimczuk, M. Kisilowska, A. Tarkowski, J. Zadrożny, Ramowy katalog kompetencji cyfrowych (Framework Directory of Digital Skills), Centrum Cyfrowe Projekt: Polska, Warszawa 2015, 35 p.
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The Framework Catalogue of Digital Competencesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Mirek Filiciak, and Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska
Priority axis III Digital competences of the society focuses on raising digital activity in order to allow fully use possibilities of high-speed Internet and new public e-services. It comprises four actions including Training activities... more
Priority axis III  Digital competences of the society focuses on raising digital activity in order to allow fully use possibilities of high-speed Internet and new public e-services.
It comprises four actions including Training activities for development of digital competences with allocation of 180 mln PLN (divided into two competitions dedicated to NGOs ).
The point of reference for all the projects of the axis III is a document named The framework catalogue of digital competences. An important assumption of the catalogue is the connection between the digital competences and the users' needs and the benefits that they may gain in the key areas of life. The document, commissioned by the Ministry of Administration and Digitization, is of vital importance in the implementation of the new model in recognizing digital competences- the relational model.

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J. Jasiewicz, M. Filiciak, A. Mierzecka, K. Śliwowski, A. Klimczuk, M. Kisilowska, A. Tarkowski, J. Zadrożny, The Framework Catalogue of Digital Competences, Centrum Cyfrowe Projekt: Polska, Warszawa 2015, 66p.
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Taksonomia funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych oraz metodologia pomiaru poziomu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych os'ob z pokolenia 50+more
by Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska, Andrzej Klimczuk, and Justyna Jasiewicz
Publication Date: 2015
Taksonomia funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych oraz metodologia pomiaru poziomu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych osób z pokolenia 50+ (Taxonomy of Functional Digital Skills and Methodology for Measuring the Functional Level of Digital Literacy of People Aged 50+)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Mirek Filiciak
Raport wydany został przez Stowarzyszenie "Miasta w Internecie". Jego celem jest opracowanie modelu i katalogu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych. Przedstawia on analizę badań i literatury przedmiotu, taksonomie kompetencji cyfrowych... more
Raport wydany został przez Stowarzyszenie "Miasta w Internecie". Jego celem jest opracowanie modelu i katalogu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych. Przedstawia on analizę badań i literatury przedmiotu, taksonomie kompetencji cyfrowych oraz projekt pomiaru funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych.

Raport powstał w ramach „Projektu systemowego - działania na rzecz rozwoju szerokopasmowego Internetu ", realizowanego przez Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji oraz Stowarzyszenie „Miasta w Internecie" pod hasłem POLSKA CYFROWA RÓWNYCH SZANS.


A. Tarkowski, A. Mierzecka, J. Jasiewicz, M. Filiciak, M. Kisilowska, A. Klimczuk, E. Bojanowska, Taksonomia funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych oraz metodologia pomiaru poziomu funkcjonalnych kompetencji cyfrowych osób z pokolenia 50+ (Taxonomy of Functional Digital Skills and Methodology for Measuring the Functional Level of Digital Literacy of People Aged 50+), Centrum Cyfrowe Projekt: Polska, Stowarzyszenie "Miasta w Internecie", Warszawa-Tarnów 2015, 164 p.
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Raport Desk Research: Polityka społeczna wobec starości i osób starszych w mieście Białystok. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznych (Desk Research Report: Social Policy Towards Ageing and Older People in the City of Bialystok. A Literature and Strategic Documents Review)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Polityka społeczna wobec starości i osób starszych w mieście Białystok. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznych (Desk Research Report: Social Policy Towards Ageing and Older People in the City of... more
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Polityka społeczna wobec starości i osób starszych w mieście Białystok. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznych (Desk Research Report: Social Policy Towards Ageing and Older People in the City of Bialystok. A Literature and Strategic Documents Review), Fundacja SocLab, Białystok 2014, 98s.
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Raport Desk Research: Analiza porównawcza rynku produktów i usług dla osób starszych w mieście Kraków (Desk Research Report: Comparative Analysis of the Products and Services Market for Older People in Krakow)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Analiza porównawcza rynku produktów i usług dla osób starszych w mieście Kraków (Desk Research Report: Comparative Analysis of the Products and Services Market for Older People in Krakow), mdm badania,... more
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Analiza porównawcza rynku produktów i usług dla osób starszych w mieście Kraków (Desk Research Report: Comparative Analysis of the Products and Services Market for Older People in Krakow), mdm badania, Białystok 2014, 226p. (unpublished report)
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Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium - Edition 2016more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium - Edition 2016 Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry,... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium - Edition 2016
Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan
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Focus Group Interview: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Focus Group Interview Raport: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Raport Focus Group Interview: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Focus Group Interview Raport: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment), Izba Rzemieślnicza i... more
A. Klimczuk, Raport Focus Group Interview: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Focus Group Interview Raport: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment), Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości w Białymstoku, Organizacja Międzyzakładowa NSZZ „Solidarność” Pracowników Oświaty i Wychowania, Białystok 2014, 39p. (unpublished report)
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Raport Desk Research: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Desk Research Report: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Desk Research Report: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment), Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości w... more
A. Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: Praktyki wsparcia nauczycieli zawodowych zagrożonych bezrobociem (Desk Research Report: Practices of Supporting Teachers Threatened by Unemployment), Izba Rzemieślnicza i Przedsiębiorczości w Białymstoku, Organizacja Międzyzakładowa NSZZ „Solidarność” Pracowników Oświaty i Wychowania, Białystok 2014, 220p.
Publication Date: 2014
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Podlaska strategia rozwoju nanotechnologii do 2020 roku. Przełomowa wizja regionu more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
W Podlaskiej strategii rozwoju nanotechnologii do 2020 roku podjęto próbę zaprezentowania alternatywnej propozycji do dotychczasowej i obecnej ścieżki rozwojowej województwa podlaskiego. Ścieżki, która nie tylko nie wyprowadziła... more
W Podlaskiej strategii rozwoju nanotechnologii do 2020 roku podjęto próbę zaprezentowania alternatywnej propozycji do dotychczasowej i obecnej ścieżki rozwojowej województwa podlaskiego. Ścieżki, która nie tylko nie wyprowadziła województwa podlaskiego z obszaru określanego stygmatyzująco jako „Polska B”, ale doprowadziła do dalszego pogłębienia luki rozwojowej pomiędzy innymi regionami Polski i Europy. Przedstawiona w Strategii koncepcja odwołuje się do paradygmatu zarządzania antycypacyjnego, wytyczającego trajektorię rozwoju, która nie naśladuje innych, ale kieruje się tam, gdzie znajdą się w przyszłości liderzy.
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In Podlasie nanotechnology development strategy up to 2020 an attempt was made to present an alternative proposal to the previous and the current development path of Podlaskie. Paths that not only moved from the Podlasie province wchi are stigmated referred as "Poland B", but led to a further deepening of the development gap between other regions of Poland and Europe. Concept presented in the Strategy refers to anticipatory management paradigm, wytyczającego trajectory of development which does not imitate others, but directs to where you will find yourself in the future leaders.

J. Nazarko (ed.), Podlaska strategia rozwoju nanotechnologii do 2020 roku. Przełomowa wizja regionu (Podlasie Nanotechnology Development Strategy up to 2020. The Groundbreaking Vision of the Region), Politechnika Białostocka, Białystok 2013, 133p.
Publication Date: 2013
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Od warsztatów do nowych instytucji kultury. Ewaluacja inicjatyw MediaLab. Raport z badań 2013more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Celem badań jest odpowiedź na pytanie o to, jakie są efekty dotychczasowej realizacji warsztatów typu medialab z inicjatywy Fundacji Ortus w Polsce oraz jakie są uwarunkowania ich dalszego rozwoju w kierunku budowy stałej instytucji.... more
Celem badań jest odpowiedź na pytanie o to, jakie są efekty dotychczasowej realizacji warsztatów typu medialab z inicjatywy Fundacji Ortus w Polsce oraz jakie są uwarunkowania ich dalszego rozwoju w kierunku budowy stałej instytucji. Podjęta analiza została ukierunkowana na osiągnięcie następujących celów teoretycznych i praktycznych: identyfikacja cech wizerunku warsztatów medialab organizowanych przez Fundację Ortus; określenie zakresu upowszechniania w Polsce koncepcji nowych instytucji kultury poprzez warsztaty medialab; określenie opinii i postaw wobec inicjatyw medialab ich uczestników i nie-uczestników; identyfikacja zakresu wykorzystania technik i form działań poznanych na warsztatach medialab przez ich uczestników; oszacowanie trwałości zawiązanych między uczestnikami warsztatów więzi i zakresu współpracy przez wspólnych przedsięwzięciach; identyfikacja dotychczasowych i potencjalnych korzyści i barier w realizacji inicjatyw medialab; ustalenie czynników wspierających i hamujących przyszłą działalność instytucji medialab w stałej lokalizacji; określenie cech potencjalnej roli instytucji medialab w regionalnej polityce kulturalnej i polityce innowacji; wskazanie potencjalnych rozwiązań na rzecz budowy polskiego modelu instytucji medialab.
Publication Date: 2013
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Akademia Liderów Integracji Cyfrowej i Edukacji - ALICE. Raport z badań ewaluacyjnych (Academy of Digital Inclusion and Education Leaders - ALICE. The Report of the Evaluation Studies)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Akademia Liderów Integracji Cyfrowej i Edukacji - ALICE. Raport z badań ewaluacyjnych (Academy of Digital Inclusion and Education Leaders - ALICE. The Report of the Evaluation Studies), Fundacja Aktywizacja, Warszawa 2013.... more
A. Klimczuk, Akademia Liderów Integracji Cyfrowej i Edukacji - ALICE. Raport z badań ewaluacyjnych (Academy of Digital Inclusion and Education Leaders - ALICE. The Report of the Evaluation Studies), Fundacja Aktywizacja, Warszawa 2013. 159p.
Publication Date: 2013
Raport z ewaluacji warsztatów edukacyjnych w ramach projektu „Plac Zabaw Arsenał 2013” (Report from Evaluation of Educational Workshops within the Project "Playground Arsenal 2013")more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Raport z ewaluacji warsztatów edukacyjnych w ramach projektu „Plac Zabaw Arsenał 2013” (Report from Evaluation of Educational Workshops within the Project "Playground Arsenal 2013"), Fundacja SocLab, Białystok 2013, 88p.
Publication Date: 2013
Raport Desk Research: samorządowa i obywatelska współpraca transgraniczna w województwie podlaskim. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznychmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Andrzej Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: samorządowa i obywatelska współpraca transgraniczna w województwie podlaskim. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznych (Desk Research Report: Local government and civic organisations... more
Andrzej Klimczuk, Raport Desk Research: samorządowa i obywatelska współpraca transgraniczna w województwie podlaskim. Przegląd literatury i dokumentów strategicznych (Desk Research Report: Local government and civic organisations cross-border cooperation in the Podlaskie region. A literature and strategic documents review), Fundacja SocLab, Białystok 2013, 137p.

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Celem niniejszego opracowania jest przybliżenie podstaw teoretycznych dyplomacji publicznej oraz charakterystyki metod i obszarów współpracy transgranicznej prowadzonej przez samorządy województwa podlaskiego. Raport w szczególności zwraca uwagę na obywatelski i samorządowy wymiar polskiej polityki zagranicznej. Podjętą analizę ukierunkowano na rozpoznanie dotychczasowych praktyk w tym zakresie, jak też na określenie wniosków i rekomendacji, co do dalszego rozwoju zdecentralizowanej polityki zagranicznej.
W raporcie w pierwszej kolejności omówiono podstawowe pojęcia teoretyczne związane z obywatelską i samorządową współpracą transgraniczną. Zwrócono uwagę na priorytety zdecentralizowanej polityki zagranicznej Polski oraz na zróżnicowanie sektorowe aktorów współpracy transgranicznej w województwie podlaskim. Następnie w podziale na powiaty omówiono realizowane i planowane inicjatywy współpracy transgranicznej obecne w dostępnych publicznie dokumentach strategicznych samorządów woj. podlaskiego. W dalszej części raportu podjęto próbę podsumowania obszarów i metod współpracy oraz wskazano na główne wnioski i rekomendacje.
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The aim of this paper is to present the theoretical basis of public diplomacy and the characteristics of methods and areas of cross-border cooperation conducted by local governments in Podlaskie Voivodship. Report, in particular, draws attention to the civic and local government dimension of Polish foreign policy. Undertaken analysis was targeted to recognition of existing practices in this area, as well as to identify conclusions and recommendations for further development of decentralized foreign policy.
This report first discusses the basic theoretical concepts related to citizenship and local government cross-border cooperation. Attention was drawn to priorities of Polish decentralized foreign policy and sectoral diversification of cross-border cooperation actors in the Podlaskie Voivodship. Next the existing and planned cross-border cooperation initiatives present in the public programs and strategies of local governments and districts were discussed. Later in the report an attempt to summarize the areas and methods of cooperation were undertaken as well as some main conclusions and recommendations were pointed out.
Publication Date: 2013
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Sieć My Obywatele w kontekście inicjatyw na rzecz ogólnopolskiej reprezentacji organizacji pozarządowych, grup nieformalnych i obywatelskich. Raport z badania ewaluacyjnegomore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Sieć My Obywatele w kontekście inicjatyw na rzecz ogólnopolskiej reprezentacji organizacji pozarządowych, grup nieformalnych i obywatelskich. Raport z badania ewaluacyjnego (We Citizens Network in the Context of Nationwide... more
A. Klimczuk, Sieć My Obywatele w kontekście inicjatyw na rzecz ogólnopolskiej reprezentacji organizacji pozarządowych, grup nieformalnych i obywatelskich. Raport z badania ewaluacyjnego (We Citizens Network in the Context of Nationwide Representation of NGOs and Informal Groups of Citizens Initiatives. The Report of the Evaluation Study), Stowarzyszenie „Obywatele Obywatelom”, Fundacja SocLab, Łódź-Białystok 2013, 83p.
Publication Date: 2013
Samorządowa i obywatelska współpraca transgraniczna w województwie podlaskim (Local Government and Civic Cross-Border Cooperation in the Podlaskie Voivodeship)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Badania prezentowane w niniejszej publikacji miały na celu dostarczenie danych koniecznych do prowadzenia polskiej polityki zagranicznej rozszerzonej o wymiar samorządowy i obywatelski w województwie podlaskim. Głównym celem diagnozy było... more
Badania prezentowane w niniejszej publikacji miały na celu dostarczenie danych koniecznych do prowadzenia polskiej polityki zagranicznej rozszerzonej o wymiar samorządowy i obywatelski w województwie podlaskim. Głównym celem diagnozy było zbadanie, jak jednostki samorządu terytorialnego, organizacje pozarządowe, przedsiębiorstwa oraz uczelnie wyższe nawiązywały współpracę transgraniczną z partnerami na Litwie, Białorusi, Ukrainie i w Rosji (Obwód Kaliningradzki). W publikacji wskazano miejsca największego potencjału, jak również barier na drodze do takiej współpracy w regionie. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na kooperację tych podmiotów, łączenie swoich potencjałów i tworzenie wspólnych projektów.
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Studies presented in this publication were aimed at provide data necessary for the conducting of local government and citizenship dimension of the enlarged Polish foreign policy in Podlaskie region. The main objective was to investigate the diagnosis, as the local government units, non-governmental organizations, businesses and universities alluded cross-border cooperation with partners in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia (Kaliningrad). The publication indicated areas of the greatest potential, as well as barriers to such cooperation in the region. Particular attention was paid to the cooperation of these entities, combining their potentials and create joint projects.
Publication Date: 2013
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Srebrna gospodarka jako konstruktywna odpowiedź na starzenie się populacji. Perspektywa polityki publicznejmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Artykuł przedstawia koncepcję tzw. srebrnej gospodarki jako systemu gospodarczego związanego ze starzeniem się populacji, którego rozwój ma cechy idei polityki publicznej. Opracowanie w pierwszej kolejności przybliża dyskurs i etapy... more
Artykuł przedstawia koncepcję tzw. srebrnej gospodarki jako systemu gospodarczego związanego ze starzeniem się populacji, którego rozwój ma cechy idei polityki publicznej. Opracowanie w pierwszej kolejności przybliża dyskurs i etapy procesu konstruowania tego systemu przez międzynarodowych i krajowych aktorów polityki publicznej wobec starzenia się ludności. Następnie przeprowadzono krytyczną analizę wymiarów i obszarów wdrażania i rozwoju koncepcji srebrnej gospodarki oraz przegląd jej zewnętrznych i wewnętrznych ograniczeń. Podsumowanie zawiera propozycje dalszych kierunków badań.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11001194
Publication Date: 2023
Publication Name: Srebrna gospodarka jako konstruktywna odpowiedź na starzenie się populacji. Perspektywa polityki publicznej
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Blueprint for the European Citizen Science Academymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This deliverable covers the various steps that have been undertaken to develop the path to creating and developing a European Citizen Science Academy (ECS Academy). It is an aggregation of documents and reports that have been elaborated... more
This deliverable covers the various steps that have been undertaken to develop the path to creating and developing a European Citizen Science Academy (ECS Academy). It is an aggregation of documents and reports that have been elaborated throughout the first year of the ECS project, with a community of practice of citizen science educators and trainers, the European Citizen Science Association and the ECS consortium. They set the stage to the co-creation of the ECS Academy. The ECS Academy is a work package within the European Citizen Science (ECS) project. It seeks to promote citizen science within various stakeholder spheres, countries, by being a point of reference for training material and by regrouping a community of practice around citizen science training and education to develop training needs.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10521787
Publication Date: 2023
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Potencjalne kierunki i narzędzia regulacji gospodarki współdzieleniamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Podstawowym celem artykułu jest przybliżenie dyskursu wokół możliwości regulacji gospodarki współdzielenia (ang. sharing economy) oraz omówienie potencjalnych instrumentów polityki publicznej, które mogą służyć do ograniczenia negatywnych... more
Podstawowym celem artykułu jest przybliżenie dyskursu wokół możliwości regulacji gospodarki współdzielenia (ang. sharing economy) oraz omówienie potencjalnych instrumentów polityki publicznej, które mogą służyć do ograniczenia negatywnych skutków rozwoju tego systemu gospodarczego. Artykuł w pierwszej kolejności przybliża rozumienie koncepcji regulacji i régulation oraz omawia związki gospodarki współdzielenia z koncepcją współzarządzania cyfrowego. Następnie po przybliżeniu wybranych pozytywnych i negatywnych efektów gospodarki współdzielenia wskazane zostają wybrane instrumenty regulacyjne. W podsumowaniu wskazano na możliwe kierunki dalszych badań.
DOI: 10.24917/20813333.29.10
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica
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Dialog międzypokoleniowy i partycypacja obywatelska we wdrażaniu koncepcji miast i gmin przyjaznych starzeniu się. Wnioski dla samorządowej polityki publicznejmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
W ostatnich latach obserwujemy intensywną debatę publiczną dotyczącą implementacji koncepcji miast i gmin przyjaznych starzeniu się (age-friendly cities and communities) oraz jej nowszej i szerszej odsłony związanej z inteligentnymi i... more
W ostatnich latach obserwujemy intensywną debatę publiczną dotyczącą implementacji koncepcji miast i gmin przyjaznych starzeniu się (age-friendly cities and communities) oraz jej nowszej i szerszej odsłony związanej z inteligentnymi i zdrowymi przestrzeniami przyjaznymi starzeniu się (smart healthy age-friendly environments, SHAFE). Rozdział koncentruje się na zwięzłym przeglądzie obejmującym te zagadnienia. W pierwszej części artykuł przybliża podstawowe pojęcia i wybrane działania Komisji Europejskiej w obszarze upowszechniania dialogu międzypokoleniowego oraz programowania polityk relacji międzypokoleniowych. Następnie zaprezentowano krótkie omówienia studiów przypadku dotyczące wybranych projektów innowacji społecznych i metodyk mających na celu: (1) wzmocnienie pozycji facylitatorów koncepcji miast i gmin przyjaznych starzeniu się oraz inteligentnych, zdrowych i inkluzywnych przestrzeni; (2) ułatwienie obywatelom, szczególnie osobom starszym, radzenia sobie z sytuacjami kryzysowymi w obszarze zdrowia publicznego; oraz (3) wspieranie głosu seniorów i seniorek w podejmowaniu decyzji co do celów i zadań polityk publicznych (współprojektowanie), ich wdrażania (współzarządzanie, współrealizowanie/koprodukcja usług publicznych) oraz ich monitorowania i ewaluacji (współocena). Ostatnia część zawiera rekomendacje dla wybranych podmiotów odpowiedzialnych za politykę publiczną wobec starzenia się ludności oraz propozycje kierunków dalszych badań.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10454212
Publication Date: 2023
Publication Name: Terra Incognita. Obszar ekonomicznego władztwa samorządu terytorialnego a rola związków zawodowych
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Przedsiębiorczość społeczna i innowacje społeczne w polityce publicznej wobec starzenia się ludnościmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Podstawowym założeniem artykułu jest uznanie, że złożoność wyzwań związanych ze starzeniem się populacji wymusza rozwój powiązań kooperacyjnych między podmiotami polityki publicznej reprezentującymi różne sektory. Innymi słowy: niezbędna... more
Podstawowym założeniem artykułu jest uznanie, że złożoność wyzwań związanych ze starzeniem się populacji wymusza rozwój powiązań kooperacyjnych między podmiotami polityki publicznej reprezentującymi różne sektory. Innymi słowy: niezbędna jest bardziej intensywna i lepiej skoordynowana współpraca między organizacjami sektora publicznego, komercyjnego, pozarządowego, nieformalnego oraz sektora obejmującego podmioty gospodarki społecznej (np. spółdzielnie). Zasadnicze znaczenie ma w tym kontekście wdrażanie założeń teorii współzarządzania (governance), koprodukcji oraz mieszanej gospodarki dobrobytu (inaczej: wielosektorowej polityki społecznej). W konsekwencji artykuł wskazuje na wybrane wątki dyskursu dotyczącego relacji procesu starzenia się ludności z przedsiębiorczością społeczną i innowacjami społecznymi. Tekst przytacza także przykłady dobrych praktyk i inicjatyw z obszaru gospodarki społecznej. Podsumowanie zawiera rekomendacje dla podmiotów polityki publicznej oraz proponowane kierunki dalszych badań.
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Polityka społeczna w XXI wieku. Spójność w trójwymiarze
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Editorial: Social, Technological and Health Innovation: Opportunities and Limitations for Social Policy, Health Policy, and Environmental Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Innovation is progressively needed in responding to global challenges. Moreover, the increasing complexity of challenges implies demand for the usage of multisectoral and policy mix approaches. Wicked problems can be tackled by... more
Innovation is progressively needed in responding to global challenges. Moreover, the increasing complexity of challenges implies demand for the usage of multisectoral and policy mix approaches. Wicked problems can be tackled by "integrated innovation" that combines the coordinated implementation of social, technological, and health innovation co-created by entities of the public sector, the private sector, the non-governmental sector, and the informal sector. This Research Topic focuses on filling the knowledge gaps about the selected types of innovation. First, regarding social innovation that can be understood as new strategies, concepts, products, services, and organizational forms that allow the satisfaction of human needs. Second, a technological innovation that refers to new or remarkably improved products, goods, or services in terms of their technical specifications, components, materials, software, design, or other functional features. Third, health innovation that focuses on novel or enhanced health policies, systems, products, technologies, services, and care delivery schemes to improve people's health. Finally, this Research Topic highlights attempts to develop integrated innovation that can add value to social policy, health policy, and environmental policy by improving efficiency, effectiveness, quality, sustainability, safety, and affordability.
DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2022.1020110
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Frontiers in Political Science
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Editorial: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Socio-Economic Systems in the Post-Pandemic World: Design Thinking, Strategic Planning, Management, and Public Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, led to unprecedented events. All regions of the world participated in implementing preventive health measures such as physical distancing, travel... more
The declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, led to unprecedented events. All regions of the world participated in implementing preventive health measures such as physical distancing, travel restrictions, self-isolation, quarantines, and facility closures. The pandemic started global disruption of socio-economic systems, covering the postponement or cancellation of public events, supply shortages, schools and universities' closure, evacuation of foreign citizens, a rise in unemployment and inflation, misinformation, the anti-vaccine movement, and incidents of discrimination toward people affected by or suspected of having coronavirus disease. Attempts have been made to protect the oldest age group at risk, but in many cases, this has led to over-restriction and age discrimination. The rationale for working on the Research Topic "Socio-economic systems in the post-pandemic world: Design thinking, strategic planning, management, and public policy" was the need to start reflecting on resilience and lessons learned from this public health event that revealed the global unpreparedness in critical areas. Also, the pandemic triggered both top-down (e.g., policy tools toward labor markets) and bottom-up (e.g., social and technological innovations in education) responses that needed more in-depth analyzes. This Research Topic covers interdisciplinary contributions addressing new thinking, challenges, and transformations required for post-pandemic global, national, regional, and local realities. The presented Research Topic combines studies focused on recognizing the actions and interventions leading to the recovery of socio-economic systems during the tail end and after the pandemic. The studies delivered recommendations regarding, among others, the care of vulnerable, planning socio-economic restart, and imagining the "new normal."
DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.1034562
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Frontiers in Communication
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State of the Art of Audio- and Video-Based Solutions for AALmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
It is a matter of fact that Europe is facing more and more crucial challenges regarding health and social care due to the demographic change and the current economic context. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has stressed this situation even... more
It is a matter of fact that Europe is facing more and more crucial challenges regarding health and social care due to the demographic change and the current economic context. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has stressed this situation even further, thus highlighting the need for taking action. Active and Assisted Living (AAL) technologies come as a viable approach to help facing these challenges, thanks to the high potential they have in enabling remote care and support. Broadly speaking, AAL can be referred to as the use of innovative and advanced Information and Communication Technologies to create supportive, inclusive and empowering applications and environments that enable older, impaired or frail people to live independently and stay active longer in society. AAL capitalizes on the growing pervasiveness and effectiveness of sensing and computing facilities to supply the persons in need with smart assistance, by responding to their necessities of autonomy, independence, comfort, security and safety. The application scenarios addressed by AAL are complex, due to the inherent heterogeneity of the end-user population, their living arrangements, and their physical conditions or impairment. Despite aiming at diverse goals, AAL systems should share some common characteristics. They are designed to provide support in daily life in an invisible, unobtrusive and user-friendly manner. Moreover, they are conceived to be intelligent, to be able to learn and adapt to the requirements and requests of the assisted people, and to synchronise with their specific needs. Nevertheless, to ensure the uptake of AAL in society, potential users must be willing to use AAL applications and to integrate them in their daily environments and lives. In this respect, video- and audio-based AAL applications have several advantages, in terms of unobtrusiveness and information richness. Indeed, cameras and microphones are far less obtrusive with respect to the hindrance other wearable sensors may cause to one's activities. In addition, a single camera placed in a room can record most of the activities performed in the room, thus replacing many other non-visual sensors. Currently, video-based applications are effective in recognising and monitoring the activities, the movements, and the overall conditions of the assisted individuals as well as to assess their vital parameters (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate). Similarly, audio sensors have the potential to become one of the most important modalities for interaction with AAL systems, as they can have a large range of sensing, do not require physical presence at a particular location and are physically intangible. Moreover, relevant information about individuals' activities and health status can derive from processing audio signals (e.g., speech recordings). Nevertheless, as the other side of the coin, cameras and microphones are often perceived as the most intrusive technologies from the viewpoint of the privacy of the monitored individuals. This is due to the richness of the information these technologies convey and the intimate setting where they may be deployed. Solutions able to ensure privacy preservation by context and by design, as well as to ensure high legal and ethical standards are in high demand. After the review of the current state of play and the discussion in GoodBrother, we may claim that the first solutions in this direction are starting to appear in the literature. A multidisciplinary debate among experts and stakeholders is paving the way towards AAL ensuring ergonomics, usability, acceptance and privacy preservation. The DIANA, PAAL, and VisuAAL projects are examples of this fresh approach. This report provides the reader with a review of the most recent advances in audio- and video-based monitoring technologies for AAL. It has been drafted as a collective effort of WG3 to supply an introduction to AAL, its evolution over time and its main functional and technological underpinnings. In this respect, the report contributes to the field with the outline of a new generation of ethical-aware AAL technologies and a proposal for a novel comprehensive taxonomy of AAL systems and applications. Moreover, the report allows non-technical readers to gather an overview of the main components of an AAL system and how these function and interact with the end-users. The report illustrates the state of the art of the most successful AAL applications and functions based on audio and video data, namely (i) lifelogging and self-monitoring, (ii) remote monitoring of vital signs, (iii) emotional state recognition, (iv) food intake monitoring, activity and behaviour recognition, (v) activity and personal assistance, (vi) gesture recognition, (vii) fall detection and prevention, (viii) mobility assessment and frailty recognition, and (ix) cognitive and motor rehabilitation. For these application scenarios, the report illustrates the state of play in terms of scientific advances, available products and research project. The open challenges are also highlighted. The report ends with an overview of the challenges, the hindrances and the opportunities posed by the uptake in real world settings of AAL technologies. In this respect, the report illustrates the current procedural and technological approaches to cope with acceptability, usability and trust in the AAL technology, by surveying strategies and approaches to co-design, to privacy preservation in video and audio data, to transparency and explainability in data processing, and to data transmission and communication. User acceptance and ethical considerations are also debated. Finally, the potentials coming from the silver economy are overviewed.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35629.56802
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: State of the Art of Audio- and Video-Based Solutions for AAL
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Editorial: Citizen Science and Social Innovation: Mutual Relations, Barriers, Needs, and Development Factorsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Egle Butkeviciene, and Minela Kerla
The presented Research Topic explores the potential of citizen science to contribute to the development of social innovations. It sets the ground for analysis of mutual relations between two strong and embedded in the literature concepts:... more
The presented Research Topic explores the potential of citizen science to contribute to the development of social innovations. It sets the ground for analysis of mutual relations between two strong and embedded in the literature concepts: citizen science and social innovation. Simultaneously, the collection opens a discussion on how these two ideas are intertwined, what are the significant barriers, and the need to use citizen science for social innovation.
DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2022.836149
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Frontiers in Sociology
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The State and Critical Assessment of the Sharing Economy in Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The chapter is the final one in the volume of collected papers aiming to discuss the sharing economy in Europe. The idea of the book emerged within the research network created by the COST Action CA16121 ‘From Sharing to Caring: Examining... more
The chapter is the final one in the volume of collected papers aiming to discuss the sharing economy in Europe. The idea of the book emerged within the research network created by the COST Action CA16121 ‘From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy.’ The authors of the chapter sum up theoretical and empirical materials as well as country-specific cases provided in the book. The article critically assesses the current status of the sharing economy in European countries by highlighting major controversial issues related to deregulation, market disruption, or social inequality. The authors conclude that, considering the comprehensive and up-to-date materials collected and analysed in the book, it may become an outstanding source of knowledge and a practical tool in the process of expansion of the sharing economy in Europe and beyond.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_18
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
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The Sharing Economy in Europe: From Idea to Realitymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter explains the rationale behind the book. It provides basic definitions of the concept of the sharing economy as well as the primary meanings related to the subject of the analysis undertaken in the subsequent chapters. This... more
This chapter explains the rationale behind the book. It provides basic definitions of the concept of the sharing economy as well as the primary meanings related to the subject of the analysis undertaken in the subsequent chapters. This Introduction also includes a description of the main benefits of the analysis of the sharing economy from a European perspective. It highlights that the idea of the book emerged from the collaboration of most co-authors in the COST Action CA16121 ‘From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy.’ Finally, the outline of the book is presented, providing a description of the content of each chapter within this academic collection.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_1
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
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The Context of Public Policy on the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The purpose of this chapter is to analyse approaches to the sharing economy from the perspective of public policy science. In the first part of the text, attention is paid to perceiving the development of the emerging sharing economy not... more
The purpose of this chapter is to analyse approaches to the sharing economy from the perspective of public policy science. In the first part of the text, attention is paid to perceiving the development of the emerging sharing economy not only as phenomenon with positive economic effects but also as a set of public problems (e.g., on the labour market and for existing economic structures) that require intervention at the level of national governments as well as at international level. Subsequent sections identify possible actions for regulating the development of the sharing economy. The role of soft law, stakeholders’ networks, self-regulation and standardisation are discussed in the chapter. The summary includes potential directions for further research.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_3
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
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Report on SHAFE policies, strategies and fundingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The objective of Working Group (WG) 4 of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly is to examine existing policies, advocacy, and funding opportunities and to build up relations with policy makers and funding organisations. Also, to synthesize and... more
The objective of Working Group (WG) 4 of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly is to examine existing policies, advocacy, and funding opportunities and to build up relations with policy makers and funding organisations. Also, to synthesize and improve existing knowledge and models to develop from effective business and evaluation models, as well as to guarantee quality and education, proper dissemination and ensure the future of the Action. The Working Group further aims to enable capacity building to improve interdisciplinary participation, to promote knowledge exchange and to foster a cross-European interdisciplinary research capacity, to improve cooperation and co-creation with cross-sectors stakeholders and to introduce and educate students SHAFE implementation and sustainability (CB01, CB03, CB04, CB05). To enable the achievement of the objectives of Working Group 4, the Leader of the Working Group, the Chair and Vice-Chair, in close cooperation with the Science Communication Coordinator, developed a template (see annex 1) to map the current state of SHAFE policies, funding opportunities and networking in the COST member countries of the Action. On invitation, the Working Group lead received contributions from 37 countries, in a total of 85 Action members. The contributions provide an overview of the diversity of SHAFE policies and opportunities in Europe and beyond. These were not edited or revised and are a result of the main areas of expertise and knowledge of the contributors; thus, gaps in areas or content are possible and these shall be further explored in the following works and reports of this WG. But this preliminary mapping is of huge importance to proceed with the WG activities. In the following chapters, an introduction on the need of SHAFE policies is presented, followed by a summary of the main approaches to be pursued for the next period of work. The deliverable finishes with the opportunities of capacity building, networking and funding that will be relevant to undertake within the frame of Working Group 4 and the total COST Action. The total of country contributions is presented in the annex of this deliverable.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31302.40003
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Report on SHAFE policies, strategies and funding
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State of the art on ethical, legal, and social issues linked to audio- and video-based AAL solutionsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Anto Čartolovni
Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies are increasingly presented and sold as essential smart additions to daily life and home environments that will radically transform the healthcare and wellness markets of the future. An ethical... more
Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies are increasingly presented and sold as essential smart additions to daily life and home environments that will radically transform the healthcare and wellness markets of the future. An ethical approach and a thorough understanding of all ethics in surveillance/monitoring architectures are therefore pressing. AAL poses many ethical challenges raising questions that will affect immediate acceptance and long-term usage. Furthermore, ethical issues emerge from social inequalities and their potential exacerbation by AAL, accentuating the existing access gap between high-income countries (HIC) and low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Legal aspects mainly refer to the adherence to existing legal frameworks and cover issues related to product safety, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and access to data by public, private, and government bodies. Successful privacy-friendly AAL applications are needed, as the pressure to bring Internet of Things (IoT) devices and ones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) quickly to market cannot overlook the fact that the environments in which AAL will operate are mostly private (e.g., the home). The social issues focus on the impact of AAL technologies before and after their adoption. Future AAL technologies need to consider all aspects of equality such as gender, race, age and social disadvantages and avoid increasing loneliness and isolation among, e.g. older and frail people. Finally, the current power asymmetries between the target and general populations should not be underestimated nor should the discrepant needs and motivations of the target group and those developing and deploying AAL systems. Whilst AAL technologies provide promising solutions for the health and social care challenges, they are not exempt from ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI). A set of ELSI guidelines is needed to integrate these factors at the research and development stage.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28785.81764
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: State of the art on ethical, legal, and social issues linked to audio- and video-based AAL solutions
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Building Smart Healthy Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizensmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Willeke van Staalduinen
The paper provides an introduction to the public discourse around the notion of smart healthy inclusive environments. First, the basic ideas are explained and related to citizen participation in the context of implementation of a “society... more
The paper provides an introduction to the public discourse around the notion of smart healthy inclusive environments. First, the basic ideas are explained and related to citizen participation in the context of implementation of a “society for all ages” concept disseminated by the United Nations. Next, the text discusses selected initiatives of the European Commission in the field of intergenerational programming and policies as well as features of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly: Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE). The following sections are focused on studying and discussing examples of projects and methodologies that have been aimed at: empowering facilitators of smart healthy inclusive environments, empowering citizens to deal with health emergencies, and supporting older people’s voices. The conclusion covers selected recommendations for entities of public policy on ageing (ageing policy) as well as potential directions for further research.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_19
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good: 7th EAI International Conference, GOODTECHS 2021, Virtual Event, September 15–17, 2021, Proceedings
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Introductory Chapter: Demographic Analysismore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Demography is typically defined as the study of human populations and the changes in their quantity associated with migration, fertility, and mortality. The term demography comes from Greek word and means “describing people.” Thus, this... more
Demography is typically defined as the study of human populations and the changes in their quantity associated with migration, fertility, and mortality. The term demography comes from Greek word and means “describing people.” Thus, this discipline deals with the characteristics of the population, taking into account features such as, sex ratio, age structure, composition, spatial distribution, and population density. In addition, sometimes a distinction is made between “formal demography” or “demographic analysis,” which includes the statistical analysis of population parameters and their dynamics, and “population studies,” that is, the analysis of the causes and effects of changes in the structure of the population in a broader context and in connection with other phenomena and processes.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.100503
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Building Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizensmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The paper provides an introduction to the public discourse around the notion of smart healthy inclusive environments. First, the basic ideas are explained and related to citizen participation in the context of implementation of a "society... more
The paper provides an introduction to the public discourse around the notion of smart healthy inclusive environments. First, the basic ideas are explained and related to citizen participation in the context of implementation of a "society for all ages" concept disseminated by the United Nations. Next, the text discusses selected initiatives of the European Commission in the field of intergenerational programming and policies as well as features of the COST Action NET4Age-Friendly: Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE). The following sections are focused on studying and discussing examples of projects and methodologies that have been aimed at: empowering facilitators of smart healthy inclusive environments, empowering citizens to deal with health emergencies, and supporting older people's voices. The conclusion covers selected recommendations for entities of public policy on ageing (ageing policy) as well as potential directions for further research.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5569128
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Sheldon 3rd Online Conference Meeting: Solutions for ageing well at home, in the community and at work - Proceedings Book
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The Collaborative Economy in Action: Context and Outline of Country Reportsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The term collaborative economy (CE) itself is relatively new, and according to the European Commission, the term is used interchangeably with the term sharing economy (SE). The term SE was frequently used when early models, such as Airbnb... more
The term collaborative economy (CE) itself is relatively new, and according to the European Commission, the term is used interchangeably with the term sharing economy (SE). The term SE was frequently used when early models, such as Airbnb or ZipCar, appeared and gained popularity, especially in the United States, but it was afterwards substituted with the term CE in the European contexts. The country reports in this collection often use the two terms interchangeably, further illustrating the fact that a generally agreed definition is still missing. However, the ambition driving the term CE is to create specific European economic models with greater emphasis on the community's involvement. In Europe, it is still the case that the definition of the CE and SE remains fuzzy, including both non-profit and for-profit models, supported by both monetary and non-monetary exchanges among participants. The phenomenon is complex, covering various fields of activity, as well as operating at various levels, ranging from the international to the national, regional, and local. Some definitions focus mostly on sustainability, while others highlight technological and financial aspects and business models specific to the phenomenon. This chapter is organized as follows. First, a short overview of the basic theoretical approaches to CE is presented. Further, the structure of the book is discussed in detail, and the text closes with a summary.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5555752
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: Context and Outline of Country Reports
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The Silver Economy as a Constructive Response in Public Policy on Agingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The paper presents the concept of the "silver economy" as an economic system related to population aging and underlines the features of this policy idea. The study first introduces the discourse and stages of constructing this system by... more
The paper presents the concept of the "silver economy" as an economic system related to population aging and underlines the features of this policy idea. The study first introduces the discourse and stages of constructing this system by international and national public policy actors in aging. Next, a critical analysis of the dimensions and areas of implementation and development of the silver economy as a policy concept was carried out as well as a review of its external and internal limitations. The conclusion contains proposals for further research directions.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Silver Economy as a Constructive Response in Public Policy on Aging
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Pandemia COVID-19 z perspektywy teorii ryzykamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Artykuł zawiera przegląd wybranych powiązań pandemii COVID-19 z teoriami ryzyka. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono podstawowe pojęcia dotyczące przygotowania i mobilizowania sieci podmiotów polityki publicznej do wspólnych działań w... more
Artykuł zawiera przegląd wybranych powiązań pandemii COVID-19 z teoriami ryzyka. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono podstawowe pojęcia dotyczące przygotowania i mobilizowania sieci podmiotów polityki publicznej do wspólnych działań w warunkach niepewności. W dalszej części omówiono zagadnienie gotowości na ryzyko wystąpienia pandemii i jej zwalczania. Następnie przedstawiono wybrane możliwe efekty społeczne, gospodarcze i polityczne pandemii COVID-19. W podsumowaniu wskazane zostały rekomendacje dotyczące zarządzania podmiotami publicznymi na dalszych etapach rozwoju pandemii i w okresie po pandemii oraz propozycje dalszych kierunków badań.
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The article presents an overview of selected connections of the COVID-19 pandemic with risk theories. The study first explores the basic concepts of preparing and mobilizing networks of public policy actors to act together under conditions of uncertainty. The following section discusses the pandemic risk preparedness and fighting. Then, selected possible social, economic and political effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed. In summary, recommendations regarding the public management in the further stages of the pandemic development and in the post-pandemic period were indicated, as well as proposals for further research directions.
DOI: 10.33896/978-83-8017-379-8.2
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Polska... Unia Europejska... Świat... w pandemii COVID-19 - wybrane zagadnienia
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The Recent Past and Possible Futures of Citizen Science: Final Remarksmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This book is the culmination of the COST Action CA15212 Citizen Science to Promote Creativity, Scientific Literacy, and Innovation throughout Europe. It represents the final stage of a shared journey taken over the last 4 years. During... more
This book is the culmination of the COST Action CA15212 Citizen Science to Promote Creativity, Scientific Literacy, and Innovation throughout Europe. It represents the final stage of a shared journey taken over the last 4 years. During this relatively short period, our citizen science practices and perspectives have rapidly evolved. In this chapter we discuss what we have learnt about the recent past of citizen science and what we expect and hope for the future.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_26
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Science of Citizen Science
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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Agingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Social entrepreneurship is usually understood as an economic activity which focuses at social values, goals, and investments that generates surpluses for social entrepreneurs as individuals, groups, and startups who are working for the... more
Social entrepreneurship is usually understood as an economic activity which focuses at social values, goals, and investments that generates surpluses for social entrepreneurs as individuals, groups, and startups who are working for the benefit of communities, instead of strictly focusing mainly at the financial profit, economic values, and the benefit generated for shareholders or owners. Social entrepreneurship combines the production of goods, services, and knowledge in order to achieve both social and economic goals and allow for solidarity building. From a broader perspective, entities that are focused on social entrepreneurship are identified as parts of the social and solidarity economy. These are, for example, social enterprises, cooperatives, mutual organizations, self-help groups, charities, unions, fair trade companies, community enterprises, and time banks.

Social innovation is a key element of social entrepreneurship. Social innovation is usually understood as new strategies, concepts, products, services, and organizational forms that allow for the satisfaction of needs. Such innovations are created in particular in the contact areas of various sectors of the social system. For example, these are spaces between the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. These innovations not only allow the solving of problems but also extend possibilities for public action.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
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Organic Agriculturemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Consumers are increasingly aware of the health- and safety-related implications of the food which they can buy in the market. At the same time, households have become more aware of their environmental responsibilities. Regarding the... more
Consumers are increasingly aware of the health- and safety-related implications of the food which they can buy in the market. At the same time, households have become more aware of their environmental responsibilities. Regarding the production of food, a crucial and multifunctional role is played by agriculture. The way vegetables, fruits, and other crops are grown and how livestock is raised has an impact on the environment and landscape. Operations performed by farmers, such as water management, can be dangerous for the soil and the whole ecosystem. Consequently, there is a search for natural ways of sustaining the impact of agriculture on the environment. In this context, one of the most popular ideas is organic agriculture.

In the literature on the subject, there are many concepts that some authors consider to be synonymous even as others argue that these terms are not interchangeable. There is, for example, "organic agriculture," "alternative agriculture," "sustainable agriculture," "ecological agriculture," "biological agriculture," "niche farming," "community-supported agriculture," and "integrated pest management." Very often, techniques and products related to organic agriculture are described by marketing experts with the use of abbreviations such as "bio" and "eco." Products with such markings and labels are increasingly popular in stores that often give them separate shelves for their sale. Despite the higher price compared to conventional products, they are increasingly sought by consumers.

The entry examines the various impacts of organic agriculture with a view to these trends.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6_480
Page Numbers: 1071–1077
Publication Date: 2023
Publication Name: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies
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Area Agencies on Agingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
An area agency on aging (AAA) is a public or private nonprofit organization designated by the state to address the needs and concerns of all older persons at the regional and local levels in the United States (Administration for Community... more
An area agency on aging (AAA) is a public or private nonprofit organization designated by the state to address the needs and concerns of all older persons at the regional and local levels in the United States (Administration for Community Living (ACL) 2019). AAAs have a successful history of developing, coordinating, and implementing comprehensive networks of services and programs that enrich communities and the lives of older adults. AAAs were established through a provision of the Older Americans Act (OAA 1965), which was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Specifically, AAAs were created with the 1973 reauthorization of the OAA. AAAs create the infrastructure to execute comprehensive long-term support services that ensure the independence of older adults.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_219-1
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
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Financial Gerontologymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Financial gerontology can be defined as investigating relations between finances and aging. Authors such as Neal E. Cutler, Kouhei Komamura, Davis W. Gregg, Shinya Kajitani, Kei Sakata, and Colin McKenzie (Kajitani et al. 2017) affirm... more
Financial gerontology can be defined as investigating relations between finances and aging. Authors such as Neal E. Cutler, Kouhei Komamura, Davis W. Gregg, Shinya Kajitani, Kei Sakata, and Colin McKenzie (Kajitani et al. 2017) affirm that financial literacy is an effect of aging with concern about the issue of finances, as well as stating that it is the effect of longevity and aging on economies or the financial resilience of older people.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_192-1
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
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Core-Periphery Modelmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Core-periphery imbalances and regional disparities figure prominently on the agenda of several disciplines, which result from their enormous impact on economic and social development around the world. In sociology, international... more
Core-periphery imbalances and regional disparities figure prominently on the agenda of several disciplines, which result from their enormous impact on economic and social development around the world. In sociology, international relations, and economics, this concept is crucial in explanations of economic exchange. There are few countries that play a dominant role in world trade (sometimes described as the "Global North"), while most countries have a secondary or even a tertiary position in world trade (the "Global South"). Moreover, when we are discussing global, continental, regional, and national economies, we can present regions and even smaller territorial units (such as subregions, provinces, districts, or counties) which have higher wages than some underdeveloped areas within the same larger area in focus.

Such regional inequalities and injustices are the main themes of the core-periphery model, which focuses on tendencies of economic activities to concentrate around some pivotal points. It seeks to explain the spatial inequalities or imbalances observable on all levels or scales by highlighting the role of horizontal and vertical relations between various entities from the level of towns and cities to the global scale. The existence of a core-periphery structure implies that in the spatial dimension (space and place), the socioeconomic development is usually uneven. From such a geographical perspective, the regions known as the "core" are advanced in various areas, while other regions described as the "periphery" serve as a social, economic, and political backstages, backyards, and supply sources or - in some cases - are even subject to degradation and decline. Furthermore, the level of development has a negative correlation with distance from the core. The economies of the states that have gone through various stages of development at the earliest and with the fastest pace have become wealthy core regions and growth poles. Those countries and regions where these processes have been slower become or remain the poor periphery.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6_320
Page Numbers: 239–245
Publication Date: 2023
Publication Name: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies
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Dyskusja redakcyjna. Polityka senioralna w Polscemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Poniższa dyskusja odbyła się we wrześniu 2018 w Szkole Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie. Skupiła zarówno badaczy problematyki polityki senioralnej, ekspertów, analityków. Dyskusję moderował i zaplanował Andrzej Klimczuk, związany z SGH,... more
Poniższa dyskusja odbyła się we wrześniu 2018 w Szkole Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie. Skupiła zarówno badaczy problematyki polityki senioralnej, ekspertów, analityków. Dyskusję moderował i zaplanował Andrzej Klimczuk, związany z SGH, natomiast zaproszenie do dyskusji przyjęli: Barbara Szatur-Jaworska, polityk społeczny i gerontolog z Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Paweł Kubicki, ekonomista, SGH, Marek Niezabitowski, socjolog z Politechniki Śląskiej, Ryszard Majer, polityk społeczny, Agnieszka Cieśla, architektka i urbanistka, Politechnika Warszawska, Marzena Rudnicka, fundatorka oraz prezeska Krajowego Instytutu Gospodarki Senioralnej (biogramy na końcu debaty). Paneliści podczas dyskusji analizowali następujące zagadnienia: I. początki polityki senioralnej, jej definiowanie, dokumenty strategiczne państwa, II. rola samorządów w animowaniu działań w obrębie polityki senioralnej oraz organizacji pozarządowych, III. powstanie i rola ustawy o seniorach, IV. zróżnicowanie środowiska osób w wieku senioralnym, V. działania w innych krajach w obrębie polityki senioralnej, VI. zmiany w świadomości społecznej, ewolucja postaw wobec osób starszych, starości, starzenia się, VII. rynek produktów i usług dla seniorów, VIII. aktywność seniorów, formalna i nieformalna, infrastruktura aktywności, IX. mieszkalnictwo dla osób starszych i starzejącej się ludności X. rola państwa i samorządu w polityce senioralnej, dialog z władzą, partnerstwo publiczno-prywatne, XI. wyzwania i kierunki rozwoju polityki senioralnej, XII. deficyt usług opiekuńczych XIII. polityka senioralna i emerytalna, XIV. konwergencja i dywergencja w polityce senioralnej.
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The following discussion took place in September 2018 at the Warsaw School of Economics. It focused on both senior politics, experts, and analysts. The discussion was moderated and planned by Andrzej Klimczuk, associated with the Warsaw School of Economics, and invited to the discussion: Barbara Szatur-Jaworska, social politician and gerontologist from the University of Warsaw, Paweł Kubicki, economist, Warsaw School of Economics, Marek Niezabitowski, sociologist from the Silesian University of Technology, Ryszard Majer, social politician , Agnieszka Cieśla, architect and urban planner, Warsaw University of Technology, Marzena Rudnicka, founder and president of the National Institute of Senior Management (biographical notes at the end of the debate). Panelists during the discussion analyzed the following issues: I. Beginnings of the senior policy, its definition, strategic documents of the state, II. The role of local governments in animating activities within the framework of senior policy and non-governmental organizations, III. Creation and role of the law on seniors, IV. Diversification of the environment of seniors, V. Activities in other countries within the framework of the senior policy, VI. Changes in social awareness, the evolution of attitudes towards older people, old age, ageing, VII. The market for products and services for seniors, VIII. Seniors' activity, formal and informal, activity infrastructure, IX. Housing for older people and ageing population X. The role of the state and self-government in the senior policy, dialogue with the authorities, public-private partnership, XI. Challenges and directions of development of the senior policy, XII. The deficit of care services, XIII. Senior and pension policy, XIV. Convergence and divergence in the senior policy.
Publication Date: 2018
Publication Name: Studia z Polityki Publicznej
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New Economy, Food, and Agriculturemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Consumers are becoming increasingly more informed about food systems and are interested not only in healthy, safe, and tasty food but also sustainable production, animal welfare, climate changes, and food waste. Consumers are also more... more
Consumers are becoming increasingly more informed about food systems and are interested not only in healthy, safe, and tasty food but also sustainable production, animal welfare, climate changes, and food waste. Consumers are also more focused on changing their lifestyle related to improved health knowledge and nutrition education (Timmer 2005). Maxwell and Slater (2004) have proposed criteria to evaluate food systems, including nutrition and health, rights and influence, security, sustainability, equality, and social inclusion. The authors also point out that the primary international institutions in the food value chain are not only the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization but also United Nations Industrial Development Organization, International Labour Organization, and World Trade Organization. The emerging trends in the food system are features of the "new economy." This term describes the outcome of the transition from production- and manufacturing-based economy to a service-based or post-industrial economy at the end of the twentieth century. The traditional production factors such as cheap labor, land, and raw materials lose their importance in generating profits and competitiveness. The key is understanding of food consumer demand, knowledge of food industry and agriculture employees based on creativity, and flexibility of processes of production.
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_629-1
Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, Second Edition
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Innovation in Food and Agriculturemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Innovation means change. In a case of food and agriculture, it can be the application of new proposals for raw material processing technology, packaging of products, new food additives, and new agricultural technologies. Innovation may... more
Innovation means change. In a case of food and agriculture, it can be the application of new proposals for raw material processing technology, packaging of products, new food additives, and new agricultural technologies. Innovation may lead to reducing or preventing adverse changes caused by microorganisms, oxidation of food ingredients, and enzymatic and nonenzymatic reactions, as well as ensuring safety by inhibiting the development of some pathogenic microorganisms. Change can also provide healthier and more nutritious food. The food is tastier because of the prevention of adverse qualitative changes in food composition, including organoleptic changes, and changes in the perception and pleasures from eating food. In addition, crops can be more abundant thanks to reduced exposure to diseases, adapted agricultural treatments, or higher resistance to changing weather conditions.
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_628-1
Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, Second Edition
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Trust in Foodmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Trust is important in the food sector. This is primarily because households entrust some of the tasks related to food preparation to food processors. The public is concerned about pesticides, food additives, preservatives, and processed... more
Trust is important in the food sector. This is primarily because households entrust some of the tasks related to food preparation to food processors. The public is concerned about pesticides, food additives, preservatives, and processed foods that may harbor unwanted chemicals or additives. After numerous food scandals, consumers expect food processing industries and retailers to take responsibility for food safety. Meanwhile, the food industry focuses on profit growth and costs reduction to achieve higher production efficiency and competitiveness. It means that they introduce innovations, such as new production methods, processing techniques, and additives. Consumers have to delegate the responsibility for ensuring food safety to food producers, retailers, and regulatory authorities who ensure that the foods are safe, healthy, and pose no risks. For consumers, trusting these actors can reduce feelings of uncertainty. It is helpful for companies to be responsible for their activities through transparency and traceability. In turn, the food industry tries to gain consumers' trust by providing objective information, such as ranked brands or labels on food packages.
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_630-1
Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, Second Edition
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Kapitał społeczny ludzi starszychmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
W literaturze przedmiotu określenie "kapitał" występuje zarówno w ujęciach funkcjonalnych, strukturalnych, normatywnych, jak i aksjologicznych. W naukach humanistycznych i społecznych pojęcie to rozumiane jest jako wartość odnoszona do... more
W literaturze przedmiotu określenie "kapitał" występuje zarówno w ujęciach funkcjonalnych, strukturalnych, normatywnych, jak i aksjologicznych. W naukach humanistycznych i społecznych pojęcie to rozumiane jest jako wartość odnoszona do czynnika ludzkiego. W naukach ekonomicznych kapitał to pojęcie węższe niż "zasób". Zasoby (np. surowce, materiały, ziemia, praca) są wykorzystywane przez ludzi do zaspokajania ich potrzeb, są czynnikami produkcji dóbr i usług (Rekowski, 2002, s. 12-13). Kapitał to szczególny czynnik produkcji, gdyż stanowi już przekształcone zasoby (np. kapitał rzeczowy/fizyczny, ludzki, finansowy), które mogą zostać uruchomione, by przynieść zysk, powiększyć szanse oraz osiągnąć cele i korzyści na rynku (w ujęciu socjologicznym są to różne sfery życia społecznego, nie tylko obszary wymiany dóbr i usług).
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In literature on the subject, the term "capital" appears in both functional, structural, normative and axiological approaches. In the humanities and social sciences this concept is understood as a value related to the human factor. In economic sciences, capital is a narrower concept than "resource." Resources (eg raw materials, materials, land, work) are used by people to meet their needs, they are factors in the production of goods and services (Rekowski, 2002, pp. 12-13). Capital is a special factor of production, because it is already transformed resources (eg physical / physical, human, financial) that can be launched to bring profit, increase opportunities and achieve goals and benefits on the market (in sociological terms, these are different spheres social life, not only areas of exchange of goods and services).
Publication Date: 2017
Publication Name: Encyklopedia starości, starzenia się i niepełnosprawności
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Integracja wiekowamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Integracja wiekowa - termin stosowany w gerontologii społecznej w przynajmniej dwóch znaczeniach. W ujęciu wąskim - przyjętym głównie w literaturze anglojęzycznej - integracja wiekowa odnosi się do takiej struktury ról społecznych w... more
Integracja wiekowa - termin stosowany w gerontologii społecznej w przynajmniej dwóch znaczeniach. W ujęciu wąskim - przyjętym głównie w literaturze anglojęzycznej - integracja wiekowa odnosi się do takiej struktury ról społecznych w różnorodnych instytucjach, która umożliwia istnienie różnic, ale nie są one zależne ściśle od struktury wieku, tj. tego czy ktoś jest osobą młodą, w wieku środkowym, czy też w wieku starszym (Phillips i współprac., 2010). Chodzi tutaj w szczególności o instytucje edukacyjne, ekonomiczne, polityczne, religijne i czasu wolnego w których osoby z odmiennych grup wieku i generacji odgrywają rozmaite role i zajmują różne pozycje. Integracja wiekowa opiera się na założeniu, że dostęp do instytucji, możliwości wyjścia z niej i dostęp do produktów (ang. outputs); zrealizowanych w rzeczywistości usług i wypłaconych świadczeń oraz rezultatów (ang. outcomes); efektów zrealizowanych usług i świadczeń np. zmniejszenie ubóstwa, poprawa stanu zdrowia, działalności tych instytucji jest równy dla wszystkich bez względu na wiek.
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Age integration - a term used in social gerontology in at least two senses. In a narrow perspective - adopted mainly in English-language literature - age integration refers to such a structure of social roles in various institutions that allows for differences, but they do not depend strictly on the age structure, i.e. whether someone is a middle-aged adult or in an older age (Phillips et al., 2010). This is particularly about educational, economic, political, religious and leisure institutions in which people from different age groups and generations play different roles and occupy different positions. Age integration is based on the assumption that access to the institution, the possibility of exiting it and access to products (called outputs); services implemented in reality and benefits and outcomes paid out; the effects of implemented services and services, eg reduction of poverty, improvement of health, activities of these institutions is equal for all regardless of age.
Publication Date: 2017
Publication Name: Encyklopedia starości, starzenia się i niepełnosprawności
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Gerontologia kreatywnamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Gerontologia kreatywna - dział gerontologii społecznej postulowany przez Anitę Stefańską i Martę Szabelską-Holeksę (2013, s. 155-165). Docelowo subdyscyplina ta ma zajmować się problematyką twórczości i kreatywności osób starszych.... more
Gerontologia kreatywna - dział gerontologii społecznej postulowany przez Anitę Stefańską i Martę Szabelską-Holeksę (2013, s. 155-165). Docelowo subdyscyplina ta ma zajmować się problematyką twórczości i kreatywności osób starszych. Gerontologia kreatywna jest przede wszystkim związana z psychologią twórczości, a szczególnie z akmeologią kreatywną, czyli psychologią osobowości twórczej człowieka. Gerontologia kreatywna z jednej strony korzysta z wiedzy pochodzącej z geriatrii, gerontopsychologii, gerontologii eksperymentalnej, gerontosocjologii i geragogiki. Z drugiej strony zaś podstawy gerontologii kreatywnej osadzone są w działach akmeologii kreatywnej, w szczególności w: historii akmeologii kreatywnej, akmeologii kreatywnej działalności zawodowej, akmeologii kreatywnej osobowości, eksperymentalnej akmeologii kreatywnej oraz stosowanej akmeologii kreatywnej (Wiszniakowa, 2003, Szarota, 2004). Konceptualizacja teorii gerontologii kreatywnej jest próbą zastosowania teorii istniejących już na gruncie psychologii i gerontologii. Gerontologia kreatywna jako nauka multidyscyplinarna ma także korzystać z dorobku socjologii, filozofii, medycyny, biologii, ekonomii, demografii, antropologii społecznej i kultury, pedagogiki społecznej, kultur i twórczości oraz nauk o kulturze i sztuce.
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Creative gerontology - department of social gerontology postulated by Anita Stefańska and Marta Szabelska-Holeksa (2013, pp. 155-165). Ultimately, this sub-discipline is to deal with the issues of creativity and creativity of older people. Creative gerontology is primarily associated with the psychology of creativity, and especially with creative acmeology, or the psychology of the creative personality of a human being. On the one hand, creative gerontology uses knowledge derived from geriatrics, gerontopsychology, experimental gerontology, gerontosociology and geragogy. On the other hand, the foundations of creative gerontology are embedded in the sections of creative acmeology, in particular in the history of creative acmeology, creative occupational acmeology, creative personality acmeology, experimental creative acmeology and applied creative acmeology (Wiszniakowa, 2003, Szarota, 2004). Conceptualization of the theory of creative gerontology is an attempt to apply theories already existing on the basis of psychology and gerontology. Creative gerontology as a multidisciplinary science is also to use the achievements of sociology, philosophy, medicine, biology, economics, demography, social anthropology and culture, social pedagogy, cultures and creativity as well as the sciences of culture and art.
Publication Date: 2017
Publication Name: Encyklopedia starości, starzenia się i niepełnosprawności
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Generacja sandwiczmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generacja sandwicz - grupa osób w wieku średnim, która ze względu na swoją centralną pozycję (status) w strukturze wieku i w związanej z nią stratyfikacji wiekowej stanowi generację (pokolenie), które jednocześnie opiekuje się osobami... more
Generacja sandwicz - grupa osób w wieku średnim, która ze względu na swoją centralną pozycję (status) w strukturze wieku i w związanej z nią stratyfikacji wiekowej stanowi generację (pokolenie), które jednocześnie opiekuje się osobami starszymi (przeważnie swoimi rodzicami) i osobami młodszymi (przeważnie swoimi dziećmi). Zjawisko to określane jest też jako "kobiety w środku" (ang. women in the middle) lub "złapani w środku" (ang. being caught in the middle). Koncepcja "generacji sandwicz" ("pokolenia kanapki") w wąskim ujęciu odnoszona jest przeważnie do tradycyjnie postrzeganych ról opiekuńczych kobiet, które są w wieku środkowym (środkowej dorosłości), a zarazem na przedpolu starości (przed późną dorosłością). W ujęciu feministycznym społeczne oczekiwania wobec kobiet znajdujących się między 40. a 60. rokiem życia są zorientowane z jednej strony na udzielanie pomocy dzieciom i młodzieży w uzyskaniu samodzielnego dorosłego życia, z drugiej zaś są ukierunkowane na udzielanie pomocy pielęgnacyjnej starszemu pokoleniu szczególnie w przypadku niepełnosprawności, otępienia lub choroby Alzheimera. Oczekiwania wobec powyższych ról opiekuńczych są sformalizowane w mniejszym (np. tradycja, równość płci, krąg kulturowy, stereotypy) lub większym stopniu (np. polityka rodzinna państwa, polityka kadrowa przedsiębiorstw, powszechność programów równowagi praca-życie) co prowadzi do nierówności między kobietami i mężczyznami (Korzec, 1997).
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Sandwich generation - a group of middle-aged people who, due to its central position (status) in the age structure and related age stratification is a generation (generation) that simultaneously takes care of elderly people (mostly their parents) and younger people (mostly your children). This phenomenon is also referred to as "women in the middle" or "caught in the middle". The concept of "sandwich generation" in a narrow sense refers mainly to the traditionally perceived caring roles of women who are middle-aged (middle adulthood) and at the same time on the forefront of old age (before late adulthood). In the feminist approach, the social expectations towards women between 40 and 60 years old are oriented on helping children and young people to get an independent adult life, on the other hand they are oriented towards providing care to the older generation, especially in the case of disability, dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Expectations regarding these care roles are formalized in a smaller one (eg tradition, gender equality, cultural circle, stereotypes) or to a greater extent (eg family policy of the state, personnel policy of enterprises, universality of work-life balance programs) which leads to inequality between women and men (Korzec, 1997).
Publication Date: 2017
Publication Name: Encyklopedia starości, starzenia się i niepełnosprawności
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Polityka publiczna wobec starzenia się ludności. Przegląd pojęć i podejść teoretycznychmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Artykuł ma na celu przybliżenie różnych podejść do analizy polityki publicznej dotyczącej starzenia się ludności. Opracowanie zawiera krótkie opisy wybranych teorii formułowania i wdrażania odpowiedzi na wyzwania związane z kwestiami i... more
Artykuł ma na celu przybliżenie różnych podejść do analizy polityki publicznej dotyczącej starzenia się ludności. Opracowanie zawiera krótkie opisy wybranych teorii formułowania i wdrażania odpowiedzi na wyzwania związane z kwestiami i problemami istotnymi dla osób starszych i starzejących się. Omawia wybrane pojęcia, m.in. upolitycznienie starzenia się, polityka publiczna wobec starzenia się ludności i polityka starzenia się. W dalszej części pracy podjęto próbę omówienia ram etapów cyklu projektowania i współprojektowania polityki publicznej i wybrane teorie polityki publicznej wobec starzenia się ludności w podziale na podejścia dedukcyjne i indukcyjne oraz w podziale na poziomy analizy systemu społecznego (mikro, mezo i makro). W podsumowaniu przybliżono propozycje dalszych kierunków badań.
DOI: 10.33119/KSzPP.2018.4.4
Publication Date: 2018
Publication Name: Studia z Polityki Publicznej
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A moderate position in the debate on the possibility and moral utility of the ethical standards codificationmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The popularisation of drawing up codes that are addressed to various social groups is one of the features of the modern world. However, researchers of the phenomenon have not yet reached a consensus about the moral validity and utility of... more
The popularisation of drawing up codes that are addressed to various social groups is one of the features of the modern world. However, researchers of the phenomenon have not yet reached a consensus about the moral validity and utility of this activity. The article thoroughly reviews the Polish literature on the subject with regard to the reasons for taking a moderate stance on the codification of ethical standards. The essay describes the main concepts of ethical codes as well as arguments for their approval and rejection. Attention is drawn to the ways of improving the effectiveness of codes and to the ethical decision-making procedure that reconciles the positions of the supporters and opponents of codification.
DOI: 10.18778/1899-2226.20.5.10
Publication Date: 2017
Publication Name: Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym / Annales. Ethics in Economic Life
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Policy Brief on Age Management Ergonomic aspects and health interventions for older workersmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Globally, the population is ageing, which has serious consequences for businesses. The prosperity of companies is crucially dependent on the ability to effectively manage their employees, including older workers. Best practice in age... more
Globally, the population is ageing, which has serious consequences for businesses. The prosperity of companies is crucially dependent on the ability to effectively manage their employees, including older workers. Best practice in age management is defined as those measures that combat age barriers and/or promote age diversity. These measures may entail specific initiatives aimed at particular dimensions of age management; they may also include more general employment or human resources policies that help to create an environment in which individual employees can achieve their potential without being disadvantaged by their age (Walker, 1999).
Promoting early retirement is generally not encouraged. Companies now have to encourage longer working lives. Much needs to be done to ensure that work remains a positive experience for workers throughout their career trajectories, and it does not damage their health. It has been found by studies that health is significantly related to retirement timing (both planned and unplanned) (Goyer, 2013, Adams et al., 2014), influences work performance (Merrill et al., 2012; Ilmarinen, 2009), and health-related organisational policies can positively influence employee retention (Towers, 2005). The major contemporary challenges to health at work are those associated with the way work, and work organisations are designed and managed. This is especially true for older workers. A comprehensive and effective approach towards age management can be very beneficial for them. How should companies implement age management? Some possible ways are set out in this policy brief below, which focuses on best practices in age management regarding ergonomic aspects and health interventions for older workers at an organisational level. The intention is to discuss the current situation and to illustrate some organisational techniques in selected countries. This policy brief can serve as an inspiration for, among others, companies and policymakers. Recommendations for successful practice are included. In total, this policy brief covers 8 COST  member countries (the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) to give a glimpse of the current situation of best practice in age management and show how companies in various states deal with ergonomic aspects, health interventions and the ageing of their labour force.
Publication Date: 2019
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Editorial: Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Populationmore
by Łukasz Tomczyk and Andrzej Klimczuk
OVERVIEW Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new... more
OVERVIEW Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new academic discipline that is currently intensively developing, expanding research fields and combining various theoretical and practical perspectives. The interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, and multidisciplinarity of research on ageing and old age, despite its vast thematic, methodological and theoretical diversity, have a common denominator, which is the focus of research work on improving the quality of life of older people (see Fabiś et al., 2015). It is the concern for the components of quality of life such as welfare and well-being as well as focus on learning about phenomena conditioning successful ageing that has become motivators and premises hidden or visible in many texts included in the Research Topic "Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population." The Research Topic that we are presenting to our readers is unique not only because of its size but above all because of its novelty and social involvement, visible in the content of individual chapters. The presented collection includes 17 articles prepared in total by 76 authors from the following countries: the United Kingdom, and the United States. Two journals were combined with this Research Topic: "Frontiers in Public Health" and "Frontiers in Sociology." The presented Research Topic contains seven types of articles covering: two community case studies (Brown et al.; Pinzón-Pulido et al.), eight original research articles (Berde; Bjursell; Dovie; Senior; Spinelli et al.; Stypińska et al.; Wanka; Zhang and Yang), two perspective articles (Aoo et al.; Piel and Robra), one hypothesis and theory paper (Toczyski et al.), one policy and practice review (Tziraki-Segal et al.), one methods article (Ramovš et al.), and two book reviews (Cieśla; Leszko). The rationale to start work on this set of texts was the desire to continue and deepen the research analyses of the editors of this set, which concern the development of social innovations for the ageing population as well as changes of public policy on ageing (the ageing policy) (see Klimczuk, 2015, 2017; Tomczyk and Klimczuk, 2015). This Research Topic deals with topics covering issues such as social learning, intergenerational transmission, senior entrepreneurship, creative content creation by older adults, care services, raising the independence of older people in their living environments, dementia challenges, the image of the older generation in local social policies, new trends in qualitative research on old age, strategies for dealing with chronic diseases, the use of digital tools in health education, the silver economy/longevity economy, age-friendly environments, the
DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.00006
Issue: 6
Volume: 5
Page Numbers: 1-4
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: Frontiers in Sociology
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Editorial: Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Populationmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Łukasz Tomczyk
Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new academic... more
Gerontology together with its subfields, such as social gerontology (sociology of ageing), geragogy, educational gerontology, political gerontology, environmental gerontology, and financial gerontology, is still a relatively new academic discipline that is currently intensively developing, expanding research fields and combining various theoretical and practical perspectives. The interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, and multidisciplinarity of research on ageing and old age, despite its vast thematic, methodological and theoretical diversity, have a common denominator, which is the focus of research work on improving the quality of life of older people (see Fabiś et al., 2015). It is the concern for the components of quality of life such as welfare and well-being as well as focus on learning about phenomena conditioning successful ageing that has become motivators and premises hidden or visible in many texts included in the Research Topic "Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population."

The Research Topic that we are presenting to our readers is unique not only because of its size but above all because of its novelty and social involvement, visible in the content of individual chapters. The presented collection includes 17 articles prepared in total by 76 authors from the following countries: China, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Two journals were combined with this Research Topic: "Frontiers in Public Health" and "Frontiers in Sociology." The presented Research Topic contains seven types of articles covering: two community case studies (Brown et al.; Pinzón-Pulido et al.), eight original research articles (Berde; Bjursell; Dovie; Senior; Spinelli et al.; Stypińska et al.; Wanka; Zhang and Yang), two perspective articles (Aoo et al.; Piel and Robra), one hypothesis and theory paper (Toczyski et al.), one policy and practice review (Tziraki-Segal et al.), one methods article (Ramovš et al.), and two book reviews (Cieśla; Leszko).
DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.00006
Publication Date: 2020
Publication Name: Frontiers in Sociology
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Labor Marketsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In a market economy, human work is offered and sought in the labor market. It is valued because of the level of demand for it and the rarity of the required qualifications. At the same time, because of the different contexts and... more
In a market economy, human work is offered and sought in the labor market. It is valued because of the level of demand for it and the rarity of the required qualifications. At the same time, because of the different contexts and conditions, there are many labor markets that are defined as the professional labor markets, local labor markets, dual labor markets, and black and gray labor markets.
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Welfare Statemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The welfare state refers to a concept of a state that focuses on ensuring that a broad range of social rights is provided for all citizens by acting on the social mechanisms and consequences of the market economy. In such a state... more
The welfare state refers to a concept of a state that focuses on ensuring that a broad range of social rights is provided for all citizens by acting on the social mechanisms and consequences of the market economy. In such a state government plays a vital role in balancing social inequalities by providing or subsidizing social benefits and services. This activity is called social policy. Individual countries are characterized by different welfare state models, goals, values, and groups of beneficiaries. Such a state usually supports a recovery from the difficult situation of the population, which is not, itself, able to take care of their basic needs.
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Work, Domestic Work, Emotional Labormore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The concept of work can be understood as a purposeful human activity, which is focused on the processing of natural goods, items and/or information by using tools to meet tangible and intangible needs. Work is the usage of instruments to... more
The concept of work can be understood as a purposeful human activity, which is focused on the processing of natural goods, items and/or information by using tools to meet tangible and intangible needs. Work is the usage of instruments to support the existence of humankind and the social world. Domestic work refers to work of domestic help, which applies to employees, usually individuals who work and often live in the house of the employer. Emotional labor takes place in the public sphere as a social and economic exchange sold for wages during interactions with customers or coworkers. Emotional labor requires certain emotions to be displayed and expressed in line with organizational aims.
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Theories of Death and Dyingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Death is a state of the total disappearance of life. Dying is a process of decay of the vital system, which ends with clinical death. In current perspectives there are several approaches to research on death and dying; these are the... more
Death is a state of the total disappearance of life. Dying is a process of decay of the vital system, which ends with clinical death. In current perspectives there are several approaches to research on death and dying; these are the clinical, the humanistic, the philosophical, the psychological, the anthropological, and the sociological perspective.
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Bronisław Malinowskimore
by Łukasz Tomczyk and Andrzej Klimczuk
Bronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist, ethnographer, and sociologist. Malinowski is often considered as a pioneer in the ethnographic field research methods, such as participant observation, interviews, and statistics.... more
Bronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist, ethnographer, and sociologist. Malinowski is often considered as a pioneer in the ethnographic field research methods, such as participant observation, interviews, and statistics. His studies focused on beliefs and forms of social organization. Malinowski is often recognized as one of the founders of modern social anthropology and functionalism.
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by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум - Edition 2017more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум - Edition 2017more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium - Edition 2017more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih - Edition 2017more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber - Edition 2017more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques... more
Generationen, Generationenbeziehungen, Generationenpolitik. Ein mehrsprachiges Kompendium
Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A multilingual compendium
Générations, relations intergénérationelles, politiques de générations. Un abrégé multilingue
Generaciones, relaciones intergeneracionales, política generacional. Un compendio multilingüe
Generazioni, relazioni intergenerazionali, politica generazionale. Un compendio multilingue
Pokolenia, relacje międzypokoleniowe, polityka relacji międzypokoleniowych. Wielojęzyczne kompendium
Gerações, relações intergeracionais, política geracional. Um compêndio multilíngue
Nemzedékek, nemzedékek közötti kapcsolatok, nemzedéki politika. Többnyelvű kompendium
Generații. Politici generaționale și relații intergeneraționale. Un compendiu multilingvistic
Generationer, relationer mellan generationer, generationspolicy. Ett mångspråkigt kompendium
Kartos, kartų santykiai, kartų politika. Daugiakalbis kompendiumas
Kuşaklar, kuşaklararası ilişkiler, kuşak politikasi. Çok dilli bir Rehber
Generacije, medgeneracijski odnosi, medgeneracijska politika. Kompendij v več jezikih
Generacije, međugeneracijski odnosi, generacijska politika. Višejezični kompendium
Покоління (генерації), міжгенераційні відносини, політика міжгенераційних відносин. Багатомовний компендіум
Поколения, межпоколенческие отношения, межпоколенческая политика. Многоязыковой компендиум
代，代际关系，代际政策. 多语言版本

Kurt Lüscher, Andreas Hoff, Andrzej Klimczuk, Giovanni Lamura, Marta Renzi, Paulo de Salles Oliveira, Mariano Sánchez, Gil Viry, Eric Widmer, Ágnes Neményi, Enikő Veress, Cecilia Bjursell, Ann-Kristin Boström, Gražina Rapolienė, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sema Oğlak, Ayşe Canatan, Ana Vujović, Ajda Svetelšek, Nedim Gavranović, Olga Ivashchenko, Valentina Shipovskaya, Qing Lin, Xiying Wang
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Talks
Ageing Policies in Selected Cities of Poland: Key Governance Issuesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Ageing Policies in Selected Cities of Poland: Key Governance Issues, Scientific Conference "Long term care, spatial planning and public policy in Central and Eastern Europe", Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Budapest,... more
A. Klimczuk, Ageing Policies in Selected Cities of Poland: Key Governance Issues, Scientific Conference "Long term care, spatial planning and public policy in Central and Eastern Europe", Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Budapest, 10-11.06.2016.
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Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Silver Economy Models in the European Unionmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Silver Economy Models in the European Union, International Seminar "Building evidence base for active ageing policies: Active Ageing Index and its potential", Brussels,... more
A. Klimczuk, Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Silver Economy Models in the European Union, International Seminar "Building evidence base for active ageing policies: Active Ageing Index and its potential", Brussels, 16-17.04.2015, www1.unece.org/stat/platform/download/attachments/100303133/03%20Klimczuk_Comparative%20Analysis%20of%20Nat%20and%20Reg%20Silver%20Economy%20Models%20in%20EU.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1429713648235&api=v2.
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Prezentacja raportu Diagnoza postaw mieszkańców Białegostoku w zakresie tolerancjimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Celem projektu jest dostarczenie rzetelnej i praktycznej wiedzy z zakresu postaw mieszkańców Białegostoku w zakresie tolerancji. Podjęta diagnoza umożliwia kształtowanie polityki społecznej miasta w zakresie przeciwdziałania... more
Celem projektu jest dostarczenie rzetelnej i praktycznej wiedzy z zakresu postaw mieszkańców Białegostoku w zakresie tolerancji. Podjęta diagnoza umożliwia kształtowanie polityki społecznej miasta w zakresie przeciwdziałania nietolerancji, jak również umożliwienie administracji dopasowanie odpowiednich instrumentów polityki społecznej do konkretnych grup docelowych. Na podstawie badania wskazane zostały grupy społeczne o podwyższonym stopniu nietolerancyjności.
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The aim of the project is to provide a thorough and practical knowledge on the attitudes of the inhabitants of Bialystok within tolerance. Taken diagnosis allows the formation of social policy in dealing with intolerance, as well as to enable the government matching of appropriate instruments of social policy to specific target groups. On the basis of the study - groups with a higher degree of intolerance are indicated.
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Od warsztatów do nowych instytucji kultury. Inicjatywy MediaLab w Polsce. Wybrane wnioski z badańmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
"Andrzej Klimczuk, Od warsztatów do nowych instytucji kultury. Inicjatywy MediaLab w Polsce. Wybrane wnioski z badań, Prezentacja przed „Zlotem medialabowym” 04.09.2013, Opole, Fundacja Ortus, Fundacja SocLab, Chrzelice-Warszawa-Białystok... more
"Andrzej Klimczuk, Od warsztatów do nowych instytucji kultury. Inicjatywy MediaLab w Polsce. Wybrane wnioski z badań, Prezentacja przed „Zlotem medialabowym” 04.09.2013, Opole, Fundacja Ortus, Fundacja SocLab, Chrzelice-Warszawa-Białystok 2013.
http://labkit.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-Klimczuk-Od-warsztat%C3%B3w-do-nowych-instytucji-kultury.-Inicjatywy-MediaLab-w-Polsce-prezentacja.pdf"
Location: Chrzelice-Warszawa-Białystok
Event Date: 2013
Organization: Fundacja Ortus
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Solidarność międzypokoleniowa w kontekście glokalizacji (Intergenerational Solidarity in the Context of Glocalisation)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Solidarność międzypokoleniowa w kontekście glokalizacji (Intergenerational Solidarity in the Context of Glocalisation). Lecture: V Wojewódzka Konferencja z okazji Międzynarodowego Dnia Seniora, Europejski Rok Aktywności Osób... more
A. Klimczuk, Solidarność międzypokoleniowa w kontekście glokalizacji (Intergenerational Solidarity in the Context of Glocalisation). Lecture: V Wojewódzka Konferencja z okazji Międzynarodowego Dnia Seniora, Europejski Rok Aktywności Osób Starszych i Solidarności Międzypokoleniowej, Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej Urzędu Marszałkowskiego Województwa Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie, Olsztyn, 10.10.2012, electronic publication: http://wrota.warmia.mazury.pl/images/stories/stories_2011/ROPS/Pliki/rops_1/w_artykolach/2012/3_wiek/1_pan_klimczuk.pdf.
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Pokolenie 50+ w cyfrowym świecie - perspektywa gerontologiczna (Generation 50+ in the Digital World - Gerontological Perspective)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Pokolenie 50+ w cyfrowym świecie - perspektywa gerontologiczna (Generation 50+ in the Digital World - Gerontological Perspective). Lecture: Podlaski Zjazd Latarników Polski Cyfrowej w ramach projektu "Polska Cyfrowa Równych... more
A. Klimczuk, Pokolenie 50+ w cyfrowym świecie - perspektywa gerontologiczna (Generation 50+ in the Digital World - Gerontological Perspective). Lecture: Podlaski Zjazd Latarników Polski Cyfrowej w ramach projektu "Polska Cyfrowa Równych Szans", Stowarzyszenie Miasta w Internecie, Białystok-Woźnawieś, 05-06.11.2012, electronic publication: http://starylatarnik.mwi.pl/phoca-download/category/1-biblioteka?download=50:pokolenie-50-w-cyfrowym-swiecie-perspektywa-gerontologiczna.
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Wiekizm jako przeszkoda w budowie społeczeństwa mądrości (Ageism as an obstacle in construction of wisdom society)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, „Wiekizm jako przeszkoda w budowie społeczeństwa mądrości”, [w:] A. Kobylarek (red.), „Wspólnota i różnica. Interdyscyplinarne studia, analizy i rozprawy”, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2009, s. 344-360. // II... more
A. Klimczuk, „Wiekizm jako przeszkoda w budowie społeczeństwa mądrości”, [w:] A. Kobylarek (red.), „Wspólnota i różnica. Interdyscyplinarne studia, analizy i rozprawy”, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2009, s. 344-360. // II Międzynarodowa Konferencja Studencka „Talenty”, Interdyscyplinarne Koło Naukowe Variograf i Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wrocław, 29-30.11.2007.
Conference Start Date: Nov 29, 2007
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W kreatywnym chaosie. O zróżnicowaniu starości na przykładzie prac społeczności deviantART.com (Inventive chaos. Art works of deviantART.com community as an example of ageing diversity)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, "W kreatywnym chaosie. O zróżnicowaniu starości na przykładzie prac społeczności deviantART.com", [w:] H. Jakubowska, A. Raciniewska, Ł. Rogowski (red.), "Patrząc na starość", UAM, Poznań 2009, s. 165-211. // Konferencja... more
A. Klimczuk, "W kreatywnym chaosie. O zróżnicowaniu starości na przykładzie prac społeczności deviantART.com", [w:] H. Jakubowska, A. Raciniewska, Ł. Rogowski (red.), "Patrząc na starość", UAM, Poznań 2009, s. 165-211. // Konferencja naukowa "Patrząc na starość. Kultura wizualna starości", Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Poznań, 28-29.11.2007.
Conference Start Date: Nov 28, 2007
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Games 2.0 jako próba konstrukcji społeczno-kulturowego perpetuum mobile (Games 2.0 as a test of socio-cultural perpetuum mobile construction)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
More Info: A. Klimczuk, Games 2.0 jako próba konstrukcji społeczno-kulturowego perpetuum mobile (Games 2.0 as a test of socio-cultural perpetuum mobile construction), PTBG and UAM, Poznań, „Homo communicativus” 2008, 3(5), p. 177-187. // III Międzynarodowa konferencja naukowa "Kulturotwórcza funkcja gier", Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier, Poznańskie Koło PTBG przy Instytucie Lingwistyki Stosowanej Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu i Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, Poznań, 24-25.11.2007. //
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Drugie Życie, czyli problemy z przedłużaniem rzeczywistości (Second Life - problems with the prolongation of reality)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
XIII Ogólnopolski Zjazd Socjologiczny "Co nas łączy, co nas dzieli?", Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne i Uniwersytet Zielonogórski, Zielona Góra, 13-15.09.2007.
Conference Start Date: Sep 13, 2007
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Współczesna kultura wyłączenia. Tabloidyzacja śmierci i pogrzebu (Contemporary culture of exclusion. Tabloidization of death and funerals)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Konferencja naukowa "Granice", Koło Antropologii Obrazu przy Instytucie Socjologii Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku, Białystok, 17-18.04.2007.
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Materiały zastane w socjologii wizualnej - teoria i praktyka (Materials-existing in visual sociology - theory and practice)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Referat wygłoszony w ramach Koła Antropologii Obrazu przy Instytucie Socjologii Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku, Białystok, 03.2007.
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Rozrywkowe skrzywienie - kiedy dokuczliwość społeczna gier komputerowych przekroczy dopuszczalny poziom? (Entertainment curvature - when social bothersome of computer games will cross acceptable level?)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Rozrywkowe skrzywienie - kiedy dokuczliwość społeczna gier komputerowych przekroczy dopuszczalny poziom? (Entertainment curvature - when social bothersome of computer games will cross acceptable level?), PTBG and UAM, Poznań,... more
A. Klimczuk, Rozrywkowe skrzywienie - kiedy dokuczliwość społeczna gier komputerowych przekroczy dopuszczalny poziom? (Entertainment curvature - when social bothersome of computer games will cross acceptable level?), PTBG and UAM, Poznań, „Homo communicativus” 2008, 2(4), p. 103-111. // II Międzynarodowa konferencja naukowa "Kulturotwórcza funkcja gier", Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier, Poznańskie Koło PTBG przy Instytucie Lingwistyki Stosowanej Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu i Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, Poznań, 25-26.11.2006.
Conference Start Date: Nov 2006
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Book Reviews
Book review: D. Hardina, "Interpersonal Social Work Skills for Community Practice", New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: D. Hardina, "Interpersonal Social Work Skills for Community Practice", New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013, "Community Development" Vol. 49, Iss. 2 2018, pp. 249-250. This book focuses on improving... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: D. Hardina, "Interpersonal Social Work Skills for Community Practice", New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013, "Community Development" Vol. 49, Iss. 2 2018, pp. 249-250.

This book focuses on improving community organizing through interpersonal skills and basic social work concepts, including cultural competency, engagement, dialog, empowerment, and group process. The use of these skills could lead to better engagement with volunteers, better collaboration with diverse local organizations and groups, facilitation of task and coalition groups, and lobbying for legislation. The central thesis of the book is that these skills are essential not only to social work methods but also to community development. The book will be useful to students by referencing the Council of Social Work Education’s Education Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics, and the International Federation of Social Workers’ statement of ethical principles.
DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2018.1434395
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Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy: A Reviewmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Review submitted by Samuel Mahaffy. How do we move beyond fighting ageism and celebrating positive aging to creative aging policy? Andrzej Klimczuk profoundly deepens the conversation about positive aging. This work challenges our... more
Review submitted by Samuel Mahaffy. How do we move beyond fighting ageism and celebrating positive aging to creative aging policy? Andrzej Klimczuk profoundly deepens the conversation about positive aging. This work challenges our assumptions about aging. It also calls us to question our very understanding of the notion of positive aging.
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Book review: R. Sackmann, W. Bartl, B. Jonda, K. Kopycka, C. Rademacher, Coping with Demographic Change: A Comparative View on Education and Local Government in Germany and Polandmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: R. Sackmann, W. Bartl, B. Jonda, K. Kopycka, C. Rademacher, Coping with Demographic Change: A Comparative View on Education and Local Government in Germany and Poland, Cham, Heidelberg, Springer 2015,... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: R. Sackmann, W. Bartl, B. Jonda, K. Kopycka, C. Rademacher, Coping with Demographic Change: A Comparative View on Education and Local Government in Germany and Poland, Cham, Heidelberg, Springer 2015, "Pol-int.org" 2017, https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/coping-demographic-change-comparative-view-education-and#r5941.
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Book review: Rune Ervik; Tord Skogedal Lindén (2013): Making Of Ageing Policy. Theory and Practice in Europe; and Sarah Harper, Kate Hamblin (eds.) (2014): International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: S. Harper, K. Hamblin (eds.), International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA 2014 and R. Ervik, T.S. Lindén (eds.), The Making of Ageing Policy. Theory and... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: S. Harper, K. Hamblin (eds.), International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA 2014 and R. Ervik, T.S. Lindén (eds.), The Making of Ageing Policy. Theory and Practice in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA 2013., "Pol-int.org" 2017, https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/international-handbook-ageing-and-public-policy#r5581.
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Book Review: Anna Maria Wiśniewska; Joanna Antczak: Controlling a strategie rozwoju MSP z województwa mazowieckiegomore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochańska
Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochanska: Book Review: Anna Maria Wiśniewska; Joanna Antczak: Controlling a strategie rozwoju MSP z województwa mazowieckiego, 2015, in:... more
Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochanska: Book Review: Anna Maria Wiśniewska; Joanna Antczak: Controlling a strategie rozwoju MSP z województwa mazowieckiego, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/controlling-strategie-rozwoju-msp-z-wojewodztwa-mazowieckiego#r3659.
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Book review: V. Satgar (Ed.), The Solidarity Economy Alternative: Emerging Theory and Practicemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: V. Satgar (Ed.), The Solidarity Economy Alternative: Emerging Theory and Practice, Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2014, “International Sociology” Vol. 31. Issue 1. 2016, pp. 1-3. DOI:... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: V. Satgar (Ed.), The Solidarity Economy Alternative: Emerging Theory and Practice, Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2014, “International Sociology” Vol. 31. Issue 1. 2016, pp. 1-3. DOI: 10.1177/0268580915627093.
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Book review: Strategia Rozwoju Kapitału Społecznego 2020 (Social Capital Development Strategy 2020), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw 2013more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: Strategia Rozwoju Kapitału Społecznego 2020 (Social Capital Development Strategy 2020), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw 2013, "Cultural Trends" 2016 pp. 1-3. DOI:... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: Strategia Rozwoju Kapitału Społecznego 2020 (Social Capital Development Strategy 2020), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw 2013, "Cultural Trends" 2016 pp. 1-3. DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2015.1134112.
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Review: Nowe wspólnoty w Polsce na przełomie XX i XXI wieku. Między Platonem, Amwayem a trollamimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
K. Rychlicka-Maraszek: Review: Małgorzata Dmochowska, Nowe wspólnoty w Polsce na przełomie XX i XXI wieku. Między Platonem, Amwayem a trollami, 2012, in:... more
K. Rychlicka-Maraszek: Review: Małgorzata Dmochowska, Nowe wspólnoty w Polsce na przełomie XX i XXI wieku. Między Platonem, Amwayem a trollami, 2012, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikationen/nowe-wsp-lnoty-w-polsce-na-prze-omie-xx-i-xxi-wieku-mi-dzy#r3339.
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Book review: A. Rimmerman, "Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities: National and International Perspectives"more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: A. Rimmerman, "Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities: National and International Perspectives", New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013, "Human Rights Review" Vol. 16, Iss. 4 2015, pp. 397-399.
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Networks and Institutions in Europe's Emerging Marketsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Jorge Felix
Review of Roger Schoenman 's book (ISBN: 978-1107031340)
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Book review: M. Warner (Ed.), The Sociology of the Workplacemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: M. Warner (Ed.), The Sociology of the Workplace (RLE: Organizations). Abingdon: Routledge, 2013, "Review of Economic and Business Studies" Vol. 8, Iss. 1 2015, pp. 185-187.
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Aging: Concepts and Controversies (7th edition)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: H. R. Moody & J. R. Sasser. Aging: Concepts and Controversies (7th edition). Sage Publications. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, 2012. "International Journal of Ageing and Later Life"... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: H. R. Moody & J. R. Sasser. Aging: Concepts and Controversies (7th edition). Sage Publications. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, 2012. "International Journal of Ageing and Later Life" Vol. 9. Issue 2. 2015, pp. 87-89, www.ep.liu.se/ej/ijal/2015/v9/i2/2B/ijal14-2b.pdf.
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Book review: A. Choudry, D. Kapoor (Eds), NGOization: Complicity, Contradictions and Prospects. London-New York: Zed Books, 2013more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: A. Choudry, D. Kapoor (Eds), NGOization: Complicity, Contradictions and Prospects. London-New York: Zed Books, 2013, "Journal for the Study of Radicalism" Vol. 9, No. 1, 2015, pp. 173-177.
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Book review: John M Hagedorn (ed.), Gangs in the Global City: Alternatives to Traditional Criminologymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: John M Hagedorn (ed.), Gangs in the Global City: Alternatives to Traditional Criminology, "International Sociology", March 2014 29: 178-180, doi:10.1177/0268580914524336
Publication Date: Mar 2014
Publication Name: International Sociology
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Book review: A. Hoff (ed.), "Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications"more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Book review: A. Hoff (ed.), "Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications". Ashgate. Farnham, UK & Burlington, VT, USA. 2011, "International Journal of Ageing and Later Life" Vol. 8. Issue... more
A. Klimczuk, Book review: A. Hoff (ed.), "Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe. Societal and Policy Implications". Ashgate. Farnham, UK & Burlington, VT, USA. 2011, "International Journal of Ageing and Later Life" Vol. 8. Issue 1. 2013, p. 130-132, http://www.ep.liu.se/ej/ijal/2013/v8/i1/13-I/ijal_book_review_8-1A.pdf.
Publication Date: 2013
Publication Name: International Journal of Ageing and Later Life
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Teaching Documents
Twoje prawa w sieci. Gra edukacyjna (Your Rights in the Network. Educational Game)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Piotr Siuda, Anna Miler, Piotr Kowzan, Monika Czapka, and Grzegorz D. Stunża
A. Bilska, G.D. Stunża (eds.), Twoje prawa w sieci. Gra edukacyjna (Your Rights in the Network. Educational Game), Instytut Kultury Miejskiej, Gdańsk 2013, electronic publication: http://pracownia.medialabgdansk.pl/#prawa-w-sieci
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Editorial Work on Book Reviews
Book Review: Marc Silberman, Karen E. Till, and Janet Ward: Walls, Borders, Boundaries. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P. Saur: Book Review: Marc Silberman, Karen E. Till, and Janet Ward: Walls, Borders, Boundaries. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe, 2012, in:... more
P. Saur: Book Review: Marc Silberman, Karen E. Till, and Janet Ward: Walls, Borders, Boundaries. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe, 2012, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/walls-borders-boundaries-spatial-and-cultural-practices#r7736.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: Ewa Mazierska: Poland Daily: Economy, Work, Consumption and Social Class in Polish Cinemamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Baldwin: Book Review: Ewa Mazierska: Poland Daily: Economy, Work, Consumption and Social Class in Polish Cinema, 2017, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/poland-daily-economy-work-consumption-and-social-class#r7711.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, Carsten Reinemann, Jesper Stromback, Claes De Vreese (eds.): Populist Political Communication in Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, Carsten Reinemann, Jesper Stromback, Claes De Vreese (eds.): Populist Political Communication in Europe, 2017, in:... more
R. Riedel: Book Review: Toril Aalberg, Frank Esser, Carsten Reinemann, Jesper Stromback, Claes De Vreese (eds.): Populist Political Communication in Europe, 2017, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/populist-political-communication-europe#r7678.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: Joanna Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska, Anna Ratke-Majewska, Patryk Wawrzyński (eds.): The Politics of Memory in Post-Authoritarian Transitions, vol. I: Case Studies, and vol. II: Comparative Analysismore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel, Book Review: Joanna Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska, Anna Ratke-Majewska, Patryk Wawrzyński (eds.): The Politics of Memory in Post-Authoritarian Transitions, vol. I: Case Studies, and vol. II: Comparative Analysis,... more
R. Riedel, Book Review: Joanna Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska, Anna Ratke-Majewska, Patryk Wawrzyński (eds.): The Politics of Memory in Post-Authoritarian Transitions, vol. I: Case Studies, and vol. II: Comparative Analysis, 2017, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/politics-memory-post-authoritarian-transitions-vol-i-case#r7636.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: Tomasz Zarycki: Polska jako peryferiemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Tomasz Zarycki: Polska jako peryferie, 2016, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/polska-jako-peryferie#r7613.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison: Political Lessons, Scientific Avenues and Democratic Issuesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Cieśla: Book Review: Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison: Political Lessons, Scientific Avenues and Democratic Issues, 2016. "Frontiers in Sociology", Vol. 4, Article 2, 2019,... more
A. Cieśla: Book Review: Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison: Political Lessons, Scientific Avenues and Democratic Issues, 2016. "Frontiers in Sociology", Vol. 4, Article 2, 2019, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2019.00002.
Publication Date: 2019
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Book Review: The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Marketmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Leszko: Book Review: The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market, 2017. "Frontiers in Sociology", Vol. 3, Article 31, 2018, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2018.00031.
Publication Date: 2018
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Book Review: Jochen Böhler, Stephan Lehnstaedt (Hrsg.): Gewalt und Alltag im besetzten Polenmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Heinrich: Book Review: Jochen Böhler, Stephan Lehnstaedt (Hrsg.): Gewalt und Alltag im besetzten Polen, 2012, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/node/2300#r7235.
Publication Date: 2018
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Book Review: Gavin Rae: Privatising Capital: The Commodification of Poland's Welfare Statemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Gavin Rae: Privatising Capital: The Commodification of Poland's Welfare State, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/privatising-capital-commodification-polands-welfare-state#r7078.
Publication Date: 2018
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Book Review: Maria Todorova, Zsuzsa Gille: Post-communist Nostalgiamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P. Saur: Book Review: Maria Todorova, Zsuzsa Gille: Post-communist Nostalgia, 2010, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/post-communist-nostalgia#r6894.
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Book Review: Zygmunt Balicki: Państwo, naród i... polityka polskamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Zygmunt Balicki: Państwo, naród i... polityka polska, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/node/2807#r6891.
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Book Review: Włodzimierz Borodziej, Stanislav Holubec, Joachim von Puttkamer (Ed.): Mastery and Lost Illusions. Space and Time in the Modernization of Eastern and Central Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Włodzimierz Borodziej, Stanislav Holubec, Joachim von Puttkamer (Ed.): Mastery and Lost Illusions. Space and Time in the Modernization of Eastern and Central Europe, 2015, in:... more
R. Riedel: Book Review: Włodzimierz Borodziej, Stanislav Holubec, Joachim von Puttkamer (Ed.): Mastery and Lost Illusions. Space and Time in the Modernization of Eastern and Central Europe, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/2097#r6275.
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Book Review: Barbara Adamczyk: Dzieci ulicy w Polsce i na świecie. Funkcjonowanie w przestrzeni miejskiej i strategie przystosowawczemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R.A. Łukasiewicz: Book Review: Barbara Adamczyk: Dzieci ulicy w Polsce i na świecie. Funkcjonowanie w przestrzeni miejskiej i strategie przystosowawcze, 2016, in:... more
R.A. Łukasiewicz: Book Review: Barbara Adamczyk: Dzieci ulicy w Polsce i na świecie. Funkcjonowanie w przestrzeni miejskiej i strategie przystosowawcze, 2016, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/dzieci-ulicy-w-polsce-i-na-swiecie-funkcjonowanie-w#r6245.
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Book Review: Timothy Snyder: Black Earth. The Holocaust as History and Warningmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Cronin, Book Review: Timothy Snyder: Black Earth. The Holocaust as History and Warning, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/black-earth-holocaust-history-and-warning#r6229.
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Book Review: Michał Wenzel: Labour Protest in Poland. Trade Unions and Employee Interest Articulation After Socialismmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Śmietański: Book Review: Michał Wenzel: Labour Protest in Poland. Trade Unions and Employee Interest Articulation After Socialism, 2016, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/5565#r6174.
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Book Review: Hana Cervinkova, Michal Buchowski, Zdenek Uherek (Eds.): Rethinking Ethnography in Central Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P. Saur: Book Review: Hana Cervinkova, Michal Buchowski, Zdenek Uherek (Eds.): Rethinking Ethnography in Central Europe, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/publications/rethinking-ethnography-central-europe#r6165.
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Book Review: Katarzyna Kłosińska: Etyczny i pragmatyczny. Polskie dyskursy polityczne po 1989 rokumore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Balczyńska-Kosman: Book Review: Katarzyna Kłosińska: Etyczny i pragmatyczny. Polskie dyskursy polityczne po 1989 roku, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/etyczny-i-pragmatyczny-polskie-dyskursy-polityczne-po-1989#r6149.
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Book Review: Violetta Zentai, János Mátyás Kovács (ed.): Capitalism from Outside? Economic Cultures in Eastern Europe after 1989more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Riedel: Book Review: Violetta Zentai, János Mátyás Kovács (ed.): Capitalism from Outside? Economic Cultures in Eastern Europe after 1989, 2012, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/836#r6125.
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Book Review: Balázs Szent-Iványi, Simon Lightfoot: New Europe's New Development Aidmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Skolimowska: Book Review: Balázs Szent-Iványi, Simon Lightfoot: New Europe's New Development Aid, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/3064#r6114.
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Book Review: Marek Ziółkowski: Teoria socjologiczna a transformacja społeczeństwa polskiegomore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Bieńkowska: Book Review: Marek Ziółkowski: Teoria socjologiczna a transformacja społeczeństwa polskiego, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/teoria-socjologiczna-transformacja-spoleczenstwa-polskiego#r6092.
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Book Review: Sharon L.Wolchik, Jane Leftwich Curry (Eds.): Central and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Antoszewski: Book Review: Sharon L.Wolchik, Jane Leftwich Curry (Eds.): Central and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/2563#r6056.
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Book Review: Konrad Buczkowski, Beata Czarnecka-Dzialuk et.al.: Criminality and Criminal Justice in Contemporary Poland. Sociopolitical Perspectivesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Peno: Book Review: Konrad Buczkowski, Beata Czarnecka-Dzialuk et.al.: Criminality and Criminal Justice in Contemporary Poland. Sociopolitical Perspectives, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/2212#r6031.
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Book Review: Bartek Pytlas: Radical Right Parties in Central and Eastern Europe. Mainstream Party Competition and Electoral Fortunemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
F. Tereszkiewicz: Book Review: Bartek Pytlas: Radical Right Parties in Central and Eastern Europe. Mainstream Party Competition and Electoral Fortune, 2016, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/5100#r6002.
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Book review: Éric Baratay: Zwierzęcy punkt widzenia. Inna wersja historiimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Reichel: Book review: Éric Baratay: Zwierzęcy punkt widzenia. Inna wersja historii, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/zwierzecy-punkt-widzenia-inna-wersja-historii#r5884.
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Book review: Paul Blokker: New Democracies in Crisis? A Comparative Constitutional Study of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakiamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
W. Gizicki: Book review: Paul Blokker: New Democracies in Crisis? A Comparative Constitutional Study of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/1981#r5867.
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Book review: Andrzej Dorosz (red.): Wpływ globalnego kryzysu finansowego na działalność wybranych sfer gospodarkimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
K. Waliszewski: Book review: Andrzej Dorosz (red.): Wpływ globalnego kryzysu finansowego na działalność wybranych sfer gospodarki, 2014, in:... more
K. Waliszewski: Book review: Andrzej Dorosz (red.): Wpływ globalnego kryzysu finansowego na działalność wybranych sfer gospodarki, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/wplyw-globalnego-kryzysu-finansowego-na-dzialalnosc-wybranych#r5845.
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Book review: Anna Barcz, Magdalena Dąbrowska: Zwierzęta, gender i kultura. Perspektywa ekologiczna, etyczna i krytycznamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Reichel: Book review: Anna Barcz, Magdalena Dąbrowska: Zwierzęta, gender i kultura. Perspektywa ekologiczna, etyczna i krytyczna, 2014, in:... more
J. Reichel: Book review: Anna Barcz, Magdalena Dąbrowska: Zwierzęta, gender i kultura. Perspektywa ekologiczna, etyczna i krytyczna, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/zwierzeta-gender-i-kultura-perspektywa-ekologiczna-etyczna-i#r5837.
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Book review: Zbigniew Pawlak, Andrzej Smoleń: Strategie zawodowych klubów sportowych w Polscemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
D. Strachota: Book review: Zbigniew Pawlak, Andrzej Smoleń: Strategie zawodowych klubów sportowych w Polsce, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/strategie-zawodowych-klubow-sportowych-w-polsce#r5761.
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Book review: Krzysztof Rybiński (ed.): Polska w niestabilnej gospodarce europejskiej i globalnej: problemy polityki gospodarczej i rozwojumore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Tomasz Pawłuszko: Book review: Krzysztof Rybiński (ed.): Polska w niestabilnej gospodarce europejskiej i globalnej: problemy polityki gospodarczej i rozwoju, 2013, in:... more
Tomasz Pawłuszko: Book review: Krzysztof Rybiński (ed.): Polska w niestabilnej gospodarce europejskiej i globalnej: problemy polityki gospodarczej i rozwoju, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/polska-w-niestabilnej-gospodarce-europejskiej-i-globalnej#r5563.
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Book review: Urszula Jaremba: National Judges As EU Law Judges: The Polish Civil Law Systemmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Potorski: Book review: Urszula Jaremba: National Judges As EU Law Judges: The Polish Civil Law System, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/2907#r5414.
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Book review: Matyja Rafał, Siewierska-Chmaj Anna, Pędziwiatr Konrad: Polska polityka migracyjna. W poszukiwaniu nowego modelumore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
S. Kubiciel-Lodzińska: Book review: Matyja Rafał, Siewierska-Chmaj Anna, Pędziwiatr Konrad: Polska polityka migracyjna. W poszukiwaniu nowego modelu, 2015, in:... more
S. Kubiciel-Lodzińska: Book review: Matyja Rafał, Siewierska-Chmaj Anna, Pędziwiatr Konrad: Polska polityka migracyjna. W poszukiwaniu nowego modelu, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/polska-polityka-migracyjna-w-poszukiwaniu-nowego-modelu#r5406.
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Book review: Katarzyna Tubylewicz, Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska (red.): Szwecja czyta. Polska czytamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P. Toczyski: Book review: Katarzyna Tubylewicz, Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska (red.): Szwecja czyta. Polska czyta, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/szwecja-czyta-polska-czyta#r5377.
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J. Kozielska: Book review: Anna Kławsiuć–Zduńczyk: Powroty. Doświadczenia edukacyjno–zawodowe polskich reemigrantówmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Kozielska: Book review: Anna Kławsiuć–Zduńczyk: Powroty. Doświadczenia edukacyjno–zawodowe polskich reemigrantów, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/powroty-doswiadczenia-edukacyjno-zawodowe-polskich#r5341.
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M. Ślusarczyk: Book review: Agnieszka Maria Kubal: Socio-legal integration of Polish post-2004 EU enlargement migrants in the United Kingdommore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
M. Ślusarczyk: Book review: Agnieszka Maria Kubal: Socio-legal integration of Polish post-2004 EU enlargement migrants in the United Kingdom, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/321#r5303.
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Book review: Ondřej Horký-Hluchán (ed.): Development Cooperation of the ‘New’ EU Member States. Beyond Europeanizationmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
D. Brodacki: Book review: Ondřej Horký-Hluchán (ed.): Development Cooperation of the ‘New’ EU Member States. Beyond Europeanization, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/3979#r5275.
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Book Review: Jerzy Wilkin (red.): Jakość rządzenia w Polsce. Jak ją badać, monitorować i poprawiaćmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
N. Drejerska: Book Review: Jerzy Wilkin (red.): Jakość rządzenia w Polsce. Jak ją badać, monitorować i poprawiać, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikationen/jako-rz-dzenia-w-polsce-jak-j-bada-monitorowa-i-poprawia#r5167.
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Book Review: Wojciech Musiał: Modernizacja Polski. Polityki rządowe w latach 1918-2004more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Suławka: Book Review: Wojciech Musiał: Modernizacja Polski. Polityki rządowe w latach 1918-2004, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/modernizacja-polski-polityki-rzadowe-w-latach-1918-2004#r5130.
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Book Review: Lucyna Czechowska: Wewnątrzunijni partnerzy strategiczni Rzeczypospolitej Polskiejmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
F. Tereszkiewicz: Book Review: Lucyna Czechowska: Wewnątrzunijni partnerzy strategiczni Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/wewnatrzunijni-partnerzy-strategiczni-rzeczypospolitej#r5098.
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Book Review: Katarzyna Lasinska: Social Capital in Eastern Europe. Poland an Exception?more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Kobylarek: Book Review: Katarzyna Lasinska: Social Capital in Eastern Europe. Poland an Exception?, 2013, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/node/3719#r4978.
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Book Review: Marek Górka: Współczesne wymiary polskiej polityki bezpieczeństwamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Kułaga: Book Review: Marek Górka: Współczesne wymiary polskiej polityki bezpieczeństwa, 2015 and Sebastian Wojciechowski, Anna Potyrała, Anna (red.), Bezpieczeństwo Polski. Współczesne wyzwania, 2014, in:... more
A. Kułaga: Book Review: Marek Górka: Współczesne wymiary polskiej polityki bezpieczeństwa, 2015 and Sebastian Wojciechowski, Anna Potyrała, Anna (red.), Bezpieczeństwo Polski. Współczesne wyzwania, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/en/node/2246#r4963.
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Book Review: Julisz Gardawski: Rzemieślnicy i biznesmeni. Właściciele małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw prywatnychmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
E. Konopska-Struś: Book Review: Julisz Gardawski: Rzemieślnicy i biznesmeni. Właściciele małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw prywatnych, 2014, in:... more
E. Konopska-Struś: Book Review: Julisz Gardawski: Rzemieślnicy i biznesmeni. Właściciele małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw prywatnych, 2014, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/rzemieslnicy-i-biznesmeni-wlasciciele-malych-i-srednich#r4898.
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Book Review: Stanisław Bieleń: Polityka zagraniczna Polski po wstąpieniu do NATO i do Unii Europejskiej. Problemy tożsamości i adaptacjimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
F. Tereszkiewicz: Book Review: Stanisław Bieleń: Polityka zagraniczna Polski po wstąpieniu do NATO i do Unii Europejskiej. Problemy tożsamości i adaptacji, 2010, in:... more
F. Tereszkiewicz: Book Review: Stanisław Bieleń: Polityka zagraniczna Polski po wstąpieniu do NATO i do Unii Europejskiej. Problemy tożsamości i adaptacji, 2010, in: www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/polityka-zagraniczna-polski-po-wstapieniu-do-nato-i-do-unii#r4858.
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Book Review: Juliusz Kotyński (red.): Różne oblicza zarządzania ryzykiemmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochańska
M. Klimczuk-Kochanska: Book Review: Juliusz Kotyński (red.): Różne oblicza zarządzania ryzykiem, 2014, in: www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/rozne-oblicza-zarzadzania-ryzykiem#r4813.
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Book Review: Dominik Antonowicz, Radosław Kossakowski, Tomasz Szlendak: Aborygeni i konsumenci. O kibicowskiej wspólnocie, komercjalizacji futbolu i stadionowym apartheidziemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
D. Strachota: Book Review: Dominik Antonowicz, Radosław Kossakowski, Tomasz Szlendak: Aborygeni i konsumenci. O kibicowskiej wspólnocie, komercjalizacji futbolu i stadionowym apartheidzie, 2015, in:... more
D. Strachota: Book Review: Dominik Antonowicz, Radosław Kossakowski, Tomasz Szlendak: Aborygeni i konsumenci. O kibicowskiej wspólnocie, komercjalizacji futbolu i stadionowym apartheidzie, 2015, in: www.pol-int.org/pl/publications/aborygeni-i-konsumenci-o-kibicowskiej-wspolnocie#r4810.
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Book Review: Adam A. Ambroziak (ed.): New Cohesion Policy of the European Union in Poland. How It Will Influence the Investment Attractiveness of Regions in 2014-2020more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P. Gibas: Book Review: Adam A. Ambroziak (ed.): New Cohesion Policy of the European Union in Poland. How It Will Influence the Investment Attractiveness of Regions in 2014-2020, 2015, in: www.pol-int.org/pl/node/3600#r4787.
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Book Review: Galia Chimiak; Marcin Fronia: Globalizacja a rozwój. Szanse i wyzwania dla Polskimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
J. Reichel: Book Review: Galia Chimiak; Marcin Fronia: Globalizacja a rozwój. Szanse i wyzwania dla Polski, 2012, in: www.pol-int.org/en/node/230#r4780.
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Book Review: Robert Bartłomiejski: Mieszkańcy osiedla w sytuacji konfliktu ekologicznego w mieściemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
R. Skrzypiec: Book Review: Robert Bartłomiejski: Mieszkańcy osiedla w sytuacji konfliktu ekologicznego w mieście, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/mieszkancy-osiedla-w-sytuacji-konfliktu-ekologicznego-w#r4602.
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Book review: Gabriela Grotkowska : Czy Polska importuje bezrobocie? O wpływie handlu zagranicznego na polski rynek pracy w okresie transformacjimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
E. Szymanik: Book review: Gabriela Grotkowska : Czy Polska importuje bezrobocie? O wpływie handlu zagranicznego na polski rynek pracy w okresie transformacji, 2012, in:... more
E. Szymanik: Book review: Gabriela Grotkowska : Czy Polska importuje bezrobocie? O wpływie handlu zagranicznego na polski rynek pracy w okresie transformacji, 2012, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/czy-polska-importuje-bezrobocie-o-wplywie-handlu#r4555.
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Book Review: Ireneusz Krzemiński (red.): Żydzi - problem prawdziwego Polaka. Antysemityzm, ksenofobia i stereotypy narodowe po raz trzecimore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
P.P. Grzybowski: Book Review: Ireneusz Krzemiński (red.): Żydzi - problem prawdziwego Polaka. Antysemityzm, ksenofobia i stereotypy narodowe po raz trzeci, 2015, in:... more
P.P. Grzybowski: Book Review: Ireneusz Krzemiński (red.): Żydzi - problem prawdziwego Polaka. Antysemityzm, ksenofobia i stereotypy narodowe po raz trzeci, 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/zydzi-problem-prawdziwego-polaka-antysemityzm-ksenofobia-i#r4504.
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Book Review: Izabela Tomala-Kaźmierczak: Radiomaryjny wzorzec demokracji. Analiza treści "Rozmów niedokończonych"more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Rafał Pląsek: Book Review: Izabela Tomala-Kaźmierczak: Radiomaryjny wzorzec demokracji. Analiza treści "Rozmów niedokończonych", 2015, in: https://www.pol-int.org/pl/publikacje/radiomaryjny-wzorzec-demokracji-analiza-tresci-rozmow#r4171.
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Czy różnica jest polityczna? Zróżnicowanie społeczno-kulturowe a problem dyskryminacjimore
by Małgorzata Bieńkowska, Aleksandra Porankiewicz-Żukowska, Andrzej Klimczuk, Maciej Białous, and Justyna Kajta
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Position paper on ethical, legal and social challenges linked to audio- and video-based AAL solutionsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In this position paper, we have used Alan Cooper’s persona technique to illustrate the utility of audio- and video-based AAL technologies. Therefore, two primary examples of potential audio- and video-based AAL users, Anna and Irakli,... more
In this position paper, we have used Alan Cooper’s persona technique to illustrate the utility of audio- and video-based AAL technologies. Therefore, two primary examples of potential audio- and video-based AAL users, Anna and Irakli, serve as reference points for describing salient ethical, legal and social challenges related to use of AAL. These challenges are presented on three levels: individual, societal, and regulatory. For each challenge, a set of policy recommendations is suggested.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7326184
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Position paper on ethical, legal and social challenges linked to audio- and video-based AAL solutions
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Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors: A Position Papermore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors: A Position Paper, Global Network of Associations & Networks: Retirees Developing Silver Economy, 19.09.2022,... more
Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors: A Position Paper, Global Network of Associations & Networks: Retirees Developing Silver Economy, 19.09.2022, http://eregion.eu/developing-silver-economy-related-government-resources-seniors-position-paper/

The precarious rights of senior citizens, especially those who are highly educated and who are expected to counsel and guide the younger generations, has stimulated the creation internationally of advocacy associations and opinion leader groups. The strength of these groups, however, varies from country to country.  In some countries, they are supported and are the focus of intense interest; in others, they are practically ignored. For this is reason we believe that the creation of a network of all these associations is essential. The proposed network would act as a support for the already-existing policies of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights, of independent experts, and of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People.  All three have long ago recommended the creation of a recognized instrument for uniting presently scattered efforts. The proposed network, therefore, will seek to promote the international exchange of relevant expertise, and it will reinforce the commitments and actions that single countries are currently taking to meet these objectives. For example, informative public events can be organised to promote particular support initiatives and to provide an opportunity for new members of the network to be presented.  The network will promote health for senior citizens, disease prevention, senior mobility, safe free time for seniors, alimentary education, protection against new risks and dangers, as well as equity in the services necessary for seniors to adopt new information and communication technologies. In the case of retired academic members, the network will promote equality with respect to continuing use of digital technologies (particularly email), continuing access to research libraries, and the guaranteed ability for seniors to fund their own research programs and to deliver free seminars.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32726.52801
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors A Position Paper_11 versions.pdf
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Seminarium: Kształtowanie dobrego klimatu w miejscach pracy w obliczu zagrożeń psychospołecznych. Walka o wysoką produktywność polskiej pracymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium: Kształtowanie dobrego klimatu w miejscach pracy w obliczu zagrożeń psychospołecznych. Walka o wysoką produktywność polskiej pracy, Gazeta SGH, 27.06.2022,... more
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium: Kształtowanie dobrego klimatu w miejscach pracy w obliczu zagrożeń psychospołecznych. Walka o wysoką produktywność polskiej pracy, Gazeta SGH, 27.06.2022, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-ksztaltowanie-dobrego-klimatu-w-miejscach-pracy-w-obliczu
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28561.92003
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: Seminarium: Kształtowanie dobrego klimatu w miejscach pracy w obliczu zagrożeń psychospołecznych. Walka o wysoką produktywność polskiej pracy
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Cykl seminarium online "Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach": Pandemia a polityka gospodarcza wobec MŚPmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Cykl seminarium online "Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach": Pandemia a polityka gospodarcza wobec MŚP, Gazeta SGH, 15.03.2021,... more
A. Klimczuk, Cykl seminarium online "Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach": Pandemia a polityka gospodarcza wobec MŚP, Gazeta SGH, 15.03.2021, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/cykl-seminarium-online-polityka-publiczna-oparta-na-wiedzy-i-faktach
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Gazeta SGH
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Strategiczne szanse i zagrożenia - Polska w Unii Europejskiej w okresie 2021-2027more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Strategiczne szanse i zagrożenia - Polska w Unii Europejskiej w okresie 2021-2027, Gazeta SGH, 15.03.2021,... more
A. Klimczuk, Strategiczne szanse i zagrożenia - Polska w Unii Europejskiej w okresie 2021-2027, Gazeta SGH, 15.03.2021, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/strategiczne-szanse-i-zagrozenia-polska-w-unii-europejskiej-w-okresie
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Gazeta SGH
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Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach: Fakty i mity pandemii COVID-19 (Knowledge-based Public Policy: Facts and Myths of the COVID-19 Pandemic)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach: Fakty i mity pandemii COVID-19, Gazeta SGH, 19.01.2021,... more
A. Klimczuk, Polityka publiczna oparta na wiedzy i faktach: Fakty i mity pandemii COVID-19, Gazeta SGH, 19.01.2021, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/polityka-publiczna-oparta-na-wiedzy-i-faktach-fakty-i-mity-pandemii
Publication Date: 2021
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: kryzys edukacyjny – oświata i szkolnictwo wyższe (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Educational Crisis - Education and Higher Education)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: kryzys edukacyjny – oświata i szkolnictwo wyższe, Gazeta SGH, 18.05.2020,... more
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: kryzys edukacyjny – oświata i szkolnictwo wyższe, Gazeta SGH, 18.05.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-kryzys-edukacyjny-oswiata-i.
Publication Date: 2020
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: nastroje społeczno-gospodarcze (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Socio-economic Moods)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: nastroje społeczno-gospodarcze, Gazeta SGH, 27.05.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-nastroje-spoleczno.
Publication Date: 2020
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: koszty społeczne i solidarność społeczna (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Social Costs and Social Solidarity)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: koszty społeczne i solidarność społeczna, Gazeta SGH, 04.05.2020,... more
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: koszty społeczne i solidarność społeczna, Gazeta SGH, 04.05.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-koszty-spoleczne-i.
Publication Date: 2020
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: Czy polski system ochrony zdrowia da się uzdrowić? (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Can the Polish Healthcare System Be Healed?)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: Czy polski system ochrony zdrowia da się uzdrowić?, Gazeta SGH, 03.06.2020,... more
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: Czy polski system ochrony zdrowia da się uzdrowić?, Gazeta SGH, 03.06.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-czy-polski-system-ochrony.
Publication Date: 2020
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: sprawne zarządzanie państwem i społeczeństwem (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Efficient Management of the State and Society)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: sprawne zarządzanie państwem i społeczeństwem, Gazeta SGH, 11.05.2020,... more
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: sprawne zarządzanie państwem i społeczeństwem, Gazeta SGH, 11.05.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-sprawne-zarzadzanie-panstwem.
Publication Date: 2020
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Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: Rozwój i kultura (Webinar: Poland and the World After the Pandemic: Development and Culture)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Seminarium online: Polska i świat po pandemii: Rozwój i kultura, Gazeta SGH, 08.06.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=konferencje-debaty-spotkania/seminarium-line-polska-i-swiat-po-pandemii-rozwoj-i-kultura.
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Nastroje społeczne w dół. Czego w postpandemicznej rzeczywistości obawiamy się najbardziej? (Social Moods Are Down: What Are We Most Afraid of in Post-pandemic Reality?)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Nastroje społeczne w dół. Czego w postpandemicznej rzeczywistości obawiamy się najbardziej?, Gazeta SGH, 27.05.2020,... more
A. Klimczuk, Nastroje społeczne w dół. Czego w postpandemicznej rzeczywistości obawiamy się najbardziej?, Gazeta SGH, 27.05.2020, https://gazeta.sgh.waw.pl/?q=meritum/nastroje-spoleczne-w-dol-czego-w-postpandemicznej-rzeczywistosci-obawiamy-sie-najbardziej.
Publication Date: 2020
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Workshop report: Creating a citizens’ information pack on ethical and legal issues around ICTs: what should be included?more
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Marta Câmara Oliveira, and Anna Berti Suman
The aim of this workshop was to ask potential end-users of the citizens’ information pack on legal and ethical issues around ICTs (i.e. citizens and citizens’ groups) the following questions: What is your knowledge of the EU’s General... more
The aim of this workshop was to ask potential end-users of the citizens’ information pack on legal and ethical issues around ICTs (i.e. citizens and citizens’ groups) the following questions: What is your knowledge of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and what actions have you taken in response to these regulations? What challenges are you experiencing in ensuring the protection and security of your project data, and compliance with the GDPR, within existing data management processes/systems? What information/tools/resources do you need to overcome these challenges? What are the best formats/channels for receiving, sharing and acting upon this information? What is the most appropriate structure/format(s) for the citizens’ information pack?
Publication Date: 2020
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Author's Comments: Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II, "Newsletter of the Research Network Ageing in Europe"more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Author's Comments: Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II, "Newsletter of the Research Network Ageing in Europe", Winter 2019, Issue 24, pp. 3-4, https://www.ageing-in-europe.net/images/newsletter24.pdf.
Publication Date: 2019
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Creativity, an Essential Condition for the Development of Smart and Age-friendly Cities and Communitiesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Creativity, an Essential Condition for the Development of Smart and Age-friendly Cities and Communities, Journal of Brief Ideas, 04.02.2019, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3236948
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3236948
Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: Journal of Brief Ideas
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Guide - User co-production in standardisationmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Malcolm Fisk
Research within the H2020 PROGRESSIVE project (http://platform.progressivestandards.org/) has identified good practices in user co-production strategies and methodologies. Early findings from research in the PROGRESSIVE project were... more
Research within the H2020 PROGRESSIVE project (http://platform.progressivestandards.org/) has identified good practices in user co-production strategies and methodologies. Early findings from research in the PROGRESSIVE project were shared with relevant stakeholders outside the consortium for consultation and review. The outcomes of that initial investigation highlighted the need to focus on the objectives, processes, and methods used in user and older people co-production. This guide adapts these insights and makes them relevant specifically for standardisation in ICT for active and healthy ageing. This guide was approved by representatives of the PROGRESSIVE project on 22 February 2018. The consortium has requested comments from interested stakeholders in an enquiry from 1 March to 30 April 2018. The PROGRESSIVE guide was approved on 5 June 2018.
Publication Date: 2018
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Understanding our political nature How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-makingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
D. Mair, L. Smillie, G. La Placa, F. Schwendinger, M. Raykovska, Z. Pasztor, R. van Bavel, Understanding our political nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making, Publications Office of the European... more
D. Mair, L. Smillie, G. La Placa, F. Schwendinger, M. Raykovska, Z. Pasztor, R. van Bavel, Understanding our political nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019. 100 pp. ++ The behavioural sciences, social sciences and humanities can bring us new insights into our political behaviour, such as how and why emotions, values, identity and reason affect how we think, talk and take decisions on political issues.
Misperception and disinformation: our thinking skills are challenged by today's information environment and make us vulnerable to disinformation. We need to think more about how we think. Motivated reasoning makes people resist evidence that runs against their beliefs. Misinformed people do not think of themselves as ignorant - they hold facts which they believe to be true. False news, particularly political is diffused 'significantly farther, faster, deeper and more broadly than the truth'. Corrections do lead to more accurate assessments of the facts although generally do not change people's views.
Collective intelligence: science can help us re-design the way policymakers work together to take better decisions and prevent policy mistakes. Thinking collectively can significantly improve the quality of political decisions but only if collaborative processes are carefully designed. Only if all critical information, unique knowledge and expertise are shared can collective intelligence be achieved and groupthink or polarisation avoided. Psychological safety is essential for the sharing of critical information, ideas, questions and dissenting opinions.
Emotions: we can't separate emotion from reason. Better information about citizens' emotions and greater emotional literacy could improve policymaking. Emotions are just as essential to decision-making as logical reasoning and as likely to enhance rationality as to subvert it. Angry people are less likely to seek information and more likely to adopt a closed mind while anxiety may lead to a deeper processing of information. Sensing citizens' emotions more effectively could better guide policy choices. Learning to integrate and use emotions, rather than trying to suppress them could improve decision-making and collaboration in government.
Values and identities drive political behaviour but are not properly understood or debated. Political decisions are strongly influenced by group identity, values, worldviews, ideologies and personality traits. Political polarisation is on the rise and a new form of cultural, rather than economic, polarisation has emerged, with the far right opposed to immigration and multiculturalism. Values strongly influence not only our political behaviour but also our perceptions about facts.
Framing, metaphor and narrative: facts don't speak for themselves. Framing, metaphors and narratives need to be used responsibly if evidence is to be heard andunderstood. There is no such thing as a neutral frame; something is included at the expense of something else. The ways in which policy problems are framed can substantially influence beliefs. It is not the side with the most or best facts that wins an argument, but the one that provides the most plausible scenario that feels intuitively reliable, communicated by a perceived credible source.
Trust and openness: the erosion of trust in experts and in government can only be addressed by greater honesty and public deliberation about interests and values. Trustworthiness depends on expertise, honesty shared interests and values. The ideal of value-free science is more complex in reality: values may enter at several stages of the process. This does not mean that science cannot be trusted but that there is a need to be more transparent about the role of values in science. Opening evidence to public scrutiny is crucial to maintain scientific authority. Deliberative democracy and citizen engagement can be effective responses to the loss of trust in democratic institutions.
Evidence-informed policymaking: the principle that policy should be informed by evidence is under attack. Politicians, scientists and civil society need to defend this cornerstone of liberal democracy. The framing of a policy problem is a political rather than technical issue that determines what research is needed, what evidence counts and what should be ignored. The commitment to evidence-informed policy cannot be taken for granted. Partisan leadership in highly polarised political environments undermines the capacity of governments to use evidence effectively. There are extensive barriers to the use of evidence - scientists and policymakers have different norms, cultures, languages, misaligned incentives, understanding of time and budget constraints. A well-designed evidence-informed policy system would include knowledge brokers and boundary organisations between scientists and policymakers. The principle of informing policy through evidence could be recognised as a key accompaniment to the principles of democracy and the rule of law.
Publication Date: 2019
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Joint Statement on Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environmentsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
C. Dantas, W. van Staalduinen, A.L. Jegundo, J. Ganzarain, Joint Statement on Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments, Caritas Coimbra and AFEdemy, Coimbra, Gouda 2018, pp. 18. https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=55180
Publication Date: 2018
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Framing Paper Thematic Network 2018 Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environmentsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
C. Dantas, W. van Staalduinen, M. van der Mark, A.L. Jegundo, J. Ganzarain, Framing Paper Thematic Network 2018 Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments, Caritas Coimbra and AFEdemy, Coimbra 2018, pp. 73.... more
C. Dantas, W. van Staalduinen, M. van der Mark, A.L. Jegundo, J. Ganzarain, Framing Paper Thematic Network 2018 Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments, Caritas Coimbra and AFEdemy, Coimbra 2018, pp. 73. https://ec.europa.eu/eip/ageing/file/2818/download_en?token=QKtO3eXh
Publication Date: 2018
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The Salzburg Statement for a Multilingual Worldmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The Salzburg Statement for a Multilingual World, December 2017, https://education.salzburgglobal.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2010-2019/2017/Session_586/SalzburgGlobal_Statement_586_-_Multilingual_World__combined_.pdf
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Jak przemysły kreatywne mogą pozytywnie oddziaływać na starzenie się i starość?more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Jak przemysły kreatywne mogą pozytywnie oddziaływać na starzenie się i starość? (How Can Creative Industries Have an Impact on Ageing and Old Age?), Fundacja ZACZYN, "Polityka Senioralna" 2018, nr 1, pp. 52-53. Niektórzy... more
A. Klimczuk, Jak przemysły kreatywne mogą pozytywnie oddziaływać na starzenie się i starość? (How Can Creative Industries Have an Impact on Ageing and Old Age?), Fundacja ZACZYN, "Polityka Senioralna" 2018, nr 1, pp. 52-53.
Niektórzy ludzie twierdzą, że przemysły kreatywne mają niewiele wspólnego ze starzeniem się i starością. Słowa „kreatywność” i „twórczość” są coraz częściej stosowane niemal jako synonimy cech ludzi młodych i młodości jako etapu życia. Tymczasem wszyscy korzystamy z pewnych stworzonych przez innych ludzi technologii do wykonywania różnorodnych codziennych czynności. Ponadto bez względu na wiek korzystamy z produktów opracowanych w ramach rzemiosła, wzornictwa/designu lub w sektorze produkcji oprogramowania. Współczesne społeczeństwa mają też do czynienia z nadmiarem treści pochodzących m.in. z branży muzycznej, branży wydawniczej oraz branży filmowej i wideo.
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The Manifesto on Citizen Engagement, the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities' Citizen Focus Action Clustermore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Poprzez nasze partnerstwo na rzecz inteligentnych miast i społeczności deklarujemy nasze zobowiązanie do tworzenia i wspierania dostępnych usług miejskich dla obywateli w celu poprawy jakości życia wszystkich obywateli i przyczynienia się... more
Poprzez nasze partnerstwo na rzecz inteligentnych miast i społeczności deklarujemy nasze zobowiązanie do tworzenia i wspierania dostępnych usług miejskich dla obywateli w celu poprawy jakości życia wszystkich obywateli i przyczynienia się do rozwoju zrównoważonych miast i przyjaznego środowiska do życia. Wiele rozwiązań i projektów już istnieje i jest w trakcie wdrażania. Istotnym elementem udanych rezultatów inteligentnych projektów miejskich jest rozpoczynanie od ludzi poprzez koncentrowanie się na potrzebach obywateli, przy uwzględnieniu projektowania (wzornictwa, designu) zorientowanego na obywateli i poszukiwania integralnej jakości życia. Technologia może oferować nowe kreatywne rozwiązania, ale powinna zawsze pozostać środkiem służącym celom obywateli. The Action Cluster on Citizen Focus ma na celu poszukiwanie sposobów promowania zaangażowania obywateli i społeczności w projektowanie i współtworzenie rozwiązań. My, sygnatariusze Manifestu Inteligentnych Miast, zobowiązujemy się do: Wymiany doświadczeń z zakresu skutecznych i powtarzalnych najlepszych praktyk. Współpracy z Citizen Focus Action Cluster w zakresie dzielenia się wiedzą i upowszechniania praktycznych rozwiązań oraz sprawdzonych dobrych praktyk w zakresie replikacji i skalowania działań. Aktywnego angażowania obywateli od samego początku zarówno w procesy decyzyjne w zakresie innowacji miejskich, jak i przy projektowaniu rozwiązań dla inteligentnych miast. Wdrażania rozwiązań ukierunkowanych na obywatela.  Wykorzystywania wzajemnych połączeń między dużymi i małymi miastami, społecznościami miejskimi i wiejskimi.
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Guest Blog: How the Creative Industries Can Positively Impact Ageing and Old Agemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A. Klimczuk, Guest Blog: How the Creative Industries Can Positively Impact Ageing and Old Age, International Network for Critical Gerontology, 09.06.2017, http://criticalgerontology.com/creative-impact-ageing/.
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Wywiad z profesor Christine Sleeter o wyzwaniach edukacji wielokulturowej (Interview with Professor Christine Sleeter on the challenges of multicultural education)more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
K. Mammadova, A. Klimczuk, Wywiad z profesor Christine Sleeter o wyzwaniach edukacji wielokulturowej (Interview with Professor Christine Sleeter on the challenges of multicultural education), "ngo.pl" 04.05.2017, electronic publication:... more
K. Mammadova, A. Klimczuk, Wywiad z profesor Christine Sleeter o wyzwaniach edukacji wielokulturowej (Interview with Professor Christine Sleeter on the challenges of multicultural education), "ngo.pl" 04.05.2017, electronic publication: http://wiadomosci.ngo.pl/wiadomosc/2066921.html.
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Social Innovation Index 2016: Old problems, new solutions: Measuring the capacity for social innovation across the worldmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Social Innovation Index 2016: Old problems, new solutions: Measuring the capacity for social innovation across the world, The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016,... more
Social Innovation Index 2016: Old problems, new solutions: Measuring the capacity for social innovation across the world, The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016, https://www.eiuperspectives.economist.com/sites/default/files/Social_Innovation_Index.pdf.
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Stymulowanie rozwoju biznesu turystycznego w północnej części województwa podlaskiego. Studium strategicznemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
K. Głomb, R. Głomb, M. Golemo, A. Klimczuk, B. Makarska, J. Merchut, Ł. Nikitin, P. Tadejko, Stymulowanie rozwoju biznesu turystycznego w północnej części województwa podlaskiego. Studium strategiczne (Stimulation of the Development of... more
K. Głomb, R. Głomb, M. Golemo, A. Klimczuk, B. Makarska, J. Merchut, Ł. Nikitin, P. Tadejko, Stymulowanie rozwoju biznesu turystycznego w północnej części województwa podlaskiego. Studium strategiczne (Stimulation of the Development of Business Tourism in the Northern Part of the Podlasie region: Strategic Study), Stowarzyszenie Miasta w Internecie, Tarnów - Woźnawieś 2012, 39pp.
Publication Date: 2012
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Centrum Dialogu Międzypokoleniowego jako inicjatywa budująca kapitał społeczny bez względu na wiekmore
by dr hab. Maria Łuszczyńska, Andrzej Klimczuk, and Anna Sanecka
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The Sharing Economy Business Models in Poland: Aspects of Trust, Law, and Initiatives Facing the COVID-19 Pandemicmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter presents an analysis of sharing economy development in Poland, not only big businesses such as Uber or Airbnb but also smaller, local initiatives—often in their niches, doing better than global corporations. All kinds of... more
This chapter presents an analysis of sharing economy development in Poland, not only big businesses such as Uber or Airbnb but also smaller, local initiatives—often in their niches, doing better than global corporations. All kinds of enterprises and institutions are increasingly willing to incorporate elements of shared economics for business practice and organisational culture through stressing cost savings and flexibility. With all the opportunities sharing economy brings, it also creates many unsolved issues, such as regulations, labour law, competition, which often lead to conflicts of different stakeholders. Authors discuss various sharing economy initiatives in Poland as well as social strands, trust, and problems with legally unregulated issues. Furthermore, this chapter also covers different aspects of sharing economy initiatives embedded in the COVID-19 pandemic.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_16
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Solidarity and Care Economy in Times of ‘Crisis’: A View from Greece and Hungary Between 2015 and 2020more
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter describes the emergence of solidarity actions in two European countries—Greece and Hungary—in response to two recent crises: the arrival of large numbers of refugees in 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Focusing on the... more
This chapter describes the emergence of solidarity actions in two European countries—Greece and Hungary—in response to two recent crises: the arrival of large numbers of refugees in 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Focusing on the experiences in two European countries with different socio-political, historical trajectories and civic traditions, we look at how solidarity economy emerged in crisis and how it was framed not only on monetised value but also on care and nurture. Our accounts of Greece and Hungary draw from ethnographic fieldwork and other qualitative social research (interviews and focus groups) with grassroots solidarity collectives.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_10
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Shared Mobility: A Reflection on Sharing Economy Initiatives in European Transportation Sectorsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Freedom of movement is a fundamental human right. The transportation sector, therefore, holds high socio-economic significance—while contributing almost a quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and being a major air polluter. Key... more
Freedom of movement is a fundamental human right. The transportation sector, therefore, holds high socio-economic significance—while contributing almost a quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and being a major air polluter. Key parts of the ‘collaborative and sharing economy’ relate to transport, including peer-to-peer and on-demand transportation. While these forms of ‘collaborative consumption’ may be seen as promoting environmental sustainability, such models also generate inequality and regulatory disputes (e.g., Uber’s workers and licences), leading to stakeholder conflict. This chapter examines the importance of the main shared mobility services within the transportation sector, their contribution to changing mobility habits, and their connection to sustainable development issues. We also consider conflicts in different European countries caused by shared mobility and the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_5
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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From Uberisation to Commoning: Experiences, Challenges, and Potential Pathways of the Sharing Economy in Food Supply Chains in Europemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The chapter explores a broad dimensionality of experiences, learnings, challenges, and potential pathways of the sharing economy in food supply chains. Through technology-enabled business applications, the mobilisation of underutilised... more
The chapter explores a broad dimensionality of experiences, learnings, challenges, and potential pathways of the sharing economy in food supply chains. Through technology-enabled business applications, the mobilisation of underutilised assets has been successfully facilitated in the foodservice industry. Community-based models have been relying on the mutual risk-sharing of producers and consumers. Service models and the uberisation of food, when contract workers use their personal vehicles to deliver food to customers, has gained more acknowledgement during the COVID-19 times. Based on our qualitative study, various peer-to-peer production and collaborative consumption initiatives are presented in this chapter to assess how the idea of sharing economy entered the food sector. Our arguments are substantiated with varied case examples at multiple value chain points (e.g., production, processing, transport, and consumption).
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_7
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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From a Sharing Economy to a Platform Economy: Public Values in Shared Mobility and Gig Work in the Netherlandsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter discusses the sharing economy in the Netherlands, focussing on shared mobility and gig work platforms. The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. Local initiatives emerged at the beginning... more
This chapter discusses the sharing economy in the Netherlands, focussing on shared mobility and gig work platforms. The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. Local initiatives emerged at the beginning of the 2010s. International players such as Uber, UberPop, and Airbnb followed soon after. Initially, the sharing economy was greeted with a sense of optimism, as it was thought to contribute to social cohesion and sustainability. Over the last few years, the debate has shifted to the question of how public values can be safeguarded or stimulated. In this regard, shared mobility is hoped to contribute to more sustainable transport. In the gig economy, scholars and labour representatives fear a further flexibilisation of labour; others see opportunities for economic growth.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_11
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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A Critical Perspective on the Sharing Economy in Tourism Using Examples of the Accommodation Sector in Austriamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In recent decades, services on digital platforms have become increasingly important in tourism. What started with concepts of exchange as a non- or less commodified practice of sharing accommodations (e.g., Couchsurfing) became... more
In recent decades, services on digital platforms have become increasingly important in tourism. What started with concepts of exchange as a non- or less commodified practice of sharing accommodations (e.g., Couchsurfing) became exceedingly commodified in the platform economy on a global scale and turned into successful business models (e.g., Airbnb) with strong effects on traditional provider structures and local labour market. In Austria, the economic relevance of tourism traces back more than 100 years. Today, new forms of overnight stays, such as short-term rentals (STRs), have flooded the traditional tourism industry market with offerings in the accommodation sector and pose particular challenges in the housing market in Austrian cities. The COVID-19 crisis highlights the general volatility in tourism. Therefore, alternative business models seem to be more important than before. Discussing the relevance of hybrid sharing as a business model between market-based services and platform cooperatives in the global platform economy, domestic examples from Austria serve as an incentive for other countries to show new pathways in terms of alternative platform structures and work towards a less volatile economy. In doing so, national insights of regulations of global players and new guidelines of platform-based sharing are debated too.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_13
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Unsettled State of Regulation: Italy’s Hard Path Towards Effective Rules for the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Since its heyday, the Italian sharing economy has emblematically displayed the problem of a wanting and largely ineffective regulatory environment. To date, the Italian legislator has been unable to formulate a consistent legal response... more
Since its heyday, the Italian sharing economy has emblematically displayed the problem of a wanting and largely ineffective regulatory environment. To date, the Italian legislator has been unable to formulate a consistent legal response to the main social and economic challenges stemming from the sharing economy, opting for ad hoc reactive measures, and leaving great uncertainty among all stakeholders. This has been exacerbated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen the slowdown of some sharing economy activities and the rise of new ones. Building on these premises, the chapter offers a snapshot of the current reality of the Italian sharing economy, highlighting the main legal issues emerging from its consolidation, reflecting on the main implications of the COVID-19 crisis within the sector, and drawing meaningful considerations on some policy directions worth considering in the post-pandemic society.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_14
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Time Banks in the United Kingdom: An Examination of the Evolutionmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Time banks allow people to exchange and trade their skills; an hour for an hour. Today the United Kingdom (UK) has built a diverse ecosystem around times and skills sharing of both generic (e.g., TimeBanking UK, Communities Together) and... more
Time banks allow people to exchange and trade their skills; an hour for an hour. Today the United Kingdom (UK) has built a diverse ecosystem around times and skills sharing of both generic (e.g., TimeBanking UK, Communities Together) and specialist skills (e.g., Frontline19). This chapter defines the main characteristics and benefits of time banks. It also provides a typology of platforms that can be found in the UK based on the types of transactions and the types of assets being exchanged. The chapter analyses the evolution of time banks in the UK and how the COVID-19 pandemic has fostered the development of new initiatives. Finally, the chapter also includes a discussion of the attempts to measure the economic and social impact of time banks.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_15
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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A Conceptualisation of the Sharing Economy: Towards Theoretical Meaningfulnessmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Cristina Miguel
The sharing economy aims to redistribute existing goods (e.g., tools, cars) across the population in order to maximise their functionality. Within sharing economies, there can be monetary exchange (e.g., Airbnb, BlaBlaCar), or the... more
The sharing economy aims to redistribute existing goods (e.g., tools, cars) across the population in order to maximise their functionality. Within sharing economies, there can be monetary exchange (e.g., Airbnb, BlaBlaCar), or the exchange can be altruistic (e.g., Timebanking, CouchSurfing). Nevertheless, sharing economy platforms mainly function as digital marketplaces where supply and demand are matched. The rise of sharing economy practices is followed by a torrent of publications. As a result, there is conceptual confusion about the sharing economy concept. This chapter aims to provide an answer to this challenge by following the framework for theoretical meaningfulness. Through two levels of literature analysis, the chapter aims to shed light on the conceptualisation of the sharing economy.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_2
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Unpacking the Financial Services and Crowdfunding Evolution in the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Sharing economy is a phenomenon emerging in all aspects of social and business practices. While its impact is most prominent in the mobility and accommodation domain, some of the earliest demonstrations of the benefits of the sharing... more
Sharing economy is a phenomenon emerging in all aspects of social and business practices. While its impact is most prominent in the mobility and accommodation domain, some of the earliest demonstrations of the benefits of the sharing economy have occurred in financial services. Financial services in the sharing economy range from peer-to-peer lending to crowdfunding with participation from new start-ups and incumbent financial service providers with for-profit or non-profit goals. Given the variety of elements represented in financial services, there is a great need to collect and connect what has been done and to identify some common themes, which will serve as a basis for future discussions on the evolution of financial services in the sharing economy.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_8
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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The Sharing Economy in France: A Favourable Ecosystem for Alternative Platforms Modelsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter reflects on the sharing economy in France and what can be considered a favourable ecosystem for alternative platform models. This chapter starts by reviewing a large amount of academic literature, reports, and legislation... more
This chapter reflects on the sharing economy in France and what can be considered a favourable ecosystem for alternative platform models. This chapter starts by reviewing a large amount of academic literature, reports, and legislation that have been produced for the last ten years and that has certainly helped businesses, public sector institutions, and local communities to anticipate changes inspired by technology and its uses and to open up their innovation processes. The chapter then focuses on platform cooperatives in three emblematic domains (meal delivery service, carpooling, and energy) that illustrate how France has embraced the criticisms of the sharing economy and its platforms. This chapter finally discussed how some factors could be considered as characteristics of a ‘French touch’ in terms of platform cooperativism.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_12
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Advances of Sharing Economy in Agriculture and Tourism Sectors of Albaniamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The concept of sharing economy arises with the digital economy. However, the awareness of the terms ‘sharing economy’ and ‘collaborative economy’ is still very modest in Albania. With the industry 4.0 revolution, the digitisation process... more
The concept of sharing economy arises with the digital economy. However, the awareness of the terms ‘sharing economy’ and ‘collaborative economy’ is still very modest in Albania. With the industry 4.0 revolution, the digitisation process of the economy has become a priority agenda for the government of this country. Although the sharing economy is evidenced in the Albanian market in many industries, this chapter focuses only on the agriculture and tourism sector. This study identifies the development trends of both sectors, their specifications, and their progress tracks of the collaborative/sharing aspects. After an integrated strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of the sharing economy developments, the study comes up with the quadruple helix collaboration model as a necessity of a collaborative economy supportive to the Albanian market enhancement.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_17
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Peer-To-Peer Accommodation in Europe: Trends, Challenges and Opportunitiesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The aim of this chapter is to discuss the evolution of the peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation phenomenon in Europe and to examine the key trends noticeable in the sector, including any external factors that influence P2P accommodation... more
The aim of this chapter is to discuss the evolution of the peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation phenomenon in Europe and to examine the key trends noticeable in the sector, including any external factors that influence P2P accommodation operations, practices and future development. Correspondingly, the chapter also examines the opportunities and challenges that emerge from P2P accommodation’s rapid growth. As such, the chapter aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on the evolution of P2P accommodation platforms in Europe. Specifically, the chapter offers insights that may illuminate the understanding of the drivers, inhibitors, and influencers pertinent to the phenomenon’s development and resilience potential in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_6
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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The Regulatory Context and Legal Evolution: The Cases of Airbnb and Ubermore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Whilst sharing economy has been enjoying increasing popularity worldwide over the last decade; its legal definition has been debatable. This is aligning with the fact that the European Union has not provided the legal framework for the... more
Whilst sharing economy has been enjoying increasing popularity worldwide over the last decade; its legal definition has been debatable. This is aligning with the fact that the European Union has not provided the legal framework for the sharing economy yet, apart from a European Commission Communication from 2016. This Communication seeks a balance between the support of a Digital Single Market in the EU and the protection of the consumers’ rights and leaves a broad space for national legislations to respond to the phenomenon of sharing economy. The aim of this chapter is to address these issues within the framework of two sharing economy case studies: Airbnb and Uber as the only source at the EU level of applicable law besides the EC Communication.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_4
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe
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Education, Knowledge and Data in the Context of the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The Open Education model, where anyone on the planet with access to Internet can enrol in an online course, learn at their own pace, and have their assignments assessed by peers, is at the base of platforms such as Khan Academy, Udacity,... more
The Open Education model, where anyone on the planet with access to Internet can enrol in an online course, learn at their own pace, and have their assignments assessed by peers, is at the base of platforms such as Khan Academy, Udacity, Coursera, Skillshare. Peer-to-peer learning lowers the barrier for learning new skills and encourages even teenagers to mentor younger kids in learning how to code. A plethora of platforms facilitating collaborative information production and consumption has followed the Wikipedia interaction model: OpenStreetMap, OpenPlaques, Quora, Instructables, WikiVoyage, allowing people from varied backgrounds to get involved in the creation of information and knowledge resources. This chapter aims to examine activities such as Open Education, Open Design, knowledge and data sharing from the perspective of the sharing economy.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_9
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
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The City of L’Aquila after the 2009 Earthquake: Review of Connections between Depopulation, Identity and Continuitymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The chapter wants to take into consideration the progressive loss of identity and authenticity ofthe city ofL’Aquila, located in the Abruzzi region ofcentral Italy about a hundred kilometers east ofRome, after the earthquake of2009.... more
The chapter wants to take into consideration the progressive loss of identity and authenticity ofthe city ofL’Aquila, located in the Abruzzi region ofcentral Italy about a hundred kilometers east ofRome, after the earthquake of2009. Described as “asmall Florence ofthe Italian Renaissance”,L’Aquila is nestled in a basin surrounded by mountains, with what was a fully recognizable identity until the devastating earthquake which took place on April 6, 2009, the night after Palm Sunday. After those violent seismic shocks, repeated in 2016 and 2017, there was a progressive demographic depopulation, since the historic center of the capital and that of the hamlets have been closed anddeclareda “red zone”. The population, especially the younger ones, no longer recognizes themselves in their place of origin, and many people have preferred to leave. Authenticity, bothmaterial and formal (ofthe urban form) is also increasingly diminishing. Today the image ofthe city, which had been handed down over centuries, is lost. Immediately after the 2009 earthquake the city was closed and barred, preventing residents from remaining in their homes, even in the less damaged ones. The historic center was isolated and emptied, occupied by the military forces and the Fire Brigade. Contrary to any common sense, instead of immediately carrying out consolidation and restoration work (especially with regards to the more characteristic minor structures), it was decided to begin with long and expensive shoring and scaffolding installations. A forest ofprops and tie rods that secure the walls and draw imaginative and imposing patterns, thus postponing sine die urgent works.With the forced expulsion of the inhabitants which has now lasted for nearly seven years, the younger generation particularly, is showing (perhaps unconsciously) more and more indifference and detachment from their roots in the historic center. As time passes social and economic interest (as well as those of identity) in returning to their past houses fade. They prefer to pass time elsewhere, either in the suburbs where anonymous shopping centers have mushroomed, or in other cities (in some aspects this has been favored by the possibility of obtaining funds for the purchase ofhouses outside themunicipality). This is why one can speak ofa double loss of identity and continuity. The topic should, therefore, be approached from a twofold point ofview: identity and continuity. Identitymeaning that which transmits the original model and characteristic of place and the inhabitants; and continuity meaning that which allows you to remain permanently in the same place with a stable dwelling.We also find a dual meaning in lasting continuity; the people (inhabitants), and the space and form ofarchitecture. Identity and continuity are also reflected in lifestyle, as well as in details, materials, colors and common feelings. A ‘sentimental heritage’ as well as a material one, which is now lost. There is, therefore, a twin theme: that of the continuation of archetypes, and that ofhousing models in which the population recognizes itself. Today in L’Aquila, identity has disappeared. The inhabitants no longer appear as protagonists, but are reduced to extras, to mute actors against the backdrop of an incomprehensible scene. Even if the search for a lost identity and continuitymay now seem an unreal or utopian goal, it should have been the opposite; they should have been the priority and gone hand in hand with the reconstruction. At the end, the various restoration and reconstruction criteria for the survival ofwhat remains of the city will also be examined.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96537
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Demographic Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Grassroots to Ivory Towersmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The concept of demographic transition has been evident to European, North American and Japanese population since the early 1960’s. It loosely followed natural patterns that were postulated as far back as 1795. However, scientists and... more
The concept of demographic transition has been evident to European, North American and Japanese population since the early 1960’s. It loosely followed natural patterns that were postulated as far back as 1795. However, scientists and policy makers, still erroneously consider demographic transition to be absent in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this chapter is to uncover the hidden truth behind population censa in sub-Sahara African countries using Statistical tools. The chapter analyses philosophical basis of sub-Saharan Africa demographic dividends from 1960 to 2000. It then cautiously highlights how demographic transition is emerging in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, it endeavours to highlight how different African countries are in different stages of demographic transition. The chapter also contrasts some of the prevalent misconceptions about Africans, especially the delusional idea of Africans as a homogenous population group on genetic basis. Lastly, it offers solution, to the current demographic chaos, and their relationship to future matured demographic transition in sub-Saharan Africa.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.98407
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Researching into Commitments for Sustainable Development Goals and Healthy Agingmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Implementing the Programme of Action (PoA), for the purpose of attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, also known as the “Global Goals”, adopted by UN Member States in the year 2015) requires, among other contributing factors,... more
Implementing the Programme of Action (PoA), for the purpose of attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, also known as the “Global Goals”, adopted by UN Member States in the year 2015) requires, among other contributing factors, specific strategies on: (a) aging, and (b) health. The PoA was adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place at Cairo, Egypt, in the year 1994. In view of these facts, the author of this paper makes two research statements: (a) “SDGs and healthy ageing (HA) are connected”, and (b) “international community, across the regions of the globe, needs to make advocacy efforts for HA”. These considerations gain increased significance if one looks at demographic trends: significant portion of the world population are older (also known as “older people”, “older adults”, and “older citizens”), with projections that share of older people (over the age of 65 years) will double by the end of 2050. The “UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)”, is, thus, a significant development. The author, in the present work, primarily attempts to discuss and debate specific initiatives (in terms of strategic interventions) that stakeholders need to undertake for the purpose of ensuring HA. It has been concluded on several platforms that “attainments ofSDGs are closely linked with HA”. This research note also presents quick highlights on how SDGs and HA are inter-linked. In terms of research mythology employed here, the author has collected secondary data (largely ‘qualitative’ in nature) from various sources (quoted under references). Method of data analysis is ‘descriptive’. To sum up, key for HA aging lies in enlarging opportunities for positive health at all stages of life.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.97674
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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The Age-Sex Structure of Religion as a Determinant of the Social Inclusion of Internal Migrants in Marouamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
We set out to find out how the sex-age structure of religion of internal migrants influences their integration in the socio-economic activities of Maroua. We used the exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling method to collect data... more
We set out to find out how the sex-age structure of religion of internal migrants influences their integration in the socio-economic activities of Maroua. We used the exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling method to collect data in which each new referral provided us with more data for referral until we got enough number of subjects for the sample. We concluded that: if one is a Muslim, one will have a stable and progressing business because Muslims maintain a good relationship with their neighbors and they also practice a relationship of solidarity. However, the socio-economic activities of Catholics, Pentecostals and Protestants suffer because they lack the cultural capital that Muslims enjoy. However, age plays a major role: when they are 45–54 years old, the income of the internally migrated Muslims and Catholics drastically decline while that of Pentecostals and Protestants increases. Older Muslims and Catholics earn basically very low income unlike Protestants who earn very high salary. The income inequality among men is much higher than that among women. Generally, men have a more conflictual relationship with their neighbors than women and women diversify their relationship with the natives more than men.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96426
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Health Seeking Behaviors among Displaced Populations/Refugeesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The United States resettles refugees every year. Their population in south-central Kentucky (KY) is diverse and fitting to research into culture-dependent healthcare utilization patterns. A mixed study was conducted with one hundred and... more
The United States resettles refugees every year. Their population in south-central Kentucky (KY) is diverse and fitting to research into culture-dependent healthcare utilization patterns. A mixed study was conducted with one hundred and ten semistructured questionnaires and three individual interviews. Significant differences were observed between the use of healthcare services and refugees’ nationality (F (5, 98) = 4.29, p < 0.001), acculturation (t = −2.03, p < 0.04), and interpreters (t = 1.92, p < 0.05). Beliefs affect use through the level of cultural competency of the healthcare provider. These findings contribute to the health policy debates surrounding this culturally diverse population.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.97403
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Variations in First Union Dissolution Patterns among the Lebou, Peuhl, Sereer, Toucouleur, and Wolof in Senegalmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Major changes have been observed in recent decades both in the mode of union formation and in the stability of conjugal unions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although these changes are known to vary in intensity across countries, variations... more
Major changes have been observed in recent decades both in the mode of union formation and in the stability of conjugal unions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although these changes are known to vary in intensity across countries, variations across ethnical groups within countries are still not well studied. The present study investigates ethnic variations in the dissolution of first union in Senegal, focusing on five ethnic groups: Lebou, Peuhl, Sereer, Toucouleur and Wolof. It attempts to examine the specific effect of ethnicity and to identify underlying mechanisms of action of ethnic variations in union dissolution among men and women. The study uses data from a biographical survey on “vulnerabilities and chronic poverty” in Senegal (2008-2009) and event history analysis techniques. Kaplan-Meier survivor functions were used to explore bivariate relationships and Cox semi-parametric hazard model for multivariate analysis. Results showed that ethnic differences in the hazard of union dissolution become apparent only after controlling for the effects of cumulated fertility, education and birth cohort highlighting the persistence of cultural differences between ethnic groups that cannot be explained by only standard sociological and demographic variables. Ethnicity practices continue to shape marital outcomes in Senegal, especially after controlling for other covariates. This study suggests the need for large-scale and more detailed data covering all Senegalese ethnic groups for a better understanding of the complexity and the persistence of domestic and matrimonial customs and traditions in matrimonial relationships.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96108
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Geographies of Ageing: A Visuospatial Approach to Demographic Change in Australiamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The global phenomenon of population ageing is both complex and multi-layered. We know at a global level that different countries are progressing towards becoming aged societies at different rates. We know that within national borders some... more
The global phenomenon of population ageing is both complex and multi-layered. We know at a global level that different countries are progressing towards becoming aged societies at different rates. We know that within national borders some regions, mainly rural, are affected by ageing more than others. We also know the health and social care systems struggle to respond effectively to ageing because it is complex and, often, runs counter to the structural design of healthcare systems with their emphasis on clinical and organ-specific problems. Ageing challenges these conventional approaches and is compounded by the prevalence of wide-spread ageism at the societal and systemic levels. Therefore, if we are to adapt to population ageing and care for older people effectively, we need to better understand them and their situational contexts. This includes where they live and how their social, biological and clinical trajectories are progressing. Synthesising this kind of multi-layered information also presents challenges because many health and social care systems operate in silos, with limited information exchanges and limited service coordination. One strategy is the concept of a visuospatial data-informed approach. Here we present a conceptual basis for this approach drawn from our work in the Australian health and ageing contexts.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96430
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Demographic Analysis and the Decomposition of Social Changemore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Social science has made great strides over the last half-century, with some of the most significant gains made in micro-level studies. However, analysts interested in broad societal change will not be satisfied with this micro-level... more
Social science has made great strides over the last half-century, with some of the most significant gains made in micro-level studies. However, analysts interested in broad societal change will not be satisfied with this micro-level detail alone. They will find the detail useful, but they still need to convert the micro-level relations into macro-level outcomes. Decomposition methods rooted in demography can help in those situations. This chapter discusses how these decomposition methods can build on other methods traditionally used in the social sciences. It specifies the kind of problems that are well suited for decomposition analysis, and it briefly reviews three basic types of decomposition approaches (demographic, regression, and mathematical). We illustrate, using mortality data as an example, and conclude with some suggestions for how this method might more broadly advance macrosocial research.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96350
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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Age at First Marriage of Women in Bangladesh Levels, Trends and Determinantsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Age at first marriage is an important demographic event affecting births, deaths, and women’s and children’s health. This study aims to explore the levels, trends and determinants of age at first marriage of women in Bangladesh. This... more
Age at first marriage is an important demographic event affecting births, deaths, and women’s and children’s health. This study aims to explore the levels, trends and determinants of age at first marriage of women in Bangladesh. This study utilized data from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The univariate (some basic statistics), bivariate (simple cross-tabulation and χ2-test) and multivariate (analysis of covariance, multiple classification analysis and binary logistic regression) techniques were adopted to analyze the data. Age of women at first marriage in Bangladesh has been increasing over time, while the pace is sluggish. Respondent’s education has a strong positive effect on age at marriage. Women with a higher level of education are more likely to get delayed marriage. Current age, religion, region, place of residence and husband’s education are also influential factors affecting age at marriage. Wealth index is partially significant, that is, women from households with economically poor status are significantly more likely to marry early than those from affluent households. The change in age at marriage is associated with major social structural changes such as women’s educational attainment and urbanization process.
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96264
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications
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United Kingdom: An Examination of the Configuration of the Sharing Economy, Pressing Issues, and Research Directionsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Brian Jones
This chapter aims to examine the configuration of the sharing economy in the United Kingdom. The chapter provides an examination of the key opportunities and challenges that this socioeconomic model generates in the country. It includes... more
This chapter aims to examine the configuration of the sharing economy in the United Kingdom. The chapter provides an examination of the key opportunities and challenges that this socioeconomic model generates in the country. It includes an account of different sharing economy initiatives in the United Kingdom, including crowdfunding projects, tool libraries, timesharing banks, men's sheds, and shared workspaces, commercial sharing economy services, micro-libraries, community
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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A Socially Engaged Model of Sharing Platforms in Turkey: Design as a Blueprint of Practices and Local Cooperationsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The growing importance of sharing economy brought criticism with it. Can a new emerging economy be more socially engaged? Given the emergence of local forms of sharing, the current study attempts to collide the authentic socially engaged... more
The growing importance of sharing economy brought criticism with it. Can a new emerging economy be more socially engaged? Given the emergence of local forms of sharing, the current study attempts to collide the authentic socially engaged forms of sharing in the form of platforms, services, and communities from Turkey. Despite intense public attention, there have been very few studies about landscapes of sharing and caring in Turkey. This gap needs to be addressed, as Turkey has great potential. Rapid urbanisation, accompanied by an increasingly young population, provides unique opportunities for scalable new services. In addition to this, there has been remarkable progress in Turkey’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in recent years. To that end, this study carried out a critical review and a thematic categorisation of sharing and caring platforms in Turkey. Based on a social model of sharing, the authors show the ecological, local, and regional values of such platforms. Key findings from the initial thematical mapping indicate regional and cultural potentials. The diversity in the monetary aspects of different platforms and how they relate to the cultural components also show the importance of a variety of assets for defining the value of sharing economy in diverse cultures.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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A Note on the Emerging Landscape of the Sharing Economy in Switzerlandmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
To outline the emerging landscape of sharing economy services in Switzerland, this report synthesizes prior market research and technology assessment studies on collaborative consumption and its role in the Swiss workforce. It offers a... more
To outline the emerging landscape of sharing economy services in Switzerland, this report synthesizes prior market research and technology assessment studies on collaborative consumption and its role in the Swiss workforce. It offers a bird's-eye view of key stakeholders in contemporary Swiss sharing economy services, as well as the models and tools adopted by these services. It also provides several examples of local sharing economy initiatives and identifies emergent issues in this space. The report concludes with suggestions for further reading and research inquiries.
Publication Date: 2021
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Sweden: A City-Centric Sharing Economy Built on Trustmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter reports on Sweden as an active and critical player within the European sharing economy. With a key focus on cities, Sweden has launched a national program, "Sharing Cities Sweden"-a strategic innovation program for smart and... more
This chapter reports on Sweden as an active and critical player within the European sharing economy. With a key focus on cities, Sweden has launched a national program, "Sharing Cities Sweden"-a strategic innovation program for smart and sustainable cities with an allocated budget of 12 million EUR over four years. The objectives of the program are to develop world-leading test-beds for the sharing economy in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Umeå, as well as develop a national node to significantly improve national and international cooperation and promote an exchange of experience on sharing cities. In the following pages, the sharing economy in Sweden is outlined, first, through exploring the definitions adopted by various actors and key questions to be addressed, and second, with the help of examples of existing collaborative economy platforms. The report concludes with a discussion on the collaborative economy in a Swedish context, forthcoming developments in the sector, and the associated issues and challenges.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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An Introduction to the Collaborative Economy in Spainmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
A collaborative economy emerged after the 2007 global financial crisis and allowed a better allocation of resources that were traditionally underused. In Spain, however, the real impact of a collaborative economy has been discussed since... more
A collaborative economy emerged after the 2007 global financial crisis and allowed a better allocation of resources that were traditionally underused. In Spain, however, the real impact of a collaborative economy has been discussed since some peer-to-peer platforms are considered to increase rental prices or to promote more precarious employment relationships. This debate led to enact of selected sectoral pieces of legislation, but there is still a lack of a unified concept and legislation on the collaborative economy. Despite these challenges, a collaborative economy has been useful to help people in the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to the creation of informal solidarity networks in neighbourhoods. Future research should discuss the new role of collaborative economy post-COVID-19 in a context of less tourism and social distancing.
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A Snapshot of Slovenia's Collaborative Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In Slovenia, the collaborative economy is in the early stages of development. The collaborative economy became a popular topic in 2015 when the government intensified its efforts to initiate a debate on legal reforms that would better... more
In Slovenia, the collaborative economy is in the early stages of development. The collaborative economy became a popular topic in 2015 when the government intensified its efforts to initiate a debate on legal reforms that would better accommodate foreign collaborative economy companies in Slovenia. While in 2016, the government was actively working on the topic and eager to start the discussions on legal reform in line with the European agenda for the collaborative economy since 2018, the issue has lost its momentum. After the Act Amending the Hospitality Act was adopted, the government has slowed down its efforts to create a regulatory framework conducive to the needs of the collaborative economy. Nevertheless, the practice is becoming more and more common, with several sharing initiatives surfacing in the past few years. Most collaborative economy services are not yet subject to taxation and regulation, one of the most pressing questions that will have to be answered in Slovenia is how to regulate and tax the collaborative economy.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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Socio-Economical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy in Slovakiamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The terms "collaborative economy" or "sharing economy" have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work. To observe this significant phenomenon is necessary to take into... more
The terms "collaborative economy" or "sharing economy" have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work. To observe this significant phenomenon is necessary to take into consideration a new perspective on social, economic, environmental, and political processes that can be created from a number of assets and skills, in innovative ways and at an unprecedented scale. Using of digital technologies for collaboration, communication, coordination, and value creation purposes is included under the same umbrella of the collaborative economy. Market-focused digital innovation is able to disrupt existing business models and support economic activity. The situation in the area of the collaborative economy in Slovakia seems to be different from that of the Western European countries. Data from the area of sharing economy are not registered with the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, and there is no analysis examining its impact. We introduce a short summary of case studies examining the collaborative economy platforms in Slovakia and some issues of taxation of the collaborative economy.
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Serbia: Sharing Economy as a New Market Trend and Business Modelmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In the developed countries, the importance and development of sharing economy as a new economic model have been increasingly discussed in recent decades. In Serbia, sharing economy has not yet been sufficiently explored in official... more
In the developed countries, the importance and development of sharing economy as a new economic model have been increasingly discussed in recent decades. In Serbia, sharing economy has not yet been sufficiently explored in official reports and academic literature. On the other hand, in practice, there are several collaborative platforms used by consumers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to point out the specifics of the sharing economy in Serbia. At the outset, after a brief introduction, the concept of a sharing economy is defined. Consumers’ attitudes about knowledge of the sharing economy, the expectations, and motives that drive them to market engagement are examined and presented. Examples of good practices in the field of sharing economy in Serbia are given. The factors that stimulate or restrict the development of the sharing economy are highlighted, and the legislative framework that directly and indirectly regulates this area is presented. The conclusion about the level of the development of sharing economy in Serbia is derived, and recommendation for future research is given.
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Collaborative Economy in Portugal: the Recent Evolutionmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In this paper, we present an overview of the collaborative economy situation in Portugal. The chapter starts by presenting a number of local platforms and services. Overall, there seems to be a concern about the risk involved in the... more
In this paper, we present an overview of the collaborative economy situation in Portugal. The chapter starts by presenting a number of local platforms and services. Overall, there seems to be a concern about the risk involved in the unregulated development of rental and mobility services. Therefore, we also highlight an overview of laws and regulations concerning the sharing economy platforms, especially for renting. This paper also presents issues related to rental platforms and touristification. We also present a list of the major local shared economy platforms and services.
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Initiatives in the Sharing Economy Scheme: The Case of Polandmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In the chapter, there is an analysis of sharing economy development in Poland. It concerns both the big players on the market like the most known Airbnb and Uber, as well as smaller, local initiatives, flourishing especially in the food... more
In the chapter, there is an analysis of sharing economy development in Poland. It concerns both the big players on the market like the most known Airbnb and Uber, as well as smaller, local initiatives, flourishing especially in the food sector. Sharing economy is not a normative concept and is defined differently depending on the subject (i.e., products, services, ideas, models, or structures) to which it refers. However, the significance of the phenomenon is rising rapidly from year to year. Moreover, sharing economy brings many opportunities but also creates a lot of unsolved issues, such as regulations, tax regulations, labour law, competition, which often can lead to conflicts between diverse groups of actors. The new, unregulated, by law, model of the economy in some sectors has caused a lot of confusion, leading to conflicts (like between taxi drivers and Uber drivers), as well as a feeling of inequality.
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The Sharing Economy in Norway: Emerging Trends and Debatesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
2019 was a year when the sharing economy and collaborative consumption was starting to make a significant impact on Norwegian society and way of life. With international hospitality and mobility services leading the way, several... more
2019 was a year when the sharing economy and collaborative consumption was starting to make a significant impact on Norwegian society and way of life. With international hospitality and mobility services leading the way, several home-grown digital platforms also saw noticeable growth in users and income. New legislation was put in place to support an orderly transition to an economy that makes better use of idle resources. While the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has dealt a major temporary setback to this development, this chapter documents how the Norwegian economy was experiencing rapid change that may soon return.
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The Potential of the Sharing Economy in a Developing Country: The Case of North Macedoniamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The growth of the sharing economy is important for developing countries because it creates value, economic growth, technological innovation, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion. Macedonian citizens have a long tradition of... more
The growth of the sharing economy is important for developing countries because it creates value, economic growth, technological innovation, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion. Macedonian citizens have a long tradition of sharing things between friends, relatives, and neighbours. However, the new concept of sharing economy that enables strangers globally to share goods and services is still not developed and used by the Macedonian citizens. The goal of this study is by empirical analysis to give the state and potential of the usage of sharing economy by Macedonian citizens from the perspectives of providers and consumers. The results of the observational study and survey address future actions to boost the development of the sharing economy.
Publication Date: 2021
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The Sharing Economy in the Netherlands: Grounding Public Values in Shared Mobility and Gig Work Platformsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. At the beginning of the 2010s, many local initiatives such as Peerby (borrow tools and other things from your neighbours), SnappCar (p2p car-sharing), and... more
The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. At the beginning of the 2010s, many local initiatives such as Peerby (borrow tools and other things from your neighbours), SnappCar (p2p car-sharing), and Thuisafgehaald (cook for your neighbours) launched that enabled consumers to share underused resources or provide services to each other. This was accompanied by a wide interest from the Dutch media, zooming in on the perceived social and environmental benefits of these platforms. Commercial platforms such as Uber, UberPop and Airbnb followed soon after. After their entrance to the market, the societal debate about the impact of these platforms also started to include the negative consequences. Early on, universities and national research and policy institutes took part in these discussions by providing definitions, frameworks, and analyses. In the last few years, the attention has shifted from the sharing economy to the much broader defined platform economy.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: The Collaborative Economy in Action: European Perspectives
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Luxembourg: Digital Innovation Challengesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Digital innovation has become a most forwarded proposition of economic policies aiming for economic diversification and technological innovation. Moreover, it appears to be a feasible solution to the problem for Luxembourg that lacks the... more
Digital innovation has become a most forwarded proposition of economic policies aiming for economic diversification and technological innovation. Moreover, it appears to be a feasible solution to the problem for Luxembourg that lacks the physical space to foster the development of an industrial sector that would require large areas. Also, diversifying from the well-established large steel industry complex is a plus. However, many obstacles can hinder the effective implementation of sharing economy principles in the digital world. This study underlines the most active industry sector, transportation, which adopts the sharing economy principles. Moreover, it provides the status of sharing economy by the figures showing participation and motivation of people living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This study also highlights its challenges and related issues in terms of citizen participation and sharing economy based on digital platforms.
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Sharing Economy in Lithuania: Steady Development with Focus on Transportation Sectormore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The sharing economy is a new and underdeveloped phenomenon in Lithuania, starting from the definition of the concept in a state’s legal framework and scarce statistics. The aim of the paper is to describe the trends of the digitally... more
The sharing economy is a new and underdeveloped phenomenon in Lithuania, starting from the definition of the concept in a state’s legal framework and scarce statistics. The aim of the paper is to describe the trends of the digitally supported sharing economy in Lithuania. Available national and international information and data were analysed. It was shown that the most popular services in Lithuania there is the transport sector, in the second place there is the accommodation sector, in the third—food-related services. The reasons why Lithuanians offer services via collaborative platforms mostly concern additional sources of income and flexible working hours. Over two-thirds of the habitants express their positive attitudes towards sharing economy and collaborative platforms, and over ninety per cent would recommend other services offered via collaborative platforms. Though 97% of the Lithuanians have never offered the services via sharing economy and collaborative platforms, and it is mostly because of no item or interest, and two-fifths do not know at all those collaborative platforms are. The development of the sharing economy in Lithuania as far is gaining speed, and in the future, the principles of these phenomena are going to be used in an even broader scope of the sectors.
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Italian Style: Legislative Developments in Accommodation, Mobility, Food, Delivery, and Transport in Italy's Collaborative and Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Stefano Valerio, and Chiara Bassetti
This contribution pays special attention to the Italian legal framework concerning the collaborative and sharing economy (CSE), with a focus on those economic initiatives which are platform mediated. This choice is due to the importance... more
This contribution pays special attention to the Italian legal framework concerning the collaborative and sharing economy (CSE), with a focus on those economic initiatives which are platform mediated. This choice is due to the importance of the concept of "platform" in the definitions of the CSE provided at both the Italian and the European levels. As highlighted in some studies, most actors of the CSE can be considered not only economic disruptors but also policy disruptors (Biber et al. 2017). Thus, the chapter tries to shed light on the difficulties Italian regulators had while dealing with the emergence of these actors, especially in sectors such as food, accommodation, delivery, and transport. Italian policymakers were not able to design new regulatory frameworks to cope with the challenges of CSE, privileging bans (for Uber) or almost total deregulation (for Airbnb) over the elaboration of innovative rules. Regarding the issue of digital labour, the Italian legislator adopted a partial solution, creating a framework that dualizes the labour market, maybe with the aim of satisfying both digital workers and platforms. Overall, it seems that the Italian ecosystem of the CSE is bound to evolve, especially after the appearance of the health crisis related to the COVID-19.
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The Fragile Landscape of the Sharing Economy in Hungarymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
In this chapter, we assess the current state-of-the-art of the Hungarian sharing economy sector relying on statistics, previous surveys, and expert interviews around case examples. Although we record a fast emergence of an increasing... more
In this chapter, we assess the current state-of-the-art of the Hungarian sharing economy sector relying on statistics, previous surveys, and expert interviews around case examples. Although we record a fast emergence of an increasing number and a widening variety of multinational and home-grown initiatives, we also contend that in Hungary, the innovation ecosystem of the collaborative economy is still relatively feeble. The linkages that are created through these initiatives are controversial sociologically. The main end-users are highly educated young urbanites. In contrast, on the service provider front, the non-formal workforce is quite vulnerable as the current regulations hardly provide any protection to platform workers. The motivations of the key players in the sector are varied, as only a few locally based initiatives are transformative. In contrast, most examples are solely linked to finding new business opportunities in a shrinking economy.
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Germany: Co-Creating Cooperative and Sharing Economiesmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The chapter describes the sharing economy in Germany as a heterogeneous dynamic, combining local trends and histories with economic forms drawing on experiences mainly from across Europe and North America. Increasingly taken into account... more
The chapter describes the sharing economy in Germany as a heterogeneous dynamic, combining local trends and histories with economic forms drawing on experiences mainly from across Europe and North America. Increasingly taken into account by policymakers in the regulation of markets and the redesign of innovation governance frameworks, “sharing” as a complex nexus linking the exercise of citizenship to sustainable consumption and informational self-determination in digital societies will continue to drive and frame the creation of value chains. Of particular interest are linkages between sharing economies and the traditions of cooperativism, currently experiencing a renaissance. The latter is key because it shapes the context in which sharing economy initiatives exist and expand—an opening of definitions and narrative of innovation, of (public) value, and of collaborative agency and cooperative management.
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Georgia: Reality and Future Perspectives of the Sharing Economy Developmentmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This article aims to present the Georgian reality regarding the sharing economy and its future trends based on the market players and already appeared innovative businesses through sharing platforms. The sharing economy, with its in-depth... more
This article aims to present the Georgian reality regarding the sharing economy and its future trends based on the market players and already appeared innovative businesses through sharing platforms. The sharing economy, with its in-depth context, is not developed in Georgia either at the national governance or the societal level. However, the sharing of goods and services to each other was a good habit between Georgians historically. Moreover, in the world of the Internet, personal computers, and smartphones, it is simplified today for the parties of sharing to find and connect. However, may this kind of action be considered as a sharing economy, joint consumption, or collective economy? The present article discusses the issues about the sharing economy market in Georgia. There is an overview of the normative base and regulations referring to the sharing economy, expressed the readiness of sharing through people, describes the companies that operate in sharing market so far. There are recommendations for the government and the whole society for future development.
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France: An Ecosystem Favourable to the Development of the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
This chapter reports the situation of the sharing economy in France. The sharing economy has been a topic of interest in France for several years, with researchers, associations, think tanks, companies, and even the government writing... more
This chapter reports the situation of the sharing economy in France. The sharing economy has been a topic of interest in France for several years, with researchers, associations, think tanks, companies, and even the government writing reports and memos about the phenomenon and mapping the key actors of the field.
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The Sharing Economy in Practice in the Czech Republic: A Small Post-Communist Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The sharing economy represents a new business model which has been experiencing an unprecedented and increasing boom. However, differences are evident in the development of the sharing economy between individual continents and even... more
The sharing economy represents a new business model which has been experiencing an unprecedented and increasing boom. However, differences are evident in the development of the sharing economy between individual continents and even countries, this being to the detriment of less developed countries such as postcommunist countries. The aim of the study is to present a model of the sharing economy from the point of view of the practical experience of a small post-communist economy: the Czech Republic. An explanation of how the term sharing economy is defined and understood in a national context is provided in the chapter, and alternative types of the sharing economy which are applied in this country are specified. Discussion is presented of the key issues of an economic and legislative nature which are dealt with in the context of the model of the sharing economy in this country. Key and other major players in the sharing economy in the Czech Republic are also presented, and the scope of the sharing economy in this country is analysed and evaluated. The development of the sharing economy is discussed in relation to the opportunities and threats associated with this phenomenon.
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The State of the Sharing Economy in Croatia: Legal Framework and Impact on Various Economic Sectorsmore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
Since the sharing economy is a rather new phenomenon, there is still no official definition of it in the legal framework of Croatia. The continuous development of sharing economy started a few years after the 1998 global and domestic... more
Since the sharing economy is a rather new phenomenon, there is still no official definition of it in the legal framework of Croatia. The continuous development of sharing economy started a few years after the 1998 global and domestic economic crisis stroked Croatia. Namely, a total of eight platforms in the sectors of transportation, accommodation, finance, and online skills could be identified. The total market share of these platforms amounts to estimated market revenue of roughly 106 million EUR. When compared to the other EU Member States, it could be noticed that Croatia falls within the group of countries with a below-average performance by a number of platforms per 1 million population, as well as in the level of revenues compared to national GDP. Figures that are more promising can be detected regarding the collaborative economy’s contribution to national employment, which positions Croatia within the EU average. Future studies should explain in greater depth how the sharing economy poses several new challenges for regulators in Croatia and countries across the EU. In particular, policymakers must comprehend the big picture and provide regulatory guidelines to manage the long-term changes in job markets, public safety, competition, and digital trust.
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Setting the Stage of the Sharing Economy: The Case of Bulgariamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk, Stela Baltova, and Albena Vutsova
Over the last decade, the phenomenon called collaborative economy or sharing economy gained significant dimensions and crossed many sectors of economic and social life, creating new business models. Despite the growing interest, there is... more
Over the last decade, the phenomenon called collaborative economy or sharing economy gained significant dimensions and crossed many sectors of economic and social life, creating new business models. Despite the growing interest, there is no single concept for its definition, manifestations, impacts and business models, while at the same time, digital platforms have allowed its sophisticated development. The seen emergence of sharing economy in Bulgaria brings out the need to study the phenomenon at the national level, its context, development, stakeholders. The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the main manifestations and regulatory issues of the sharing economy in Bulgaria and to discuss its stage of development critically. The first part starts with a review of definition aspects and academic conceptualisation of the sharing economy and key issues. In the second part, aspects of the context and manifestations in the development of the phenomenon are discussed. Then, looking at several national examples of market players, an attempt is made to present the sectoral scope of the sharing economy and its development and to highlight the active stakeholders in the market. The study concludes with a discussion on the policies to be developed at the national level and future research to be carried out in order to catch the potential opportunities and overcome potential barriers.
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Name: Collaborative Economy
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Sharing Economy in Bosnia and Herzegovinamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
From the studies conducted, it may be seen in 2018 that the driving force behind the sharing economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not small entities that come together to use their spare capacity and gain some economic benefit from... more
From the studies conducted, it may be seen in 2018 that the driving force behind the sharing economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not small entities that come together to use their spare capacity and gain some economic benefit from others. In the past several years, a set of legal reforms has been established for aspects of labour, taxes, and consumer protection in a collaborative economy. Recognising the potential, the Council of Ministers (Government) in Bosnia and Herzegovina also wants to introduce sustainable production processes for converting biomass of harvested plants into useful wood and paper products. One of the biggest challenges is to develop a successful and reliable circular economy model.
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Belgium: Adoption of the Sharing Economymore
by Andrzej Klimczuk
The debate on the sharing economy in Belgium has been mainly focused on its economic, quantitative, and digital aspects. Given the fact that the adoption of the sharing economy has accelerated lately, this report wanted to contribute to... more
The debate on the sharing economy in Belgium has been mainly focused on its economic, quantitative, and digital aspects. Given the fact that the adoption of the sharing economy has accelerated lately, this report wanted to contribute to further open up the debate on the adoption of this economy in relation to an aspect that is too little discussed, namely (social and environmental) sustainability. Based on some smaller studies, this report identifies different drivers for concrete sustainable sharing economy initiatives to develop that situate themselves on the level of people's daily life practices, social and cultural developments, and policy developments. Next to these drivers, there were issues detected that interact closely with the further development of this economy. The report ends with a suggestion for more systematic research of the 53 drivers behind the initiation, adoption, and sustaining of sharing economy initiatives and their contributions to a more sustainable Belgian society.
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Country Report on the Collaborative Economy in Austriamore
by Andrzej Klimczuk and Rainer Rosegger
Collaborative economies (hereinafter named CE) are business models whose activities have their origins in the use of digital platforms. There, shared consumption is practised in various forms of peers with either profit or non-for-profit... more
Collaborative economies (hereinafter named CE) are business models whose activities have their origins in the use of digital platforms. There, shared consumption is practised in various forms of peers with either profit or non-for-profit outcomes. By means of several EU-wide studies, this report takes a closer look at the CE in Austria. Apart from the accommodation sector (national economic importance of tourism), Austria presents an EU-below average use of services offered on sharing platforms. Examples portray a field of tension from activities of low-threshold initiatives at the local level to capitaloriented actors. Such global players (Airbnb) have established themselves (in) the sharing economy and now represent a lot of challenges impacting the state regulatory systems and domestic market participants nationally. Thus, Austria is currently dealing with questions of regulation and tax legislation of CE. Looking at national CE initiatives, the capital region of Vienna is at the forefront of consolidation while omitting the majority of Austrians living in rural regions. Further research is needed to raise questions about law challenges, to address the strong tendencies of precarisation of service work, evoked by sharing platforms, to face the current constraints in managing this vigorous dynamic of economic transformation processes.
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The Sharing Economy in Europe: From Idea to Realitymore
by Cristina Miguel, Gabriela Avram, and Andrzej Klimczuk
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_1
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Name: The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, practices, and contradictions
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