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The period of systemic transformation which started in 1989 and continued in the following years, changed the management of local government units, which ceased to be a tool of the central government in implementing the state’s policy. However, they have become, in a sense, independent units that use territorial marketing in the management process, whose main task is to shape the region’s competitiveness...
The questions addressed in the present paper concern the family relations of persons deprived of freedom who – remaining in the prison environment – have been degraded, that is convicts occupying the lowest rung in the informal penitentiary system, so-called victimized prisoners. They make a specific community, rejected and humiliated by other inmates. The necessity to ensure safety to them and help...
In recent years, zombies have made a stunning career, not only in literature and film, but also in scientific research. Zombies appear in scientific discourse as a reflection of fears connected with colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, consumerism, as well as metaphors for threats, like terrorism, asymmetric conflicts, epidemics and many more. It is also a useful concept for capturing ideas and theories...