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Opening the „Black Box” of Organic Agriculture in Bulgaria: the Problem with Top-down Institutional Development

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Stoeva S.

Eastern European Countryside

2016

vol. 22

issue 1

85-105

The aim of this article is to examine the institutional development of organic agriculture (OA) in Bulgaria. The primary focus is on explaining certain contradictory trends observed during an examination of the phenomenon. First, although the origins of OA in Bulgaria can be traced back to the last years of socialism, it was not until 2010 that a “boom” of organic operators and certified land occurred. Second, although a full range of policies and instruments to support OA have been implemented and the importance of OA has been politically recognised, only approximately 1.1% of the agricultural land in Bulgaria is currently managed organically. Additionally, despite the development of national policies, the introduction of financial instruments and the emergence of OA organisations, the domestic organic food market is backward, as the largest portion of OA production is intended for export. Finally, there is evidence that calls into question the potential of OA to encourage socially and economically productive activities when it is motivated by subsidies rather than market value. Using the “black box” allegory to approach the above observations, this article aims to explain the institutional development of OA in Bulgaria during the period spanning 1990-2013. Using the institutional analysis perspective as an analytical tool, the article addresses two main research questions: 1) What were the driving forces behind the emergence of the OA concept and its political recognition? and 2) What factors have led to the questionable outcomes of OA development? The article also uses qualitative data to critically assess the “boom” of the OA sector, as indicated by official statistics.

The Government and Politics of Poland in the Light of the Constitutional Perspective since 1989

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Bharti M. S.

Przegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego

2022

issue 6(70)

439-452

W artykule dokonano analizy charakterystyki polskiej Konstytucji i rządu od 1989 r. W artykule omówiono empirycznie dynamikę ustroju konstytucyjnego i polskiego systemu politycznego w świetle wyników wyborów parlamentarnych i formowania się rządu w RP. Artykuł opisuje teorię spekulacyjną Samuela P. Huntingtona jako podstawowy poziom rozwoju politycznego w Polsce. Według Samuela P. Huntingtona w latach 1989–1990 kilka państw Europy Środkowej, Wschodniej i Południowej przeszło od rządów totalitarnych do demokratycznych form rządów. Konstytucja została sformułowana zgodnie z rządami prawa i opiera się na normach demokratycznych. Ta demokratyczna rewolucja jest prawdopodobnie najważniejszym nurtem politycznym, a Polska została dotknięta tą falą demokratyzacji w 1989 r. Głównym celem niniejszego opracowania jest opisanie transformacji ustrojowej, której efektem są demokratyczne rządy. W jaki sposób Polska ustanawia rządy prawa i trwały rząd ludowy przestrzegający norm konstytucyjnych? Wynikiem niniejszego artykułu jest to, że partie polityczne, tworząc opozycję w parlamencie, muszą zaproponować nową strategię postępowania, w szczególności poprzez zmierzenie się z kompromisem systemu demokratycznego w oparciu o Konstytucję z 1997 r., m.in. podział władzy, wybory, polityka partyjna, pozycja Trybunału Konstytucyjnego i funkcjonowanie sądownictwa w państwie.

The article analyses the characteristics of the Polish constitution and government since 1989. This study empirically discusses the dynamics of the constitutional framework and Polish political system in the light of the outcomes of the parliamentary elections and the formation of the government in the Republic of Poland. The article describes Samuel P Huntington‘ s theoretical-speculative theory as the primary level of political development in Poland. According to Samuel P Huntington, between 1989 and 1990, several countries from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe moved from totalitarian rule to the democratic forms of government. The constitution was formulated according to the rule of the law and is based on democratic norms. This democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend and Poland was also affected by this wave of democratisation in 1989. The main purpose of this study is to describe the political transformation which is resulted in the democratic government. How does Poland establish the rule of law and a sustainable popular government that follows constitutional norms? The result of this article is that the political parties, creating the opposition in parliament, must propose a new strategy of behaviour in such circumstances, in particular by tackling the compromise of a democratic system on the basis of the Constitution of 1997, e.g. distribution of powers, elections, party politics, the position of the Constitutional Court and functioning of the judiciary in the country.

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