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My paper and instrumental theater piece explore the ways in which the binary norms of performance can be effectively questioned and replaced with an exercise of reflection on alternatives to normed approaches to performance.With De(s)Figuration, I propose to create a performance environment in which messages are no longer conveyed via traditional structures to traditional audiences. Instead, a community is created which engages in a social, rather than purely artistic, performance. The relationship between the per...

The goal of this paper is to describe and analyze the ‘Brexit’ and its potential impact on the United Kingdom and the European Union. Any discussion of a Brexit should be set against the backdrop of an increasingly convulsive European landscape. The merits and shortcomings of the European Union should be judged not in isolation, but through the lens of their implications upon a broader postwar European order that Britain has helped to build and sustain for nearly seven decades. US strategic retrenchment, Germany's...

Comparison of metaphors in various national discourses is one of the most dynamic research areas that aims at unveiling the interplay between the increasing globalization of the metaphorical toolkit and the drive for the preservation of cultural identity and national traditions. We analyzed over 300 publications devoted to the comparative analysis of political metaphors and revealed the following approaches: (1) comparison of original metaphors and translations thereof, (2) parallel comparison of metaphors with a ...

In the context of modern politics and social norms in Europe and in the world, it is important, now and then, to look into the ancient thought and find inspiration in the world’s classical philosophical literature. We approach here the structure and motivation of Aristotle’s two of his most important writings, Politics and The Nicomachean Ethics. We consider them to reflect the main characteristics of his rational approach on politics and morals; they enable us to see what lies at the historical foundation of thes...

Being multiethnic and multi-religious society should be considered a strong point for any society on earth. The Republic of Macedonia has had the “honor and challenge” of having a very heterogeneous population in terms of its ethic and religious composition. The demographic structure of the population in the country is very specific, since all religions can be found among all ethnic groups with the country. Although the country is divided alongside ethnic lines, such lines become very blur when it comes to religio...

In this article, the autors wanted to expose that the Internet has become very important tool of political communication between citizens and political representatives in modern world and that its importance is increasing. In recent years the advent of new tools and social networks demonstrates true strenght of medium such as the Internet. The Internet, as a new medium, appeared quite recently, at the end of the 20th century. This medium creates new opportunities in political communication. Besides direct access t...