13/2018

The issue of security explored in the article is undoubtedly one of the most fundamental problems of the modern world.  This article considers the issue of broadly understood national and international security, which in the second decade of the 21st century is an issue considered on three integrally linked planes: global, regional and local. Political, economic and ecological conditions of security are integrally connected with psychological elements, considered both at the level of "homo sapiens", as well as at the level of the world's political, economic and military elites. They create a framework for shaping national and international security in the contemporary world.
Keywords: security, local, regional and global dimension

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union may have a significant impact on Europe's political, economic and military security. The resources of the European Union will undoubtedly be reduced as a result of Great Britain leaving. However, the European Union will gain more sophisticated forms of defence cooperation, due to the departure of an actor who has been one of the most obstinate opponents of the Union's strategic autonomy. This mandates the search for new analytical concepts and theoretical models to describe European security that may emerge as a result of Brexit. These will have fundamental significance for the countries currently benefiting from peace and stability in Europe, including Poland.
Keywords: Brexit, international security, the European Union

The Russian secret services use many methods to achieve their goals. The development of media, the Internet and the speed of dissemination of information have made „Active measures” and „Agents of influence” one of the most important means of operation of the Russian secret services abroad. The article shows how Russian secret services can influence the way of thinking and of making political decisions.
Keywords: active measures, agent of influence, secret services

This article provides a definition for the term logistics. It describes key and support logistic activities. It defines the term safety and its various types. It provides a definition of a crisis situation and describes logistic tasks in crisis situations. It also defines the term logistics in crisis situations and presents logistic management in crisis situations in a general way.
Keywords: logistics, safety, crisis situation, logistics in crisis situations, logistics management in crisis situations

The Polish rock and punk scene has served for decades as a medium for the expression of anti-establishment values.  In the 1980s, during the dark days of martial law, groups such as Manaam, Perfect, TSA, and Brygada Kryzys variously mocked and satirised the communist authorities. Kryzys stopped playing in 1983 rather than work under the conditions of martial law, but was resurrected in 1990.  Since the “big bang” of 1989, both the groups dominating the establishment and the nature of rock opposition have changed.  Instead of communism, it is capitalism which is now seen by some rock and especially punk bands as “the enemy”. The Polish music scene has witnessed a variety of perspectives. They all reflect the dilemmas of modern Polish society with its inequalities, identity threats and polarisation.
Keywords: rock music, alternative music, Poland, transformation

The aim of the article is to try to answer the question: how do care and educational institutions prepare their pupils for independence in life? The problem was considered from the perspective of preparations for family life, professional, social and civic independence. The research shed light on how the educational process in examined institutions related to the preparation of pupils for independent living and what methods and forms were used for this purpose.
Keywords: independence, empowerment, orphanage, children's home, educational methods

From the beginning of 2017 education reform has been introduced in Poland. The main objective is to better prepare students for individual development and the needs of post-modern society and the labour market. Therefore, today, more and more emphasis is placed on entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation. An example of an initiative that perfectly fits into such a trend is the nationwide Review of Innovation and Creativity in Education organised for five years by the Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz. This article presents selected achievements of the laureates of the Review. Analysis of these examples indicates that creative education does not simply constitute the joy of freeing expression in oneself and others, but also provides the satisfaction of jointly changing the world for the better. From this perspective, the pupils' potential constitutes the foundation for tomorrow's education.
Keywords: education, creative education, education reform, project method