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Conspiracy Theories, Aka Alternative Cultures
Society
Conspiracy Theories, Aka Alternative Cultures
Special infographics explaining in detail what conspiracy theories are, how they spread and how to counteract them were published in September 2020 by UNESCO[1] - the United Nations agency responsible for education, fostering a scientific worldview and ensuring high intellectual standards. In these attractive graphic documents, we get - among other things - a condensed definition of conspiracy thinking.
State Institutions as Playground for Populism: Case Study of Western Balkans
Think Tank News
State Institutions as Playground for Populism: Case Study of Western Balkans
The paper focuses on the concept of populism in practice in the countries of the Western Balkans, mostly in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the use of state institutions and government-controlled media to propagate populist narratives. The basic research question relates to the nature of this populism, in the context of the theoretical framework of the given term, as well as the future challenges of the region.
Bulgarian Will toward Rule of Law
Society
Bulgarian Will toward Rule of Law
For millennia humans have been fighting for all this against the randomness of tyranny, the dominance of strengths, privilege, and discretion over common rules and freedoms, defended by just laws. They have always wanted to live in such a way that it is clear what belongs to them and what belongs to others, contracts are not broken, what is borrowed is later returned, and the ruler is punished if he steals, lies or mistreats.
IME’s Alternative Government Budget for 2023
Economy
IME’s Alternative Government Budget for 2023
In 2004 the Institute for Market Economics (IME) presented its first Alternative Budget. Each year since that we have suggested an annual budgetary frame with lower taxes, more effective spending, bold reforms, and lower state interference. At the beginning of 2023, Bulgaria will not have a state budget drafted by a regular government and voted on by a parliamentary majority.