Central European Papers, 2025 (vol. 13), issue 2

EDITORIAL

Editorial Team of C.E.P.

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):7-8  

SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLIES ACCORDING TO DECISION-MAKERS: EVIDENCE FROM POLISH CITIES

Joanna Podgórska-Rykała

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):11-36 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2025.004  

This article offers insights into the opinions of Polish decision-makers on citizens’ assemblies implemented at the local government level. The author employs interpretive, qualitative empirical research, utilizing in-depth interviews with three groups of local political and social actors, who either commissioned or participated in the implementation of nine citizens’ assembly processes in major Polish cities between 2016 and 2021. The study aims to identify the successes and failures attributed to these innovative deliberative processes by respondents directly involved in their commissioning and implementation. This analysis will determine...

CLIMATE CHANGE – POLITICAL NARRATIVE AND DISINFORMATION

Arkadiusz Jan Sójka

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):37-55 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2026.002  

This article presents how climate change is becoming a subject of political narratives and disinformation, turning into a tool of political struggle. Scientifically proven climate change is often presented selectively, serving specific political, ideological, or economic interests. A key element of this narrative is to discredit environmental organizations and activists. The article discusses selected cases of denialist rhetoric and disinformation being used by political parties in the European Union. Particular attention is given to euroskeptic narratives that portray the European Union’s climate policy as a threat by attributing a slew of pejorative...

CONTEXTUALIZATION OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT: A COMPARISON OF ASIAN AND EUROPEAN CASES

Lukito Edi Nugroho, Sayuri Egaravanda, Dalibor Mikuš, Richard Brix

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):57-76 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2026.003  

Smart city strategies are increasingly becoming key tools for modernizing administrative units and introducing innovative approaches into public policy. Their emergence and dynamic development are closely linked to the rapid advance of digitalization and energy transitions, both of which have the potential to significantly influence the quality of life of residents. At the core of this concept is the use of digital tools and data-driven solutions that enable cities to better understand developments within their territory, respond to emerging challenges, and manage local processes more effectively. Although modern technologies are often presented as...

SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Michaela Mláka Kakašová

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):77-93 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2026.001  

This study aimed at analysing the perceived importance and satisfaction with the particular domains of life among students and teachers at a secondary vocational school and comparing their respective views on the quality of life in the school setting. The research is based on a multidimensional concept of quality of life, which includes the domains of health, basic needs, close relationships, leisure time, and abstract values. The SQUALA subjective quality of life questionnaire (Dragomirecká et al., 2006) was used to collect data, which allows for the evaluation of not just satisfaction with, but also the importance of particular domains of life. The...

BOOK REVIEW ETHICS AND MÉTIS [ETIKA A MÉTIS]

Kamil Janiš

Central European Papers 2025, 13(2):97-98  

Author: Petr SlováčekČervený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2025, 370 pages, ISBN 978-80-7465-675-0