Human Freedom’s Relationships Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red By Tanja Porčnik A central purpose of the recently released Human Freedom Index, which is co-published by the Fraser Institute, the Cato Institute in the United States, and the Liberales institut in Germany, is to paint a broad but reasonably accurate picture of the extent… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
“Mini Schengen” – Western Balkans’ Embrace of the Market Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Trgovina French President Emmanuel Macron’s spearheaded opposition to block European Union accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia during the European Council’s recent meeting in October. By doing so, he is not only dangerously and severely undermining the credibility of the EU accession process. He is… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
DOMOVINA: Zid je padel, živela ekonomska svoboda! Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Gospodarstvo, Politični sistem, Pravni red, Trgovina, V medijih Padec Berlinskega zidu 9. novembra 1989 ni pomenil samo začetek procesa združevanja Nemčije, temveč še enega v vrsti mnogih neomajnih korakov k zgodovinskemu trenutku, ko je v letih, ki so sledila, več kot 100 milijonov ljudi obrnilo hrbet komunizmu in popeljalo svoja gospodarstva iz socializma… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
THE NEW DELHI TIMES: Hong Kong: Withstanding the Attack Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red, V medijih This article originally appeared on The New Delhi Times on October 7, 2019. Hong Kong is in turmoil. Protests are ongoing for nearly four months. Another step in the direction of not resolving the city’s most contentious political crisis since Hong Kong returned to the… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
DELO: Vse nižja raven politične svobode Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red, V medijih Prispevek je bil izvirno objavljen v časniku Delo dne 26. septembra 2019. Pred kratkim je vodja območne vlade v Hongkongu Carrie Lam napovedala, da bo njena vlada umaknila sporni predlog zakona, ki je vseboval določbo o izročanju osumljencev celinski Kitajski. Predlog zakona, ki bi s… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
Hong Kong Fights for Rule of Law—and More Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red, V medijih This article originally appeared in Svensk Tidskrift on September 13, 2019 and in Le Figaro on September 17, 2019. Recently, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced that her government will withdraw the contested bill that would undermine the rule of law by allowing extraditions… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
The flirtation with illiberalism Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red By Tanja Porčnik While all of the former socialist economies have liberalised and strengthened their markets over the past two decades, they have failed to strengthen the rule of law (see Table 1). Under socialism, legal systems are not designed to protect the rights of… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
Eastern Europe 30 Years After Revolution Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Gospodarstvo, Pravni red, Trgovina By Tanja Porčnik In 1989, revolutions began sweeping across Eastern Europe. Communism was counting down its final days and what would soon be the end of the Iron Curtain. Eastern European economies were on the verge of leaving socialism behind and welcoming a market economy…. dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
Nationalism and Populism Detrimental to Freedom Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Človekove pravice, Gospodarstvo, Pravni red, Tehnologija, Trgovina With the rise of nationalism, populism, and hybrid forms of authoritarianism, freedom has been for years under assault in many parts of the world. Unsurprisingly, among the countries with the most substantial deteriorations in freedom in recent years are Turkey and Poland, both experiencing evident weakening… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
The state of liberalism in Central and Eastern Europe Posted by dr. Tanja Porčnik in Članki, Politični sistem, Pravni red, Trgovina This article appeared on Emerging Europe on October 6, 2018. Not that long ago, we had the pleasure of analysing not only the progress the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have made toward liberalism[1] with the introduction of liberal public policies and institutions, and… dr. Tanja Porčnik no comments Read More
