Izdots RSU Sociālo zinātņu rakstu krājums angļu valodā Collection of Scientific Papers 2009, kurā apkopoti sociālo zinātņu pētnieku 2009. gada darbi. Pētījumi aptver plašu tēmu spektru — ekonomiku, komunikāciju, politiku, sociālo darbu un tieslietas. Rakstu autori ir gan RSU akadēmiskais personāls (E.Eteris, I.Dovladbekova, J.Bērziņš, I.Kreituse u.c.), gan ārvalstu pētnieki (Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson, Alexander Krügner Constantino, Ramune Linkeviciute u.c.).

Ekonomikas pētnieki galveno uzmanību pievērsuši Eiropas Savienības problēmām — Reģionālās ekonomikas un biznesa katedras profesors Eugene Eteris pēta ES reģionālās politikas ietekmi uz Latviju, bet sadarbībā ar citu katedras profesori Innu Dovladbekovu — sabiedriskās veselības politiku Eiropas Savienībā. Īslandes Akureiri (Akureyri) Universitātes asociētais profesors Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson cenšas noskaidrot kā mazas valstis, tādas kā Īslande un Latvija, var palīdzēt citām pārejas valstīm.

Komunikācijas zinātnes pētniekiem noteikti interesants šķitīs RSU Komunikācijas fakultātes lektores Andas Rožukalnes pētījums „Veselības un veselīga dzīvesveida konstruēšana Latvijas presē (2005-2008)” (Construction of Health and Healthy Lifestyle in Latvian Press (2005-2008)).

Politikas zinātnē divi pētījumi pievēršas politisko partiju problemātikai — Ilze Straume pēta politisko partiju diskursu atbildību un vērtību noturību, bet Elīna Vikmane un Ilga Kreituse — procentu barjeras ietekmi uz partiju fragmentācijas samazināšanos pašvaldībās.

Vislielākā pētnieku uzmanība globalās finanšu krīzes laikā pievērsta sociālās politikas un socialā darba problemātikai, kurām krājumā veltīti 23 raksti. Liela vērība pievērsta rehabilitācijai un terapijai — krājumā atradīsiet vairākus rakstus par mākslas un dejas terapiju.

Arī tieslietu eksperti nav atstājuši bez uzmanības globālās krīzes sekas, piemēram, profesors Andrejs Vilks analizē organizētās noziedzības aktivizēšanos globālās krīzes iespaidā rakstā „Crime and Global Crisis”.

Izdevums būs pieejams RSU bibliotēkā augusta beigās. Par iegādes iespējām var interesēties Zinātnes departamentā.

Rakstu krājuma saturs:

ECONOMICS

• Eugene Eteris European Union Regional Policy and Latvia
• Eugene Eteris, Inna Dovladbekova Public Health Policy in the European Union: Strategy and Approaches
• Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Should Small States Assist Other States in Transition? The Case of Latvia and Iceland
• Ieva Kalnina Foreign Investment Disputes: A Comparative Analysis of the Available Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
• Eva Simkova Development of Tourism Partnership in the Czech Republic

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES

• Leona Stasova The Media Picture of Family and Partnership in the Czech Daily Press at the End of the 20"' Century
• Anda Rozukalne Construction of Health and Healthy Lifestyle in Latvian Press (2005-2008)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

• Janis Berzins The Political Economy of Latvia or the Development of Underdevelopment
• Iveta Briska Ecological Pisks in Latvia: Situation Dynamics for the Period of 2004-2008
• Alexander Krügner Constantino Deliberative Democracy in Brazil: to what extent do the European Models Work?
• Ivars Liepnieks "The Sword and Shield" of Russian Foreign Policy: Nord Stream
• Ramune Linkeviciute Influence of European Union Structural Funds on Development of Democracy In Lithuania
• Ilze Straume Values Stability and Responsibility in the Political Parties Discourses before the Referendum on Amendments to the Constitution
• Elina Vikmane, Uga Kreituse Impact of the Electoral Threshold on the Reduction of Parties Fragmentation in Municipalities of Latvia

SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK

• Anita Berke, Astrida Razeva Activities of the School Support Staff for Diminishing Learning Difficulties
• Biruta Brisko Students Professional Educational Institutions Self-Assessment as a Socialization Aspect
• Biruta Brisko Views of Students of Vocational Education Establishments on Their Future Profession and Job Opportunities
• Anda Jansone Development of Children Palliative Care in Latvia and its Relation to Improvement Duality of Life of the Families with an Incurable Child
• Alexander Kopytin, Alexey Lebedev The Study of Therapeutic Effects of Group Interactive Art Therapy Used in a Specialized Psychotherapy Department for War Veterans
• Jürgen Kühnis, Esther Walser Prevalence, of Overweight and Obesity among Pre-school and School-aged Children in Liechtenstein
• Kristine Martinsone, Vicky Karkou, Natalia Nazarova, Ieva Vaverniece Art Therapy Practice in Latvia, in the UK and in Russia: A Comparision of Different Environments of Work
• Dace Medne Sociostructural Relative Trends of a Family in Transformative Society
• Alena Merkunava, Jitka Stejskalova Social and Pedagogical Aspects of Breast Cancer in the Czech Republic
• Jolanta Millere, Signe Dobelniece The Socio-Economic Security as a Component of Social Quality of the Family Life: Experience of Families with Children with Special Needs
• Martins Moors Population Participation in Latvian Social Policy
• Mirdza Paipare The Therapist-Patient Relationships in Music Therapy
• Juris Porozovs Lifestyle Peculiarities of Pedagogical Students and Self-evaluation of Their Health Condition
• Ieva Pranka Health Problems and Addictions as Obstructive Factors for the Integration into Labour Market of the HIV Infection Risk Group in Latvia
• Maruta Pranka Methodological Approach Aspects in Researching Social Processes and Situation of Children in Risk
• Inara Roja, Zenija Roja, Janis Zalkalns, Ints Zeidlers Social Disintegrations Syndrome (SDS) in Working Age: Social Distress Reduction in Individuals with SDS
• Zenija Roja, Inara Roja, Henrys Kalkis, Valdis Kalkis Rehabilitation Solutions for Health Care Staff after Suffering from Psychoemotional Stress at the Workplace
• llze Skrodele-Dubrovska Development of Social Inclusion Policy in Latvia
• Aivars Stankencs Assessment for Learning Achievement at the First Stage of Basic Education in Latvia: Views, Problems, Solutions
• Anda Upmale, Ieva Vaverniece Reducing of Behavioural Disorders in Adolescents in the Art Therapy Group
• Ieva Vaverniece, Indra Majore-Dusele Dance Movement Therapy in Obese Women with Emotional Eating - Evaluation of Results
• Andris Vilks Teodors Celms Philosophic Sociology
• Andris Vilks, Lolita Vilka Contextual Problems of Sociological Research in Latvia Today (Research "Quality of Life in Latvia" - Riga: Zinatne, 2006)

LAW

• Jelena Alfejeva Possibilities to Combat and Prevent the Insurance Fraud
• Janis Ievitis The International Cooperation in the Field of Fight Against Crime (Extradition of Persons) -a Desire or Necessity?
• Luana Kalnina, leva Kalnina Justice as a Common Denominator of EUMember State Citizenship Policies
• Josef Kasal Football Violence - Feasible Solutions in the Czech Republic
• Marta Machado, Rurion S. Melo, Felipe G. Silva The Public Sphere and the Anti-Racism Legal Protections in Brazil
• Andrejs Vilks Crime and Global Crisis