The Union Civil Protection Mechanism in the prism of solidarity theory

Malešič, Marjan (author)

The presented analysis leads to a conceptual discussion of solidarity and empirical findings concerning solidarity behaviour in disasters. Selected academic articles are analysed and contrasted with the EU's structural solutions and functional experiences in the field of disaster solidarity. In the liminal period of a disaster, emerging actors spontaneously, collectively and altruistically provide assistance to victims. They act based on shared values and norms and ignore pre-disaster normative social differences and behaviours. Ethical dimensions and emotions are also crucial for solidarity behaviour. This solidarity is then reinforced by local, national and in some more serious cases even international actors. One of these is the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), which provides regional and global assistance. The solidarity of the UCPM is mechanical, organic and based on a case-specific mix of generosity, morality, rationality, reciprocity, identification, connectedness and interdependence. The UCPM has functional goals and political motives.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Union Civil Protection Mechanism, actions
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 34-50
• Numbering: Vol. 18, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166477
• UDC: 355.58(4-6EU):504.4
• ISSN on article: 1338-1385
• COBISS.SI-ID: 221202691
• Publication date in RUL: 14.01.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of comparative politics
• Publisher: Department of Political Science, Center for Analysis of Administrative-Political Processes and Institutions, Alma Mater Europea-European Centre Maribor (AMEU-ECM)
• ISSN: 1338-1385
• COBISS.SI-ID: 29224285

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Unijin mehanizem za civilno zaščito v luči teorije o solidarnosti

Abstract

Predstavljena analiza zajema konceptualno razpravo o solidarnosti in empirične ugotovitve, ki zadevajo solidarnostno vedenje ob nesrečah. Analizirali smo izbrane znanstvene članke na temo solidarnosti in jih soočili s strukturnimi rešitvami in funkcionalnimi izkušnjami EU na področju solidarnosti ob nesreči. V začetni fazi nesreče vznikli akterji spontano, kolektivno in altruistično zagotavljajo pomoč žrtvam. Delujejo na podlagi skupnih vrednot in norm, pri čemer ignorirajo normativne družbene razlike in vedenje v obdobju pred nesrečo. To solidarnost nato okrepijo lokalni, nacionalni in v nekaterih resnih primerih tudi mednarodni akterji. Eden od njih je Unijin mehanizem za civilno zaščito, ki zagotavlja pomoč regionalno in globalno. Solidarnost Mehanizma je mehanična, organska, hkrati pa je specifična mešanica, odvisno od primera do primera, velikodušnosti, morale, racionalnosti, vzajemnosti, identificiranja, povezanosti in medsebojne odvisnosti. Unijin mehanizem za civilno zaščito ima funkcionalne cilje in politične motive.

• Keywords: Evropska unija, katastrofe, solidarnost, civilna zaščita