Journal of European Studies (JES)
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Journal of European Studies is a bi-annual journal published by the Centre since 1985. It is a Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan recognized Journal in the 'Y' category. The Journal is Abstracted / Indexed in Social Science Research Network (SSRN), International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), France. It is available online at EBSCOhost Political Science Complete and Dow Jones Factiva.</p>en-USjes.asce@gmail.com (Editor, Journal of European Studies)jes.asce@gmail.com (Managing Editor)Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:32:24 +0000OJS 3.3.0.10http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Editor's Note
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/368Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Rebirth and Renewal of Heroes in Crime and Punishment and Siddhartha
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Literature is perhaps the best medium to vent out. The masterpieces under discussion have been juxtaposed to find out similarities and differences within. Astonishingly, both are quests aimed at the larger question in life, meaning of existence. However, they both approach this question differently. The study at hand tries to find out some of the similarities in the differences making it very viable for further investigation. Siddhartha, on one hand, is weary of the traditional belief system he has inherited and endeavors to unearth something more holistic. While Raskolnikov is bent on rebellion to the existing set of rules and laws. He tries to surpass them to justify his struggle. Fortunately, both men do experience what they set out for. However, the existential burden they carry is far too heavy. An implied connection to existentialism whether philosophical or Christian has been attempted – in the case of Siddhartha a primitive incompleteness and a modern disenchantment with over-completeness with respect to Raskolnikov. Thus, the representation of both the protagonists results in nonconformity. The study explores how both men overthrow what exists and consequently grapple with their own existence.</p>Mr. Waseem Uddin
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/360Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000The Effect of Cultural Turn in Western Historical Discourse: Historiographic Shift in Truth, Tropology, and Subjectivity
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This article attempts to investigate the epistemic influence of cultural turn upon Western historical writings which happened in the second half of the twentieth century. The history of historical writings from modernist objectivism, archival chronicles, and historical material man deeply influences philosophy of historiography. However, with the fall of modernism and historicism the patterns of historical knowledge production suffered a decline in representation of values and concepts. There is a plethora of literature on the post-concept writings which broadly deals with the postmodern culture of concepts. However, this article specifically explores its effect and influence upon the emergence of contemporary historical theory. There is a significant historiographic shift during a cultural turn in the concepts of truth, tropology, and subjectivity. The old regime of truth and climate of tropology in the presence of subjective discourse of desire have brought historical studies into a completely new understanding of the existing world and words. Regarding the methodological application, this paper deals with cultural historians and theorists, particularly Western explanations to understand the underlying crisis in modernist historiography and to uphold new medium and parameters for historical theory and applied history.</p>Mr. Danyal Masood
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/361Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000European Eco-consciousness and Eco-anxiety in the Context of Marx’s False-consciousness as Reflected in Literary Fiction
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This paper explores the behavioural and social dimensions of false consciousness and climate anxiety in European contexts. Building on Marxist theory of false consciousness, it examines how dominant ideologist and capitalist structures foster denial and dismissiveness toward climate change, thus delaying or preventing necessary action to address it. As the realities of climate crisis become harder to ignore, individuals and societies experience climate anxiety characterized by a sense of helplessness and dread. Recent studies by Panu Pihkala on the concept of climate anxiety help us understand how false consciousness can prevent climate awareness but also exacerbate climate anxiety once it breaks down. By analyzing literary representations in The Overstory and The Ministry for the Future along with European policy responses, this study sheds light on the environmental distress caused by breaking down of the false consciousness and awakening to the reality of climate change. This interdisciplinary study unpacks the behavioural impact of climate awareness in the society and also highlights the need to address the root causes of climate change denial to foster a more proactive response to environmental concerns in European policymaking.</p>Ms. Shumaila Bibi, Ms. Khamsa Qasim
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/363Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Historical Development of European Patent Law: From National Laws and Customary Practices to the Adoption of Paris Convention (1883)
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The role of robust patent protection has been widely discussed in intellectual property literature as the key reason behind technological advancement. The voices rising from developing countries and global civil society against stringent patent system are belittled by the counter-argument that industrialized nations reached their zenith of technological progress due to a strong patent regime. The conception of patent was originally born and grew up in Europe through a historical process. Therefore, a thorough inquiry is warranted to address the question as to the legal, political, and economic discourses which gave the patent its current form. Employing historical method of inquiry, the study seeks not only to explore the genesis of patent law but historicise patent regulations, practices, and national legal discourses of European national legal systems. The inquiry aims to investigate the phenomenon within a broader interdisciplinary framework encompassing philosophical discourses on economic, social, and international commerce. The insight into the European mode of industrial revolution and patent system may be helpful in comprehending the presentday phenomenon of legal discourse on patent law and intellectual property.</p>Dr. Abid Hussein Khan
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/364Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000The Role of Anonymity in the Weaponization of Social Media through Twitter: Some Global and European Instances
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Digital social media platforms have been instrumental in influencing the global ecosystem of popular interaction. The article will delve into the role of anonymity as a stimulus abetting aggressive behaviour particularly on Twitter. Trolling and other detrimental societal patterns result from a striking disconnect between actors posing anonymity and those they address. The anonymous indulgence in pejorative comments, derogatory dialogues, and multifarious patterns of hate speech precipitates into a weapon in the hands of terrorists and mala fide actors functioning on Twitter. Whether AI sentiment analysis can act as a viable check to regulate inappropriate behaviour will be addressed in the light of theories on human freedom as this might furnish third-party filters, oversight surveillance by moderators averse to proponents of online freedom. Also, increased levels of monitoring, enforcement of protective regulations may constrict the content and may appear as a breach of free speech. The role of European Union in addressing challenges posed by the proliferation of social media platforms will be dilated upon to check the efficacy of these regulating practices.</p>Dr. Sarah Syed Kazmi
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/365Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Nuno Monteiro, Patrícia Silva, and Pedro C. Magalhães (eds.). Portugal in the 21st Century. Routledge, 2025
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https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/366Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ian Bremmer. The Power of Crisis. Simon & Schuster, 2022
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