March 1st was a unique occasion for meeting a Czech member of the European Parliament, Dr. Vladimír Špidla, and listening to his speech and opinions on globalization and related problems. The discussion which followed showed that the most biting problems are politics, culture and socio-economic aspects of globalization. and Připravil Marek Hrubec.
Featured in this issue is an interview with Dr. Marek Hrubec, director of the Center of Global Studies, a joint workplace of the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Faculty of Philosophy of the Charles University in Prague. Within the frame of his critical research of social misreco- gnition, Dr. Hrubec focuses mainly on current global injustice, global inequalities and global capitalism. His field of study is primarily political and social theory and philosophy. The interview was held on the occasion of the international conference Philosophy and Social Sciences, which took place on May 9-13, 2012 at Villa Lanna in Prague. and Martin Brabec.
The study maps the as-yet unknown beginnings of the life and career of Pavel of Janovice, archdeacon of Prague, from whose activity a visitation protocol of 1379-1382 has been preserved. Those were connected with Cardinal Pietro Corsini, legate at the court of Charles IV in 1363-1364. In 1371, Pavel became a cardinal´s familiar; he acquired a doctorate in law at the university in Avignon in 1372. He was likely the one who took the official letter on the second papal election of 1378 and with that a personal letter from Corsini to Charles IV. After his arrival in Prague, Pavel used his earlier expectative and acquired the just vacated dignity of the Prague Chapter and began to visit as the archdeacon already in October of that year. A return to his cardinal was prevented by Corsini´s remaining in obedience to Avignon, whereas Bohemia remained in Roman obedience. and Zdeňka Hledíková.