PLACES

The 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference PLACES

PLACES = Politics, Psychology, Law, Anthropology, Communication, Economics and Business, Sociology

Transforming the social fabric: visions and futures at times of SARS-CoV-2 and other global challenges

30 years after the “end of history”, history is still taking place, so the need to retrieve the future persists, too. PLACES 2021 will explore a variety of topical issues – from global anxieties shaped by experience of the pandemic in almost all spheres of public life and contemporary uncertainties stirred by rising inequality, to a lack of vision regarding the future of social fabric and populism and fragility of democracy globally and in Central and Eastern Europe, in particular.

Representatives of various academic fields will look at the challenges to a global future and search for answers to vital questions:

• How are social sciences capable of grasping unexpected pandemic phenomena?
• How is the current global crisis reshaping social welfare, political institutions and various communication processes?
• How is democracy functioning in times of a “plague” and climate change? Is it diminishing, or are we witnessing a new form of limited democracy? Who and how are democratic institutions transforming?
• What new forms of participation, networks of meaning and collective identities have come into existence? In what ways do societies manage the balance between freedom and security?

These and many other questions will be addressed and debated in several interdisciplinary academic sessions. Using different research methodologies and presenting new studies, PLACES 2021 will check on the potential of social sciences to shape future challenges and offer academically-based solutions in times of growing collective irrationality, boosted by populism.

Plenary, 25 March

Room: Senate
Moderators: Prof. Andris Sprūds, Lect. PhD Karina Palkova
9:00–9:10		Transforming the social fabric: visions and futures at times of SARS-CoV-2 and other global challenges	Prof. Deniss Hanovs
9:10–9:30		Challenged Societies during COVID-19 and beyond: from Democraticless Democracies to Cancel Culture	Dr Valdis Zatlers
9:30–9:35		Q & A
9:35–9:55		Human rights during Pandemic time	Juris Jansons
9:55–10:00		Q & A
10:00–10:20		Making sense of media literacy and related research: Outlining the geocultural specifics based on Baltic-Nordic collaboration	Maarit Jaakkola
10:20–10:25		Q & A

Keynote speakers

Prof. Deniss Hanovs

Maarit Jaakkola

Juris Jansons

Valdis Zatlers

International Relations and Political Science

Insight into the Section

Domestic and international politics during times of permanent instability

This section welcomes abstracts conceptualising and devising novel methodological, theoretical and empirical issues regarding international relations and political science.

Agenda

Room: Kappa
Session I (Each presentation up to 10 minutes, followed by a 5 minute Q&A session)
Moderator: Prof. Andrey Makarychev
15:00–15:15	#172	Ideology Matters: Framing Effects and Support for Humanitarian Intervention in Dynamic Message Environments	Juris Pupčenoks, Qihao Ji
15:15–15:30	#245	Framing the Baltic States in the US Security Policy Discourse during Donald Jr. Trump Administration	Mārtiņš Vargulis
15:30–15:45	#87	Latvia’s defence and security institutional thinking in the framework of European Union Common Security and Defence Policy	Valērijs Bodnieks
15:45–16:00	#346	Bureaucratic policy and defense cooperation among the Baltic States	Olevs Nikers
16:00–16:15	#337	Approaches and factors of small power candidacy for United Nations security council: Baltic example	Eduards Gailišs
16:15–16:30	#280	Communicative Narratives as Soft Power: case study of the "17+1 cooperation platform" using CODA method	Mārtiņš Daugulis
16:30–16:45		Discussion
Session II (Each presentation up to 10 minutes, followed by a 5 minute Q&A session)
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Alexander Dukalskis
17:00–17:15	#963	Securing public trust and democratic accountability in local governance: perceptions of regional reforms in the case of Latvia	Armands Astukevičs
17:15–17:30	#510	Educational Diplomacy: Universities in the Context of Latvia’s International Aspirations	Zane Šime
17:30–17:45	#697	Higher Education Policy in Latvia (2010-2020): Analysis of Party Platforms	Elīna Graudiņa
17:45–18:00	#911	Being a digital citizen: attitudes towards control of activities	Ieva Strode
18:00–18:15	#301	The End of Conditionality? An Analysis of Conditionality and Governance Safeguards in IMF Lending During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Māra Rūse
18:15–18:30	#1024	Cooperation of the Baltic States in the implementation of the Rail Baltica project	Kristiāns Andžāns
18:30–18:45	#879	Recognizing the Inevitable: Latvian Media Narratives About Climate Change	Vineta Kleinberga, Aleksandra Palkova
18:45–19:00		Discussion

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. sc. pol. Andris Sprūds, Dean, Faculty of European Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Māris Andžāns, Head of Study Programme, Political Science; Head of Study Programme, International Governance and Diplomacy, Department of Political Science, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Dr. sc. pol. Kārlis Bukovskis, Department of Political Science, RSU, Latvia
• Andrey Makarychev, Visiting Professor,  Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
• Michael Kaeding, Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
• Assoc. Prof. Alexander Dukalskis, Ph.D., School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Assoc. Prof. Gatis Krūmiņš, Rector and Senior Researcher, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia

Organising Committee

• Prof. Dr. sc. pol. Andris Sprūds, Dean, Faculty of European Studies, RSU
• Asst. Prof. Māris Andžāns, Head of Study Programme, Political Science; Head of Study Programme, International Governance and Diplomacy, Department of Political Science, RSU

Psychology

Insight into the Section

Psychological help: a cross-disciplinary perspective

The current challenges that our country, our neighbourhoods, and we ourselves are facing are in many ways highlighting problems that affect our socio-emotional and psychological health. Answers and solutions can only be found following an interdisciplinary and integrative approach and by cultivating interactions between different areas of knowledge of the human being and society: by strengthening cooperation between health sciences and technology, on the one hand, and social sciences, humanities, and art, on the other. An interdisciplinary approach can yield fruitful outcomes in many respects. Since socio-emotional and psychological issues penetrate all areas of social life, including health care, communication, business, public administration and non-governmental initiatives - on an individual, local, and a national level - the circumstances are ripe for promoting self-help, solidarity, trust, cooperation, and participation.

Agenda

Room: Kappa
Session I
Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Sandra Mihailova, Asst. Prof. Ingūna Griškeviča
10:45–11:00	#1145	The identity of Psychology: Research project	Sílvia Marina Amado Cordeiro. Miguel Bernardo Ricou da Costa Macedo, Portugal
11:00–11:15	#944	Intelligence Structure Test adaptation in Latvian sample: descriptive statistics and demographic correlates	Inese Jokste, Jeļena Ļubenko, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Jeļena Koļesņikova, Sintija Lielšvāgere-Endele
11:15–11:30	#498	Relationship between personality traits and attitudes towards aging in older adults	Zane Ulmane
11:30–11:45	#139	Healing at a distance: phenomenological perspective on patient experience of teleconsultation	Māra Grīnfelde
11:45–12:00	#1066	Relationship between Employees’ Perceived Attribution of Corporate Social Responsibility and Turnover Intention	Loreta Bukšnytė-Marmienė, Dovilė Valytė-Žeimienė
12:00–12:15	#199	Assessment Tool for the Requirements of Disabled Students in Higher Education	Ingūna Griškeviča, Dina Betherer, Dace Stieģele
12:15–12:30	#508	The sense of belonging of public and private sector employees, during the COVID-19 crisis	Sanita Šuriņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone
12:30-12:45		Discussion

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. Psych. Kristīne Mārtinsone, Head, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Dr. Psych. Anita Pipere, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU, Latvia
• Asst.Prof. Dr. Psych. Jeļena Koļesņikova, Director, Health Psychology Programme, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Med. Toms Pulmanis, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Dr.Psych. Jeļena Ļubenko, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Psych. Viktorija Perepjolkina, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU, Latvia
• Vita Savicka, Lect. Mg.pol. Mg.communication, Director, Health Communication Programme,  Faculty of Communication, RSU, Latvia
• Assoc. Prof. PhD Vilmantė Aleksienė, Head, Arts Therapy Master Program of Vilnius University Medical Faculty and Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania
• Agita Lūse, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU

Organising Committee

• Prof. Dr. Psych. Sandra Mihailova, Director, Psychology Study Direction and Programme, Faculty of Communication, RSU, Latvia
• Kristīne Šneidere, Asst. Mg.Psych., doctoral student, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Military Medicine Research and Study Centre, RSU
• Sanita Šuriņa, Assist. Mg. Sc. Sal., doctoral student, Department of Health Psychology and Paedogogy, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, RSU

Law

Insight into the Section

Integration of Academic Knowledge and Legal Practice

The topics this section will cover are: Contemporary Legal Problems and Medical and Sports Law. The conference will bring together prominent lawyers from both academia and the professional sector. Current challenges to national, international and European law will be discussed. Special attention will also be paid to impact of the COVID-19 to the legal system.

Agenda: Contemporary Legal Problems

Sessions I–III

Room: Omicron
Session I
Moderator: Dr. iur. Jānis Grasis
10:45–11:00	#727	An effective Search and Rescue at Sea: existing problems and possible solutions	Jānis Grasis, George Chakhvadze
11:00–11:15	#1139	Illegal mining of mineral resourses in Ukraine: state, determinants, prevention	Ihor Zdorovylo
11:15–11:30	#1054	Pandemic and self-isolation: social and legal issues	Alina Kaļiņina
11:30–11:45	#752	Ukrainian citizens' attitude to comply with the requirements of anti-epidemic legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic	Vladyslava Batyrgareieva
11:45–12:00	#720	Digital sovereignty. Fiction or reality?	Uldis Ķinis
12:00–12:15	#706	The impact of the information space on public heath (on the example of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine)	Sabriie Shramko
12:15-12:30		Discussion
Session II
Moderator: Dr. iur. Jānis Grasis
12:45–13:00	#1115	The legal status of a chairman of the municipal council	Juris Radzevičs
13:00–13:15	#1106	Processing of personal data of an employee, collected by employer using digital technologies	Agnese Reine
13:15–13:30	#1100	Anonymisation of personal data: An opportunity for entrepreneurship and innovations	Žaklīna Vagoliņa
13:30–13:45	#926	Compliance of euthanasia with the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia	Una Pujāte
13:45–14:00	#822	The importance of the CISG Advisory Council and its opinions in uniform application of the CISG	Sindija Damberga
14:00–14:15	#536	Detection of the fact of psychological terror in a natural place ("mobbing") in the event of termination of the employment relationship	Dace Tarasova
14:15–14:30	#228	The legal aspects of a dismissal of the municipal council	Juris Radzevics
14:30-14:45		Discussion
Session III
Moderator: Dr. iur. Sandra Kaija
15:00–15:15	#932	The role and possibilities of accounting forensic examination in resolving economic disputes	Ināra Repša, Jānis Ievītis, Jūlija Liodorova
15:15–15:30	#855	A potentia and actum: application of pretrial detention in criminal proceedings	Jānis Ievītis
15:30–15:45	#580	Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings	Ilona Kurca
15:45–16:00	#525	Possibilities for the court to assess evidence obtained in operational activities	Gerda Klāviņa, Ansis Zanders
16:00–16:15		Discussion

Parallel sessions I–III

Room: Rho
Session I
Moderator: Dr. iur. Vitolds Zahars
10:45–11:00	#305	Application of the urgent procedures in the context of the provision of the right to complete criminal proceedings in a reasonable term	Dainis Vēbers
11:00-11:15	#163	Rights to use own money	Tatjana Jukna
11:15–11:30	#268	Problems of the legal framework for controlling the spread of Covid-19 infection	Andrejs Vilks
11:30–11:45	#227	Meaning and the possible classifications of the payment instruments under PSD2	Anete Bože
11:45–12:00	#214	The Beginnings of Competition Law in Roman Law Institutions	Allars Apsītis, Dace Tarasova, Jolanta Dinsberga
12:00–12:15		Discussion
Session II
Moderator: Dr. iur. Vitolds Zahars
12:45–13:00	#152	Opportunities of the modernization of the procedure of the securing a claim	Andrejs Gvozdevičs
13:00–13:15	#121	Fiduciary duties of Member of the Board	Andrejs Ņikiforovs
13:15-13:30	#307	The legal framework and the application of the temporary trusteeship in urgent cases	Inga Kudeikina, Marina Loseviča
13:30-13:45	#63	Insolvency proceedings policy - COVID-19 affected?	Valdis Savickis
13:45–14:00	#246	Problems of trade mark and consumer protection regulation	Dita Mežavilka, Jolanta Dinsberga
14:00–14:15		Discussion
Session III
Moderator: Dr. iur. Jānis Grasis
15:00–15:15	#437	Analytical overview of compensation understanding	Dana Segale
15:15–15:30	#457	General education student’s administrative responsibility for hooliganism on internet in the distance learning process	Rihards Erdmanis
15:30–15:45	#463	Children freedoms during the Covid-19 pandemic in Latvia	Ilze Ziemane
15:45–16:00	#501	Historical scope of the registration, updating and deletion of the servitude of right of way	Jolanta Dinsberga
16:00–16:15	#316	Legal scope of the notions “Servitude of right of way” and “Servitude road”	Jolanta Dinsberga
16:15–16:30	#1149	The challenge of the lawyer's profession in an era of prevention of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation	Sandra Joksta
16:30–16:45		Discussion

Agenda: Medical & Sports

Room: Senate
Session I
Moderator: Dr. iur. Karina Palkova
10:45–11:00	#192	Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Application of Prediction Algorithms in Healthcare	Līva Rudzīte, Estonia
11:00–11:15	#872	Patient safety incident reporting-learning system availability for patient reporting	Andreta Slavinska, Reinis Upenieks, Karina Palkova
11:15–11:30	#1078	Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies as innovative medical devices	Artūrs Žukovs
11:30–11:45		Discussion: Digital healthcare technologies (AI/robotics) vs patients and doctors ethical and legal safety
11:45–12:00	#436	Patient's right to cross-border healthcare when effective hospital treatment is available in the patient’s Member State but the method of treatment used is against the patient’s religious beliefs	Laura Šāberte
12:00–12:15	#235	Quality of healthcare during forensic mental health examination: clinical case report of a submitted complaint	Jānis Bušs, Anita Slokenberga, Ņikita Bezborodovs
12:15–12:30		Discussion: Challenges in protection of patients' rights: national and international dimension
Session II
Moderator: Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Dr. iur. Karina Zalcmane
12:45–13:00	#60	Current legal issues in Medical Law practice: problems and challenges	Karina Palkova
13:00–13:15	#258	The educational program “Professional Competence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Specialist”: assessment of legal capacity	Ligita Landzmane
13:15–13:30		Discussion: Medical education. Challenges and development perspectives from the legal point of view
13:30–13:45	#860	Flaws of Anti-doping regulation in the Republic of Latvia	Edgars Gūte
13:45–14:00	#715	Criminalisation of doping in sports	Karina Zalcmane
14:00–14:15	#832	Substances of abuse – the changes and challenges associated with it in anti-doping system	Roberts Lauris
14:15–14:30		Discussion: Benefits and Limitations of Sports Industry Self-Regulation
Session III
Moderator: Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Dr. iur. Karina Zalcmane
15:00–15:15	#707	Sports Law and Access to Justice in Anti-Doping Cases	Inga Kačevska
15:15–15:30	#726	Appealing Against Decisions in Anti-Doping Case	Agnese Hartpenga
15:30–15:45		Discussions: The Court of Arbitration for Sport: Where Do Human Rights Stand?
15:45–16:00	#849	Sport and Politics: sports role in formulating and consolidation of power relations	Marina Kameņecka-Usova
16:00–16:15	#812	Trademarks in sports	Stella Kaprāne
16:15–16:30	#1027	Legal liability of sports event organiser in Latvia	Āris Kakstāns
16:30–16:45		Discussion: Legal and Social Responsibility issues at Mega Sporting Events

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. iur. Andrejs Vilks, Dean, Faculty of Law, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Dr. iur. Sandra Kaija, Head of Study Programme, Law, Faculty of Law, RSU, Latvia
• Dr. iur. Jānis Grasis, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law, RSU, Latvia
• Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Faculty of Law, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Tanel Kerikmäe, Tallinn University of Technology, School of Business and Governance, Estonia
• Assoc. prof. Dovile Gailiūte-Janušone, Vice-Dean for International Relations and Studies, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
• Walter Kego, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden
• Prof. Natalya Gutorova, Poltava Law Institute of Yaroslav Mudriy National Law University, Ukraine
• Prof. Jacek Zieliński, Siedlce University of Natural Science and Humanities, Poland
• Prof. Vitolds Zahars, Daugavpils University, Latvia

Organising Committee

• Dr. iur. Jānis Grasis, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law, RSU
• Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Faculty of Law, RSU

Social Anthropology

Insight into the Section

Flying Ideas, Flying Circuses and Flying Cars: Anthropological Approaches to Techniques and Technologies in the Current World

Many surprising things are flying around today (including the novel COVID-19 virus) - some other things that used to fly don't any more (like airplanes), while things and ideas that we expected to fly soon never really took off the ground (for instance flying cars, Graeber 2012). In a world resembling Monty Python's Flying Circus, we invite participants to consider various aspects, techniques (ways of doing) and technologies (application of knowledge for practical purposes) that might afford us a glimpse of the world to come: from the human body to societies and states, everything can be considered both a technology and a technique.

For instance, "corona times" urge us to pay attention to the know-how that is supposed to save lives and protect against the invisible, flying danger, but often become threats of surveillance and control. The various techniques of either running the state apparatus or avoiding and resisting it (e.g., Scott 1998) came into stark relief during various contemporary protest movements (e.g., Black Lives Matter), which often aim both to resist a certain face of the state while demanding another one (Navaro-Yashin 2002). Even the same technology, like face coverings, can become a technique of protest, as well as a symbol of obedience to an authority.

There are, however, other related flying fields to explore:

• reproductive and identity politics (e.g., DNA testing, genealogies and genograms);
• food (e.g., roof gardening, school lunches or wine tasting);
• combating emergencies (e.g., climate change, health hazards);
• finance (e.g., money and monies);
• bureaucracy (e.g., papers, laws and auditing);
• design of social encounters (e.g., surveillance or movement of people);
• research and knowledge production (e.g., peer-review);
• etc.

With this in mind, we welcome contributions that explore anthropologically and ethnographically often contradictory aims and unintended effects of how technologies are applied and linked to techniques in larger social wholes.

Agenda

Room: Theta
Session I
Moderator: Asoc. prof. Klāvs Sedlenieks
10:45–11:00	#669	Cooperatives as interfaces and boundary objects in supply chain infrastructures – Moroccan argan oil	Bertram Turner
11:00–11:15	#941	Becoming In-visible: Small Family Farms in Rural Latvia in the Framework of the Nation and EU Agriculture Policy	Kristīne Rolle, André Thiemann
11:15–11:30		Discussion: Legal Infrastructures of Agriculture and rural relations
11:30–11:45	#883	Making infrastructural work visible in Latvian research institutions	Ieva Puzo
11:45–12:00	#753	What the Flying Spaghetti Monster Can Teach Us About Religion in the 21st Century	Michael Strmiska
12:00–12:15		Discussion: Databased techniques and technologies of knowledge and religion
Session II
Moderator: Leading Researcher André Thiemann
12:45–13:00	#853	State as a technology of kinship	Klāvs Sedlenieks
13:00–13:15	#269	State and kinship: exploring assisted reproductive technologies in Latvia	Diāna Kiščenko
13:15–13:30		Discussion: Techniques and technologies of making the state through kinship and vice versa

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Ieva Puzo, PhD, Director of the MSc Program in Social Anthropology, Senior Researcher, Dept. of Communication Studies, Latvia
• André Thiemann, PhD, Leading Researcher, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Michael Strmiska, PhD, Dept. of Global Studies, Orange County Community College (SUNY-Orange), United States
• Klāvs Sedlenieks, PhD, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Agita Lūse, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Diāna Kiščenko, Researcher and Tutor, Dept. of Communication Studies, Latvia

Organising Committee

• Klāvs Sedlenieks, PhD, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU
• Agita Lūse, PhD, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU
• André Thiemann, PhD, Leading Researcher, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU

Communication Studies

Insight into the Section

"Fake it till…  you make it!"

Mediated communication and its prospect
Sharing is not always caring: disinformation, audiences and trust

Agenda

Sessions I & II

Room: Upsilon
Session I: Media literacy
Moderator: Prof. Anda Rožukalne
10:45–11:00	#359	Does media literacy predict civic participation? It's complicated	Jānis Buholcs, Vineta Silkāne, Agnese Dāvidsone
11:00–11:15	#418	Media literacy and news literacy: what is the connection?	Agnese Dāvidsone, Vineta Silkāne, Jānis Buholcs
11:15–11:30	#602	National Network to Combat Disinformation as a tool of media literacy: contributions to health and democracy	Christiane Versuti, Maximiliano Martin Vicente, Brazil
11:30–11:45	#456	Education Goes Digital: (A Prospect of) Communities of Life and Knowledge	Yevgeny Brazul-Bruszkowski, Russian Federation
11:45–12:00	#873	A Latvian Dictionary of Media and Communications Terms: Pain of Giving Birth	Ainārs Dimants
12:00–12:15		Discussion
Session II: COVID-19 Driven Topics in the Communication Research
Moderator: Dr Ainārs Dimants
13:00–13:15	#487	Communication during the Covid-19 pandemic	Sergei Kruk, Diāna Kalniņa
13:15–13:30	#696	Is COVID-19 an ‘ordinary flu’ that benefits politicians? Perception of pandemic disinformation in Latvia	Anda Rožukalne, Alise Tīfentāle, Sandra Murinska
13:30–13:45	#694	From fatigue to news avoidance: analysis of the society attitude towards news on Covid-19 in Latvia	Anda Rožukalne, Sandra Murinska, Ieva Strode
13:45–14:00	#970	We Have Been Left Alone – How the Journalistic Profession Was Affected by the COVID-19 Epidemic in Romania	Ioana Avadani, Romania
14:00–14:15	#831	Health behaviour model as a tool for strategic communication planning to promote COVID-19-related preventive health behaviour	Vita Savicka, Gunta Freimane, Kristīne Vigule
14:15–14:30		Discussion: Covid-19 and the media

Sessions III & IV

Room: Phi
Session III: Facing Covid: Media, society and art
Moderator: Prof. Deniss Hanovs
10:45–11:00	#1069	Balancing between the freedom of speech and the need to regulate in the murky world of fakes	Julija Kalpokienė, Lithuania
11:00–11:15	#56	The integration of COVID-19 topics to Kremlin-backed propaganda (Lithuanian case)	Viktor Denisenko, Lithuania
11:15–11:30	#664	Political Communication Mobbing: Facebook Case Study Of 13th Saeima Election Campaign	Barbara Roskoša, Ilga Kreituse, Mārtiņš Daugulis
11:30–11:45	#1143	“Airbags” of residents of Latvia	Diāna Kalniņa
11:45–12:00	#53	Is there any-body out there? Mediatisation of life under COVID-19 and Virtual Influencers	Ignas Kalpokas, Lithuania
12:00-12:15	#739	Do we all live in the same democracy? Understanding the perspective of Latvian youth, emigrants and ethnic minorities	Liene Ločmele, Baiba Šķērīte, Marita Mūze
12:15–12:30		Discussion: Facing COVID-19: Media, society and politics
Session IV: Communication, culture and art
Moderator: Dr Ilva Skulte
13:00–13:15	#291	Power of opulence: Baroque culture as communication structure	Deniss Hanovs
13:15–13:30	#756	The activities of the Soviet Latvian amateur film association (1962–1972)	Rosario Napolitano
13:30–13:45	#296	Graphic Design in Social Media: Kafa Magazine, Tuhaf Magazine, Kafkaokur Magazine Instagram Pages	Bahar Soğukkuyu, Turkey
13:45–14:00	#603	The Cultural and historical heritage as an element in formation of the city identity. Case of Hanzas Perons	Lolita Ozoliņa, Žanete Eglīte
14:15–14:30		Discussion: Communication, Culture and Art

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Kristina Juraitė, Professor, Department of Public Communication, Vitautas Magnas University, Lithuania
• Asst. Prof. Ragne Kõuts, Sociology of Journalism, Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
• Asst. Prof. Michał Kuś, Department of Communication and Journalism, Institute of Political Science, University of Wroclaw, Poland
• Prof. Anda Rožukalne, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Sergejs Kruks, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Asst. Prof. Ilva Skulte, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia
• Alnis Stakle, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU, Latvia

Organising Committee

• Prof. Deniss Hanovs, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU
• Agita Lūse, Docent, Dept. of Communication Studies, RSU

Economics and Business

Insight into the Section

World Economics and Business: Necessities and Innovations in Dynamic Pandemic Adjustments and Beyond

Agenda

Room: Psi
Session I
Moderator: Prof. Dr. oec. Tatjana Muravska, Dr. sc. admin. Romāns Putāns
10:45–11:00	#281	Filling the knowledge gap caused by occupational mobility on IT: gender-specific strategies	Oksana Žabko
11:00–11:15	#310	EU’s assessment of business environment in Central Asia	Līga Andersone
11:15–11:30	#564	Legal challenges of teleworking in Latvia	Marta Urbāne, Inna Dovladbekova, Anželika Berķe-Berga
11:30–11:45	#761	Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Enterprise Health in Latvia	Anželika Berķe-Berga, Inna Dovladbekova, Marta Urbāne
11:45–12:00	#774	Sustainable brand as consumer behaviour influencing factor in Latvia	Kristīne Blumfelde-Rutka
12:00–12:15	#786	Development of a marketing strategy to assess the importance of sustainability for consumers in the digital age in the French market	Kristīne Blumfelde-Rutka, Elīna Sedleniece
12:15–12:30	#814	The effect of the Latvian Business Environment on Society’s Motivation to Engage in Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Context with Estonia	Niks Ķuzulis, Inna Dovladbekova
Session II
Moderators: Prof. Dr.oec. Inna Dovladbekova, Dr.oec. Anželika Berķe-Berga
13:00–13:15	#821	Guidelines for Research, Technology Development, and Innovation for 2021–2027: towards excellence paradigm for Latvia	Uldis Berķis, Jānis Paiders, Dmitrijs Stepanovs
13:15–13:30	#947	A State of Art Review: Negotiation management from the corporate perspective. Negotiation models	Līga Briķena
13:30–13:45	#1147	Economic and Legal Aspects of Higher Education Quality and Accordance Assurance: Comparative analysis of Latvia within European Higher Education Area	Romāns Putāns, Karina Palkova
13:45-14:00	#1146	Disease economics - economic aspects of anti-bacterial and anti-microbial resistance: comaprative analysis of Europe and other world rgions	Romāns Putāns, Lauma Springe

Committees

International Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. oec. Inna Dovladbekova, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Dr. oec. Tatjana Muravska, RSU, Latvia
• Prof. Dr. iur. Christiane Trüe, Bremen City University, Germany
• Prof. Dr. oec. Biruta Sloka, University of Latvia, Latvia
• Prof. Antje Leukens, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland
• Kutaisi University, Georgia

Organising Committee

• Assist. prof. Romāns Putāns, Dr. sc. admin., Department of International Business and Economics, RSU
• Prof., Dr. oec. Inna Dovladbekova, RSU
• Lect. Kristīne Blumfelde-Rutka, M.Soc.sc., RSU
• Assist. prof. Marta Urbāne, Dr.iur. , RSU
• Lect. Ieva Kalve, Dr.oec., RSU
• Lect. Kristaps Zaļais, M.Soc.sc., RSY