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RĪGA STRADIŅŠ UNIVERSITYINTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARYCONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCESPLACESABSTRACTSApril 2, 2019Riga, LatviaRSU CONFERENCE2019PLACES

Rīga Stradiņš UniversityInternational InterdisciplinaryConference on Social SciencesPLACESAbstracts2 April 2019Rīga, Latvia

Rīga Stradiņš University. (2019). International Interdisciplinary Conference on Social SciencesPLACES (Rīga, 2 April 2019): Abstracts. Rīga: RSU. X p., 149 p., including Author Index.Chair of the Organizing CommitteeDr. phil. Agrita KiopaChair of the Scientific CommitteeProf. Aivars LejnieksAuthors are responsible for the content of their abstracts.RSU IPN Nr. 19-050 Rīga Stradiņš University, 201916 Dzirciema Street, Rīga, LV 1007ISBN 978-9934-563-45-4

Rīga Stradiņš University International Interdisciplinary Conferenceon Social Sciences PLACESIIIContentsMedia and Communication SessionSovietisation of Latvian Cinema during Stalin’s Era (1945–1953)R. Napolitano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Dialectics of Non-Place: Virtual Language and Utopian FantasiesM. Semjonova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Making Use of 1789 – Transformations of Revolutionary Performative Toolsin the European Nationalism of the 19th Century: Analysis of SelectedPublic PoliciesD. Hanovs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Critique of Technocracy in Riga Stencil GraffitiN. Kozlovs, I. Skulte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Discursive Models of Politics: Latvians Discussing Parliamentary Politicsin TV Broadcast “Tautas Panorāma”S. Kruk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Unconscious Social Interaction as the Main Driver of Human Values FormationI. V. Danilov, S. Mihailova, V. Perepjolkina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Visual Framing Analysis of Migration Representation in Latvian PressPhotography 2015–2016A. Stakle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Cross-Cultural Communication in Business Environment: Changes in Profileof Latvia over the Last Five Years by Hofstede’s indexesD. Kalniņa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Communication Interventions in Top Level of Social Ecological Model to InitiateNew Policy on Oncological Patients’ TreatmentV. Savicka, A. Kažoka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Are they Angry Voters? No, They are Fans of Populist Politicians! Analysisof Facebook Pre-Election Communication Content and Audience Emotionsof Latvia’s Right Wing Populist Party “KPV LV”A. Rozukalne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Social Media as Tool for Political Actors to Encourage Political Participation:Case of Political Party “KPV LV”A. Tetarenko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Terrible Event and Political News – Revolution of 1789D. Hanovs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Institutional Challenge in Delivering Negative Regional-Political Messages –How to Maintain Institutional Reliability and Fulfill Individual InformationNeeds Situationally and Constructively? Case of Closure of EstonianObstetric UnitsK. Lubi, K. Koppel, M. Uibu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Media Literacy Can Change Our PlacesC. Versuti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Latvian Cinema: Production, Genres, AudiencesD. Rietuma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Rīga, Latvia, 2 April 2019

IVRīga Stradiņš University International Interdisciplinary Conferenceon Social Sciences PLACESContentsAnthropology Session: State in Everyday Life: Users and LosersWhy State: from Central Asia to the Balkans and the BalticsK. Sedlenieks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Lukewarm Nationalism – Between Disciplinary and Normalising Power: Caseof Lithuanian State and Lithuanian PolesK. Dambrauskas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Altering Presence of StateE. Troscenko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Self-Construction of Citizenship in Slum of Alagados (Salvador, Brazil)L. Volpini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22States as Temporary Resources for Long-Term Home-Making ProjectsA. Lūse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Dreams About an Anchored StateD. Valdivieso Sierpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Let’s Eat Them Together’: Food Procurement Practices of Domination andResistance in the City of AthensN. Papacharalampous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25State Reproduction from Below: Role of Informality and Unorganized Resistancein Reconfiguration of State’s Political LifeA. Polese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Performing ‘Standardised’ State: Making Social Policy and AvoidingConfrontations at Street-Level in Rural ChinaC. Lammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Wilderness: Multispecies Collectives, Public Policies, and New Users of the StateP. Bollettin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Accountant and Gambler Walk into a Bar: Tragedy of Austerity in LatviaA. Suvajevs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Corporeal Politics in Digital Environment: Case Study of Social Media Censorshipin the People’s Republic of ChinaM. Daugulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Framing Effect of Methodological Nationalism in Western BalkansA. Saulitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Managing Child and Elderly Care in Montenegro: State and Kinship PerspectiveD. Kiščenko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Sociology Session: Social Inequality: Expressions,Consequences and Ways to Diminish ItEconomic Practices of Rural HouseholdsK. Rolle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Methodological Problems of Social Services Evaluation Research: Exampleof Family Assistant ServiceM. Moors, J. Osis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34In-Work Poverty in LatviaR. Rungule, T. Lāce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Emigration from Latvia to Sweden after 1991: Analysis of Life StoriesM. Pranka, G. Elksne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Rīga, Latvia, 2 April 2019

Rīga Stradiņš University International Interdisciplinary Conferenceon Social Sciences PLACESVContentsSpatial Peripheriality and Social Inequality in Accessibility of Servicesin Rural LatviaI. Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Disability and Medical Social Aspects for Long-Term PatientsL. Štolcere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Towards In-Depth Inclusivity: from Compartmentalisation to PersonalSustainabilityY. Brazul-Bruszkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Global Challenges in Network SocietiesG. Nygren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Spanish Sociedades Laborales as an Active Labour Market Policy to Reactivatethe Unemployed in Start-UpsJ. Lowitzsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Law SessionDoes Criminology Have Future?A. Vilks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Insolvency Control Service – Implementer of State’s Policy in the Fieldof Insolvency ProceedingsV. Savickis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Process of Securing a Claim in Legal Policy Planning DocumentsA. Gvozdevičs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Recovery of the Latvian Gold Reserves in Foreign Banks after Restorationof Independence – Fresh Look from the International Public LawJ. Grasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46International Practice for Combating Corruption in Private SphereA. Symkina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Prospects of Development of the Form of Authorisation by Natural PersonsI. Kudeikina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Summary Results of Corruption in Medical Sphere of UkraineV. Batyrgareieva, N. Guturova, A. Babenko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Healthcare Robotics and Patient’s RightsK. Palkova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Powers of Police and Various Authorities Preventing Violence at Football Matches:Settlement of Mutual Relations between Fans, Clubs, Police and Societyin Latvia and AbroadK. Zalcmane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Development of Regulatory Framework of Payment Services in European UnionA. Bože . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Application Possibilities and Effectiveness of Expedited Proceedings withinInvestigationD. Vēbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Criminological Aspects of Fear of CrimeA. Kipāne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Existence of Homeward Trend in the Case Law of the Republic of LatviaS. Damberga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Rīga, Latvia, 2 April 2019

VIRīga Stradiņš University International Interdisciplinary Conferenceon Social Sciences PLACESContentsDevelopment of Legislation of Motor Third Party Liability Insurance in LatviaJ. Alfejeva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Legal Framework for Processing of Genetic DataL. Rudzite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Problematics with Presumption of Estate-Leaver Will in Civil LawB. Girgensone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Invocation of Strategy for Reducing Possibilities of CommittingCrimes in the Sphere of Foreigners’ and Stateless Persons’ CrimePrevention in UkraineA. Kalinina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Problematics within Notice of Termination of an Employment Contractin connection with Proposed AmendmentsD. Tarasova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Patient’s Right to Manifest Freedom of Religion in the Republic of LatviaL. Šāberte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Contract of Employment (Locatio Conductio Operarum) and Contract for Work(Locatio Conductio Operis) as Roman Law Institutes for Use of Paid LabourA. Apsītis, D. Tarasova, J. Dinsberga, J. Joksts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Characteristics of Contract on Repo Transactions: Latvian ExperienceT. Jukna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Author’s Property Rights and LimitationsL. Vindele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Cooperation between National Police and Public in Prevention of Crimes Relatedto Violation of Rules of Protection and Use of Mineral Resources in UkraineI. Zdorovylo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Role of Dactyloscopy in Detecting Criminal Offenses and ItsDevelopment TendenciesA. Zīle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Legal Representatives of Educateein Educational Process of ChildR. Erdmanis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Legal Challenges and Solutions for Termination of Shared Property OwnershipD. Grinberga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Covergence of the Concept of Public Danger in the Medical Treatment Law andCriminal Procedure Law for Persons Subject to Compulsory TreatmentV. Gaidukēvičs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Graphical Annex – One of Constituent Elements of Road Easement EstablishmentJ. Dinsberga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Applicability to Aims of Regulation of Term “Incite” in Operational ActivityLaw Article 4M. Grinciuns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71How Formally Implemented Restructuring Affects Efficiency of PublicCapital CompanyS. Bērziņa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Right of Unborn Child to LifeZ. Rinmane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Court’s Role in Proof in Criminal ProceedingsS. Kaija . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Rīga, Latvia, 2 April 2019

Rīga Stradiņš University International Interdisciplinary Conferenceon Social Sciences PLACESVIIContentsUsing Concept of Fraud Triangle to Prove Subjective Side of BankruptcyFraud: Case StudyJ. Liodorova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Comprehensive National Defence: Legal OverhaulK. Kuzņecova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Tactics and Methods Used by Defenders to Prevent Judicial Mistakes in FirstInstance CourtI. Polevaja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Principles of Processing Personal Data in the Recruitment ProcessA. Reine-Vītiņa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Person, Group and Organization: Psychological CareComparison of Relational Bond of Adolescents from Complete Nuclear Family,Single-Parent Family and Children’s Homes in Postmodern SocietyM. Rusnakova, B. Barabasova, K. Kohutova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Psychological Help in Latvia: Groups and IdentitiesK. Mārtinsone, B. Purvlīce, R. Bortaščenoks, J. Zuitiņš . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Individual and Collect

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