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THE „OHRID SUMMER FESTIVAL“ ̶ AN OPEN STAGE FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SLAVIC PEOPLES
No full textЦелта на трудот е да се претстави фестивалот „Охридско лето“ и неговата улога во создавањето на услови за продлабочување на интеркултурниот дијалог меѓу словенските народи во првата деценија на 21 век. Преку методите на: историско, аналитичко и дескриптивно истражување добиваме сознанија за тоа како се развива дијалог на сцената меѓу: уметничките дисциплини и меѓу националните и меѓународноетаблираните уметници ̶ претставници на словенските култури, кои се јавуваат во улога на изведувачи на камерното и на симфониското творештво, но и во улога на солисти (музичари – инструменталисти) интерпретирајќи поголеми или помали музички форми од музиката со поголема уметничка вредност.The purpose of the paper is to present the „Ohrid Summer Festival“ and its role in creating conditions for deepening the intercultural dialogue between the Slavic peoples in the first decade of the 21st century. Through the methods of historical, analytical and descriptive research, we inquire into how a dialogue develops on stage between artistic disciplines, as well as between national and internationally established artists ̶ representatives of Slavic cultures. They appear as performers of chamber and symphonic works, but also as soloists (instrumental musicians) interpreting larger or smaller musical forms of high artistic value
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL FIGURES IN HISTORY AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY” (6–8 NOVEMBER 2023, SKOPJE)
No full textCULTURAL MEMORY IN VELIKA SKITIJA BY MIODRAG PAVLOVIĆ
No full textThis paper analyses Velika skitija (1969), the collection of poems by Miodrag Pavlović, using the theory of cultural memory of Jan Assmann (2007), an egyptologist, cultural theorist and religious scholar. Velika skitija covers a number of topics important for the establishment of a culture of memory: the relationship between the individual and the collective, speech and writing, history and myth, history and memory, the transition of memory into history and vice versa, as well as the poetic link between poetry and ritual. Of particular importance for the analysis is the relationship of Velika skitija with the Middle Ages, as analyzed by Marko Radulović (2017; 2020). Starting from these features, which have been observed in the literature related to Pavlović’s work –especially the chosen collection of poems – the collection is illuminated in the context of the culture of memory. The ultimate goal of this analysis is to contribute to the understanding of the ways of addressing the metaphysical void and the role of memory in the constitution of the poet’s voice and the entire collection of poems. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between the individual and history, which is considered using the categories of communicative and cultural memory. The analysis showed that within the collection some features of the culture of memory are thematized, while it is fully realized in the process of reception. This paradigm helped us to encompass the simultaneous constructivist passage through history and the search for the transcendence of Velika skitija in a comprehensive and mildly deconstructivist manner.Овај рад анализира Велику скитију (1969), збирку песама Миодрага Павловића, помоћу теорије културног сећања Јана Асмана (Jan Assmann 2007), египтолога, теоретичара културе и проучаваоца религије. У овој збирци сустиче се низ карактеристика битних за успостављање културе сећања: однос индивидуе и колектива, говора и писма, историје и мита, историје и сећања, прелазак сећања у историју (и обратно), као и поетичка спона песништва и обреда. За анализу је нарочито битан однос Велике скитије са средњовековљем, како га је анализирао Марко Радуловић (2017, 2020). Ова перспектива омогућава да се на још један начин сагледа како збирка адресира метафизичку празнину и да се сагледа улога сећања у конституисању лирских субјеката. Нарочита пажња посвећена је односу индивидуе и историје, размотреном помоћу категорија комуникативног и културног сећања. Полазећи од одлика које су у литератури уочене поводом Павловићевог стваралаштва – и нарочито Велике скитије – анализа је показала да се унутар збирке тематизују неке одлике културе сећања, а да се она у пуном облику остварује у процесу рецепције. Ова парадигма помогла је да обухватимо истовремени конструктивистички прилаз историји и потрагу за трансцендентношћу Велике скитије на целовит начин
АЛ-ХИЏРА. АРАПСКА, ИТАЛИЈАНСКА И АНГЛИСКА ТЕРМИНОЛОГИЈА ОД ОБЛАСТА НА МИГРАЦИЈАТА ВО СПОРЕДБЕНА ПЕРСПЕКТИВА
No full textThis paper discusses, from a qualitative and quantitative corpus-based perspective, the features and challenges in comparable terminology in the field of migration in Arabic, Italian, and English. More specifically, it examines terminology related to the migration process, migration agents and socially related issues such as marriage and adoption, taking into account linguistic, social, and cultural obstacles in identifying suitable translation candidates when applying European law to languages that do not share similar juridical frameworks and social practices. The aim of the paper is to identify common linguistic issues and their root causes and to present best practices for adequately covering of this terminological area. Овој труд ги разгледува, од квалитативна и од квантитативна перспектива, заснована врз корпус, карактеристиките и предизвиците на споредбената терминологија од областа на миграцијата, на арапски, на италијански и на англиски јазик. Посебен акцент се става на терминологијата што се однесува на миграцискиот процес, на субјектите вклучени во миграцијата, како и на општествено релевантните области, како што се бракот и посвојувањето, земајќи ги предвид лингвистичките, општествените и културните пречки што се појавуваат при утврдувањето соодветни преводни еквиваленти, во контекст на примената на европското законодавство на јазици коишто не поседуваат слични правни системи и општествени практики. Целта на студијата е да ги идентификува заедничките лингвистички потешкотии и нивните изворни причини, и да предложи најдобри практики за сеопфатно покривање на оваа терминолошка област
THE FALL OF THE ANGELS ACCORDING TO ST. AUGUSTINE
No full textConsidering the substantial impact of St. Augustine’s stances on the evil inthe world, the status and the actions of the devil, and the dangers of collaborating (orcompacting) with the dark forces on the development of the medieval theology of violentreckoning against the evil, this text examines one aspect of his use of the motif of the fallof the angels in the analysis of the problem and the proliferation of evil. As one of the lastearly Christian authors who uses elements from the story from the Biblical tradition andthe tradition around the fallen Watchers from the First Book of Enoch, St. Augustineapproaches the problem of evil from the standpoint of the importance of free choice andof the intentional transgression. The text first offers a brief overview of the conceptionof the evil in the Manichean cosmogony, in order to introduce the positions to which St.Augustine explicitly opposes. The important role of the primordial sin according to himis shown, and especially, the status of the devil as a sinner from the beginning, or as aself-determined rebel against God.Тhe ideas on the origin of evil through the role of the satan are outlined throughSt. Augustine’s polemic against the Manicheans. The majority of the text is devoted tothe problem of the angelic (non)blessedness. St. Augustine’s position on the existenceof two groups of heavenly beings (good and evil) is shown, as is the idea about theawareness, or foreknowledge, of a potentially undisturbed eternal bliss, as opposed to theignorance (or the foreknowledge) about the loss of this perennial happiness as a result ofthe intentional apostasy of the bad angels. These few aspects of St. Augustine’s complextheology trace his underlying position on the importance of the conscious choice to constantlybe(come) better and to imitate God, despite man’s initial sinfulness
ДВОНАСОЧНИОТ ОДНОС МЕЃУ СТРЕСОТ И ПСИХОПАТОЛОГИЈАТА: НАВРАЌАЊЕ НА ХИПОТЕЗАТА ЗА ПРЕДИЗВИКУВАЊЕ СТРЕС
No full textХипотезата за предизвикување стрес повеќе од три децении поттикнува продлабочено проучување на поврзаноста меѓу психопатолошките феномени и стресните искуства. Моделот претпоставува дека кај лица кои веќе се соочуваат со сериозно нарушено ментално здравје, одредени личносни, когнитивнии интерперсонални фактори на ранливост водат до доживување поголем број стресни животни настани. Иницијално, хипотезата била испитувана во однос на депресијата, но подоцна се поврзува и со други ментални растројства. За разлика од доминантните претпоставки за односот меѓу стресот и психопатологијата, овој модел ја истакнува активната улога на поединците во обликувањето на своите животни околности, при што предизвиканиот т.н. зависен стрес истовремено е исход (барем делумно) од нарушеното ментално здравје, но и механизам што ја одржува или влошува психолошката дисфункционалност.Во трудот е презентиранкус преглед на емпириските наоди кои обезбедуваат поддршка на трансдијагностичката применливост на моделот, како и увид во факторите на ризик за предизвикувањето стрес. Дискутирани се клиничките импликации, релевантни за третманот на нарушеното ментално здравје, како и методолошките ограничувања, можностите за нивно надминување и насоките за идни истражувања
From policy to practice: A resource-based assessment of access to human rights
No full textThis study focuses on rudimentary disparities in access to human rights in Serbia, concerned with the severe divide between policy frameworks and their locative implementation. The purpose is to apply a resource-based approach to assess how public resources influence access to basic rights. Within a human rights-based approach framework, we identified and explored the presence or absence of resources that enable the realization of the right to work and the right to health. Field surveys and statistical sources served as the principal means of data collection while the investigation was conducted in 69 local communities within the City of Niš, where the indicators were evaluated and normalized by using the comparative scale. In the unbalanced distribution of public resources necessary for the actualization of rights lie the imperatives for travel, kindergartens, schools, health establishments, and pharmacies, with vulnerable groups such as children, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities suffering most due to the absence of these resources. Without the infrastructure support at community levels or with its little presence, realization of even the most basic human rights is heavily restricted, despite comprehensive legal and policy commitments. The resource-based approach can serve as a feasible measure to pinpoint local disparities in access to human rights
Do flexible retirement policies contribute to extending working lives in Hungary?
No full textThe increase in the old-age dependency ratio is putting pressure on public finances in ageing societies. Among the possible policy reform approaches postponing retirement can be particularly beneficial from the perspective of financial sustainability of pensions systems. In this article the aim is to present how opportunities for flexible retirement have changed in the past decade in Hungary and whether these policies have contributed to extending working lives. Our analysis shows that retirement flexibility is limited in the Hungarian pension system. Most possibilities for early retirement have been eliminated from the system during the reforms that followed the Great Financial Crisis. Opportunities for early retirement with full pension benefits are limited to women with at least 40 service years. On the other hand, retirement is flexible upwards, that is people can defer retirement and might also choose to work while receiving pensions. Flexible retirement policies promoting later withdrawal from the labour force, such as deferred retirement and the possibilities to combine work with pensions contributed to extending working lives in Hungary. It is also certain that the possibility for women to retire before the pensionable age (Women-40 scheme) lowered the overall effective retirement age, as women retiring under this option retired earlier than other women. Allowing more flexibility in retirement decision might improve well-being, on the other hand the costs of transitioning to a system allowing more flexibility for early retirement can be substantial
MONEY LAUNDERING, PREDICATE OFFENCES AND PROFESSIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING PERPETRATORS
No full textMoney laundering is a serious offence mostly connected to organized crime thatundermines financial integrity and markets, and erodes public trust in institutions. Moneylaundering is a process of converting or infiltrating the proceeds of illegal activities into legalbusinesses, without revealing their true source in order to obtain full legality of these proceeds atthe end of this complex process. There are three basic phases (stages) of money laundering detectedin the practice: placement, layering and integration. Namely, the illegally obtained moneynormally is a product of criminal offences known in the criminal law theory as predicate offences.These are the offences preceding the money laundering process. The issue of predicate offences isclosely addressed in the 6th AML EU Directive elaborated in the article.The relevant Macedonian anti money laundering (AML) legislation consists of manyprovisions of different laws, of which most important are the Criminal Code provision of MoneyLaundering and the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.However, the most recent practice turned the attention to specific category of perpetratorsof money laundering, called professional money launderers (PMLs): attorneys, notaries,accountants etc. By misusing their powers they might assists the criminals in covering the originof their assets or simply assisting by omission, by not reporting the suspicious cases and clientsand by not check the origin of the assets when obliged by law
CHALLENGES OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORK OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
No full textIn the paper, the author deals with the current issue of introducing artificial intelligencein the work of public administration, as a logical process of upgrading the digital transformationof public administration in a global framework. Starting from the fact that modern publicadministration is called upon to fulfil several key characteristics: to be efficient, transparent,inclusive, service-oriented, and above all, legally regulated. The author points out that theintroduction of digital technologies, automated systems, artificial intelligence andinteroperable databases can advance these goals. However, she points out that for theintroduction of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in public administration,several assumptions need to be met: the existence of a clear political will for implementation;continuous development of the technical infrastructure; providing big data and interoperabilityat all levels; educated public servants and citizens to provide and use such services and ofcourse on a clear, predictable and integrated legal framework