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Through the Ideological Lenses: Perception of Social Consequences of Immigration across Europe.
No full textEmocionalna regulacija kao moderator odnosa između negativnih životnih događaja i depresivnosti.
No full textSOCIO-CULTURAL CONNECTEDNESS: EXPERIENCES OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN SERBIA AND SERBIAN STUDENTS ABROAD
No full textThis paper aims to contribute to understanding the challenges and opportunities of socio-cultural connectedness with the environments of origin and destination through the experience of international students, that is, Serbian students who have studied abroad and international students who study in Serbia. This paper’s qualitative analysis relies on broader empirical research results. The results show that the respondents were faced with numerous challenges and attained different levels of socio-cultural connectedness in the process of intercultural adaptation in a transnational context, depending on their positioning in the new environment. The respondents who developed positive strategies regarding their positioning relative to other people in the discourse have demonstrated a greater determination to learn about other cultures while also considering the possibility of staying in the destination country when asked about their future. Some respondents have developed only partial socio-cultural connectedness with the new environment and/or limited competences for accepting multicultural connectedness and, from their perspective, a different way of life. Insufficient knowledge of the local language has significantly limited their opportunities for interactive positioning, stressing the need for social support in the process
Environmental concerns vs. sustainable clothes purchases among various generations of females in CEE countries
Full text linkModern society is facing a multitude of challenges and environmental problems related to excessive consumption and extensive utilization, or even depletion, of natural resources caused by various industries. These issues are compounded by the fashion businesses selling attractive, trendy, mass-produced cheap clothes, while exploiting labour force with unsatisfactory working conditions. The objective of this study was to examine generational differences in environmental concerns of females related to sustainable clothing and differences in their actual purchases. A questionnaire survey was conducted for a sample of 1796 female respondents from 4 countries: Slovakia (428), Czechia (423), Slovenia (518), and Lithuania (427). Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for data processing. The findings reveal significant differences in concern for the well-being of clothing factory workers, animal species, future generations, and for the environment across the generational cohorts. Overall, younger generations, especially Gen Z and Gen Y, exhibit higher levels of concern for the well-being of clothing factory workers, animal species, and for the environment compared to Baby Boomers. Gen X demonstrates higher levels of concern for the well-being of future generations and environmental issues. Notably, Gen Z shows the lowest levels of engagement across all categories, suggesting a gap between attitudes and actual behaviour. Limitations of the study are discussed, and future research directions are noted
Arguments against a “general and permanent” ban on pediatric intersex surgery: A response to Clune-Taylor
No full textThe paper offers a critical response to the proposed “dis/analogy” between the restriction of Jehovah's Witness parental right to refuse life-saving blood transfusions for their minor children and a “general” and “permanent” ban on “unnecessary” pediatric intersex surgery. The main argument of the analogy is “securing the patient's future autonomy.” Feinberg's theory of rights is used to demonstrate that the proposed analogy is untenable. A new category of developmental rights-in-trust is introduced to address specific needs of gender development in DSD situations. Both premises are disputed. First, it is shown that the case of overriding Jehovah's Witness parental rights is not based on securing the patient's future autonomy, but a simple dependency right in Feinberg's theory. Second, it is demonstrated that pediatric intersex surgery is not in the same situation in all morally relevant respects as the Jehovah's Witness case because it represents a special type of developmental right-in-trust. In conclusion, the arguments based on the proposed analogy do not justify a “general and permanent” on pediatric intersex surgery
Determinants of Serbian Public Opinion Concerning Serbia’s Position vis-à-vis the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict.
No full textPublic attitudes about international conflicts, such as the current confrontation
between Russia and Ukraine, are polarized in different countries
to a different degree. Serbia is one of the countries where the public
shows polarized views of the conflict. This paper tries to answer the question:
How can these individual and group differences be explained?
Potential explanatory factors are numerous. Socio-demographic indicators,
such as religiosity and religious denomination, as well as gender,
age, and education, may be influential. Socio-psychological variables also
need to be taken into account. Authoritarianism, as a pre-political psychological
predisposition, could influence attitudes towards the conflict.
Current political preferences, such as party identification, support for democracy,
and related variables, are also likely to affect the perception of
the conflict. This study examines the influence of variables representing
these broad conceptual categories on public attitudes concerning Serbia’s
position vis-à-vis the conflict
SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: THE CONTEXT OF SERBIA
No full textThe international mobility of students at the global level has been on
the rise in recent years. This phenomenon is observed in countries with
different economic standards, but world’s small and less developed
countries are especially and increasingly looking for new models that
would help them attract young, highly educated experts who would be
attending the higher-education institutions within their borders. The IS
who enroll in tertiary education programs outside their home country,
or their country of residence, are at a great point of transition in their
life – moving from one culture to another, and from youth to adulthood.
Furthermore, with the end of their studies their student status
ends and they become a part of (competitive) workforce. During the
process of (academic) migration, regardless of whether it is permanent
or temporary, new perceptions of the world and one’s own role in it are
often gained. The challenges that IS face during their stay outside their
home country also affect their spiritual and religious world, as well as
their spiritual practice. The aim of the paper is to examine the extent
to which education abroad has influenced the spiritual among the IS
who study in Serbia, as well as students from Serbia who have studied
abroad. The paper uses a combined methods approach to analyze the
data collected through all three phases of the research (focus group,
survey method, and individual interviews). The sample includes IS of
all levels of academic studies. The research was conducted from June
2023 to January 2024 within the ISMIGaIN project
On the Need to Change the Model of Supervision over Substances of Human Origin from the Perspective of Regulation (EU) 2024/1938: Polish and Serbian Examples
Full text linkRegulation (EU) 2024/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024
on Standards of Quality and Safety for Substances of Human Origin Intended for Human Application
and Repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/EC provides a new legal framework, aft er almost 20
years, in which issues concerning the quality and safety of substances of human origin (SoHOs) as well
as the safety of SoHO donors will be settled. One of these is the way the institutions supervising the implementation
of the provisions of the Regulation are shaped. New requirements addressed to the SoHO
competent authority must be met by August 2027. Hence the particular challenge facing EU Member
States is adapting their own organizational solutions regarding the transplant system in a way that meets
the requirements of the Regulation. Using the examples of legal and organizational solutions adopted in
Poland and Serbia, the authors try to assess their performance from the perspective of the expectations
of the EU legislation
Effects of policy induced uncertainty and geopolitical risk on renewable energy production: Econometric analysis
Full text linkVarious human activities lead to the emission of greenhouse gases, which causes global warming and climate change with a wide range of negative consequences. Since burning of fossil fuels is the most important cause of anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases, replacement of fossil fuels energy with renewable energy is recognized as one of the most significant tools for combating climate change. Bearing these facts in mind, many authors have analyzed numerous determinants that potentially affect various indicators of renewable energy. Nevertheless, it is obvious that available literature is very scarce when it comes to the impact of policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk on renewable energy production, as well as that the existing studies are burdened with certain methodical weaknesses. This research aims to analyze the impact of policy induced uncertainty and geopolitical risk on renewable energy production. The analysis was conducted on a fairly extensive panel data sample that incorporates 42 countries and time interval of 31 years (1990–2020). The panel data cointegration framework was used which is considered adequate because it eliminates numerous methodical shortcomings of the existing papers. According to the obtained findings, policy induced uncertainty and geopolitical risk do not have any long-term impact on renewable energy production. A positive short-term influence of geopolitical risk is present in 31 % of countries, and a negative one in 19 %. In addition, a positive short-run impact of policy induced uncertainty was detected in 21.4 % of countries, and a negative one in 31 %. Such heterogeneous effects cannot be linked to the geographic location and economic development. Average short-term influence of both variables is insignificant. Finally, the results of the analysis show that a positive average long-term effect has gross domestic product, final energy consumption structure, financial development, greenhouse gases emissions, gross domestic fixed investments and average annual crude oil price. Only international trade has a negative average long-run impact