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Implementation of the Gender Perspective in the Undergraduate Curriculum of the Faculty of Security Studies
Get PDFIn 2010 the Republic of Serbia adopted the National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 "Women, Peace and Security", which stipulates that on the basis of gender equality UN member states should build and adapt mechanisms for conflict resolution and inclusion of women in all levels of decision-making. An important role in the activities undertaken to achieve the goals defined by the National Action Plan is assigned to the ministry in charge of education (currently the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development). These activities include raising awareness of potential conflicts, launching educational programs about gender aspects of conflicts, and introducing the subject matter of gender equality and gender-based violence at all levels of education and specialization in the security sector. Given that the Faculty of Security Studies of the University of Belgrade trains its students to perform a wide range of jobs in the security sector, the introduction of said subject matter at this higher education institution has special importance. In order to determine the extent to which this subject matter is currently being taught at the Faculty of Security Studies and at the same time to work toward the NAP goals, we have conducted a pilot study which included an analysis of the undergraduate forms of teaching such as seminars and workshops. It is our belief that educating male and female students to perform jobs in the security and defense systems and better participate in civil society requires that this subject matter be incorporated into the existing undergraduate curriculum at this higher education institution and that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia assume a more active role in attaining the goals of the National Action Plan and achieving gender equality as an imperative of democratic societies curriculum and course syllabuses as well as the opinions of first- and second-year male and female students on gender equality. Having analyzed the syllabuses of undergraduate courses, we have established that the issues of gender equality, gender-sensitive address forms, gender-based violence, and the role and position of women in the security and defense systems, are underrepresented in course syllabuses, teaching units and primary literature. Furthermore, the opinion poll of the first- and second-year male and female undergraduate students on gender equality, conducted in June 2015 at the Faculty, led us to the conclusion that despite the students' awareness of this subject matter, certain gender-based stereotypes nonetheless exist. Also, the majority of respondents recognized the need for incorporating this subject matter into the curriculum and for organizing informal
Načelo oportuniteta krivičnog gonjenja i praksa Višeg i Osnovnog tužilaštva u Kragujevcu
Get PDFIn the paper authors analyze the principle of opportunity of criminal prosecution in the positive legislation of criminal procedure of Republic of Serbia. The principle of opportunity, as one of the simplified forms of procedure, enables public prosecutors to drop criminal charges regarding minor criminal offences, with the aim of relieving the criminal justice system and to allow the courts to deal with serious criminal cases. However, the question is whether this aim is achieved or not. The research of application of principle of opportunity in the proceeding against adults in the practice of Primary and Higher prosecution in Kragujevac is presented in the paper, as well as the analysis of the research results, based on which it can be concluded that this principle is very restrictively applied in the practice.Autori u radu analiziraju načelo oportuniteta krivičnog gonjenja u pozitivnom krivičnom procesnom zakonodavstvu Republike Srbije, sa posebnim osvrtom na pojam i svrhu ovog načela. Oportunitet, kao jedna od pojednostavljenih formi postupanja, ima za cilj da omogući javnim tužiocima da odbace krivične prijave kod izvršenja lakših krivičnih dela, a sve u cilju rasterećenja krivičnog pravosuđa i omogućavanja sudovima da se bave ozbiljnijim krivičnim predmetima. Međutim, postavlja se pitanje da li je ovaj cilj u praksi i postignut. U radu je dat i prikaz sprovodenog istraživanja o primeni načela oportuniteta u postupku prema punoletnim licima u praksi Osnovnog i Višeg tužilaštva u Kragujevcu, kao i analiza rezultata istraživanja, na osnovu koje se može zaključiti da se oportunitet u praksi dosta restiktivno primenjuje
Спремност грађана за реаговање на природну катастрофу изазвану поплавом у Републици Србији
Get PDFThe consequences of floods that affected the area of Serbia in 2014 indicated a very low level of preparedness of population to respond to natural disasters. Bearing in mind unstudied levels and factors influencing preparedness to respond it was conducted multi-methodical study that included quantitative and qualitative research approach aimed at determining the level and impact of certain demographic, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of population on their preparedness to respond. Bearing in mind all local communities in Serbia where floods occurred or there is a high risk of flooding, randomly it was selected sample consisting 19 of 150 municipalities and 23 towns and the city of Belgrade. In selected communities research was undertaken in those areas that were most affected in relation to the amount of water or potential risk of flooding. The survey used strategy of testing in households with the use of a multi-stage random sample. According to the research results: citizens of the Republic of Serbia are to some degree unprepared for responding to natural disasters caused by floods, and their public preparedness index was 10.5 on a scale to 33; 77.4% of them suffered from intangible consequences and 67, 3% of them suffered from tangible consequences caused by flooding; 34% of them were disabled to be at home due to consequences of floods; 49.7% feel while 49.3% do not feel the fear from floods; 23.3% would participate as a volunteer in eliminating the consequences of flooding; 26.6% declare that they are individually are prepared to respond (M=2.98); 28.7% declare that their households are prepared to respond (M=2.98); 77.9% declare they know what a flood is; 22% are familiar with security response procedures; 86.7% would be evacuated in the event of encountering floods; 40.2% declare that they have been educated about floods by someone within family; 26.6% declare they know what to do after an official warning about approaching flood; 24.6% declare they have supplies; 37.2% responded that they have food supplies for 4 days; 26% have a water supplies for 4 days; 17.6% of respondents have a transistor radio, 40% flashlight; 1.3% of respondents have a written plan for responding; 24.5% have copies of financial and other insurance documents in a safe place, etc. When it comes to demographic characteristics of citizens, such as gender, age, level of education, and school performance there is statistically significant correlation with perception, knowledge and possession of supplies in terms of preparedness for response, while when it comes to variable on whether respondents have or do not have children there is no statistically significant correlation with perception of preparedness to respond; in relation with socio-economic characteristics of citizens, for employment, income, status of military obligations, and distance of household from a river there is a statistically significant correlation with perception, knowledge and possession of supplies in terms of preparedness to respond; and finally, for psychological characteristics of people - fear, previous experience, perception of risk, level of religiosity and motivation, these is a statistically significant correlation with perception, knowledge and supplies in terms of preparedness of citizens to respond. The originality of the research lies in the fact that in Serbia it has never been conducted research to examine the state of preparedness of citizens to respond. Bearing in mind that the research is based on the territory of Serbia, conclusions can be generalized to the entire population. Research indicates the way how to affect the citizens with respect to their demographic, socio-economic and psychological characteristics to raise preparedness on a higher level. As such, it does not give a complete answer to all current issues on preparedness of citizens to respond, but it certainly can contribute in creating a more complete picture of it. Although they made huge efforts to shed light on most concerns in comprehensive approach, we can say that a large number of questions remain to be further investigated. The research results can contribute to improving citizens' preparedness to respond to such events. The research results can be used when creating a strategy for improving the level of preparedness of citizens to respond. As such, they represent guidelines for all future research on preparedness for response, bearing in mind the true wealth of information set out in his doctoral dissertation.Последице пoплaвa кoje су зaдeсилe пoдручje Србиje у тoку 2014. гoдинe укaзaлe су нa вeoмa низaк стeпeн спрeмнoсти стaнoвништвa зa рeaгoвaњe у прирoдним кaтaстрoфaмa. Имајући у виду неиспитаност нивоа и фактора утицаја на спремност за реаговање, спрoвeдeнo je мултиме-тодско истраживање које је обухватило квантитативан и квалитативан истраживачки приступ са циљем утврђивања нивoa и утицaja одређених демографских, социо-економских и психолошких карактеристика грађана нa њихову спремност за рeaгoвaњe. Имајући у виду све локалне заједнице у Србији у којима се догодила или постоји висок ризик да се догоди поплава, методом случајног узорка одабрано је њих 19 од укупно 150 општина и 23 града и града Београда. У одабраним ло-калним заједницама истраживање се обавило у оним деловима који су били најугроженији у одно-су на висину воде или потенцијални ризик од настанка поплаве. У самом анкетном испитивању била је примењена стратегија испитивања у домаћинствима уз примену вишеетапног случајног узорка. Судећи по резултатима истраживања грађани Републике Србије у извесној мери су неспремни за реаговање на природну катастрофу изазвану поплавом, и њихов јавни индекс спремности за реаговање износи 10,5 од укупно могућих 33. Од укупног броја испитаника, њих 77,4% доживело је нематеријалне и 67,3% материјалне последице поплаве; 34% је било спречено да буде у дому услед последица поплава; 49,7% осећа док 49,3% не осећа страх од поплава; 23,3% би као волонтер учествовало у отклањању последица поплава; 26,6% истиче да је индивидуално спремно за реаговање (М=2,98); 28,7% истиче да је њихово домаћинство спремно за реаговање (М=2,98); 77,9% истиче да зна шта је поплава; 22% познаје безбедносне процедуре реаговања; 86,7% евакуисало би се у случају наиласка поплавног таласа; 40,2% истиче да их је у породици неко едуковао о поплавама; 26,6% истиче да зна шта треба радити након званичног упозорења о наила-ску поплавног таласа; 24,6% истиче да поседује залихе; 37,2% одговорило је да поседују залихе хране за 4 дана; 26% поседују залихе воде за 4 дана; 17,6% испитаника поседује радио транзистор, 40% батеријску лампу; 1,3% испитаника поседује писани план за реаговање; 24,5% поседује копије финансијских и других осигуравајућих докумената на безбедном месту итд. Када је реч o демографским карактеристикама грађана, као што су пол, године старости, ниво образовања, и успех у школи утврђена је статистички значајна повезаност са перцепцијом, знањем и поседовањем залиха у вези спремности за реаговањем, док са променљивом да ли испитаници имају или немају деце није утврђена статистички значајна повезаност са перцепцијом спремности за реаговање; у вези социо-економских карактеристика грађана, за запосленост, висину прихода, статус регулисане војне обавезе, и удаљености домаћинства од реке утврђена је статистички значајна повезаност са перцепцијом, знањем и поседовањем залиха у вези спремности за реаговањем; и на крају, за психолошке карактеристике грађана - страх, претходно искуство, перцепцију ризика, ниво религиозности и мотивисаност, утврђена је статистички значајна повеза-ност са перцепцијом, знањем и залихама у вези спремности грађана за реаговањем. Oргинaлнoст истрaживaњa oглeдa сe у чињeници дa у Србиjи ниje никaдa спрoвeдeнo истрaживaњe кojим би сe испитaлo стaњe спрeмнoсти грaђaнa зa рeaгoвaњe. Имајући у виду да се истрaживaњe бaзирa нa пoдручje Србиje, зaкључци се мoгу гeнeрaлизoвaти нa цeлoкупну пoпулaциjу становништва. Истрaживaњe укaзуje нa кojи нaчин трeбa утицaти нa грaђaнe с oбзирoм нa њихoве демографске, социо-економске и психолошке карактеристике кaкo би сe спрeмнoст за реаговање на природне катастрофе изазване поплавом пoдиглa нa виши нивo. Као такво, не даје потпун одговор на сва актуелна питања о спремности грађана за реаговање, али свакако може допринети стварању потпуније слике о њој. Иако су учињени огромни напори да се свеобухватним приступом расветли већина недоумица, може се рећи да велики број питања остаје да се и даље истражује. Резултати истраживања могу допринети унапређењу спремности грађана за реаговање на такве појаве. Поред тога, резултати истраживања се мoгу искoристити и приликoм крeирaњa стрaтeгиja зa унaпрeђeњe нивoa спрeмнoсти грaђaнa зa рeaгoвaњe. Као такви, представљаће ре-перну тачку за сва будућа истраживања о спремности грађана за реаговање на природне ката-строфе имајући у виду праву ризницу података који су изнети у докторској дисертацији
Znanje učenika srednjih škola u Beogradu kao element spremnosti za reagovanje na poplave
Get PDFThe consequences of the floods that inundated the territory of Serbia in 2014 indicated a high level of citizen unpreparedness to respond to the situation. Starting from this fact, the basic idea of this research is to examine the level and correlation of certain factors with the students' knowledge about floods as natural disasters. The aim of the research is a scientific explanation of the correlation between students' knowledge about floods and these factors. The research consisted of a survey conducted on a sample of 3,498 respondents who make up 8.96% of the students population. The respondents were students from 19 secondary schools, out of a total of 54 at the territory of 11 affected municipalities of the city of Belgrade. The research results suggest that flood related knowledge is influenced by the students' gender, education and employment status of parents, education acquired in school and in the family, while the knowledge of safety procedures for responding to floods is influenced by fear, gender and the educational level of parents. These results can be used in creating educational programme strategies to enhancing preparedness for response.Posledice poplava koje su zahvatile teritoriju Srbije tokom 2014. godine ukazale su na visok nivo nespremnosti građana za reagovanje u nastaloj situaciji. Rukovodeći se time, osnovna ideja ovog istraživanja je da se ispitaju nivo i povezanost određenih faktora sa znanjem učenika o poplavama kao prirodnim katastrofama. Cilj istraživanja predstavlja naučna eksplikacija povezanosti znanja učenika o poplavama i spomenutih faktora. Istraživanje je ostvareno metodom anketiranja, na uzorku od 3498 ispitanika, koji čine 8,96% populacije. Ispitanici su učenici 19 srednjih škola od ukupno 54, koliko ih ima na teritoriji 11 ugroženih opština Grada Beograda. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na to da na znanje o poplavama utiču pol učenika, obrazovanost i zaposlenost roditelja, edukacija u školi i porodici, dok na poznavanje bezbednosne procedure za reagovanje prilikom poplava utiču strah, pol i obrazovanost roditelja. Navedeni rezultati mogu se iskoristiti prilikom stvaranja strategija obrazovnih programa, što bi doprinelo unapređenju spremnosti za reagovanje u uslovima prirodnih katastrofa izazvanih poplavama
Toward gender and LGBT equality in the Serbian armed forces
No full textThis article focuses on gender equality in the Serbian Armed Forces (SAF), discussing both gender equality and sexual orientation equality (LGBT equality). Based on the examination of researches and other data, this article concludes that despite the positive shifts granting women the right to military education and professional military service, women continue to be a minority in the SAF. The article further concludes that while there is no official discriminatory policy as regards the admission of members of the LGBT population to the armed forces in Serbia, the few researches into this issue have revealed deeply ingrained views according to which the presence of homosexuals in the armed forces compromises cohesion and leads to unit conflict and division. Finally, the article concludes that a social context ruled by stereotypes and negative attitudes is not conducive to creating conditions for equal opportunity for all, regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, and that it will take a time before complete equality and diversity are attained in the SAF
Chester Barnard: Organisational-Management Code for the 21st Century
Get PDFBarnard thought that it was possible to improve effectiveness and efficiency through formal organization. He was trying to understand how to obtain organizational survival "maintaining equilibrium of complex character in permanent turbulent environment of physical, biological and social materials and elements and forces" within the organization, exploring in parallel the outer powers to which the organization must adapt on all levels and analysing the functions which in that context are performed by executive directors in the organization as a whole system. This paper explores the influences of Chester Barnard on Blake and Mouton's leadership-management network, Hersey-Blanchard's situational leadership and Maslow's motivational theory, as well as on organisational purpose, communication and team work. This paper examines the relevance of the principles and theories developed by Barnard from the point of today's managers and leaders. According to Barnard, this can be achieved through linking Barnard's central ideas with new concepts of management and leadership. Our opinion is that even today Barnard represents a very important part of the chain of examination and exploration of management and leadership thought. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
Risk Based Approach to Integrity Assessment of a Large Spherical Pressure Vessel
Get PDFThe risk based approach has been applied, in its simplest form, i.e. by using the risk matrix to illustrate how the water proof test can shift risk from high to very high level in the case of large spherical pressure vessel (ammonia storage tank). Having in mind the basic definition of risk, being the product of the probability and consequence, and fixing the consequence at the highest level, only probability of unfavourable event (leakage and/or failure) has been evaluated. Toward this end, the failure assessment diagram (FAD) has been used here as another simple engineering tool to estimate probability of the failure, as the function of the position of the operating point, i.e. defming probability as the ratio between the distance of the operating point from the zero point, and the appropriate distance between the point on the limiting curve and zero point. This simple engineering tool to assess structural integrity showed clearly that water proof test is not always recommended, because it disregards possible stable growth of cracks, which might reach critical size for unstable growth, i.e. it does not prove that failure will not happen in future under the same conditions. Copyright (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V
Sekuritizacija zdravlja - da li je javno zdravlje pitanje nacionalne bezbednosti u Republici Srbiji?
Get PDFThis paper will discuss the issue of health (infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, bioterrorism) from the standpoint of national and international security, as well as from the standpoint of contemporary security threats. The main purpose of this paper is to show why it is important to view the health through the lens of security, as well as to show how health security has been treated in the national security strategies of individual countries. On the other hand, this paper will analyze the state of public health in the Republic of Serbia, which is significantly degraded after the events that marked the last decade of the 20th century, and indicate that much more effort must be undertaken towards the securitization of public health, and institutional observation of public health through the lens of security. Otherwise, in the future, Serbia may face a serious deficiency of capacities for the prevention, suppression and rehabilitation pandemic and other health threats, and the consequences that these threats can have on the national security.Rad razmatra pitanje zdravlja (zaraznih bolesti, HIV/AIDS, bioterorizma) sa stanovišta nacionalne i međunarodne bezbednosti, kao i sa stanovišta savremenih pretnji bezbednosti. Autorka pokušava da utvrdi zašto je značajno sagledati zdravlje kroz prizmu bezbednosti i kako su pojedine zemlje ovo pitanje regulisale strateškim dokumentima iz oblasti bezbednosti. Ujedno, autorka analizira stanje javnog zdravlja u Republici Srbiji koje je znatno degradirano nakon događaja koji su obeležili poslednju deceniju XX veka i ukazuje da se mnogo više napora mora preduzeti u pravcu sekuritizacije zdravlja, i institucionalnog posmatranja javnog zdravlja kroz prizmu bezbednosti. U suprotnom, autorka zaključuje, Srbija se u budućnosti može suočiti sa ozbiljnim nedostatkom kapaciteta za prevenciju, suzbijanje i sanaciju pandemija i drugih zdravstvenih pretnji i posledica koje ove pretnje mogu ostaviti po nacionalnu bezbednost države
Konceptualizacija ekoloških izbeglica
Get PDFThe term 'environmental refugees' include migrants forced to leave their place of residence, temporarily or permanently, as a result of environmental degradation. In order to create an appropriate framework for environmental refugees, typology must be first determined. It would comprise different conditions, as well as a combination of interactive and cumulative effects which make many areas on the planet being unproductive and unsuitable for life. This paper will give an overview of the attempts and problems related to finding an appropriate definition of environmental refugee. These challenges, which the international community needed to address, could finally lead to the recognition of environmental refugees in the legal system.Pod pojmom 'ekološke izbeglice' se podrazumevaju lica prisiljena da napuste mesto boravka, privremeno ili trajno, usled promena nastalih u životnoj sredini. Da bi se stvorio odgovarajući okvir za ljude koji bi pripadali grupi ekoloških izbeglica, mora se prvo odrediti tipologija koja bi ne samo pod svoje okrilje stavila različite uslove, nego i kombinaciju interaktivnih i kumulativnih efekata koji čine mnoge oblasti na planeti neproduktivnim i nepogodnim za život. U ovom radu biće dat osvrt na pokušaje i probleme sa kojima se susreće međunarodna zajednica u smislu pronalaženja adekvatne definicije koja bi finalno mogla da vodi ka prepoznavanju ekoloških izbeglica u pravnom smislu
