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Implementation of the positive parenting support program of non-governmental organizations in Novi Sad and Belgrade
Get PDFCilj ovog rada je mapiranje i analiza programa podrške pozitivnom roditeljstvu koji se realizuju u okviru nevladinog sektora u lokalnim zajednicama gradova Beograd i Novi Sad kako bi se procenila dostupnost savremenih programa podrške deci i porodicama. Pretraživanjem na platformama UNICEF-a, MODS-a, CPD,
SOS-Dečija sela Srbija mapirano je ukupno jedanaest programa koji su analizirani upotrebnom desk analize. Na osnovu korišćenih indikatora dobijeni su rezultati da nevladin sektor u navedenim lokalnim zajednicama realizuje usluge pozitivnog roditeljstva
koje za cilj imaju jačanje i razvoj kompetencija roditeljstva, a obuhvataju veštine za podsticanje odnosa roditelj/staratelj - dete, vaspitanje i disciplinovanje, prepoznavanje i odgovaranje na potrebe deteta, kao i stimulaciju razvoja deteta. Programi se realizuju u grupi roditelja/staratelja u trajanju od nekoliko nedelja, sadrže
edukativni i iskustveni deo i temelje se na podučavanju, dok se intenzivnije intervencije često ne koriste. Podaci o efektima programa i broja korisnika izostaju. Na osnovu dobijenih rezlutata može se zaključiti da se u okviru nevladinih organizacija
nastoje razvijati i unaprediti veštine pozitivnog roditeljstva, što je u skladu sa socijalnim politikama i značaju koje pozitivno roditeljstvo ima za najbolji interes deteta. Međutim, nedostaje evaluacija programa i kontinuirani monitoring, kako bi razvijali praksu zasnovanu na dokazima.The aim of this paper is to map and analyze the programs of support
for positive parenting, which are implemented within the non-governmental sec-
tor in the local communities of Belgrade and Novi Sad, in order to assess the availability of modern family support programs. A search on the platforms of UNICEF,
MODS, CPD, SOS Children’s Villages Serbia mapped eleven programs, which were
analyzed using desk analysis. Based on the indicators used, the results show that
the non-governmental sector in these local communities provides positive parenting services aimed at strengthening and developing parenting competencies, and
includes skills to encourage parent/foster carer-child relationship, education and
discipline, recognizing and responding to the child’s needs, as well as stimulating
the child’s development. The programs are mostly implemented in a group of pa-
rents / foster carers lasting several weeks, contain an educational and experiential part and are based on teaching, while more intensive interventions are often
not used. Data on the effects of the program and the number of users are mostly
missing. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that within non-governmental organizations, efforts are being made to develop and improve the skills
of positive parenting, which is in line with social policies and the importance of
positive parenting for the best interest of the child. However, there is a lack of program evaluation and continuous monitoring to develop evidence-based practic
The tram to the 21st century and other stories: Belgrade public transport between technology and politics
No full textThis paper investigates the development of Belgrade public transport system, and issues arising therefrom, through the lens of two concepts developed by scholars from the field of science, technology, and society: relevant social groups and sociotechnical imaginaries. Both concepts were conceived in order to explain and adequately theorize ways in which society and technology shape each other, with special emphasis on the political aspects of this process. Rather than trying to explain the entire history of the system, the paper will focus on several points of controversy during the 20th and 21st centuries. The main aim of the paper is to show, through these examples, that the proposed conceptual framework could be useful for understanding complex sociotechnical systems such as public transport
Catalogue of family support skills: Core and field specific family support skills
Get PDFCatalogue systematizes, classifies, presents and describes
family support workforce core and field specific skills.
Core skills are partnership and collaboration, empathic skills; advocacy and
empowerment skills, good listening, problem solving, building trust and
confidence and user-friendly communication. Model of family support skills presents plausible interaction between core and field specific skills, knowledge, approaches, personal traits and
amalgam qualities of family support workforce
Is European enlargement policy a form of non-democracy promotion?
No full textCan the theory of autocracy promotion learn something from the most recent erosion in democracy seen across the Western Balkans (WB)? The case of the WB is interesting because it takes place within the context of the EU enlargement process, which is a form of democratic promotion (dissemination). I argue that the current version of the EU enlargement process is a form of hybrid regime enabling rather than democracy dissemination. My major claim is that the significant driver for autocratic tendencies and the authoritarian stability of these regimes comes from within the EU enlargement process and only subsequently from these regimes’ internal political dynamics and other autocracies’ influences. I offer several contributions to the existing research on autocracy and democracy promotion. I model the problem as a strategic bargaining game between the promoter and receiver. The EU Commission is prepared to tolerate a certain level of authoritarianism in the WB countries for two reasons: if the WB incumbent guarantees stability and accepts the Euro-Atlantic policy, the outcome is a hybrid regime with less likelihood to transform into some form of autocracy
Lord’s transfiguration - An attempt at understanding the feast of the transfiguration and Phenomenon of the light of tabor
Get PDFOslanjajući se na Svete oce, autor se upušta u tumačenje praznika
Preobraženja, svestan da čak i obožene osobe nisu u stanju da u potpunosti sagledaju
duhovnu dimenziju ovog praznika. On ukazuje da je Preobraženje Gospodnje jedan od
najznačajnijih događaja u Hristovom ovozemljskom životu. Na Tavoru se Gospod
preobrazio, pokazavši Petru, Jakovu i Jovanu svoju božansku slavu, u meri u kojoj su oni
moglu da je podnesu. On se pritom zapravo nije promenio, već su se preobrazili Njagovi
učenici, kojima su otvorene duhovne oči, tako da su mogli da opaze sjaj netvarne
svetlosti, tj. da delimično sagledaju ono što Hristos jeste. Pojam Tavorska
svetlost uobličili su teolozi ne samo da bi protumačili tajnu nestvorene svetlosti
kojom je zračio Gospod na Tavoru, nego i da bi opisali opitno iskustvo prosvetljenih i
oboženih osoba. Taj pojam se takođe može koristiti kako za nestvorenu svetlost u
raju tako i za onu u eshatološkom Carstvu nebeskom. Svest da je čovek duhovno slep sve
dok nije u stanju da vidi nestvorenu svetlost, s jedne strane treba da obuzda one koji
su preambiciozni, koji bi da budu duhovni učitelji, a s druge strane da u nama pobudi
revnost za duhovniji način života, žudnju da se preobrazimo.Relying on the Holy fathers, the author proceeds to interpret the feast of Tansfiguration,
awere that even deified persons are not able to entirely perceive the spiritual dimension of this
feast. The author indicates the Lord’s Transfiguration is one of the most significant events in
Chist’s earthly life. The Lord transfigured himself on Mount Tabor, revealing His divine glory
to Peter, James and John, in measure in which they could take it. At the same time, He actually
did not change Himself but His disciples were the ones who were transfigured, their spiritual
eyes opened so that they were able to percive the splendour of uncreated light, i. e. to percive
partially what Christ is. The notion of the Tabor Light was shaped by the theologians, not only
in order to interpret the mystery of the uncreated light that emanated from Christ on Mount
Tabor, but also to describe the immediate experiance of enlightened and deified to denote both
the uncreated light in heaven as well as the light in the eschatological Kingdom of Heaven. The
awarenees of men’s spiritual blindness until he is capable of seeing the uncreated light should,
on one hand, restrain thouse who are overly ambitious, who desire to be spiritual teachers, and,
on the other hand, arouse in us a zeal for more spiritual life, a desire to be spiritially transfigured
Прекогранична сарадња као инструмент политике изградње мира и стабилности – шпанско искуство и могућности примене на нашим просторима
No full textТема овог рада су прекограничне сарадње локалних и регионалних заједница тј. власти у складу са Уредбом ЕУ о Европској групацији за територијалну сарадњу, на основу које сарадње односно међудржавни ентитети добијају правни субјективитет и сопствену управљачку структуру. У раду се анализирају ови облици сарадње у Шпанији и анализира се допринос овог инструмента у очувању мира и стабилности у регионима који имају националне специфичности (Галиција) и/или тенденцију ка сецесионизму (Баскија, Каталонија). Осим тога разматра се да ли би примена овог приступа у земљама Западног Балкана био ефективан начин за изградњу трајног мира и стабилности
Squatting as a model of housing for vulnerable and neglected population
No full textThe main topic of the paper is squatting as a model of housing. It has appeared
and developed in times of great housing availability for vulnerable populations.
The topic belongs to the housing policy research field and represents neglected
and „forgotten“themes, which in our neoliberal world of rising social inequities,
starts again to be important. Research methods are: in view in the literature, case
studies (cities like London - UK, Madrid, Barcelona – Spain, and Amsterdam -
Netherlands) and comparative method with generalization (learning from these
experiences) for tailoring housing policy, sensible to vulnerable population`s
needs. The main research findings are that squatting put a different (rather radical)
light on the „right to housing“ as a prerequisite for a decent quality of life for each
person and society too
Research methods for improvement of education and information on environmental problems in the Republic of Serbia
No full textEkološki problemi predstavljaju jedan od najvećih izazova sa kojim se suočava savremeno društvo. Njihovo rešavanje predstavlja kompleksan proces koji zahteva dugotrajno i sistematsko postupanje, uz koordinaciju mnogih institucija unutar država, regiona i na globalnom nivou. Posle usvajanja Agende 2030 u 2015. godini, UNESKO prati poboljšanje institucija za jačanje obrazovanja za održivi razvoj u periodu 2020-2030 godine.
Istraživanja javnog mnjenja omogućavaju različitim akterima da ukazuju na različite ekološke probleme u našoj zemlji kao što su zagađenje vazduha i vodnih resursa, upravljanje otpadom i drugo. Autori u ovom radu ispituju na koji način primena istraživačkih metoda, kako kvalitativnih, tako i kvantitativnih, može da poveća stepen informisanosti i obrazovanja o ekološkim problemima i održivom razvoju u Srbiji. Poseban akcenat u radu autori stavljaju na objašnjenju značaja primene ovih metoda u cilju obrazovanja, a posebno indikatora održivog razvoja u obrazovanju.Environmental problems are one of the biggest challenges facing modern society. Resolving them is a complex process that requires long-term and systematic action, with the coordination of many institutions within countries, regions and at global level. Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015, UNESCO is monitoring the improvement of institutions for strengthening education for sustainable development in the period 2020-2030.
Public opinion polls allow different actors to point out different environmental problems in our country such as air and water pollution, waste management and more. In this paper, the authors examine how the application of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, can increase the level of information and education about environmental problems and sustainable development in Serbia. The authors place special emphasis on explaining the importance of applying these methods for the purpose of education, and especially indicators of sustainable development in education
Understanding Sentiment Towards Russia-Ukraine War: The Role of the Militant Extremist Mindset (Mems) and Big Five Personality
Get PDFSerbia’s political positioning towards the Russia-Ukraine war is a highly contentious public
issue and thus there is importance in understanding the factors that predict attitudes in this
domain. In the current study we sought to examine individual differences in the sentiment
towards the Russia-Ukraine war with a particular focus on Militant Extremist Mindset
(subscales: Proviolence, Vile world, Divine power) and Big Five personality traits
(Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness and Conscientiousness). The sentiment
towards the war is operationalized through War Anxiety (WAS), positive and negative
emotions in relation to war (self-reported on a Likert scale), accountability perceptions of
different actors (Russia, Ukraine, NATO, EU, and USA) and attitude towards imposing
sanctions against Russia. The data was collected in Aprile 2022 by combining face-to-face and
online surveying, on a two-stage stratified (region and education) random sample of 917 adults.
The predictive power of personality predictors was tested after controlling for socio-economic
variables (age, education, urbanization). A total of 8% of variance in war anxiety (WAS) can
be explained with neuroticism (ꞵWAS = -.23, p < .01), agreeableness (ꞵWAS = .13, p < .01), and
Divine power (ꞵWAS = .13, p = .01). Emotions in relation to war can be explained by
agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, Proviolence and/or Divine power (7% of
variance in negative emotions and 16% of variance in positive emotions), with MEMS factors
being particularly predictive for positive feelings in relation to war (13% of variance
explained). Perceived accountability of the Ukraine, NATO, EU, and USA is positively
predicted by Vile World (ꞵ = .33, p < .01, 10% of variance explained), while Russia's accountability is negatively predicted by all MEMS factors (Proviolence ꞵ = -.14, p < .01, Vile
world ꞵ = -.12, p < .01, Divine power ꞵ = -.18, p < .01, 8% of variance explained).
Agreeableness predicted positive attitude towards imposing sanctions against Russia,
explaining 4% of variance (Wald = 5.35, p = .02). As expected, sentiment towards RussiaUkraine war reflects personality traits typically predictive of political behavior and even greater
extent radical and violent extremism mindset. Relatively small percentage of criteria explained
variation suggests that the explanations of the war related attitudes should be expanded to the
domain of more specific political attitudes, social identity, as well as social influence processes
shaping public opinion
Framing The Climate Change Debate: A Multilevel Analysis
Get PDFThe author constructs a classification of dilemmas in the debate on climate change. She notes that these dilemmas arise during a democratic political response to climate change. Given that climate change is one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century, it is necessary to analyse this phenomenon from as many research perspectives as possible. The comprehensiveness of climate change requires the simultaneous articulation of a policy response at three levels of analysis: individual, national, and a given international system. Although necessary, such an overarching and all-encompassing political approach is fraught with several dilemmas. The author intends to present the complexity of the political response to climate change by framing this debate through three dilemmas: ontological-epistemological, economic-ecological, and national-global. Thus, researchers and decision-makers who deal with individual aspects of climate change will be presented in one place, with theoretical and practical tensions manifested at three levels of analysis