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African Lessons for a European Alliance. The Role of Africa in the Relations Between the Yugoslav and Italian Communists
No full textThis paper examines in detail how the Yugoslav and Italian parties viewed Africa in their discussions over the long period from 1945 to 1980. Within these exchanges, a certain Yugoslav paternalism toward Africa emerged. The Yugoslav leadership promoted a global socialist vision that differed from the Soviet one - shared by their Italian comrades. These differences surfaced in discussions on a number of issues, but they became particularly clear in debates concerning Africa. Yugoslav sources further reveal that the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) did not seek merely to defend its African policies. Rather, the Yugoslav leadership hoped to influence its Italian counterparts. Belgrade aimed to challenge Soviet dogmas and to promote an alternative outlook on Africa and on socialism more broadly. The history of these Yugoslav efforts constitutes the central focus of this paper
Na kraju sveta, ali ne i van domovine: Srpska zajednica na Tasmaniji i odjeci ratova iz 1990-ih
No full textU ovom radu istražujemo kako su ratovi devedesetih godina prošlog stoleća na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije oblikovali svakodnevni život i društvene odnose srpske zajednice u Hobartu, glavnom gradu Tasmanije. Srbi, iako naseljeni u geografski udaljenoj i relativno izolovanoj ostrvskoj državi Komonvelta Australije, nisu ostali imuni na političke i društvene promene u domovini. Analizirajući rezultate etnografskog istraživanja sprovedenog 2020. godine, a koje obuhvata 30 dubinskih intervjua s pripadnicima prve generacije migranata, rad se fokusira na procese redefinisanja identiteta, svakodnevnih obrazaca ponašanja i institucionalnih praksi u dijaspori. Korišćenjem teorija transnacionalizma, migrantskih mreža i dijasporičnih medija, istražujemo kako su se društveni odnosi i načini organizovanja u srpskoj zajednici menjali pod uticajem ratnih dešavanja. Osnivanje jugoslovenskog kluba u Hobartu sredinom osme decenije prošlog stoleća ukazuje na ranije pokušaje stvaranja zajedničkog prostora za različite etničke grupe poreklom iz postjugoslovenskih krajeva, dok su njegov raspad i kasnija etnička polarizacija među delom migranata reflektovali dinamiku konflikta u domovini. Dolazak novog talasa migranata, izbeglih tokom ratova 1990-ih, uticao je na unutrašnju dinamiku zajednice, stvarajući nove generacijske i iskustvene razlike. Pokretanje srpskog programa na Radio Hobartu 1995. godine čemu je usledilo formiranje srpskog kluba “Nikola Tesla”, predstavljaju ključne strategije podsticanja i očuvanja etničkog zajedništva, i veze sa maticom u uslovima rastuće etničke diferencijacije i transnacionalne mobilizacije. Pored emitovanja radijskog programa, neformalna okupljanja zajednice, protesti protiv nato bombardovanja Srbije 1999. godine, slanje doznaka i slične aktivnosti pokazuju kako su migranti na drugom kraju sveta pratili i reagovali na događaje u matičnoj zemlji. Cilj ovog izlaganja je analiza posledica ratova na dijasporične zajednice i načina na koje udaljene grupe učestvuju u procesima kolektivnog sećanja, etničke mobilizacije i političke solidarnosti. Iz antropološke perspektive ćemo pokušati da pružimo uvid u neke od posledica koje ratovi ostavljaju i van prostora na kojima su se odvijali — na transnacionalne mreže, migrantske identitete i kulturne politike u dijaspori.Međunarodna znanstvena konferencija “Nakon ratova: posljedice, pouke, interpretacije” u organizaciji časopisa Tragovi (Zagreb) i Instituta društvenih nauka (Beograd). Srpski kulturni centar, Zagreb, 21.- 22. studenoga 2025
Scultura marginale medievale serba. Le mensole del fregio ad arcate cieche di Dečani: studio introduttivo
No full textPer quanto riguarda le mensole del fregio ad arcate cieche alla sommità della facciata
della chiesa di Cristo Pantocratore del monastero di Dečani (1326/27-1334/1335), è stato
detto più volte che «rappresentano i più alti valori della scultura in pietra di Dečani e di
questo stile nel nostro [i.e. Serbia] paese in generale» Pertanto, sorprende che questa straordinaria galleria, popolata da protomi con figure umane e animali, esseri ibridi e motivi
del mondo vegetale, non abbia attirato maggiore attenzione da parte della critica (fig. 1,
2). Per questo motivo non sono ancora state fornite risposte alle domande che riguardano
principalmente la loro iconografia, il loro ruolo e significato nel programma complessivo
della scultura di Dečani, così come non sono stati indagati in modo approfondito i loro
aspetti formali e le loro caratteristiche stilistiche, nonché il materiale e la tecnica esecutiva.(Mediterranea, Collana di studi storici 41
Iemima Ploscariu, Alternative Evangelicals: Challenging Nationalism in Interwar Romania’s Multi-ethnic Borderlands. Brill Schöningh, Paderborn, 2024, 221 pp.
No full textTHE HYDRONYM MORAVA: A REVIEW OF ETYMOLOGICAL HYPOTHESES
No full textУ контексту словенске хидронимије Морава заузима посебно место, као ендемски феномен карактеристичан за средње Подунавље. У вези с етимологијом хидронима консензус није успостављен. У раду се износи преглед и начелна синтеза досадашњих хипотеза, уз закључак да се постојећа етимологизација макрохидронима Морава може класификовати на предсловенску (протокелтскa, илирска, трачка, дакомезијска) и словенску, уз четири актуелне тезе о њеним коренским значењима. На трагу опаске В. Иванова и В. Топорова о хомонимичности словенског митонима Морана (Марена, Maра, Мора, Мажана) истовремено и с кореном море (и.е ∗mor-) и c кореном смрт (и.е. ∗mer-), аутор указује на мотиве из словенског фолклора који ту везу потенцијално своде на исти идејни супстрат: море као смрт, за шта се потврде тражe у симболици воде као медија смрти, што је стандарни топос бројних индоевропских митологија.In the context of Slavic hydronymy, the Morava River occupies a special place as an endemic phenomenon characteristic of the Middle Danube region. There is no consensus regarding its etymology. This paper reviews and synthesizes previous hypotheses and concludes that the existing etymology of the macrohydronym Morava can be classified into pre-Slavic (Proto-Celtic, Illyrian, Thracian, Dacomesian) and Slavic. There are currently four theses on its root meanings. Drawing on V. Ivanov’s and V. Toporov’s observations about the homonymy of the Slavic mythonym Morjana/Morena/Marzanna and the roots ∗mor- and ∗mer-, the author identifies motifs in Slavic folklore that suggest a connection to a single ideological substrate: the sea as death. This connection is supported by the symbolism of water as a medium of death, a common theme in many Indo-European mythologies
Speakers’ Attitudes Toward the Normative Pronunciation of Certain Words with a (Predominantly) Long Falling Accent on the Medial Syllable in Practice
No full textПредмет истраживања су ставови говорника српског језика према нормативном изговору појединих речи страног порекла које се у пракси најчешће јављају с дугосилазним акцентом на медијалном слогу (попут амба̀са̄дор, радѝја̄тор, телѐвӣзија и сл.), с циљем да сагледамо како говорници перципирају наведени сегмент акценатске норме стандардног српског језика и у којој га мери сматрају прихватљивим. Испитаници су кроз посебно конципиран упитник вредновали звучање наведених типова речи у погледу одређених критеријума: правилности, нормативности, неутралности, природности, лепоте изговора и престижа. Речи обухваћене упитником ексцерпиране су из различитих телевизијских емисија и изговорене у складу с
нормативним правилима стандардног српског језика, а испитаници су имали могућност да своје одговоре образложе. Њихови одговори представљају корпус за ово истраживање.
Резултати су подвргнути квантитативној анализи, како би се сагледало да ли се вредносни судови говорника с различитих дијалекатских подручја разликују, а разматрали смо и да ли се фактори пола и образовања могу довести у везу са ставовима испитаника према нормативном изговору наведених речи. Резултате ћемо повезати и с првим делом истраживања, у којем смо се бавили нормативним изговором појединих речи с најчешће краткосилазним акцентом на финалном слогу у пракси. Резултати могу послужити као смерница за разматрање потенцијалних праваца адаптације акценатске норме.The subject of this research is the attitudes of Serbian language speakers toward the normative pronunciation of certain loanwords that, in practice, most commonly bear a long falling accent on the medial syllable (e.g., ambasador, radijator, televizija, etc.). The aim of the study is to explore how speakers perceive this segment of the accentual norm of standard Serbian and to what extent they find it acceptable. The corpus was collected using a questionnaire specifically designed for the purposes of this research, which included audio recordings of the aforementioned types of words, pronounced according to the normative rules of standard Serbian. These examples were excerpted from various television programs, and participants were asked to evaluate the recordings based on specific criteria: correctness, normativity, neutrality, naturalness, aesthetic appeal, and prestige of pronunciation. Participants were also given the opportunity to explain their responses. The results obtained were subjected to quantitative analysis to determine whether the evaluative judgments of speakers from various dialectal regions differ. We also examined whether factors such as gender and education level correlate with participants’ attitudes toward the phenomenon under study. Furthermore, we relate these findings to the first part of the research, which focused on the normative pronunciation of certain words that, in practice, most commonly feature a short falling accent on the final syllable. The results of the study may serve as a guideline for considering potential directions for adapting the accentual norm
Children’s Urban Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic
No full textThis paper focuses on children’s urban experiences during the
COVID-19 pandemic, specifically examining how public spaces
in the city were used in the first months that followed the lifting
of the state of emergency. Declared in the Republic of Serbia on March 15, 2020,
it was imposed in response to the outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease
caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The use of public space was observed in the
broadest possible sense – as the sum of activities in the „shared” urban space –
without a particular focus on some of the key aspects of children’s urban experiences, such as children’s mobility, their spatial autonomy, institutionalization of free
time, etc. In this context, the focus of the research is on children’s daily life, specifically their everyday activities in the public space of the city during the period
of the so-called „new normal“. Methodologically, the paper relies on the results of
field research conducted in September 2024, involving 10 elder school-age children
(7th grade), aged 12 and 13, of both genders, living in the urban neighbourhood of
New Belgrade (Block 62)
Seasonal fluctations in Ohrid (North Macedonia): The need for regenerative tourism
No full textThe town of Ohrid in North Macedonia, as declared a World Heritage site, experiences
severe tourism seasonality, with peak tourist arrivals in July-September. This study utilizes
seasonality indicators to reveal significant fluctuations in visitation contributing to environmental
degradation and overcrowding. Therefore, the research advocates regenerative tourism, emphasizing nature-positive practices. Regenerative tourism as approach provides insights for international and domestic destinations, highlighting the importance of sustainable management models to mitigate increasing tourism pressures
Romski dječji brakovi u Srbiji: Tradicija ili ne?
No full textAccording to the UNICEF data from 2019, in the general population of women in Serbia aged 20 to 49 who have been married or are living in a common-law marriage, 7.9% entered their first union before the age of 18. Among their peers from Roma communities, this percentage is as high as 57.2% (UNICEF, 2020: 396).
Marriage among adolescent girls and boys, who are physically and psychosocially immature, uneducated, and economically dependent, can no longer be justified by the specific customs and traditions of a community. Understanding and combating this cultural practice requires an explicit public articulation of its harmful nature, particularly because this practice is forbidden by the Serbian legislative system and is a violation of universal human rights.
The persistence of the practice of the early marriage of Roma girls in the twenty-first century, a phenomenon with multiple harmful consequences for the Roma population, only confirms its complex and multidimensional nature and the necessity of considering it in interaction with numerous social factors, such as poverty, unemployment, education, social norms, customs and gender roles in the community, lack of efficiency among institutions and policy instruments, etc. This paper offers the concept of a marginalized environment as an explanatory framework within which the practice of child marriage among the Roma in Serbia has been functioning and been perpetuated (UNICEF, 2017).
By means of measures aimed to protect Roma children from all forms of neglect, violence, and abuse (formulating and implementing appropriate legal solutions, raising social awareness and providing alternatives to at risk children and their families), state authorities would significantly contribute to reducing existing prejudices against the Roma and empowering members of the Roma community in Serbia for more successful inclusion into Serbian society.Prema podacima UNICEF-a iz 2019. godine, u općoj populaciji žena, starosti od 20 do 49 godina, koje su ikada bile u braku ili vanbračnoj zajednici, 7,9 % je u prvu zajednicu stupilo prije 18. godine. Među njihovim vršnjakinjama iz romskih naselja, ovaj postotak bio je čak 57,2 % (UNICEF, 2020, str. 396)! Udaja ili ženidba osoba na pragu puberteta, fizički i psihosocijalno nezrelih, slabo obrazovanih i ekonomski zavisnih, ne smiju se više opravdavati specifičnošću običaja i tradicijom jedne nacionalne zajednice, već zahtijevaju izričitu javnu artikulaciju njihove neprihvatljivosti, jer su u suprotnosti s postojećim zakonodavnim sustavom i proklamiranim univerzalnim ljudskim pravima. Opstanak prakse rane udaje romskih djevojčica u dvadeset i prvom stoljeću, fenomena s višestruko štetnim posljedicama po romsku populaciju, samo potvrđuje njegovu složenu i višedimenzionalnu prirodu i neophodnost sagledavanja u inter akciji s brojnim socijalnim čimbenicima kao što su siromaštvo, nezaposlenost, obrazovanje, sustav vrijednosti, norme, običaji i rodne uloge u zajednici, neefikasnost nadležnih institucija i instrumenata javne politike i dr. Stoga se u radu polazi od koncepta marginaliziranog okruženja kao eksplanatornog okvira unutar kojega funkcionira i reproducira se praksa dječjih brakova u romskim zajednicama, u Srbiji (UNICEF, 2017). Mjerama zaštite romske djece iz svih gledišta zloupotrebe, nasilja i zlostavljanja
(formuliranje i primjena odgovarajućih zakonskih rješenja, promjena društvene
svijesti i osiguravanje alternative djeci u potencijalnoj opasnosti/riziku i njihovim
porodicama) državni organi bi značajno doprinijeli smanjenju postojećih predras
uda prema Romima i omogućili pripadnicima romske zajednice u Srbiji uspješnije
uključivanje u društvene tijekove
Surfactant-Assisted ZnO/GO Composite Electrocatalysts for HER and OER
No full textThe development of efficient (photo)electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for advancing water splitting technologies. The increasing demand to replace expensive and scarce platinum group metals (PGMs) has intensified the search for alternative, abundant, and cost-effective catalysts. Zinc oxide (ZnO)-based materials present promising candidates due to their high electron mobility, efficient charge transfer, intrinsic stability, non-toxicity, and environmental compatibility. With the aim of improving the electrocatalytic performance of pristine ZnO, composites with graphene oxide (GO) without and with the aid of two different surfactants, a cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, C19H42BrN, Alfa Aesar, Ward Hill, MA, USA) and non-ionic Pluronic® F127 (Plu, EO106PO70EO106, Sigma-Aldrich), were synthesized using microwave processing of a Zn(OH)2 precipitate method. The physicochemical properties of synthesized ZnO/GO, ZnO/GO/CTAB, and ZnO/GO/Plu composites were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The (photo)electrocatalytic activity of the prepared samples for HER and OER was evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) in both acidic (0.1 M H2SO4) and alkaline (0.1 M NaOH) electrolytes. The observed (photo)electrocatalytic performance was correlated with the physicochemical properties of the composites