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Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification
No full textEthnic group is a forced social category usually thought of in terms of essence in everyday life and in
psychological theory. Essentializing is a powerful representational tool which fuels ethnocentrism,
xenophobia and discrimination. In this paper, I will argue that practical and analytical discourse of
identity, difference and exclusion, serves as carrier of essentialist views on ethnic group membership.
If the group is seen as natural and unchangeable, and if one cannot choose whether or not to belong
to a certain ethnic group, then ethnic membership can only be seen as unchangeable, natural and
stable, i.e. permanent part of one`s identity. Identity language practice in turn (re)produces simplified
essentialist views on ethnicity hindering the possibility of alternative understanding. Consequentially,
it leaves no room to human agency in thinking and acting as members of ethnic groups, and obstructs
possible ways of social change.
Contrary to aforementioned, I propose theorizing ethnic identity as the process of subjectification, the
process by which individuals construct themselves into existing relations they themselves do not
consciously determine, but to which they subordinate themselves. It is through active participation in
psycho-discursive practices that people become and are made ethnic beings, thereby producing
ethnicity itself. The taken-for-granted of ethnic identity comes under scrutiny as people become
engaged in process of defining who and how they are as collective. Deconstruction of identity
language exposes ethnicity as socio-culturally constructed rather than essentially natural, and creates
space for different participation in meaning-making processes. Theoretical and practical implications
will be discussed
Gender Socialization of Boys in Contemporary Families in Serbia. Examining Parental Attitudes and Upbringing Practices
No full textPredmet istraživanja predstavlja rodna socijalizacija dečaka uzrasta od 2 do 12
godina, koja se ispituje preko vaspitnih praksi majki i očeva u savremenoj Srbiji. Opšti
cilj istraživanja je sociološka analiza procesa rodne socijalizacije dečaka u savremenom
društveno-kulturnom kontekstu Srbije. Dva posebna istraživačka cilja su: analitički (da
se utvrde razlike u vaspitnim praksama očeva i majki, kao i društveno-kulturne i
unutarporodične dimenzije koje dovode do ovih razlika) i interpretativni (da se stalnim
uporednim metodom izdvoje obrasci rodne socijalizacije dečaka u okviru konteksta
Srbije i da se pozicioniraju na kontinuumu od izrazito tradicionalnih do izrazito
modernih vaspitnih praksi roditelja).
Teorijski okvir istraživanja čine teorije refleksivne modernizacije i teorije
patrijarhata. Teorije refleksivne modernizacije se koriste za objašnjenje procesa
individualizacije roditeljstva, a teorije patrijarhata za objašnjenje normativnih rodnih
režima i njihove transmisije kroz proces rodne socijalizacije. Korišćeni teorijski okvir
kontekstualizuje predmet istraživanja i interpretaciju na kvalitativnoj analizi zasnovanih
obrazaca rodne socijalizacije dečaka na kontinuumu tradicionalno-moderno.
Istraživanje je pokazalo da su vaspitne prakse roditelja većinski tradicionalne.
Od tri izdvojena obrasca rodne socijalizacije dečaka dva predstavljaju iskorak u pravcu
individualizacije roditeljstva i egalitarnijih obrazaca rodne socijalizacije, a nastaju pre
svega pod uticajem dinamike partnerskih odnosa koja je započeta refleksivnošću majki i
transformacijom koncepta žrtvujućeg majčinstva. Dinamika partnerskog odnosa tako
dobija preokret u pravcu „žrtvovanja“ oca, odnosno njegovog odricanja od jednog dela
privilegija koje je uživao pre ulaska u zaduženja u domaćinstvu.The subject of this research is gender socialization of boys aged 2 to 12, explored through parenting practices of mothers and fathers in modern-day Serbia. The general purpose of this research is a sociological analysis of the process of boys’ gender socialization within the contemporary Serbian socio-cultural context. Two particular research goals are singled out: analytical (to detect differences between upbringing practices of fathers and mothers, as well as socio-cultural and family dimensions that lead to these differences), and interpretative (to reconstruct boys’ gender socialization models within the context of Serbia, using continuous comparative method, as well as to position detected models on the continuum from the particularly traditional to the particularly modern upbringing practices of parents). The theoretical framework of this research is based on the theories of reflexive modernization and the theories of the patriarchy. The theories of reflexive modernization are used to explain the process of the individualization of parenting, while the theories of patriarchy explain the normative gender regimes and their transmission via the gender socialization process. The theoretical framework applied here contextualizes the subject of this study and enables the interpretation of the boys’ gender socialization models on a continuum ranging from traditional to modern upbringing practices of parents. The research show that parental practices are primarily traditional. Of the three distinct models of boys’ gender socialization, two represent a step forward in the direction of the individualization of parenthood and more egalitarian gender socialization patterns influenced primarily by partner relationships dynamics, initiated by mothers’ reflexiveness and the transformation of the concept of the “sacrificing motherhood”. The dynamic of partner relationships thus shifts in the direction of “sacrificing fatherhood” that is a father’s renunciation of a part of the privileges he enjoyed before entering the responsibilities within the household
Contentious Politics in the European Semi-periphery: Who protests on the streets of Belgrade?
No full textAgenda of the 26th International Conference of Europeanists -Sovereignties in Contention: Nations, Regions and Citizens in Europe-, conducted at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Puerta de Toledo Campus Madrid in Spain on June 20-22, 2019
Simbiotička veza istoriografije i nacionalizma u postsocijalističkoj Srbiji
No full textStarting from theoretical and methodological presuppositions
on the craft of historians, this paper analyses
fundamental contemporary challenges in the scientific
methodology of history as a science. Placing the
post-Socialist historiography in Serbia in the context of
present time, the paper especially focuses on revisionist
tendencies as constituents of forming a historiography
freed of prescriptive norms and principles of scientific
methodology, as well as the precisely determined facts.
Influenced not only by global but also by very specific
domestic particularities of ideological patterns in the
past three decades, the historical revisionism has produced
a school of thought that places in the foreground
different ideological forms of ethnic nationalism as the
dominant social matrix in our contemporariness, instead
the epistemological and heuristic-interpretative goals
and tasks of the science of history
Forging the enemy: the transformation of common Serbian-Albanian traits into enmity and political hostility
No full textThis chapter argues that the proper origin of Serbian-Albanian hostility had been established in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In the first part, the chapter offers examples of positive mutual perceptions between Serbs and Albanians in the oral tradition, early Balkan ethnography and historiography from mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century. It is contended that the appreciation for Albanian heroes found in Serbian/Montenegrin folk oral songs and narratives stems from a similar social background and shared patriarchal values among the two ethnic groups. In the second part, the chapter follows the change in their perceptions from the later part of the nineteenth century onwards, influenced by the Eastern Crisis of 1875–1878, formation of the Albanian national movement, weakening of the Ottoman rule and territorial disputes over the present-day Kosovo and Northern Albania. It is argued that these tendencies gradually led to the establishment of Serbian-Albanian hostility, which became cemented on the eve of the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913. In the last instance, the chapter focuses on positive examples of Serbian intellectuals who contested such an approach and advocates for the re-affirmation of these narratives that emphasize similarities and promote friendship between Serbs and Albanians
Book of Abstracts / International Conference Thought and Mission of st Justin Popović, 10 - 11 May 2019 Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory of the University of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
No full textПоводом 125 година од рођења и 40 година од упокојења Јустина Поповића Центар за византијско-словенске студије Универзитета у Нишу, Православни богословски факултет Универзитета у Београду и Институт за филозофију и друштвену теорију Универзитета у Београду 10. и 11. маја 2019. године у Београду организују међународну научну конференцију „Мисао и мисија Светог Јустина Поповића“
Moralno-terapeutski smisao dijalektike bogocentričnosti i čovekocentričnosti kod Svetog Justina Popovića
No full textTekst se bavi psihoterapeutskim dimenzijama rada Sv. Justina Popovića u sklopu njegove pastirske teologije
Big dreams and small steps: comparative perspectives on the social movement struggle for democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia
No full textThis paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’ characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the two countries, formed and organized as a response to different authoritarian and non-democratic tendencies. Finally, we point to some differences in their organizing, coalition-forging and issue-defining principles, which, we believe, may help to explain the relative success of social movements in North Macedonia in producing relevant political outcomes, compared to the weak political impact of social movements in Serbia. Empirical data were collected during the summer of 2018 through in-depth interviews with members of social movements in North Macedonia and Serbia
