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Perceived warmth and competence of people who care for abandoned animals
No full textCaring for abandoned animals—such as feeding or adopting them—often evokes mixed social
responses. This study explores stereotypes toward people who care for and rescue abandoned
animals („rescuers“), with a focus on perceptions of their warmth and competence. We also
examined the potential influence of speciesism, the belief in the moral superiority of humans
over other animals, on these perceptions. We hypothesized that people who score higher on
speciesist attitudes are more likely to view caregivers as warm but less competent. Using a
correlational-regression design, a convenience sample of 157 participants (121 women, 35
men, average age 37) was recruited online in Serbia and Croatia. Participants indicated their
perceived warmth (α = 0.69) and competence (α = 0.77) of people who care for abandoned
animals, and the Speciesism Scale (α = 0.79), adapted from Branković (2021). Results
indicated a statistically significant difference between warmth and competence perceptions,
with rescuers viewed as significantly warmer (M = 19.86, SD = 3.33) than competent (M =
14.44, SD = 3.58) (t (155) = 15.97, p < .01). Speciesism correlated negatively with perceptions
of competence of the rescuers (r = -0.183, p < .01). However, we did not observe a positive
correlation between speciesism and the perception of warmth of people who help abandoned
animals (r = 0.017, p > .01). This research suggests that societal stereotypes about rescuers
emphasize warmth over competence, potentially due to perceptions that their activities reflect
compassion but lack practicality. The findings highlight the influence of speciesist attitudes on
these stereotypes, suggesting that stereotypes about people who care for abandoned animals
reflect the attitude toward animals. This study contributes to understanding social attitudes
toward animal caregivers and has implications for improving societal views and support
systems for such initiatives
Globalne mreže solidarnosti u borbi protiv ekstraktivizma
No full textU uvodnom razmatranju čitavog niza problema koji proističu iz analize
globalnih modela ekstraktivizma, s posebnim osvrtom na rudarenje
litijuma, odmah se nameće nekoliko ključih pitanja koja ćemo osvetliti
u ovom tekstu. Kako metodološki pristupiti diskursu ekstraktivizma? Da li je uzročno-posledično povezan i zavisan od imperijalizma, (neo)kolonijalizma
i globalnog kapitalizma? Da li su strateški i ekonomski (ne nužno tehnološki)
pristupi eksploatisanju i crpljenju litijuma specifični za svako
veće nalazište na različitim geografskim širinama i dužinama: u slanoj
pustinji Atakama u Čileu, pustinji Salinas Grandes u Argentini, „projektima”
Barozo u Portugaliji, ili Jadar u Srbiji? Da li možemo nešto da naučimo
od svih slučajeva borbi lokalnih zajednica i aktivista protiv ekološke
nepravde koja se nanosi stanovništvu i zemlji, živom i neživom svetu? I
konačno, da li postoji potencijal za globalno umrežavanje, solidarnost i
pravljenje zajedničkih frontova protiv ekoloških katastrofa koje ovi projekti
neminovno proizvode ili bi proizvodili u budućnosti ukoliko se ne
spreče
Narandžastožuta fascikla - Trivo Inđić: književost i umetnost
No full textPredmet ovog eseja su tekstovi i javni iskazi Triva Inđića posvećeni književnom i umetničkom stvaralaštvu. U tumačenju radova i stavova vezanih za književnost i umetnost ovog pripadnika grupe Praksis i pristalice anarhokomunizma, žiža je usmerena na određene teme. Među njima su jedna odlika naslova njegovih spisa, posmatranje književnosti i umetnosti kao subjekata koji imaju svoj život i delaju, cilj kome streme književna i umetnička dela, odnos između pesništva i vizuelnih umetnosti, i razlika između jezičkih i nejezičkih oblika izraza. Sa druge strane, razmotreno je pitanje odsustva knjige koja bi obuhvatila tekstove o kojima je reč. Jedna Inđićeva fascikla dokazuje da je postojao plan ili barem ideja da se ta knjiga objavi. Ovaj rad osvetljava i njen sadržaj
Svest, duhovnost i ontološka dubina
No full textThis paper aims to achieve two complementary goals. The first goal is to outline and motivate a general account of spirituality along the lines of the so-called perennial philosophy. From this perspective, the essence of spirituality lies in establishing an orientation towards, and an inspirational connection to, a cosmic consciousness where the latter serves both as the ground of all infra-cosmic subjects and as an ultimate source of meaning and value. The second goal is to demonstrate that one of the advantages of this outlook on the nature of spirituality consists of the fact that it opens up the door for a potential rehabilitation of an important yet neglected idea, namely, the idea that concrete reality admits various grades of intension, or ontological depth
Pripadnost, migracija i uključenost u građansku sferu
No full textIn this article, we explore the intersection of migration, membership, and inclusion through Civil Sphere Theory (CST), the most powerful theory currently available for explaining social solidarity in modern, differentiated societies. While CST has amply proven its worth by deepening our understanding of social solidarity and civil repair within established polities, it has insufficiently addressed the boundaries that define inclusion and exclusion in the context of migration. We open the article by reconceptualizing immigration as the crossing of geographical, political, and symbolic boundaries. This perspective shifts the focus from linear processes of inclusion to the dynamic interplay between national membership, citizenship, and the civil sphere. Drawing on CST’s nuanced approach to cultural and social boundaries, the paper makes explicit how in the contemporary world, national and civil memberships are tightly coupled. Concerning migration, the civil sphere must consequently mediate between the formal inclusivity of liberal-democratic ideals and the bounded character of national belonging. We further advance a critique of CST’s limited attention to citizenship, emphasizing how citizenship remains a key conduit for universalizing national membership. To conclude, we identify the engine of potential membership change in the tension between social and symbolic boundaries embedded in differentiated societies. This approach bridges migration studies and cultural sociology, providing some preliminary insights into the mechanisms involved in civil incorporation.U ovom članku istražujemo odnos između migracije, pripadnosti i uključenosti kroz prizmu teorije građanske sfere, trenutno najsnažnijeg teorijskog okvira za razumevanje društvene solidarnosti u savremenim, diferenciranim društvima. Iako se teorija građanske sfere pokazala značajnom za produbljivanje razumevanja društvene solidarnosti i građanske obnove unutar ustanovljenih političkih sistema, ona je nedovoljno razmatrala granice koje određuju procese uključivanja i isključivanja u kontekstu migracija. Članak započinjemo rekonceptualizacijom imigracije kao procesa prelaska geografskih, političkih i simboličkih granica. Ovakav pristup pomera fokus sa linearnog shvatanja inkluzije na dinamičan međuodnos između nacionalne pripadnosti, državljanstva i građanske sfere. Oslanjajući se na sofisticiran pristup društvenim i kulturnim granicama razvijen u okviru teorije građanske sfere, tvrdimo da su u savremenom svetu nacionalna i građanska pripadnost duboko povezane. U kontekstu migracija, građanska sfera, dakle, mora posredovati između formalne inkluzivnosti liberalno-demokratskih ideala i ograničavajućeg karaktera nacionalne pripadnosti. Nakon toga razvijamo kritiku teorije građanske sfere zbog njenog nedovoljnog fokusa na državljanstvo, naglašavajući da državljanstvo dalje ostaje ključni kanal za univerzalizaciju nacionalne pripadnosti. Na kraju, identifikujemo glavni pokretač promena u konceptu članstva – tenziju između društvenih i simboličkih granica unutar diferenciranih društava. Ovaj pristup spaja studije migracija i kulturnu sociologiju, pružajući preliminarne uvide u mehanizme građanske integracije
The End of Art, Modernism and Postmodernism
No full textThis article tries to offer a contribution with regard to the understanding of the periods of modernism and postmodernism in the arts through a Hegelian point of view. Based on Hegel’s thesis about the end of art, the article tries to show how modernism can be seen, at the same time, as both the realization and the negation of this end, for modernist art embodies the reflective character demanded by the modern spirit and at the same time it tries to resist the loss of relevance of art in the modern world. This type of art, thus, tries to be more than just an aesthetic experience by seeking to influence life and society and to reclaim for itself the primary role of expressing the truth. Postmodernism, in turn, as the negation of modernism, fully carries out Hegel’s reading on the art of his own time, accepting this loss of relevance and turning to representations that no longer have the goal of being spirit’s highest mode of self-apprehension. Postmodernism has, however, two possible readings: it can either be seen negatively, as an art that has become sterile and that demands to be accepted by institutions and the market, or positively, as an extension of the freedom achieved by modernist experimentations to every artistic production without being limited by a programmatic view. Both these readings show the intrinsic contradictions of artistic postmodernism and the role of philosophy in apprehending it
Women in Black, Belgrade, Serbia, 1990s
No full textThe entry zooms in on manifests and proclamations of the Belgrade based group Women in Black (WiB), an antimilitarist, antinationalist, feminist group established in October 1991, in response to the first war on the former Yugoslav soil. The group remained the staunchest advocate for peace in the Balkans. It devised an alternative approach to peace, care, transnational solidarity, economy, memorising and confronting the past, in its demand for a different social world. The entry focuses on ethics, politics and economy of care created by WiB during the 1990s, the decade of post-Yugoslav wars.https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781350457348&pdfid=9781350457348.ch-22.pdf&tocid=b-9781350457348-chapter2
From Harmony to Atmospheres: The Mutations of the Idea of Beauty in Architecture
No full textThis article shows how and why the word “beauty” has
become rare and progressively devalued in architectural discourse, as it
has been in the discourse of other arts and that branch of philosophy
known as aesthetics. The devaluation of the word “beauty” in architectural discourse, its rarefaction, and its changes in meaning, are incomprehensible without broadening the focus of reflection to the history of
ideas. I will therefore outline the genealogy of this devaluation by distinguishing three historical-conceptual paradigms, and showing how the architectural and theoretical works of Vitruvius and Alberti, Blondel and
Perrault, Norberg-Schulz and Zumthor bear the mark of these subterranean mutation
Nasleđe, primenjena istorija i demokratija
No full textThis paper examines the complex relationship between heritage, public history and democracy, arguing that heritage is not a neutral transmission of the past but a contested, constructed and politically charged process. Drawing on critical heritage studies and public history scholarship, the text evaluates how dynamic memory practices can both empower communities and reinforce existing power structures. Special attention is paid to the concept of dissonant heritage, which challenges singular narratives by exposing the omissions, silences and exclusions inherent in heritage-making processes. In contexts where democratic institutions are fragile or delegitimised, the paper identifies grassroots, bottom-up heritage initiatives as spaces for civic interventions and resistance.
This work advocates participatory and reflective heritage practices, positioning heritage and public history as essential tools for democratic engagement and future-oriented cultural governance.Ovaj rad istražuje složen odnos između nasleđa, primenjene istorije i demokratije, polazeći
od stava da nasleđe nije neutralno prenošenje prošlosti, već osporavan, konstruisan i politički obojen proces. Oslanjajući se na kritičke studije nasleđa i savremenu literaturu iz oblasti
primenjene istorije, tekst analizira na koji način dinamične prakse sećenja mogu istovremeno
osnažiti zajednice i učvrstiti postojeće strukture moći. Posebna pažnja posvećena je konceptu disonantnog nasleđa, koji dovodi u pitanje jedinstvene narative time što ukazuje na
izostavljanja, tišine i isključenja svojstvena procesima stvaranja nasleđa. U kontekstima u
kojima su demokratske institucije krhke ili delegitimizovane, rad prepoznaje inicijative „odozdo“, iz lokalnih zajednica, kao prostore građanske intervencije i otpora.
Ovaj rad se zalaže za participativne i refleksivne prakse nasleđa, pozicionirajući nasleđe
i primenjenu istoriju kao ključne alate za demokratsko angažovanje i upravljanje kulturom
usmereno ka budućnosti
Local Councillors in Europe II Dataset and Appendices
No full textThe dataset contains responses of 30,062 individuals serving as elected councillors in municipalities across 28 European countries (Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). Data was collected between June 2023 and July 2024 by a consortium of numerous researchers across the participating countries using a uniform questionnaire and a shared electronic data collection system. In order to disclose the identity of the respondents, context data has been anonymized to an extent where tracking back of single individuals is not possible.Authors: Verhelst, T./Lysek, J./Heinelt, H./Egner, B./Abolina, I./Baranauskienė, V./Bene, M./Berdufi, D./Bolgherini, S./Bučaitė-Vilkė, J./Bucek, J./Bursać, D./Cepo, D./Copus, C./De Ceuninck, K./Diaz, A./Dobos, G./Dryžaitė, I./Eythórsson, G. T./Feltenius, D./Foucault, M./Gendzwill, A./Ginesta, V./Henriksson, L./Hlepas, N./Hlynsdóttir, E. M./Jurlina Alibegović, D./Kalberer, S./Kasum, D./Kerrouche, E./Klobučník, M./Kopric, I./Krasniqi, A./Kübler, D./Kukovič, S./Lahtinen, V./Lazauskiene, A./Lidström, A./Manojlović Toman, R./Medir Tejado, L./Navarro, C./Oliver, T./Pano, E./Petersohn, B./Plesivcak, M./Ponzo, M./Razin, E./Reinholde, I./Roșioru, R./Russell, P./Ryšavý, D./Silva, P./Skoog, L./Slijepcevic, S./Stamenković, V./Stănuș, C./Steyvers, K./Stučka, M./Sweeting, D./Swianiewicz, P./Szmigiel-Rawska, K./Teles, F./Vera Luis, L. A./Vucicevic, D./Walenta-Bergmann, C./Wide, J