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COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES IN DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY: A CASE STUDY OF THE VARAŽDIN CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY
No full textSuvremene demokracije suočavaju se s krizom povjerenja u institucije, političku
reprezentaciju i procese donošenja odluka. Kao jedan od odgovora, razvijaju se deliberativne
inovacije, među kojima se Vijeća građana ističu kao oblik participacije
koji nasumično odabranim građanima omogućuje izravno sudjelovanje u oblikovanju
javnih politika. U radu se istražuje komunikacijska dimenzija Vijeća građana
kroz studiju slučaja pilot-projekta provedenog u Varaždinu 2024./2025. godine.
Metodologija je temeljena na kvalitativnoj studiji slučaja, kombinaciji analize dokumenata,
diskurzivnoj i retoričkoj analizi deliberacije te medijskoj analizi objava
o projektu u lokalnim medijima. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju da je komunikacija unutar
Vijeća građana bila inkluzivna, argumentirana i facilitirana, što je pridonijelo
osjećaju političke relevantnosti među sudionicima. Komunikacija prema van, iako
transparentna, u medijskom diskursu ostala je uglavnom afirmativna i informativna,
bez kritičke refleksije ili uključivanja različitih perspektiva. Istraživanjem je
potvrđena važnost medija u legitimaciji samog procesa, ali i ograničena uloga u
razvoju deliberativnog javnog prostora. Projekt Vijeća građana Varaždina pokazuje
da deliberativni modeli pridonose osnaživanju demokracije na lokalnoj razini i
jačanju povjerenja u institucije. Njihova održivost zahtijeva političku podršku, institucionalnu
integraciju i stratešku komunikaciju koja osigurava pluralizam i dugoročnu
vidljivost.Contemporary democracies face a significant crisis of trust in institutions, political
representation, and decision-making processes. In response, deliberative
innovations have developed, with citizens’ assemblies standing out as a form of
participation that allows randomly selected citizens to influence public policy directly
through informed and structured dialogue. This paper examines the communicative
aspect of citizens’ assemblies through a case study of the pilot project
conducted in Varaždin in 2024/2025. The methodological approach uses a qualitative
case study, combining document analysis, discourse, and rhetorical analysis
of deliberations, and media coverage of the project. The findings indicate that
internal communication within the assembly was facilitative, inclusive, and debate-
based, fostering a stronger sense of political relevance among participants.
External communication, though transparent, was mainly represented in the media
as affirmative and informational, without critical reflection or the inclusion of
diverse viewpoints. This underscores the media’s role in legitimizing the process
but also reveals their limited capacity to promote a deliberative public sphere.
In conclusion, the Varaždin case demonstrates that deliberative models can help
strengthen local democracy and enhance trust in institutions; however, their longterm
success depends on clear political backing, institutional integration, and strategic
communication that supports pluralism and sustained visibility
CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATIVE SIGNIFICANCE AND MEANING OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE AND WORK OF FR. BONO ZVONIMIR ŠAGI
Full text linkRad s područja komunikacijskih znanosti tematizira komunikacijski značaj i značenje samoga pojma "nova evangelizacija" u kontekstu djelovanja fra Bone Zvonimira Šagija koji je desetljećima novu evangelizaciju provodio u župi sv. Vida u Varaždinu, predavanjima iz filozofije i teologije na Institutu za kršćansku duhovnost pri KBF-u u Zagrebu te kao glavni urednik Kršćanske sadašnjosti. U uvodu je analiziran II. Vatikanski koncil i Evangelii Nuntiandi. U središnjem dijelu rada metodama analize i sinteze obrađen je pojam, značaj i značenje nove evangelizacije, djelovanje fra Bone Šagija te su predstavljeni rezultati provedenog empirijskog istraživanja o suvremenom značenju nove evangelizacije među 75 pripadnika vjerske zajednice i vjernika župa sv. Nikole biskupa i sv. Vida u Varaždinu. Potvrđena je postavljena hipoteza H1: Većini vjernika i pripadnika vjerske zajednice poznat je pojam i suvremeni komunikacijski značaj nove evangelizacije čime je cilj istraživanja značaja nove evangelizacije, odnosno poznatosti samoga pojma u cijelosti ostvaren. U završnom dijelu raspravljeni su rezultati istraživanja i iznesen je zaključak. Pored empirijskog istraživanja korištene su znanstvene metode analize i sinteze te deskripcije. Na deskriptivnoj razini iznesene su informacije koje opisuju fenomen, na tematskoj razini prikupljeni su podaci grupirani po temama, a analitička razina predstavljala je srž kvalitativnog istraživanja. Unutar analitičke razine stvaraju se kategorije koje proizlaze iz interpretacije značenja analiziranih podataka (Richards, 2015: 109-113). Rad predstavlja i svojevrstan omaž liku i djelu fra Bone Zvonimira Šagija koji je ostavio duboki trag u životima stanovnika grada Varaždina bez obzira jesu li ili nisu vjernici.The paper in the field of communication sciences thematizes the communicative
significance and meaning of the term “new evangelization” in the context of
the work of Fr. Bono Zvonimir Šagi, who for decades carried out the new evangelization
in the parish of St. Vid in Varaždin, lectures in philosophy and theology at
the Institute for Christian Spirituality at the KBF in Zagreb and as the editor-in-chief
of "Kršćanska Sadašnjost".
In the introduction, II. Vatican Council and Evangelii Nuntiandi was thematized.
In the main part of the paper: concept, significance and meaning of the new evangelization,
work of Fr. Bono Šagi and the conducted empirical research on the contemporary
meaning of the new evangelization among 75 members of the religious
community and believers of the parishes of Sts. Nicholas the Bishop and St. Vid in
Varaždin with the aim of researching the significance of the new evangelization, ie
the familiarity of the term itself.
Hypothesis H1 was also posed: Most believers and members of the religious
community are familiar with the concept and contemporary communicative significance
of the new evangelization.
In the final part, results of the research are discussed and conclusion is presented.
In addition to empirical research, scientific methods of analysis and synthesisand
description were used. At the descriptive level, information describing the
phenomenon is presented, and at the thematic level collected data are grouped
by topics, and the analytical level is the core of qualitative research. Within the
analytical level, categories are created that arise from the interpretation of the
meaning of analyzed data (Richards, 2015: 109-113).
The work is a kind of homage to the character and work of Fr. Bono Zvonimir
Šagi, who left a deep mark to the lives of inhabitants of the city of Varaždin, regardless
of whether or not they are believers
Semiotic aspects of traditional tattoos of catholic women from Bosnia and Herzegovina and their modern communication significance
No full textDisertacija tematizira semiotičke aspekte tetovaža žena katolkinja u Bosni i Hercegovini,
funkciju tradicijske tetovaže s identitetsko vjerskog komunikacijskog aspekta, prvenstveno
kao sredstvo vizualne komunikacije te suvremeno komunikacijsko značenje tradicijske
tetovaže. Od prvobitne zaštitne funkcije, preko tradicijsko običajne pa sve do forme
identitetske identifikacije (izričaja identiteta), tetovaža žena katolkinja u Bosni i Hercegovini
kroz povijest nije mijenjala izgled već funkciju, uvjetovanu političkim, društvenim,
socijalnim i kulturološkim promjenama, a time i značenje. Tetoviranje žena u Bosni i
Hercegovini je pojavnost stara više od tisuću godina, a potječe još iz vremena starih Ilirskih
plemena koja su živjela na Balkanu (Stipčević,1974:80). Najveći značaj tradicijsko tetoviranje
žena imalo je za vrijeme turske okupacije Bosne i Hercegovine između 1463. i 1878. godine,
budući je tetoviranje križa kao simbola kršćanstva pored primarno zaštitne funkcije
(sprječavanje odvođenja i silovanja žena od strane Turaka), imalo i funkciju svjedočenja
pripadnosti vjeri – katoličanstvu. Geografski promatrano, običaj tetoviranja žena najviše je
bio raširen među Hrvatima u Bosni i Hercegovini, na području srednje Bosne i zapadne
Hercegovine te znatno manje u dalmatinskom zaleđu u Republici Hrvatskoj. Fenomen su
krajem 19. stoljeća opsežnije znanstveno istraživali povjesničar Ćiro Truhelka i engleska
putnica Mary Edith Durham. Istraživači su zabilježili 317 motiva koji se javljaju pojedinačno
ili u kombinaciji s drugim motivima, a osnova je znak križa. Tetoviranje žena katolkinja čini
važnu etnološku cjelinu u kulturno povijesnom razumijevanju Bosne i Hercegovine u
cijelosti, no neosporna je činjenica da je tetoviranje žena katolkinja, poglavito na području
srednje Bosne, etnološki specifikum, raritet, jedinstven u cijelome svijetu. S obzirom da se
komunikacijsko značenje tradicijske tetovaže tijekom višestoljetne povijesti mijenjalo,
disertacijom se istražuje njeno suvremeno komunikacijsko značenje te semiotički aspekti na
četiri razine. Cilj istraživanja je pridonijeti očuvanju i popularizaciji fenomena hrvatske
tradicijsko kulturne baštine te, u znanstvenom smislu, unaprijediti postojeća i iznjedriti nova
znanja o ovom jedinstvenom fenomenu.The PhD thesis deals with semiotic aspects of tattoos of Catholic women in BiH, the function
of traditional tattoos from the identity- religious communication aspect, primarily as a means
of visual communication and the modern communicative meaning of traditional tattoos. From
the original protective function, through the traditional customary form to the form of identity
identification, the tattoo of Catholic women in BiH throughout history has not changed its
appearance but function conditioned by political, social, social and cultural changes, and thus
meaning. Tattooing of women in BiH is a phenomenon more than a thousand years old, and
dates back to the time of the ancient Illyrian tribes that lived in the Balkans (Stipčević, 1974:
80). The traditional tattooing of women was of the greatest importance during the Turkish
occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1463 and 1878, since the tattooing of the
cross as a symbol of Christianity, in addition to its primary protective function (prevention of
abduction and rape by the Turks), also had the function of witnessing to religion /
Catholicism. Geographically, the custom of tattooing women was most widespread among
Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in central Bosnia and western Herzegovina, and much less
in the Dalmatian hinterland in the Republic of Croatia. The phenomenon was extensively
researched at the end of the 19th century by historian Ćiro Truhelka and the English traveller
Mary Edith Durham. Researchers have recorded 317 motifs that occur singly or in
combination with other motifs, and the basis is the sign of the cross. Tattooing of Catholic
women is an important ethnological unit in the cultural and historical understanding of Bosnia
and Herzegovina as a whole, but it is an indisputable fact that tattooing of Catholic women,
especially in central Bosnia is ethnologically specific, a rarity, unique throughout the world.
Since the communicative meaning has changed during the centuries-old history of traditional
tattooing, the PhD thesis researches its contemporary communicational meaning and semiotic
aspects on four levels. The aim of the research is to contribute to the preservation and
popularization of the phenomenon of Croatian traditional cultural heritage and in a scientific
sense to expand existing and give some new knowledge about this unique phenomenon.
Keywords: tattoo, tradition, Croats, Bosnia and Herzegovina, semiotics, nonverbal
communicational meaning
The topics of the PhD thesis are the semiotic aspects and the communicative meaning of the
phenomenon of traditional tattooing. It primarily covers the field of social sciences, the field
of information and communication sciences, and the marginal interdisciplinary field of
humanitie
Theoretical Discourse on the Phenomenon of Traditional Tattoos of Catholic Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina
No full textRad nastao iz doktorske disertacije tematizira teorijski diskurs fenomena tradicijske tetovaže katolkinja iz Bosne i Hercegovine. Obuhvaća područje društvenih znanosti, primarno polje komunikacijskih znanosti te specifično, s obzirom na složenost fenomena, interdisciplinarno polje humanističkih znanosti. Rad se temelji na kvalitativnom istraživanju s ciljem istraživanja teorijskog diskursa tradicijske tetovaže kao etnološkog specifikuma. Metodom komparacije i deskripcije relevantnih komunikacijskih teorija, analizirana je njihova primjenjivost na fenomen tradicijske tetovaže kao i zajednička obilježja ili različitosti. Riječ je o originalnom istraživanju, a cilj istraživanja ostvaren je jer rad predstavlja doprinos napretku znanja o tradicijskoj tetovaži kao sredstvu neverbalne komunikacije. Istraživanje
je pridonijelo povećanju općeg fonda znanstvenih činjenica i informacija o tradicijskoj tetovaži Hrvatica, katolkinja iz Bosne i Hercegovine, a ko-kulturna komunikacijska teorija proširena je na relacijsko ko-kulturno komunikacijsko teoretiziranje.The paper stems from a doctoral dissertation, providing an in-depth exploration of the theoretical discourse surrounding traditional tattoos of Catholic women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, firmly rooted in the social sciences, particularly communication sciences, and the interdisciplinary field of humanities due to the multifaceted nature of the phenomenon. This study is based on qualitative research that thoroughly examines the theoretical discourse of traditional tattoos as an ethnological phenomenon. It rigorously employs comparison and description to scrutinize the applicability
of relevant communication theories to traditional tattoos and to delineate common features or differences. This original research undeniably advances our understanding of traditional tattoos as a non-verbal communication medium, substantially contributing to the scientific understanding of traditional tattoos among Catholic women from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Furthermore, this research definitively extends co-cultural communication theory to encompass relational co-cultural communication theorizing
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Stjepan Blažetin – Writer between Two Homelands and Literature of Croats in Hungary
Full text linkManjinska književnost Hrvata u Mađarskoj kroz povijest je prolazila i danas prolazi kroz brojne izazove. Značajnu ulogu u očuvanju kulture, jezika i književnosti Hrvata u Mađarskoj ima dr.sc. Stjepan Blažetin intelektualac, ravnatelj Znanstvenog zavoda Hrvata u Mađarskoj, predsjednik Ogranka Matice hrvatske Pečuh, voditelj Odsjeka za kroatistiku Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Pečuhu, priznati hrvatski pjesnik u Mađarskoj, književni teoretičar, književni povjesničar i kritičar, kroatist i prevoditelj. Književnost Hrvata u Mađarskoj prema dr. sc. Blažetinu obilježavaju tri glavne točke: autori, čitateljska publika i posrednik (nakladništvo). U kratkom pregledu dan je i osvrt na književnost Hrvata u Mađarskoj od 1918. godine do danas te se problematiziraju pitanja identiteta, multikulturalnosti kroz književnost i kulturu Hrvata u Mađarskoj.The minority literature of Croats in Hungary through history and today is going through many challenges. Stjepan Blažetin intellectual, The head of the Scientific Institute of Croats in Hungary, President of the Branch of the Matica hrvatska Pécs, Head of the Department of Croatian language and literature Faculty of Philosophy University in Pécs, recognized Croatian poet in Hungary, literary theorist, literary historian and critic, croatist and translator has significant role in preservation of the culture, language and literature of Croats in Hungary. Literature of Croats in Hungary according to prof. Blažetin is characterised by three main points: authors, readership and mediator (publishing). A review of the literature of Croats in Hungary from 1918 to present time was also given in a short review.Issues of identity, multiculturalism through the literature and culture of Croats in Hungary are discussed too
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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