Report on the Status of Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 in the Western Balkans

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

ROZKOSZ ZEMSTY

Author(s): Lech M. Nijakowski / Language(s): Polish

Książka poświęcona jest ludobójstwom, czystkom etnicznym i masakrom. Autor stara się wyjaśnić, w jaki sposób dochodzi do tych krwawych aktów zbiorowej przemocy – jak mobilizowani są ludzie i zasoby. W pracy opisano i porównano 12 różnych przypadków ludobójstw totalnych i częściowych – od ludobójstwa Indian w drugiej połowie XIX-wieku w Stanach Zjednoczonych po rzeź Tutsi i Twa w Rwandzie w 1994 roku. Jest to pierwsza praca polskiego autora przedstawiająca tak rozległą socjologiczną komparatystykę ludobójstw. Wypracowany w niej model wyjaśniania został odniesiony do przypadku zemsty na Niemcach po II wojnie światowej. Autor pokazuje dlaczego – mimo różnych zbrodni i okrucieństw – nie doszło do ludobójstwa Niemców. Wykorzystuje w tym celu m.in. 60 wywiadów pogłębionych i narracyjnych ze świadkami epoki. Silną stroną książki jest transdycyplinarność i odwołanie się w niej do szerokiej perspektywy dziejowej, właściwej socjologii historycznej.Jako historyka zainteresował mnie odnotowany przez Autora wpływ ludobójstwa na dalszą historię społeczności – co jest fragmentem szerszego tematu oddziaływania przeszłości na przyszłość. Idzie nie tylko o zjawiska demograficzne. Idzie także o punkt odniesienia społeczności, o traktowanie przeszłości jako czynnika jednoczącego grupę. Te zagadnienia Autor przedstawia wysoce interesująco. (...) Zdecydowanie popieram ideę publikacji omawianej pracy. Uważam, że może mieć ona duże znaczenie dla dalszego kierunku rozwoju polskiej humanistyki.

Assisting and Reintegrating Child Victims of Trafficking: Improving Policy and Practice in the EU Member States

Author(s): Alexandra Malangone,Tímea Stránská,Kamelia Dimitrova,Mila Mancheva,Helmut Sax / Language(s): English

This Handbook presents the main results of an in-depth evaluation study of the legal, policy and practical frameworks for assistance to and reintegration of child victims of trafficking in six EU Member States – Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and Sweden. The three reports included in this Handbook are based on three standardised methodologies for examination of legal and policy frameworks, for evaluation of programmes for assistance and re/integration of child victims of trafficking and for indentification of good practices in this area. The reports analyse the relevance of legal frameworks for the needs of trafficked children and the effectiveness of services for such children in different areas of assistance, such as: identification of trafficked children, appointment of a guardian, individual case assessment, regularisation of status, interim care and protection, durable solutions and longterm re/integration. The reports offer a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of assistance and reintegration programs and discuss identified challenges that need to be addressed in countries of both destination and origin in order to assure better protection and assistance to trafficked children across the EU.

Injecting Drug Users In Bulgaria. Profile and Risks

Author(s): Tihomir Bezlov,Cas Barendregt / Language(s): English

Despite the epidemic rate of growing use of psychoactive substances after 1990, the public continues to know too little about the drug users, as well as about the risks related to them. In the summer of 2003 four Bulgarian non-government organizations – Initiative for Health Foundation - Sofia, Dose of Love Association - Bourgas, Panacea Foundation - Plovdiv, and Pleven 21 Century Foundation in cooperation with the Addiction Research Institute IVO - Rotterdam succeeded in conducting a survey requiring special efforts. They implemented an outreach approach to the IDUs providing needles and syringes for exchange, as well as health services. As a result from this experience the programmes were able to secure a unique possibility to interview a great number of not easily approachable persons (from hidden and encapsulated communities) who were to provide answers to questions that are not easy to talk about.

Heroin Users in Bulgaria One Year After Outlawing The Dose for "Personal Use". Law Changes and New Risks

Author(s): Tihomir Bezlov / Language(s): English

The report reveals the place of heroine use in Bulgaria and its development since the amendment to the Penal Code repealing Paragraph 3 of Art 354a and its provision. The revision gained public popularity as „the single dose law”. It renders criminal every drug substance possession, regardless of the type or quantity of the substance, or whether the individual in possession of the dose is dependent or not. Under the new regulation, the drug wholesalers, the small drug dealers, and those just using, not trading in drugs, are treated equally harshly. The change was carried out, despite keen objections on the part of experts and civil society organizations that it might lead to severe and unpredictable consequences. The research, however, revealed that the ban on the „single dose”, and its negative implications, are only part of a larger nationwide problem caused not only by the legislative framework, but also by the inadequate institutional response. Author of the publication is Mr. Tihomir Bezlov, researcher from Center for the Study of democracy.

Mutatkozás

Author(s): Éva Kovács,Júlia Vajda / Language(s): Hungarian

The individual and collective identity of the Jews is a well-established subject of research in sociology, social psychology and social history. This book differs from other studies in exploring Jewish identity through the coexistence of Jews with non-Jews in Hungary. It presents the “Jewishness” of such individuals and families who live in mixed marriages, in which the Jewish origin of one party (be it public or secret) becomes a source of peculiar identities. Through coexistence, Jewishness acquires new meanings ranging from a more intense identity, through abandoning or changing Jewish identity, to self-hatred and latent anti-Semitism. The book examines the changing use of various Jewish symbols, rituals and objects (e.g., Star of David, circumcision, Menorah). It is the first study in Hungary, which deals with the “Jewish identity” of non-Jews, philo-Semitism and pseudo-Jewish identity in mixed marriages. Also, it strives to bring the traumas of the Shoah in public debate by analysing it from the perspective of coexistence. Thereby, the book presents the guilty conscience of the children and grandchildren of the perpetrators, which has not been analysed in Hungary yet. Finally, the rediscovery of Jewish identity, a process that also includes some distancing from that identity is examined in a biographical context – a novelty in Jewish Studies in Hungary as well.

Miért bántalmaz? Miért bántalmazhat?

Author(s): Péter Szil / Language(s): Hungarian

Fewer and fewer people continue to deny that violence against women and children is a serious social problem. It is also obvious that the reaction of Hungarian society falls behind the seriousness of this problem. This is apparent not only in the field of legislation and legal practice, which should protect victims and call perpetrators to account, but also in the ignorance of authorities, public opinion and so called professionals, and in prejudiced information. There is little professional literature in Hungarian that could help this situation. The aim of this publication is to enrich this professional literature. Society can only present a united front against any kind of violence, if the steps needed – though they are congruent in time and space – follow a certain priority in accordance with the nature of the problem: Effective care and protection for victims. Determined action against perpetrators. Prevention of violence at all levels of society. Treatment of perpetrators. There are several preconditions to be fulfilled before the above steps can be taken. For example, it is difficult to acknowledge even the fact of violence and its extent unless there is social consent about what is violence, who commits it, and against whom. Except for the above mentioned few publications, we only have answers in Hungary today that protect perpetrators from being called to account, rather than protecting victims who suffer from the violent acts perpetrated against them.

Hétköznapi hímsovinizmus

Author(s): Péter Szil,Luis Bonino / Language(s): Hungarian

Everyday male chauvinism is the form of intimate partner violence that is not called violence.This book makes visible and classifies those everyday manifestations of power over women that are an unnamed part of everyday relationships for the time being. The exhaustive lists assist men, women and professionals working in the field of domestic violence in recognising and combating the hidden forms of intimate partner violence. The term “male chauvinism” is a faithful representation of how sexism is related to other ideologies based on discrimination. It is “everyday” not only because it happens every day but also because the origin of the values and principles that are realised in it is lost in the past, and that is one reason why it seems natural and immutable.

Preživjele govore: osvrt na odgovore krivičnopravnog sistema na nasilje u porodici u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Majda Halilović / Language(s): Bosnian

Već nekoliko decenija, nasilje u porodici se prepoznaje kao društveni problemi ozbiljna, krivična stvar te se više ne shvata kao privatna stvar porodice koja bi se trebala rješavati izvan krivičnopravnog sistema. Posljedično, potaknuta je analiza unutar krivičnopravnih sistema, koji su počeli preispitivati svoju ulogu u slučajevima nasilja u porodici. U Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH), takva analiza se pojavila prije nekih desetak godina, a djelimično je rezultat međunarodnih nastojanja da se zaustavi diskriminacija nad ženama i skrene veća pažnja na značajna pitanja ženskih prava. U tom cilju, izmijenjeni su važeći zakoni i doneseni novi zakoni o nasilju u porodici; uključujući krivične zakone (Federacija BiH, Republika Srpska, Brčko Distrikt), entitetske zakone o zaštiti od nasilja u porodici i državni Zakon o ravnopravnosti spolova.

Pod hladinou: fakta a mýty o znásilnění

Author(s): Kristýna Ciprová,Klára Cozlová,Jitka Čechová,Sigþrúður Guðmundsdóttir,Barbara Havelková,Tereza Hendlová,Hana Jandová,Lukáš Sedláček / Language(s): Czech

Vážené čtenářky, vážení čtenáři, znásilnění/sexuální násilí je ze své povahy nesmírně destruktivní čin, který však zůstává stále velmi rozšířený: každá čtvrtá žena a přibližně každý desátý muž se ve svém životě setká se sexuálním násilím. Tato alarmující čísla zdůrazňují nutnost věnovat znásilnění pozornost, a to komplexním způsobem. Bohužel problematika znásilnění zůstává z převážné většiny „pod hladinou“ – nezřetelná, nejasná, zahalená mýty a stereotypy. Tato publikace si klade za cíl pod tuto hladinu nahlédnout, rozčeřit stojaté vody a zkoumat problematiku znásilnění z různých úhlů. Texty v této publikaci proto pokrývají široké spektrum témat: právní úpravu znásilnění, zobrazení znásilnění v médiích, znásilnění seniorů a seniorek nebo vzdělávání policistů a policistek v oblasti práce s oběťmi znásilnění. Publikace dále přináší shrnutí výsledků Analýzy stavu pomoci obětem znásilnění v České republice, kterou realizovalo občanské sdružení Persefona v rámci projektu Stop znásilnění: program ochrany práv obětí znásilnění. V závěru publikace nabízíme také pohled na problematiku znásilnění v islandském kontextu. [...]

The origin and transformation of Violence

Author(s): Konstantinos Maritsas / Language(s): English

In order to define the violence, there was only one way – to trace its creation; to understand how and why the necessity for it arose.At the beginning I was thinking with my brain, the brain of an ordinary Homo sapiens, about what I would do if I was living in the conditions of prehistoric people. And… all this led me to the same dead ends that I was reading about in the books.Then I understood that there was a mistake. I realized that my way of thinking was the wrong way round.None of the primitive people decided to tame animals, because nobody knew what a tame animal was. None of the primitive people decided to talk, because nobody knew what a language was. None of the primitive people decided to cook, to draw, to get dressed, to become religious, because nobody knew what art, clothes or religion were.And then? Then how has man created these civilizational conditions?The answer is very simple: unconsciously! (In the book I mention cases where unconscious creation has been proposed by figures such as Darwin and L. Morgan.) The primitive man firstly created “something” and then a next generation came that would find the ready “something” and would name it. For instance, violence. Man started to use violence. The formation of violence continued through hundreds of generations. In the end, one generation was born with a ready-made violence. This generation named “that thing,” they called it “violence” and started exploring it. They found in the existing-already violence physical, sexual violence, emotional, psychological, spiritual, cultural, verbal abuse, financial abuse, and neglect side. And all this at the end of the violence creation. There was no prehistoric man who decided to create that violence with multitude sides.

Moj glas odjekuje...

Author(s): Masha Durkalić / Language(s): Bosnian

Budući da se bavim novinarstvom/spisateljstvom, dok razmišljam o životu na margini, prva asocijacija mi je uvijek ona margina u samom Wordu, koju vidim čak i dok ovo pišem, i koja se miče po potrebi kako bi sav tekst mogao upasti na jednu stranu onako kako to meni odgovara. Iako je asocijacija jako banalna, njena uporedivost sa stvarnošću je neupitna. Ako zamislimo društvo kao prazan list papira koji se svakim danom ispisuje do određene granice i ako nemogućnost pomicanja margine poistovjetimo s manjkom želje onoga/e i/ili onih koji/e pišu po toj stranici da to urade, lako je shvatiti zašto su marginalizovane grupe u našem društvu u poziciji u kojoj jesu – poziciji siromaštva, diskriminacije, odbacivanja i socijalne isključenosti. Očito je – (privilegovano) društvo ne želi da one budu na unutrašnjoj strani margine na kojoj ih pušta da egzistiraju.

RODNOM RAVNOPRAVNOŠĆU PROTIV NASILJA U VEZAMA MLADIH

Author(s): Dajana Cvjetković,Feđa Mehmedović / Language(s): Bosnian

Često se prisjetim početka naše veze. Upoznali smo se mnogo prije u jednom sarajevskom klubu, no tek dvije godine kasnije smo se upustili u ono što svi zovemo veza. Međutim, naša veza je po mnogo čemu bila drugačija. Sjećam se prvog izlaska, euforije, sređivanja, čekanja da pozvoni na interfon. Prva večera, smijeh, zezanje, bio je drugačiji, odlučan, poseban, šarmantan... Ispunjavao je gotovo sve s moje check liste savršenog momka. Izleti na Trebević, rafting Unom i Tarom, planinarenje, kafane do četiri ujutro, odlazak u Dubrovnik. Naša veza je zaista bila dinamična, zanimljiva i puna ljubavi. Govorio mi je da me voli, da sam ispunjenje njegovih snova. Bila sam posebna, a svako voli taj osjećaj posebnosti, pažnje i bezuvjetne ljubavi.

Kvadratura antidiskriminacijskog trougla u BiH: zakonski okvir, politike i prakse 2012–2016.

Author(s): Mario Reljanović,Edin Hodžić,Midhat Izmirlija,Aida Malkić,Dženana Radončić / Language(s): Bosnian

Pravni mehanizam antidiskriminacijskog djelovanja u Bosni i Hercegovini postavljen je donošenjem osnovnog antidiskriminacijskog akta – Zakona o zabrani diskriminacije (u daljem tekstu: ZZD) 2009. godine. Sedam godina kasnije, čini se da postoje mnogi aspekti Zakona, a naročito njegove primjene, koji zavrjeđuju konstruktivnu kritiku, kako bi se sistem unaprijedio i osigurala kvalitetnija zaštita žrtava diskriminacije. “Kvadratura antidiskriminacijskog trougla u BiH: zakonski okvir, politike i prakse 2012–2016.” usmjeren je ka analizi tri ključna aspekta ostvarivanja prava na zaštitu od diskriminacije u BiH. Prvi dio ovog Izvještaja posvećen je sudskoj zaštiti od diskriminacije i bavi se istraživanjem najznačajnijih pitanja u odnosu na pokretanje, vođenje i okončanje sudskih postupaka povodom diskriminacije, prije svega parničnog postupka. Parnica povodom diskriminacije lica zamišljena je uz značajne posebnosti u odnosu na opću parnicu. Praksa primjene ZZD-a, međutim, dovodi do zaključka da je njihova osnovna svrha poboljšati procesni položaj tužioca – žrtve diskriminacije, često faktički nedostižna. Analitički pristup parnici otkriva veći broj nedostataka u normiranju i implementaciji propisa koji dovode do nepotpune zaštite žrtve, ili čak do situacija u kojima zaštita u potpunosti izostaje. Upravo ukazivanje na ove slabe tačke od naročitog je značaja za dalju evoluciju antidskriminacijskih normi i prakse u Bosni i Hercegovini. Institucija ombudsmena Bosne i Hercegovine je ZZD-om predviđena kao centralni organ za zaštitu od diskriminacije. Otuda je analiza rada ove institucije našla svoje mjesto u drugom dijelu Izvještaja, prije svega kroz traženje odgovora na pitanja kako ombudsmen vrši svoja ovlašćenja, na koje probleme nailazi i kako se njegov rad može unaprijediti tako da se u potpunosti realizira zakonski potencijal koji Institucija posjeduje u odnosu na zaštitu građana od diskriminacije. Značajno mjesto u analizi posvećeno je i pitanjima kulture odnosa s Institucijom ombudsmena i poštivanja preporuka koje donosi, kao i radu na prevenciji diskriminacije, značaju izvještavanja o problematici diskriminacije, te saradnji sa civilnim društvom. Konačno, da bi se diskriminacija kao specifična društvena pojava adekvatno proučavala, kao i da bi se razvili efikasniji mehanizmi za njeno praćenje i razvoj politika u vezi s njenim suzbijanjem, potrebno je voditi zvanične evidencije o slučajevima diskriminacije. Praćenje i dokumentiranje slučajeva diskriminacije jedno je od ključnih pitanja kada je riječ o usmjeravanju napora da se diskriminacija u BiH smanji. Identifikacija pojedinih pojavnih oblika diskriminacije, kao i indikatora percepcije diskriminacije, značajni su sa stanovišta osnovnog oblikovanja politika reagiranja na diskriminaciju, kao i stereotipe i predrasude koje vode nejednakom postupanju i neopravdanom razlikovanju građana. Uočiti ranjive grupe u društvu najčešće nije teško. Reagirati adekvatno na okolnosti koje dovode do obrazovanja ranjivih i marginaliziranih grupa, značajno je teže. Dublja statistička analiza ukazuje ne samo na kvantitet određenih parametara – broj parnica, broj zabilježenih slučajeva, broj osuđujućih presuda – već i na kvalitet implementacije antidiskriminacijskog zakonodavstva i mogućnosti usmjeravanja daljeg normativnog razvoja, kao i na potrebu za preciznijim i revnosnijim nadzorom nad primjenom postojećih normi. Takva analiza može ukazati na slabe karike u sistemu sprovođenja, potrebe i mogućnosti edukacije i nužnost njegovih izmjena. Stoga je i pitanje statistike našlo svoje mjesto u ovom izvještaju, prije svega kao izraz težnje da se ukaže na poteškoće koje postoje u tom domenu, (ne)aktivnost pojedinih aktera i mogućnosti prihvatanja primjera dobre prakse i pozitivnih uporednih iskustava u BiH. Izvještaj zaključuju preporuke različitim akterima u BiH kako bi se unaprijedio pravni okvir za zaštitu od diskriminacije, te osigurala njegova dosljedna provedba. Metodologija istraživanja i širina pristupa temama koje predstavljaju centralne stubove, pa i centralne parametre ocjene uspješnosti primjene Zakona o zabrani diskriminacije, govore o obuhvatnosti realizacije ovog izvještaja. I ovaj tekst predstavlja izraz kontinuiranih aktivnosti Analitike – Centra za društvena istraživanja i njegovih saradnika, koji se kroz različite aktivnosti usmjeravaju na probleme koji nastaju u svakodnevnoj praksi primjene antidiskriminacijskog zakonodavstva. Uporednopravni metod, uz osvrt na praksu u regionu, kao i najvažnije međunarodne standarde i standarde Evropske unije, daju dodatnu dimenziju i kvalitet istraživanju i širu perspektivu čitaocu. Značajna pažnja posvećena je praksi primjene propisa, odnosno načinu implementiranja ili izostanka implementacije antidiskriminacijskih rješenja na terenu. Osim klasičnih izvora – pravnih propisa, sudskih presuda, dokumenata Institucije ombudsmena za ljudska prava BiH, u istraživanju je značajna pažnja posvećena dobijanju informacija od osoba koje imaju svakodnevna iskustva s primjenom propisa u oblasti zaštite ljudskih prava i zaštite od diskriminacije. Sagovornici istraživača Analitike bili su predstavnici OSCE-a, Ministarstva za ljudska prava i izbjeglice BiH, Institucije ombudsmena, Visokog sudskog i tužilačkog vijeća BiH, te organizacije civilnog društva koje se bave zaštitom ljudskih prava. Takav sveobuhvatan pristup istraživanju ima za rezultat tekst koji je sasvim okrenut praktičnim ciljevima, ocjeni sadašnjeg stanja primjene antidiskriminacijskog pravnog okvira i mogućnostima za njegovo unapređenje, kao i prilikama za stvaranje dobrih praksi u tumačenju i primjeni ovih propisa. Ova aktivnost istraživačkog tima Analitike ima prije svega za cilj da se, naročito u svjetlu nedavno usvojenih izmjena i dopuna ZZD-a, iskoriste dosadašnja iskustva, kako pozitivna, tako i negativna, a kako bi se takvo noveliranje iskoristilo na optimalan način, u smislu da se postojeći sistem usavrši a aktuelni mehanizmi nadograde. Samo se tako može govoriti o ispunjavanju međunarodnih i evropskih standarda u oblasti antidiskriminacijskog djelovanja. I samo će se takvim kontinuiranim radom na unapređenju ukupnog sistema zaštite materijalizirati značajni napori koji su do sada uloženi u ovoj oblasti i napraviti kvalitativan iskorak u zaštiti osnovnih prava građana Bosne i Hercegovine.

In Memoriam Centar Sarajevo (1992-1995)

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

According to the research conducted by the Association for Social Research and Communication, 42 memorials were built in the area of the Municipality of Centar Sarajevo dedicated to those who died and those who suffered during the war against Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 – 1995). There are more memorials dedicated to fallen fighters than to civilians. Thus, of the total number of memorials, 17 are dedicated to civilian victims of the war, and 25 were built as an act of honoring fallen members of military units, most often members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH), but also the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), and members of foreign military units. Memorials were built in twelve local communities.

Sarajevo: Sjećanje na žrtve Holokausta

Author(s): Igor Bencion Kožemjakin,Vildana Selimbegović / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian

About 80% of Bosnian Jews lived in Sarajevo. Of the approximately 10,500 Jews who were in Sarajevo before World War II, approximately 9,000 were taken to Ustasha and Nazi camps. About 1,500 surviving Jews returned to Sarajevo after the war. The largest number of survivors are participants of the National Liberation War, while a smaller number met their freedom in camps. The publication “Sarajevo: Remembrance of Holocaust Victims” documents the names of fallen fighters, citizens of Sarajevo in the National Liberation War, fallen fighters for the liberation of Sarajevo and victims of fascist terror. The list of names was obtained from the daily Oslobođenje, which published the same list year before when a Mass for Bleiburg was held in the Sarajevo Cathedral.

Rodno zasnovano nasilje u univerzitetskim zajednicama - Politika, prevencija i obrazovne intervencije u Britaniji

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Ovaj zbornik izlazi na svjetlo dana usred nekih obećavajućih i izazovnih vremena za aktivistice, studentice i članice akademske zajednice u UK i šire, koje su istraživale i vodile kampanje o pitanju rodno zasnovanog nasilja u univerzitetskim zajednicama. U kontekstu novih istraživačkih dokaza i povećanja javne svijesti i medijske pažnje kada se radi o ovom problemu, ovo su zaista prvi koraci ka njegovom priznavanju i rješavanju u različitim zemljama, uključujući Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo i Australiju. U ovom poglavlju se razmatraju kontekst i obrisi nekih novijih debata o rodno zasnovanom nasilju u univerzitetskim zajednicama u kojima je smješten ovaj zbornik. Rodno zasnovano nasilje razumijevamo kao ponašanje ili stavove utemeljene na nepravednim odnosima moći koji povređuju, prijete ili potkopavaju ljude zbog njihovog (pretpostavljenog) roda ili seksualnosti. U ovoj definiciji se priznaje da je rodno zasnovano nasilje pod uticajem rodnih odnosa i da utiče na njih, te se problematizira nasilje zasnovano na hijerarhijskim konstrukcijama roda i seksualnost..

Erlangung der Hoffnung oder Zeilen aus einem Pädagogischen Poem / Обретение Надежды, или Строки из Педагогической Поэмы

Author(s): Leonid Jekel / Language(s): German,Belarusian Publication Year: 0

ABout the "Nadeshda" Center - Center of post-Chernobyl rehabiitation of children

Šetření sexuálních deliktů v církvi a ve státě

Author(s): / Language(s): Slovak,Czech

A compendium compiled as an output of a continuing education program for staff of church courts and other church institutions entitled Investigating Sexual Offenses in the Catholic Church, organized by CMTF UP in Olomouc. Together with a conference on the same topic, it confirms and presents the collaboration of experts in canon and secular law and professionals from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, state institutions and the non-profit sector, and serves as a tool for comprehensive training in this area.

Rod i nasilje na Balkanu

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Before you is a collection of texts "Gender and Violence in the Balkans", which presents a comprehensive analysis of gender-based violence and the wider impact of gender issues in the society of the Balkans. The collection is the result of the work and thinking of the participants of the "Gender and Violence" Winter School, who developed their texts with the mentoring support of their professors. This collection not only documents the key insights that shaped the Winter School program, but also includes discussions during it, and deepens the understanding of the complex connections between gender, gender identities, and the various forms of violence that society reproduces and tolerates. Through different approaches and perspectives, authors explore how gender manifests itself in different spheres of social life - from public spheres such as law and politics, through education, science, culture and art, to deeply personal and intimate aspects of life. The papers in this collection try to shed light on how gender, as a construct, affects various aspects of life and how violence, especially directed against women, shapes the socio-political and cultural reality of the Balkan region.