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U ovom tekstu raspravljaću o »balkanističkom stereotipu« i nekim ideološkim mehanizmima koji se oslanjaju na njega, a na osnovu jednog izbora iskaza, uglavnom uzetih iz mas-medija na slovenačkom i hrvatskom jeziku. Analizirani materijal je izabran intuitivno, zbog njegove paradigmatske, to jest, strukturne vrednosti.
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Bilo je to ranih 1990ih, u Briselu, srcu Evropske unije. Tamo sam prvi put čuo izraz: »nacije evropske vokacije«. Vocation, calling, Beruf… nemačka reč je najizražajnija, a znači u isto vreme »vokacija« i »profesija«. Neke nacije su, prema tome, evropske po vokaciji (ukorenjenoj, valjda, ne u božijoj volji, kao što je slučaj sa Veberovim protestantima, nego u njihovoj istoriji); kod takvih nacija biti Evropljanin je neka vrsta profesije. A šta je sa drugim nacijama, koje s njima ne dele ovaj Beruf? I ko to odlučuije o tome ko ima a ko nema takav Beruf? Ali ono što me najviše intrigira jeste šta Beruf može da znači u ovim slučajevima.
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Ono što je odrednici »Balkan« zajedničko sa ostalim klišeima jeste svojevrsni automatski esencijalizam – to je geografski metonim koji pretpostavlja postojanje negeografskog referenta. U političkim raspravama, novinskim napisima i svakodnevnim razgovorima, ovo je očigledna, nesporna pretpostavka: upotreba imena ukazuje da Balkan postoji kao region sa izvesnim identitetom uspostavljenim uz pomoć izvesnog broja zajedničkih karakteristika.
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Ne bi trebalo da nas zavede paradoks, naime, da nacionalisti tvrde da su njihove nacije ukorenjene u drevnosti i da su očigledno prirodne, kada su one, u stvari, sasvim skorašnje nove i neobične konstrukcije. U jednom od svojih poslednjih intervjua, koji je dao Đankarlu Bosetiju (Bosetti) (1993), Karl Poper (Popper) se zalagao za intervenciju u Bosni i za primenu principa »rat ratu« prema terorizmu koji je počeo da se širi u regionu bivše Jugoslavije posle pada komunizma.
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Čini se da što je život na Balkanu mukotrpniji, želja da se živi negde drugde biva snažnija – što dalje od Balkana i što je moguće bliže Zapadu, daleko od ovog politički, ekonomski i mentalno žigosanog regiona. Rečeno sa manje retorike, to je bila kolektivna drama Rumuna u poslednjih 150 godina; to je drama koliko onih Rumuna koji izigravaju zabrinutost realnom ili mogućnom sudbinom svog naroda, toliko i onih koji se pokazuju ravnodušni spram apstraktnih kolektivnih drama, ali, u isti mah, traže istorijske izgovore za svoje večite žalopojke.
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Balkansko imaginarno iznenada je ponovo iskrslo nakon završetka Hladnog rata. Region je ranije bio podeljen između različitih tipova fantazama. Neki su to videli kao potvrdu komunističkih teorija čudotvorne industrijalizacije i urbanizacije nazadnih ruralnih društava. Drugi su na jug poluostrva projektovali plemenitu odbranu slobodnog sveta od sovjetskog varvarizma.
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Koliko god bio ironičan, gornji navod nagoveštava ne tako davna nastojanja kritičara i učenjaka da »objasne« Srbe, i to najčešće s ciljem da identifikuju ono {to bi moglo objasniti raširenu pojavu silovanja tokom razaranja Jugoslavije. Uvaženi sociolozi, antropolozi, stručnjaci za ženske studije, teoretičari politike i psihoanalitiki kritičari doprineli su ovoj raspravi, ponekad podržavši, a ponekad odbacujući esencijalističke opise srpskog identieta.
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Potreba za mišljenjem o Balkanu danas nas upućuje s one strane radikalne neposrednosti događaja. Ovo kažem, iako se može učiniti da je to protivno rezonu, zato što se, čak i u ovim neuobičajenim prilikama brzog razumevanja veličine događaja, ne{to uvek oseća kao nedokučivo, tajanstveno, neomeđeno. Možda zato što duboko promišljanje, na kraju, ne može da izdrži paljbu stalne neposrednosti – ili, da kažem to drugačije, zato što misao o istoriji-koja-je-u-dubini ne može da izdrži paljbu istorije-koja-se-događa – očigledan neuspeh konceptualizovanja Balkana s one strane njegovih elementarnih istorijskih/kulturnih/političkih granica postaje sve više akutan.
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Mitovi su, pored ostalog, materijal od kog se grade nacije. Nacija mora imati “nacionalnu” povijest a ova kao takva, “nacionalna,” ne može biti stvarna, dakle onako kako se doista dogodila, nego je mitološka, patriotska, skrojena tako da emocionalno veže ljude uz njihove nacije te osigura legitimitet strukturama vlasti. Kad se radi o “etničkim nacijama” poput Srbije i Hrvatske kojima će se baviti ovaj članak, mitološki temelji nacionalnosti su od gotovo krucijalnog značaja. Oni su povezani s poviješću etnosa (narod) koja je uvijek manje ili više mitska i mitološka kako u mitovima o prapočetku tako i u mitovima iz nedavne povijesti.
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Od samog postanka istorije kao discipline istoričari nastoje da svoja dela distanciraju od mitova, da ih raskrinkaju i istorijski interpretiraju. Ali iako daleko od proizvodnje mitova u antičkoj formi i značenju, istorijska dela takođe obiluju mnogim osobinama karakterističnim za mitove. Istoričari su skloni predrasudama, stereotipima, iskrivljavanju, preuveličavanju ili izostavljanju. Kao i kod mitova i u pisanju istorije se kompleksnost i višeznačnost određenog fenomena redukuje na jedno najčešće isključivo objašnjenje ili se interpretacije nude bez da se ikad jasno i svestrano formuliše problem. Najvažnija je ipak sličnost istorije sa mitovima u saznajnom monopolu koji imaju u definisanju etičkih i političkih načela jedne zajednice.
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The author analyzes cultural changes that took place during the socialist period in Croatia – in the context of Yugoslavia as it was at the time, especially from 1945 to 1952. In this regard, she attempted to sketch out certain questions and cultural conflicts which were operative in the ideological framework of the time, such as partymindedness, that is to say revolutionary tendencies in culture as the public characteristic of culture. Party-mindedness is demonstrated by execution of the ≪strict dictate of the party line≫; the criteria of truth and progress, or meta-aesthetic criteria, were characterized by ≪specific≫ knowledge, ideology, creativity. The purpose of party-mindedness was not only to bring ideology to its fulfillment, but its partiality was demanded, and the goal of the communist party in power was to implement its muli-layered ideology in practice, or purely in terms of intent. Often the party political principle was incompatible with totalitarian methods. The author thus relied on a few basic points of opposition within Croatian political culture and culture generally. The author looked at three paradigmatic examples: the symbolic structure of South Slav unity, the relationship to tradition, and the orientation to cultural thought in Europe, contained within the metaphorical saying ≪suspicious west≫.
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A collection of late medieval and early Renaissance finds stored in the museum of Dulovo; the items were found south-east of Okorsh village, Dulovo municipality, Silistra region. Out there, in the area called „Beiska mahala”, a big Ottoman-time settlement was found, which is possibly the original source of the finds, which include 36 pafta clasps discussed in the article.According to the numismatic information and the dating of the other finds, the settlement can be dated within the 17th and the first half of the 19th century. According to an Ottoman census of 1676, a village called Abdarrahman seems to be listed in Silistra kaza.The pafta clasps from the collection of Dulovo museum can be divided into 5 types, with their own subtypes. The first type includes small round, cup-shaped pafta clasps, without ornament. Most of the clasps have granular trimming on the periphery, always with a small sharp widening. There are no analogues from closed archaeological sites dated within the period from the 10th to the 14th century. Surely, the dated finds from Niculitel and Silistra are dated within the 17th — the 18th centuries. The second type are round, cup-shaped pafta clasps with a stylized rosette in the center. This type has three subtypes. Most of the clasps are with granular trimming on the periphery, with a small sharp widening. Surely, dated finds from necropolis in Romania are from the period of the 17th—18th centuries. The third type are cup-shaped pafta clasps with radial ornament. This type is a stylized variant of the pafta clasps with a rosette in the center. There are no finds dated within the 10th—16th centuries. The finds from the graves around the church in Arnautkoy village (Poroishte, Bulgaria) are dated within the 17th—18th centuries. The fourth type are shield-like paftas, divided in five subtypes. According to the analogies from surely dated archaeological sites — the church in Arnautkoy and Corinth, we can assume that this type is dated within 18th century. Subtype IVa is dated later — by the first half of the 19th century. The fifth type are leaf-shaped pafta clasps. According to their form, we can add to this type two belt applications with a shape of pafta clasps. According to some analogies from Isakcha, we can date them back in 18th—19th century. According to the surely dated finds, we came to the conclusion that until 16th century the pafta clasps are unknown type of jewelry. The first appearance of pafta clasps on the Balkans and in Bulgaria can be dated by the beginning or the mid of the 17th century. One way for their appearance in this area could be transfer of traditions from Asia Minor, due to relocation of hundreds of Alevi (Shiite) villages in 16th—17th centuries in Eastern Bulgaria.
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Without doubt, every migratory wave begets serious problems with many dimensions in the fields of education, employment, integration, or gender issues. A recent mass migratory move, if more numerous, can cause delays in policies towards an older refugee group. The Syrian war and the subsequent mass migration towards Turkey channeled both academic and administrative focus towards this group. As the transformative power of migration increases, so does the academic interest in this topic. In this respect, we can understand the abundance of research on Syrians compared to the paucity of studies on African refugees as a reflection of the size and impact of the Syrian stock and flows.
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The destructive effects of the Second World War, which resulted in great loss and suffering in the not so distant past, still has an important place in the lives of countless people living in different geographical locations. German families constitute a population whose members witnessed the bitter outcomes of the war in no small measure. War-related memories of families have been handed down from generation to generation up to the present day. Despite many of the generation who actually lived through the war preferring to erase the traces of it from their day to day lives, their children and even their grandchildren have taken on board this memory (Koçyiğit, 2016).
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Articles, pictures and interviews can be reprinted only with the consent of the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia
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This article is part of a study by the author made in the 2016-2019 year of the Balkan Regional Development Agencies. Regional competitiveness is viewed in terms of psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects. These characteristics are specific to each territorial community and have a significant impact on economic processes and hence on the competitiveness of the region. The article presents the individual elements of the community culture of the territory, each element being defined individually in view of its importance as a factor for competitiveness. The author has used in his article the ideas of a number of authors with significant contributions in the field of psychological, social and cultural studies of the regions. At the end of the article the author has formulated conclusions that can be a starting point for taking into account the influence of psychological and cultural aspects of competitiveness and their incorporation into the policies for effective regional economic development.
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The paper problematizes on the urban spaces, analyzing the discourses of: (national) majority, minorities, the newcomers (migrants), the others, emphasizing on the forms of visualization. The case of the towns of Tsarevo and Pomorie in Bulgaria and Edirne in Turkey are presented by the two migrant groups that have crossed the Bulgarian-Turkish border and settled in particular urban neighbourhoods. The visual approach in the urban anthropology requires a specific methodology starting from the material environment of the city and its public spaces to the social and cultural relationships of the urban inhabitants and the invisible aspects of their symbolic layer as memory and heritage. The paper analyzes the strategies and valorization and legitimation of the heritage of migration and heirs, who trace their places of everyday life and festivity. The fieldwork research was done among the heirs of the so called “Thracian Bulgarians”, living in Tsarevo and Pomorie and the Turks, born in Bulgaria and resettled in Turkey in Edirne.
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Research on language acquisition is a central theme in sociolinguistic research. Contemporary social, economic and political processes affect the life of communities and the languages what they speak. Globalization, migration and the enlargement of the European Union can significantly change the role and the future of majority and minority languages. In this research, we aim to reveal the family level language choice strategies of the Hungarian community in the small town of Margitha (Bihor County, Romania), discussing the role of family related social framework that positively or negatively influences the motivation of minority students to acquire knowledge of the Romanian language. For this purpose, we used both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. The results of research confirm that in multi-ethnic communities perhaps the most important, however at the same time the most vulnerable component of ethnic identity is the linguistic identity, which plays a key role in shaping the cultural landmarks and contents that determine the social integration of the individual. The positive family effects of socialization with the Hungarian language can be observed mostly in the ethnically homogeneous family. However, if one of the spouses is ethnic Romanian, the dominant language of communication within the family is more likely to be the Romanian language.
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Jednog vrelog julskog popodneva u Nigeriji 2004, antropološkinja Hajdi Larson sedela je na niskom, zemljanom zidu i razgovarala s grupom majki, dok su se deca i životinje vrteli okolo. Zdravstveni radnici beležili su napredak u vakcinaciji više hiljada nigerijske dece protiv dečije paralize, kada su glasine da su u vakcine ubačeni virus HIV i lekovi protiv plodnosti pokrenule bojkot u nekoliko oblasti na severu. Larson je u to vreme radila za Unicefov Globalni savez za vakcine i imunizaciju (danas poznat kao Gavi). „Osim glasina o vakcinama, postoji li još nešto što vas brine?”, pitala ih je.
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