“I will Enter the Suitcase and I will not Make a Sound until we Pass the Border…”

Author(s): Özlem Hocaoğlu,Apak Kerem Altıntop,Nurcan Özgür Baklacıoğlu / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

The article elaborates the crossborder experiences and strategies of family divide and unaccompanied childhoods in the context of crossborder migrations and smuggling across Bulgaria-Turkey border between the years of 1990-2001. The authors dig into the longrun impact of smuggling and imposed illegality on the migrant children and the means, manners, strategies and dangers hidden within crossborder cyclical mobility and administrative construction of illegality under the political and economic transitions and turbulence across sending and receiving countries. Left to the forgetfulness of the history unaccompanied child migration experiences between Bulgaria and Turkey contain significant lessons in regard to the role of restrictive and security based visa and migration policies. Our study aims at further investigation and understanding of these experiences via fieldwork containing semistructured interviews with 13 smuggled children and their parents. The article begins with introduction to the political and economic conditions that led to irregularization of child migrations across Bulgaria-Turkey border between 1990-2001. It follows presentation of data collected during the Istanbul University BAP Research Center supported fieldwork and follows elaboration on the memories, experiences and prevailing perceptions of these crossborder experiences by the trafficked children and their parents.The article elaborates the crossborder experiences and strategies of family divide and unaccompanied childhoods in the context of crossborder migrations and smuggling across Bulgaria-Turkey border between the years of 1990-2001. The authors dig into the longrun impact of smuggling and imposed illegality on the migrant children and the means, manners, strategies and dangers hidden within crossborder cyclical mobility and administrative construction of illegality under the political and economic transitions and turbulence across sending and receiving countries. Left to the forgetfulness of the history unaccompanied child migration experiences between Bulgaria and Turkey contain significant lessons in regard to the role of restrictive and security based visa and migration policies. Our study aims at further investigation and under-standing of these experiences via fieldwork containing semi-structured interviews with 13 smuggled children and their parents. The article begins with introduction to the political and economic conditions that led to irregularization of child migrations across Bulgaria-Turkey border between 1990-2001. It follows presentation of data collected during the Istanbul University BAP Research Center supported fieldwork and follows elaboration on the memories, experiences and prevailing perceptions of these crossborder experiences by the trafficked children and their parents.

Сайтът „Изгубени в Прехода: историята в снимки“ като възможен освобождаващ наратив за Прехода

Author(s): Dena Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2023

The paper addresses the potential to challenge the dominant narrative of the official memory of the Transition period in Bulgaria through live archives. The specific website, Lost in the Transition: history in photos, is studied as an example of live space for memory reconstruction that could provoke authentic reflection about the recent past and provide a shared space for reflexive dialogue in the contemporary Bulgarian society. This dynamic process can result in a critical attempt to better understand the period and cocreate a liberating and empowering narrative.

Aging and Institutional Care During Late Socialism: The Case of the Elderly People’s Home in the Village of Pelishat, Bulgaria

Author(s): Denitsa Nencheva / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2024

This paper will discuss the problem of the institutionalization of care for the elderly during the period of late socialism in Bulgaria. I will examine a specific case – that of the Elderly People’s Home in the village of Pelishat (Pleven Province), whose development follows the trajectory of displacement to spatial and social peripheries, typical of similar institutions. For this purpose, I will analyze a set of archival documents dating from the second half of the 1960s until the end of the 1980s. The analysis will take into account the socio-historical context of the practical and ideological role of (institutionalized) social care, as well as the government’s attempts to deal with factors such as the (negative) demographic trends in the country at that time and the deepening discrepancies between the official image of universal modernization of Bulgarian society and the economics of shortage.The main focus of the text however, falls on the dynamic interplay of care and medicalization, and the ideological construction of the everyday life space of the residents who find themselves in a situation of shared accommodation (in dormitory), medical interventions and the auxiliary e conomy of the home. These aspects of life are usually normalized through categories such as “medical services”, “culturtherapy”, “personal hygiene”, “living conditions”, “labor activity” and others. The analysis of the ideological framing of institutional life can help trace the implicit and explicit discourses and set of disciplining techniques aimed at the facility residents and staff, as well as study the traces of successful adoption of or failure to follow the Party’s official line.

Политика на сближаване в Европейския съюз и отражението ѝ върху регулаторната рамка в България

Author(s): Maria Neikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4s/2024

The cohesion policy in the European Union aims to reduce regional disparities and stimulate economic development through the application of various financial instruments. The synchronization of national legal regulations with the European regulatory framework necessitates the amendment and supplementation of applicable and existing legal acts specifically related to the management of funds from European funds under shared management. This article presents the cohesion policy of the European Union and the impact of its implementation on regional policy in Bulgaria. The study pays special attention to the application of the regulatory framework regarding the “cohesion policy” in the context of implementing local self-government and local administration. Following Bulgaria‘s accession to the European Union in 2007, the country has utilized the European Union‘s structural funds to reduce regional disparities, enhance economic growth, and promote sustainable development. This research evaluates the effectiveness of these policies, their role in the regional transformation of Bulgaria, and the latest challenges and future prospects.

Югоизточна Европа – сътрудничество и/или интеграция?

Author(s): Nevena Aleksieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2024

As a part of Europe and in perspective – also a part of the EU, SEE is inevitably linked to multilayered and multidirectional processes – in the Union and in the region. The key question, which has a new significance and new dimensions in the context of the war in Ukraine, is – which direction will SEE countries take – backwards towards nationalism or forward looking towards effective integration into a community based on supranational and commonly accepted rules? Towards mutually beneficial regional exchanges and the completion of regional identity with a serious effect on the European and Euro-Atlantic perspective of the region and the enhancement of citizens’ wellbeing. Or towards remaining on the periphery of Europe as an object of multi-directional, conflicting aspirations and belligerent confrontation. The role of Bulgaria is also outlined, and some guidelines for the intensification of its positions in terms of bilateral and multilateral regional cooperation are proposed.

Военни характеристики на Китай през ХХI век

Author(s): Erol Buyukliev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2024

The article presents some basic military characteristics of China in the XXI century. This analysis outlines China’s military characteristics in the context of strategic rivalry with the United States of America. The conclusion summarizes China’s military capabilities, through which the Chinese political system demonstrates geopolitical superiority with the ambitions for global influence.

Определяне на потребностите от материални ресурси за операции

Author(s): Ivaylo Ralev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2024

The paper considers the importance and content of the activity of determining material resource for operations. Next, it outlines the specifics of this activity at each level of operational planning. Finally, the paper describes the main methods that can be used in determining material resource for operations and their advantages and disadvantages.

Добри практики за управление на операционния риск във финтех сектора в епохата на дигитална трансформация

Author(s): Valentin Monchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2024

The research focuses on best practices for operational risk management in the fintech sector in the context of digital transformation, highlighting the key importance of new technologies for increasing business agility and resilience, as well as the role of innovation in optimizing processes and reducing dependence on physical infrastructure. Four key areas of best practice are explored, and the resulting paper provides recommendations for improving business continuity and minimizing risk - implementing risk management technologies, strategic planning and preparation, effective incident response and disaster recovery.

VULNERABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: TACKLING SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST MIGRANTS AND ENHANCING SUPPORT TO VICTIMS

Author(s): Ilarija Basic,Mirsad Buzar / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This paper seeks to improve understanding of the risks and types of sexualand gender-based violence faced by migrants, as well as ways of providing protection and assistance within the mixed migration context in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that over half of women and almost 1 in 3 men worldwide have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their life times. Even though the prevalence of sexual violence is high, its exact scope is unknown due to its vast underreporting. Sexual violence against people on the move is widespread. Regardless of age and gender, this population is highly vulnerable to becoming victims of sexual and gender-based violence during their journey toward the desired destination. How the proper activities aimed to prevent and treat the consequences of sexual and gender-based violence in the humanitarian context are set up in Bosnia and Herzegovina and what kind of services are provided to victims will be discussed within the paper. How important the role of humanitarian workers is, their understanding of sexual and gender-based violence, and their readiness to provide adequate care, recognize the types of sexual violence, and use all the benefits of the existing referral pathway properly will also be broadly explored.

Връзка между бруто образуването на основен капитал, кредити и спестявания на домакинствата в България

Author(s): Konstantin Kolev,Maya Tsoklinova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2024

The goal of this article is to analyze the impact of household savings and household loans on gross fixed capital formation in Bulgaria. The research is carried out on the basis of quarterly data for the 2010-2023 period. The sources of the data are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). The algorithm of the empirical research includes: checking for stationarity by means of the extended Dickey-Fuller test; determining the optimal lag of the model; Johansen cointegration test; specification of vector error correction model (VECM). As a result of the research, it has been established that there is a long-term relationship between the variables gross fixed capital formation, household savings and household loans. At the same time, about 39.2% of the disequilibrium between the studied variables in a certain quarter is compensated in the next one.

Развитие на сектора на рециклиращата индустрия в България в контекста на концепцията за кръгова икономика

Author(s): Dimitar Blagoev,Kalin Karev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2024

The article examines the structure and results of the activities of enterprises from the raw materials and materials recycling sector in Bulgaria by subsectors from the National Classifier of Economic Activities (NCEA 2008). The article examines the structure of the recycling industry sector of the national economy with enterprises and resp. the results achieved by them in each of the directions – waste collection, waste recycling and waste disposal. The research interest and choice of this sector of the national economy is not accidental. It is provoked by its importance for building a circular economy, the fight against climate change and the concept of secondary utilization of the exhaustible resources of our planet. The purpose of the article is to make a comparison and outline the directions of development of the enterprises from the recycling industry in Bulgaria in comparison with the general economic development of the country in recent years. Statistical data for the enterprises from the recycling industry were used in relation to selected economic indicators – turnover, value of long-term tangible assets, value of short-term tangible assets, employed personnel, investments made, etc. At the national macro level, and as a basis for comparison, the main macroeconomic indicators are observed – gross domestic product, gross domestic product per capita and foreign direct investments. By using the methods of comparison, retrospective analysis, technical analysis, etc. principles and regularities in the economic development of the sector and its importance for the general economic development of the country have been identified.

ОЧУВАЊЕ НЕПОКРЕТНОГ КУЛТУРНОГ НАСЛЕЂА

Author(s): Duško Kuzović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 189/2024

Review of: Ивана Јаношевић, Непокретно културно наслеђе Палежа и Обреновца: речи, слике и прилике; Библиотека „Влада Акентијевић”, Обреновац 2022; 148 стр

ИДЕНТИТЕТСКИ ИНЖЕЊЕРИНГ ПОСТЈУГОСЛОВЕНСКОГ КОНТРАКУЛТУРНОГ ТРАНСКУЛТУРАЛИЗМА

Author(s): Vesna Đukić / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 191/2024

The subject of the paper is post-Yugoslav countercultural identity engineering as an ideological construct of left-liberal Euro-Atlantic totalitarianism. The author studies the subject through the analysis of a model of countercultural action directed against the basic identifiers of Serbian cultural identity – Svetosavlje as the Othodox Cristians philosophy of life derived from the teaching of Saint Sava, whose spiritual creation is a centuries-old value system, and the Cyrillic script of the Serbian language through which the Serbian people communicate the Saint Sava worldview. The aim of the research is to understand and explain the way of thinking and action of neoliberal Euro-Atlantic totalitarianism in the area of the former Yugoslavia based on theoretical sources, analysis of empirical data, media texts, internet presentations and weblogs. The results of the historical-comparative analysis of Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav identity engineering show that a key role in the process is played by the hybrid model “double of the state” which assumes the role of a cultural hegemon. Model operates on the principle of “divide and rule” by antagonizing existing political and cultural identities to impose a set of beliefs about gender identity with devastating consequences for society as a whole. For expansion of left-liberal Euro-Atlantic totalitarianism to the poscommunist Europe after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the “double of the state” model was necessary in order to remove all the subversive contents of cultural identity. This especially refers to the key identifiers of the Serbian cultural identity, which the comunist – ateist ideology of Yugoslavia perceived as a threat due to the alleged “Greater Serbian hegemony and nationalism”, and has already pushed it out of public life to a significant extent. Thus, the post -Yugoslav left-liberal ideology found its natural ally in neoliberal Euro-Atlantic countercultural transculturalism.

Ценности и личност: етапи на развитие в контекста на една процесуална аксиология

Author(s): Sylvia Borissova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2024

Taking as a starting point the problematization of the debate on values and the understanding of the stages of personality development over the past two centuries, the article aims to dynamize the findings in the context of the formation of values and the integration of personality, by proposing a process-axiological grid for the analysis of values and their role in personality development.

Старозаветни и Новозаветни ценности – практическа реализация в съвременната ситуация. Урок по философия за IX клас

Author(s): Milena Coloma,Ognyan Uzunov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2024

This text outlines an interactive philosophy teaching model conducted among 9th-grade students of 51th Secondary School “Elisaveta Bagryana” – Sofia. The teaching is based on a topic set in the curriculum and concerns the exploration of values in the Old and New Testaments. The model examines the values of Old Testament justice and Christian love in the context of their relationship to society and the individual. It emphasizes the practical nature of both types of values and derives their relevance to specific life situations. The teaching aims to develop the skills of analysis, synthesis, argumentation, discussion, conclusion-drawing, and generalization. The stages of learning follow the sequence: from knowledge of biblical values to skills for defining them in practice, focusing on their competent application in life. The model demonstrates an approach to make learning more challenging and encourage critical thinking in an enjoyable manner. It cultivates a value model rooted in understanding and respecting differences.

Из архивното наследство на Райна Кацарова: следи от присъствието на таврийски българи в България. Част втора: една от записаните песни и вариантите й в хронологичен, селищен обреден контекст

Author(s): Galin Georgiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

In previous academic publications, I have already turned my attention to the expedition carried out by the famous Bulgarian folklorist Rayna Katsarova in Dobrudzha in the summer of 1944. This endeavor of hers was also the subject of deeper interest in my text from the last issue of the journal “Bulgarian Ethnology“, the continuation of which is the present article. The specific reason for the research is the fact that some time after finding the file with the reportfrom R. Katsarova’s fieldwork trip in the archive of IEFSEM-BAS, I was able to familiarize myself with her recordings, made in several settlements in North-Eastern Bulgaria. These transcripts are stored in today’s Musical the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The specific reason for the research is the fact that sometime after finding the file with the report from R. Katsarova’s fieldwork trip in the archive of IEFSEM-BAS, I was able to familiarize myself endeavour of hers was also the subject of a deeper interest in my text from the last issue of One of the highlights of R. Katsarova’s expedition to Dobrudzha were the Bulgarians who moved from the Tavria region in 1943 (then in the Ukrainian SSR), bringing with them a specific language, traditions and folklore. Our great folklorist did not know that after a few months these people would not remain in their ancestral homeland and that, unlike the Jews in Bulgaria, the state would not be able to save them. About 2,000 Tavrian Bulgarians were deported back to the USSR, a part of them were killed along the way, others were repressed and thrown into the prisons of Central Asia. There is no way that the Tavrians themselves knew that their meetings with an academic like R. Katsarova were a unique chance to pass on to the next generations, through her, pieces of their cultural memory, of their customs and musical folklore, which will remain as a document for the development of their ethno-cultural traditions and identity and in the conditions of the Second World War. In the present second part of the study, the archival materials of R. Katsarova from1944 will be presented in a more detailed manner, both in terms of their content and type, and in relation to earlier and later records of other researchers among the Bulgarians from the historical and cultural regions of Tavria and Bessarabia.

Галин Георгиев. Традиции, памет, идентичност на българите в Украйна и Молдова – динамика на културата в диаспората, 2020.

Author(s): Sonya Sredkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

Linguistic Technologies in Branding: Artistic Variations at the Biennale Arte in Venice 2024

Author(s): Andreana Eftimova / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2025

The research aims to establish the role of language in the branding of national, transnational and regional identities in the works of art selected for the Venice Biennale 2024. The analysis shows that the notion of language as a unifying concept of national identity is greatly shaken. The use of text in works of art shows the clash and destruction of traditional values and identities. In most national pavilions and individual participants, the theme is the return to or push away from traditional identities. The texts in the works of art are monolingual, discussing the problems of colonialization, women's and transgender identity, and multilingual, thematizing the increasing feeling of alienation in a globalized world based on gender, religious, etc. differences. The use of intentional language variants or speech imitations suggests the person's inability to talk about the suffering and violence, as well as to connect with others.

‘Ubuntu’ Elements in Political and Socio-Economic Organization: a Philosophical Reflection

Author(s): Philip Ogo Ujomu / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

This paper tries to develop a tenable philosophical idea of Ubuntu as an endogenous construct for African socioeconomic and political development. The search for an African endogenous paradigm for sociopolitical and economic development is urgent given the real consequences of some dominant paradigms of alienation, exploitation, and marginalization. These values have altered or affected African behaviour and thinking. This transformation of the human person has raised issues about agency and the values underlying same. So, a development paradigm or philosophy of development for Africa or even the world at large requires an ethical basis for human existence in economic, political, and social order. Generally, social order in most parts of Africa is beset by the problem of a negative dominant social paradigm (DSP) or core social values of hatred, intolerance, the abuse of human rights, dehumanization, exploitation, authoritarianism, poverty, and oppression. This often leads to tension, violent conflicts, and wars. So, to build a viable and stable endogenous paradigm for development in most African sociopolitical environments we attempt to use the main pillar of interconnectedness among human beings which is central to Ubuntu as a social system and value system to underscore some key moral and democratic values required for human liberation and transformation. The research question is: What concrete elements or values of Ubuntu can be useful as paradigms of an endogenous African development? Specifically, our findings suggest that Ubuntu ethics is defined by a set of human values or qualitative correlates central among which are reciprocity, common good, peaceful relations, emphasis on human dignity and the value of human life as well as consensus, tolerance and mutual respect.

Интерсекционални изследвания на пола в спорта

Author(s): Boryana Angelova-Igova,Nevena Dimitrova / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The article deals with the state of research in the field of gender inequality in Bulgaria. The approach is intersectional. In recent years, in the humanities and social sciences, the so-called intersectional method of researching gender, not only in sports but in every life situation. The intersectional approach examines not only the male-female gender ratio, but also factors such as age, sexuality, ethnic and religious affiliation, and social status. An intersectional approach suggests that discrimination can be not only at the level of gender but also in terms of age, appearance, ethnicity, or sexuality, so research in this area needs to be more comprehensive.