scholarly journals Spearheading into the Neolithic: Last Foragers and First Farmers in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušan Borić ◽  
Nikola Borovinić ◽  
Ljiljana Đuričić ◽  
Jelena Bulatović ◽  
Katarina Gerometta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Neolithic Transition ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Karstic Features ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Important Indication

This article presents a summary of new evidence for the Mesolithic in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The region is one of the best areas in south-eastern Europe to study Early Holocene foragers and the nature of the transition to Neolithic lifeways at the end of the seventh and the beginning of the sixth millennium cal bc thanks to the existence of biodiverse landscapes and numerous karstic features. We argue that harpoons found at two different sites in this regional context represent a curated technology that has its roots in a local Mesolithic cultural tradition. The continued use of this standardized hunting tool kit in the Neolithic provides an important indication about the character of the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition. We also use this regional case study to address wider questions concerning the visibility and modes of Mesolithic occupation in south-eastern Europe as a whole.

Realities and Challenges of the Social Enterprises in South-Eastern European Countries

2019 ◽  
pp. 214-236
Author(s):  
Ani Matei ◽  
Corina-Georgiana Antonovici ◽  
Carmen Săvulescu
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Social ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Eastern European Countries

The chapter objectives focus on mapping the sector of social economy in some states from South-Eastern Europe, presenting their role and impact due to the activities achieved in society. The theoretical part of the chapter comprises the evolution of social economy in Europe, in general, and in South-Eastern Europe, in particular, the identification of the types of organizations in this area. The case study identifies and presents the stages of development of the social enterprises in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Republic of Moldova, and explores, by comparative analysis the institutional frameworks, the regulations of social enterprises, the eligible judicial forms, presenting similarities and differences, as well as the contribution to social inclusion and impact on community in general. The chapter identifies and explains the influence of the European actors and presents the factors specific to each country which have influenced and supported the emergence of social enterprises as well as the challenges faced.

scholarly journals Case Study on South-Eastern Europe

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milos Jovanovvic ◽  
Valeri Ratchev ◽  
Todor Tagarev ◽  
Vesselin Petkov ◽  
Antonia Todorova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
South Eastern Europe

Developing international talents: how organisational and individual perspectives interact

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 610-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hirt ◽  
Renate Ortlieb ◽  
Julian Winterheller ◽  
Almina Bešić ◽  
Josef Scheff
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Organisational Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Career Competencies

Purpose Focusing on an international trainee- and internship programme, this paper aims to propose a new framework that links organisational strategies regarding ethnic diversity with career competencies of the programme participants. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a case study design. It examines the interplay of the perspectives of the organisation, which is an Austrian bank, and of the programme participants, who are university graduates from South-Eastern Europe. It draws on the typology of diversity strategies by Ortlieb and Sieben (2013) and the categorisation of individual career competencies by DeFillippi and Arthur (1994). Findings The bank benefits from the programme participants’ competencies with regard to South-Eastern Europe and increased legitimacy gained from the public. Programme participants acquire many knowing-how, knowing-why and knowing-whom competencies, especially if the bank pursues a so-called learning strategy towards ethnic diversity. On the other hand, individual knowing-how competency supports an organisation’s antidiscrimination strategy, whereas knowing-why and knowing-whom competencies benefit the organisational learning strategy. Research limitations/implications Although the paper builds on a single case study and the ability to generalise is limited, the findings imply that future human resource development concepts should jointly consider the perspectives of both organisations and individuals. Practical implications Owing to their high strategic relevance, organisations should look into the competencies of skilled migrants and evaluate the critical resources they offer. Both organisational learning and an organisation’s strategic development are key concerns. The proposed framework helps to effectively design trainee- and internship programmes and simultaneously anticipate organisational and individual consequences thereof at an early stage. Originality/value The proposed framework concerning the interplay between organisational and individual perspectives as well as the regional focus on South-Eastern Europe present novelties.

scholarly journals Pleistocene mammal fauna of the Trlica locality, Montenegro

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 93-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre K. Agadzhanyan ◽  
Inesa A. Vislobokova ◽  
Mikhail V. Shunkov ◽  
V. A. Ulyanov
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Early Pleistocene ◽  
Middle Pleistocene ◽  
Large Mammal ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Mammal Fauna ◽  
Local Areas ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Cool Climate

The paper presents new evidence on the small and large mammal fauna from the Trlica locality, Montenegro, based on our records from the 2010 – 2014 excavations. It is shown that the lower layers of the locality correspond to the Early Pleistocene, and the upper layers are dated as the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene. The results obtained allow us to characterize the environment in which the oldest hominid migrants dwelt in this region of South-Eastern Europe. Within the interval 1.8–1.5 Ma, there was a relatively cool climate in the region. At the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene, the climate became milder; the areas occupied by forests, including broad-leaved forests, increased. The presence of Lagurini throughout the section is evidence of the existence of local areas of steppe in northern Montenegro during the Early Pleistocene and first half of the Middle Pleistocene.

scholarly journals Contested Racial Imaginings of the Serbian Self and the Romani Other in Serbia’s Guča Trumpet Festival

Arts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Gligorijević
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Music Culture ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Critical Studies ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Racial Issues ◽  
South Eastern Europe

In this article, I will address issues of race using the “Romani question” in Serbia’s Guča trumpet festival as a case study. I will specifically consider a selection of Guča-related themes pertinent to the question of race, while simultaneously discussing the theoretical and ideological underpinnings of this complicated concept vis-à-vis issues of national identity representation in post-Milošević Serbia. Informed by previous critical studies of race and popular music culture in South/Eastern Europe within the larger postcolonial paradigm of Balkanism, this work will seek to illustrate the ambiguous ways in which the racialization of the Serbian Self and the Romani Other is occurring in the Guča Festival alongside the country’s and region’s persistent denial of race. Using the above approaches, I will conduct a critical cultural analysis of selected racial issues in the festival with reference to eclectic sources, including more recent critical debates about race and racism in South/Eastern Europe within the broader context of postsocialist transition, EU integration, and globalization. My final argument will be that, despite strong evidence that a critical cultural analysis of the “Romani question” in Serbia’s Guča Festival calls for a transnational perspective, earlier Balkanist discourse on Serbia’s indeterminate position between West and East seems to remain analytically most helpful in pointing to the uncontested hegemony of Western/European white privilege and supremacy.

Institutional Reform for Investment and Growth in South Eastern Europe

10.1596/26037 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Broadman ◽  
Jim Anderson ◽  
Stijn Claessens ◽  
Randi Ryterman ◽  
Stefka Slavova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
South Eastern Europe
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