scholarly journals Extending the Rights of Diaspora Through External Voting in the Balkan Countries: An Analysis of the Seven Independent States of the Former Yugoslavia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahide ERDOĞAN
Keyword(s):  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
External Voting ◽  
Independent States

Historical Writing in the Balkans

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Brunnbauer
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
The Other ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Ethnic Cleansing ◽  
Historical Writing ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
The One ◽  
The Way

This chapter analyzes historiography in several Balkan countries, paying particular attention to the communist era on the one hand, and the post-1989–91 period on the other. When communists took power in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia in 1944–5, the discipline of history in these countries—with the exception of Albania—had already been institutionalized. The communists initially set about radically changing the way history was written in order to construct a more ideologically suitable past. In 1989–91, communist dictatorships came to an end in Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Albania. Years of war and ethnic cleansing would ensue in the former Yugoslavia. These upheavals impacted on historiography in different ways: on the one hand, the end of communist dictatorship brought freedom of expression; on the other hand, the region faced economic displacement.

scholarly journals Human development and convergence among the states of former Yugoslavia

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-380
Author(s):  
Ivan Vujačić ◽  
Jelica Petrović-Vujačić ◽  
Svetozar Tanasković ◽  
Marko Miljković
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Catching Up ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Second World

AbstractAfter the devastation of the Second World War, the federal units of the former Yugoslavia were on their way to catching up with the Western Europe, with different degrees of success. In fact, Yugoslavia was considered a success story among the socialist economies due to its specific self-management system. Nevertheless, among the Federal units that later became independent states, regional differences in development level increased, in spite of the proclaimed policy to narrow them. Enough time has passed since the wars of the breakup and the economic transition to check if this divergence is continuing under a capitalist market system, now that all the countries are on the path to the European Union (EU) accession. The paper tests the convergence hypothesis among the states of the former Yugoslavia in terms of Human Development Index (HDI), as a more complex indicator of country development than GDP per capita. The results of two different approaches to test for the presence of β (beta) and σ (sigma) convergence suggest that the gap between the states of former Yugoslavia is closing, albeit at a slow rate. Given that convergence is slow, the active EU policies aimed at hastening the accession of the currently non-member states of the former Yugoslavia would accelerate the process.

scholarly journals How nations of former Yugoslavia look on modern Turkey

2012 ◽  
pp. 551-563
Author(s):  
Miroljub Jevtic
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
European Region ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Independent States ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Modern Turkey ◽  
Balkan States ◽  
Newly Independent States

The states that were created after the breakup of former Yugoslavia in the last decade of the 20th century had long been either part of the Ottoman Empire or in conflict with it. It is all reflected in their relationship with today?s Turkey, the successor of the Ottoman Empire. The author shows how the newly independent states look on Turkey today. Special attention was dedicated to the causes of different views on Turkey. In author?s opinion, it is the basis for mutual understanding and the development of good relations among Balkan States and in the European Region and it is also the condition for peace and stability in Europe (and in the Mediterranean).

scholarly journals Религията в теоретичното поле на съвременните балкански изследователи (контекстът на разпадането на бивша Югославия)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Нонка [Nonka] Богомилова [Bogomilova]
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Ethical Attitude ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Theoretical Reflection

Religion Within the Theoretical Field of Contemporary Balkan Scholars (In the Context of the Collapse of the Former Yugoslavia)This study aims to describe and analyse the main topics and trends in the study of religion in contemporary Balkan countries. It pays special attention to the contemporary sociology of religion in the former Yugoslavian countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various theoretical approaches are presented that are used in order to understand the dynamic processes that have developed in the contemporary religious situation. The topics and discussions at various seminar sessions, conferences, and workshops are analyzed as theoretical reflection on religion and as an ethical attitude towards intellectual and cultural developments and processes accompanying social change, the war in former Yugoslavia, and the post-communist transformations in the end of 20th and the beginning of 21st century. The relevant publications and organizational forms are outlined. The mutual collaboration among Balkan scholars and the forms of international relations developed in the Balkans within the framework of religious studies are described. Religia w polu teoretycznym współczesnych badaczy bałkańskich (w kontekście rozpadu byłej Jugosławii)Celem artykułu jest opis i analiza głównych tematów i trendów we współczesnej nauce o religii na Bałkanach. Autorka skupia się na współczesnej socjologii religii w krajach byłej Jugosławii (Chorwacji, Słowenii, Serbii, Macedonii Północnej, Czarnogórze, Bośni i Hercegowinie) i wskazuje na różne podejścia teoretyczne, jakie stosowane są do zrozumienia dynamicznych procesów, którym podlega obecnie sytuacja wyznaniowa. Tematy i dyskusje na różnych sesjach seminaryjnych, konferencjach i warsztatach są tu interpretowane jako teoretyczna refleksja nad religią oraz jako wyraz etycznego podejścia do procesów intelektualnych i kulturowych towarzyszącym zmianom społecznym, wojnie w byłej Jugosławii i transformacjom postkomunistycznym na przełomie XX i XXI wieku. W artykule przedstawione zostały istotne publikacje i formy organizacyjne. Opisana została współpraca bałkańskich uczonych i formy stosunków międzynarodowych, jakie rozwinęły się na tym obszarze w ramach studiów religijnych.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ITS IMPACTS ON CORPORATE REPUTATION OF COMPANIES IN SELECTED BALKAN COUNTRIES FORMER YUGOSLAVIA STATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 504-524
Author(s):  
Jintao Lu ◽  
Licheng Ren ◽  
Chong Zhang ◽  
Jiayuan Qiao ◽  
Maria Kovacova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

The empirical study was conducted in the three selected Balkan Countries from former Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro through totally 270 experts’ surveys, 90 questionnaires were distributed to entrepreneurs (30), policy makers (30) and experts from academia (30) in each country in order to assess the CSR level in the country and the effect the main drivers having on CSR level, then followed by the assessment of CSR impacts on Corporate Reputation (CR). The model of multivariate regression was developed for assessment of the impact of the four independent variables (Institutional Environment, Executive Characteristics, Customers’ Expectations and Political Factors) on dependent variable–CSR. The study also analysed the impact of CSR (dependent variable) on CR. The obtained results show that countries with the higher level of CSR, have achieved the greater level of CR. The degree of the impact of the main drivers on CSR in selected Balkan countries is linked to EU accession level. The political factor has the highest impact on CSR level in all investigated countries, institutional environment is the next.

scholarly journals Divergence or convergence? The case of the former Yugoslav area

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-293
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Zienkiewicz ◽  
Ewa Zienkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Purchasing Power Parity ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
State Level ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Power Parity ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Formed Part

Europe is differentiated socio-economically, both at the global and state level. The former Yugoslav republics are no exception. Due to cultural, religious, and developmental diversity, the area of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia can be considered a microcosm of Europe as a whole. The decision to research in this area was taken because this group of independent states, formed part of a larger territory for nearly 70 years. The study covers the territory of former Yugoslavia and the period from 2000 to 2019. The coefficient of variation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP; constant 2017 international $) showed the persistence of significant polarization of the relative measure of the regional differentiation. Using 21 statistical variables and applying the taxonomic method, we made a comparative assessment of the level of socioeconomic development of individual countries. It is noteworthy that the value of the taxonomic measure of the regional socio-economic development of Slovenia is nearly forty times higher than that of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The comparison of the values of taxonomic measures of socio-economic development consistently points to a significant differentiation in the level of development in former Yugoslavia. It seems that a review of current actions and strategies in the area of sustainable development of this region is necessary.

scholarly journals Trauma and suicidality in war affected communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 514-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jankovic ◽  
S. Bremner ◽  
M. Bogic ◽  
D. Lecic-Tosevski ◽  
D. Ajdukovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
War Trauma ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Relevant Risk Factor ◽  
War Experiences

AbstractPurposeThe aim was to assess whether experiences of war trauma remain directly associated with suicidality in war affected communities when other risk factors are considered.Materials and methodsIn the main sample 3313 participants from former Yugoslavia who experienced war trauma were recruited using a random sampling in five Balkan countries. In the second sample 854 refugees from former Yugoslavia recruited through registers and networking in three Western European countries. Sociodemographic and data on trauma exposure, psychiatric diagnoses and level of suicidality were assessed.ResultsIn the main sample 113 participants (3.4%) had high suicidality, which was associated with number of potentially traumatic war experiences (odds ratio 1.1) and war related imprisonment (odds ratio 3) once all measured risk factors were considered. These associations were confirmed in the refugee sample with a higher suicidality rate (10.2%).Discussion and conclusionsNumber of potentially traumatic war experiences, in particular imprisonment, may be considered as a relevant risk factor for suicidality in people affected by war.

scholarly journals Agreement on Succession Issues - Protection of Private Property / Sporazum o pitanjima sukcesije – zaštita privatne svojine

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Vladimir Čolović
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Original Condition ◽  
Successor State ◽  
Private Property Rights ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Newly Independent States

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, many problems between the former republics, which among other things concerning the private property of natural and legal persons, are not yet resolved. In this regard, the question arises, how the state will guarantee the protection of private property. All former Yugoslav republics signed the Agreement on Succession Issues June 29, 2001, which stipulates that all newly independent states in the former Yugoslavia are the successor states. The agreement contains seven annexes and three appendices. The Agreement regulates the distribution of movable and immovable federal property, status of assets outside the territory of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, finance, archives, etc. The paper specifically analyzes the Annex G which refers to the issue of private property. In Annex G is defined that the private property of the natural and legal persons will be protected by the successor states. All rights concerning to the private property, if possible, will be returned in its original condition by the successor state, irrespective of nationality, domicile or head office of the said persons. This paper also discusses the respect of vested rights, the contents of the private property rights, the necessity of the conclusion of specific bilateral agreements between the former Yugoslav republics, as well as a dual process of resolving the above issues.

scholarly journals Issues of Small States in the Age of Globalization

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Venera Llunji
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Small States ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Free Movement Of Goods ◽  
Collapse Of Communism ◽  
Different Cultures

The twentieth century has been characterized by the rise of nationalism in many parts of the world especially in the countries which lived under socialism and/or communism. Under socialism and/or communism, countries comprising of multi- ethnic groups lived in peace and cooperated and as such decreasing the possibility for any conflict. The collapse of communism and socialism in these countries of the Eastern Europe created opportunities for different forces to mobilize and capture state power mainly because these states turned into ineffective and weakened ones, as was the case with the former Yugoslavia where the ethno-national forces rose and caused ethnic strife and civil war which completely destroyed the society. The question which arises is why? Why did the destruction happen? Being a multiethnic and multinational society of different cultures, languages, history and religions, it entered into a war causing thousands of dead people, thousands of injured, destruction of properties and suffering of the people. Civil war in former Yugoslavia resulted with the partition of Yugoslavia into small independent states. But over the past few years, several changes have exposed difficulties upon these small independent states to recover fully from the harshness of the war: economic crisis, immigration, integration. IN addition, European countries have opened the doors to a new era of development, that of globalization which has been accepted mainly as the free movement of goods, services and people. Thus, this paper will deal with issues that small states face in the age of globalization.

scholarly journals Approaches of the Albanian Folkloristic in Kosovo: Background, Researches, Publications

Traditiones ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Arbnora Dushi
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Political Status ◽  
Folklore Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
The Status

The aim of the article on disciplinary trends in Albanian folkloristic in Kosovo is to offer an overview of folkloristic orientations and impacts related to the social and political status of Albanians in the former Yugoslavia, respectively in Kosovo. The living conditions of Albanians in some Balkan countries have affected the approaches, orientations and schools through which Albanian folklore studies have evolved. In this context, Albanian folklore studies in Kosovo differed from those in Albania during the period under communism when Yugoslavia and Albania had tense or broken diplomatic relations. In this paper, the historical background of the discipline and circumstances of Albanians living in Kosovo are presented. Both had a discernible impact on the research and publications carried out by the Folklore Department at the Institute of Albanology in Prishtina, as the only institution for the scientific research of Albanian folklore. Its research methodology, paradigms, publications as well as the status of folklore studies today provide an overview of folkloristic in Kosovo.

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