scholarly journals Disintegration of the former SFR Yugoslavia and changes in the ethno-confessional structure of some cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-696
Author(s):  
Igor Zekanović ◽  
Rajko Gnjato
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Ethnic Conflicts ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
Structure Of Population ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Banja Luka

Disintegration of Yugoslav state union, which was carried out marked by ethnic conflicts and creation of new political and geographical subjectivities, resulted in major changes in ethnical and ethno-confessional structure of most of the urban settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina and especially those which until 1992 had a heterogeneous structure according to listed features. In this context, the biggest changes were recorded in three urban settlements: Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar. Today, these settlements have a role of poles of development and affirmation of individual ethno-national ethno-confessional interests. Sarajevo - of Bosniaks and Islam, Banja Luka - of Serbs and Orthodoxy and Mostar - of Croats and Catholicism. Changes in ethnical and ethno-confessional structure of population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the period from 1992 to 1995, strongly contributed to the territorial organization of Bosnia and Herzegovina into two entities, the Republic of Srpska with Serbian majority and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina within which the cantons are formed either with the Croatian or Bosniak majority. This division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to ethnical or ethno-confessional principle, is again a source of different, and usually conflicting, geopolitical relations and aspirations between mentioned constituents.

scholarly journals THE POLISH NATIONAL MINORITY AND ITS SACRED ARCHITECTURE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

AГГ+ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Malinović ◽  
Milijana Okilj ◽  
Ljubiša Preradović
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
National Minority ◽  
Sacred Architecture ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Banja Luka

The topic of this paper is the arrival of the Polish national minority to the territory of today’s Republic of Srpska and the architecture of its sacred buildings. The Poles colonized Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly after the Austro-Hungarian Empire had occupied this territory in 1878. The Poles, like many other colonized minorities, built churches that served not only as  sacred buildings, but as monuments to their culture, language, and national identity as well. After WWII, the majority of the Poles were repatriated, with the highest rate among all minorities in former Yugoslavia. Many of their churches, which are the topic of this paper, were demolished during and after WWII, with only one remaining northern from Banja Luka. 

scholarly journals MONOTOWNS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: ASSESSMENT FEATURES OF SOCIO‑ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-165
Author(s):  
И. Русак ◽  
I. Rusak
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Single Industry ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of

<p>The aim of the article is to consider the existing criteria of single-industry towns (monotowns) in the Republic of Belarus, which are the subject of the current research. The article summarizes the main approaches to the concept of «single-industry city». The study is based on the analysis of the state scheme of complex territorial organization of the Republic of Belarus and shows the position of the single-industry towns of Belarus in the system of population displacement. The paper features an analysis of the existing criteria for attributing urban settlements to the category of «monotowns» and includes a list of the largest city-forming enterprises in the Republic of Belarus. The study proposes some basic directions of the further development of single-industry towns in Belarus, which can be used by the government and local authorities in the regional development. The results will help to institutionalize the category of «single-industry town» in Belarus. The study also proposes to include an article on the development of monoprofile cities into main strategic documents of the Republic of Belarus. Such an article should provide a permanent monitoring of the development of such urban settlements as well as adoption of corrective measures in case of depression. An important direction for future research is the definition of the criteria for a comprehensive analysis of single-industry towns – not only on the level of economic development of the city-forming enterprise, but also on the level of socio-economic development of the settlement as an administrative-territorial unit with a town-forming enterprise.</p>

scholarly journals In discord or lockstep: In anticipation of the thirtieth anniversary of the dissolution of Yugoslavia

Napredak ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Nikiforov Vladimirovič
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
National Consciousness ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Main Achievement ◽  
General Law ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Dayton Agreement ◽  
Central South

This paper gives a recapitulation of the Yugoslav crisis and considers the role of western states in the breaking up of Yugoslavia (SFRY and SRY). The author is of the opinion that the transformation of Serbian society began with the "antibureaucratic revolution" and that it concluded with the "bulldozer revolution" on October 5, 2000. The fall of Milosevic marked the final collapse of the entire political course he led during the Yugoslav crisis. The principal defeat of Serbian politics was the state split with Montenegro in 2006, while the de facto loss of Kosovo took place before the rise of Milosevic with the forced evictions of Serbs from this region. Nevertheless, the loss of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence in 2008, is perceived as more painful in the national consciousness. Parallel to this, the main achievement of the Serbs during these troubled times was the creation of the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose broad autonomy was given international recognition in 1995 after the Dayton Agreement. Tito's Yugoslavia and the states that appeared on its ruins, all their differences notwithstanding, developed and continued to evolve within the framework of general law, which applies to all the countries that occupy the vast region of Central, South-East and East Europe. Serbia is not an exception, although the process of its transformation, for the mentioned reasons, is slower and more painful than that of many of its neighbors.

scholarly journals A spatial perspective on demographic change in Serbian cities and towns

Spatium ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Marijana Pantic
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Demographic Change ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Natural Increase ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One

The majority of European countries share challenges related to demographic change. A decline in the total population size and population aging have already spread from rural to some urban areas. The case of Serbia is no exception. The focus of this article is the parameters of demographic change analysed particularly for larger (cities) and smaller (towns) urban settlements - population size, birth rate, rate of natural increase, average age of first-time mothers, total fertility rate, share of the young and elderly population, average population age, and developing demographic trends. The paper also stresses the necessity to use other definitions for a ?city? than the one used in legislation or statistical reports, by showing the extent to which results might differ depending on the chosen definition. One of the definitions used in this paper relies on a slightly adapted division of settlements used in statistical reporting, while the other is based on the Law on Local Self-Government (2007), the Law on the Territorial Organization of the Republic of Serbia (2007) and functional urban areas defined by the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia. Cities and towns are observed from the perspective of their spatial distribution; therefore, each parameter is considered at the settlement, regional and district level.

scholarly journals The Importance and Role of Archival Material in General Range of Historical Studies (Bosnian-Herzegovian Experience)

Atlanti ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
Izet Šabotić
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
Banja Luka

This paper discusses the importance of archival material and especially its publication for historical research. In fact, starting from the Middle Ages through to the modern age, historical research and historical achievements of science to a large extent depended on the archive material (written historical sources). Historical sources can be provided through archival fonds and collections, or through the publication of archival material in the conference documents. The process of provision of historical sources is long and complex, involves a wide range of professional, organizational and technical actions and procedures, since the creation of archives to the placing of the same in the user purposes. An important basis for historical research make published archive documents, including certain technical and material basis. In the archives in Bosnia and Herzegovina this important issue has always been given attention in accordance with human and material capacities of the same, which were mostly very poor. A little more attention paid to this area of work is in the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in regional archives in Tuzla, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Mostar, which resulted in the publication of several dozen collections of documents. Publishing of archival documents (historical sources) created the important research and scientific base, which has resulted in a significant historical synthesis relating to important issues and topics from the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

scholarly journals Possible Development of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) on Different Host Plants in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Zorica Đurić ◽  
Snježana Hrnčić ◽  
Siniša Mitrić ◽  
Petar Nikolić
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Solanum Melongena ◽  
First Record ◽  
Tuta Absoluta ◽  
Green Bean ◽  
Leaf Miner ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Banja Luka

Tomato leaf miner – Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) is a serious pest of tomato. A study on possible grown host plants of T. absoluta was conducted during 2015 and 2016 in a greenhouse in the area of Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - BiH). As host plants the following were used: Solanum lycopersicum – tomato, Solanum tuberosum – potato, Solanum melongena – eggplant and Phaseolus vulgaris – green bean. The plants were placed into entomological cages and exposed to infestation of 10 adults of Tuta absoluta. Feeding damages by all larval instars and the number of developed generations per year at different host plants were observed under greenhouse conditions. The study showed that tomato is a preferable host plant. This paper is the first record of green bean as an incompatible host plant for T. absoluta in BiH.

scholarly journals Contemporary Development Of Creative Industries In Bosnia And Herzegovina

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Rahman Nurković
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Contemporary Development

Abstract The article consists of three basic parts. In the first, the concept of post-socialist urban settlements and the position of creative industries in them are presented. In the second, examples of the development of creative actions of cities are given. In the third, the role of local policy in the development of new creative industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina is critically analysed, emphasising some of its shortcomings and drawing up recommendations for future policy measures. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, contemporary ideas of the development of the creative industries started to develop at the end of 2001 with the use of the technology of the developed countries of the world.

scholarly journals VARIATION CONCENTRATION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND CORRELATION WITH METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Predrag Ilić ◽  
Dragana Nešković Markić ◽  
Ljiljana Stojanović Bjelić
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Populated Area ◽  
Air Samples ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
Administrative Center ◽  
So2 Concentration

Levels of SO2 in air samples from urban zone of Banja Luka were determined at locality Center inBanja Luka (administrative center of the Republic of Srpska, in Bosnia and Herzegovina) which ishighly populated area, with intensive traffic and industry. Through experimental measuring, daily andweekend variation of SO2 concentration was determined. Daily variations are directly connected toregime and intensity of traffic and using fossil fuels. The paper presents measured average values ofsulfur dioxide, together with max and min values and relationship between some parameters of airquality and meteorological parameters, i. e. for pollution modelling together with meteorologicalparameters.

Child and Adolescent Suicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina Before and After the War (1992–1995)

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almir Fajkic ◽  
Orhan Lepara ◽  
Martin Voracek ◽  
Nestor D. Kapusta ◽  
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Southeastern Europe ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sex And Age Differences

Background: Evidence on youth suicides from Southeastern Europe is scarce. We are not aware of previous reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which experienced war from 1992 to 1995. Durkheim’s theory of suicide predicts decreased suicide rates in wartime and increased rates afterward. Aims: To compare child and adolescent suicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina before and after the war. Methods: Data on youth suicide for prewar (1986–90) and postwar (2002–06) periods were analyzed with respect to prevalence, sex and age differences, and suicide methods. Suicide data from 1991 through 2001 were not available. Results: Overall youth suicide rates were one-third lower in the postwar than in the prewar period. This effect was most pronounced for girls, whose postwar suicide rates almost halved, and for 15–19-year-old boys, whose rates decreased by about a one-fourth. Suicides increased among boys aged 14 or younger. Firearm suicides almost doubled proportionally and were the predominant postwar method, while the most common prewar method had been hanging. Conclusions: The findings from this study indicate the need for public education in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the role of firearm accessibility in youth suicide and for instructions on safe storage in households. Moreover, raising societal awareness about suicide risk factors and suicide prevention is needed.

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