From Humanitarianism to Humanitarianization

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-162
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Aid Workers ◽  
Considerable Time ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Housing Reconstruction

This chapter explains that much of contemporary international intervention takes places under the sign of humanitarianism. One of the most significant undertakings in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina was the massive housing reconstruction projects run by international aid organizations as part of a highly politicized effort to move refugees back to their prewar homes. Alongside the usual technical tasks of such projects, aid workers spent considerable time and effort in their encounters with refugees creating the social and cultural conditions conducive to humanitarian action—a process which can be called humanitarianization. The chapter analyzes these efforts and demonstrates that the humanitarian status of such aid projects was never more than provisionally settled. It argues that this unstable, provisional nature of humanitarian action forms an underexplored dynamic shaping and limiting aid interventions in Bosnia and beyond.

Narrating Democracy in Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamas Wells
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Aid Workers ◽  
National League ◽  
Contested Meanings

This book analyses what Myanmar's struggle for democracy has signified to Burmese activists and democratic leaders, and to their international allies. In doing so, it explores how understanding contested meanings of democracy helps make sense of the country's tortuous path since Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won historic elections in 2015. Using Burmese and English language sources, Narrating Democracy in Myanmar reveals how the country's ongoing struggles for democracy exist not only in opposition to Burmese military elites, but also within networks of local activists and democratic leaders, and international aid workers.

When There Was No Aid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah G. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
International Aid ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Global North ◽  
Conditions Of Possibility ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
Civil Order ◽  
Peace And Development

For all of the doubts raised about the effectiveness of international aid in advancing peace and development, there are few examples of developing countries that are even relatively untouched by it. This book offers us one such example. Using evidence from Somaliland’s experience of peace-building, the book challenges two of the most engrained presumptions about violence and poverty in the global South. First, that intervention by actors in the global North is self-evidently useful in ending them, and second that the quality of a country’s governance institutions (whether formal or informal) necessarily determines the level of peace and civil order that the country experiences. The book explores how popular discourses about war, peace, and international intervention structure the conditions of possibility to such a degree that even the inability of institutions to provide reliable security can stabilize a prolonged period of peace. It argues that Somaliland’s post-conflict peace is grounded less in the constraining power of its institutions than in a powerful discourse about the country’s structural, temporal, and physical proximity to war. Through its sensitivity to the ease with which peace gives way to war, the book argues, this discourse has indirectly harnessed an apparent propensity to war as a source of order.

scholarly journals Significados de ser portadoras de hemofilia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Andrea Arango-Bernal
Keyword(s):  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Document Review ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hemofilia A

Objetivo: analizar los significados que construyen las madres de personas en condición de hemofilia, sobre ser portadoras de la enfermedad. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio cualitativo con enfoque del interaccionismo simbólico que, a través de una etnografía particularista y el uso de entrevistas semiestructuradas, observaciones y revisión documental, rescató el punto de vista de 17 madres pertenecientes a la Liga Antioqueña de Hemofílicos que participaron de manera voluntaria y residen en diferentes municipios del departamento de Antioquia. Resultados: Las participantes se reconocen a sí mismas como seres potenciales, es decir, no sólo como trasmisoras o cuidadoras de la enfermedad de sus hijos, sino como sujetos cognoscentes de su realidad dispuestas a reflexionar sobre sus aprendizajes e incorporarlos a favor de la relación consigo mismas y con los demás. Los significados más relevantes son: empezar a vivir con hemofilia, asumir la enfermedad, la familia, el cuidado y la crianza, la relación con los servicios de salud, caminando con algo que no se puede desprender y darse cuenta. Conclusiones: La salud colectiva es la posibilidad de tener un acercamiento más comprensivo al proceso salud – enfermedad – atención de los colectivos humanos, tomando en cuenta las condiciones económicas, sociales y culturales en las que estos se inscriben. La pregunta por los significados de estas madres develó el tejido de lo individual y lo colectivo, como un asunto que trasciende el plano biológico de la enfermedad y da cuenta de la construcción social en la que confluyen prácticas, saberes, imaginarios y sentimientos.Palabras Clave: Cuidadores, enfermedad crónica, hemofilia A, madresSignifi cance of being a hemophilia carrierAbstractObjective: Analyzing the meanings that mothers of people with hemophilia, build about being carriers of the disease. Materials and methods: Study based on the qualitative method supported by the approach of symbolic interaction, which through a particularistic ethnography, and the use of semi-structured interviews, observations and document review, rescued the point of view of 17 mothers belonging to the Liga Antioqueña de Hemofílicos. They participated voluntarily and reside in different municipalities of Antioquia. Results: The participants recognize themselves as potential beings, that is, not only as disseminators or carers of the illness of their children, but as cognocentes subject of their reality willing to reflect on their learning and incorporate them in favor of the relationship with herself and others. The most important meanings are: start living with hemophilia, assuming the disease, the family, the care and upbringing, relationships with health services, walking with something that can not be detached and realize. Conclusions: Collective health is the ability to have a more comprehensive approach to process health - disease - care of human groups, taking into account the economic, social and cultural conditions in which they are registered. The question of the meaning of these mothers, unveiled the tissue of the individual and the collective, as a matter that transcends the biological level of the disease and accounts for the social construction that blends practices, knowledge, imaginary and feelings.Key Words: Hemophilia A, chronic disease, mothers, caregivers. Significado de ser portadora de hemofiliaResumo                                   Objetivo: Analisar os significados construídos pelas mães de pessoas com hemofilia, sobre ser portadores da doença. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo qualitativo com foco no interacionismo simbólico, que, através de uma etnografia individualista e o uso de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, observações e revisão documental, resgatou o ponto de vista de 17 mães pertencentes à Liga Antioquia de Hemófilos que participaram voluntariamente e residem em diferentes municípios do departamento de Antioquia. Resultados: Os participantes se reconhecem como seres potenciais, ou seja, não apenas como transmissores ou cuidadores da doença de seus filhos, mas como sujeitos cognitivos de sua realidade que estão dispostos a refletir sobre sua aprendizagem e a incorporá-los em favor do relacionamento com eles mesmos e com os outros. Os significados mais relevantes são: começar a viver com hemofilia, assumir a doença, família, cuidados e educação, relacionar-se com os serviços de saúde, caminhar com algo que você não pode separar e perceber. Conclusões: A saúde coletiva é a possibilidade de ter uma abordagem mais abrangente para o processo saúde-doença-cuidado de grupos humanos, levando em consideração as condições econômicas, sociais e culturais nas quais estão registradas. A questão dos significados dessas mães revela o tecido do indivíduo e o coletivo como um problema que transcende o plano biológico da doença e explica a construção social em que as práticas, o conhecimento, o imaginário e os sentimentos convergem.Palavras-Chave: Cuidadores, doenças crônicas, hemofilia A, mães  

scholarly journals Memory and Conflict: Interviews with Youth of the Bosnian War

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
Personal Identity ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bosnian War ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Multi Media ◽  
The University ◽  
Media Project

This paper was part of a multi-media project presented at the University of Gdańsk in September 2015. It examines the preliminary findings of interviews conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and over Skype in July and August of 2015. Eight participants—ranging in age, gender, religion, ethnicity, place of origin, and other profiling components—answered questions regarding past memories of childhood interrupted by the 1992-1995 war, how those memories affect personal identity and current views on the social, political, and economic conditions of BiH, and future outlook with particular attention focused on reconciliation. All names have been changed. For reference purposes, the list of abbreviations and bibliography is included at the end.

scholarly journals HERZEGOVINIAN TOBACCO HERITAGE: THE FLOURISHING OF PRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT SMAGGLING AND FOREMOST SMUGGLING ROUTES

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 69-94
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Industrial Processing ◽  
Production Development ◽  
Tobacco Production ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tobacco Cultivation

This article analyzes the historical - geographical features and changes in tobacco cultivation in Herzegovina (region of Bosnia and Herzegovina), for a period of 17 century until the late 20th century. The aim of this paper is to investigate the importance of tobacco, both in terms of economic and social significance, and the valorization of rural areas in Herzegovina. Special attention was paid to the smuggling of products, focusing on the time and route of smuggling routes. During the Austro - Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the most important period for the production of tobacco and the social and economic prosperity in rural areas, but also smuggling tobacco during this period, and the most intense, and the fight against it. In this period began in the industrial processing of tobacco and manufacturing cigarettes. Since the 1970s appears outflow of population from rural to industrial centers, both locally and in Western European countries. It happens layering the villages, leaving the agricultural lands and start a negative impact on agricultural production which causes the marginalization of tobacco production.

scholarly journals Traditional Music as the Sound of Space: Examples from Bosnia and Herzegovina

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-119
Author(s):  
Amra Toska
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Traditional Music ◽  
Musical Expression ◽  
The Social ◽  
Elements Of Style

The connection between the traditional music and its ambient through the existing physical space, a product of nature and human activity, is reflected in the social and musical behaviour (elements of style), acoustic phenomena and rules, and in the inner architecture or structure of the particular traditional musical expression.

scholarly journals Srebrenica is not a Metaphor

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Sarina Bakić
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Temporal Dimensions ◽  
Further Development

The author will emphasize the importance of both the existence and the further development of the Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center, in the context of the continued need to understand the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica, from the aspect of building a culture of remembrance throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). This is necessary in order to continue fighting the ongoing genocide denial. At first glance, a culture of remembrance presupposes immobility and focus on the past to some, but it is essentially dynamic, and connects three temporal dimensions: it evokes the present, refers to the past but always deliberates over the future. In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the concept of the place of remembrance, the lieu de memoire as introduced by the historian Pierre Nora. In this sense, a place of remembrance such as the Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center is an expression of a process in which people are no longer just immersed in their past but read and analyze it in the present. Furthermore, looking to the future, they also become mediators of relations between people and communities, which in sociological theory is an important issue of social relations. The author of this paper emphasizes that collective memory in the specific case of genocide in and around Srebrenica is only possible when the social relations around the building (Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center) crystallize, which is then much more than just the content of the culture of remembrance.

scholarly journals RELEVANSI NILAI SASTRA PADA LIRIK LAGU RIDWAN SAU DENGAN KONDISI SOSIAL BUDAYA MASYARAKAT KOTA MAKASSAR (SUATU PENDEKATAN STRUKTURAL GENETIK)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
SARWINAH SARWINAH
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Social Culture ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
Hedonic Value ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan jawaban atas fokus permasalahan yang telah dirumuskan yakni mendeskripsikan nilai sastra hideonik, nilai artistik, nilai kultural, nilai etis,moral, dan agama, serta nilai praktis yang terdapat pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau, kondisi sosial budaya kota Makassar, ditinjau dari makna lagu Ridwan Saud dan relevansi nilai sastra pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau dengan kondisi sosial budaya masyarakat Kota Makassar. Penelitian ini sebagai penelitian kualitatif, dengan pendekatan struktural genetik yang mempergunakan strategi berpikir fenomenologis yang lentur dan terbuka dari pencipta lagu daerah Makassar. Adapun lirik-lirik lagu yang digunakan sebagai objek penelitian ini adalah Julei Rikau, Tea Tonja, Burakne Tonja, Panngukrangi, Sarengku, Kakde Kapang Na Suruga, Harangmi, Larokong Tojengma Kapang, Naloko Nakku, I Kattemi Antu, Tea Lapanra Pinruang, dan Kere Tekneku. Pengumpulan data dengan teknik kaji dokumen. Analisis data dilakukan sejak awal peneliti mengumpulkan data, lalu mereduksi data kemudian menyajikan data, dan melakukan penelitian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Selanjutnya diadakan teknik pemeriksaan keabsahan data. Hasil penelitian ini mendeskripsikan relevansi nilai sastra pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau dengan kondisi sosial budaya masyarakat Kota Makassar. Yaitu antara nilai hideonik, nilai artistik, nilai cultural, nilai etis, dan nilai praktis dengan kondisi sosial budaya kota Makassar yang antara lain masih menganut ketat budaya Tau, budaya Sirik, budaya Pacce, budaya Panngalik, budaya Panngadakkang, dan budaya Agama (Batara). Budaya-budaya tersebut masih dianut sampai sekarang dan sudah menjadi kebiasaan dalam keseharian masyarakat Kota Makassar yang semuanya tercantum dan tergambar dalam lagu-lagu ciptaan Ridwan Sau. Kata Kunci: nilai sastra, lirik lagu Ridwan Sau, sosial budaya Makassar AbstractThis research aims to find answers to focus the issues that have been formulated to describe the value hideonik literary, artistic value, cultural values, ethical values, morals, and religion, as well as practical value contained in the lyrics of the song Ridwan Sau, socio-cultural city of Makassar, reviewed of the meaning of the song Ridwan Saud and the value relevance literature Ridwan Sau lyrics with social and cultural conditions of Makassar. This research was qualitative research with the genetic structural approach that used the phenomenology strategy openly from the outhor of Makassar song. The lyrics was used by the researcher was Julei Rikau, Tea Tonja, Burakne Tonja, Panngukrangi, Sarengku, Kakde Kapang Nasuruga, Harangmi, Larokong Tojengma Kapang, Naloko Nakku, I Kattemi Antu, Tea Lapanra Pinruang, and Kere Tekneku. The technique in collected, then taking reduction and presenting the data, and concluding. The next technique was validation. The research findings described The Relevance of Literature Value Toward the Lyrics of Ridwan Sau song with the condition of Social Culture of Makassar. It was the hedonic value, art value, cultural value, ethic value, and practical value with the social culture condition of Makassar community that submitted the Tau culture, Sirik culture, Pacce culture, Panngalik culture, Panngadakkang culture, and Religious (Batara) culture. Those culture still submit until now and became a habit in daily life of Makassar Community that quoted in Ridwan Sau song. Key words: literature value, Lyrics of Ridwan Sau Song, Makassar Social Culture

scholarly journals The Gift of Qurbani Meat: Ethnological Reflections

Illuminatio ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-209
Author(s):  
Ugo Vlaisavljević
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Gift Giving ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
The Sacrifice

The article considers two customs traditionally followed by Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina during Eid Al-Aḍḥā (‘Festival of Sacrifice’ or Kurban Bayram). These are, first, giving a small amount of money, so-called bayramlık, to children as a reward or gift in return for handing out Qurbani meat to neighbors, and, second, giving the meat to non-Muslims. The topic will be explored in the light of Marcel Mauss’s seminal essay on the gift, since Qurbani appears as a gift that identifies, marks and renews the social bonds not only of close relatives, but also of friends and neighbors. In this context too, we will meet what Jacques Derrida calls the aporia of the gift. The slaughtering of Qurbani animal is a true gift, precisely because it is an impossible gift. It may be considered as a giftless giving: although the sacrifice is unthinkable without the slaughtered animal, it cannot be a gift to God. However, after the human act of sacrifice is performed, it is God Who makes the gift to men - because He commands that the victim’s meat must be shared. It is then to be understood not as a returned gift, but as an act of God’s hospitality, which gives to men the very possibility of gift giving. It is argued that the two Bosnian customs draw their ultimate meaning from the divine hospitality vividly experienced in the ritual of sacrifice.

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