Pregled: časopis za društvena pitanja / Periodical for social issues

Svjedočenje o humanosti u kriznome dobu / Testimony of Humanity in the Age of Crisis

2024-11-28T12:13:29+00:00

This text is a presentation of the book Faith through love is Effective. Book of Proceedings on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Franjo Topić, Human Brotherhood Foundation, Synopsis, Novi Travnik-Sarajevo-Zagreb, 2024.

Vrijedan interdisciplinaran doprinos razvoju društvene teorije / A Valuable Interdisciplinary Contribution to the Social Theories' Development

2024-11-28T12:24:08+00:00

This text is a review of the book by Prof. Dr. David Đ. Dašić Just society - The world after Neoliberalism, Albatros plus, Belgrade 2020.

Inovativnost bez granica u Republici Hrvatskoj / Innovation without Borders in Republic of Croatia

2024-11-28T13:31:55+00:00

The Ninth Innovation Exhibition I3G was held in Ivanić-Grad, bringing together around a hundred young innovators from all across Croatia. Organized by the Electronics and Computer Club, the exhibition showcased creative projects, including an automatic dog feeder, a multimedia robot, smart chess, smart vehicle parking, a robot introducing the Republic of Croatia, a mini gaming console, a wireless sensor node in a system for physical rehabilitation at home, tic-tac-toe and more. Participants also had the opportunity to engage in workshops and lectures from various fields. The idea of the exhibition is to connect young innovators with professionals, encourage creativity, and promote technical culture. The exhibition was supported by the Ministry of Science and Education, the Ministry of Economy, the city of Ivanić-Grad, the Ivanić-Grad Tourist Board, Zagreb County, and many other institutions. Although it is currently a national event, there are plans to expand it to an international level with the goal of including exhibitors from other countries.

Medijski tretman identiteta Bošnjaka u medijima u Bosni i Hercegovini / Media Treatment of the Bosniaks' Identity in the Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2024-11-27T13:12:37+00:00

The identity of Bosniaks is a frequent target of discriminatory treatment by the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighboring countries. Of particular concern is the fact that Bosniaks are often discriminated against through public media, that is, the media owned by the state and entity structures. Considering that there is a noticeable presence of unprofessional, unfair, and discriminatory attitude of the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Bosniak identity, research was carried out with the aim of examining the media treatment of the Bosniak identity in such media. For the purposes of this work, the research was conducted on a sample of 241 respondents in the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is, Zenica-Doboj and Sarajevo cantons. The research was carried out using a survey. After the survey, a quantitative statistical analysis of the results was done.

The text includes parts of the MA thesis by Melika Hakanović; Media Treatment of Bosniak Identity in the Media within Bosnia and Herzegovina, defended at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Communications in 2023.

Čovjek-android ili onaj koji gleda prema dolje / The Man-android or the One Looking Down

2024-11-27T13:26:27+00:00

The text treats the impact of modern technologies on the transformation of human experience and perception, relying mainly on the theoretical frameworks of G. Debord and M. McLuhan. Debord's theory of the spectacle serves as a starting point for understanding how society is affected by media spectacles, where reality is replaced by representations and illusions. In this context, the human-android represents an individual who is constantly connected to digital devices, looking down at their smartphones, thereby becoming part of a society of spectacles and losing connections with reality. McLuhan's ideas about technological extensions emphasize how media and technology expand human senses and perception, but also how they influence consciousness and behavior. Technological simulation of consciousness, according to McLuhan, means that technology not only expands human capabilities but also simulates and shapes the way we think and feel. The android man is an example of how digital devices are becoming an extension of the human body and mind, redefining how people interact and experience the world. The concept of the mass man, which is defined as a consumer and a runner after money, was mentioned as another of the specifics of the man-android. In modern society, a society of spectacles, man becomes a mass consumer, constantly bombarded with information and advertisements that shape his desires and needs. This phenomenon leads to alienation, where real communication and deep interpersonal relationships give way to superficial screen interactions. Relationships between individuals are accidental and weak, such individuals form masses that are politically apathetic and ready for manipulation, and the entire content of culture, i.e. culture itself - philosophy, art, science, literature - becomes mass culture, it is reduced to a miserable level of taste, to the lowest field of satisfying primitive passions.

The Manandroid or the one who looks down is an excerpt from the doctoral dissertation Individual and Media Spectacle in Contemporary Society's draft by a PhD candidate Alena Kahrimanović, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Fahira Fejzić-Čengić (Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo, Doctoral studies, Department of Communication).

Krimska oblast kao uzrok nestabilnosti i sukoba između Ukrajine i Rusije / Crimean Region as a Cause of Instability and Conflict between Ukraine and Russia

2024-11-28T11:44:13+00:00

The dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR), culminating on December 25, 1991, had significant consequences for the former Soviet republics and the global geopolitical landscape. Following the collapse, complex processes of systemic unraveling emerged as a result of this pivotal moment. Conflict between Ukraine and Russia, particularly the annexation of Crimea, triggered profound changes in the Ukrainian economy. The loss of control over Crimea led to a reduction in resources and potential revenues that traditionally contributed to the Ukrainian economy. The region of Crimea, characterized by diverse ethnic and cultural identities, including the Crimean Tatar population, became a focal point in discussions about preserving diversity and integration within Ukraine's borders. Despite fundamental arguments regarding the significance of Crimea for both Russia and Ukraine, the interpretation and value of this territory vary depending on political, historical, and national perspectives. In recent years, Crimea has become the epicenter of complex geopolitical conflicts and rivalries between Russia and Ukraine, while the territorial belonging of the region remains a contentious issue.

Ponešto o nacionalizmu i ekstremizmu/ Something about Nationalism and Extremism

2024-11-27T14:14:28+00:00

In the paper I try to shed light on the issue of extremism and its forms that are realized in social reality, especially in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the paper, I try to show not only the terminological meaning of nationalism and extremism, but also its reflection on the social environment. In the political reality and social environment in which extremism has become a model or value system, collective homogenization and manipulation of the mass or ethnos occurs. National parties strive, through national extremism, to realize their political goals and present themselves as representatives and protectors of national or ethnic and national interests. In this extremist vortex, we will try to indicate the means by which extreme ideas are realized, which are primarily the media, religious structures and young people as the most suitable form of extreme practical political action.

The Relationship between Central and Local Authorities in Spain / Odnos između centralnih i lokalnih vlasti u Španiji

2024-11-28T10:51:34+00:00

The distribution of responsibilities between different levels of management simultaneously represents the model of the chosen management system. Spain, as well as other unitary states, was affected by the trend of the expansion of the decentralization process. The concept of local self-government, expressed in the European Charter on Local Self-Government, means the right of local authorities to regulate and manage a significant part of public affairs under their responsibility and in the interest of the local population. Assessment of subsidiarity and local independence can be made from a large number of local perspectives. The focus will be on legal, administrative and fiscal aspects between the central and local levels. In the paper, we will analyze the administrative and judicial aspects, with a focus on supervision by the executive and the judiciary, but also the process of fiscal decentralization (distribution of costs, revenues, intergovernmental transfers, and granting of loans). The reason why we chose Spain is that this country has a long history of conflict between centralist and regional-federalist tendencies. The fact is that the complexity of cultural segments with different identities does not correspond to the centralism of the government. That is why the Spanish regional model and the demands for its revision are an important topic that requires a more careful study of the many aspects that this model implies. This paper is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of Spanish regionalism, but rather a short section of the most significant elements that were actualized after the failed Catalan independence referendum in 2017. For these purposes, the assessment will be made in relation to existing theoretical models and constructions.

Kob monaha Save: I dio / The Fate of the Monk Sava: Part I

2024-11-28T11:57:06+00:00

In the study The Fate of the Monk Sava, author investigates and presents modern uses of the works of Nomokanon by Rastislav, the third son of Prefect Nemanja. Although the Nomokanon was created in the first decades of the 13th century, its ideological uses are an essential part of Serbian hegemony. And more than that, in that work, anti-Muslimism was elevated to the level of a Christian tenant. That is exactly why it was used in almost all programs to destroy Slavic and Albanian Muslims. The research task of investigating the genocidal ideology of anti-Bosnia, the essential content of the crime of genocide and its threats of repetition, is not feasible without taking into account all the contents of culture, politics and economy in their long duration, which are involved in the denial of Bosnia and its religiously plural people. Until now, there have been no accounts of that work in the academic aspects of ethnonational politics, which need both theological and political enemies. The epistemological framework of the study is the theological and philosophical aspects of the prophetic heritage and their modern interpretations for the purposes of ideological homogenization and related denial and destruction of religious plurality.