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Crisis management: The case of the MMM financial pyramid
Authors: Bukvic Rajko
Published: October 2011

The paper considers MMM, one of the world?s most famous financial pyramids that worked during the last decade of the 20th century. The author shows that financial pyramids were not the result of the transition process. They have been a regular phenomenon in the most developed economies (The Netherlands France, England etc) during the earlier periods. The short history of the pyramid MMM is given, and then in the key part of the article the functioning of the Crisis Management Group that help MMM to survive the crisis period in the middle of the year 1994. At this manner, MMM became perhaps the only pyramid in history that continues to work successfully after the financial collapse.
Late transition in Serbia and (im)possibility to 'enlighten' the Serbian elites
Authors: Tripkovic Milan , Tripkovic Gordana
Published: October 2011

The paper presents results of the latest authors' research on elitization criminalization and late transition of Serbian society. Those issues are considered to be the most important obstacle for modernization and for internal and external integration of Serbian society, in other words, they are treated as a key element of Serbia's isolation and its non-adjustment and conflicts with the rest of the world, as well as with itself. In that context, special attention is given to the definition of Serbian society's disintegrative characteristics, and also to recognizing its integrative potentials. Such orientation set the two directions of the research: on one hand, authors tried to define substantial elements of Serbian elites and to determine their crucial role and biggest responsibility in the processes of(dis)integration of Serbian society in the time of late and accelerated transition; and, on the other hand, authors tried to identify conditions under which the elites could become interested in democratization and stabilization of the society, as well as in the institutionalization of 'socially contrived market' (Mancur Olson), which can certainly be considered as the best and most lasting basis of regional association and in?clusion in the so called, 'wider European integrations'. SA U radu su predoceni nalazi najnovijih istrazivanja autora, koji su posveceni problemu elitizacije, kriminalizacije i zakasnele tranzicije srpskog drustva.1 Ti problemi se smatraju jednom od najvaznijih prepreka njegove modernizacije i unutrasnje i spoljasnje integracije, odnosno tretiraju se kao kljucni cinilac izolacije Srbije i njenih ne-prilagodjenosti i sukobljavanja, kako sa svetom, tako i sa samom sobom. U tom kontekstu posebna paznja posvecuje se preciziranju dezintegrativnih obelezja srpskog drustva, kao i prepoznavanju njegovih integrativnih potencijala. Takva orijentacija usmerila je istrazivanje u dva pravca: s jed-ne strane, autori nastoje da definisu sustinska obelezja srpskih elita i da odrede njihovu presudnu ulogu i najvecu odgovornost u procesima (dez)integracije srpskog drustva u doba zakasnele i ubrzane tranzicije; a, s druge strane, pokusavaju da identifikuju uslove pod kojima bi te elite same mogle postati zainteresovane za demokratizaciju i stabilizaciju drustva, kao i za institucionalizaciju 'drustveno ugovorenog trzista' (Mankur Olson), sto se svakako moze smatrati najboljom i najtrajnijom osnovom regionalnog povezivanja i ukljucivanja u tzv. sire evropske integracije.
Multinational corporations and foreign investors in CEE: Western European multinationals in the CEE agro-food industry: The cases of Nestle, Unilever and InBev
Authors: Chobanova Yordanka
Published: October 2011

Using Systems of Innovation Approach (SI) and International Business (IB) literature, this paper analyzes the level of embeddedness of Multi?national Enterprises (MNEs) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). MNEs are discussed as they link the host country economy with the global economy by their regional and global networks. The expansion and successful embeddedness of West European multinational firms is crucial for the industrial integration of CEECs into the EU. The focus of the study is on the largest food processing com?panies, which invested in the region - namely Nestl? Unilever and InBev. The paper discusses the motives of investment and the entry strategies of food MNEs, outlines their contribution to the local development and stresses on the national actors as forces to embedded foreign direct investment (FDI). The paper discovered that EU membership facilitated the processes of global reorganizations of Nestl?, Unilever and InBev in CEE. All the three MNEs object of this research closed partially or completely plants all over CEE (and Western Europe). Hence, in a liberal trade regime it is very difficult to talk about long-term embeddedness of MNEs. It seems that the global strategies of the companies and the size of the market are the factor, which pre-determines the level of embeddedness of food MNEs in a certain economy and not so much the national actors and institutions. .
The noon of Serbian avant-garde
Authors: Milenkovic Pavle
Published: October 2011

This paper deals with artistic and social ideas of the founder and representative of zenithism in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia Ljubomir Micic, in the light of history of ideas, i.e. sociology of knowledge. Activities of this writer and his fellows published in the journal Zenith are seen as representative for the period of the 1920s for the Serbian avant-garde between the two world wars. Special attention is paid to the ideas of Balkan barbarism, i.e. barbarogenius, to ideological ambivalence of Micic and the zenithists between the western ideas and Slavic and pro-Russian ideas, and to their views on Balkan identity and its relation to Europe and European values. .
Talcott Parsons: Power and system
Authors: Pavlovic Vukasin
Published: October 2011

The author critically presents Talcott Parsons' theory of power. According to Parsons, power is a generalized capacity to secure the performance of binding obligations by units in a system of collective organization when the obligations are legitimized with reference to their bearing on collective goals and where in case of recalcitrance there is a presumption of enforcement by negative situational sanctions - whatever the actual agency of that enforcement. This definition of power does not offer enough satisfying answers to the issues of interest and power conflicts as well as of social and political change.
Böhmes De signatura rerum
Authors: Popovic Radovan
Published: October 2011

(nemacki) Das Grundanliegen dieses Aufsatzes ist, aus einer Synthese mehrerer theoretischer Auffassungen verschiedenen von ausgehend Autoren, die Grundlage f?r einen analytischen Zutritt zum Werk Jakob B?hmes zu schaffen. Durch die Kontextualisierung der B?hmes Auffassungen im geistesgeschichtlichen Zeitraum, f?r den das analogische Denken eigent?mlich ist - im Unterschied zum diskursiven Denken - B?hmes Begriff der Sch?pfung ist wie ein unaufh?rlicher Prozess der Konotationsherstellung bestimmt. Wie auch jeder Bereich des Seienden nur deutet auf das wirklich Seiende hin, es wird in diesem Text f?r B?hmes ontologische Hierarchie das Syntagma vestigiale (Spur-) Struktur ben?tzt, das von dem Spurbegriff in der Jacque Derridas Theorie her-r?hrt. Die gesamte Wirklichkeit im B?hmes Werk formiert sich in zwei Gestalten: in vertikal-hierarchischer (die Stufen der Wirklichkeit) und horisontal-funktioneller (konkrete Zusammenh?nge, in denen sich die Momente der Vertikalstratifikation ?ussern). Auf B?hmes Gottesbegriff wird Jakobsons analytische Formel von Fonem angewendet, die aus differentiellen Einheiten aufgrund des Prinzips der Binaropposition konstruiert wird. Die Sch?pfung ist eigentlich ein freier ilokutorischer Akt, durch den sich der Gott im obengenannten Konzept der Wirklichkeit ausdr?ckt. Insofern repr?sentiert die Wirklichkeit nach B?hme eine strukturierte Aussage Gottes in der Welt. B?hmes Schrift De signatura rerum ist zur Analyse gew?hlt, weil sie f?r die analogische Denkart repr?sentativ ist, also kurzgefasst enth?lt sie alle wichtige Aspekte B?hmes Kosmologie. Der Autor dieses Aufsatzes findet, dass der hier angewendete Zutritt, obgleich noch unvollkommen entwickelt und etwas inkoherent, legitim auf andere Autoren, die dem Renaissance geisetsgeschichtlichen Paradigma angeh?ren, angewendet werden kann. .
Serbs Catholics in Dubrovnik between two world wars
Authors: Nedeljkovic Sasa
Published: October 2011

Dubrovnik was a cultural and the Serbian Primacy in Bar the religious centre of the Serbs Catholics. The newspaper Dubrovnik expressed the views of the Serbs Catholics. The owner, publisher and the editor was an old national activist Kristo P. Dominkovic, and main collaborators were Bozo Hope and Jovan Perovic. The newspaper un?derlined that it followed Dositej Obradovic in his opinion that the ethnic origin and lan?guage were more important than religious affiliation. On June 15, 1939, on behalf of the Serbs Catholics, Luka Bone, Bo?o Hope and dr M. Gracic from Dubrovnik sent to the archbishop in Bar and the Serbian primate, dr Nikola Dobrecic, a letter about the need to create the Serbian catholic theological school in Bar. They pointed out that the theological school was necessary both to the Serbian nation at the Coast and to the Catholics of the prewar Serbia, Montenegro and Vojvodina. Due to dr Nikola Dobrecic's endeavor, on June 20, 1935 the Archbishopric Seminary of the Serbian Primate in Bar was opened. In the Cvetkovic-Macek agreement from August 26, 1939, Dubrov?nik was separated from the Zeta District (banovina) and allocated to the newly-created Banovina of Croatia. There began the persecution of the Serbs, the Yugoslavs and Yugoslav-oriented persons in Dubrovnik and its vicinity. The coup on March 27, 1941 ca?used great enthusiasm in Dubrovnik. Everything that happened in Dubrovnik and its vi?cinity, in Banovina of Croatia, was an introduction to everything that happened in The Independent State of Croatia. Those who ran away from the Croatian Ustashas took refuge in Boka Kotorska. .
Bibliography of periodicals of 'The Independent State of Croatia' (1941-1945)
Authors: Njegovan Drago
Published: October 2011

The author presents the Bibliography of Periodicals of 'The Independent State of Croatia' (ISC) 1941 -1945, which was compiled in the former Archive for the History of Labour Movement in Zagreb and whose one copy is kept in The Museum of Srem in Sremska Mitrovica (Historical Section, Collection of Documents, reg. no 1615/62). The authors of the Bibliography particularly underlined that it includes 'all periodical journals and publications published in the territory of ISC', and that the material 'was for internal use only'. The majority of the listed periodical publications is kept in the University Library in Zagreb (237), and the remaining ones (44) in different libraries in the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of these publications are printed in the Croatian language, and a smaller number in German and Italian languages. One publication was published in the Hungarian language. All publications were printed in the Latin script and none of them in the Cyrillic script, even though the Serbs, whose primary script it was, at the beginning made half of the population of 'The Independent State of Croatia'. In the Ustashas' ISC the Cyrillic script was forbidden, and the Serbs underwent a genocide. This Bibliography - which does not include a single publication with the adjective 'Serbian' - testifies about that. .
Private law in Vojvodina between two world wars: Heritage for European future
Authors: Nikolic Dusan
Published: October 2011

This article represents an overview of different legal cultures. Author compares pluralistic legal systems, concomitant to Eastern societies, with monistic legal systems typical for Western civilizations. This article demonstrates the convergence of different legal traditions as the result of regional and global integration processes. Special attention has been given to Western legal culture. In this respect, the author analyzes fundamental features of European continental law, created by legislature, and of Anglo-American law primarily formed by judiciary. European Union has been in search for a medium solution. The aim is creating a combined legal system which would include both models of law. Such combined legal systems have existed in Scotland (United Kingdom), Quebec (Canada), Louisiana (The United States of America), and South Africa. However, it has not been well known that a similar combined legal system existed in Vojvodina between two world wars. This legal heritage, in the opinion of the author, could serve as a model for creating a new ius comunae europaeum. This model represents the evidence of a successful fusion of legisla?tive (parliamentary) law and common law. In 2005 Matica Srpska launched the research project 'Private Law in Vojvodina between Two World Wars' in order to present this legal heritage nationally and inter?nationally. This Collection of Papers displays preliminary results of this research.
Property law in Vojvodina in the period between world wars
Authors: Cvetic Radenka
Published: October 2011

In the first part of this article, the author offers an outline of Hungarian legal sources of private law applied in Vojvodina, as they were applicable in this area due to the principle of legal continuity for private law sources in the territory of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). The second part of the article describes the role of the Novi Sad Chamber of the Cassation Court (Chamber B) in creating the unique system of private law between world wars (denoted as mixed system of law), which is illustrated by caselaw related to property law (peaceful possession and owner?ship rights). The author compares this system with the existing Serbian private law indicating the need to preserve welldrafted legal rules regardless of their background in order to create the space for a delicate task of interpreting and applying law.
Succession law in Vojvodina between two world wars
Authors: Stojanovic Natasa
Published: October 2011

In this paper the author deals with the material-legal aspect of succession institution in the Private Law of Vojvodina between the two world wars through a variety of the then valid legal sources, with a particular view on the practice of the Appellate Court and the Court of Cassation in Novi Sad. Particular attention in this paper has been paid to 'revealing' similarities and differences in regulating some succession law subjects in the legal system of Vojvodina, Austria and Serbia. As a contemporary Serbian Law doesn't regulate the questions such as: establishing the relations of old assets and heritage, mutual influence of exigent share on the right of use and a possibility of establishing two right of use on the inheritance of the deceased, according to the author's opinion the rules whose source is in the practice of the Court of Cassation in Novi Sad, could be the main way in regulation of above mentioned questions.
Legal and compulsory inheritance in Vojvodina between two world wars
Authors: Vidic Jelena
Published: October 2011

The paper analyzes dispositive and imperative (compulsory) legal inheritance in the private law in Vojvodina between the two world wars putting a focus on its basic characteristics which had made it quite different from other provincial laws valid at the time. These characteristics were demonstrated in the foundation of legal inheritance in the parental linear system of grouping relatives. Within this system there were limitless possibilities for the testator's relatives to appeal to inheritance, as well as the equality of sexes in inheritance. As for the inheritance of acquired goods it was based on the equality of the male and female lines or a particular hereditary position of the spouse and finally on different arrangements of inheritance depending on whether the issue was inherited goods or acquired goods, which was the most prominent particularity of the Vojvodinian law at the time. Besides, the paper singles out differences which can be seen in connection with legal and imperative inheritance which existed in the private law of Vojvodina between the two world wars in comparison with legal and imperative inheritance which existed in the positive hereditary law of Serbia. The conclusion is that, besides the listed characteristics, some solutions, legal institutions and general cha?racteristics of Vojvodinian law still exist to a certain extent in the current legal heredi?tary system of Serbia.
Analysis of court practice in Vojvodina in the field of the relations between parents and children in the 1920s and 1930s
Authors: Kovacek-Stanic Gordana
Published: October 2011

In this paper material for a future scientific work is presented. The court cases in parent-child relation from the 1920s and 1930s kept in the Archive of Vojvodina are analyzed. Most cases are maintenance cases, one is a custody case after the parental divorce and one is damage reimbursement from the parent of a minor child who has caused the damage. The maintenance cases are mostly child maintenance claimed from the father of the child, marital or non-marital. In some cases debtor of the maintenance are grandparents of the minor grandchild. In some case the parents claimed mainte?nance from their adult child. As the most important aim of the Project 'Civil Law in Vojvodina' is the significance of the precedent in Civil Law in Vojvodina, the main point of the investigation was to establish which legal sources were used in court practice.
Decisions in the field of international private law in the practice of the Novi Sad court of cassation between two world wars
Authors: Djundic Petar
Published: October 2011

This article analyzes decisions in the field of International Private Law of the Novi Sad Court of Cassation, the highest court in Vojvodina during the period between two world wars. Decisions of the Court concerned with the conflict of laws issues were extremely rare during this period. Available case law contains literary one decision dealing with the choice of law problems in cross-border disputes. On the other hand, internal conflicts of laws were much more common as a result of the fact that The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929 onwards - The Kingdom of Yugo?slavia) was the country with seven different systems of civil law in force in its territory. Choice of law rules were scant and underdeveloped. Case law of the Court is somewhat more developed when it comes to decisions concerned with international jurisdiction of the courts, recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions and issues of international civil procedure. However, one should bear in mind that many of the disputes with cross--border implications originated not from the will of the parties, but rather as a result of the change of sovereignty over the territory of Vojvodina after World War I.
The importance of the Subotica Faculty of Law in the legal life of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Authors: Radovanovic Sanja
Published: October 2011

The work shows the role of the Faculty of Law of Subotica, during the short time of its existence in the legal, cultural and social life of the first common state of southern Slavs. After the introduction to the legal tradition in Vojvodina, the paper presents the facts gathered from the rich archive of the Faculty of Law of Subotica, stored in the Historical Archive of Subotica. Particular attention has been put on the organization of courses which, in that time, aimed at maintaining the establishment of legal system of the new state and broadening of the national awareness, and on professors as well, taking into account that some of them became the most famous names of Serbian legal thought.
The emergence, development and demilitarization of the military border of the Austrian Monarchy
Authors: Kulauzov Masa
Published: October 2011

Military border of the Austrian Monarchy was formed gradually in border areas for the purpose of defending the border from Turkish invasions. In time, as the international political circumstances have changed, the Border itself also modified its primary function. From the beginning of the 18th century soldiers of the Military Border together with the regular troops of Austrian army participate in all wars in which Austria took part. Thanks to those soldiers the military force of the Austrian Empire was significantly strengthened. Except for military tasks, the Military Border served to a great extent as a defensive corridor that stopped spreading infections diseases, invasions of robberies, smuggling goods from Turkey, as well as deserting and emigration to Turkish territory. Because of great importance that Military Border has had for the Austrian Monarchy, the author in this paper gives a summary review of its development in the military, territorial and administrative-political sense. Special attention was given to the administrative system that was introduced in Border in the second half of the 19th century.
Elements of judge-made law in Serbia and European Union
Authors: Nikolic Dusan
Published: October 2011

Serbia has developed a legal system of state regulations of the European continental type. The majority of legally relevant relations are governed by norms in the form of laws and other general legal acts adopted by bodies of the legislative and executive branches of government. In accordance with the principle of division of power proclaimed by the constitution, courts are obliged to consistently apply general rules. Judges should apply the law, not create it. In other words, jurisprudence is not considered to be a formal source of law. However, in reality, courts have always played a much more significant role in the process of shaping the legal system. This role has ranged from a very broad interpretation of statutory rules to the creation of individual rules in order to fill legal lacunae, and even creating general legal rules. Evidence of this are the numerous examples from the history of Serbian law, which is briefly outlined in the following pages. The historical overview presents the role of courts in mediaeval Serbia, during the period of uprisings against the Turkish occupation (1804-1830), during the time of the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia), and in the post-revolutionary period in socialist Yugoslavia. Particular emphasis is placed on the mixed legal system with elements of judge-made law developed on the territory of the Province of Vojvodina between the two World Wars. In the second part of the paper, the role of courts in the modern law of Serbia is discussed. In that context, mention is given to constitutional approaches, current trends and the informal influence of courts in the process of shaping the legal system. A few pages have been dedicated to the problems facing courts in Eastern European in the period of transition. This primarily relates to the implementation of the community acquis which is developing at an alarming speed with far-reaching consequences for legal, economic and social stability in many countries, as well as the European Union itself. The acceptance of high and often objective unachievable legal standards widens the gap between the normative and the actual. Legal insecurity rises, and with it, mistrust in state institutions, including the courts, which carry particular responsibility for the creation of a new legal environment. The concluding segment of the paper is devoted to the role of courts in a future European law. In that context, current trends in the European Union are presented. Special consideration is given to the broad competencies of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, which delve as far as creating legal rules. Changes taking place in Europe point to the need to reconsider traditional teachings on the division of power and redefine the position of courts.
The Roma on the ethnodemographic map of Serbia
Authors: Raduski Nada
Published: October 2011

This article presents the ethnodemographic changes of Roma population and the most important socio-economic structures according to the 2002 census results. The number and the share of the Roma in the total population of Serbia are resulted by the natural increase, the migration and particularly changed declaration on national affiliation. Demographic development of the Roma population is characterized by negative tendencies in natural movement, as well as, in the most important demographic structures (age structure of population, educational and economic structures of population, etc.). Their social, economic, political and cultural position is very difficult, as a result of their marginalization, segregation and discrimination. The basic condition and the way for social promotion and integration of the Roma population in the society are schooling and education of that nationality.
Influence of natural and social factors in the morphological development of Odzaci
Authors: Stojanovic Vladimir
Published: October 2011

The development of the morphological characteristics of Odzaci was partly influenced by the natural factors of the environment, mainly of geological and morphological characteristics, hydrological characteristics and partly by the forest ecosystems in the surrounding area. The prevailing influence was accomplished by the social and historical situation, in the beginning because of the striving of Austria to strengthen its position in this part of the country, and later by the progressive development of the community which was obviously more advanced than in the neighboring villages. This is why Odzaci received a status of a market town in 1813, which opened opportunities for further progress. Not only did the development of the industry in the beginning of the twentieth century enhance urban development, but it also represented a basis for its further development after the World War Two. Throughout history, strong industry in Odzaci changed the urban contour of its settlements which completely changed their scenery.
Politico-economical aspects of transition in Hungary
Authors: Losonc Alpar
Published: October 2011

In the first part of the article the author portrays the past as the resource for the post-socialist transition in Hungary. He emphasizes that the market-based reforms in Hungary and exit for the Hungarian citizens into the small markets outside the state property system prove to be an asset for the transition. In the second part of the article the author delineates the specificities of Hungarian transition especially the externally-dependent form of emerging capitalism developed by the reforms in the 1990s. Besides he deals with the fragile relationships between the capitalism and democracy in Hungary concerning the role of trade-unions and measures concerning the work place. It is important to contextualize the Hungarian case within the frame of post-socialist transition and take into account its uniqueness. In the last part the author points to the problems Hungary confronts during the implementation of the so-called second-generation of transition reforms.
Change of system in Hungary
Authors: Paska Imre
Published: October 2011

The sociologists in Hungary have been treating the emerging social system as the new capitalism. This system is different in relation to the classical social systems of Western Europe. The transformation of the system was directed from above, in accordance with this we could speak on the reform-dictature of elites. There was no transition but drastic transformation led by political parties and their clients. This kind of transformation did not allow the deep articulation of the national interests and has made an illusion concerning the capitalism. Namely, the citizens of Hungary are convinced that there is only one type of capitalism, neoliberal capitalism. We are witnesses of dissatisfaction and protests in Hungary, and the EU and its interest-based coordination could be described as the hindrance concerning the irresponsible movements.
The second change of system in Hungary
Authors: Balog Ivan
Published: October 2011

According to J?nos Kornai, the leading Hungarian economist, the change of regime in the economy took place in Hungary only a decade after the fall of the communist political system. Now, the change of regime, i.e. privatisation, seems to be financially rational in the health care system and high education, too. However, this may also increase the concentration of power, a reactionary tradition of the region, in both spheres. Thus, strong active and passive mass resistance is an obvious response to this challenge.
Environment protection in Hungary after the change of the system in the early 1990s
Authors: Nadj Imre
Published: October 2011

This study provides an overview of the condition and economic status of the environment after the political change in the early 1990s. Moreover, it gives information on the history of the nature and environment protection, as well as on the institutional structure regarding water quality protection and the change in the management and institutional structure with respect to the environment protection. The study also contains an organogram showing ministries that have changed since the 1990s. Furthermore, the organogram contains information on the structure and scope of activities of inspections and the power distribution among local and state authorities.
Byzantin-Balkans-Europe from universal to national: From national to supra national Europe
Authors: Bojovic Bosko
Published: October 2011

(francuski) Les liens entre Byzance, les Balkans et l'Europe sous-tendent une relation d'interaction dans la longue dur?e. Afin de mieux comprendre la sp?cificit? sud-est europ?enne, il est n?cessaire de tenir compte des particularit?s de son patrimoine culturel et historique. Il est notamment important d'avoir en vue les caract?ristiques structurelles r?gionales telles que les rapports entre les institutions d'Etat et les corps de soci?t?, les sp?cificit?s structurelles, culturelles et anthropologiques h?rit?es des p?riodes r?volues, ainsi que des disparit?s quant ? la dynamique des ?chang?s dans le domaine de l'?conomie d'Etat relay?e par l'?conomie de march?. L'inertie des corps repr?sentatifs, les insuffisances des institutions d?mocratiques, la d?liquescence des rapports sociaux, la faiblesse de la soci?t? civile, les lacunes de l'urbanisation. Ph?nom?nes dont les effets entravent de mani?re significative l'apaisement des antagonismes ethno-confessionels, le processus de modernisation, ainsi que la dynamique des int?grations europ?ennes dans la r?gion. Situ? sur un plan g?opolitique cet espace implique une ant?riorit? de zone de contact faite d'enchev?trement, de frictions et d'animosit?s interethniques et confessionnelles issus d'universalismes les plus souvent antagonistes et peu compatibles. Le Sud-Est europ?en comprend en outre un consid?rable potentiel d'alternance entre brassages et synth?ses de diff?rents syst?mes et d'hi?rarchies de valeurs, d'une part, et de charge conflictuelle d'autre part. Faut-il rappeler ainsi l'exp?rience d'un pass? aussi bien r?cent que plus lointain, celui qui ?nonce que c'est dans cette partie de notre Continent que l'Europe joue tout ou partie de son devenir? .
Tenants from Dzehana's house: A case of Natural history museum or of national negligence
Authors: Indjic Trivo
Published: October 2011

For every serious cultural policy, museums are the creators and guardians of cultural and national identity and the foundations of knowledge. The Museum of Natural History of Serbia, since its foundation in 1895 (as The Museum of the Serbian Country) has not received the elementary, adequate conditions for work (building, budget, staff). History of this particularly significant cultural and scientific institution is a sad example of misunderstanding and arrogance of the authorities towards national culture, science and education lasting till today.
Socioanthropological factures of violence in sports activities: Influence of mass-media on the youth
Authors: Milosevic Bojan
Published: October 2011

Mass-media have powerful influence on characteristics and development of contemporary societies. Modern societies are characterized by different varieties of violence as un-human social and anthropological behavior patterns of different societies and as shapes of social pathology. Media are the most significant mediator between sport and men of modern societies particularly of young people. Violence, as on expression of aggressive behavior, is not just a consequence of global society and mass-media influence on audience (especially hooligans), but it is developing as a consequence of socialization of personality. Youth violence is also a consequence of mass-media influence on young people's education. Children and youth are especially sensitive to violence in mass-media.
Economic relations between Slavic countries
Authors: Babic Blagoje
Published: October 2011

Economic relations between Slavic countries are a taboo topic. This is a reflection of divisions in Europe, which have also been transmitted to the Slavic world. Although the aspiration for Slav unification has existed for centuries, Slavic peoples have been a part of a single community only once - and even then not of their own choice - in the Eastern Block, which emerged from the division of Europe after the Second World War. The decomposition of the Eastern Bloc was followed by the decomposition of the Slavic world as well, which became more disunited than ever before. Changes that have been occurring in Europe - the incorporation into the European Union of several Slavic countries, the transformation of socio-economic systems in the Slavic countries and the global economic crisis - are driving the Slavic peoples toward a gathering on a new basis. The Slavic world is becoming the most promising emerging market in the world, for which the European Union is showing increasing interest. With the building of a pan-European energy infrastructure, which would also encompass all the Slavic countries, coupled with efforts toward creating a 'single European economic space' that would include both the European Union and Russia, all Slavic peoples will be united by common economic interests. Pan-European arrangements have as a consequence the development of economic relations among Slavic countries, bringing added benefit to their mutual political relations as well. Paradoxically, the European Union is accomplishing for the Slavic peoples what the Slavic peoples aren't able to accomplish for themselves.
The big brother show and infernality of the regained paradise
Authors: Popovic Radovan
Published: October 2011

The unity, autonomy and autoreferentiality of the representational model upon which the uniqueness of the communicational concept of postmodern mass-media rests, as well as interactivity within the framework of which, assisted by the fictional Other, the modus subsistendi of a spectator is being constituted, represents the main subject of the critical discourse of the following essay. The thesis which is here proposed is that it is possible to identify and scrutinize a fundamental difference between the generative core of meaning and the effects which the reality show The Big Brother produces within the Euro-American cultural circle on the one hand and within the cultural context of the societies involved in a process of assimilation of axiological paradigms originating from that circle on the other hand. The secularization of the techniques of confession which manifest themselves in a number of aspects of this programme transforms itself in these societies into a self-induced adoption of traditionalist mechanisms of control and their perpetuating in a form of illusory permissiveness and anti-dogmatic social praxis.
Family roles of father and mother in the families in the process of transition
Authors: Petrovic Jelica , Mihic Ivana , Zotovic Marija , Kapor-Stanulovic Nila
Published: October 2011

The goal of the research was to establish the relation between the family type (traditional/egalitarian) and certain socio-demographic variables, which represents a part of a broader research project which studied the problems of family at the time of transition. The sample of the research consisted of secondary school students from the territory of Vojvodina. The research included 561 respondents with the average age of 16. On the basis of everyday activities of mother and father, families included in the research were classified in the following way: 77,4% of the traditional and 22,6% of egalitarian families. In this paper the authors discuss education and occupation of parents, place of residence and the estimated financial situation of the family as correlates of the family roles of mother and father, that is the type of family.
Contemporary Serbian stereotypes about the Chinese in Belgrade: When you say China, I think about Block 70 or…
Authors: Blagojevic Gordana
Published: October 2011

The Chinese widely settled in Serbia in the 1990's. There is no official data on the real number of the Chinese living in Serbia. Most of the Chinese live in New Belgrade, near the shopping center at Block 70. Media images of the Chinese community in Serbia, especially in Belgrade are at the level of urban legend. Those are stories about their number, nutrition, non-dying fictitious mixed marriages, etc. Knowledge of contemporary Serbs about the Chinese mainly exists at the level of media information or it is based on contacts with representatives of the Chinese community in Serbia. In this sense, there are two different kinds of stereotypes among the Serbs about the Chinese. Some are related to the picture of the Chinese Chinese, i.e. Chinese in China, and others are pictures of the Serbian Chinese, i.e. Chinese who live in Serbia. Association differs according to age structure and depending on which part of the city examinees live in. Almost all of the older examinees, regardless of gender and education, emphasized the difference between the Chinese population in China and those in Serbia. In addition, films made a significant role in getting to know Chinese culture. Association with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan appeared to the words China and Chinese among examinees of all ages. How ethnic hetero-stereotypes about the Chinese in Serbia will continue to change depends on different factors. First of all, on social and political factors and images of someone else mainly created through the media.
Different approaches to the quality of education
Authors: Milutinovic Jovana
Published: October 2011

Today a need to improve the quality of education is in the centre of public attention. A basic problem in the discussions on the quality of education emerges from the fact that the term 'quality' is widely interpreted. The text points to multiple meanings of the term quality of education, and to its different interpretations. The nature and the essence of different theories of education have been recognized, and different interpretations of the quality of education in them were analyzed. The analysis shows that different approaches to the quality of education reflect different views on the fact what one would like to accomplish with the education. It means that a definition of the quality of education has been essentially determined with the education aims. The issue of the quality of education cannot be separated from much broader ethical discussion on values which have been found in its base. Therefore, the text emphasizes a need to understand numerous philosophies of education, and concludes that promoting only one opinion trend in the theoretical foundation of the quality, while ignoring the others, can have negative consequences on understanding of this complex phenomenon and thus on attempts for its improvement.
Addressing the letters to the Metropolitan Meletije Pavlovic, 1831-1833
Authors: Kacanski-Udovicic Vera
Published: October 2011

The text analyzes the addressing of letters sent to Melentije Pavlovic at the time when he was the Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia 1831-1833. The paper also analyzes the introductory sentences in the letters and greetings, expressions of respect of the applicants and other correspondents.
The self-directing work of pupils in the subject the principles of nature
Authors: Cvjeticanin Stanko , Segedinac Mirjana
Published: October 2011

The self-directing work of pupils in learning the subject. The principles of nature is the most existent in the application of pupils' experiments. It is necessary to determine the level of the pupils' self-reliance if order to advance and modernize teaching. Aim of this work is the analysis of the attitudes of pupils from the fourth grade primary school to the application of the experiments during the lessons of Principles of nature. In this work descriptive and analytical methods are used. We polled 105 pupils of the fourth grade. We concluded by using output data that pupils like to use experiments. They would like to have more experiments and to deduce by themselves. Most of them carry out experiments only during the lessons of The principles of nature. They have positive attitudes about methodology of presentation of experiments and their applications. They don't know how to write down experiments in their notebooks. They have positive and regular attitudes to experiments as the source of knowledge in learning Principles of nature.
When Goethe met Vuk...: Views on selected pages of Serbian-German relations
Authors: Subert Gabrijela
Published: October 2011

Serbian-German relations were viewed within a specific social and cultural-historical development of both nations, and were also interpreted from the standpoint of cognitive and semiotic theory of culture. The first part of the paper deals with the dominant trends and spiritual tendencies in German culture, from the transformation of the humanist interest in 'exotics' into Herderian romantic understanding of nation and into Grimm's equalization of the poetic and the folk quality, thanks to which in the first half of the nineteenth century, as well as during the Serbian liberation wars against the Turks, the Serbian way of life gained the position of an ideal cultural model. Therefore, special attention is dedicated to Vuk's relations with the most important German minds of the so-called golden age. The paper particularly underlines the contribution of Talfj, who adjusted her translations of Serbian poetry to German sensibility, as well as to the entire contemporary European taste. The second part of the paper follows the changes in the Serbian-German relations from the second half of the nineteenth century till our days, conditioned by unhappy historical-political occurrences. Illustrated both from the German and Serbian standpoint with works, experiences, thoughts and feelings of statesmen and warriors scientists and writers, as well as ordinary people - these relations are presented as ambivalent, but never broken.
Ortega's hypothesis, Lotka's law, and Planck's principle
Authors: Skoric Marko
Published: October 2011

Science is one of the most stratified social institutions and its stratification is connected to productivity and influence of scientists. The paper deals with Lotka's Law, Ortega Hypothesis and Planck's Principle, very important ideas in sociology of science, some of which are proved incorrect. These ideas and their consequences may have very important implications on development of science and interactions between science and society.
Occidental rationalism in Max Weber's sociology of music
Authors: Jeremic-Molnar Dragana , Molnar Aleksandar
Published: October 2011

The paper views rationalism as a central category of an entire sociological endeavor of Max Weber in two dimensions: through the progress of mind in the understanding of 'the nature of things' and overcoming the resistance posed to the mind on that path by nature itself on the one hand, and through the struggle against irrationality of the very social beliefs and institutions which have gathered in history, on the other. When it comes to the first dimension, rationalization of music begins with the solving of the problem of the division of the octave (which cannot be divided symmetrically into equal parts) and ends in the obstruction of the 'spiral' effect of intervals which the octave is composed of. (in order to ensure undisturbed successive or 'circular' lining of octaves). The other dimension is problematise in the relation with the ascetic ethics and the spirit of pentatonics, which is presented as similar to the relation between protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism, only without the positive rationalist contributions of ascetic ethics.
Transition of risk into uncertainty under conditions of global crisis
Authors: Ljumovic Isidora
Published: October 2011

Financial globalization and global crisis enforced structural changes in world economy, reflecting them to the concept of risk and uncertainty. This paper gives theoretical, historical and economical overview of risk uncertainty, financial disruption and global crisis relations. Also it deals with a detailed individual risks typology, as well as with conditions for risk transition into uncertainty. When financial disruptions turn into global economic crisis, risks are turning into uncertainty disabling economy to progress. Having in mind that all risk management models were made in a non crisis period, it is of great importance to manage risks in time of crisis because some model assumptions might have changed. Finally, this paper points out that the replacement of existing models and state interventions are necessary in order to transfer uncertainty into risk and enable further development of economy.
Philistines' psycho-social characteristics
Authors: Sakac Marija
Published: October 2011

A philistine is a person who tends to present himself/herself as being more worthy then he/she is indeed. This phenomenon has its origin in the social class of the petty bourgeoisie that appeared on the historical scene in the from of petty shopkeepers and craftsmen. The petty bourgeoisie can be seen as a social class, but, as philistinism, it can be seen as a form of a person's behavior determined by his/her specific mental structure. The following characteristics can be ascribed to a philistine: egoism, hatred, envy, and extreme moods. Competition for success is an important philistine's characteristic. A philistine uses etiquette as a means of his/her resourcefulness. As a result of social changes, on the social and cultural scene there are some new forms of philistinism called 'sponsorship'.
Representation and the vocabulary of adultery in Roman satire in their social, historical and cultural context
Authors: Joksimovic-Pajevic Milena
Published: October 2011

At all the stages of European history, adultery has been considered a serious offence that jeopardizes the basic cell of society - family. As society has evolved, significance and the role of the family within it changed, as well as the attitudes towards marriage and adultery. This article aims to demonstrate, by analysis of Horace's and Juvenal's satires, how the emancipation of Roman women altered the vision of the adultery in Roman satire and how these changes have reflected on the language of this genre. .
Welfare state: Convergence: Downward versus upward
Authors: Josifidis Kosta , Supic Novica
Published: October 2011

The aim of this paper is to contribute, in the theoretical and empirical sense, to better understanding the challenges of the EU welfare regimes and how particular regimes react on them. Despite significant differences among the EU welfare regimes, it is real to expect that they will converge because of the common challenges confronting them. In this paper, using the model of sigma and beta convergence, we are trying to predict the possible direction of convergence in the sense that Europe will go toward to more or less generosity or in other words it will converge downward or upward. The downward convergence means the strengthen competition among existing welfare regimes, in order to maintain and/or attract capital, that could reduce the social spending generosity. On the other hand, the upward convergence above involves the strengthening of coordination among existing welfare regimes according to the values of solidarity and social justice, which characterise not only the most developed EU countries but also the supranational European social model. .