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Sarajevo: University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Philosophy; The Heinrich Böll Foundation; Berlin: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V., 2024

This edited monograph addresses the issue of violence against women in the history of Bosnia and ... more This edited monograph addresses the issue of violence against women in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina from ancient times to the present day. It was created due to interdisciplinary cooperation between a team of historians, sociologists, legal scholars and literary historians. The reserach team members and chapter authors are Fahd Kasumović, Almir Marić, Dženan Dautović, Amila Kasumović, Minela Radušić, Adnan Jahić, Mirza Džananović, Sabina Subašić Galijatović, Sarina Bakić, and Ajla Demiragić. The book was assembled into one volume by Fahd Kasumović, who served as both the project team leader and the editor. Structurally, it consists of an introduction, ten chapters and a conclusion.

Regardless of the multifaceted and long-standing nature of violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the numerous historical sources that speak about it, violence against women is an issue that has been marginalized in historiography. Existing knowledge is fragmented, and no book examines this issue in an interdisciplinary manner, through different historical eras. Similarly, articles that discuss violence against women are rare. Additionally, the information regarding violence against women found in current research is primarily characterized as peripheral references within wider subjects.

This monograph aims to fill this gap and create a scientific basis for future dialogue on this important topic. To achieve the set goal, the authors of the book chapters analysed a large number of primary sources that mention various forms of physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, structural and economic violence against women and girls. The materials that formed the foundation of this research were written in various languages, such as Latin, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, German, English, French, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.

The research is focused on issues such as historical background of the culture of violence against women, the mechanisms that contributed to the reproduction of violence within patriarchal societies, power relations, the identity of the perpetrators and victims of violence, the circumstances under which violence was committed, the sociocultural construction of attitudes towards violence and women, variations in attitudes towards violence in different cultural environments, the sanctioning of violence against women, the attitudes of women themselves towards violence and, in particular, how victims have tried to oppose this phenomenon. In examining the aforementioned issues, considerable attention is directed towards the different historical viewpoints and discourses on violence against women.

The book also has its social goal. It aims to contribute to the social dialogue on the elimination of various forms of violence against women, the promotion of the culture of non-violence and gender equality, and the empowerment of women and girls; these are also the goals outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Strategy. The editor and team members planned to help reach these objectives through public lectures, discussion groups, and workshops based on this book's content.

Books by Fahd Kasumović

Orijentalni institut Univerziteta u Sarajevu: Sarajevo, 2021

By Edin Veladžić, Slavojka Beštić Bronza, Bojana Duljković Blagojević, Melisa Forić Plasto, Elma Hašimbegović,Senada Jusić-Dučić Fahd Kasumović, Marija Naletilić, Edin Radušić, 2021

Association. of. history. educators. in. Bosnia. and. Herzegovina,. EUROCLIO-HIP. BiH. successful... more Association. of. history. educators. in. Bosnia. and. Herzegovina,. EUROCLIO-HIP. BiH. successfully. realized. a. project. titled. Alternative curriculum for history in Bosnia and Herzegovina-a contribution to promoting humanism in history teaching and facing with Bosnia-Herzegovina controversies.. The. project. started. in. January. 2018. and. ended. in. October. 2019.. Its. realization. was. financially.supported.by.Open.Society.Fund.of.Bosnia.and.Herzegovina. With.this.project,.the.EUROCLIO-HIP.BiH,.as.the.only.trade.association.that.is.present. and.well.accepted.for.its.educational.activities.in.the.whole.territory.of.BiH,.attempted.to. initiate.positive.changes.in.teaching.plans.and.programs.of.history.in.primary.schools.and. create.an.educational.model.that.would.help.creators.of.education.policies.in.BiH.in.terms. of.innovation.and.modernization.of.studying.history,.particularly.in.the.process.of.teaching. history.. That. goal. is. possible. to. achieve. by. moving. the. focus. of. history. teaching,. through. developing,.establishing.and.testing.a.joint.approach.in.all.three.curricula.in.Bosnia.and. Herzegovina.for.primary.schools..We.believe.it.is.necessary.for.the.primary.focus.of.new,. innovative. and. alternative. curriculum. to. rest. on. developing critical thinking, respecting universal human rights and promoting general civilization values.. The. intention. of. the. expert.team.gathered.around.this.project.was.to.offer.alternatives.to.valid.(state).curricula,. change.them.indirectly.and.impact.to.the.change.of.attitudes.of.the.creators.of.education. policies..With.a.different.and.innovative.approach.to.school.curriculum.we.expect.to.attract. the.adequate.attention.of.the.teachers..We.are.deeply.aware.that.the.success.of.changes.is. only.possible.and.realistic.with.teachers'.readiness.to.change.attitudes.about.important.and. unimportant.in.history.teaching. EUROCLIO-HIP. BiH. assembled. a. professional. team. of. researchers. and. associates. with.proven.experience.in.the.field.of.history.teaching..Through.this.two-year.project,.the. team.developed.an.alternative.model.of.curriculum,.which.rests.at.universal.human.rights. and.civilization.values..The.team's.approach.was.based.on.researching.existing.curricula. in. Bosnia. and. Herzegovina,. some. positive. examples. in. other. European. countries. (Swiss. model),.wide.consultations.with.history.educators.(teachers.and.professors).in.primary.and. secondary.schools,.history.students.and.other.interested.parties.of.the.civil.society..For.the. needs.of.this.project,.we.created.a.special.questionnaire,.aiming.at.collecting.information. from. experience. and. practice. relating. to. teaching. about. universal. values. within. history. teaching.process. Upon.realization.of.all.planned.activities,.including.testing.before.the.expert.public,.the. team.of.experts.offered.a.concrete.model.how.to.modernize.history.teaching.in.Bosnia.and. alternative curriculum for history in bosnia and herzegovina alternative curriculum for history in bosnia and herzegovina 7 6 Herzegovina,.which.should.contribute.to.the development of critical thinking and pluralistic society with. full. respect. of. ethnic,. religious,. cultural. and. any. other. diversity,. rather. than. deepening.the.divisions.and.understanding.the.history.division.to."ours".and."theirs".. With.the.proposed.approach.we.invite.the.wide.scientific.and.expert.public.to.open.up. a.dialogue.that.will.result.in.real.and.essential.changes.of.the.existing.paradigm.of.history. studying,. and. we. expect. the. said. public,. and. creators. of. education. and. culture. policies. in. particular,. to. recognize. the. honest. intentions. and. the. necessity. of. more. prominent. positioning.of.all.aspects.of.human.rights.and.universal.civilization.values.in.the.focus.of. the.whole.teaching.process,.including.history.teaching,.as.it.has.an.important.and.delicate. role. in. creating. a. free,. democratic,. multicultural,. open,. tolerant. and. prosperous. social. environment.. At.Euroclio.HiP.BiH,.we.believe.that.our.innovative.approach.to.history.teaching.could. be.of.interest.to.history.educators.of.across.Europe.and.the.world,.so.we.decided.to.prepare. and.publish.an.abridged.version.of.the.Bosnian.edition.of.the.Alternative.Curriculum.(2019). in.order.to.share.the.results.of.our.work.with.our.colleagues.and.friends.and.open.space.for. dialogue.and.cooperation. At.Euroclio.HiP.BiH,.we.believe.that.our.innovative.approach.to.history.teaching.could. be.of.interest.to.history.educators.of.across.Europe.and.the.world,.so.we.decided.to.prepare. and.publish.an.abridged.version.of.the.Bosnian.edition.of.the.Alternative.Curriculum.(2019). in.order.to.share.the.results.of.our.work.with.our.colleagues.and.friends.and.open.space.for. dialogue.and.cooperation.

By Edin Veladžić, Slavojka Beštić Bronza, Bojana Duljković Blagojević, Melisa Forić Plasto, Elma Hašimbegović,Senada Jusić-Dučić, Fahd Kasumović, Marija Naletilić, Edin Radušić, 2021

Udruženje nastavnika i profesora historije / istorije / povijesti Bosne i Hercegovine-Euroclio-HI... more Udruženje nastavnika i profesora historije / istorije / povijesti Bosne i Hercegovine-Euroclio-HIP BiH krajem 2019. godine predstavilo je bosanskohercegovačkoj naučnoj i stručnoj javnosti rezultate svog dvogodišnjeg projekta pod naslovom Alternativni kurikulum za historiju / istoriju / povijest u Bosni i Hercegovini-doprinos promoviranju humanizma u nastavi historije i suočavanju s bosanskohercegovačkim kontroverzama. univerzalne vrijednosti iz prošlosti za društvo budućnosti 7 uvod iz izvora, kritički ocjenjuju njihov značaj i kroz argumentiranje vlastitih stavova nastoje razvijati kulturu dijaloga uz puno uvažavanje drugog i drugačijeg. Ističu vrijednosti mira nasuprot onog što rat donosi. Kroz ovu temu se propituje antipod rata i mira te ističu pojmovi koji upućuju na mir i promoviraju ga kao vrijednost. Cilj je razviti kod učenika sposobnost za uočavanje šireg spektra negativnih posljedica ratnih sukoba i vrijednosti mira za jednu društvenu zajednicu kojih često nismo dovoljno svjesni, odnosno postajemo ih svjesni tek kada ih uslijed ratnih neprilika izgubimo. U drugoj radionici za VI razred pod naslovom "Robovi su, ali su ipak ljudi!"-Sloboda i (ne)jednakost u antičkom svijetu propituju se pojmovi kao što su rob, ropstvo, sloboda, jednakost među ljudima, ljudska prava i razlike u shvatanju slobode antičkog i modernog vremena. Na primjerima historijskih izvora učenici treba da uoče da dar slobode nije uvijek svima dat rođenjem, odnosno da se svi ljudi nisu uvijek rađali slobodni i jednaki. Usvajajući pojmove o ropstvu osposobljavamo učenike da bolje razumiju vrijednosti svijeta u kojem živimo te da bolje cijene blagodat slobode i prava jednakosti među ljudima. Marija Naletilić i Elma Hašimbegović pripremile su radionicu za učenike VII razreda osnovne škole pod naslovom Djevojka sa sela, ratnica, vještica, svetica, inspiracija-uloga žene u srednjem vijeku na primjeru Ivane Orleanske. Poznato je da su kroz povijest muškarci imali dominantnu ulogu u javnom životu, dok je za žene uglavnom bila određena privatna sfera života. Zato o njima izvori ne govore mnogo i zato danas o njima mnogo manje znamo. Tako je i s periodom srednjeg vijeka. Ipak, sačuvani su podaci, tekstualni i slikovni, iz kojih otkrivamo da su i žene učestvovale u javnom životu, pomagale u širenju pismenosti, razvoju umjetnosti, a neke od njih obilježile povijest kao vladarice i pozitivne političke ličnosti. Rat se doživljava kao muški posao, ali i kad je vojna povijest u pitanju, u srednjem vijeku imamo ženu koja se, rame uz rame, borila s muškarcima u Stogodišnjem ratu (1337-1453) i utjecala na njegov ishod. Riječ je o Ivani Orleanskoj, jednoj od najpoznatijih ličnosti srednjeg vijeka. Zahvaljujući velikom broju historijskih izvora, pisama, hronika, vojnih dokumenata, i ponajviše zahvaljujući brižljivo dokumentiranom sudskom procesu koji se vodio protiv nje, čujemo direktno glas Ivane Orleanske, ali i eho njenog vremena. Na primjeru Ivane Orleanske otkrivamo o različitim ulogama žena u javnom životu u kasnom srednjem vijeku i pratimo kontinuitet promjena od srednjeg vijeka do danas. U drugoj radionici za VII razred Elma Hašimbegović i Senada Jusić-Dučić problematiziraju pitanje ropstva u srednjem vijeku. I sam naslov radionice "Kupio me za jednog konja"-Ropstvo u srednjem vijeku intrigira i ukazuje na vrijednost slobode i prava na vlastite izbore kao jedno od osnovnih ljudskih prava koje je značajnom univerzalne vrijednosti iz prošlosti za društvo budućnosti 8 uvod broju ljudi u srednjem vijeku bilo uskraćeno. Koristeći primarne i sekundarne izvore pokušava se dočarati pozicija robova srednjeg vijeka i time doprinijeti razumijevanju procesa postanka robom, ali i različitih pozicija i uloga robova tokom srednjeg vijeka. Kroz izvore se ukazuje na različita prava i mogućnosti robova u odnosu na njihovo društveno-religijsko porijeklo te pokušaje ostvarivanja vlastite slobode. O ropstvu i robovima u srednjem vijeku najviše saznajemo iz pravnih dokumenata koji se odnose na ugovore o kupoprodaji ili sudske procese u koje su uključeni robovi. Pronalazimo ih i u iluminacijama srednjovjekovnih rukopisa, ali te nam slikovne predstave mnogo češće govore o tome kako ih vide oni što ih oslikavaju nego kako su oni stvarno izgledali ili živjeli. Radionica se bavi pitanjima (ne)slobode, na koji način se postaje robom, kako ratovi utiču na ropstvo, da li se rob rađa ili postaje, kako žive djeca robovi i sl., kao i pitanjima diskriminacije na osnovu boje kože, vjerskog i etničkog porijekla. Kao primarni cilj radionice nameće se razvoj osjećaja kod učenika prema univerzalnim humanističkim idejama slobode, mira i jednakosti, te spoznaja o procesima dugog trajanja koji se odnose na razvoj osnovnih ljudskih prava od srednjovjekovnog perioda do danas. Edin Radušić i Senada Jusić-Dučić uradili su radionicu "Kada sam ležao teško ranjen, njemački oficir me je odnio u njihovu ratnu bolnicu"-Humanizam i solidarnost na primjeru Crvenog krsta. Radionica se izvodi s učenicima VIII razreda osnovne škole devetogodišnjeg obrazovanja. Propituje na koji način su humanizam i međunarodna solidarnost zaživjeli u Evropi u drugoj polovini 19. i na početku 20. stoljeća te kakva je bila uloga Crvenog krsta u tome da se ideje humanizma i međunarodne solidarnosti počnu posmatrati kao univerzalne vrijednosti u Evropi i svijetu na razmeđu 19. i 20. stoljeća. Radionica ima za cilj promovirati ideju nepartikuliranog humanizma i međunarodne solidarnosti. U osnovi je riječ o idejama koje vuku korijene iz 18. stoljeća, ali koje se na višim razinama počinju realizirati tek u 19. stoljeću. Njihova primjena praćena je brojim problemima i nedoumicama koje pokazuju da se i napredniji dio ljudske civilizacije borio s uzdizanjem uzvišenih civilizacijskih principa od partikularnih do univerzalnih. Borba za prihvatanje ovih principa i u zapadnoevropskim društvima odvijala se na više frontova i više razina. Kao dobar primjer za bolje razumijevanje ove historijske pojave poslužilo je sagledavanje izvora o osnivanju Crvenog krsta, njegovoj misiji, djelovanju u Prvom svjetskom ratu, kao primjeru institucionalne borbe za pružanje pomoći unesrećenim pojedincima bez obzira na nacionalnu, vjersku, rasnu ili bilo koju drugu pripadnost, te kao solidarnost s porodicama poginulih zbog gubitka ljudskog bića (bez veličanja žrtve za uzvišene nacionalne i državne ciljeve!). Radom na različitim izvorima učenici treba da razumiju koliko su važni humanizam, solidarnost, jednakost i mir kao civilizacijske vrijednosti i da razvijaju svijest o potrebi humanog i solidarnog odnosa prema unesrećenim ljudima i humanitarnom radu u kriznim situacijama.

By Slavojka Beštić-Bronza, Bojana Dujković Blagojević, Melisa Forić Plasto, Elma Hašimbegović, Senada Jusić-Dučić, Fahd Kasumović, Marija Naletilić, Edin Radušić, and Edin Veladžić, 2019

Book parts by Fahd Kasumović

In Nasilje nad ženama: Diskursi, perspektive, lekcije iz bh. povijesti, ed. F. Kasumović. Sarajevo - University of Sarajevo; Fondacija Heinrich Böll; Berlin: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, pp. 17-40, 2024

In: Univerzalne vrijednosti iz prošlosti za društvo budućnosti. Sarajevo: Euroclio HIP BiH, pp. 56-72, 2021

Svjetlost Evrope u Bosni i Hercegovini (tekstovi pored razglednica za gradove) / THE LIGHT OF EUROPE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (TEXTS ACCOMPANYING CITY POSTCARDS). MULTILINGUAL (BOS., ENG., GER., IT.)

In: Svjetlost Evrope u Bosni i Hercegovini/ The Light of Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ed. Dž. Babić and I. Huseinović, Sarajevo: Buybook, pp. 135-448 , 2005

Papers by Fahd Kasumović

Historijska traganja / Historical Searches, No. 19, pp. 95-149, 2020

This paper re-examines the dominant historiographic images on the transformation processes in the... more This paper re-examines the dominant historiographic images on the transformation processes in the Ottoman Empire from the end of the 17th century to the early 1850s. Together with critically evaluating the main developments on this topic in the Ottoman studies, it argues that the ideas presented by the acclaimed contributors in this field are insufficient to explain all of the structural changes that occurred in the Ottoman state finance, and in the economies of the frontier regions. The author argues that the historiographic idea of what should be considered under the umbrella of transformation processes needs to be re-conceptualized and adjusted to the local financial contexts of the various regions of the Ottoman Empire. When speaking of the fiscal transformation in Ottoman Bosnia, it is necessary to take into account various governmental decisions to abolish the filûrȋ tax as well as the lump-sum payments, and to substitute them with the in-kind obligation—the tithe. Based on the unpublished primary sources, this paper suggests that the mentioned phenomena should be considered a part of a wider transformation process, with different historical phases. This research focuses upon its sequences that spanned from the end of the 17th century to the early 1850s. After explaining the political reasoning that stood behind the decision to revoke the filûri tax and to substitute it with the tithe, this paper researches and explains the consequences of the mentioned financial measure, starting from the structural changes in the provincial finances to the impact it had in the wider social and economic framework.

Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Bosnia and Herzegovina, economic history, finance, transformation processes, taxation policy, agricultural economy, structural changes, the Vlachs.

Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju/ Contributions to Oriental Philology, Vol. 69, pp. 247-286, 2020

This paper aims to deconstruct the traditional narratives on the Ottoman financial and political ... more This paper aims to deconstruct the traditional narratives on the Ottoman financial and political strategies towards non-Muslim and Muslim subjects in the Western Balkans by re-examining the foundation, extent and consequences of the central government’s policy of demanding a payment of jizya tax not only from non-Muslims, as stipulated in the classical Sharia law, but from the Muslim population as well. Although academic community is aware of the existence of Muslim jizya payers in several regions of the Ottoman Empire, this paper argues that historiographic knowledge on the mentioned phenomenon is rather rudimentary as present studies on this topic are based on a very limited data while official financial records that contain information on Muslim jizya payers, such as the jizya registers from the Ottoman Bosnia, have still not been thoroughly analysed. Recognizing the need to include financial records into the account, the main research strategy of this paper was to identify and examine records of jizya payers which contain a significant number of Muslims in a taxpayer role as well as to compare and interpret this data with other financial, administrative and legal texts that could help us gain better insight into the phenomenon of Muslim jizya payers in the Ottoman practice. The main primary source for the analysis provided in this study was a register of jizya payers from the vilayet of Brod, in central parts of the Ottoman Bosnia, from the 1679, which have not been previously used in historiographic studies. On the basis of this financial register, it has been concluded that more that 90% of all jizya payers in the territory covered in the mentioned register were Muslims, which is an important and interesting fact that has still not been recorded in any other part of the Ottoman Empire. After identifying the historical background of Muslim jizya payer phenomenon in Bosnia, this case study explains its connection with broader political and financial practices of the Ottoman authorities, as well as its relation with the Islamic legal tradition. Furthermore, the study uses the data from primary sources to additionally deconstruct the narrative that only Christians and Jews paid the jizya in Ottoman Empire, as well as it re-examines the validity and shortcomings of an old historiographic notion that jizya should be considered a primary reason in explaining why massive process of conversion to Islam took place in the Early Modern Ottoman Bosnia.

Key words: Ottoman Empire, Bosnia, the jizya tax, social and economic history, Early Modern Age, financial policy, Islamization, socio-economic position of Muslims and Christians in the world of Islam.

Povijesni prilozi/ Historical Contributions, Vol. 39, No. 59, pp. 203-228, 2020

This paper aims at re-examining the dominant historiographical views on the transformation proces... more This paper aims at re-examining the dominant historiographical views on the transformation processes in the economic history of the Ottoman Empire, and at expounding on the previously unknown aspects of the financial measures undertaken by the Ottoman government with an agenda of providing stability in the early 18th-century province of Bosnia. The research shows the nuances of the Ottoman strategy in dealing with the actual and perceived consequences of the economic crisis in the Western periphery of the Islamic world, caused by the long warfare with the Christian coalition of the Holy League. By critically evaluating the state-of-the-art in the Ottoman studies and by comparing the results with the unpublished primary sources, the author argues that a better understanding of the Ottoman transformation processes requires elaborate research on the governmental fiscal policies in the borderland provinces, along with the exploration of their long-term impact on the finance sector and market economy, as well as the material position of the power elites and the taxpaying local communities. As a primary example of these under-researched financial measures, this paper highlights the permanent exemption of the 18th-century eyalet of Bosnia from the bedel-i nüzûl, an important tax used to secure the provisions and financial resources for the army. Another argument for the above-mentioned hypothesis is the crucial change that occurred in the structure of the state revenue sources, as this research has established that the traditional monetary taxes, such as the so-called "taxes of the Vlachs” (rüsûm-ı Eflâkân), i.e. the resm-i filûrî (or resm-i filori) tax, were
abolished and substituted by the in-kind obligation, the tithe. This phenomenon has been ascertained for numerous land plots in the early 18th-century agrarian economy of Ottoman Bosnia. The present research has been based on the previously unused and unpublished financial records from the Ottoman chancelleries.

Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Bosnia, economic history, finance, taxes, tax farming,
transformation processes

Journal of the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo (History, History of Art, Archeology), Vol. 7, No. 2, 2020, pp. 95-144. Special issue: Reflections on Life and Society in the Western Balkans: Studies in the History of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2020

This paper explores the Ottoman government’s Gypsy poll tax policy in the frontier province of Bo... more This paper explores the Ottoman government’s Gypsy poll tax policy in the
frontier province of Bosnia in the period between 1690s and 1856 by using unpublished archival sources to deconstruct the dominant historiographic narratives on this matter, as well as to answer several important, but still unaddressed questions. After reassessing the principal historiographic ideas and conflicting narratives on the political and legal background of the Gypsy poll tax, this study investigates the hitherto unknown regional variations in the Gypsy poll tax policy, financial importance of the poll tax at the provincial and local level, tax farming arrangements as well as changes in tax collection strategies. Throughout, it argues that previous historiographic works on these questions did not adequately present the changing nature of the Ottoman taxation policy as they lacked the materials to provide us with a more detailed insight. On the other hand, this research reveals the nuances of these financial changes and variations, which occurred over time, tracks down the central government’s efforts to mobilise the necessary resources and improve the state capacity, while it explains the connection of these changes with the wider economic crises and transformation processes in the Ottoman Empire.

Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Bosnia; economic history; Romani studies; Gypsies;
finance; fiscal policy; taxation; centre-periphery relations; transformation processes; poll
tax; jizya; Balkans.

Belleten 80 (288)/ Turkish Historical Society Review, pp. 507-530 , 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ottoman historical heritage has greatly contributed to shaping of the co... more Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ottoman historical heritage has greatly contributed to shaping of the country's contemporary image. With respect to this, we could mention several issues which, to a larger or lesser extent, have roots in the Ottoman period, from the question of the territory and borders of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the shape and organisation of settlements and architectural monuments, old crafts, nutrition, to mentality, customs, lexical heritage, music and folklore, and various other cultural facets of the identity of a large segment of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina -both its Muslim and non-Muslim communities. However, we believe that the immaterial and intangible heritage from the Ottoman era is particularly interesting, seeing as it has been passed down through generations, and is very much "alive" and present to this day. This issue is complex and multifaceted, and we have thus chosen to discuss in this paper only one specific question within this field: changes in religious identity in the first half of the 19 th century, as witnessed in examples of conversions to Islam.

Uluslararasi Balkan Tarihi ve Kültürü Sempozyumu, 6-8 Ekim 2016 Çanakkale: Bildiriler 1, Çanakkale On Sekiz Mart University–Balkan ve Ege Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, 234-245, 2017

The main goal of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of political flexibility o... more The main goal of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of political flexibility of the Ottomans by researching state decisions that led to exempting urban population in the frontier sanjaks of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Zvornik and Klis from paying extraordinary taxes (avârız-ı dîvâniyye). Particularly, attention is paid to identifying the discourse of state officials, the diversity of reasons stated by the government in granting tax exemptions to the population of frontier towns, the background of exemptions, their links with the interests/needs of the state, as well as to changes that occurred over time in the tax status of the mentioned groups. Together with that, efforts were made in making parallels with state policies towards inland provinces and other internal peripheries of the Ottoman Empire. The basis for the analysis consists of various cadastral survey registers (tâpu tahrîr defter), compiled from the fourth decade of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Finally, the interpretation of those primary sources is intended to contribute to further reassessment of traditional narratives on the Orient and Orientals, particularly to deconstruction of overly generalised and essentialistically understood images of their supposed inertness and indolence of mind.

Journal of the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo (History, History of Art, Archeology), 2020

This paper examines the challenges and methodological concerns which stand before historians wish... more This paper examines the challenges and methodological concerns which stand before historians wishing to engage in the endeavour of writing history in an increasingly globalising world of research and education which is interconnected and interdependent today more than ever before. Having in mind these challenges, it argues that the future of the discipline lies in a constant reassessment of dominant paradigms, historiographic narratives, primary and secondary sources, scholarly methods, but, more importantly, ourselves, our own cultural and social values, as well as of the disciplinary boundaries and limits of knowledge. Together with examining the mentioned challenges, this paper specifically pays attention to the future of writing history of the Western Balkans in the global era, particularly the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst it also critically reassesses the current level of knowledge in the English-speaking world on the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Furthermore, the authors of this paper argue that the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina is being increasingly integrated into the global academic landscape, whilst simultaneously pointing out to the issues which still lies ahead of researchers. The purpose of this paper on the future of writing history in a globalising world was to provide a context for twelve scholarly articles published in the special issue of Journal of the Faculty of Philosophy (History, History of Arts, Archeology), Vol. 7, No. 2, 2020, as well as to point out to the ways these articles might fit into the global repositories of the historiographic knowledge.
Keywords: historiography, globalisation, global era, history, research and education, Western Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Anali Gazi Husrev-begove biblioteke 35/ Annals of the Gazi Husrev Bey Library Sarajevo, pp. 93-150, 2014

Rad predstavlja nastojanje da se na osnovu analize podataka o čiflucima koji su se nalazili u ruk... more Rad predstavlja nastojanje da se na osnovu analize podataka o čiflucima koji su se nalazili u rukama vojnika i ostalog primarno nepoljoprivrednog stanovništva ispitaju uvjeti pod kojima su navedeni slojevi mogli steći pravo posjeda nad određenim državnim zemljištima uz preuzimanje obaveze plaćanja daća koje su bile ustanovljene prema zakonu i defteru. Čifluci koji su uzeti kao predmet navedene analize nalazili su se na području Bosanskog sandžaka, a analiza se odnosi na period od uspostavljanja osmanske vlasti do početka 17. stoljeća. Nastojanje primarno neproizvodnog stanovništva da dođe do prava posjeda nad zemljom posmatrano je u širem kontekstu koji je označen kao fenomen nadmetanja i borbe za zemlju. Budući da je problem nastanka i akumulacije čiflukâ u rukama navedenih slojeva stanovništva od strane različitih autora bio tumačen na načine koji se, u najmanju ruku, mogu ocijeniti kao diskutabilni, to se u ovom radu ispituju mogućnosti reinterpretacije određenih ustaljenih predodžbi o čiflucima i tzv. procesu čiflučenja. Značajan prostor posvećen je kritičkom sagledavanju različitih neutemeljenih generalizacija i predodžbi koje je historiografija naslijedila iz južnoslavenskih (posebno srpskih) narativa 19. stoljeća, kao i zastarjelim historicističkim postavkama i marksističkim učenjima koja su značajno utjecala na shvatanje osmanskog društva i države.

Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju 60/ Contributions to Oriental Philology: Journal of the Oriental Institute in Sarajevo, pp. 259-309, 2010

Ključne riječi: Osmansko carstvo, Bosna, Sarajevo, 18 i 19. stoljeće dobročinstvo, oporezivanje, ... more Ključne riječi: Osmansko carstvo, Bosna, Sarajevo, 18 i 19. stoljeće dobročinstvo, oporezivanje, oslobađanje od poreza, inʻamat-defteri.

Identitet Bosne i Hercegovine kroz historiju: Zbornik radova 1, Institute of History Sarajevo, pp. 215-237, 2011

P itanje identiteta u Bosni i Hercegovini izuzetno je slojevito, te ga je moguće sagledavati iz r... more P itanje identiteta u Bosni i Hercegovini izuzetno je slojevito, te ga je moguće sagledavati iz različitih uglova. Brojne su kvalitativne osobine i specifikumi koje grupama i pojedincima omogućavaju da poimaju/ identificiraju sebe i druge na različitim nivoima: u skladu s tim, možemo govoriti o regionalnim, lokalnim, nacionalnim, etničkim, religijskim, socijalnim, rodnim i brojnim drugim identitetima koji su ograničeni na nešto uže skupine, ali i o osobnim karakteristikama koje čine identitet svakog pojedinca. Za ovu priliku mi smo izabrali govoriti o religijskim identitetima, odnosno o jednom užem problemu u okviru navedene tematike -promjeni religijskog identiteta u Bosni u prvoj polovini 19. stoljeća na primjeru prijelaza na islam koji su se desili u ovom periodu.

Anali Gazi Husrev-begove biblioteke 25-26/ Annals of the Gazi Husrev Bey Library Sarajevo, pp. 297-308, 2007