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- Archaeology, Geology, Palaeolithic Archaeology, Vertebrate Palaeontology

[Uncorrected Page Proofs] -- Montgomery, David W. 2019. "The Hardest Time Was the Time without Morality": Religion and Social Navigation in Albania. In Everyday Life in the Balkans, edited by David W. Montgomery. Bloomington: Indiana... more

- by David W Montgomery
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- Christianity, Religion and Politics, Albanian Studies, Balkan Studies
- by Aris Chiotelis and +2
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- Modern History, Cultural Studies, Political Sociology, Social Sciences

From the mid-1990s and for over a decade Greece developed a very important and dynamic trade and investment relationship with most Western Balkan countries. The economic crisis in 2009 broke this momentum and led to massive declines in both trade and FDI. While trade transactions rebounded after 2016 and almost reached pre-crisis levels, the decline of Greek FDI has shown no signs of recovering, its most definitive sign being the departure of many Greek banks from the region. The objective of this project is to delve into the intricacies of Greek economic diplomacy, focusing on its conduct in the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) and exploring paths that could improve economic and business practices in the region. It does so by mapping out the multi-layered dimensions of Greek economic relations with the Western Balkans, highlighting problems and challenges that have emerged over the years, identifying key actors and stakeholders in the process, and making policy recommendations based on an evaluation of all the above.

- by Nikolaos Tzifakis and +1
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- International Relations, South East European Studies, Balkan Studies, International Political Economy

This article, which introduces a Special Issue of the JCES on the challenges of EU enlargement policy towards the Western Balkans, critically examines the geopolitical turn of the EU’s institutional thinking on enlargement since 2017. After several high-ranked EU officials and leaders of member states more or less explicitly voiced their concerns about the declining influence of the EU in the Western Balkans, the European Commission – which has traditionally been responsible for carrying out administrative-technical aspects of the accession process – adopted a more geopolitical approach to enlargement policy in February 2018, and has since sought to advance Western Balkan accession more decisively. However, this geopolitical turn to the EU’s institutional thinking on enlargement has so far failed to translate discourse into concrete results. The article argues that the main reasons for this failure can be found in a lack of support by EU members, which either do not share the Commission’s sense of urgency, or are eager to use enlargement policy and the accession process to advance their national interests. The article concludes with a brief presentation of the structure of the special issue and introduces the contributing articles.

- by Nikolaos Tzifakis
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- European History, Development Studies, Geopolitics, Balkan Studies
- by Nikolaos Tzifakis and +1
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- Eastern European Studies, European Studies, Balkan Studies, Russian Foreign Policy

The paper aims to investigate the theoretical assumption that the value system (according to the Schwartz model) is associated with compliance with recommendations to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the theoretical assumption, persons whose value system emphasizes social focus and whose values are self-transcendence and conservation will comply with measures to a greater extent. On the other hand, people whose value system is focused on personal focus and whose values self-direction and openness to change will be less compliant with measures for combating the spread of the virus. The research was conducted in three Southeastern European countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia using a survey of 1024 students. The Schwartz scale on basic human values was used as a research instrument. The research was conducted at the very beginning of the pandemic (March and April 2020). The results of the hierarchical regression showed that the values of openn...

- by Valentina Pavlović Vinogradac
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- Psychology, Trust, Values, Compliance

In post-conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), the transition from socialism and planned economy to liberal democracy and free market economy was supported by a discourse that was upheld by Western powers, and which emphasised the importance of individual freedom, the rule of law, and human rights. The economic model promoted by international financial institutions and embedded in EU conditionality was based on the development of a competitive ‘free’ market that would remove the inefficiencies of the previous system and bring about increased productivity and growth. One of the key instruments used in the process was the privatisation of previously state-owned enterprises, often a condition for receiving international finances. This thesis is concerned with understanding the transition process from a bottom-up perspective. It analyses privatisation from the experiences and perceptions of workers by focusing on their narratives and struggles to obtain important economic and social rights, that were contested and denied in the process of privatisation. It illustrates these challenges and confrontations by studying in depth the case of a detergent factory, Dita, in Tuzla. In doing so, the thesis challenges the discourse of transition and contributes to the ongoing line of research about the transition of South East Europe (SEE). The thesis finds that the process of transition affected the workers’ families, their work life, their social lives and friendships, and their lives as citizens. The workers fought a lot of personal battles alongside the struggle for Dita. The analysis revealed that Dita’s workers experienced both a violation of their right to work and of their human dignity. The workers responded with strikes and protests demanding the right to work. This demand challenged the discourse of transition by opposing the talk of neoliberal efficiency. With their struggle, the workers of Dita have succeeded in keeping their factory running in the new capitalist conditions. This suggests that involving the workers as actors in the discourse of transition might create a transition process with a better outcome.

- by Heidi Hald Christensen
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- Human Rights, Southeastern Europe, Transition Economies, Labor Rights

Hannes Grandits, Xavier Bougarel, Nathalie Clayer, Fabio Giomi, “Patriarchal and Heroic Re- and Deconstructions. A Tribute to and Critical Reflections on Four Books of Karl Kaser”, in From the Highlands to Hollywood. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Southeastern Europe / Festschrift for Karl Kaser and SEEHA,
Siegfried Gruber, Dominik Gutmeyr, Sabine Jesner, Elife Krasniqi, Robert Pichler, Christian Promitzer (eds.), LIT Zürich, 2020, p. 65-85.

- by Fabio Giomi and +1
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- South East European Studies, Balkan Studies, Balkan History, Ottoman Balkans

Scholars from fourteen countries presented their work at the sixth symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe that took place in the town of Sinj in Croatia in April 2018. This publication presents a full record of that Study Group’s biennial symposium. Twelve presenters did not submit their articles; their participation in the event is recognised by the inclusion of their original abstracts. Two panels are documented by three articles and one abstract, while the remaining abstracts are grouped at the end of this volume. Editors are Liz Mellish, Nick Green and Tvrtko Zebec.

- by Liz Mellish and +1
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- Music, Anthropology Of Dance, Sustainable Development, Migration

The aim of this article is to assess which policies and activities China has been pursuing in seven countries of Southeast. In which sectors is China interested to invest? What is a status of cultural and educational programs? Which diplomatic engagements have taken place? The analysis is placed within the framework of Belt and Road and 16+1 initiative to understand where this region is positioned within a broader context of China's foreign policy. Taking into account that China wants to build stronger economic and people-to-people ties via these initiatives, this paper assesses up-to-date achievements in these sectors and identifies key challenges that lie ahead. Two out of these seven countries are EU member states, the rest candidates and potential candidates for EU membership. Chinese engagement in this region does not pass unnoticed and this paper will also discuss attitudes of the EU towards BRI and 16+1 with respect to this specific region. In terms of the structure and the content, the article in the introduction briefly looks at Chinese relations with post-Yugoslav states (plus Albania), analyses key investment projects and areas of cooperation in the last 20 years. It identifies supporters and opponents of Chinese engagement in SEE. In conclusion, the paper looks beyond this region to understand Chinese engagement in a broader EU context.

- by Senada Šelo Šabić
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- Migration, European Politics, Southeastern Europe
- by Silvana Rachieru
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- Southeastern Europe
- by Xavier Bougarel
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- War Studies, Yugoslavia, Southeastern Europe, Ethnic Conflict and Civil War

Background: Non-pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia includes educational, psychotherapeutic, social, and physical interventions. Despite growing importance of these interventions in the holistic treatment of individuals with schizophrenia, very little is known about their availability in SouthEast European countries (SEE). Objective: To explore mental health care experts' opinions of the availability of non-pharmacological treatment for people with schizophrenia in SEE. Methods: An online survey containing 11 questions was completed by one mental health expert from each of the following SEE countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. Data were collected on estimated rates of received nonpharmacological interventions, type of services delivering these interventions, and expert views of availability barriers. Results: In eight countries, the estimated percentage of...

- by Shukrije Statovci
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- Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychosis, Psychotherapy

The critical literature on peacebuilding has mainly addressed the local and its agency in the post-conflict phase while the nexus between context occurring prior to the implementation of the liberal peace agenda and subsequent hybridization of the local and the international has largely been overlooked. Accordingly, this text discusses the idea that success of any peacebuilding project is also dependent on political, economic or social circumstances present in a country or region before international intervention. Hence, the article analyses the context in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (sfry) before the conflicts in the 1990s as a decisive factor to understanding successful implementation of the liberal peace in the region.

With: Thomas M. Wilson
This article introduces a collection of case studies on the politics of borders and the place-making processes in Southeast European border environments. It opens with explorations of how the social analysis of borders oscillates between border studies and border theory, and between the study of borders as things and as ideas. The focus on the territoriality of borders, analyzed as dynamic social-spatial formations, is proposed as a meeting point between the two approaches. On this premise, this article examines some key elements in contemporary ethnographic research on borders in Southeastern Europe.

- by Nicole Butterfield and +3
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- Social Movements, Eastern European Studies, Queer Studies, Feminist activism
- by Eckehard Pistrick
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- Ethnomusicology, Ottoman Balkans, Southeastern Europe, Balkans
- by Aleksandra Djurić Milovanović
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- History, Modern History, Balkan Studies, Migration Studies
- by Stefanos Katsikas
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- Balkan Studies, Transitional Justice, Memory Studies, Modern Greek History

Being part of an elite goes beyond appearances and involves accommodating and immersing oneself to a culture. This text explores the role of hunting for a Southeastern Europe elite with diplomatic connections and part of the premodern Ottoman Empire. It employs the Phanariot regime as a chronological and cultural frame and argues for significant changes in this time period with reference to hunting. The text takes the reader to Greek and Romanian territories and observes cultural shifts in the use and understanding of what was until eighteenth century an activity that either trained men to war or was seasonally exercised for food supply.

- by Nicoleta Roman
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- Cultural History, Romanian History, Diplomacy, Southeastern Europe
- by Liviu Bordas
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- Religion, Cultural History, Indian Philosophy, Romanian History

Ιδρυτικό μέλος του Γραφείου Αρχιτεκτονικών Μελετών 19/57, το οποίο διαδραμάτισε πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στους πανελλήνιους αρχιτεκτονικούς διαγωνισμούς της περιόδου 1957-1970, ο Δημήτρης Κονταργύρης (γ. 1934) συνέβαλε στον ποιοτικό εκσυγχρονισμό της αρχιτεκτονικής μας με αξιόλογα κτίρια εκπαίδευσης, υγείας και πρόνοιας, γραφείων και μεταφορών. Όμως η συμβολή αυτή είναι ανεπαρκώς τεκμηριωμένη και αφορά κυρίως δημοσιεύσεις των βραβευμένων προτάσεων του Γραφείου σε διαγωνισμούς. Ως ελεύθερος επαγγελματίας με βασικούς εργοδότες το κράτος και τα νομικά πρόσωπα δημοσίου ή ιδιωτικού δικαίου (ΝΠΔΔ, ΝΠΙΔ), ο αρχιτέκτων και οι συνεργάτες του δεν είχαν κάποιον λόγο να φωτογραφίζουν και να δημοσιεύουν συστηματικά τη δουλειά τους. Το αντίθετο ισχύει στις περιπτώσεις αρχιτεκτόνων με ιδιωτικά έργα και, κυρίως, αρχιτεκτόνων με ακαδημαϊκή σταδιοδρομία. Σκοπός αυτού του κειμένου είναι να σκιαγραφήσει τη διαδρομή ενός αρχιτέκτονα της γενιάς του ΄60 ο οποίος διακρίθηκε ως μαχόμενος μελετητής κτιρίων του δημόσιου τομέα.___________________________________________________
Founding member of the collaborative Office of Architectural Design 19/57, which played a leading role in the Pan-Hellenic competitions of the period 1957-1970, Dimitris Kontargyris (b. 1934) contributed to the modernizing of Greek architecture with remarkable education buildings, offices, health, welfare and transport facilities. But this contribution is insufficiently documented and restricted to the publications of the
Office’s award winning proposals in competitions. As a freelance professional with key clients public bodies (NGD, NGD), the architect and his collaborators had no reason to photograph and publish their work systematically. The opposite is true for
architects with private clients and, above all, for architects with academic
careers. The purpose of this paper is to outline the path of an architect who distinguished himself as a socially responsible modernist and supporter of collaborative practice.

- by Helen Fessas-Emmanouil
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- Architecture, Balkan Studies, Modern Greece, Modern Architecture
- by Paul Srodecki
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- Russian Studies, Ottoman History, Medieval History, Early Modern History
- by Bogdan C Murgescu
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- Ottoman Empire, Southeastern Europe

This is an analysis of various forms of ethnic and national identities in the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia using the A-B-C continuum offered by Miroslav Hroch. It contrasts the ethnic and religious homo-geneity of the Principality and Kingdom of Serbia with the heterogeneity of interwar Yugoslavia. The author traces the improper handling of the minority question in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the experience of Serbian elites in the period before 1913; and experience that led them to think that the ethnic question could easily be resolved. The concept of Yugoslavism directly excluded 13% of population who belonged to non-Slavic minorities, and antagonised an additional quarter, who were Croats. This undermined the stability of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the ultimate acceptance of the Banovina of Croatia signalled the defeat of the integral royalist version of Yugoslavism.

- by Slobodan G. Markovich
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- Ethnic Studies, Balkan Studies, Balkan History, Serbian history
- by Liviu Bordas
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- Religion, Hinduism, New Religious Movements, Comparative Religion

This collective volume aims at studying a variety of labour history themes in Southern Europe, and investigating the transformations of labour and labour relations that these areas underwent in the 19th and the 20th centuries. The subjects studied include industrial labour relations in Southern Europe; labour on the sea and in the shipyards of the Mediterranean; small enterprises and small land ownership in relation to labour; formal and informal labour; the tendency towards independent work and the role of culture; forms of labour management (from paternalistic policies to the provision of welfare capitalism); the importance of the institutional framework and the wider political context; and women’s labour and gender relations.
https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/540812?tab_body=overview

- by Leda Papastefanaki
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- Economic History, Southern Europe, Labour history, Mediterranean Studies

You will find chapters 1 and 2 to this book that focuses on the western Balkans in the period 1800-1912, in particular on the peoples and social groups that subsequent national histories would later identify as Albanians, providing a revisionist exploration of national identity prior to the establishment of the nation-state. Isa Blumi posits that such an identity was politically mobilized, and, that prior to the 1912 Balkan war it was culturally opaque and ideologically fluid. In relation to the competition among various state and power structures, be it in the shape of great power intervention, attempts at building new states, or the Ottoman political center, Blumi shows that Ottoman reforms were successful in encouraging most state subjects to commingle local interest with the fate of the empire itself, meaning that parochial concern for the survival of the immediate community, as it transformed over time, was directly linked to the survival of the Ottoman state.

- by Isa Blumi
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- European History, Diplomatic History, European Studies, International Relations
- by Ioannis Armakolas
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- Balkan Studies, Kosovo, Southeastern Europe, Albania

The paper proposes a notion of the state of war in which key role is played by a motivated loss of one's discursive-moral status ("dediscoursification"), which prevents effectively the parties from discoursing on the topic of their... more

- by Drazen Pehar
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- Political Philosophy, Peace and Conflict Studies, War Studies, Political Science

Published in: Vjesnik dalmatinskih arhiva. Izvori i prilozi za povijest Dalmacije, Vol. 1, Šibenik, 2020.

- by Emir O. Filipović
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- Ottoman History, Balkan History, Croatian History, Ottoman Empire

Biographical entry on Serbian philosopher Ksenija Atanasijević

- by Iva Nenić
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- Philosophy, Feminism, History of Central and Southeastern Europe, Southeastern Europe
- by Marko Porčić and +3
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- Southeastern Europe, Paleodemography, Early Neolithic
- by Danijel Džino
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- European History, Balkan Studies, Balkan History, Bosnia

Avtor se spopade z enim najbolj perečih problemov arheologije v Sloveniji, to je problem staroslovanskega svetišča na Ptuju. Predstavi pester potek odkritja zloglasnega objekta v pestrih povojnih letih v Jugoslaviji med velikimi arheološkimi izkopavanji na zahodnem platoju ptujskega gradu. V ospredje postavi ozadje debate med Josipom Korošcem in Franjem Bašem. Sledi argumentom ene in druge strani ter predstavi nova dognanja. Poglobi se v primerjavo z Arkono, ki je bila temelj Koroščeve teze. Nato se osredotoči na arhitektonske probleme objekta in morebitno rekonstrukcijo. Predstavi argumente za obravnavo objekta kot negativa srednjeveškega oziroma po zadnjih tezah morda celo poznoantičnega stolpa.