The following paper represents the author's attempt to shed some light on the number of hypothetical alternatives regarding the seemingly stalled process of the European integration of Western Balkan states in the new geopolitical reality... more
The following paper represents the author's attempt to shed some light on the number of hypothetical alternatives regarding the seemingly stalled process of the European integration of Western Balkan states in the new geopolitical reality initiated firstly by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently deepened by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Through qualitative content analysis as the primary research tool, the authors have established that the explored "plan B" options are still not considered serious alternatives by mainstream politics in the EU and the negotiating countries, although some academic interest and sporadic political suggestions regarding the topic can be noticed from time to time. The main challenge in the European Union's indecisiveness towards the region remains the dilemma of how the Union should express its unwillingness to repeat previous mistakes and accept unprepared Balkan newcomers while avoiding giving too much ground to their rival regional competitors.
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Istraživanje analizira ubrzanje povijesti kojem prisustvujemo u našem vremenu, a koje je bjelodano s izbijanjem rata u Ukrajini, bivajući u proteklim godinama vidljivo i u nizu drugih događaja i kriza, kakvi se u ovako značajnom... more
Istraživanje analizira ubrzanje povijesti kojem prisustvujemo u našem vremenu, a koje je bjelodano s izbijanjem rata u Ukrajini, bivajući u proteklim godinama vidljivo i u nizu drugih događaja i kriza, kakvi se u ovako značajnom intenzitetu i frekventnosti nisu događali još od vremena završetka Drugoga svjetskog rata. Razmatrajući rat u Ukrajini i krize koje su mu prethodile osporava se teza historičara Erica Hobsbawma da se »kratko« 20. stoljeće koje je trajalo od Prvoga svjetskog rata »kao doba ekstrema« završilo padom »komunizma« i Berlinskog zida, nakon čega smo ušli u 21. stoljeće. Nasuprot ovoj tezi, kao i nasuprot poznatoj tezi o »kraju povijesti«, rad iznosi tezu da »politički« još uvijek živimo u 20. stoljeću, s obzirom na to da u našem vremenu i dalje postoje napetosti među velikim silama slične onima koje su obilježile i 20. stoljeće i koje općenito obilježavaju moderni svijet od Westfalskog mira u 17. stoljeću naovamo. Ovu općenitu tezu rad obrazlaže promatrajući u najos...
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The subject of the undertaken research is the analysis of geopolitical and geoeconomic changes in the multipolar world of the 21st century, which lead to the transformation of the world system. There is an ongoing evolution of the... more
The subject of the undertaken research is the analysis of geopolitical and geoeconomic changes in the multipolar world of the 21st century, which lead to the transformation of the world system. There is an ongoing evolution of the geostrategic position of the United States of America (USA), the rise of China, as well as the division of the world that occurred with the offensive activities of Russia and the expansion of other countries such as India, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. The goal of the research is to emphasize, in addition to the basic geopolitical component, the importance of the geoeconomic component, as derived, in international relations, which is often less clearly visible in the background of many international conflicts and alliances. The main thesis of the paper is that dominant geostrategic powers such as the USA, China and Russia follow their long-term geopolitical and geoeconomic interests and goals putting them into conflicting or allied relations, which is again re...
The aim of this research is to examine how the coronavirus, which has become a global process, has affected the labour market. The goal is to confirm or reject the hypothesis that there has been an increase in unemployment since the... more
The aim of this research is to examine how the coronavirus, which has become a global process, has affected the labour market. The goal is to confirm or reject the hypothesis that there has been an increase in unemployment since the beginning of the pandemic. Also, the aim is to answer the research question whether social dialogue has managed to mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Analytical and descriptive methods were used in this research. The scientific research presented in this paper makes a significant contribution to the study of the impact of the coronavirus on the regions, economic activity and unemployment. The paper presents data on the number of the (un)employed in the world before the beginning of the pandemic and after the end of the first and most critical year.
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Existing knowledge of the geopolitics of public health and the coronavirus pandemic indicates that states, particularly the most powerful ones (the United States, China, Russia), have used the current global crisis to strengthen their... more
Existing knowledge of the geopolitics of public health and the coronavirus pandemic indicates that states, particularly the most powerful ones (the United States, China, Russia), have used the current global crisis to strengthen their influence worldwide, in line with their geopolitical, economic, and military aspirations. Geopoliticisation of the COVID-19 vaccines have not been explored so far. Based on the qualitative analysis of the media content and statistics on the vaccines' distribution, this article makes two arguments. First, these vaccines have become an extension of foreign policy by other means. Second, geopoliticisation of the distribution of vaccine contributes to an instrumentalisation of the pandemic, raising global insecurity and the destabilisation of states and economies on the periphery and semi-periphery. Due to this new Cold War between the 'vaccine superpowers' , the world has become divided into Western and the Eastern 'vaccine-blocs'. Wit...
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Rad predstavlja pokušaj da se ponudi objektivna analiza dominantnih društvenih i političkih procesa u Evropi i na području Balkana kao njenom specifičnom delu, kao i da se ti procesi stave u objektivan globalni geopolitički kontekst. U... more
Rad predstavlja pokušaj da se ponudi objektivna analiza dominantnih društvenih i političkih procesa u Evropi i na području Balkana kao njenom specifičnom delu, kao i da se ti procesi stave u objektivan globalni geopolitički kontekst. U tom smislu se opisuje proces povratka tzv. real-politike i tzv. politike moći u svetske odnose, te se istražuju posledice ovog procesa po Evropu, Balkan i posebno po kapacitet Evropske unije za proširenje, što je tema od prvoklasnog značaja za Srbiju kao državu i društvo. Stoga analiza ponuđena u ovom radu može biti korisna za konceptualizovanje javnih politika u Srbiji i osmišljavanje realističnog pristupa procesu evropskih integracija s obzirom na moguća dešavanja u Evropi u budućnosti, umesto ideoloških diskursa koji ne računaju s mogućim menjanjem globalnog i kontinentalnog konteksta
The Orthodox Christianity had in some respects divergent development from that of the West, which also resulted in several conceptions that might have had an impact on the contemporary legal situations in the predominantly Orthodox... more
The Orthodox Christianity had in some respects divergent development from that of the West, which also resulted in several conceptions that might have had an impact on the contemporary legal situations in the predominantly Orthodox countries. In this contribution we aim at examining the impact of two major points of divergence. One is the cooperative Church–state separation, that is sometimes dubbed as the symphonia of the two. Another set of concepts that arguably marked Orthodox church’s understanding of the rule of law, at least in its internal procedures, is the principle of leniency (oikonomia). It allows for an interpretation of the laws in the interest of the person to which those are to be applied. We want to investigate which pieces of legislation might have been affected by these considerations and whether contemporary challenges of the legal system in Serbia can be traced to some of the Orthodox doctrines. We conclude that while the contemporary Church–state relationship,...
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Autori ovog rada nude pregled i analizu uspona i pada međunarodnog liberalnog poretka koji je nastao nakon okončanja Hladnog rata i uspona moći Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Spoljnopolitička agenda jedine posthladnoratovske supersile... more
Autori ovog rada nude pregled i analizu uspona i pada međunarodnog liberalnog poretka koji je nastao nakon okončanja Hladnog rata i uspona moći Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Spoljnopolitička agenda jedine posthladnoratovske supersile vođena je idejom stvaranja globalnog poretka utemeljenog na ideologiji (globalnog) liberalizma koja u sebi inkorporira teorije liberalnog mira, demokratskog mira i neoliberalnog institucionalizma. Uspostavljanje tzv. globalnog liberalnog poretka dosada je bilo praćeno brojnim političkim, socijalnim, ekonomskim i bezbednosnim krizama, a trenutnu eru međunarodnih odnosa odlikuju uspon relativne moći “neliberalnih” globalnih aktera, pre svega Kine i Rusije, kao glavnih izazivača svetske dominacije Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, te geopolitički revizionizam i ideološka konfrontacija liberalnih i antiliberalnih snaga širom sveta. Autori ovog rada koriste specifičan analitički metod tzv. dijalektike političke mehanike, koji se oslanja na učenja Fri...
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Sjedinjene Države danas ni približno ne predstavljaju monolitno jedinstveni i homogeni blok kakvim se prosečnom i laičkom posmatraču ishitreno mogu učiniti. Takvo stanje postalo je posebno očigledno nakon pobede Donalda Trampa na 58.... more
Sjedinjene Države danas ni približno ne predstavljaju monolitno jedinstveni i homogeni blok kakvim se prosečnom i laičkom posmatraču ishitreno mogu učiniti. Takvo stanje postalo je posebno očigledno nakon pobede Donalda Trampa na 58. predsedničkim izborima koji su polarizovali američku javnost više nego bilo koji u novijoj istoriji. Međutim, ideološka razilaženja koja su se intenzivirala u poslednjih par godina ne predstavljaju novinu i daleko su složenija i starija od sukoba na liniji Tramp–Klinton. Takođe, republikansko-demokratske nesuglasice ne ograničavaju se samo na pitanja pristupa i metodologije; po svoj prilici, iza njih stoje duboko i fundamentalno suprotstavljeni pogledi na svet čije se razmere često gube iz vida. Spoljna politika SAD je, iako često skrajnuta od strane pitanja mnogo bližih prosečnom glasaču, poput migracija, oporezivanja ili zdravstvene politike, jedna od arena u kojima se pomenute ideološke pozicije sučeljavaju. Dve godine po preuzimanju funkcije, predse...
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The paper presents a theoretical consideration of the basics of philosophy of law of Carl Schmitt, a famous German lawyer and thinker who is the author of a quite controversial law theory, which to this day will not cease to intrigue the... more
The paper presents a theoretical consideration of the basics of philosophy of law of Carl Schmitt, a famous German lawyer and thinker who is the author of a quite controversial law theory, which to this day will not cease to intrigue the professional researchers. The work approaches Schmitt?s thought in an impartial way, and conducts a constructive dialogue with his theory of law and the state, i.e. his philosophy of law, acknowledging Schmitt?s analytical results in defining the relationship between politics and law, but also criticizing his theory where it shows certain exaggerations. The paper presents a simultaneous research of Schmitt?s theory and Schmitt?s biography, trying to show the existential and political reasons why he tried to conform his theory of state and law to the totalitarian political circumstances in which he lived. The paper finally evaluates the value of Schmitt?s theory, which in a clear, descriptive and logical way distinguished two levels of legal thought,...
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The paper discusses the growing literature on the interrelations between neoliberal policy and rising inequalities in the European Union, and their impact to the growing social movements. The analysis shows that inequalities within the EU... more
The paper discusses the growing literature on the interrelations between neoliberal policy and rising inequalities in the European Union, and their impact to the growing social movements. The analysis shows that inequalities within the EU member states and between them are the results of the current EU policy due to fostering marketization, trade liberalization, privatization and financialization at the expense of social, economic and political rights of the majority. This trend has induced social movements to campaign and advocate for social changes. These civil society networks share same position in demanding transformation of the current ‘market Europe’ into ‘social Europe’. Their proposals to counter economic difficulties are based on introducing transformative economies that ‘works for people’. They advocate for alternative economic models, prioritizing socioeconomic justice, gender justice, tax justice, food justice and environmental justice. Thus, their position is far from populist ‘radical right’. The analysis also shows that these social movement networks may constitute corrective to democracy.
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The paper discusses the growing literature on the interrelations between neoliberal policy and rising inequalities in the European Union, and their impact to the growing social movements. The analysis shows that inequalities within the EU... more
The paper discusses the growing literature on the interrelations between neoliberal policy and rising inequalities in the European Union, and their impact to the growing social movements. The analysis shows that inequalities within the EU member states and between them are the results of the current EU policy due to fostering marketization, trade liberalization, privatization and financialization at the expense of social, economic and political rights of the majority. This trend has induced social movements to campaign and advocate for social changes. These civil society networks share same position in demanding transformation of the current ‘market Europe’ into ‘social Europe’. Their proposals to counter economic difficulties are based on introducing transformative economies that ‘works for people’. They advocate for alternative economic models, prioritizing socioeconomic justice, gender justice, tax justice, food justice and environmental justice. Thus, their position is far from ...
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ABSTRACT The paper argues that exercising unlimited economic freedom, as promoted by neoliberal advocates, is in negative correlation with valuable human ends, such as greater wellbeing, healthy environment, and poverty elimination. The... more
ABSTRACT The paper argues that exercising unlimited economic freedom, as promoted by neoliberal advocates, is in negative correlation with valuable human ends, such as greater wellbeing, healthy environment, and poverty elimination. The absence of barriers for business operations often threatens the right to safe food and drinking water, and other human rights. This is particularly true in small economies, such as in the Balkan transition countries. The market in these countries is ‘free’ and ‘open’ for big players predominantly, creating economic non-opportunities and non-freedom for the majority. This paper calls for a change to the neoliberal concept of economic freedom and deregulation. The research methods include a case study and the interpretative comparative analysis of the trends in the relevant fields.
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The neoliberal approach taken to the transition from socialism to capitalism in the six former Yugoslav republics has revealed its weaknesses in all spheres of economic activities, including food production. These countries have lost... more
The neoliberal approach taken to the transition from socialism to capitalism in the six former Yugoslav republics has revealed its weaknesses in all spheres of economic activities, including food production. These countries have lost sovereignty with respect to regulating important national policy areas like food trade and production. Liberalisation of the food trade has adversely affected national economies by destroying many small-scale farmers and food producers. Corporate supermarkets have been taking over an ever bigger slice of the retail pie. Social movements are calling for direct democratic control over resources and food production to be regained. The article examines the prospects of these countries to overcome the increasing food insecurity by introducing food sovereignty.
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Сједињене Државе данас ни приближно не представљају монолитно јединствени и хомогени блок каквим се просечном и лаичком посматрачу исхитрено могу учинити. Такво стање постало је посебно очигледно након победе Доналда Трампа на 58.... more
Сједињене Државе данас ни приближно не представљају
монолитно јединствени и хомогени блок каквим се просечном
и лаичком посматрачу исхитрено могу учинити. Такво стање
постало је посебно очигледно након победе Доналда Трампа на
58. председничким изборима који су поларизовали америчку
јавност више него било који у новијој историји. Међутим,
идеолошка разилажења која су се интензивирала у последњих
пар година не представљају новину и далеко су сложенија
и старија од сукоба на линији Трамп–Клинтон. Такође,
републиканско-демократске несугласице не ограничавају се
само на питања приступа и методологије; по свој прилици, иза
њих стоје дубоко и фундаментално супротстављени погледи
на свет чије се размере често губе из вида.
Спољна политика САД је, иако често скрајнута од стране
питања много ближих просечном гласачу, попут миграција,
опорезивања или здравствене политике, једна од арена у
којима се поменуте идеолошке позиције сучељавају. Две
године по преузимању функције, председник Трамп је својим
курсом изолационистичког политичког нативизма приближио
Републиканску партију њеним идеолошким коренима. Но,
различити политички полови који обележавају америчку
унутрашњу политику (конзервативни и либерални) се због
америчког трансконтиненталног утицаја пројектују на читав
свет, те ће глобални однос снага међу овим половима бити
по свему судећи одлучен на америчком унутрашњем плану,
првенствено на изборима за председника САД 2020. године.
Кључне речи: САД, унутрашњи конфликти, Доналд
Трамп, изолационизам, интервенционализам,
политички полови
монолитно јединствени и хомогени блок каквим се просечном
и лаичком посматрачу исхитрено могу учинити. Такво стање
постало је посебно очигледно након победе Доналда Трампа на
58. председничким изборима који су поларизовали америчку
јавност више него било који у новијој историји. Међутим,
идеолошка разилажења која су се интензивирала у последњих
пар година не представљају новину и далеко су сложенија
и старија од сукоба на линији Трамп–Клинтон. Такође,
републиканско-демократске несугласице не ограничавају се
само на питања приступа и методологије; по свој прилици, иза
њих стоје дубоко и фундаментално супротстављени погледи
на свет чије се размере често губе из вида.
Спољна политика САД је, иако често скрајнута од стране
питања много ближих просечном гласачу, попут миграција,
опорезивања или здравствене политике, једна од арена у
којима се поменуте идеолошке позиције сучељавају. Две
године по преузимању функције, председник Трамп је својим
курсом изолационистичког политичког нативизма приближио
Републиканску партију њеним идеолошким коренима. Но,
различити политички полови који обележавају америчку
унутрашњу политику (конзервативни и либерални) се због
америчког трансконтиненталног утицаја пројектују на читав
свет, те ће глобални однос снага међу овим половима бити
по свему судећи одлучен на америчком унутрашњем плану,
првенствено на изборима за председника САД 2020. године.
Кључне речи: САД, унутрашњи конфликти, Доналд
Трамп, изолационизам, интервенционализам,
политички полови