229 research outputs found

    Tourism and beyond: Commodification of communist memoryscapes in Central and East Europe

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    The aim of this dissertation is to shed light on the phenomenon of commodification of communist memoryscapes in Europe, exploring the main strategies and forms of urban and mnemonic re-branding of post-socialist capitals. Illuminating the variety of commercial solutions for dealing with “difficult” legacies of communism in Europe, the thesis aims to enhance our understanding of actors, processes and dynamics framing the contemporary engagement with communist urban heritage. Relying on grounded theory method, triangulated through multiple case study, participatory observation and netnography, the study examines patterns of convergence in spatial, mnemonic and narrative organisations of communist urban experiences. Elaborating commodification of (1) communist landmarks (iconic buildings), (2) suburban heritage (statues, parks), (3) underground spaces (communist bunkers) (4) cultural objects (museums of communism), (5) urban discourses (guided city tours) and (6) urban hospitality (communist restaurants), the analysis thus reveals different urban and narrative “commercial interventions” in post-communist urban landscape. Through the in-depth analysis of major communist museums, tours, landmarks, bunkers, peripheries and hospitality spaces across Central and East Europe, the dissertation accentuates similarities and divergences in contemporary discursive, spatial and commercial treatment of communism. It reveals particular mechanisms and outcomes of commodification, which emerges both as a strategy to “contain” communism and “re-pack” it for tourist consumption. Ultimately, the thesis argues that commodification of communism is the essential aspect of contemporary tourist narratives, curatorial practices and urban organisation of communist memoryscapes. It identifies and interprets urban, mnemonic, discursive and experiential manifestations of commodification, arguing that commercial engagement with communism fundamentally challenges the prevailing mechanisms for “coming to terms with the past.” It demonstrates that both suppliers and consumers of communist memoryscapes (co)produce and (co)participate in commodification process, most often through the interplay of tourism and entertainment industry. Finally, the study claims that commodification is reinforced through glocalisation, disneyfication and orientalisation of difficult heritage of communism, which further contribute to (re)locating specific urban context, (re)imagining particular urban history and generally changing the ways in which contemporary society values, exhibits and sources communism in urban space.El objetivo de esta disertación es arrojar luz sobre el fenómeno de la mercantilización de los paisajes de memoria comunistas en Europa, explorando las principales estrategias y formas de cambio de marca urbana y mnemotécnica de las capitales postsocialistas. Iluminando la variedad de soluciones comerciales para lidiar con los legados “difíciles” del comunismo en Europa, la tesis tiene como objetivo mejorar nuestra comprensión de los actores, procesos y dinámicas que enmarcan el compromiso contemporáneo con el patrimonio urbano comunista. Basándose en el método de la teoría fundamentada, triangulado a través del estudio de casos múltiples, la observación participativa y la netnografía, el estudio examina los patrones de convergencia en las organizaciones espaciales, mnemotécnicas y narrativas de las experiencias urbanas comunistas. Elaborando la mercantilización de (1) hitos comunistas (edificios icónicos), (2) patrimonio suburbano (estatuas, parques), (3) espacios subterráneos (bunkers comunistas) (4) objetos culturales (museos del comunismo), (5) discursos urbanos ( visitas guiadas por la ciudad) y (6) hospitalidad urbana (restaurantes comunistas), el análisis revela así diferentes “intervenciones comerciales” urbanas y narrativas en el paisaje urbano poscomunista. A través del análisis en profundidad de los principales museos, recorridos, puntos de referencia, búnkeres, periferias y espacios de hospitalidad comunistas en Europa Central y Oriental, la disertación acentúa las similitudes y divergencias en el tratamiento discursivo, espacial y comercial contemporáneo del comunismo. Revela mecanismos y resultados particulares de la mercantilización, que surge tanto como una estrategia para “contener” el comunismo como para “reempaquetarlo” para el consumo turístico. En última instancia, la tesis argumenta que la mercantilización del comunismo es el aspecto esencial de las narrativas turísticas contemporáneas, las practicas curatoriales y la organización urbana de los paisajes de memoria comunistas. Identifica e interpreta las manifestaciones urbanas, mnemotécnicas, discursivas y experienciales de la mercantilización, argumentando que el compromiso comercial con el comunismo desafía fundamentalmente los mecanismos predominantes para “llegar a un acuerdo con el pasado”. Demuestra que tanto los proveedores como los consumidores de paisajes de memoria comunistas (co)producen y (co)participan en el proceso de mercantilización, con mayor frecuencia a través de la interacción de la industria del turismo y elentretenimiento. Finalmente, argumento que la mercantilización se refuerza a través de la glocalización, disneyficación y orientalización de la difícil herencia del comunismo, lo que contribuye aún más a (re)ubicar un contexto urbano específico, (re)imaginar una historia urbana particular y, en general, cambiar las formas en las que la Sociedad contemporánea valora, exhibe y origina comunismo en el espacio urbano.Escuela de DoctoradoDoctorado en Arquitectur

    Anthropology of Albanian insurgencies after 1981

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    Presented work analyzes quantitatively and qualitatively at the micro-level the activities of insurgent groups and organizations that were operating among Albanians in Kosovo, Macedonia and South Serbia during 1981-2010, particularly in the form of terrorism and guerrilla warfare. Major attention is paid to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Based on it, the work presents an empirically measurable theoretical model of social mobilization into violent collective action. The model, whose basic goal is to explain the so-called free-rider problem in a high-risk collective action, consists of four theses: 1. Violence helps maintain the internal cohesion of the clandestine group, change public attitudes, attract new recruits and convince potential donors of the meaningfulness of financial contributions. 2. The problem of free-riding in collective action is weakened when the threat posed by the state and opportunities became balanced, and participants will get the subjective feeling of safety among large numbers of others. 3. Open insurgencies do not spread evenly across the country, but in geographical clusters around selected epicenters. 4. In the initial phase of an open insurgency, self-organization prevails, with most new recruits joining it due to the prospects of resolving their personal life...Práce rozebírá kvantitativně i kvalitativně na mikro-úrovni činnost povstaleckých skupin a organizací operujících mezi Albánci na Kosovu, v Makedonii a v jižním Srbsku v rozmezí 1981-2010, zejména formou terorismu a guerrillového válčení. Největší pozornost je věnována Osvobozenecké armádě Kosova (UÇK). Na základě toho práce předkládá empiricky měřitelný teoretický model společenské mobilizace do násilné kolektivní akce. Model, jehož základním cílem je vysvětlit tzv. problém černého pasažéra ve vysoce riskantní kolektivní akci, se skládá ze čtyř tezí: 1. Násilí napomáhá udržet vnitřní soudržnost podzemní skupiny, změnit postoje veřejnosti, přitáhnout nováčky a přesvědčit potenciální dárce o smysluplnosti finančního přispění. 2. Problém černých pasažérů v kolektivní akci je oslaben v okamžiku, kdy se hrozba ze strany státu a příležitosti vyrovnávají a účastníci získají subjektivní pocit bezpečí mezi množstvím dalších. 3. Otevřené povstání se územím nešíří plošně, ale v geografických shlucích kolem vybraných ohnisek. 4. V počáteční fázi otevřeného povstání převládá samoorganizovanost, většina nováčků se do něj zapojuje kvůli vyhlídkám na řešení své osobní životní situace. Samoorganizací vzniká síť vzájemně si důvěřujících, vysoce motivovaných lidí, kteří se do povstání zapojují mezi prvními a zejména...Ústav etnologieInstitute of EthnologyFaculty of ArtsFilozofická fakult

    XXV. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách

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    Title in English: 25th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences: Conference proceedings The conference proceedings consists of papers presented at the 25th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences that was organized by Department of Regional Economics and Administration FEA MU. It contains 57 articles arranged by topic. The individual articles deal with e.g. socioeconomic disparities among regions, regional policy, territory attractiveness, tourism, or regional public administration

    Historical aspects of the development of accounting in the world

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    Представлена ​​монографія передбачає досягнення двох основних цілей, поставлених істориками: 1) Встановлення та опис фактів, які вплинули на формування системи бухгалтерського обліку в історичній ретроспективі та сучасних умовах, а також встановлення зв’язку між такими фактами (Наративна історія); 2) Інтерпретація встановлених взаємозв'язків, пояснення причин і виникнення певних подій, їх впливу на поточний стан розвитку системи національних рахунків, а також інформування процесу прийняття рішень щодо політики регулювання бухгалтерського обліку та обліку практика (Інтерпретативна історія). Для досягнення вищезазначених цілей нами було використано та проаналізовано багато фахових джерел (монографії, навчальні посібники, наукові статті та нормативні акти) та спеціалізованих досліджень з історичних аспектів бухгалтерського обліку в Україні та світі.Представленная монография предусматривает достижение двух основных целей, поставленных историками: 1) Установление и описание фактов, повлиявших на формирование системы бухгалтерского учета в исторической ретроспективе и современных условиях, а также установление связи между такими фактами (Нарративная история). ); 2) Интерпретация установленных взаимосвязей, объяснение причин и возникновения тех или иных событий, их влияние на текущее состояние развития системы национальных счетов, а также информирование процесса принятия решений по политике регулирования бухгалтерского учета и учета практика (Интерпретирующая история). Для достижения вышеуказанных целей мы ознакомились и проанализировали множество профессиональных источников (монографии, учебники, научные статьи и положения) и специализированных исследований по историческим аспектам бухгалтерского учета в Украине и мире.The presented monograph provides for the achievement of two main goals set by historians: 1) Establishing and describing items of facts that influenced the formation of the accounting system in historical retrospect and current conditions, as well as establishing the relationship between such facts (Narrative History); 2) Interpretation of the established relationships, explanation of the causes and occurrence of certain events, their impact on the current state of development of the SNA, as well as informing the decision-making process on the policy of accounting regulation and accounting practice (Interpretive History). To achieve the above goals, we consulted and analysed many professional sources (monographs, textbooks, scientific articles and regulations) and specialised research on historical aspects of accounting in Ukraine and the world

    Central and Eastern European Literary Theory and the West

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    The twentieth century saw intensive intellectual exchange between Eastern and Central Europe and the West. Yet political and linguistic obstacles meant that many important trends in East and Central European thought and knowledge hardly registered in Western Europe and the US. This book uncovers the hidden westward movements of Eastern European literary theory and its influence on Western scholarship

    Czech Broadside Ballads as Text, Art, Song in Popular Culture, c.1600–1900

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    This landmark collection makes a major contribution to the burgeoning field of broadside ballad study by investigating the hitherto unexplored treasure-trove of over 100,000 Central/Eastern European broadside ballads of the Czech Republic, from the 16th to the 19th century. Viewing Czech broadside ballads from an interdisciplinary perspective, we see them as unique and regional cultural phenomena: from their production and collecting processes to their musicology, linguistics, preservation, and more. At the same time, as contributors note, when viewed within a larger perspective—extending one’s gaze to take in ballad production in bordering lands (such as Germany, Poland, and Slovakia) and as far Northwest as Britain to as far Southwest as Brazil—we discover an international phenomenon at work. Czech printed ballads, we see, participated in a thriving popular culture of broadside ballads that spoke through text, art, and song to varied interests of the masses, especially the poor, worldwide

    3-я Міжнародна конференція зі сталого майбутнього: екологічні, технологічні, соціальні та економічні аспекти (ICSF 2022) 24-27 травня 2022 року, м. Кривий Ріг, Україна

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    Матеріали 3-ої Міжнародної конференції зі сталого майбутнього: екологічні, технологічні, соціальні та економічні аспекти (ICSF 2022) 24-27 травня 2022 року, м. Кривий Ріг, Україна.Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Futures: Environmental, Technological, Social and Economic Matters (ICSF 2022) 24-27 May 2022, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

    Legal education in Miskolc

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    Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Kinanthropology

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    Proceedings of the 12th Conference of Sport and Quality of Life 2019 gatheres submissions of participants of the conference. Every submission is the result of positive evaluation by reviewers from the corresponding field. Conference is divided into sections – Analysis of human movement; Sport training, nutrition and regeneration; Sport and social sciences; Active ageing and sarcopenia; Strength and conditioning training; section for PhD students
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