"There are Laws Stronger than Prescribed”. A contribution to research on the struggle of Dinamo Zagreb supporters for their club, and its social significance (Summary)

Cilj je rada steći bolje razumijevanje utjecaja koji ponašanje državnih i gradskih institucija koje su nadležne za nadzor zakonitosti rada GNK Dinamo ima na ponašanje navijača te razmotriti hipoteze da su uzroci dijela nasilnoga ponašanja navijača strukturalno izazvani, ali i da se u aktivističkom djelovanju mladih kroz navijačke skupine krije potencijal za demokratsko unaprjeđenje društva. Kako navijači organizirani u „Bad Blue Boyse“, „Zajedno za Dinamo“ i „Dinamo to smo mi“ ustrajno od nadležnih institucija grada i države traže poštivanje zakona, možemo ih uočiti kao promicatelje demokratizacije društva, ali i povezanih procesa kao što su dosljedna i neselektivna primjena zakona i propisa te borba protiv korupcije i diskriminacije.The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of how the practices of state and city institutions, whose duty is to ensure that FC Dinamo Zagreb operates in accordance with national laws, affect the behavior of supporters. Besides that, it checks hypotheses that parts of fans aggressive behavior are structurally caused, and that in activist practices of fans, there is also a potential for the democratization of society. As supporter groups Bad Blue Boys, Together for Dinamo and We Are Dinamo persistently ask state and city institutions to observe the law, they can be seen as actors in the democratization of society, and close processes like unselective law enforcing and fights against corruption and discrimination

Book review: the inevitable city: the resurgence of New Orleans and the future of urban America by Scott Cowen with Betsy Seifter

The Inevitable City presents ten principles that ‘changed the game’ for New Orleans after Katrina, offered by community leader Scott Cowen, who was part of those leading the charge to restore equilibrium and eventually to rebuild. Elli Thomas finds that the book tells a fascinating story though the author’s tone is a little self-congratulatory at times

Multicultural Brazil in the BRICS Countries: Potentials for the Social Sciences and Humanities

This study argues a case for multiculturalism as a possible approach for addressing the complexities of societies such as the BRICS, taking Brazil as a case study. It contends that knowledge derived from such a study can benefit Social Studies and Humanities worldwide, particularly considering that cultural diversity has been increasingly present due to globalisation, internationalisation and growing mobility of groups of people, including refugees all over the world, requiring new epistemologies and narratives in research. The paper firstly analyses the concept of multiculturalism, discussing its perspectives from more liberal approaches up to more critical, postcolonial and decolonial perspectives that focus on the challenge of prejudices that operate in terms of control and denial of pluralism. It discusses the multicultural composition of the population of Brazil as a BRICS country, analysing its main geographical and population characteristics. The main focus of the paper is to delve in the ways that Brazilian educational policies have been trying to address both international standards and the valuing of cultural identities and equity-oriented approaches that are inclusive and multicultural. It particularly focuses on the National Plan for Education and of the recent project for higher education institutions (called “Future-se”). Finally, it concludes by pointing out tensions and possibilities of such Brazilian endeavours in the context of the BRICS countries. Such a study may be relevant comparatively, hopefully providing reflections for new epistemologies and the potential value of these for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Main Challenges of Post-Earthquake Renovation in the Case of Zagreb City Center

This paper presents the results of a research on the problems and challenges of post-earthquake renovation in the inner city center of Zagreb, where mostly older, historical buildings are situated, which were severely damaged in the 2020 earthquake. Almost two years after the earthquake, political actors have not been able to make much progress regarding the post-earthquake renovation, which has caused discontent among vulnerable citizens. This paper presents the results of a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with owners of damaged apartments and co-owners’ representatives. The authors found two main issues with the post-earthquake renovation in Zagreb: 1) incomplete renovation and problems with the financing of repairs to damaged buildings, and 2) people moving out of the city center and city apartmanization. The results showed that the cost of damage repair in most cases was covered by the citizens themselves and that institutional help has been slow and bureaucratized. Also, the participation process regarding renovation has not been successful for the citizens and they are still dealing with similar problems as in the beginning of the renovation

Main Challenges of Post-Earthquake Renovation in the Case of Zagreb City Center

This paper presents the results of a research on the problems and challenges of post-earthquake renovation in the inner city center of Zagreb, where mostly older, historical buildings are situated, which were severely damaged in the 2020 earthquake. Almost two years after the earthquake, political actors have not been able to make much progress regarding the post-earthquake renovation, which has caused discontent among vulnerable citizens. This paper presents the results of a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with owners of damaged apartments and co-owners’ representatives. The authors found two main issues with the post-earthquake renovation in Zagreb: 1) incomplete renovation and problems with the financing of repairs to damaged buildings, and 2) people moving out of the city center and city apartmanization. The results showed that the cost of damage repair in most cases was covered by the citizens themselves and that institutional help has been slow and bureaucratized. Also, the participation process regarding renovation has not been successful for the citizens and they are still dealing with similar problems as in the beginning of the renovation

Hispanic Migration to Northeastern Colorado During the Nineteen Twenties: Influences of Sugar Beet Agriculture

Growing beets to process into sugar was a large and important industry in 1920s Northeastern CO. The infrastructure to support the sugar beet industry was built and expanded in the first decades of the 1900s. Beyond infrastructure requirements the sugar beet industry relied on seasonal low skilled field labor. The migration and settlement patterns of sugar beet laborers in the 1920s to Northeastern Colorado were influenced by the actions of the Great Western Sugar Company. In 1909, German-Russian immigrants were the dominant demographic working the beet fields in Northeastern CO but by 1927 that trend shifted overwhelmingly to families of Mexican and Mexican American heritage. These Hispanic families came from the Southwestern US as well as Mexico and primarily spent the summer living at the beet fields. During the winter some laborers returned to the Southwest or Mexico, others lived in poor areas of Denver, and others still lived on the outskirts of Northeastern Colorado towns. In Fort Collins, Greeley and other Northeastern Colorado towns, the Great Western Sugar Company subsidized housing for select Hispanic beet labor families. This thesis advances understanding of Colorado history as it relates to early Hispanic migration and offers a case study in migration forces. While social networks are important to patterns of labor movement, the recruitment efforts and housing initiatives of the Great Western Sugar Company were highly influential

Museum of Arts and Crafts as a Generator of New Institutions in the Time of Director Vladimir Tkalčić (1933-1952)

Vladimir Tkalčić held the function of Director of the Museum of Arts and Crafts from the beginning of September 1933 to June 1952, which was the period of his vocational maturity – from age 50 until his retirement. The paper provides insight into Tkalčić’s vision of the development of the institution and into his achievements which allowed, already in his lifetime, that practice systems be derived from the Museum of Arts and Crafts and funds be formed as a baseline for the establishment of new institutions in Zagreb, such as the conservation and restoration workshop of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Museum of Serbs in Croatia, and the Technical Museum. Interpretations of certain achievements that Tkalčić accomplished in conditions of economic and political instability, in a whirlwind of confusion combined with the violence of wartime, are inevitably imbued with controversy. Examination of the documentation fund of the Museum of Arts in Crafts, in the first place Tkalčić’s legacy and registry books from years of his mandate, provides an insight into the contextual mosaic of his complex endeavours, as well as into the set of his character qualities that supported the principles of professional ethics

The Bulletin of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Volume 01, No. 2, 1906

•On Foreign Bodies in the Orbit by H. Gifford •List of Serials in Medicine and Allied Sciences Available For the Physician and Investigator in the Libraries of the University of Nebraska and of the Nebraska State Medical Society by Henry B. Ward and H. Winnett Orr •Editorial •College Noteshttps://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/thebulletin_com/1001/thumbnail.jp

The (In)Equity of Revitalization: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Green Gentrification in Rust Belt Cities

In this research I explore the complex relationship between urban greening projects in revitalizing cities and gentrification trends. The research is focused on two mid-size post-industrial ‘Rust-Belt’ cities: Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio. Both of these cities were deeply divided by racist housing practices and disinvestments in their urban centers, along with significant economic and material decline in the late twentieth Century. Now, both cities are engaged in ongoing revitalization projects, or increased municipal attention toward capital reinvestment. Urban greening has become a major component of these efforts, with well-publicized benefits of trees and green space for residents, property values, and business growth. However, the expansion of green space may have negative — and inequitable — consequences for economically and racially marginalized communities by sparking rising rents, displacement, and the loss of Black and Latinx community ties. Though this project, I will attempt to understand the impact urban greening in Rust Belt cities has on neighborhoods, specifically regarding the phenomenon of green gentrification. This research is based on a mixed-methods approach, starting with US Census data from two timespans (2000 to 2010, and 2010 to 2020) to identify census tracts in each city that are at greater risk for gentrification. I then used qualitative analysis to explore the urban greening processes occurring during each time frame in and near these neighborhoods. My aim is to discover narratives related to urban greening in each city that can help provide a deeper understanding of the social-spatial-racial interactions causing green gentrification