The Habsburg Legacy from a Postcolonial and Postimperial Perspective

In the discourse on the Habsburg Monarchy, two opposing attitudes prevail. Depending on one’s perspective, which can be nationally exclusive or nostalgic, the Monarchy is perceived either as a “peoples’ dungeon” (Völkerkerker) or “unity in multiplicity” (Einheit in der Vielheit). A group of researchers has recently invested much effort to overcome this discursive gap, by applying a theoretical paradigm called the Habsburg Postcolonial. This theoretical approach relies on Anglo-Saxon postcolonial studies and recent research into Central European cultural phenomena, and analyzes opposing cultural forces in the Danube Monarchy (a multinational state formation of questionable colonial importance), by focusing on: the intertwining of language, culture and politics; images of the self and others; dynamics between the center and periphery; and particularism and universalism. Unlike overseas colonialism, dichotomies such as that of center and periphery do not appear in pure forms in complex empires such as the Habsburg Monarchy, so there is a strong tendency among scholars to use postimperial theories when researching this area. This article is concluded with a short case study that shows how the same historic material—a story about medieval Hungarian nobleman Bánk—was transposed in a variety of (supra)national contexts in the turbulent nineteenth century

The Disintegration of Yugoslavia: An Analysis of Globalization Effects on Union and Disintegration of Yugoslavia

The purpose of writing this project is to identify the influence globalization had in two most important parts of Yugoslavia: its formation as well as its fragmentation. The effects of this ongoing process range from direct intervention in the breakup of Yugoslavia to more indirect influence in its formation. This research strongly centers on previously established and well accepted theories of globalization to illustrate the consequences globalization had on Yugoslavia specifically. Throughout the research, the concept of critical globalism emerges as the prevailing method in the attempt to explain the events that took place in this region. The findings and conclusions may prove to be a useful in the interpretation of Yugoslavia\u27s history not through a region-centric lens but through a more global understanding

Komparativna analiza kurikuluma za religijsko obrazovanje: primjer četiri katoličke zemlje

Tekst je nastao na temelju šireg rada na projektu Evaluacija nastavnih kurikuluma za obvezno obrazovanje u Hrvatskoj u sklopu kojeg su analizirani kurikulumi 11 europskih zemalja: Finske, Norveške, Švedske, Engleske, Škotske, Irske, Nizozemske, Mađarske, Njemačke, Austrije i Slovenije. Za potrebe ovoga članka iz osnovnog uzorka su, uz Hrvatsku, izabrane Irska, Austrija i Slovenija. Kriterij izbora zemalja je konfesionalan: sve četiri zemlje imaju pretežito katoličku populaciju. Cilj ovoga rada je utvrditi razlike u poučavanju religijskih sadržaja u analiziranim katoličkim zemljama te utvrditi, s obzirom na postulirane ciljeve predmeta, razlike u kompetencijama koje pojedini kurikulum dominantno razvija. Analizirani su kurikulumi za religijsko obrazovanje u sve četiri zemlje. Konfesionalno religijsko obrazovanje sastavni je dio školskog programa u tri analizirana kurikuluma, jedino je u Sloveniji zastupljen nekonfesionalni pristup. Rezultati su pokazali da se u Austriji, a naročito u Hrvatskoj, religijski sadržaji posreduju na tradicionalan, konfesionalan način. U oba kurikuluma eksplicitno se povezuju obrazovni s katehetskim, pastoralnim i evangelizacijskim ciljevima. Religijsko obrazovanje u Irskoj karakterizira više konfesionalno-kulturološki nego doktrinarni i normativni pristup religijskom fenomenu, čime se po svojim ciljevima postupno približio nekonfesionalnom pristupu. Pohađanje nastave se ne povezuje s odlaskom u crkvu. U nekonfesionalnom religijskom obrazovanju u Sloveniji apostrofi rana je obrazovna razina prezentacije religijskih sadržaja, s naglaskom na prijenosu tradicije i zalaganju za ljudska prava i interkulturalni pristup. (IN ENGLISH: This text is the result of extensive work on the project Evaluation of curricula for compulsory education in Croatia, which included the analysis of the curricula of 11 European countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. For the purpose of this article, Ireland, Austria and Slovenia have been chosen besides Croatia. The criterion for these choices was confessional: all four countries have predominantly Catholic population.The aim of this paper is to establish differences in the teaching of religious contents in the analysed Catholic countries, and to determine, in view of the postulated subject goals, the differences in competences predominantly developed by individual syllabi. The curricula for religious education in all four countries have been analysed. Confessional religious education is a constituent part of the school curriculum in Ireland, Austria and Croatia whereas the non-confessional approach is present in Slovenia. Results have shown that in Austria and Croatia religious themes are taught in a traditional, confessional way. Both curricula explicitely connect educational goals with catechetic, pastoral and evangelizational goals. In Irelenad, the approach to the phenomenon of religion in religious education is primarily cultural and less doctrinary normative, thus coming closer to on-confessional religious education. Attending religious education classes is not related to attending religious services in church. Non-confessional religious education in Slovenia places emphasis on the educational aspect of religious themes with particular reference to the transfer of tradition, to human rights and intercultural teaching.

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis/Wangenh./K. Koch): A new species of the Allochthonous dendroflora in Serbia

This paper presents the alien species Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch, carya-pecan, (Juglandaceae A. Richard ex Kunth) that has not been mentioned so far in the dendroflora of Serbia. One tree was recorded within the first Serbian sugar factory in Čukarica that is now a protected cultural property in the City of Belgrade. The tree is about 35 years old and about 20 m high. The length of the trunk without branches is 6.0 m and the diameter at breast height is 57 cm. Carya-pecan is a native species of the southeastern part of North America, and is grown in Europe for edible fruits and quality wood. The recorded tree in Belgrade is fruitful and characterized by good vitality and rapid growth. Due to its special characteristics, it can have multiple practical application in the territory of Serbia for decoration in urban areas, for forest plantations and in orchards. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 31041: Šumski zasadi u funkciji povećanja pošumljenosti Srbije

Catholic religious education in public schools in Croatia: attitudes toward other religions in primary school textbooks

U radu su analizirani stavovi prema drugim religijama u udžbenicima katoličkog vjeronauka za sve razrede javnih osnovnih škola. Utvrđeno je da su velike svjetske religije (judaizam, islam, budizam i hinduizam)prikazane vrijednosno neutralno, dok su novi religijski pokreti i ateizam generalno prikazani vrijednosno negativno

Religious education in Croatia

This chapter analyses basic issues concerning religious education in Croatia: social and religious context, legal framework for the introduction of religious instruction in schools, public discourse about religious education in Croatia during the 1990s, religious education in primary and secondary schools curricula, teacher-training and some data about attitudes towards religious education in schools among population in Croatia

Effect of planting density on diameter structure of black poplar clones S6-7 and M-1 - section Aigeiros [Duby]

The parameters of diameter structure of two black poplar clones in the section Aigeiros Duby (S6-7 and M-1) are presented depending on three different spacings: 3x3 m, 4.25x4.25 m and 6x6 m. Modeling of diameter structure was performed by Weibull’s function of probability distribution. We determined the effect of spacing (density) and clone both on the parameters and on the model diameter structure