Contentious Politics in the European Semi-periphery: Who protests on the streets of Belgrade?

Agenda of the 26th International Conference of Europeanists -Sovereignties in Contention: Nations, Regions and Citizens in Europe-, conducted at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Puerta de Toledo Campus Madrid in Spain on June 20-22, 2019

Gender Socialization of Boys in Contemporary Families in Serbia. Examining Parental Attitudes and Upbringing Practices

Predmet istraživanja predstavlja rodna socijalizacija dečaka uzrasta od 2 do 12 godina, koja se ispituje preko vaspitnih praksi majki i očeva u savremenoj Srbiji. Opšti cilj istraživanja je sociološka analiza procesa rodne socijalizacije dečaka u savremenom društveno-kulturnom kontekstu Srbije. Dva posebna istraživačka cilja su: analitički (da se utvrde razlike u vaspitnim praksama očeva i majki, kao i društveno-kulturne i unutarporodične dimenzije koje dovode do ovih razlika) i interpretativni (da se stalnim uporednim metodom izdvoje obrasci rodne socijalizacije dečaka u okviru konteksta Srbije i da se pozicioniraju na kontinuumu od izrazito tradicionalnih do izrazito modernih vaspitnih praksi roditelja). Teorijski okvir istraživanja čine teorije refleksivne modernizacije i teorije patrijarhata. Teorije refleksivne modernizacije se koriste za objašnjenje procesa individualizacije roditeljstva, a teorije patrijarhata za objašnjenje normativnih rodnih režima i njihove transmisije kroz proces rodne socijalizacije. Korišćeni teorijski okvir kontekstualizuje predmet istraživanja i interpretaciju na kvalitativnoj analizi zasnovanih obrazaca rodne socijalizacije dečaka na kontinuumu tradicionalno-moderno. Istraživanje je pokazalo da su vaspitne prakse roditelja većinski tradicionalne. Od tri izdvojena obrasca rodne socijalizacije dečaka dva predstavljaju iskorak u pravcu individualizacije roditeljstva i egalitarnijih obrazaca rodne socijalizacije, a nastaju pre svega pod uticajem dinamike partnerskih odnosa koja je započeta refleksivnošću majki i transformacijom koncepta žrtvujućeg majčinstva. Dinamika partnerskog odnosa tako dobija preokret u pravcu „žrtvovanja“ oca, odnosno njegovog odricanja od jednog dela privilegija koje je uživao pre ulaska u zaduženja u domaćinstvu.The subject of this research is gender socialization of boys aged 2 to 12, explored through parenting practices of mothers and fathers in modern-day Serbia. The general purpose of this research is a sociological analysis of the process of boys’ gender socialization within the contemporary Serbian socio-cultural context. Two particular research goals are singled out: analytical (to detect differences between upbringing practices of fathers and mothers, as well as socio-cultural and family dimensions that lead to these differences), and interpretative (to reconstruct boys’ gender socialization models within the context of Serbia, using continuous comparative method, as well as to position detected models on the continuum from the particularly traditional to the particularly modern upbringing practices of parents). The theoretical framework of this research is based on the theories of reflexive modernization and the theories of the patriarchy. The theories of reflexive modernization are used to explain the process of the individualization of parenting, while the theories of patriarchy explain the normative gender regimes and their transmission via the gender socialization process. The theoretical framework applied here contextualizes the subject of this study and enables the interpretation of the boys’ gender socialization models on a continuum ranging from traditional to modern upbringing practices of parents. The research show that parental practices are primarily traditional. Of the three distinct models of boys’ gender socialization, two represent a step forward in the direction of the individualization of parenthood and more egalitarian gender socialization patterns influenced primarily by partner relationships dynamics, initiated by mothers’ reflexiveness and the transformation of the concept of the “sacrificing motherhood”. The dynamic of partner relationships thus shifts in the direction of “sacrificing fatherhood” that is a father’s renunciation of a part of the privileges he enjoyed before entering the responsibilities within the household

Gender socialization of boys in contemporary families in Serbia : exploring parental attitudes and upbringing practices.

Predmet istraživanja predstavlja rodna socijalizacija dečaka uzrasta od 2 do 12 godina, koja se ispituje preko vaspitnih praksi majki i očeva u savremenoj Srbiji. Opšti cilj istraživanja je sociološka analiza procesa rodne socijalizacije dečaka u savremenom društveno-kulturnom kontekstu Srbije. Dva posebna istraživačka cilja su: analitički (da se utvrde razlike u vaspitnim praksama očeva i majki, kao i društveno-kulturne i unutarporodične dimenzije koje dovode do ovih razlika) i interpretativni (da se stalnim uporednim metodom izdvoje obrasci rodne socijalizacije dečaka u okviru konteksta Srbije i da se pozicioniraju na kontinuumu od izrazito tradicionalnih do izrazito modernih vaspitnih praksi roditelja). Teorijski okvir istraživanja čine teorije refleksivne modernizacije i teorije patrijarhata. Teorije refleksivne modernizacije se koriste za objašnjenje procesa individualizacije roditeljstva, a teorije patrijarhata za objašnjenje normativnih rodnih režima i njihove transmisije kroz proces rodne socijalizacije. Korišćeni teorijski okvir kontekstualizuje predmet istraživanja i interpretaciju na kvalitativnoj analizi zasnovanih obrazaca rodne socijalizacije dečaka na kontinuumu tradicionalno-moderno. Istraživanje je pokazalo da su vaspitne prakse roditelja većinski tradicionalne. Od tri izdvojena obrasca rodne socijalizacije dečaka dva predstavljaju iskorak u pravcu individualizacije roditeljstva i egalitarnijih obrazaca rodne socijalizacije, a nastaju pre svega pod uticajem dinamike partnerskih odnosa koja je započeta refleksivnošću majki i transformacijom koncepta žrtvujućeg majčinstva. Dinamika partnerskog odnosa tako dobija preokret u pravcu „žrtvovanja“ oca, odnosno njegovog odricanja od jednog dela privilegija koje je uživao pre ulaska u zaduženja u domaćinstvu.The subject of this research is gender socialization of boys aged 2 to 12, explored through parenting practices of mothers and fathers in modern-day Serbia. The general purpose of this research is a sociological analysis of the process of boys’ gender socialization within the contemporary Serbian socio-cultural context. Two particular research goals are singled out: analytical (to detect differences between upbringing practices of fathers and mothers, as well as socio-cultural and family dimensions that lead to these differences), and interpretative (to reconstruct boys’ gender socialization models within the context of Serbia, using continuous comparative method, as well as to position detected models on the continuum from the particularly traditional to the particularly modern upbringing practices of parents). The theoretical framework of this research is based on the theories of reflexive modernization and the theories of the patriarchy. The theories of reflexive modernization are used to explain the process of the individualization of parenting, while the theories of patriarchy explain the normative gender regimes and their transmission via the gender socialization process. The theoretical framework applied here contextualizes the subject of this study and enables the interpretation of the boys’ gender socialization models on a continuum ranging from traditional to modern upbringing practices of parents. The research show that parental practices are primarily traditional. Of the three distinct models of boys’ gender socialization, two represent a step forward in the direction of the individualization of parenthood and more egalitarian gender socialization patterns influenced primarily by partner relationships dynamics, initiated by mothers’ reflexiveness and the transformation of the concept of the “sacrificing 7 motherhood”. The dynamic of partner relationships thus shifts in the direction of “sacrificing fatherhood” that is a father’s renunciation of a part of the privileges he enjoyed before entering the responsibilities within the household

Benevolent and Hostile Sexism as an Obstacle to the Visibility of the Academic Contributions of Female Academic Workers in Serbia

This paper focuses on sexist attitudes and behaviors in the academic community that represent barriers to the development of women’s academic careers and affect the visibility of their academic contributions in the long run. From the perspective of both male and female interviewees, the observed sexism directed towards female academic workers hinders their career advancement and undermines the possibility of both women’s solidarity and radical systemic change. Sexism wrapped up in seemingly meritocratic principles supports patriarchal academic culture by making the academic contributions of female academic workers less visible in the long run. Th e analysis is based on empirical insights from exploratory research conducted in 2017 on a sample of women academic workers engaged at state universities in Niš, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Belgrade, and focuses on the question: what factors lead to academic culture expressing benevolent and / or hostile sexism towards female academic workers, which indirectly affects the invisibility of the academic contributions of academic workers in Serbia

Analiza rodnih nejednakosti: moguća osnova socijalnih programa

Intervencije kojima se namerava postići efektivnost u polju socijalnih politika moraju biti usmerene na područja u kojima se formiraju koreni nejednakosti. Rodne nejednakosti u okviru porodice i domaćinstva predstavljaju područje koje je manje propustljivo za neposrednije intervencije institucionalnih praksi i politika te time čini područje generisanja i reprodukovanja nejednakosti. Ipak, istovremeno,porodica i domaćinstvo mogu biti i područja promene rodnih odnosa (Babović 2010: 302). Dakako, oblikovanje društvenih struktura i odnosa daleko je složeniji proces od ponuđenog jednostavnog determinističkog modela. To ipak ne oslobađa tvorce socijalnih politika odgovornosti za nepreduzimanje obuhvatnih i sistematskih napora da se promene uslovi uspostavljanja i reprodukovanja rodnih nejednakosti u društvu. Značajnu ulogu u njihovom reprodukovanju imaju kulturni obrasci koji sadrže norme o primerenim rodnim ulogama žena i muškaraca, te je jedan deo ovog istraživanja posvećen tom pitanju, jer je za unapređenje socijalnih politika neophodno napraviti i procenu potreba osoba iz ruralnih područja. Sledi analiza ovog pitanja

"The Future is in My Hands: Analysis of the correlation between gender stereotypes and gender-based violence"

This report presents the results of research that aimed to map the attitudes of eighteen-year-old girls on gender equality and gender-based violence, as well as their experiences of gender-based violence. This research also aimed to identify the most common problems and needs of young girls, as well as the local community, i.e. relevant institutions and organizations for youth. The research was conducted in secondary schools in five local communities in Serbia: Kikinda, Obrenovac, Novi Pazar, Jagodina and Vranje

Razumevanje koncepta rodne ravnopravnosti u normativnom okviru visokog obrazovanja u Srbiji

Since 2000, a number of legal and political measures and mechanisms have been implemented to advance gender equality in research and higher education institutions in Serbia, mainly as a part of the process of harmonisation of legislation with the EU standards on gender equality. However, while on one side the relatively high score on the Gender Equality Index is often evoked in political discourse to support the claim that Serbia is doing well regarding gender equality in higher education, most of the empirical research done in Serbia reveales persistent gender inequalities, gendered career possibilities, and unequal working conditions in academia for women and men. Originating from those contradictary assertations, our main research interest in this chapter is concerned with the way in which the concept of gender equality is understood in the normative frame of Serbia. Our hypothesis is that gender inequalities in the academic sphere are acctually supported by the way in which the concept of gender equality is framed in the Serbian normative order. Our study will be based on the analyses of documents that form the normative framework of gender equality in higher education in Serbia. In addition, we will analyse the data gathered in interviews with the academics of the University of Belgrade. Hence, an inappropriate normative framework will be detected, explored, and additionally explained through its visible practical implication