The Empire is dead, long live the Empire! Long-run persistence of trust and corruption in the bureaucracy

Do empires affect attitudes towards the state long after their demise? We hypothesize that the Habsburg Empire with its localized and well-respected administration increased citizens’ trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities on both sides of the long-gone Habsburg border have been sharing common formal institutions for a century now. Identifying from individuals living within a restricted band around the former border, we find that historical Habsburg affiliation increases current trust and reduces corruption in courts and police. Falsification tests of spuriously moved borders, geographic and pre-existing differences, and interpersonal trust corroborate a genuine Habsburg effect

THE JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY IN ZAGREB UNTIL 1941

Premda jedna od mlađih ustanova na području bivše Jugoslavije, zagrebačka se Židovska općina u razdoblju između dva svjetska rata razvila u najbogatiju, a po brojnosti članstva i najjaču zajednicu jugoslavenskoga kraljevstva. (Uoči Drugoga svjetskoga rata živjelo je u Zagrebu više od 12.000 Židova.) To je čudnije što do sada nije bilo nikakvih povijesnih prikaza ove zajednice izuzme li se znanstvena rasprava Gavre Schwarza , koja pokriva razdoblje do polovice 19. stoljeća. Podatke o ovoj zajednici u međuraću nalazimo jedino u tadašnjim izdanjima Židovske općine te u židovskim novinama poput, u Zagrebu tiskanog, »Židova«, a koji je temeljem ovoj raspravi.Although one of the youngest institutions on the territory of former Yugoslavia, the Zagreb Jewish Community grew in the period between the wars to become the richest and the strongest Jewish institution in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. With the exception of G. Schwartz\u27s work, which covers the period prior to the mid - nineteenth century, no history of this community is available. The materials for this article are drawn from the Jewish paper published in Zagreb, »The Jew« and other publications of the Jewish community

THE JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY IN ZAGREB UNTIL 1941

Premda jedna od mlađih ustanova na području bivše Jugoslavije, zagrebačka se Židovska općina u razdoblju između dva svjetska rata razvila u najbogatiju, a po brojnosti članstva i najjaču zajednicu jugoslavenskoga kraljevstva. (Uoči Drugoga svjetskoga rata živjelo je u Zagrebu više od 12.000 Židova.) To je čudnije što do sada nije bilo nikakvih povijesnih prikaza ove zajednice izuzme li se znanstvena rasprava Gavre Schwarza , koja pokriva razdoblje do polovice 19. stoljeća. Podatke o ovoj zajednici u međuraću nalazimo jedino u tadašnjim izdanjima Židovske općine te u židovskim novinama poput, u Zagrebu tiskanog, »Židova«, a koji je temeljem ovoj raspravi.Although one of the youngest institutions on the territory of former Yugoslavia, the Zagreb Jewish Community grew in the period between the wars to become the richest and the strongest Jewish institution in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. With the exception of G. Schwartz\u27s work, which covers the period prior to the mid - nineteenth century, no history of this community is available. The materials for this article are drawn from the Jewish paper published in Zagreb, »The Jew« and other publications of the Jewish community

The Empire is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy

Do empires affect attitudes towards the state long after their demise? We hypothesize that the Habsburg Empire with its localized and well-respected administration increased citizens’ trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities on both sides of the long-gone Habsburg border have been sharing common formal institutions for a century now. Identifying from individuals living within a restricted band around the former border, we find that historical Habsburg affiliation increases current trust and reduces corruption in courts and police. Falsification tests of spuriously moved borders, geographic and pre-existing differences, and interpersonal trust corroborate a genuine Habsburg effect.Habsburg Empire, trust, corruption, institutions, borders

Vjerski progoni u Jugoslaviji 1944.-1953.: staljinizam u titoizmu

Autorica istražuje u članku vjerske progone u Jugoslaviji koji su se događali u razdoblju od komunističkog preuzimanja vlasti krajem Drugoga svjetskog rata do 1953. godine. Pokazuje kako je u tom vremenu primjenjivan sovjetski model progona svećenstva. Usporednom metodom ističe sličnosti sa staljinističkim obrascem vladavine, ali i modifikacije u odnosu vlasti prema vjeri i crkvama. Zaključuje da je jugoslavenska vjerska politika bila manje ekstremna u odnosu na metode progona u Sovjetskom Savezu

Reformkräfte: Die katholischen Kirchen und die Perestrojka

Das Ende der Kirchenverfolgung unter Michail Gorbačev förderte den gesellschaftlichen Wandel in der Sowjetunion. Davon profitierte auch die griechisch-katholische (unierte) Kirche, die in der Sowjetunion jahrzehntelang unterdrückt worden war. Großen Einfluss auf die neue Kirchenpolitik hatte der Vorsitzende des Rats für Religionsangelegenheiten, Konstantin Charčev. Die Öffnung stieß auch auf internationale Unterstützung. Insbesondere die römisch-katholische Kirche unter Johannes Paul II. erkannte die Chance. Für sie ging in Erfüllung, woran Kardinal Agostino Casaroli, der Architekt der Ostpolitik des Vatikan, viele Jahre lang gearbeitet hatte

Religioese Pluralitaet als Faktor des Politischen in der Ukraine

In Belarus regiert seit 1991 ununterbrochen ein einziger Staatspräsident, in Russland teilt sich diese Position im selben Zeitraum auf drei Männer auf. Im Unterschied dazu bekleideten in der Ukraine insgesamt sechs Personen aus unterschiedlichen Parteien dieses Amt. Dazu hat das Land seither zwei "Revolutionen" erlebt, die auf zivilgesellschaftlichen Bewegungen aufbauten: die Orangene Revolution 2004/05 und den Euro-Majdan 2013/14. Was unterscheidet also die Ukraine von anderen Staaten? Das Buch gibt eine mögliche Antwort, indem es die lebendige religiöse Pluralität in der Ukraine hervorhebt, die zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre nach der langen sowjetischen Religionsrepression wieder auflebte. 19 Autoren aus der Ukraine, aus Russland und aus Deutschland gehen diesem einzigartigen Zug des öffentlichen Lebens in der Ukraine aus historischer, soziologischer und ökonomischer Perspektive auf den Grund. Eine ihrer Schlussfolgerungen besteht darin, dass diese Mehrstimmigkeit an Glaubensdenominationen die öffentliche Diskussion im Land und den Prozess der Demokratisierung wesentlich stützt

Interview mit dr. Katrin Boeckh

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