Linda Tuhiwai Smith: Decolonizing Methodologies – Research and Indigenous Peoples

Glavna tema knjige je propitivanje značenja znanstvenog istraživanja s pozicije Drugog. U ovom slučaju Drugi su starosjedilački, kolonizirani narodi, a znanstvenoistraživanje koje se propituje je ono koje je definirala zapadna znanost

CYBERFEMINISMUS ZWISCHEN THEORIE UND BEWEGUNG. EIN RÜCKBLICK AUF KROATIEN

Prva je polovica 90-tih bila obilježena teorijskim utemeljenjem cyberfeminizma kao nove feminističke paradigme, koja se razvijala u dvije podvarijante: 1) meki cyberfeminizam predstavnice kojeg su zastupale tezu da su i nove tehnologije, poput većine ‘starih’ u osnovi muška oruđa koja perpetuiraju stare odnose dominacije i isključivanja, te ih žene moraju preuzeti i radikalno dekonstruirati i 2) tvrdi cyberfeminizam koji pokušava ukazati na fundamentalnu ženskost novih tehnologija, a vjerovanje da je tehnologija ‘muška stvar’ proglašava patrijarhalnim mitom. Druga polovica 90-tih bila je obilježena širenjem pokreta iz virtualne u fizičku sferu, nastankom prvih cyberfeminističkih grupa i organiziranjem Cyberfeminističkih internacionala koje su okupile najznačajnije medijske teoretičarke, umjetnice i aktivistice iz cijelog svijeta. Sama činjenica aktivnog korištenja novih tehnologija svjedoči da su žene djelatno prevladale rodnu obilježenost ICT-a kao esencijalno ‘muške igračke’, da su prevladale strah, te pokazale sposobnost da kreativno i prema vlastitim potrebama pune kiberprostor vlastitim sadržajima. Tijekom tog razdoblja unatoč ratu/ratovima u bivšoj Jugoslaviji, i u Hrvatskoj nastaju dva projekta, elektronička konferencija Zamir/women i edukativni projekt Elektroničke vještice, koji po svojoj suštini predstavljaju prve primjere cyberfeminističkih praksi u regiji.The beginning of 1990s was marked by theoretical establishment of cyberfeminism as the new feminist paradigm, which developed into two versions: 1) soft cyberfeminism whose representatives argued that new technologies, as most “old” ones, are also in the hands of men, perpetrating the old relations of dominance and exclusion, and therefore women need to take them over and radically deconstruct; and 2) hard cyberfeminism which tries to point to fundamental femininity of new technologies, and declares that technology as “a man’s thing” is a patriarchal myth. Second half of 1990s was marked by the spreading of the movement from virtual into physical sphere, appearance of first cyberfeminist groups and organization of Cyberfeminist Internationals that gather most significant media theorists, artists and activists from around the world. The very fact that women actively use new technologies is evidence that they have actively overcome the gender implications of ICTs as essentially “male toys”, that they have overcome their fear, and exhibited ability to creatively, and according to their own needs, fill cyberspace with their own content. During this period, despite the war in former Yugoslavia, two projects appear in Croatia: electronic conference Zamir/women and educational project Electronic witches, both of which are the first examples of cyberfeminist practice in the region.Die erste Hälfte der neunziger Jahre war durch ein neues feministisches Paradigma gekennzeichnet, nämlich durch die theoretische Begründung des Cyberfeminismus, die sich in zwei Untervarianten entwickelt hat: 1. Sanfter Cyberfeminismus, dessen Verfechterinnen die These vertreten, dass auch neue Technologien, genauso wie die alten, im Grunde genommen männliche Waffen sind, die die alten Verhältnisse der Herrschaft und des Ausschlusses aufrechterhalten, und dass Frauen sie übernehmen und radikal dekonstruieren müssen; 2. Harter Cyberfeminismus, der versucht auf die fundamentale Weiblichkeit von neuen Technologien hinzuweisen, und die Idee, dass Technologie „Männersache“ ist, einen patriarchalen Mythos nennt. Die zweite Hälfte der neunziger Jahre wurde durch die Ausbreitung der Bewegung aus der virtuellen in die physische Sphäre gekennzeichnet, sowie durch das Entstehen von ersten cyberfeministischen Gruppen und das Organisieren von cyberfeministischen Internationalen, die die bedeutendsten Medientheoretikerinnen, Künstlerinnen und Aktivistinnen aus der ganzen Welt versammelt haben. Die bloße Tatsache der aktiven Nutzung von neuen Technologien zeugt davon, dass Frauen wirksam die geschlechtsspezifische Kennzeichnung der IKT als essentiell Männerspielzeug überwältigt haben, dass sie die Angst bewältigt und die Fähigkeit gezeigt haben, kreativ und nach eigenen Bedürfnissen den Cyberraum mit eigenem Inhalt zu füllen. Während dieser Periode entstanden in Kroatien trotz dem Krieg/den Kriegen im ehemaligen Jugoslawien zwei Projekte – die elektronische Konferenz Zamir/Women und das Bildungsprojekt Elektronische Hexen, die ihrem Wesen nach die ersten Beispiele der cyberfeministischen Praxen in der Region darstellen

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Oblikovanje obrasca za odgovornost: znanost i teorija održivog razvoja

The article explores the complex relation between theory, research and real institutional policy with regard to environmental issues. The basic assumption is that the myriad of empirical scientific research has to be related to a fruitful theory which could continually challenge official definitions of sustainability and sustainable development as the main conceptual shortcomings of the present social order in its attempts to solve the problems it creates. It implies that a potential “ecological” society could be achieved only through radical social change – a theme that has to stay as a reminder in the multitude of environmentally sound research and institutional programs.Članak istražuje kompleksan odnos između teorije, istraživanja i stvarne institucionalne prakse na planu okoliša. Osnovna pretpostavka ukazuje da brojna empirijska znanstvena istraživanja treba dovesti u vezu s plodnim teorijskim generalizacijama koje bi omogućile kontinuirano propitivanje službenih definicija održivosti i održivog razvoja kao glavnih konceptualnih ograničenja postojećeg društvenog poretka u nastojanjima da riješi probleme koje sam proizvodi. To znači da bi se moguće “ekološko društvo” moglo dosegnuti jedino radikalnom društvenom promjenom – i ta tema treba stajati kao podsjetnik u mnoštvu ekološki senzibiliziranih istraživanja i institucionalnih programa

Prostorska semantika Prekletega dvorišča

Ograjenost prostora in njegova demonična materializacija proti vsečasovnosti poduhovljenja in očlovečenja se močno reflektirata tako na okvirjih kot v semantičnih slojih središčne zgodbe. Hkrati se sugerira prost in nekončan prostor pripovedi, s čimer se odpravlja časovna določenost povedanega in se projektira njegova relativna in raztegljiva vključenost v zgodbo

Kapacitet lokalne samouprave da poboljša poslovno okruženje: Dokazi iz Srbije

The aim of this paper is to draw attention on the need to strengthen institutional cooperation between local self-governments and the business community. The paper analyses the ability of socio-economic councils in Serbia, as a part of local governments, to improve the business environment and indicators of social status at the local level. In addition to socio-economic councils, this analysis includes the departments, divisions and offices for local economic development and their responsibilities. The results in the paper has been generated using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test, t-test and regression analysis, based on the analysis of primary data collected in empirical research on 55 municipalities in Serbia. The fundamental results obtained using the stated analysis is that socio-economic councils have positive impact on the social and economic development in the survived municipalities. Finally, the basic conclusion from the executed research is that size of the municipality is not a limiting factor for the establishment of the socio-economic councils and their functionality.Cilj rada je skrenuti pozornost na potrebu za jačanjem institucionalne suradnje između lokalne samouprave i poslovne zajednice. Rad analizira sposobnost socioekonomskih savjeta u Srbiji, kao sastavnog dijela tijela lokalne samouprave, da unaprijedi poslovno okruženje i indikatore socijalnog statusa na lokalnoj razini. Pored socio-ekonomskih savjeta, analizom su obuhvaćeni odjeli i uredi za lokalni ekonomski razvoj i njihove nadležnosti. Rezultati istraživanja su generirani primjenom deskriptivne statistike, Hi kvadrat testa, t-testa i regresijske analize, a na temelju primarno prikupljenih podataka u empirijskom istraživanju na uzorku od 55 općina u Srbiji. Najznačajniji rezultat dobiven primjenom navedenih analiza je da socio-ekonomski savjeti imaju pozitivan utjecaj na socijalni i ekonomski razvoj u promatranim općinama. Na kraju, osnovni zaključak provedenog istraživanja je da veličina općina nije limitirajući faktor za osnivanje socio-ekonomskih savjeta i njihovu funkcionalnost

“Atlantida” kao Pekićev antropološki epos

The paper deals with the main characteristics and procedures of Borislav Pekić’s model of narration, which is defined as metaphysical and meta-fictional. Decrypting Pekić’s codes asks for continuous research focused not only on the whole achievement that we find in narrative levels, but also looking towards a dynamic and changing structure that exists as a specific semantic absorptive function. Polysemy appears to be an indispensable characteristic of his palimpsest of mythological, historical, psychological and anthropological system of thought, ideas and knowledge, analytically refueling knowable and intuitive sense, the point of separation of circular and linear design sense and the text, and projected through the metaphor of the global history of the human species. A deconstructive treatment of the referential world opens a field for ontological destabilizations of the collective memory, activating the contextual underpinning as well. Search for the essence of humanity and the human mission within the universe resulting in seeing a myth as the essence of human history.The paper deals with the main characteristics and procedures of Borislav Pekić’s model of narration, which is defined as metaphysical and meta-fictional. Decrypting Pekić’s codes asks for continuous research focused not only on the whole achievement that we find in narrative levels, but also looking towards a dynamic and changing structure that exists as a specific semantic absorptive function. Polysemy appears to be an indispensable characteristic of his palimpsest of mythological, historical, psychological and anthropological system of thought, ideas and knowledge, analytically refueling knowable and intuitive sense, the point of separation of circular and linear design sense and the text, and projected through the metaphor of the global history of the human species. A deconstructive treatment of the referential world opens a field for ontological destabilizations of the collective memory, activating the contextual underpinning as well. Search for the essence of humanity and the human mission within the universe resulting in seeing a myth as the essence of human history