Monthly Archives: November 2022

Mirza Buljubašić, Sarajevo: Malignant spirit of the past

The times to come testify that post-Yugoslav societies are gradually losing the characteristics of post-conflict, and it is becoming more obvious that these are pre-conflict or at least pre-totalitarian societies Mirza Buljubasic We are approaching the third decade since the end of one of the many bloody pages in the

2022-11-08T20:44:48+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Jonila Godole, Tirana: The misunderstanding about the “opening” of files

It is enough to analyze the political system we have set up and the armies of militants and patron-Nazis who maintain power, to understand that Albanian society has not succeeded in separating itself from the communist and authoritarian worldview. Jonila Godole In the weeks of heated debate about the secret

2022-11-08T20:43:26+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Miloš Vukanović, Podgorica: Culture of memory as a political weapon

Whether it's a speech in Srebrenica or a sign in Morinj, the past is used for immediate political gain; while that is obvious to most, it is also acceptable. Miloš Vukanović A certain level of misunderstanding of terms and processes of transitional justice, dealing with the past, and building a

2022-11-08T20:42:50+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Marija Babić, Belgrade: The past that shapes my present

As a young, ambitious person, I have the feeling that the recent past is like a loan with a high interest rate that also occasionally increases, and I am paying off a product that I did not want. Marija Babić "You can erase memories, but not the history that created

2022-11-08T20:42:19+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Alketa Gashi Fazliu, Pristina: The power of the media and the written word in peace education

"Anyone who does not remember the past is doomed to relive it", so we pray that, ah, this does not happen but we try to make this country better every day and more!  Alketa Gashi Fazliu I grew up in pre-war Kosovo. Today, my second daughter is exactly at the

2022-11-08T20:41:46+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Rubin Zemon, Skopje: A Universal Balkan history instead of national Balkan histories

The transition from national or local to universal history, as a synthesis of all human events and periods in the Balkans and beyond, should be one of the strategic priorities of Balkan historiographies. Rubin Zemon The process of creating nations in Europe, as social and political phenomena, is unthinkable without

2022-11-08T20:40:21+00:00November 8th, 2022|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments
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