Chernobyl and the first ecological movements in Yugoslavia: a report from Ljubljana’s Marxist Center

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Ecological movements in Yugoslavia are an almost entirely unexplored topic. I wanted to make a small contribution to this less discussed question with a chronological outline of such movements, prepared in 1987 by the Marxist Center of the Slovenian Central Committee in Ljubljana (my own research concerns the history of these Marxist centers, whose outline … Continue reading Chernobyl and the first ecological movements in Yugoslavia: a report from Ljubljana’s Marxist Center

Ecological imperialism and nuclear fusion: a forgotten topic in global resource conflicts

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In 2021, during the Serbian protests against lithium, I interviewed one of the chemists at the Belgrade Institute of Chemistry and Metallurgy, where a group of independent researchers questioned Rio Tinto's new lithium mining project in Serbia, the so-called "Jadar project," which sparked controversy and nationwide protests against lithium mining. One of his warnings about … Continue reading Ecological imperialism and nuclear fusion: a forgotten topic in global resource conflicts

Mit kineskog duga Srbije: zašto mediji šire paniku bez osnova

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Prema pilot studiji od preko 4000 naslova dnevnika "Danas" i zrenjaninskih lokalnih medija, ispostavilo se da je na nacionalnom nivou krenula antikineska propaganda u punom jeku tek u toku 2020. (ovo je u skladu, naravno, kako sa globalnim trendovima tako i sa drugim studijama koje potvrđuju sličnu dinamiku i u drugim medijima). Jedna od čestih … Continue reading Mit kineskog duga Srbije: zašto mediji šire paniku bez osnova

Is China entering Tito’s 1974 moment? A note on China and Yugoslavia

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How could Yugoslav Marxist centers be relevant to understanding the development of today's China? I've just noticed some surprising parallels between what's going on in China and my own research on Yugoslavia, which I hope might help shed some new and unforeseen light on recent events. Namely, China's recent rise to power had been accompanied … Continue reading Is China entering Tito’s 1974 moment? A note on China and Yugoslavia

IDEOLOGICAL STANCES ON CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN SERBIA 2018-2022 – PILOT STUDY

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This is a pilot study of media representations of Chinese investments in Zrenjanin and Serbia in several select media (”Danas” national daily, “Zrenjaninski.com” website and “Zrenjaninski list”), carried out online during my research stay at the University of Amsterdam (August-October 2022) with the help of the China in Europe Research Network (CHERN) short-term scientific mission. … Continue reading IDEOLOGICAL STANCES ON CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN SERBIA 2018-2022 – PILOT STUDY

Od kalvinizma do urbane politike? Johan Altuzije

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Ovo predstavlja prevod jednog kod nas u potpunosti nepoznatog pravnika i filozofa koji je nekada bio poznat u sedamnaestovekovnoj Evropi a potom zaboravljen. Stoga je potrebno preći malo istorije na brzaka. Johan Altuzije (1563–1638) je bio pravnik i filozof, a jedan je od ranih zagovornika federalizma i preteča pojma "subsidijarnosti" odnosno ideje da bi neposredne … Continue reading Od kalvinizma do urbane politike? Johan Altuzije

Luka Matić: “Čovjekov svijet” i Praxisov problem s prirodom

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[Ovaj članak je prenet sa bloga "Skribomatić" od Luke Matića, gde je izvorno objavljen 12. juna 2022. godine. Luka Matić se u doktoratu bavi filozofom i sociologom Rudi Supekom koji je knjigom Ova jedina Zemlja (1973.) utemeljio socijalnu ekologiju u Jugoslaviji. Supek je početkom 1970-ih učestvovao u radu nekoliko UN-ovih i nezavisnih međunarodnih konferencija koje … Continue reading Luka Matić: “Čovjekov svijet” i Praxisov problem s prirodom

Marksove beleške o klimatskim kolonijama: ekscerpti o Džonu Jitsu

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Ovo je deo Marksovih beležaka o jednom nepoznatom engleskom autoru po imenu Džon Jits [John Yeats]. Beleške su nastale između marta do septembra 1878. godine odnosno 10 godina nakon prvog izdanja Kapitala i 2 godine nakon pisanja Kritike Gotskog programa i, za razliku od beležaka na sličnu temu iz prethodnog posta koje potiču iz 1849. … Continue reading Marksove beleške o klimatskim kolonijama: ekscerpti o Džonu Jitsu