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Survey Report North Macedonia, Viktorija Borovska
Survey Report North Macedonia, Viktorija Borovska
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
One of the activities of the project ‘Role of Religion in Western Balkan Societies’ was an elite survey that enabled us to gain an insight into views and perceptions on issues related to religiosity, the role and influence of religion, threats and opportunities of religious diversity and suggestions on how religion can contribute to the different social aspects of the various countries of the region.
Europe With(Out) A Heart And A Soul?, András Máté-Tóth
Europe With(Out) A Heart And A Soul?, András Máté-Tóth
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
"You don't know what kind of spirit you are," Jesus said to his disciples, James and John, as they wanted to condemn a Samaritan village because it didn’t want to receive him (Luke 9:55). I would like to start my article by transforming Jesus' statement and by using it for Europe: “Europe – Jesus could say today – You don't know of what kind of spirit you are.” But Europe has many answers to Jesus' statement. Europe is not without a soul, it was never an empty body and it is not one today
The Struggle Of Kosovo Policymakers To Upgrade The Law On Religious Affairs, Jeton Mehmeti
The Struggle Of Kosovo Policymakers To Upgrade The Law On Religious Affairs, Jeton Mehmeti
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Apart from guarantees over freedom of religion, in the last two decades, authorities in Kosovo have made little progress in advancing its legal framework to accommodate the emerging needs of religious communities. The only law that regulates religious affairs in Kosovo is the 2006 Law on Freedom of Religion. The law is framed in very broad terms, and has received a lot of criticism for failing to properly regulate the status of religious communities. Representatives of these communities have consistently asked for changes to legislation that would grant them the status of legal entities. Without legal entity status, religious communities …
Frontmatter (Volume 39, Issue 7), Beth Admiraal
Frontmatter (Volume 39, Issue 7), Beth Admiraal
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Frontmatter (Volume 39, Issue 3), Paul B. Mojzes
Frontmatter (Volume 39, Issue 3), Paul B. Mojzes
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Hungary's New Church Law Is Worse Than The First, H. David Baer Ph.D.
Hungary's New Church Law Is Worse Than The First, H. David Baer Ph.D.
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
In early December 2018, the Hungarian parliament passed a series of sweeping laws with major constitutional implications. The parliamentary session itself was something of a circus. In order to pass the law, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government was forced to disregard rules of the chamber that would have allowed the opposition to derail the legislation with parliamentary maneuvers. In protest, the opposition sounded bullhorns in Parliament while throwing confetti, before walking out. Perhaps the most significant law was one establishing a new, parallel system of courts which critics say give Orbán complete control of the judiciary. Less noted, but also …
Country Snapshot Bosnia And Herzegovina, Lejla Hodžić
Country Snapshot Bosnia And Herzegovina, Lejla Hodžić
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country Snapshot Montenegro, Belgrade Open School
Country Snapshot Montenegro, Belgrade Open School
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in Montenegro.
Survey Report Bosnia And Herzegovina, Lejla Hodžić
Survey Report Bosnia And Herzegovina, Lejla Hodžić
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
In assessing the role of religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina and analysing the multiconfessional context of the country, the report relies on the findings from an opinion survey and a range of secondary sources. The survey, administered during April 2019, aimed at gathering the opinions of influential figures in political, cultural and economic sphere in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the role of religion. It is based on a questionnaire which was distributed to over 50 influential figures, of which 30 provided quantitative and qualitative answers to questions addressing religion’s impact on society.
In Pursuit Of ‘Twin Toleration’: Democracy And Church–State Relations In Serbia And Montenegro, Marko Veković
In Pursuit Of ‘Twin Toleration’: Democracy And Church–State Relations In Serbia And Montenegro, Marko Veković
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
This paper explores the relationship between church and state in Serbia and Montenegro by examining the development of ‘twin toleration’. In particular, it aims to explain why there is still no ‘twin toleration’ in these states, and why it is important to impose such institutional arrangement in church–state relations. The ‘Twin toleration’ concept suggests that institutional arrangements between the state and religious communities in a democratic society should be based on mutual autonomy, in which the state should not interfere in the matters of religious communities, and vice versa. However, since the fall of communism and resurgence of religion, both …
The Interfaith Council For Social Cohesion In The Western Balkans, Ylli H. Doci
The Interfaith Council For Social Cohesion In The Western Balkans, Ylli H. Doci
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
With the demise of the communist governments in the Balkan region in the early 1990s, we have entered a phase in which serious religiously related issues challenging the social cohesion of our societies need serious analysis and action at different levels. Interfaith councils as a way of engaging the different religious communities in one society are not new and not the same. Nor are they unquestionably accepted or easily dismissed as ineffective in addressing challenges of peacebuilding and social cohesion in a religiously pluralistic society. There are political, cultural, ethnic and national considerations beside religious and educational ones which figure …
Religions As Loci Of Conflict Prevention: Local Capacities Of Bosnia And Herzegovina’S Religious Communities, Julianne Funk
Religions As Loci Of Conflict Prevention: Local Capacities Of Bosnia And Herzegovina’S Religious Communities, Julianne Funk
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Conflict and coexistence remain in a tense balance in the Western Balkans. Latent conflict, in which one’s ethno-religious community denotes which side you are on, persist after the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. These frozen and potential lines of conflict were laid decades and centuries ago, when religious affiliation diversified. At the same time, these religious, ethnic and national communities have a history of suživot: everyday relations with one another, or coexistence. The close geographic proximity of communities makes functional relational systems, which determine when, where and how people tend to interact, a practical necessity.212 As a result of this necessity …
Book Review: Politicization Of Religion, The Power Of State, Nation, And Faith: The Case Of Former Yugoslavia And Its Successor States, Sergej Beuk
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Although many scientific studies that dealt with the conflict in former Yugoslavia and its consequences have been published in the last 20 years, editors Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić’s book Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith: The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States, and eminent scholarly contributors, produced a work of strong theoretical and analytical depth. In the beginning, it is clear to the reader that the book will not merely deal with general definitions or already known theories. It will also provide essential paradigms related to the historical, legal, social, and cultural background …
Forewords And Frontmatter To Role Of Religion In The Western Balkans’ Societies, Sotiraq Hroni, Guusje Korthals Altes
Forewords And Frontmatter To Role Of Religion In The Western Balkans’ Societies, Sotiraq Hroni, Guusje Korthals Altes
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Country Snapshot Albania, Leonie Vrugtman
Country Snapshot Albania, Leonie Vrugtman
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in Albania.
Country Snapshot Kosovo, Leonie Vrugtman, Diori Angjeli
Country Snapshot Kosovo, Leonie Vrugtman, Diori Angjeli
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in Kosovo.
Country Snapshot Serbia, Belgrade Open School
Country Snapshot Serbia, Belgrade Open School
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in Serbia.
Elite Survey Reports - Introduction
Elite Survey Reports - Introduction
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Survey Report Montenegro, Nenad Zekavica
Survey Report Montenegro, Nenad Zekavica
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
During March and April 2019, a survey was conducted as part of the regional project that deals with the role of religion in Western Balkan countries. The survey was conducted as part of a research project and was conducted among members of the cultural and political elite of society. Its purpose is to give a sketch of the religious beliefs of different societies. The survey itself was developed as the result of the mutual cooperation among four partner institutions in the Balkans.
Survey Report Serbia, Nenad Zekavica
Survey Report Serbia, Nenad Zekavica
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
During March and April 2019, a survey was conducted as part of a regional project which deals with the role of religion in the Western Balkan countries. The survey was conducted as the research part of the project and it was conducted among members of cultural and political elite members of society. Its purpose is to give a sketch of the religious topography of different societies in the Western Balkans.
Cross Country Comparison And Concluding Remarks, Viktorija Borovska
Cross Country Comparison And Concluding Remarks, Viktorija Borovska
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Political, economic and cultural elites in the Western Balkans share common views on the role of religion in society, but different perspectives on the challenges and concerns related to interreligious relations.
“Islamic Tradition”: Questioning The Bosnian Model, Zora Hesová
“Islamic Tradition”: Questioning The Bosnian Model, Zora Hesová
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Debates over whether there can be a ‘European Islam’ have not ceased since 1990s when the term was coined by Bassam Tibi. This paper aims to question the idea of a ‘progress towards a liberal Islam’ as being too straightforward by providing historical, political and also intellectual context to the practice of Islam in Bosnia and, above all, by analysing the present logic of looking for a particular Islamic identity.
Human Rights And Religion In Central And Eastern Europe, András Máté-Tóth, Kitti Sándor
Human Rights And Religion In Central And Eastern Europe, András Máté-Tóth, Kitti Sándor
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
In this article we try to delineate the mutual relationship between human rights and religion in the cultural region of Central and Eastern Europe (hereafter CEE).1 We will do it by using the theoretical framework "wounded collective identity" elaborated in recent years by András Máté-Tóth.
Country Snapshot North Macedonia, Mariglen Demri
Country Snapshot North Macedonia, Mariglen Demri
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in North Macedonia.
Survey Report Albania, Leonie Vrugtman, Dior Angjeli
Survey Report Albania, Leonie Vrugtman, Dior Angjeli
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
In April and May 2019, more than one hundred surveys were distributed amongst influential figures in Albania. The survey aimed to gather their views on the role of religion in Albania and the Western Balkans.