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From 8th until 10th of May 2008 in Zadar Croatian Sociological Association endorsed by International Sociological Association organizes international workshop
19.09.2007. Lecture of MIROSLAV TÍŽIK THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATE CHARACTER - CASE OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC AFTER 1993 Lectures will be held on Wednesday 19.09. at 6 PM in the Club of Universitiy Teachers Andrija Hebrangs Street 17, Zagreb.
Analles Pilar 2008 Dear colleagues! On behalf of the Organisational Committee of the International Scientific Conference 'Annales Pilar 2008' it is my pleasure to invite you to present a paper/discussion on 'Croatian Capitalism and Social Integration: Performance and Legitimation Issues', to be held in Zagreb on April 24-25, 2008. More information about the conference can be found here. Dr. sc. Drago Čengić An English edition of Sabrina P. Ramet & Davorka Matić's book Democratic Transition in Croatia: Value Transformation, Education, and Media has been published by the Texas A&M University Press Texas A&M University Press has published the book Democratic Transition in Croatia: Value Transformation, Education, and Media edited by Sabrina P. Ramet & Davorka Matić. Contributors: Sabrina P. Ramet, Marius Soberg, Kruno Kardov, Ola Listhaug & Žan Štrabac, Vlasta Ilišin, Siniša Zrinščak, Wolfgang Höpken, Magdalena Najbar-Agičić & Damir Agičić, Zrinjka Peruško, Gordana Crnković, Biljana Bijelić, Davorka Matić, Knut Erik Solem, Knut Vesterdal. Find out more about the book and ordering information here: http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2007/rametcroatia.htm The Croatian edition of the book was published by Alinea publishing house in 2006.
Sociological Review - call for papers In the attachment, you can find a call for papers for Croatian Sociological Review. The announcement is both in English and in Croatian. Please forward it to anyone to whom it might be of interest. ISA approved financial support to HSD International Sociological Association approved financial support to Croatian Sociological Association for the development of web site and organization of regional workshop. Croatian sociological association applied in April this year on ISA's Application for funding. Thereby, you can monitor our changes that will occure very soon on this web site and you can be informed about all our activities.
Kruno Kardov's lecture at Department of Sociology, University of Zadar On Tuesday, 29 May 2007 at Department of Sociology, University of Zadar, Kruno Kardov (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb) held a lecture titled "Is the past gone? Societal dimensions of war in Croatian society". The lecture was based on 2006 survey about attitudes of Croatian citizens on war victims, questions of responsibility for the war atrocities and legal prosecution of war crimes. Lecture by Janine R. Wedel Croatian Sociological Association University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Zagreb Organiziraju predavanje Janine R. Wedel (School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA) titled SHADOW ELITE: THE PRIVATIZATION OF POWER The lecture will take place in Zagreb, Monday 4 June 2007, 14.30 . 16.00, Main Hall, Faculty of Law, Trg maršala Tita 14/II. More information about the lecture can be found here. Professor J. Douglas Toma held two lectures at the University of Zadar On Monday 21 May 2007 at the Department of Sociology, University of Zadar, J. Douglas Toma, associate professor at the Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia and a Fulbright lecturer- researcher award at the University of Zagreb this spring and summer, held two lectures: Toma writes primarily about strategy and management in higher education, but also addresses qualitative research and legal issues in higher education in his scholarly work. His present research is on systems approaches to higher education management and strategies used by institutions to position themselves for greater prestige. Activities of the Sociology Students Club Antifjaka Sociology students' club Antifjaka, in collaboration with the Department for Sociology, University of Zadar, has organized series of lectures under a title "Sexuality week" from 7 till 11 May 2007. The following lectures have been held: Additionally, movie Ljilja Forever has been screened. First meeting of the new HSD presidency Dear members of HSD. We would like to inform you that the first meeting of newly elected HSD presidency took place at July 3, 2007. Minutes from the meeting can be found here.
Promotion of the book "Democratic Transition in Croatia. Value transformation, education, media" Alinea Zagreb and Croatian Sociological Association will promote the book "Democratic Transition in Croatia. Value transformation, education, media". The introductory speeches will be held by reviewers Professor Vjeran Katunarić and Professor Tihomir Cipek as well as by editors Professor Sabrina P. Ramet and Professor Davorka Matić. The promotion will be held on Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 18:00 h, in Novinarski dom, Perkovčeva 2, Zagreb. More information about the book can be found here. Rector's Award to the Head of the Sociology Department, University of Zadar Associate Professor Inga Tomić-Koludrović, Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Zadar has received Rector´s Award of that university, for her efforts and successes in developing the department during the past year. The awarding ceremony took place at Dies Academicus of the University of Zadar, on March 23rd, 2007. Professor Tomić-Koludrović´s award coincides with the 30th anniversary of the second oldest department of sociology in the country, which she has helped reorganize and grow in the past year. The award therefore announces a bright future not only for the department but also for an increased public presence of Croatian sociology in various regions of the country. It turns public attention to the fact that the development of regional academic centres with specific research agendas, such as the one in Zadar, enhances the quality and professionalism of the entire field.
Programme of the National Sociological Congress The last version of the programme of the National Sociological Congress which will be held in Split, March 30th -31st, 2007, can be found here. List of participants can be found here. All other practical information will be delivered soon. List of hotels in Split and the contact that provides information about other forms of accommodation can be found here. Map of Split together with instructions on how to find a conference site can be found here. Members of the CSA who do not present paper but wish to participate should inform about that Goran Goldberger (goran@idi.hr ) and Anči Leburić (anci@ffst.hr) by March 15, the latest.
The book "Social Capital and Governance. Old and New Memebrs of the EU in Comparison" edited by Frane Adam has been published Lit Verlag published the book "Social Capital and Governance. Old and New Memebrs of the EU in Comparison" edited by Frane Adam and with a Preface by Thomas Luckmann. Among other two members of the Croatian Sociological Associations contributed to the book, Gojko Bežovan and Siniša Zrinščak. More about the book can be found here. A contribution on the Croatian society in an international publication - 16 March 2007 A collection entitled 'La questione adriatica e l'allargamento dell'Unione europea' ('Adriatic Issue and the Enlargement of the European Union'), has just been issued by Franco Angeli publishing house from Milan. The collection has been edited by Franco Botta, Italo Garzia and Pascale Guaragnella (all from University of Bari). Among other essays, the book also contains a contribution on the Croatian society, entitled "Da societa in transizione a soiceta mista: la Croazia tra due modernizzazioni" ("From Transitional to Mixed Society: Croatia Between Two Modernizations") (pp.127-161), written in co-authorship by Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić (both from Department of Sociology, University of Zadar). Follow this link to find more about this publication. Timeline of main events in Croatian sociology, with an emphasis on the historical development of the Croatian Sociological Association Timeline of main events in Croatian sociology, with an emphasis on the historical development of the Croatian Sociological Association is finally available on this web-pages. Follow this link or click on the "history" link on the left side menu of this page. This overview was created by our colleague Valerio Bačak with assistance of Goran Batina, Aleksandar Štulhofer and Siniša Zrinščak. The Creative City 'The Creative City: Crossing Visions and New Realities in the Region' 'The Creative City: Crossing Visions and New Realities in the Region' is a collection of papers from the postgraduate course on 'Cultural Transitions in Southeastern Europe. The Creative City: Crossing Visions and New Realities in the Region', that was held 8-13 May 2006 at the Inter-University Centre (IUC), Dubrovnik, Croatia. More information on the book and postgraduate course can be found here. The book can be ordered through the order form on the following web-link:.
Call for papers The last call for papers for SSTNET (Sociology of Science and Technology Network) sessions at ESA conference in Glasgow can be downloaded here. Promotion of the book from our collegue Marija Geiger Croatian Sociological Association and Institute for Sociology, Department of Sociology On the occasion of publishing of the seventeenth book in Edition Development and Environment of the Socijalna ekologija (Social Ecology) journal, we have the pleasure to invite you to the promotion of Marija Geiger's book: CULTURAL ECOFEMINISM. Symbolical and Spiritual Connections between Women and Nature. Presentation will be held on 14th February (Wednesday) at 6 pm in the Association of University Teachers, Hebrangova 17/1. Reviewers dr.sc. Vjeran Katunarić, dr.sc. Branka Galić and author mr.sc. Marija Geiger will talk about the book. Those who are interested will be able to buy the book at a popular price. After presentation we invite you to the occasional snack. Book entitled "Enterprises, Growth and Export. Socioeconomic Anatomy of Croatian Export Deficit" has been published Institute for Social Research "Ivo Pilar" in Zagreb published the book entitled Enterprises, Growth and Export. Socioeconomic Anatomy of Croatian Export Deficit, edited by Drago Čengić. Contributors to the book are: D. Čengić, I. Rogić, Z. Aralica, D. Derad, D. Račić i S. Poljanec-Borić.
Lectures by Yann Moulier Boutang and Carlo Vercellone Two distinguished French Professors, Yann Moulier Boutang and Carlo Vercellone are visiting Zagreb, January 29th-30th, 2007. News from ISA and ESA News from ISA can be found here. You can find here also ESA Minutes on Meeting of National Associations, held in Paris, December 15th-16th, 2006. National sociological congress - announcement As was already indicated the national sociological congress will be held in Split on March, 30th - 31th, 2007 entitled: Methodological Challenges of Sociology: Social Problems in Croatia. The final deadline for submitting an abstract is January 10th, 2007. A round-table on evaluation and financing of Croatian sociological scientific projects as well as General Assembly will be also held during the congress. |
