Media and Anti-Corruption In some countries‚ such as Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ Bosnia Herzegovina‚ and Albania to a much lesser extent‚ the independent media has brought to the fore numerous corruption cases‚ exposing high officials. It has also been a major force behind mobilizing public opinion against corruption‚ as in the case of Bulgaria. At the same time it has exerted indirect pressure on the respective governments to take steps to limit corruption practices. The Bulgarian independent
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Abandonment and Neglect in Gorazde. In his “Safe Area Gorazde” Joe Sacco describes his experience visiting a Muslim enclave during the Bosnian War of 1991-1995. Tragically‚ this work is based on testimonies of residents of Gorazde‚ allegedly a UN-protected area where Bosnian Muslims are able to take refuge to avoid the ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the Serbian army. Gorazde is anything but protected which Sacco demonstrates throughout the book by ridiculing the UN and the US who are able to and
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The Catholics‚ Muslims‚ and Orthodox Christians in the former Yugoslavia have been fighting for centuries. They fight for land‚ they fight for ideas‚ and they fight for proof that they are best race. The fighting between these three have taken a devastating turn in the latter part of the 20th century. The Serbs (Orthodox Christians) have systematically killed Ethnic Albanians (Muslims)‚ both soldiers and civilians. This is called genocide. Genocide is the systematic destruction by a government of
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Nationalism; Positive or Negative? Nationalism can be defined as the collective; shared‚ sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation. Nationalism is all around us‚ every day in both large and small cases‚ having both positive and negative effects. It cannot be fully positive or fully negative because every situation and circumstances are so different‚ and theretofore so are the end results. It can be as simple as pride in your country during the times of the Olympic Games
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Causes: • Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems
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Does the Emir Kusturica’s Underground (1995) represent historical allegory or a political propaganda? The movie Underground (1995) directed and produced by the well-known Bosnian/Serbian director Emir Kusturica is one of the most famous Serbian movies internationally. It was nominated for a number of Best Foreign Film Awards as one of the most notable ones is the Golden Palm award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1995. The script of the movie was developed from a play by Dushan
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Susanna Kibaroğlu CASUS BELLI To begin with‚ Casus Belli means reason of war. Briefly it indicates that why a country go to war. Whereas Casus means situation‚ event; Belli means war. In addition‚ Casus Belli known as excuse of war. Sometimes Casus Belli can be direct reason for war. For example‚ rebel‚ occupation‚ economic embargo‚ border violation and so on. In this condition‚ international commission supports the hostility. Tough
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WA3/Ways of Knowing Rezan Kurteva ENC 101 My Summers in Macedonia As a child I had the privilege to spend my summer breaks in Macedonia. Both of my parents were born and raised in Macedonia‚ and they came to live in the United States prior to my birth. Macedonia was originally part of Yugoslavia‚ which was separated during the war in 1990. The food is very different from American food. I also enjoyed listening to the music throughout the country
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Expressive vs. Instrumental Motivations Primordialism- Ethnic IDs are more fundamental than other types of ID. Ethnicity is not subject to rational cost/benefit calculations. It belongs to the realm of emotion. Ethnic mobilizations are motivated by expressive not instrumental needs. Participated is related to our search as human beings for security in an insecure world. Conflict based on ethnicity is inevitable‚ persistence is a given. Some would argue that‚ empirically‚ ID does appear to shift
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Kosovo culture and food Kosovo considers itself to be the newest country of Europe .Having declared independence in 2008‚ Kosovo has still not been formally recognized by a large number of states. Even know Kosovo is a small and very poor country. It’s history is unbelievable large. Passing on many wars‚ corruption‚ migration Kosovo still keeps it’s tradition save. Being widely know for it’s culture and hospitaly Kosovo is a good place to visit and to leave good memory in your life Kosovo population
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