Civil Society, Democracy & Political Culture
Exploring Links Between Civil Society and Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans...
Transitional justice; civil society; Bosnia and Herzegovina; reconciliation; peacebuilding; RECOM
The article examines the contribution of civil society to transitional justice, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider Western Balkans. It evaluates domestic initiatives, institutional cooperation, and the RECOM process, emphasizing the need for coordinated strategies involving governments, victims, civil society, and international actors.
MIRKOVIĆ, MAJA
Ochlocracy in the Practices of Civil Society: A Threat for Democracy?
Civil society; ochlocracy; democracy; populism; political participation; tyranny of the majority
The article examines how civil society may develop ochlocratic, populist, and anti-democratic practices when democratic institutions fail to address social demands. It argues that demagoguery, mass mobilization, and the tyranny of the majority can transform civil society from a democratic corrective into a threat to democracy.
HASANOVIĆ, JASMIN
Trauma Without Catharsis? Civil Society in Serbia Between Modernization and (Re)Traditionalism
Civil society; modernization; traditionalism; political culture; democratic consolidation; Serbia
The article examines Serbian civil society as a contested space between modernization and renewed traditionalism. It analyses political culture, authoritarian legacies, political parties, and NGOs, arguing that democratic consolidation requires both institutional reform and the development of enduring civic values.
BABIĆ, MARKO
The challenges of sustainability in the decision-making mechanism of democratic states
Paradigm shift, natural contract, social activism, participatory democracy
The problem of sustainability is one of the most important and pressing problems of the modern state. Although the history of the so-called green movement that is linked to the emergence of industrial society in the modern age, (to industrialism), in its contemporary form it is existing also a social movement, a political ideology – see, among others, green parties – and a state (international) obligation. What distinguishes the recent green movements today from the earlier conservation movement is its emphasis on science and research. The main aim of this study is to examine how democratic – above all, the participatory and deliberative democracies – political systems are dealing with the new challenges of sustainability and how they are finding political solutions to the demands of civil society. In parallel, the interdependence between social activism, democratic policy decision-making and international cooperation is worth considering, as coordination between sub-state and supra-state actors is needed to address sustainability.
EGRESI, KATALIN
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