Since the time when Serbia was one of the six republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ), the country has been through very difficult cultural, political and ideological challenges and changes. While the dominant socialist ideology in former Yugoslavia, organized around Tito%E2%80%99s idea of %E2%80%9Cbrotherhood and unity%E2%80%9D, helped to pacify and diminish differences between various ethnic and religious groups, Serbian society during the period of the Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87 regime has deployed different ideological patterns characterized by national pride, territorial integrity, and the policy of %E2%80%9Call Serbs in one country%E2%80%9D politics. These ideas were brought together under the banner of securing national and cultural identity, as well as territorial integrity.In dominant political and ideological discourses, contemporary Serbian society is most often characterized as a society %E2%80%9Cin transition%E2%80%9D, colloquially referred to as %E2%80%9CSerbia after democratic changes%E2%80%9D. In such discourses, everything in Serbia in the past 15 years is %E2%80%9Cin transition%E2%80%9D: the justice system, the economy and culture, but also our lives, our freedoms and our rights. Our recent historical trans experience generally refers to the path from communism and socialism to capitalism and liberal democracy, recognized as synonymous with European Union (EU) integration. At the same time, while %E2%80%9Ctransiting%E2%80%9D from one ideology to another, Serbian society is carrying the heavy burden of recent historical events: wars, ethnic cleansing, isolation and the collapse of all institutions, among others.

Course leader
Dr. Jelisaveta Blagojevic received her Ph.D. in gender studies from the University of Novi Sad, Association of the Centers for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research. Her dissertation was entitled "Theoretical Contribution to Gender

Target group
Graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, individuals holding professional positions in the civic, public or private sector

Credits info
5 ECTS Students who complete the course requirements may transfer the course credit to their home institution (5 ECTS)

Fee info
EUR 400: All students except students from Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia as well as students from Conflict/post-Conflict countries EUR 200: Students from Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia as well as students from Conflict/post-Conflict countries

Singidunum University
Address: Faculty of media and communication, Karadjordjeva 65
Postal code: 11000
City: Belgrade
Country: Serbia & Montenegro
Website: http://www.cfccs.org/summer-school/2015-summer-school
E-mail: summerschool@cfccs.org
Phone: +381 65 53 88484