Papers by Sead S Fetahagić
Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Zenici, 2021
Observing the 40th anniversary of the Yugoslav new wave and the 60th anniversary of the Sarajevo ... more Observing the 40th anniversary of the Yugoslav new wave and the 60th anniversary of the Sarajevo Pop School, a missing link in the music of Sarajevo has been identified. It is a general opinion that, before the emergence of new primitivism movement, Sarajevo did not spawn a new wave scene in the early 1980s comparable to Belgrade, Ljubljana or Zagreb. The paper aimed to analyse the historical context behind new wave, both globally and in Yugoslavia, its social and cultural significance, and to examine the thesis on the absence of new wave in Sarajevo. By taking the concept of authenticity, the paper recognises the Yugoslav new wave as a culturally significant movement that created the original local rock scene and opened the possibilities for young people to express their attitudes often addressing wider social issues. Besides the autobiographical method showing the presence of new wave in the everyday culture of the early 1980s in Sarajevo, the paper uses qualitative contextual analysis of the local musical texts, genres and styles and compares them with the general characteristics of new wave. For this objective, a sample of 20 songs and eight phonographic releases of Sarajevo's artists published 1978-1984 has been selected. In the former case, the marginal influence of new wave has been detected among the artists of the older Sarajevo Pop School generation. In the latter case, several bands of the younger generation showed a more authentic approach to new wave. Results of this research indicate that Sarajevo's music production in this period was also influenced by new wave. Although in terms of discography Sarajevo's new wave was not on par with its Belgrade, Zagreb or Ljubljana counterparts, three albums by Sarajevan bands (Bonton Baya, Valentino and Kongres) are recognised as its most qualified representatives.
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Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Zenici, 2020
Widespread popularity of Sarajevo-based band Indexi masks their less known work from the sixties,... more Widespread popularity of Sarajevo-based band Indexi masks their less known work from the sixties, while their contribution to the development of the Sarajevan and Yugoslav popular music is under-researched. The aim of this paper was to present, from cultural historical perspective, a part of the process of localisation of global popular music trends during the sixties. Taking dialectic and critical approach, a discography sample of 13 songs by Indexi, recorded until 1966, was analysed. By exploring historical context, this paper also criticised the claim available in the literature about the first Indexi record being released in 1964, and proposed it happened in 1966 instead. Following the early stage of imitating foreign bands and covering their compositions, primarily the Shadows and the Beatles, Indexi began to write their songs. By following new trends in contemporary Anglo-American popular music, Indexi adopted them and transmitted their elements to the local context, thanks in no small part to the on-going Americanisation of popular culture in Yugoslavia. The paper concluded that Indexi were an authentic rock 'n' roll band because they were among the first groups in Yugoslavia to write their original songs, that were to be widely accepted by local audiences. The crown of their creation in this period was the song "Pružam ruke", which symbolised the moment when Yugoslavia started singing rock 'n' roll in the native language. That way, Indexi left a lasting impact on the development of the popular music scene in Sarajevo and in Yugoslavia. The paper also reiterated the need to release an anthology of previously unissued archival recordings by Indexi, as a part of cultural heritage.
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Novi pogledi br. XXI, 2012
Kompleksni sistem odlučivanja na centralnom državnom nivou, te nedostaci u vertikalnoj i horizont... more Kompleksni sistem odlučivanja na centralnom državnom nivou, te nedostaci u vertikalnoj i horizontalnoj koordinaciji između svih nivoa vlasti u BiH, posljedica su sistemski ugrađene zavisnosti Institucija BiH o volji etnopolitičkih elita.
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Novi pogledi br. XX, 2012
Pravni status i ustrojstvo grada Sarajeva predstavlja problem koji se na izvjestan način "vuče" j... more Pravni status i ustrojstvo grada Sarajeva predstavlja problem koji se na izvjestan način "vuče" još od dejtonskog konstituiranja Bosne i Hercegovine krajem 1995. Iako najčešće nije bivao top temom recentnih političkih diskusija i medijskih tretmana, njegovo prisustvo se u velikoj mjeri osjećalo u realnosti životne svakidašnjice njegovih građana i u nagomilavanju te sporom rješavanju brojnih problema koji opterećuju grad Sarajevo kao poseban urbani entitet. Članak nudi prijedloge za razmišljanje o mogućnostima promjene pravnog ustrojstva grada Sarajeva po uzoru na grad Ljubljanu.
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STATUS Magazin za političku kulturu i drutvena …, Jan 1, 2011
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Books by Sead S Fetahagić
Je li od javnog interesa čuvanje zajedničkog dobra?, 2019
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Book Chapters by Sead S Fetahagić
Nationhood and Politicization of History in School Textbooks Identity, the Curriculum and Educational Media, 2020
This paper opens with a general consideration of modern education system and its position within ... more This paper opens with a general consideration of modern education system and its position within nationalist ideology. Drawing on Michael Hechter's typology of nationalism, it proposes two types that are used as analytical tool for a discourse analysis of history textbooks in the context of the post-conflict society of BiH: state-affirming and state-denying nationalism. It follows by providing a background and review of the literature addressing the challenges of education reform in the Western Balkans, wherein ethnically exclusivist narratives of the past have been gradually transformed into more inclusive history teaching, allowing multi-perspective approach and different interpretations of historical events. The article proceeds to set out how this progress in BiH is still uncertain given its complex and ethnically segregated education system. Critical discourse analysis of two history textbooks dealing with the medieval Bosnia shows that their content may be interpreted to serve two mutually opposed outcomes: inclusive "civic" Bosnian nationalism, as well as exclusive "ethnic" Bosniak nationalism. Such a conclusion invites criticism and reconsideration of the structural problems and ideologies that have shaped educational processes in the past two decades.
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Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States, Dec 2014
When investigating the role of religion in the wars following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, one ... more When investigating the role of religion in the wars following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, one cannot avoid the question of the interrelationship between religious and ethnic—or national—identities. Moreover, the exploration and disclosure of their mutual reinforcement offer the prospect of providing an explanation for the outbreak of savage violence in the 1990s. That these atrocities followed the crumbling of a secular federal state makes the quest for its cause and effect urgent for Europe, which is in the process of enlarging a federation of nation-states that are bound together by precisely such a secular framework. In the Balkans, Slovenia and Croatia have already entered this new union—at a time when strong winds are battering its integrity.
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Contesting Female, Feminist and Muslim Identities: Post-Socialist Contexts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, 2012
This article presents a brief political history of Islam in Yugoslavia, with particular attention... more This article presents a brief political history of Islam in Yugoslavia, with particular attention to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. Following Paul Mojzes' periodization, the text shows how the institutional Islam during the fall of Yugoslavia embraced ethnic nationalism to reassert its social and political power.
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Research Reports by Sead S Fetahagić
The following report outlines the findings of desk and field research carried out in 2013-2014 to... more The following report outlines the findings of desk and field research carried out in 2013-2014 to assess the dynamics between religion and politics in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Situated in a sensitive post-conflict political and social context, this study aimed to investigate the role of religious leaders in the processes of peace building, reconciliation, inter-religious dialogue and their contribution to the development of civil society and restoration of social capital in BiH. To mirror the observed differences in the past activities between lower and higher levels of religious leadership, the research was conducted in two phases - Phase I targeted local communities and their grassroots leaders, while Phase II paid attention to higher leadership of religious and political authority. The field research was carried out in six locations across the country, where twenty-three persons in total were interviewed. The purpose of this report is to provide a community-based perspective on the current capacities of local religious leaders for civil society integration, as well as a better understanding of a general context in which a complex dynamics between religion and politics takes place in BiH. Therefore, the report and policy advice are mainly addressed to international decision makers and officers working in international and foreign governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in BiH, as well as to international and local consultants, researches and other activists in the field of inter-religious cooperation.
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Policy Analyses by Sead S Fetahagić
Čiji je glavni grad Sarajevo!? - Status Sarajeva - glavnog grada Bosne i Hercegovine, 2006
Od potpisivanja Dejtonskog sporazuma i ustavno-pravnog konstituiranja Bosne i Hercegovine u njeno... more Od potpisivanja Dejtonskog sporazuma i ustavno-pravnog konstituiranja Bosne i Hercegovine u njenom današnjem obliku, pitanje statusa Grada Sarajeva često se zanemarivalo i potiskivalo u drugi plan, a svaka inicijativa za redefiniranjem položaja Sarajeva kao glavnog grada države odlazila u nepovrat. Sve ovo ukazuje na činjenicu da su dosadašnje vladajuće strukture, uključujući i glavne predstavnike tzv. međunarodne zajednice, svjesno izbjegavale baviti se ovim problemom, a konačan ceh kao i uvijek ponajviše plaćaju stanovnici Sarajeva. Ova pravno-politička analiza statusa grada Sarajeva, uključujući i preporuke za osmišljavanje politika s ciljem rekonstitucije grada Sarajeva kao "distrikta" s centraliziranim ovlastima, dio je šire studije koju je objavila nevladina organizacija Centri civilnih inicijativa.
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Sarajevo: ACIPS, Jan 1, 2009
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Tekst nastoji pravno-analitičkom metodom rasvijetliti problem neustavnosti Zakona o JMB Bosne i H... more Tekst nastoji pravno-analitičkom metodom rasvijetliti problem neustavnosti Zakona o JMB Bosne i Hercegovine i identificirati institucije odgovorne za situaciju u kojoj djeca rođena nakon 13. februara 2013. nisu mogla dobiti svoj JMB, što je dovelo do građanskih protesta.
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Translations by Sead S Fetahagić
Prevod engleskog teksta Paula Treanora "Neoliberalism: Origins, Theory, Definition". Autor u teks... more Prevod engleskog teksta Paula Treanora "Neoliberalism: Origins, Theory, Definition". Autor u tekstu razmatra odnos neoliberalizma i klasičnog liberalizma, te njegovu korelaciju sa procesima globalizacije od 1990ih godina. Kritizirajući kako same neoliberalne postavke, tako i stavove anti-neoliberalnih "antiglobalista", Treanor nudi definiciju neoliberalizma kao sveprožimajuće filozofije i etike u čijem središtu se nalaze kvazi-utopistički zahtjevi za maksimiziranim tržištem, koje fingira kao cilj samom sebi, i za transformacijom svih ljudskih bića u neograničeno umrežene poduzetnike.
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