After the Routledge Prize, Dr. Bojan Baća Awarded Laureate and the Zagorka Golubović Prize
Research associate at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the University of Montenegro, Dr. Bojan Baća, is this years winner of the "Zagorka Golubović" award, awarded by the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory of the University of Belgrade. The award is given for the published scientific work of junior researchers who approach regional (Southeastern Europe) or broader social topics in an engaging way.
In the unanimous decision of the commission, Baća was awarded for the paper "Practice Theory and Postsocialist Civil Society: Toward a New Analytical Framework" published in the journal International Political Sociology, the newsletter of the Association for International Studies published by Oxford University Press.
The commissions conclusion states that: "The work represents a synthesis of theoretical and empirical findings on civil society, social movements, protest policies, activist citizenship and unconventional political participation in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as a critical reflection that offers a new analytical framework for overcoming theoretical, conceptual and empirical dilemmas and problems present in the existing literature, primarily in terms of better identifying, describing and understanding the empirical reality of social engagement in post-socialist countries. The paper indicates the necessity of moving away from an abstract, universalistic and normative approach towards a rooted, contextual and critical understanding of post-socialist civil societies. As such, it provokes reflection and encourages action by bringing into focus protest practices that challenge dominant narratives, approaches and theories. With its high scientific quality, orientation towards engaged thinking and treatment of a topic of broad social importance, Bojan Baćas work responds in the best possible way to propositions of the competition for the Zagorka Golubović award."
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