From class to identity : the politics of education reform in former Yugoslavia / Jana Bacevic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacevic, Jana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Former Yugoslav republics.

Education and state.

Educational change--Former Yugoslav republics.

Educational change.

Education--Political aspects--Former Yugoslav republics.

Education.

Education--Social aspects--Former Yugoslav republics.

Education--Social aspects.

Education--Political aspects.

Yugoslavia.

Former Yugoslav republics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 235 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2014.

Summary:

From Class to Identity offers an analysis of education policy-making in the processes of social transformation and post-conflict development in the countries of former Yugoslavia. Based on a number of in-depth case studies, from the decades leading to the country's violent breakup in the 1990s to contemporary post-conflict reconstruction, it tells the story of-the political processes and struggles underlying specific education reforms. The book moves away from technical-rational or prescriptive approaches that dominate the literature on education policy-making during periods of social change, and offers an example of how social, political, and cultural context Interacts with education reforms. It shows how policies developed in specific historical periods relate to the broader questions such as: What is the role of education in society? What kind of education is needed for a "good" society? What kind of political subjectivities (individuals, citizens, ethnic or social groups, nations) are created or operationalized through them? Bacevic shows how different answers to these questions influence the contents and outcomes of policies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Education, Conflict, and Former Yugoslavia 3

1.2 Situating Education Policy 8

1.3 Education in Former Yugoslavia: Between "Communist Legacy" and "Europeanization"? 12

1.4 Beyond Transition: (Re)Politicizing Policy 17

1.5 Scope, Methods, and Structure of the Book 20

Chapter 2 Vocationalizing Education: Conflict, Cohesion, and Dissent in Socialist Yugoslavia 27

Introduction 27

2.1 The Reform 31

2.1.1 Education and the Marxist personality 32

2.1.2 Education and economy 33

2.1.3 Education and the labor market 34

2.1.4 Education and class 36

2.1.5 Education and decentralization 37

2.1.6 Education and production 38

2.1.7 Education and the value of labor 39

2.2 Power and Failure 41

2.3 1968-1971: Dissent and Non-Cohesion in Socialist Yugoslavia 45

2.3.1 Belgrade 1968 46

2.3.2 University of Prishtina 56

2.3.4 Croatian Spring 59

2.4 From Spring to Fall 64

2.5 Vocation-Oriented Education Reform: Solution or Palliative Education? 71

2.6 Conclusions 74

Chapter 3 Religious Education or Civic Eucation? Education Policy and Transition in Post-Miloševic Serbia 79

Introduction 79

3.1 The State of Transition 86

3.2 Blitz Policy 91

3.3 Religious and Civic Education: A Policy Paradox? 95

3.4 Building Consensus: Changing Narratives on Religious Education 100

3.5 The Name(s) of Numbers 104

3.6 Two Subjects, Two Serbias? 106

3.7 The State and the Church 110

3.8 Policy in Context 114

3.9 Conclusions 119

Chapter 4 Higher Education and Post-Conflict Development in Sandzak, Kosovo, and Macedonia 125

Introduction 125

4.1 Post-Conflict Higher Education: A Policy Paradox? 133

4.2 Kosovo: Education at War 136

4.2.1 The early years: from 1968 to 1990 137

4.2.2 Parallel worlds, parallel systems 141

4.2.3 The Miloševic-Rugova agreement 142

4.2.4 After 1999 145

4.2.5 From 2004 to independence 150

4.2.6 After independence 152

4.2.7 Universities: hostages to the nation-state(s)? 154

4.3 Sandzak: Dueling Universities 155

4.3.1 A brief history 156

4.3.2 After regime change 158

4.3.3 The International University of Novi Pazar 160

4.3.4 The State University of Novi Pazar 163

4.3.5 The puzzle of dueling universities 164

4.3.6 Conclusions: Divide et impera 166

4.4 Macedonia: Between Peacebuilding and Ethnic Polarization? 168

4.4.1 Ethnic politics 169

4.4.2 The issue of higher education in the Albanian language 170

4.4.3 University of Tetovo 171

4.4.4 From legal to political solutions 172

4.4.5 Planning the South East European University 175

4.4.6 The conflict and the Ohrid Framework Agreement 177

4.4.7 South East European University 179

4.4.8 University of Tetovo reloaded 180

4.4.9 After 2004: two universities, one town 182

4.4.10 Shifting concepts of minority education 183

4.4.11 Conclusions: Separate and (un)equal? 187

4.5 Conclusions: From Education to Fragmentation... And Back? 188

Chapter 5 Conclusion: Education After Yugoslavia 193

5.1 Shirting Framework: From Government to Governance 198

5.2 Shifting Focus: From Class to Identity 204

5.3 Continuity and Change 208

5.4 Beyond Yugoslavia: What Is To Be Done? 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786155225727

6155225729

OCLC:

846544076