Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes)

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UNDP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

E. Riecanska

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 76-81

In May 2004, Slovakia became the member state of the European Union. Through this step the country officially entered a broader geo-political and socio-economic context. However, the EU, in spite of its principal importance for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, is not the only transnational structure that has been influencing the direction of development of the Slovak society and definitions...

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL IDENTITY AS THE SUPPOSITION FOR PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE (REFLECTION BEFORE JOINING THE EUROPEAN UNION)

R. Stolicna

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 25-40

By the opportunity of joining European Union, the authoress deals with the cultural identity and cultural heritage from the point of view of ethnology. According to her premise the traditional folk culture is considered to be a part of the national culture and as this it helps to constitute the cultural heritage of Slovakia. In the same time (as a fragment of the cultural memory) it interferes with...

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THE VALUES OF THE COUNTRY CULTURE IN HISTORICAL REGIONS OF SLOVAKIA

I. Zuskinova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 41-46

From the ancient times our territory has been the crossing of the West Europe and East Europe cultures that formed the traditional country culture. At the Slovak territory arised the heterogeneous and the inside differentiated cultural regions as the result of the complicated conditions of the historical development, the ethnic and denominational factors, various migration movements and colonizations...

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ARE WE ENTERING THE SPACE OF THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION?

M. Botikova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 65-69

The aim of the paper is to draw attention to the inevitable transformation of the education system in ethnology. In particular, our Department/Faculty/University have already started necessary structural and organisational changes in accordance with the opening of the European space of higher education. The transformation of the education system does not include only evaluation of students' work by...

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THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: SLOVAKIA WITHIN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

M. Vrzgulova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 70-75

At the threshold of 21st Century, seeking the common approaches to the Holocaust education has become a vital issue preoccupying especially the European Union countries. Both researchers and pedagogues focusing on teaching methods or the Holocaust try to come to conclusion how to teach about the Holocaust. Already before the EU extension the Slovak specialists joined this endeavour. The authoress...

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SLOVAKIA JOINING EUROPEAN UNION - A CHALLENGE FOR THE SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY

M. Kalavsky

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 18-24

After joining European Union the Slovak ethnology should present its attitudes towards topical and very substantial problems in the society with more stress. The author refers especially to extended absence of cultural behaviour (breadth in behaviour), domestic violence, lack of tolerance, racism, xenophobia, devastation of environment, redevelopment of the countryside, poverty, the study of new social...

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EUROPEAN UNION, SLOVAKIA AND SOCIAL STRATA ON THE MARGIN OF THE SOCIETY (A NON-OPTIMISTIC VIEW)

N. Benova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 55-64

One of the main changes in the Slovak society after the 'Velvet Revolution' in 1989 concerns the relationship of the state and the social security of its citizens. The consequences of these changes have been influenced by many factors. On the first place there is the preparedness or better to say non-preparedness of people to accept changes in thinking and life philosophy. People that used to live...

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AGEING EUROPE - UP TO DATE PROBLEM: THE POSSIBILITIES OF ETHNOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND INTERPRETATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FROM AUSTRIA)

L. Herzanova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 47-54

The article presents some notions concerning the old age and ageing in society and the ability (or disability?) of the society to cope with the problem of generational gaps and generational relationships. On the base of two experiences (attendance at a lecture concerning the old age and palliative care and a conference about family) the authoress tries to draw the attention to the need of the cooperation...

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'WELCOME TO EUROPE' OR 'DRANG NACH WESTERN'? A BRIEF REFLECTION ON THE GERMAN ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EUROPEAN UNION EXTENSION

Z. Galiova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 85-95

In her paper on the attitudes of Germans toward the EU extension the authoress intends to share her impressions of everyday life in Germany. Being currently on the research stay in Göttingen, she is permanently confronted with these attitudes, both like a keen observer and the object of the interest of German people. Seemingly unrelated episodes reflect spontaneous associations with the topic, which...

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TIRED PILGRIMS IN FRONT OF THE GATES OR SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY IN EUROPEAN UNION - EUROPEAN UNION IN SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY

J. Podoba

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 13-17

The states, regions and nations on both sides of the iron curtain have very different experience from the period after WWII. After enlargement, the institutions in the Western Europe and in the postcommunist coutries seem to be the same: European. But the reality is different: differences are the outcome of the 'divided history'. In the academic institutions the situation is similar. In this essay,...

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EVENING OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC FESTIVITIES ON THE OCCASION OF ENTERING OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC INTO EUROPEAN UNION AS RITES DE PASSAGE

G. Kilianova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 96-109

The authoress discusses the festivities on the occasion of entering of Slovakia into European Union in the days 30 April - 2 May 2004. She particularly describes the Evening of the Slovak Republic, which was organized by the Slovak Government and the Slovak Parliament in the Slovak National Theatre on the eve of the entering.The authoress applies Arnold van Gennep's scheme of 'rites de passage' to...

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WHAT WE CAN'T AVOID IN UNIFIED EUROPE: THINKING ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY (AND A SCIENCE GENERALLY) IN EUROPEAN UNION

A. Bitusikova

Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes) > 2004 > 11 > 1 > 82-87

The paper deals with place, tendencies and perspectives of ethnology / anthropology in Slovakia, a new Member State of the European Union. It supports co-existence of more descriprive and comparative etnology that has a long tradition in Slovakia, and modern social and cultural anthropology that needs to be built on a new basis. Results of ethnological and anthropological research should introduce...

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Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes)

UNDP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

LOCAL AND REGIONAL IDENTITY AS THE SUPPOSITION FOR PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE (REFLECTION BEFORE JOINING THE EUROPEAN UNION)

THE VALUES OF THE COUNTRY CULTURE IN HISTORICAL REGIONS OF SLOVAKIA

ARE WE ENTERING THE SPACE OF THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION?

THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: SLOVAKIA WITHIN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

SLOVAKIA JOINING EUROPEAN UNION - A CHALLENGE FOR THE SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY

EUROPEAN UNION, SLOVAKIA AND SOCIAL STRATA ON THE MARGIN OF THE SOCIETY (A NON-OPTIMISTIC VIEW)

AGEING EUROPE - UP TO DATE PROBLEM: THE POSSIBILITIES OF ETHNOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND INTERPRETATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FROM AUSTRIA)

'WELCOME TO EUROPE' OR 'DRANG NACH WESTERN'? A BRIEF REFLECTION ON THE GERMAN ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EUROPEAN UNION EXTENSION

TIRED PILGRIMS IN FRONT OF THE GATES OR SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY IN EUROPEAN UNION - EUROPEAN UNION IN SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY

EVENING OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC FESTIVITIES ON THE OCCASION OF ENTERING OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC INTO EUROPEAN UNION AS RITES DE PASSAGE

WHAT WE CAN'T AVOID IN UNIFIED EUROPE: THINKING ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE SLOVAK ETHNOLOGY (AND A SCIENCE GENERALLY) IN EUROPEAN UNION

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