Vol 8, No 1, 2009 pp. 37-53
UDC
323.174:323.15 (497.11 + 497.17 + 497.2)
NATIONAL MINORITIES FROM BULGARIA, SERBIA AND MACEDONIA TOWARDS REGIONALISM
AND THE CULTURAL AUTONOMY
Jovan Živković
Department For Law and Economy
State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
E-mail: dda@eunet.rs
In this research we cope with national minorities from Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia, with the aim of analysing their attitudes towards regionalism, cross-border cooperation as well as their increased participation in the local administration affairs. The results show the fact that representatives of these minorities do not perceive the changes of their own social position through regionalism. However, they appear to be willing to take part in such a form of democratic activities, the evidence of which is found in their apprehension of their own rights, stemming from the authentic cultural authonomy area, as well as in their knowledge to accomplish them. This displays their attitudes as up-to-date, specially due to their realisation which has been awaited for decades.
Key words:
decentralization, regionalism, democracy, personal autonomy, cultural rights.
NACIONALNE MANJINE BUGARSKE, SRBIJE I MAKEDONIJE O REGIONALIZMU I KULTURNOJ AUTONOMIJI
U radu se bavimo analizom stavova o regionalizmu, prekograničnoj saradnji i učestvovanju u radu lokalne samouprave pripadnika nacionalnih manjina u Bugarskoj, Srbiji i Makedoniji. Rezultati okazuju da predstavnici manjina izmenu svoje društvene pozicije ne sagledavaju kroz regionalizaciju. Međutim, ispostavlja se da su oni veoma spremni za participativni oblik demokratije. Potvrda za takav zaključak se izvodi na osnovu toga što smatraju da znaju koja su to prava iz domena kulturne autonomije, odnosno koja su to prava koja mogu i treba da ostvare. Odatle se može konstatovati da su njihovi stavovi veoma savremni, pogotovo zato što se na njihovo ostvarenje čeka više decenija.
Ključne reči:
decentralizacija, regionalizacija, demokratija, personalna autonomija, kulturna prava
