Connecting knowledge, solidarity, and activism through research, writing, and collective action.
Proceedings of the international scientific-professional conference „Interkulturalnost i obrazovanje na manjinskim jezicima i pismima“ (Interculturality and Education in Minority Languages and Scripts), held in May 2022 in Zagreb.
There can be no lasting peace while Gaza is under siege, the West Bank is covered with illegal settlements, and East Jerusalem is under Israeli control. The illusion of a two-state solution does not change the basic facts: Israel continues to expand its territory, deliberately violating international law, while Palestinians are offered a “solution” that in practice enables the continuation of colonial expansion. If we want to understand the depth of the problem, we must critically re-examine the very logic of that “solution.”
The Initiative for a Free Palestine is a Croatian civic, activist initiative and a broader social movement that advocates for the rights of Palestinians, and it emerged as a reaction to the policies of the State of Israel. The initiative is most active in organizing protests, protest actions, and solidarity gatherings, primarily in Zagreb and Rijeka, and it intensified its activities following the escalation of the conflict in Gaza in October 2023.
The mission of Taste of Home is the economic emancipation of refugees and migrants through culinary and cultural exchange. The Taste of Home collective is guided by values of respect for human beings and their needs. Taste of Home brings together people in search of happiness and safety who share a part of themselves – memories of the flavors of their childhood and youth, as well as the tastes of growing up in a new society. Our flavors are flavors of memory and memories of flavor, rooted in the kitchens and traditions of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Arab world.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us to rethink how contemporary states navigate crises. Despite the extraordinary transformations of 2020–22, existing inequalities and power imbalances proved remarkably resilient. This volume argues that post-neoliberal states and governing classes were unequal to the historical moment, learning little about how to adapt to wider political, socio-economic, and ecological challenges. Bringing together critical perspectives, the book highlights how decision-making, leadership, and policy responses were inseparable from political power structures and societal contexts. The volume shows how crisis governance is actively contested, resisted, and shaped by social groups - and how social cleavages are either deepened or challenged in times of crisis.