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The paper identifies the discursive strategies which shape the migrant identity in Croatia. Within such a concept, discourse is seen as a linguistic fact, an area of the social power manifestation and the ideological tool of (de)legitimation. Because of the need for identifying the ways of the construction of migrant identity and the structure of the social images (ideologies) of that vulnerable group, the emphasis is on the analysis and the problem of discourse control and changes of the migrant perception in Cro...

Binding the outgrowing of educational content, often observed just as a group of rules throughout history, with ethical ideas of good and philanthropy that have the power to change the image of the world, this paper aims to demonstrate the factors and social conditions in which processes that have contributed to the science of nurturing, namely pedagogy, take place, as an independent and autonomous scientific discipline in today's Croatian territory. Over the course of history, the pedagogy systematized from the p...

The fundamental challenge of the contemporary world is finding a proper model of transformation of the existing linear, unsustainable and irresponsible economy towards the circular economy harmonised with the needs of present and future generations. Financial institutions, due to their intermediary role, should have a particularly important role in the transition towards a more sustainable economy. In the last 30 years various ethical and alternative financial institutions have been founded in many countries aimed...

If companies want to succeed and achieve sustainable competitive advantage, especially on the contemporary global market, they have to pay attention on competitors’ behaviour and global best practice. The same requisite applies on trends in technology, product development, innovations, but also in adopting and mastering managerial practices. With the aim to investigate trends in organization of information system in firms, in this research, different instruments and systems of data gathering and analysis (with an ...

The concept of social entrepreneurship is related with entrepreneurial projects that are based on principles of social, economic and environmentally sustainable business. Social entrepreneurs are committed to resolving different socio-economic problems through projects based on social innovations. The realised profits are entirely or partially reinvested in the community. Social entrepreneurship is a significant part of the social economy. In the EU, there are 2 million social economy enterprises and organisations...

Diplomacy has been an extremely important in the development of civilization from its beginnings to the present days. More broadly, diplomacy presents the design and implementation of the foreign policy, models of the foreign policy, international negotiations and professional activity performed by diplomats. The paper presents the development of the diplomacy from its origins in the era of nation Maya, throughout the Middle Ages, specific forms of creating and building relationships that have developed within the...