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This paper analyses the representation of Slovak women in Czech cinema from the interwar period to the present, with a particular focus on transformations after the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Combining comparative imagology with feminist film theory and postcolonial perspectives, the study traces recurring imagotypes - from the folklorized, natural girl of the 1930s and the implicitly “Slovak” heroines of the New Wave, through the eroticized figures of the Normalization era, to the explicitly Slovak m...

Romania's gastronomic heritage reflects a remarkable cultural diversity, rooted in local identities, community history, and the relationship between people, the environment, and seasonal cycles. In the context of globalization and rapid digital transformation, oral transmission and traditional documentation are no longer sufficient for long-term preservation. This article analyses the opportunities and challenges of digitizing Romania's gastronomic heritage, focusing on interdisciplinary, participatory, and sustai...

In recent years, Romania has become an increasingly attractive destination for migrant workers from various parts of Asia, particularly countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. This emerging trend, shaped by global labour mobility and internal demographic shifts, has introduced new dimensions to the local socio-economic and cultural landscape. The presence of Asian workers across multiple sectors, most notably construction, manufacturing, and services, has brought about a dynamic sp...

While remittances are well-studied economically, their demographic impact on fertility remains neglected. This paper examines how global remittance flows shape fertility dynamics and contribute to the economic and development dimension of demographic globalization. We conduct a bibliometric and co-keyword analysis of 32 peer-reviewed studies covering publications up to 2025 indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, mapping thematic clusters, country participation and co-citation networks. Five clusters are id...

This analysis posits that the Macedonian diaspora in Vienna represents a paradigmatic case of community evolution, tracing its transformation from a post-war labor collective into a complex and influential social body. The central argument is that the community’s profound internal heterogeneity spanning ethnic, religious, and regional lines has been a catalyst for developing a robust organizational infrastructure. This infrastructure has proven essential not only for cultural preservation and intergenerational i...

This research report presents an exhaustive qualitative analysis of the interplay between globalization, cultural identity, and higher education in the 21st century. Framing the contemporary university as a "transcultural crucible," the study investigates how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) function as primary sites for the negotiation of global citizenship, the formation of hybrid identities, and the contestation of power. Through a systematic literature review of 14 peer-reviewed academic sources published ...