<p>&nbsp;Osnovni cilj ove disertacije je prikaže efekte integracionih procesa na poljoprivredu Srbije. Poljoprivreda Srbije je sektor privrede koji sa sobom nosi velike potencijale zasnovane na resursima, tradiciji u bavljenju ovom granom privrede, povoljnoj klimi i odličnoj geostrate&scaron;koj poziciji zemlje, te su sve projekcije daljih razvojnih potencijala od izuzetnog značaja za pro&scaron;irivanje fonda naučnog i stručnog znanja. Međunarodni integracioni procesi u koje je na&scaron;a zemlja uključena, ali i oni kojih je Republika Srbija već postala član, u velikoj meri oblikuju poljoprivredno-prehrambeni kompleks zemlje. Takođe, neki od njih (a pre svega integracija u Evropsku uniju) posebnu pažnju posvećuju pitanjima ruralnog razvoja. Tokom procesa pristupa, kao i samim kasnijim članstvom, zemlja dobija (ili gubi) mogućnosti primene određenih mera politike u svrhu podsticanja razvoja poljoprivrede i ruralnog razvoja. Na taj način počinje oblikovanje ovog sektora privrede putem instrumenata koji su zajednički za sve članove multilateralnih sistema kojih zemlja postaje član. U ovoj disertaciji su kori&scaron;ćena dva metoda za predviđanje razvoja poljoprivrednog razvoja Srbije. Prvi pristup je zasnovan na PEATSIM modelu. PEATSIM (Partial Equilibrium Agricultural Trading Simulation Model) predstavlja Model parcijalne uravnotežene poljoprivredne trgovinske simulacije koji, na osnovu zadatih makroekonomskih podataka iz prethodnog desetogodi&scaron;njeg perioda i uz pretpostavku konstantne poljoprivredne i ekonomske politike pruža simulaciju budućih trgovinskih kretanja za odabrane poljoprivredne proizvode i regione porekla ovih proizvoda. Pored PEATSIM modela, primenjen je i tzv. ARIMA model (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average). U analizi vremenskih serija od naročitog je interesovanja, sa aspekta ovog rada, posebna klasa stohastičkih procesa. Do nje se dolazi nametanjem izvesnih ograničenja na proces. Tako se defini&scaron;u stacionarne stohastičke procese na osnovu kojih se razvija klasa parametarskih stacionarnih modela vremenskih serija. Kao takav, ARIMA model je &scaron;iroko primenjivan za predviđanje budućih tokova poljoprivredne trgovine, kako na agregatnom nivou, tako i na nivou pojedinačnih proizvoda. Drugi pristup je zasnovan na komparativnoj analizi iskustava zemalja u okruženju (Poljska, Mađarska, Slovenija, Bugarska i Rumunija) koja su pro&scaron;la slične integracione procese koji predstoje Srbiji. Ova iskustva i efekti integracija na poljoprivredu su kori&scaron;ćena za dragoceni materijal za dono&scaron;enje zaključka i mera za redefinisanje agrarne politike Srbije. Posebno su značajni pregledi ograničenja domaće agrarne politike, osnovni pravci delovanja, neophodne institucionalne promene i očekivani efekti punog integrisanja Srbije u međunarodne institucije i organizacije.</p> / <p>&nbsp;Main goal of this dissertation is to present integration processes effects on agriculture of Serbia. Serbian agriculture is sector of economy with great potential built on resources, tradition in this sector, favourable climate and excellent geostrategic position of the country so every projection of further development of potentials is of vital importance for expanding scientific and experts knowledge in the area. International integration processes in which our country participates, together with organizations that Serbia is already member of, shape agri food complex of the country to a large extent. Also, some of these processes (in first place integration in European Union) are devoting special attention on issues related to rural development. During accession process and later membership, country gets (or looses) possibilities of implementation certain policy measures for supporting agriculture and rural development. By this starts shaping of this sector of economy using common instruments for all members of multilalateral systems country is becoming a member. Two methods for forecasting agricultural development of Serbia are used in this dissertation. First one is based on PEATSIM model. PEATSIM (Partial Equilibrium Agricultural Trading Simulation Model) presents model of partial balanced agricultural trade simulation which, based on set macroeconomic data from past ten years period and under assumption of constant future agricultural and economic policy, provides simulation of future trade flows for selected agricultural products and originating regions. Apart from PETSIM model it is also applied so called ARIMA model (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average). In time series analyses it is of paramount importance, from this dissertation aspect, special class of stochastic processes which is reached by imputing certain limitations to the process. This way, stationary stochastic processes are defined which serve as a basis for development of classes of parameter stationary time series models. As such, ARIMA model has been widely used for forecasting future agricultural trade flows, on aggregate and individual products level. Second approach is based on comparative analyses of neighbouring countries experiences (Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania) which went through similar integrations processes which are ahead of Serbia. These experiences and agricultural integration effects are used as valuable material for defining conclusions and measures for redefinition of Serbian agricultural policy. Particularly important are limitatations of domestic agrarian policy, basic directions of interventions, necessary institutional changes and expected effects of complete Serbian integration in international institutions and organizations.</p>

Dogs are one of the most widespread carnivore and the third most invasive mammal, after cats and rodents. Stray dogs affect wildlife negatively by predation, disturbance, disease spreading, competition and hybridization with other wild canids. Even in urban environments stray dogs cause problems such as disturbance, pollution, traffic accidents, bites and risk of disease spreading. Serbia is one of many countries in the Balkan region that has a problem with overpopulation of stray dogs. The aim of this study is to investigate the population dynamics of stray dogs in Bor, Serbia and discuss different dog population management strategies. A total of 361 stray dogs were registered, 111 male dogs, 85 female dogs and 165 dogs with undetermined sex. 55 dogs (15.23%) were estimated to be older than 7 years old, 262 dogs (72.57%) were estimated to be between 3-7 years old, 30 dogs (8.31%) were estimated to be between 6-24 months old and 14 dogs (3.87) were estimated to be between 0-6 months old. No dogs showed any signs of rabies or CDV (canine distemper virus) and 241 stray dogs (66.75%) seemed healthy. 120 stray dogs (33.25%) did however have some kind of impaired health. To achieve a stop in the population increase,70% sterilisation rate is required and to teach responsible dog ownership. The stray dogs showed different reactions towards people, 164 dogs (45.42%) were neutral and 100 dogs (27.70%) showed no fear or aggression towards humans and gladly interacted. Since the dogs are highly accessible, they would be acceptable for a TNR (trap-neuter-release) program and male dogs need to be prioritised considering their dispersal patterns. / Hundar är en av de mest spridda karnivorerna och det tredje mest invasiva däggdjuret, efter katter och gnagare. Gatuhundar påverkar vilda djur negativt genom predation, störning, spridning av sjukdomar, konkurrens och hybridisering med andra vilda hunddjur. Även i urbana miljöer har gatuhundar en negativ påverkan, genom störning, förorening, trafikolyckor, bett och sjukdomsrisk. Serbien är ett av många länder i Balkanregionen som har för stora populationer av gatuhundar. I detta arbete undersöks populationsdynamiken hos gatuhundar i Bor, Serbien och diskuterar olika metoder för att hantera gatuhundpopulationen. Totalt inventerades 361 gatuhundar, 111 hanar, 85 honor och 165 med obestämt kön. 55 hundar (15.23%) uppskattades vara äldre än 7 år, 262 hundar (72.57%) uppskattades vara mellan 3-7 år, 30 hundar (8.31%) uppskattades vara mellan 6-24 månader gamla och 14 hundar (3.87) uppskattades vara mellan 0-6 månader gamla. Inga hundar visade tecken på rabies eller CDV (canine distemper virus) och 241 gatuhundar (66.75%) föreföll friska. Däremot visade 120 hundar (33.25%) någon typ av nedsatt hälsa. För att uppnå ett stopp i populationsökningen krävs minst 70% steriliseringstakt samt att man lär ut ansvarsfullt hundägande. Gatuhundarna visade olika reaktioner mot människor, 164 hundar (45.42%) var neutrala och 100 hundar (27.70%) visade ingen rädsla eller aggression för människor och interagerade gärna. Eftersom gatuhundarna är lättillgängliga, skulle de kunna ingå i populationshanteringar som TNR (trap-neuter-release) och hanhundar bör prioriteras med tanke på deras spridningsmönster.

In recent decades, countries around the globe have engaged in rule of law and judicial reform initiatives, with such efforts being most prominent in transitional democracies, post-conflict and post-communist countries. Despite the fact that the concepts of judicial independence and the rule of law continue to be contested among political and legal scholars, popular wisdom and belief in the international community suggests that an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of a democratic, market-based society based on the rule of law. However, the disagreement over the extent to which an independent judiciary effects the establishment of the rule of law has resulted in the failure to determine whether an independent judiciary is necessary for the establishment of the rule of law, and thereby a stable and peaceful society where human rights and civil liberties prevail. This paper examines the effect of judicial independence on the establishment of the rule of law, and analyzes whether the type of political regime and legal system of a country affects judicial independence and the rule of law. I use data available from the most recent years of 2007 through 2012 that are comprised of a set of indicators of judicial independence and the rule of law covering 51 different countries in the global system. OLS multiple regression is used to analyze the effect of three independent variables (legal system, type of political regime, and judicial independence) on two dependent variables (judicial independence and the rule of law). It is expected that higher levels of judicial independence will be strongly associated with an established rule of law, and that the type of political regime and legal system will affect the presence of a highly independent judiciary. Additionally, I employ qualitative case studies of Serbia and Moldova in order to examine justice sector reforms taking place and assess their impact. The cases of Serbia and Moldova provide an example of the global effort to reform the rule of law and establish an independent judiciary and demonstrates the need to enshrine judicial independence not only within the content of legal documents, but also in practice. The results of the comparative quantitative analysis demonstrate the importance of judicial independence, particularly de facto judicial independence, in establishing the rule of law. Furthermore, the qualitative studies of Serbia and Moldova show how the lack of judicial independence in both countries can be linked to human rights violations adjudicated by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The goal of this research is to add to the growing field of transitional justice, and contribute to comparative law and politics literature concerning judicial independence and the rule of law.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on December 20, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis aims to study Russian foreign policy towards Kosovo during the period between 1998 and 2008 in light of the school of thought that claims that Russia&#039 / s foreign policy toward Kosovo resembles the Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. This thesis argues that Russia&rsquo / s role in the Kosovo war and its aftermath is motivated by Russia&rsquo / s interest in being seen as a great power in international system rather than using Kosovo in order to confront the United States. Besides an introduction and conclusion, the thesis consists of four main chapters. The second chapter presents historical background and discusses Russian foreign policy during the wars of secession in Yugoslavia. The third chapter focuses on Russian foreign policy and the 1998 &ndash / 1999 war in Kosovo, while the fourth chapter covers the Russian role in the post-conflict settlement in Kosovo. Finally, the fifth chapter deals with Russian foreign policy as it relates to the resolved Kosovo situation.

Taiwan's complex informal diplomatic practices and the forces behind them have brought both successes and failures in Taiwan's relations with former Yugoslavia and its successor states. In order to better comprehend and adequately explain the foreign policy outputs, the study has systematically examined external and internal influences that have shaped Taipei's foreign policy by employing four basic levels of analysis ¡V the system, the state, the societal and the individual level. The study has argued that while both, internal and external factors have shaped Taiwan's relations, the China factor in particular has posed the major source of external systemic influence that has affected Taiwan's diplomatic endeavors in the post-Yugoslav region. To circumvent the China-imposed international isolation and the system that refuses to recognize its legitimacy, Taiwan has utilized informal diplomacy to advance its national interests. Although systemic level may best explain Taiwan's diplomatic behavior, governmental, societal and individual levels also present relevant dimensions of explanation. Taiwan's diplomatic offensive and the pattern of its approaches towards the former Yugoslav region in general, have caught public attention upon Taiwan's diplomatic breakthrough with Macedonia in January 1999. The study has revealed that among the multi-track diplomatic strategies it employed in its foreign policy, Taipei mainly resorted to economic diplomacy, primarily in the form of trade as well as in the form of economic aid in order to establish closer ¡V preferably diplomatic or, at least, semi-official ¡¥substantive¡¦ ¡V relations with the post-Yugoslav nations. Despite its short triumph with Macedonia, Taiwanese diplomacy failed to accomplish its objectives in post-Yugoslav states. Nevertheless, saying that does not imply that it has been unsuccessful.

<p>The Balkans has suffered from quite a few problems as a result of the countless ambitious endeavors for great states of the ethnic groups residing in the Peninsula. The most recent great state idea to have caused troubles in the region is the Serbs’ Great Serbia (i.e. Yugoslvia), which caused a cycle of wars, the latest one being the war in Kosovo in the late 1990s. This thesis attempts to evaluate the rumors of yet another great state in the making – or rather awakening again: the attempt at a Greater Albania, and whether the Albanians in the Balkans are still harboring the idea of any such state. Particular emphasis is placed upon the following questions:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Where does the idea of a Greater Albania stem from?</li><li>Is a Greater Albania today still on the Albanians’ agenda as a real political plan?</li><li>What speaks for and against a Greater Albania? Is the idea even feasible?</li></ul><p> </p><p>The findings indicate that none of the Albanian communities residing in the Balkan region wish for a Greater Albania, nor do their leaders. The Serbs nonetheless maintain that an Albanian threat exists and has done so ever since 1878 when the idea of a Greater Albania first arose. However, according to the results of this study, their claims lack credibility. Everything indicates that today, and with Albania striving for membership in the European Union, the idea of a Greater Albania has been left in the past.</p>

The thesis investigates the efficiency of depository institutions in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey between 2003 and 2006. Four of these countries switched from a planned to a market economy in the early 1980ies. These are contrasted with Austria. High coverage ratios are ensured by using data published by the relevant regulatory authorities. Data envelopment analysis yields higher efficiency scores in all but one country when deposits are treated as output. This implies that banks see deposits as products they offer to their customers and which they do not attempt to minimize. While in some countries improvements in efficiency can be detected against an inter-temporal single-country efficiency frontier, no overall efficiency improvement against a common regional frontier can be identified. Results of a Malmquist Index analysis are also inconclusive for the region as a whole, although technological improvement can be shown for Austria between 2004 and 2005. When data is grouped by country, Austria and Croatia emerge as most and Serbia and Bulgaria as least efficient markets. An interesting pattern emerges when DMUs are grouped by category (savings, cooperative and universal banks) and country. It can then be seen that savings and cooperative banks show comparably low efficiency in Austria but comparably high scores in Serbia and Croatia. For universal banks, this pattern is reversed. (author's abstract)

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Anthropology, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.