This article offers a conceptual analysis of the implications sociology emotions for restoration social order in failing states. The authors mainly draw on ritual theories emotions, but also use insights from dramaturgical, power and status, exchange theories. It is argued that emerges interactions among human individuals developing internalizing emotional beliefs about their place within wider environment form contract. Examples states such as Afghanistan Somalia illustrate authors’ thesis...

This discussion paper originates from the preceding annual workshop of Special Interest Group on Social Conflict and Simulation (SIG-SCSS) ESSA. The especially focused need to identify examine challenges modeling social conflicts. It turned out that polysemous nature conflicts makes it very difficult get a grasp their complexity. In order deal with this complexity, various dimensions have be taken into consideration, beginning question how conflict in first place. Other include relation...

The article reports results of qualitative research conducted on a nation-wide sample twenty-nine Croatian micro entrepreneurs in organic production fruits and vegetables. Participants were interviewed about various aspects their entrepreneurship related to sustainability. Three key dimensions sustainability, viz. ecological, economic social investigated. paid greatest attention ecological aspects, which often mentioned as motivating factors directed the choice techniques. Whereas...

Pervasiveness of extreme negative emotions, especially anger, hatred and humiliation, as well appraisal style, has a significant impact on the process societal radicalization. Dominance such corresponding very often threaten security. Emotionally Based Strategic Communications (EBSC), proposed in this article, can be used communications strategy for mitigating promoting positive emotions within groups exposed to radicalization processes. Essentially, EBSC mechanisms emotional regulation are...

This article discusses the potential of emotionally based strategic communications (EBSCs) as an extension traditional in prevention societal stress-related disorders. The concept EBSCs takes into consideration dominant emotional maps a specific sociocultural environment which take place. may have significant to transform mainly negative-dominant targeted social groups more positive ones, precondition building resilient and stress-resistant environment. A better understanding their...

Abstract The paper presents two formal models of ethnic conflicts: an agent‐based model mobilization and a system‐dynamics societal conflicts. Models are based on recent social‐science theories preconditions, causes, dynamics violence experience in the former Yugoslavia last decades. We present architecture main models' elements, roughly compare their with observed patterns behavior Yugoslav crisis. conclude that computerized modeling conflicts similar complex social cannot predict or...

We analyse the Croatian crisis management system's response to COVID-19 pandemic in terms of Fath, Dean, and Katzmair's [1] model resilience social systems.We find that system has successfully completed one cycle model.However, if is achieve resilience, it also needs replace regime from before with a new will simultaneously enable life relative normalcy contain an excessive spread virus.Strengthening cohesion more bottom-up, emergent leadership might facilitate search for regime.Small, local...

We argue that social order emerges from interactions among human individuals who develop and internalize emotional beliefs on their place within wider surroundings in the form of contract. Although parts this thesis can be justified by referencing recent works international relations, sociology emotions allows elaborating more consistently across various analytical levels: individual, intrastate/societal, international. rely sociological theories draw implications for establishment...

We explore formation of expectations and links between action among Croatian micro-producers organic fruits vegetables. Twenty-nine interviews with entrepreneurs from all counties the City Zagreb were conducted. Thematic analysis reveals four recurring themes linking participants’ action: positive feedback, coordination devices, proximal vs. distal bias retrospecting prospects. relate these to valence (positive, negative or neutral) situate our findings within broader theoretical frameworks...

The National Action Plan for the Development of Organic Agriculture 2023-2030 is a strategic document that outlines main directions development Croatian organic agriculture in coming period. aim this article to analyze through prism neo-endogenous model. Since paradigm emphasizes multi-level and inter-sectoral cooperation support local development, analysis conducted at three levels: farm level, sectoral level level. based on results qualitative research among fruit vegetable producers. It...

We conducted semi-structured interviews with leaders or members of 45 Croatian co-operatives covering the different types from all historical regions to identify six main groups internal obstacles stronger development in Croatia: 1) those stemming “dual” nature co-operatives, 2) free riding, 3) lack innovative management, 4) insufficient focus on vertical cooperation among 5) strategic steps toward a division labor and horizontal cooperation, 6) underdeveloped maps protocols. Upon discussing...