Emina Bužinkić

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed entrenched inequities in education, particularly affecting racialized groups such as refugee and migrant youth. This article examines how emergency measures during the pandemic exacerbated existing exclusionary practices in Croatia’s education system, notably through the implementation of remote learning, which was conducted exclusively in Croatian. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches from educational anthropology, critical race theory, and human rights law, this study unpacks the racialised dynamics of institutional neglect and oppression faced by racialized and minoritized children. Using socio-legal analysis, the authors highlight the systemic barriers to equitable education, including language exclusion, socioeconomic disparities, and lack of institutional accountability. The article also reflects on advocacy efforts, including a formal complaint against Croatia for violating the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. By situating these issues within broader societal contexts, this analysis advances understanding of the racialization of education and underscores the need for transformative, inclusive educational policy, pedagogies, and research.

Article Robert Rydzewski: The Balkan Route – Hope, Migration and Europeanisation in Liminal Spaces was published on December 1, 2024 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 72, issue 4).

This article critically examines the governance of the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, focusing on the interrogation of (r-e)merging forms of governance amid perpetual crises. Our analysis dissects governmental strategies that formed a state of exception while derailing from the constitutional framing of a state of emergency. This intentional deviation served to re-solidify the intertwining politics of ethno-nationalism and securitization, rooted in a long trajectory of Croatian emergency governance, from the 1990s onwards. Moreover, the article scrutinizes the effects of governance during the pandemic on migrants and other minoritized populations. Through two case studies, we look into inequalities reproduced against racially, ethnically, culturally, and class-wise different social groups. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of crisis governance in a context of uncertain futurities.

Ovaj članak analizira položaj osoba s odobrenom međunarodnom zaštitom, s ‎posebnim osvrtom na iskustvo njihova zapošljavanja, odnosno stjecanja ekonomske sigurnosti. Ekonomska sigurnost i neovisnost pretpostavka su i temelj ‎uspješne integracije osob...