Serbia
Serbia’s Student Protests: A Generation Demanding Change
For months, Serbia’s students have been protesting against corruption and political failures. What began with the tragedy of a collapsed train station roof has grown into a nationwide movement. Our EUSTORY-alumni Petar p... (more)
Alien Conspiracies, Football and Kosovo – Serbia’s Youth Caught In-Between
In Serbia, Nationalism inspires the youth. Petar from Belgrade analyses what Putin Magnets and war songs have to do with Serbia's past and present.
From Peace to Populism: How Serbia Became an Outlier
Serbia at the crossroads: Uncertain times are fertile ground for autocrats and populism. This is what Petar and his peers from Belgrade experiences in his home country every day.
Voting4Europe: No One Left to Believe It? Serbia Between EU-Euphoria and Disillusionment
“EU report on Serbia likely after European election” – these headlines turned the spotlight once again to the debate of Serbia’s access to the EU. Divided between Europe where it belongs to geographical... (more)
20 Years After Bombing of Serbia: A Void in Architecture and in Our Minds
Milena from Serbia takes us to Belgrade and shows a building that is aptly described as "void" and what it tells us about the spring of 1999, when Belgrade was bombed.
Music in the Service of Patriotism: can Songs Divide us?
“Music unites people of different cultural backgrounds” is a phrase that one can often hear in speeches. Yes, music connects people. It can enrich a person and provide confidence, motivation and a sense of be... (more)
#CallSerbia: Presidential Elections: A »White Knight« Challenging the System?
Milena from Serbia asked three young voters to explain their choice in the Serbian elections.
Ticket Down Memory Lane
How many times you wished to throw away all those little things on your shelves that you collected? The ones that only “sits” there and gather dust? But when you reach for them you remember a story, a person ... (more)
“Three Hours per Victim” or “The Rape of Serbia”
Bosnian Serb's wartime-leader Radovan Karadžić was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the Srebrenica genocide. How did the Bosnian and Serbian press react?
Kings of war and Servants of Peace
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have passed through Serbia this year. Two Serbian activists, the Kontrapress journalist Žarka Radoja (40) and the psychologist and therapist Ana Perović (27) tell about their first-han... (more)