Review article
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.51.2.4
Rural Sociology (1987-1998) - Mirror of Transition Difficulties
Maja Štambuk
Abstract
Transition period from 1988 to 1998 was in many ways the most exciting time in
the 50 years of the journal. It was a period marked by the socio-economic change,
political status of borders, Homeland War, occupied territory and destruction and,
finally, peace and reasonable expectations of a better life. During that period the
village experienced preparation for transition and the transition itself which, due to
the circumstances and without adequate arrangements, lasted longer than necessary
and which, in most rural parts, did not significantly move towards modernization. The
journal permanently dealt with the crisis of the Croatian village, its transformation,
constant problems. A scientific chronicle of social changes, it regularly published
texts based on primary or secondary empirical data. Farmers, bearers of rurality,
“followed“ global changes and transformed gradually. Unfortunately, their material
conditions never changed fast and good enough for a development breakthrough.
Keywords
the editor’s period; Rural Sociology; transition; crisis of the Croatian village; development
Hrčak ID:
109633
URI
Publication date:
14.10.2013.
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