Original scientific paper
Some Characteristics of Social Reality as Potential Obstacles Concerning the Accession of Croatia to the EU
Ognjen Čaldarović
Abstract
In this article, major factors – fears, anxieties and unclear ideas as well as potential obstacles concerning the accession of Croatia to the EU, are discussed. In this sense, it is pointed out that systematic, clear and frequent information concerning major aspects of the accession are missing which is leaving the majority of Croatian population without basic information. It is also pointed out to the legacy of the transitional society as complex set of elements that could be also treated as an obstacle in the sense that in these societies, public opinion and usual communication of people is usually heavily burdened with mistrusts, with elements of "conspiracy theory" and other negative patterns of collective copiousness. Instead of systematical information strategy developed by the Croatian government concerning mostly positive aspects of the accession, a real information gap is being developing in the society. So, in the concluding part of the paper, it is pointed out that urgent changes are called upon which means much better preparedness of all sectors of the society and especially the development information strategy which will reduce the space of uncertainty, and strengthens the grounds for real discussion on the positive and potential negative aspects concerning the accession of Croatia to the EU.
Keywords
THE ACESSION OF CROATIA TO THE EU; INFORMATION; COLLECTIVE CONSIOUSNESS; OBSTACLES TO THE ACESSON
Hrčak ID:
13682
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2005.
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