Gazela Pudar Draško
Biographic Data
| ID | 78352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gazela Pudar Draško |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gazela Pudar |
| FAMILY NAME | Draško |
| SIGNATURE | DRAŠKO G P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8361-4144 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Institutionalization of Participatory Democratic Innovations: Understanding the Roles of Established and Emerging Actors
While existing research has increasingly emphasized the need to embed democratic innovations within formal political structures to ensure their sustainability, analytical frameworks are largely rooted in normative democratic theory and often lack tools for understanding the processes of institutionalization of democratic innovations. We draw on the framework developed for analyzing the institutionalization of National Human Rights Institutions (N…
Towards an Innovative Democracy: Institutionalizing Participation in Challenging Times
Democratic innovations designed to deepen citizen involvement, inclusion, and decision-making legitimacy increasingly face a question: how can experimental practices transition into stable and enduring institutional forms capable of sustaining meaningful impacts? Institutionalization exceeds legal codification, spanning regulatory, administrative, and cultural processes that socially and politically embed participatory practices in the contexts w…
Direct Democracy as a Call for Social Engagement in Hybrid Regimes: The Case of Student-Led Protests in Serbia
This article examines a recent wave of student-led protests in Serbia and describes how direct democratic practices—participatory plenums—have emerged as adaptive responses to political constraints in a hybrid regime. Sparked by a tragic infrastructural failure that caused the death of 16 people in Novi Sad in November 2024, the mobilization quickly spread across major university centers, combining blockades of higher-education institutions with …
Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe: How to Engage in Flawed Democracies
This volume strengthens the dialogue between conceptual perspectives, approaches and fields on deliberative and participatory forms of democratic innovation and offers novel insights, focusing on the Southeast European space. Traditional forms of participation seem insufficient in satisfying the growing complexity of the democratic processes, especially in the context of autocratizing societies. It is crucial to examine the possibilities of democ…
The pandemic in illiberal democracies: Challenges and opportunities for social movements in Serbia
In this article, taking Serbia as a case study, we address the issue of how social movements in illiberal democracies adapted to the effects of the pandemic and the governmental responses. We show that, contrary to expectations, these social movements have intensified their activities and visibility and adapted their agenda during the crisis. Our research studies two movements dealing with socio-economic issues – the right to housing and the righ…
Norming Participatory Practices of Movement Parties in Southeast Europe
The scholarship on ‘movement parties’ – parties originating from social movements – shows great variation among them in terms of origin, ideological profile, organizational forms and adopted strategies. Typically, they depart from participatory practices and contribute to participatory turns in politics. However, there is scant research on how movement parties maintain those principles and procedures once they enter the institutional arena. Moreo…
Failed expectations: Can deliberative innovations produce democratic effects in hybrid regimes
Participation in deliberation in stable democracies produces effects which are beneficial for democracy, while the results of deliberative innovations in non-democracies are more ambiguous. This article contributes to the debate about the effects of participatory democratic innovations on attitudes, related to democratic commitments, political capacities and political participation, in the increasingly ubiquitous hybrid regimes. We present the ev…
Anti-politics as ‘culture of rejection’: The case of Serbia
In this article, Fiket, Pudar Drako and Uroevic situate the notion of 'anti-politics' within a broader theory of 'cultures of rejection', redefining it as a specific culture of rejection in the political sphere. They describe the lack of participation of Serbian citizens in political life, their lack of trust in political actors, institutions, democratic procedures and, in the end, in democracy itself. They show how political elites constantly de…
Possibility of non-institutional political participation within the non-responsive system of Serbia: The impact of (dis)trust and internal political efficiency
Starting from the findings of previous studies, whose results speak of the distrust of Serbian citizens in political institutions and political actors, low turnout and general passivity and apathy of citizens, the authors deal with the understanding of non-institutional political participation in Serbia. The paper starts from the assumption that the stated indicators pointing to the withdrawal of Serbian citizens from political life do not necess…
Cultures of rejection in the Covid-19 crisis
This article offers a collectively developed analysis of the Covid-19 crisis as it relates to contemporary cultures of rejection, i.e. the socio-cultural conditions in which authoritarian and right-wing populist politics thrive, in Europe. We explore how the pandemic and its management reinforces, transforms and/or overrides existing antagonisms and institutes new ones in Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Germany and Sweden. We discuss how the Covid-19 c…
Aporias and contradictions of the (post-)Yugoslav left: Orthodoxy in a Praxis Way
We address the specific, leftist dissent in socialist Yugoslavia that was centred around the Praxis intellectual school. Our aim is to show the divergent paths that strongly marked the legacy of the group’s Serbian wing. Tracing the intellectual engagement of two prominent figures that ended on completely opposite ends of the political spectrum – Mihailo Marković and Miladin Životić – we want to show that the inception of Yugoslavia’s bloody diss…
A Battle for Sovereignty: Who Owns Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
This article examines the role, status and perceptions of the Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo from both Kosovo Albanian and Serbian perspectives. The analysis focuses on two cases, which attracted particular resistance on each of the two sides: the passing of legislation in the Kosovar parliament in 2012 that aimed to protect Serbian cultural heritage and the 2015 unsuccessful Kosovo bid for unesco membership. Both moments demonstrate how cul…
Big dreams and small steps: Comparative perspectives on the social movement struggle for democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia
This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’ characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the two countries, formed and organized as a response to d…
Enmity in the intellectual world: Global perspectives and visions
This paper follows the perception of enmity relations in the recent online contributions of 20 global intellectual ?superstars?, such as Habermas, Klein, Zizek and others. We observed two, very general distinctions; the first one includes several geopolitical oppositions such as Germany vs. the rest of the EU, Russia vs. the West and national vs. supranational, while the second is between the majority and privileged few/elites. We argue that cont…
Do intellectuals matter: Proposal for a study of influence
The paper strives to explore the (non)existence of influence of intellectuals in society. Intellectuals are seen as a loose elite network of specific social actors who possess advance knowledge or creativity recognized in the cultural field of academia and/or art, hold a certain authority or power to be heard in the public, and who are publicly engaged. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in the sociology of intellectuals and offer a possible…
(Re)acting together: Grexit as revival of intellectuals
The paper explores the messages of engaged global intellectuals in the case of Grexit, the case of Greek attempt to break up with neoliberal practices and produce a left turn in politics and society, which was followed worldwide. How their words contribute to the general understanding (if there is one) and change (if there should be change)? What kind of action we can expect from intellectuals, as it is intrinsic to the concept? The issues examin…
Failed expectations: Can deliberative innovations produce democratic effects in hybrid regimes
Participation in deliberation in stable democracies produces effects which are beneficial for democracy, while the results of deliberative innovations in non-democracies are more ambiguous. This article contributes to the debate about the effects of participatory democratic innovations on attitudes, related to democratic commitments, political capacities and political participation, in the increasingly ubiquitous hybrid regimes. We present the ev…
Anti-politics as ‘culture of rejection’: The case of Serbia
In this article, Fiket, Pudar Drako and Uroevic situate the notion of 'anti-politics' within a broader theory of 'cultures of rejection', redefining it as a specific culture of rejection in the political sphere. They describe the lack of participation of Serbian citizens in political life, their lack of trust in political actors, institutions, democratic procedures and, in the end, in democracy itself. They show how political elites constantly de…
A Battle for Sovereignty: Who Owns Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
This article examines the role, status and perceptions of the Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo from both Kosovo Albanian and Serbian perspectives. The analysis focuses on two cases, which attracted particular resistance on each of the two sides: the passing of legislation in the Kosovar parliament in 2012 that aimed to protect Serbian cultural heritage and the 2015 unsuccessful Kosovo bid for unesco membership. Both moments demonstrate how cul…
Do intellectuals matter: Proposal for a study of influence
The paper strives to explore the (non)existence of influence of intellectuals in society. Intellectuals are seen as a loose elite network of specific social actors who possess advance knowledge or creativity recognized in the cultural field of academia and/or art, hold a certain authority or power to be heard in the public, and who are publicly engaged. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in the sociology of intellectuals and offer a possible…
(Re)acting together: Grexit as revival of intellectuals
The paper explores the messages of engaged global intellectuals in the case of Grexit, the case of Greek attempt to break up with neoliberal practices and produce a left turn in politics and society, which was followed worldwide. How their words contribute to the general understanding (if there is one) and change (if there should be change)? What kind of action we can expect from intellectuals, as it is intrinsic to the concept? The issues examin…
(Re)acting together: Grexit as revival of intellectuals
The paper explores the messages of engaged global intellectuals in the case of Grexit, the case of Greek attempt to break up with neoliberal practices and produce a left turn in politics and society, which was followed worldwide. How their words contribute to the general understanding (if there is one) and change (if there should be change)? What kind of action we can expect from intellectuals, as it is intrinsic to the concept? The issues examin…
Do intellectuals matter: Proposal for a study of influence
The paper strives to explore the (non)existence of influence of intellectuals in society. Intellectuals are seen as a loose elite network of specific social actors who possess advance knowledge or creativity recognized in the cultural field of academia and/or art, hold a certain authority or power to be heard in the public, and who are publicly engaged. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in the sociology of intellectuals and offer a possible…
Enmity in the intellectual world: Global perspectives and visions
This paper follows the perception of enmity relations in the recent online contributions of 20 global intellectual ?superstars?, such as Habermas, Klein, Zizek and others. We observed two, very general distinctions; the first one includes several geopolitical oppositions such as Germany vs. the rest of the EU, Russia vs. the West and national vs. supranational, while the second is between the majority and privileged few/elites. We argue that cont…
Big dreams and small steps: Comparative perspectives on the social movement struggle for democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia
This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’ characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the two countries, formed and organized as a response to d…
Possibility of non-institutional political participation within the non-responsive system of Serbia: The impact of (dis)trust and internal political efficiency
Starting from the findings of previous studies, whose results speak of the distrust of Serbian citizens in political institutions and political actors, low turnout and general passivity and apathy of citizens, the authors deal with the understanding of non-institutional political participation in Serbia. The paper starts from the assumption that the stated indicators pointing to the withdrawal of Serbian citizens from political life do not necess…
Cultures of rejection in the Covid-19 crisis
This article offers a collectively developed analysis of the Covid-19 crisis as it relates to contemporary cultures of rejection, i.e. the socio-cultural conditions in which authoritarian and right-wing populist politics thrive, in Europe. We explore how the pandemic and its management reinforces, transforms and/or overrides existing antagonisms and institutes new ones in Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Germany and Sweden. We discuss how the Covid-19 c…
Aporias and contradictions of the (post-)Yugoslav left: Orthodoxy in a Praxis Way
We address the specific, leftist dissent in socialist Yugoslavia that was centred around the Praxis intellectual school. Our aim is to show the divergent paths that strongly marked the legacy of the group’s Serbian wing. Tracing the intellectual engagement of two prominent figures that ended on completely opposite ends of the political spectrum – Mihailo Marković and Miladin Životić – we want to show that the inception of Yugoslavia’s bloody diss…
A Battle for Sovereignty: Who Owns Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
This article examines the role, status and perceptions of the Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo from both Kosovo Albanian and Serbian perspectives. The analysis focuses on two cases, which attracted particular resistance on each of the two sides: the passing of legislation in the Kosovar parliament in 2012 that aimed to protect Serbian cultural heritage and the 2015 unsuccessful Kosovo bid for unesco membership. Both moments demonstrate how cul…
Failed expectations: Can deliberative innovations produce democratic effects in hybrid regimes
Participation in deliberation in stable democracies produces effects which are beneficial for democracy, while the results of deliberative innovations in non-democracies are more ambiguous. This article contributes to the debate about the effects of participatory democratic innovations on attitudes, related to democratic commitments, political capacities and political participation, in the increasingly ubiquitous hybrid regimes. We present the ev…
Anti-politics as ‘culture of rejection’: The case of Serbia
In this article, Fiket, Pudar Drako and Uroevic situate the notion of 'anti-politics' within a broader theory of 'cultures of rejection', redefining it as a specific culture of rejection in the political sphere. They describe the lack of participation of Serbian citizens in political life, their lack of trust in political actors, institutions, democratic procedures and, in the end, in democracy itself. They show how political elites constantly de…
Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe: How to Engage in Flawed Democracies
This volume strengthens the dialogue between conceptual perspectives, approaches and fields on deliberative and participatory forms of democratic innovation and offers novel insights, focusing on the Southeast European space. Traditional forms of participation seem insufficient in satisfying the growing complexity of the democratic processes, especially in the context of autocratizing societies. It is crucial to examine the possibilities of democ…
The pandemic in illiberal democracies: Challenges and opportunities for social movements in Serbia
In this article, taking Serbia as a case study, we address the issue of how social movements in illiberal democracies adapted to the effects of the pandemic and the governmental responses. We show that, contrary to expectations, these social movements have intensified their activities and visibility and adapted their agenda during the crisis. Our research studies two movements dealing with socio-economic issues – the right to housing and the righ…
Norming Participatory Practices of Movement Parties in Southeast Europe
The scholarship on ‘movement parties’ – parties originating from social movements – shows great variation among them in terms of origin, ideological profile, organizational forms and adopted strategies. Typically, they depart from participatory practices and contribute to participatory turns in politics. However, there is scant research on how movement parties maintain those principles and procedures once they enter the institutional arena. Moreo…
Institutionalization of Participatory Democratic Innovations: Understanding the Roles of Established and Emerging Actors
While existing research has increasingly emphasized the need to embed democratic innovations within formal political structures to ensure their sustainability, analytical frameworks are largely rooted in normative democratic theory and often lack tools for understanding the processes of institutionalization of democratic innovations. We draw on the framework developed for analyzing the institutionalization of National Human Rights Institutions (N…
Towards an Innovative Democracy: Institutionalizing Participation in Challenging Times
Democratic innovations designed to deepen citizen involvement, inclusion, and decision-making legitimacy increasingly face a question: how can experimental practices transition into stable and enduring institutional forms capable of sustaining meaningful impacts? Institutionalization exceeds legal codification, spanning regulatory, administrative, and cultural processes that socially and politically embed participatory practices in the contexts w…
Direct Democracy as a Call for Social Engagement in Hybrid Regimes: The Case of Student-Led Protests in Serbia
This article examines a recent wave of student-led protests in Serbia and describes how direct democratic practices—participatory plenums—have emerged as adaptive responses to political constraints in a hybrid regime. Sparked by a tragic infrastructural failure that caused the death of 16 people in Novi Sad in November 2024, the mobilization quickly spread across major university centers, combining blockades of higher-education institutions with …
Politics (14 works) · Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Democracy (9 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Citizen journalism (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (4 works)