Nonka Bogomilova
I. Project activities regarding the
preparation of the Draft and Final Research papers, and the Policy
Brief:
1.Collection and analysis of the Project relevant studies:
Books related to the religious situation in contemporary
2003-2004 issues of the Journals related to the regional Religious studies
Legal texts and documents: Constitutions, Laws on Religion of
Sociological surveys of the religiosity in the
studied countries
Internet resources
Observation of the media positions –
newspapers, TV programmes –on the religion related
topics in the studied countries; media content analysis
Work in the libraries of the Sociology
Department at the
2. Field research in:
3. Interviews and conversations with colleagues and activists from academic, religious and political circles, among them:
Prof. Dr R. Bigovich, well known Serbian theologian and
Director of the
Prof. Dr B. Shijakovich –a
member of the state Commission prepared
the draft Law of Religious
Freedom in Serbia and Montenegro and
Secretary of the Secretariat on Religious Confessions /2001-2002/
T. Brankovic, Adviser to the Ministry of
Religious Affairs in Serbia and a member of the team preparing the recent
version of the Draft Law on Religious
organizations
Prof. L. Jivkovich, deputy from Vojvodina
region,
the Director of the Office for relationships with Religious Communities in
Prof. J.Korubin
– Member of the
team preparing the new Macedonian Law on Religion
Mr. G.Velichkovski- Member of the team preparing the
new Macedonian Law on Religion
The Head of the
the Director of the Directorate for Religious
Denominations in
Dr S. Penov, Adviser to the Parliamentary
Commission on Human rights and Religious Denominations in
Dr M. Vukomanovich, Associate Professor at the Philosophical Faculty of the
Prof. Dr S. Vukichevich
and Prof. Dr R.Bojovich , working on the problems of the Sociology of
Society and Religion at the Philosophical Faculty in
the Directors of the Library in the historical capital of
Dr R. Cacanoska
and Dr. S. Sasaykovski, research associates at the Institute for
Sociological, Political and Juridical Studies, in
Prof. Dr Z. Kuburic, Serbian sociologist of religion,
Professor at the Theological Faculty in
Prof. Dr M.Serafimova, sociologist of religion, Head of
Sociology Department in
4. Visitation of sacred places of the religious communities and observation of some religious
services, rituals, celebrations:
Orthodox churches / in Sofia, Skopje,
Belgrade, Podgoritza/, Catholic Cathedrals /in
Madrid, Toledo/, Mosques/ in Sofia, Skopje, Podgoritza, Belgrade/, Synagogue/in Sofia, Belgrade,
Madrid, Toledo/; most of the Protestant Churches in Skopje,
Sofia, Belgrade and others.
Attendance of three
3 meetings with the Group Mentor
Prof, Z. Enyedi and regularly exchanged information,
consultations, etc.
3 meetings with the Individual
II. Publication Activities[1]
1.Publication of the Draft Research
paper:
Problems of the State-Church
Relations in
2.Publications on the Final Research paper and on the Policy Brief:
Religion and Politics in the Balkans, Ed. Iztok-Zapad /LIK/,
The Legal Status of the
Religious Communities in
State and Church Relationships in Serbia and
Montenegro, Macedonia, and Bulgaria – Political and Legal Developments, in: Religion and Politics, ed.of the
The Religious Situation
in Contemporary Bulgaria, and in Serbia and Montenegro: Differences and
Similarities, in: Religion in
3. Publications
in the research field of the Project:
Religious Changes and Globalization, in:
The “Christian” Europe: the West, the East,
the Balkans,
in: The Challenges Facing Philosophy in the United
The
Humane Soul and the Human Society in the Global World Religions, in: Religion and Globalization,YUNIR,
III. Conference presentations of the Project related work and results:
International Varna
Philosophical School “The Challenges
Facing Philosophy in the United Europe”, 1-3 June, 2004, Varna,
Bulgaria /in English/
National
Conference “Philosophy
and Culture in the European Perspective”, University of National and World
Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 10, 2004 /in Bulgarian/
International Conference “Religious
Education in Bulgaria” – April, 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria /in. Bulgarian/
International Conference “Religion in
Multi-confessional and Multiethnic Society” – University in Novi sad, Serbia
and Montenegro, May 16, 2005
International
conference “Religion and Politics” – South-Western University in Blagoevgrad,
Bulgaria, June 3-4, 2005
International Conference “Religion and Globalization” in Nis, Serbia, June 24-26, 2005
Project related reports, scheduled in the forthcoming international conferences:
International meeting of the European Consortium for Political
Research, in
Budapest, September 8-10, 2005
Annual
meeting of the Association for the History of Culture and Science, in Amsterdam, March, 2006
International
Varna Philosophical School, June 2006, Varna,
Bulgaria
IV.
Project related University courses:
The results of the Project were incorporated in my University
course “Anthropology of Religion”,
presented before the Master degree students of the Sociology Department at
the South-Western University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
A new University course has been prepared to be
presented before the Master degree
students of the Sociology Department at the
South-Western University in Blagoevgrad,
Bulgaria: “The Religious situation in the Contemporary Balkan Countries”
V. Project related Expert activities:
Expert
analysis has been done on Religion and Schooling Policy and Dialog in
Bulgaria,
published in :Kodelja, Z. and Terrice
Bassler, Religion and Schooling in Open Society, December 2004, Lyubljana,
pp.45-46
Expert analysis has been done on “Study materials for religious education for 5-6th and 7-8th grades of primary and secondary education in Bulgaria. Curriculum "The Culture of Religion" in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The discussions in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro” to be used from the Center for Dialog and Partnership between Christians and Muslims in Sofia, Bulgaria.
VI. Dissemination of the Policy Brief by post-mail, E-mail or directly to :
Governmental Departments of Religious
Affairs in Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Bulgaria; the teams working
on the new laws on religion in Macedonia
and Serbia; European
Commission institutions; religious and political leaders, media editors in
the studied countries; the Law and Religion relevant research
centers; the NGO-s; the religious communities; the University and the school teachers and libraries.