DOC Research Institute Annual Report showcases 2018-2019 achievements
The concept of ‘dialogue of civilisations’ was the backbone of the DOC’s 2018 activities and remains the core of the organisation’s research, events, policy...
Personal identity in the postmodern era
Social ‘norms’ are constantly shifting. Deviant behaviour and abnormalities will gradually be normalised, giving way to new forms of marginality. However, these negative tendencies...
Post-industrial civilisational transition: Origins, peculiarities, and prospects
Our epoch is inseparably connected with revolutionary technological, social, and political changes that herald a transition to a new post-industrial civilisation. This civilisational transition is the third...
The demographic curse: Is there still a way out?
The aim of this research paper is to re-examine long-term demographic trends and the role of policy intervention. Some authors have considered a deterioration...
Cultural, civilisational, and anthropological components of the modern migration crisis
The authors propose an interdisciplinary approach to analysing the anthropological, cultural, and socioeconomic factors influencing the phenomenon of migration in modern times. An anthropological...
Terrorism and counterterrorism in the EU
This report provides an overview of the European Union’s (EU’s) counterterrorism strategy before and after the 9/11 attacks, which marked a major shift in...
Social inequality in the evolution of human societies
This report might seem unusual in historical scope and daring in its arguments. The hope is to provoke a reasoned discussion about our world...
The rise and fall of socialism
Socialist TaxonomyThe term ‘socialism’ is relatively recent, appearing for the first time some 200 years ago in 1827 in the Co-operative Magazine...
The rise and fall of market socialism in Yugoslavia
This paper is dedicated to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia, hereafter Yugoslavia), a country that was known for its unique system...
The Silk Order: A philosophical perspective
The most significant phenomenon in the world around the turn of the new millennium is arguably the rise of China. Along with its fast...