The Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) analysis titled “A Civic State with Inflammatory Rhetoric” finds that in Montenegro, political leaders frequently accuse opponents of spreading hatred while simultaneously employing the same rhetorical strategies to discredit dissenting voices. Due to a widespread misunderstanding of proper argumentative standards in the public sphere, politics often takes…

Title of the project: Social media leadership incubator for Danube regionAcronym: SMILE IncubatorProject manager: Assoc. Prof. dr. Simona Kukovič Programme: Interreg Danube Transnational ProgrammeTotal Project budget: 1.960.000,00 €Interreg finds: 1.568.000,00€Lead partner budget:  267.500,00 € Project duration: 30 monthsProject start: 01.04.2025.Project end: 30.09.2027. Web site of the project: https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/smile-incubator Partnership:  Lead partner: School of Advanced Social Studies Associated partners: Project description:  Recently, the DR’s most remote rural…

This narrative report explores the mechanisms of political polarization and hate speech in Montenegro, with a focus on rhetorical strategies that deepen social divisions, particularly through the manipulation of national identities and foreign influence. Starting from the premise that democracy is not a space without conflict, but a framework in which disagreements are resolved through…

Second Carousel Workshop Successfully Completed The Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) successfully organized the second webinar within the CAROUSEL project, titled “How to Identify and Attract Community Members Dedicated to Upcycling?” This online workshop, led by Iva Malešević and co-moderated by partner organizations Foundation for Management and Industrial Research (MIR) and the Research…