{"id":127908,"date":"2026-03-30T15:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/krize-koje-nas-oblikuju-povijesne-lekcije-za-suvremeni-svijet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:01:29","slug":"crises-that-shape-us-historical-lessons-for-the-contemporary-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ffos.unios.hr\/en\/crises-that-shape-us-historical-lessons-for-the-contemporary-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Crises That Shape Us: Historical Lessons for the Contemporary World"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 27 March 2026, the edited volume Dru\u0161tva i bolesti: odgovori na zdravstvene krize u modernoj i suvremenoj povijesti<\/em> was presented at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. The volume was presented by its editor Luka Peji\u0107 and contributing authors Sla\u0111ana Josipovi\u0107 Batorek and Damir Sekuli\u0107. The discussion was moderated by doctoral student Franka Maslov.<\/p>\n

Editor Luka Peji\u0107 pointed out that the motivation behind the volume was to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars. He recalled that the volume was the result of work on a scientific project of the same name, which began in the autumn of 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the volume was not to provide a detailed analysis of the epidemiological causes of a particular health crisis, but rather to examine, for example, the mechanisms authorities have historically used to contain crises, various forms of resistance to new health policies, the (in)effectiveness of particular political systems under such circumstances, and similar issues. Although most of the papers in the volume deal with examples related to Croatia, they do not treat them in isolation, but rather as part of broader European and global processes. During the discussion, it was emphasised that health crises are always multidimensional. They are never merely medical phenomena, but also involve a range of political, social, cultural, educational, legal and communication challenges. For this very reason, it was important for the volume to include authors from different disciplines and with diverse research interests \u2014 from history and philosophy to pedagogy and linguistics. The importance of historical experience as a tool for better understanding and managing contemporary crises was also emphasised. Certain continuities were highlighted. Although contemporary dilemmas may appear entirely new, work on this volume has shown that many of these issues have a long history. Debates about vaccination, resistance to new epidemiological measures, fear of state surveillance, distrust of authorities and media sensationalism are all themes that also appeared during earlier health crises, albeit in different forms. In addition, the participants agreed that every social crisis represents a kind of test of social cohesion and solidarity, and that successful crisis management is not merely a matter of responding when a particular problem arises, but also of long-term investment in healthcare infrastructure, education and public communication.<\/p>\n\n\t\t