Vojin Rakić
Encyclopedia
Vojin B. Rakic is a political scientist and philosopher. He publishes in English
, but also in Serbian
. He has a PhD in political science from Rutgers University
in the United States
.
to the Government of Serbia
, primarily in charge of public administration reform. During his work as a Government's adviser Rakic worked closely with Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, who was assassinated in 2003 by rogue elements of the Serbian secret police
that were still loyal to ousted President Slobodan Milosevic
.
Rakic was also a senior research fellow and adviser at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) of Twente University in the Netherlands.
He is the author of a variety of books and articles from the domain of philosophy and political science. They include A Theory of the Normative Will, History and Future of Justice
and Hegemony, Culture and Human Resources in Politics. In History and Future of Justice Rakic advances the teleological thesis that the purpose of history
is the gradual development of justice
, and that the 'end of history' will be marked by a condition of perfect justice. A topical book influenced by History and Future of Justice is The Evolution of God
, published in 2009 by Robert Wright
.
Vojin Rakic spent much of his life in the Netherlands
, the United States, the Czech Republic
and Italy
. He is fluent in Serbian
, English
, Dutch
, German
, and has a functional knowledge of French
and Italian
. Currently he is a university professor in Belgrade.
- Rakić, V. (2004). History and Future of Justice. Belgrade: Faculty of Organizational Sciences and VVMZ.
- Rakić, V. (2003). Hegemony, Culture and Human Resources in Politics. Belgrade: United Nations Development Program and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences.
- Rakić, V. (2006). Liberalizovanje Srbije: Politička elita koje nema i socijalna psihologija autodestrukcije. Beograd: Centar za razvoj liberalizma i Fakultet za menadžment BK Univerziteta.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Kraj istorije i liberalizacija srpske ideje. Beograd: Fakultet za menadžment BK Univerziteta.
– Rakić, V. and Milenković, D. (2005). Slobodan pristup informacijama i javna uprava. Beograd: Yucom.
– Rakić, V. (co-author). (2004). Transition Report – Serbia and Montengro. Belgrade: Institute G-17.
– Rakić, V. (co-author). (2003). Putokaz za Evropu: Preporuke za budući razvoj srpske javne uprave. Beograd: UNDP i Vlada Republike Srbije.
– Rakić, V., ed. (2003). Functional Review of the Serbian Ministry of Health. Belgrade: UNDP.
– Rakić, V., ed. (2003). Funkcionalna analiza. Beograd: UNDP, Civil Service Council.
- Rakic, V. (2011). “The Moral Identity of Europe: From Warfare and Civil Strife to ‘In Varietate Concordia’”. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law . DOI: 10.1007/s11196-011-9218-9 on-line first.
- Rakic, V. (2010). "Eticki i politicki aspekti kognitivnog poboljsanja coveka". Treci program 147 (3): 237-244.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason as the Key for a Comprehension of Kant’s Cosmopolitanism”. Theoria 53 (1): 5-19.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “The Political Hypnosis of the Owl of Minerva”. Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka 4 (3): 49-76.
- Rakić, V. (2010). "The Moral Foundations of Europe in the Upcoming World Order". Srpska politička misao 29 (3): 53-64.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “The Future of Morality and International Justice”. Filozofija i društvo 21 (1): 19-30.
- Rakić, V. (2009). “From Biology to Ethics: the Future of Evolution as Humanity’s Path to Juctice”. Theoria 52 (3): 37-47.
– Rakić, V. (2009). ”Kant and Cosmopolitanism in International relations”. Human Seucurity 17 (1): 19-31.
– Rakić, V. (2009). “Rawls and Habermas on International Relations: Political Morality as Moral Politics”. Filozofski godišnjak 22: 21-35.
- Rakić, V. (2009). “Why the Number of Liberal States is Increasing: A Kantian Addition to Michael Doyle”. Godišnjak Fakulteta za političke nauke 3 (3): 97-107.
– Rakić, V. (2009). ”Kant i Rols: od večnog mira do statusa kvo u međunarodnim odnosima”. In: Moć, rizik i zaštita – uvodjenje u nauke bezbednosti, ed. Vladimir Cvetković. Beograd: Fakultet bezbednosti
- Rakić, V. (2009). “Are Justice and Peace Coming Nearer?: A Contemporary Account of Kant’s Views on the 'Ethical Commonwealth' and 'Perpetual Peace'”. Glasnik za društvene nauke 1 (1): 86-92.
- Rakić, V. (2008). “Family, State and Utopia”. In: Hegel – Gender Relations, Civil Society and the State, ed. Lynne Montgomery. Beograd: Liber.
– Rakić, V. (2006). “Privatni univerziteti u Srbiji i Bolonjska deklaracija - takmičiti se ili sarađivati”. In: Bolonjski proces i visoko obrazovanje u Srbiji. Beograd: Cicero.
- Rakić, V. (2006). „Bologna in a Nutshell: Šta moramo znati o Bolonjskoj deklaraciji“. In: A šta ćeš ti da studiraš?. Beograd: Oivivio Consulting.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Human Resources Management in the Serbian Public Administration System. NISPACEE news 11 (2): 9-10.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Public Administration Reform in Serbia. NISPACEE news 11 (1): 14-16.
- Rakić, V. (2003). “The Issue of Human Resources in the Project ‘Strengthening Central Support Functions in Serbian Ministries’”. South East Europe Review, 2003. (01+02), pp. 179-186.
– Rakić, V. (2002). “Novo okruženje za javni menadzment u Srbiji: uloga funkcionalne analize”. Pravni informator 7-8, god. V.
– Rakić, V. (2002). “Evropska integracija i visoko obrazovanje: kretanja prema konvergenciji i njen uticaj na Srbiju”. Javna uprava 1 (1): 63-80.
- Rakić, V. (2002). “Public Management in a New Environment in Serbia – the Role of Functional Review”. In: Management in a New Environment.
- Rakić, V. (2002). “Regional Implications of a Transition: The Case of Serbia”. In: Southeast European Security: Threats, Responses, Challenges, ed. Albreacht Schnabel. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
- Rakić, V. (2001). “Converge or not Converge: The European Union and Higher Education Policies in the Netherlands, Belgium/Flanders and Germany”. Higher Education Policy 14 (3): 225-240.
– Rakić, V. (2000). “The Serbian Transition: An Explosive Cocktail of Politics and Culture”. Acta Politica 35: 322-339.
- Rakić, V. (1998). "Theories of Nation Formation and Case Selection: The Meaning of an Alternative Model”. Nationalities Papers 26 (4): 599-614.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but also in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
. He has a PhD in political science from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in the United States
United States
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.
Biography
In 2002 Vojin Rakic became a Special Adviser of the United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
to the Government of Serbia
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
, primarily in charge of public administration reform. During his work as a Government's adviser Rakic worked closely with Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, who was assassinated in 2003 by rogue elements of the Serbian secret police
Secret police
Secret police are a police agency which operates in secrecy and beyond the law to protect the political power of an individual dictator or an authoritarian political regime....
that were still loyal to ousted President Slobodan Milosevic
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
.
Rakic was also a senior research fellow and adviser at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) of Twente University in the Netherlands.
He is the author of a variety of books and articles from the domain of philosophy and political science. They include A Theory of the Normative Will, History and Future of Justice
History and Future of Justice
History and Future of Justice is a book of philosopher and political scientist Vojin Rakic. It advocates the thesis that history is marked by a slow but progressive development of justice. Rakic believes that the 'end of history' will be marked by a condition of perfect freedom and perfect justice...
and Hegemony, Culture and Human Resources in Politics. In History and Future of Justice Rakic advances the teleological thesis that the purpose of history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
is the gradual development of justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, and that the 'end of history' will be marked by a condition of perfect justice. A topical book influenced by History and Future of Justice is The Evolution of God
The Evolution of God
The Evolution of God is a 2009 book by Robert Wright that explores the history of the concept of God in the three Abrahamic religions through a variety of means, including archeology, history, theology, and evolutionary psychology...
, published in 2009 by Robert Wright
Robert Wright (journalist)
Robert Wright is an American journalist, scholar, and prize-winning author of best-selling books about science, evolutionary psychology, history, religion, and game theory, including The Evolution of God, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, The Moral Animal, and Three Scientists and Their Gods:...
.
Vojin Rakic spent much of his life in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, the United States, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He is fluent in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, and has a functional knowledge of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Currently he is a university professor in Belgrade.
Books
- Rakić, V. (2010). A Theory of the Normative Will. Belgrade: Center for Ethics, Law and Applied Philosophy and the Faculty of Economics and Political Science.- Rakić, V. (2004). History and Future of Justice. Belgrade: Faculty of Organizational Sciences and VVMZ.
- Rakić, V. (2003). Hegemony, Culture and Human Resources in Politics. Belgrade: United Nations Development Program and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences.
- Rakić, V. (2006). Liberalizovanje Srbije: Politička elita koje nema i socijalna psihologija autodestrukcije. Beograd: Centar za razvoj liberalizma i Fakultet za menadžment BK Univerziteta.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Kraj istorije i liberalizacija srpske ideje. Beograd: Fakultet za menadžment BK Univerziteta.
– Rakić, V. and Milenković, D. (2005). Slobodan pristup informacijama i javna uprava. Beograd: Yucom.
– Rakić, V. (co-author). (2004). Transition Report – Serbia and Montengro. Belgrade: Institute G-17.
– Rakić, V. (co-author). (2003). Putokaz za Evropu: Preporuke za budući razvoj srpske javne uprave. Beograd: UNDP i Vlada Republike Srbije.
– Rakić, V., ed. (2003). Functional Review of the Serbian Ministry of Health. Belgrade: UNDP.
– Rakić, V., ed. (2003). Funkcionalna analiza. Beograd: UNDP, Civil Service Council.
Selected articles
- Rakic V, Bojanic, P. (2011). “Bioethics in Serbia: Institutions in Need of Philosophical Debate”. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 20 (3): 440-448.- Rakic, V. (2011). “The Moral Identity of Europe: From Warfare and Civil Strife to ‘In Varietate Concordia’”. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law . DOI: 10.1007/s11196-011-9218-9 on-line first.
- Rakic, V. (2010). "Eticki i politicki aspekti kognitivnog poboljsanja coveka". Treci program 147 (3): 237-244.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason as the Key for a Comprehension of Kant’s Cosmopolitanism”. Theoria 53 (1): 5-19.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “The Political Hypnosis of the Owl of Minerva”. Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka 4 (3): 49-76.
- Rakić, V. (2010). "The Moral Foundations of Europe in the Upcoming World Order". Srpska politička misao 29 (3): 53-64.
- Rakić, V. (2010). “The Future of Morality and International Justice”. Filozofija i društvo 21 (1): 19-30.
- Rakić, V. (2009). “From Biology to Ethics: the Future of Evolution as Humanity’s Path to Juctice”. Theoria 52 (3): 37-47.
– Rakić, V. (2009). ”Kant and Cosmopolitanism in International relations”. Human Seucurity 17 (1): 19-31.
– Rakić, V. (2009). “Rawls and Habermas on International Relations: Political Morality as Moral Politics”. Filozofski godišnjak 22: 21-35.
- Rakić, V. (2009). “Why the Number of Liberal States is Increasing: A Kantian Addition to Michael Doyle”. Godišnjak Fakulteta za političke nauke 3 (3): 97-107.
– Rakić, V. (2009). ”Kant i Rols: od večnog mira do statusa kvo u međunarodnim odnosima”. In: Moć, rizik i zaštita – uvodjenje u nauke bezbednosti, ed. Vladimir Cvetković. Beograd: Fakultet bezbednosti
- Rakić, V. (2009). “Are Justice and Peace Coming Nearer?: A Contemporary Account of Kant’s Views on the 'Ethical Commonwealth' and 'Perpetual Peace'”. Glasnik za društvene nauke 1 (1): 86-92.
- Rakić, V. (2008). “Family, State and Utopia”. In: Hegel – Gender Relations, Civil Society and the State, ed. Lynne Montgomery. Beograd: Liber.
– Rakić, V. (2006). “Privatni univerziteti u Srbiji i Bolonjska deklaracija - takmičiti se ili sarađivati”. In: Bolonjski proces i visoko obrazovanje u Srbiji. Beograd: Cicero.
- Rakić, V. (2006). „Bologna in a Nutshell: Šta moramo znati o Bolonjskoj deklaraciji“. In: A šta ćeš ti da studiraš?. Beograd: Oivivio Consulting.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Human Resources Management in the Serbian Public Administration System. NISPACEE news 11 (2): 9-10.
- Rakić, V. (2004). Public Administration Reform in Serbia. NISPACEE news 11 (1): 14-16.
- Rakić, V. (2003). “The Issue of Human Resources in the Project ‘Strengthening Central Support Functions in Serbian Ministries’”. South East Europe Review, 2003. (01+02), pp. 179-186.
– Rakić, V. (2002). “Novo okruženje za javni menadzment u Srbiji: uloga funkcionalne analize”. Pravni informator 7-8, god. V.
– Rakić, V. (2002). “Evropska integracija i visoko obrazovanje: kretanja prema konvergenciji i njen uticaj na Srbiju”. Javna uprava 1 (1): 63-80.
- Rakić, V. (2002). “Public Management in a New Environment in Serbia – the Role of Functional Review”. In: Management in a New Environment.
- Rakić, V. (2002). “Regional Implications of a Transition: The Case of Serbia”. In: Southeast European Security: Threats, Responses, Challenges, ed. Albreacht Schnabel. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
- Rakić, V. (2001). “Converge or not Converge: The European Union and Higher Education Policies in the Netherlands, Belgium/Flanders and Germany”. Higher Education Policy 14 (3): 225-240.
– Rakić, V. (2000). “The Serbian Transition: An Explosive Cocktail of Politics and Culture”. Acta Politica 35: 322-339.
- Rakić, V. (1998). "Theories of Nation Formation and Case Selection: The Meaning of an Alternative Model”. Nationalities Papers 26 (4): 599-614.