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In the last ten years there has been a lot of rhetoric about failure of the concept of multiculturalism in europe. the paper aims to present reasons why concept of multiculturalism in eU had failed. Failure of multiculturalism in eU as a result had a gradual strengthening of the national consciousness and rise of national identities of eU member states. the paper points out the lack of a single model of eU multiculturalism, the emergence of Islamophobia in the eU in the early 2000s and explains the fragility of the concept of european identity. Migrant crisis, started in 2015, represents the latest stage in the backdrop of multiculturalism in the eU. all those tendencies had caused euroscepticism, the weakening of european identity, rise of right-wing parties and gradual strengthening of national identities of the eU member states. the paper concludes that the most important problems of european multiculturalism are integration of Islam into european society, as well as loyalty of Islam to the european way of life.

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This paper is based on a brief comparative analysis of the dynamic development of society and state through the prism of hegemonic masculinity and gender inequality, disregarding the fact that politics and law promote and protect gender equality. the research aims to indicate that gender equality endeavours to dispute hegemonic masculinity as an irreplaceable basis for normative heterosexuality. One assumes that hegemonic masculinity is unfounded not only from a political and legal standpoint but also because it does not comply with the principles of the modern state. On the other hand, from an economic and sociological standpoint, hegemonic masculinity is well-founded which the paper hypothesis supports: hegemonic masculinity is a paradox because of its unwitting tendency to ignore politics, law and gender equality.

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this manuscript is focused on the importance of international field exercises in the field of emergency management from the perspective of the countries that organize them, as well as the participating countries. International institutions, such as the EU and the North atlantic treaty Organization (NATO), are examples of good practice in creating and organizing field international emergency management exercises. the priority in organizing this form of exercises is to promote mutual cooperation and interoperability among the participating countries. In addition, the host country takes the opportunity to see the shortcomings in the internal organizational setting or further develop their own capacities based on lessons learned that are identified during the exercise. today, several international field exercises are organized under the patronage of the EU or NATO on an annual basis. the concept of the exercise involves the participation of a large number of countries, with EU exercises targeting the area of the european Union, while NATO international field exercises in the field of emergency management provide the opportunity for states outside the EU to take part. In October 2018, the Republic of Serbia hosted an international field exercise \"SERBIA 2018\" organized by the euro-atlantic emergency Coordination Center (EADRCC), which is a part of NATO. Besides, as a member of the european Civil Protection Mechanism in the EU, the representatives of the competent emergency services of the Republic of Serbia take an active part in the EU-organized exercises. the article will explore how international field exercises will contribute to raising national capacities of the Republic of Serbia in the field of emergency situations. the EU, as well as NATO, through its organizational units, organizes international field exercises to assist countries in whose territory the exercises are realized. thus, in addition to the development of international cooperation, significant progress is achieved in the field of national capacities.

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Material and non-material cultural heritage is important for every nation and every state. In contemporary international relations, as well as in the foreign affairs, the importance of cultural heritage is gaining in importance due to the fact that it does not represent value and advantage only for a certain nation and state, but it also has the international significance, followed by certain recognition and appreciation. Consequently, cultural heritage is subject to internal policies, especially cultural policies, as well as the foreign policy officials that are in power in a particular country. thus, cultural heritage is becoming an element of diplomacy, where diplomats dealing with cultural diplomacy are of utmost importance, in addition to unavoidable importance of economic diplomacy. However, important knowledge and characteristic of cultural heritage are that it exists not only in the territory of a sovereign state, but it also stays alive abroad. Such is the case with the cultural heritage of the Republic of Serbia abroad. Having this fact in focus, people in the diaspora with their cultural missions and goods is undoubtedly an important element of diplomacy. they can certainly include already existing cultural assets. Finally, giving its contribution to culture and art, but also other spheres of cultural industry and cultural capital, an important and inevitable contribution is unequivocally given by the diaspora.