YugoLab brings together researchers from various disciplinary fields, who are engaged in (post) Yugoslav studies, democratic socialism, and contemporary identity politics. YugoLab strongly advocates for the social engagement of researchers through media involvement, participation in public debates and forums, and working groups focusing on public policies. Members of YugoLab believe that scientific research and professional knowledge should contribute to creating a fairer and more solidary society, while also addressing inequality and discrimination.
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Members of YugoLab are actively involved in scientific research, publishing and presenting scientific results, as well as in public engagement, such as media, public forums, panel discussions, or debates on relevant social topics. Members of YugoLab particularly focus on three thematic areas: 1) (Post) Yugoslav studies; 2) Democratic socialism; 3) Identity politics.
1) (Post) Yugoslav studies
YugoLab’s (Post) Yugoslav studies concentrate on the cultural, political, and social dimensions of Yugoslavia and its heritage, aiming to illuminate the complexities of the Yugoslav experience and its enduring impact on contemporary social structures. The empirical research is interdisciplinary, employing theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches from the humanities and social sciences. YugoLab initiated a series of regional dialogues beginning in 2022.
2) Democratic socialism
YugoLab examines democratic socialism, exploring how the ideals of social justice, solidarity, and economic equality can be harmonized with institutions and practices grounded in participatory democracy, freedom, and political pluralism. The conference “Democratic Socialism: Yugoslav experience and contemporary reflections” along with the special issue of the journal Philosophy and Society (34 (4), 2023) titled “Democratic Socialism’ Reassessed: Insights from Yugoslavia’s Experience to Global Trends” (edited by Ivica Mladenović and Petar Žarković) summarize our most significant insights on democratic socialism.
3) Identity politics
YugoLab begins with the understanding that identities are complex and dynamic, with individuals experiencing identification with multiple (imagined) communities, such as country, nation, region, homeland, religion, gender, sexuality, class, language, culture, and profession. These identities may overlap, intersect, and sometimes be exclusive. Identity politics emerge from both top-down and bottom-up processes, influencing each other. Therefore, we investigate the (dis)continuities and mutual correlations of various identifications, as well as their relationship towards society, ideology and power. YugoLab leads the project “Imagining the Nation: Contesting Serbian National Narratives (XX-XXI century)” coordinated by Milivoj Bešlin and funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia through the Prisma Program (2024-2027).
Conference
- Balkan Talks on War and Peace, supported by: S. Fischer Stiftung, Belgrade, CZKD, 2–3.10.2023
- Democratic socialism: Yugoslav experience and contemporary reflections, Belgrade, IFDT, 7.11.2022
- Demokratski socijalizam: otvaranje konferencije i reč dobrodošlice
- Demokratski socijalizam: prva sesija
- Demokratski socijalizam: druga sesija
- Demokratski socijalizam: treća sesija
- Multiculturality of Novi Sad – national communities in Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 12.02.2022
- Kosovo-Serbia: Different Approach, Belgrade, IFDT, 5.11.2021
- The Non-Aligned Movement & Socialist Yugoslavia: Exploring social, cultural, political and economic imaginaries, IFDT, on-line, 26.02.2021
Courses
- “Beyond War and Peace: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine”, Invisible University for Ukraine, CEU, 2023/2024 Spring
- “Western Balkans: Imperial Legacies, Nation-Building, State Disintegration”, Invisible University for Ukraine, CEU, 2023/2024 Fa
Lectures
- Frank Georgi, Yugoslav Self-Management as a Model for the French Left? IFDT, 27.2.2024
- Igor Duda, “There is no ideal local community anywhere, but…”: On Socialist Self-management in Yugoslavia, IFDT, 9.11.2023
- Ana Podvršič, Yugoslavia under the Washington Consensus: from the debt crisis to the collapse of states, IFDT, 6.6.2023
- Rastko Močnik, Historical significance of Yugoslav socialism, IFDT, 9.5.2023
- Tanja Petrović, The Slovenian alternative scene in the 1980s: The effects of ambivalence, IFDT, 19.4.2023
Book seminars
- Dubravka Stojanović, Prošlosti dolazi. Promene u tumačenju prošlosti u srpskim udžbenicima istorije 1913-2021, Belgrade: XX vek, 2023; Belgrade, IFDT, 19.3.2024
- Filip Balunović, Beda ljudskih prava: Desnica, pandemija i nauka kao novo polje političke borbe, Belgrade: Faculty of Media and Communications, 2022; Belgrade: IFDT, 21.12.2023
- Bogomir Herman, Herman quo vadimus, Belgrade: Beopolis; Belgrade, IFDT, 15.6.2023
- Lucija Balikić, Najbolje namjere: Britanski i francuski intelektualci i stvaranje Jugoslavije, Zagreb: Srednja Europa, 2022; Belgrade, IFDT, 28.2.2023
- Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić, Između nebrige i neznanja. Žene, seksualnost i planiranje porodice u Jugoslaviji (1918-1991), Belgrade: Arhipelag, 2022; Belgrade, IFDT, 15.5.2023
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Secretaries:
Members:
External associates:
- Branković, Marija, Milica Ninković (2024), “Impact of political instability and wars on the mental health of people in European countries: Lessons from the war in the Balkans”, In: Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War, Adrian Bonner (Ed.), Bristol University Press. /forthcoming/
- Cvetković, Vladimir (2024), “Saint-Savahood (Svetosavlje) between Political Theology and Ideology of Nationalism”, In: Orthodoxy in the Agora: Orthodox Christian Political Theologies Across History, Mihai-D. Grigore, Vasilios N. Makrides (Eds.), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Brill, pp. 203–219.
- Zejnulahović, Damir, Sara Nikolić, Miloš Janković (2024), “I’d Rather Bite My Tongue Off Than Stand With Them: Paralysis of Political Engagement in Serbia”, Etnoantropološki problemi, 19 (1): 239–263.
- Antonijević, Pavle (2023), „AVNOJ u srpskim udžbenicima istorije: Od ideologizovane slike srećne budućnosti do nacionalističkog revizionizma“, Historia Moderna Bosnia & Herzegovina, 4 (4): 155–176.
- Balunović, Filip (2023), Beda ljudskih prava: Desnica, pandemija i nauka kao novo polje političke borbe, Belgrade: Faculty of Media and Communication, Singidunum University.
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub (2023), „Osnivanje organizacije Mladi muslimani i njen razlaz sa ilmijskim udruženjima el Hidaje 1943. godine“, Tokovi istorije, 31 (2): 133–166.
- Mandić, Marija, Krisztina Rácz (2023), “Learning the language of social environment: The case of Hungarian in Vojvodina (Serbia)”, Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (4): 460–480.
- Marković, Vukan (2023), “Awaiting the Demise of the Liberal Order: Historicising the Crisis of Liberalism”, Philosophy and Society, 34 (3): 495–513.
- Mladenović, Ivica (2023), Sva naša (ne)razumevanja. Francuski intelektualci i ratovi za jugoslovensko nasleđe (1991–1999), Beograd: Službeni glasnik.
- Matijević, Tijana (2023), “The Age of Skin and the Epoch of an Author: A Eulogy to Dubravka Ugrešić”, Comparative Southeast European Studies, 71 (3): 434–447.
- Pavlović, Aleksandar (2023), “The Spectres of the Yugoslav Wars: Minorities’ Response to State Disintegration”, Philosophy and Society, 34 (4): 653–669.
- Zaharijević, Adriana, Joanna Wawrzyniak, Anca Dohotariu (2023), “Who Cares for Families? Narrative(s) of Return in Postsocialist Europe”, East European Politics and Societies and Cultures, 0 (0).
- Žarković, Petar (2023), „Zabeleška Veljka Mićunovića – prilog istoriji jugoslovenske diplomatije“, Tokovi Istorije, 31 (1): 243–260.
- Bešlin, Milivoj (2022), Ideja moderne Srbije u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji, 1, Novi Sad, Beograd: Akademska knjiga, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju.
- Pantović, Ljiljana (2022), “Providing a service or seeking a favor? The role of private prenatal care on the continuity of care in Serbian public maternity hospitals”, Birth, 49 (3): 506–513,
- Jovanović, Rodoljub, Angela Bermudez (2021), “The Next Generation: Nationalism and Violence in the Narratives of Serbian Students on the Break-up of Yugoslavia”, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 21 (1): 2–25.
- Vasiljević, Jelena (2021), “Solidarity Reasoning and Citizenship Agendas: From Socialist Yugoslavia to Neoliberal Serbia”, East European Politics and Societies, 35 (2): 271–292.
- Milovan Pissari (2021), “La socialdemocrazia serba di fronte alla guerra: le figure di Dimitrije Tucović e Dragiša Lapčević”, J’accuse! Opposizioni alla guerra, 1914 – 1918, Quinto Antonelli, Mirko Saltori (Eds.), Trento: Fondazione Museo storico del Trentino, pp. 117–129.
Media
- Milovan Pissari, Insajder TV: Priča o priči, „ Kako nestati“, 30.05.2024
- Marija Mandić, „Genocidni diktator“, Portal Peščanik, 29.05.2024
- Aleksandar Pavlović, „Stvaranje neprijatelja“, Intervju za podkast „Kulture sećanja“, 12.04.2024
- Filip Balunović, Radio Slobodna Evropa: Most, „Zašto sirotinja na Zapadnom Balkanu više veruje nacionalističkoj desnici nego levici?“, 24.03.2024
- Adriana Zaharijević, “Empowering peace in the Balkans: Can adult education pave the way?”, Elm. Europan Lifelong Learning Magazine, 20.03.2024
- Milivoj Bešlin, Insajder TV: Marker, „U velikoj meri rehabilitovana politika 90-ih godina“, 11.03.2024
- Petar Žarković, Insajder TV: Insajder debata, „Država i državnost“, 15.02.2024
- Jelena Vasiljević, “Serbian elections: a postcard from the doorsteps of the EU”, European Alternatives Journal, 10.01.2024
Public debates; Roundtables
- Aleksandar Pavlović, “Understanding the dynamics of Serbian-Albanian Relations”, Regional Peacebuilding Academy, Bečići, Montenegro, 24.04.2024.
- Adriana Zaharijević, Panel “Amor Mundi: Who’s afraid of democracy?”, Međunarodni sastanak ženskih fondova i aktivistkinja grass-root organizacija iz Latinske Amerike i Evrope, Belgrade: Initiative On the Right Track, Rekonstrukcija ženski fond, 13.03.2024.
- Damir Zejnulahović, Regional debate: „Učešće mladih u političkim procesima na Zapadnom Balkanu“, Academy for Democratic Development, Belgrade, 14.12.2023
- Milivoj Bešlin, Petar Žarković, Roundtable: „Latinka Perović – Srpska duhovna vertikala“, Media center Belgrade, 12.12.2023
- Petar Žarković, Tijana Matijević, Revolucija i emancipacija: Mitra Mitrović i Žena danas (1936-1940), Belgrade, IFDT, 6.11.2023
- Filip Balunović, Filozofski teatar, Bitef Tetatar, 15.05.2023
- Misao Zorana Đinđića: filozofske i politikološke perspektive, Belgrade, IFDT, 7.3.2023
Policy Recommendations
- Jovanović, Rodoljub (2023), Stavovi mladih u Srbiji o ratovima devedesetih, YIHR – Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Belgrade, Serbia
- Milivoj Bešlin, „Apel za prihvatanje EU predloga sorazuma“, Media center Belgrade, 2.02.2023
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- ABOUT
Members of YugoLab are actively involved in scientific research, publishing and presenting scientific results, as well as in public engagement, such as media, public forums, panel discussions, or debates on relevant social topics. Members of YugoLab particularly focus on three thematic areas: 1) (Post) Yugoslav studies; 2) Democratic socialism; 3) Identity politics.
1) (Post) Yugoslav studies
YugoLab’s (Post) Yugoslav studies concentrate on the cultural, political, and social dimensions of Yugoslavia and its heritage, aiming to illuminate the complexities of the Yugoslav experience and its enduring impact on contemporary social structures. The empirical research is interdisciplinary, employing theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches from the humanities and social sciences. YugoLab initiated a series of regional dialogues beginning in 2022.
2) Democratic socialism
YugoLab examines democratic socialism, exploring how the ideals of social justice, solidarity, and economic equality can be harmonized with institutions and practices grounded in participatory democracy, freedom, and political pluralism. The conference “Democratic Socialism: Yugoslav experience and contemporary reflections” along with the special issue of the journal Philosophy and Society (34 (4), 2023) titled “Democratic Socialism’ Reassessed: Insights from Yugoslavia’s Experience to Global Trends” (edited by Ivica Mladenović and Petar Žarković) summarize our most significant insights on democratic socialism.
3) Identity politics
YugoLab begins with the understanding that identities are complex and dynamic, with individuals experiencing identification with multiple (imagined) communities, such as country, nation, region, homeland, religion, gender, sexuality, class, language, culture, and profession. These identities may overlap, intersect, and sometimes be exclusive. Identity politics emerge from both top-down and bottom-up processes, influencing each other. Therefore, we investigate the (dis)continuities and mutual correlations of various identifications, as well as their relationship towards society, ideology and power. YugoLab leads the project “Imagining the Nation: Contesting Serbian National Narratives (XX-XXI century)” coordinated by Milivoj Bešlin and funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia through the Prisma Program (2024-2027).
- ACTIVITIES
Conference
- Balkan Talks on War and Peace, supported by: S. Fischer Stiftung, Belgrade, CZKD, 2–3.10.2023
- Democratic socialism: Yugoslav experience and contemporary reflections, Belgrade, IFDT, 7.11.2022
- Demokratski socijalizam: otvaranje konferencije i reč dobrodošlice
- Demokratski socijalizam: prva sesija
- Demokratski socijalizam: druga sesija
- Demokratski socijalizam: treća sesija
- Multiculturality of Novi Sad – national communities in Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 12.02.2022
- Kosovo-Serbia: Different Approach, Belgrade, IFDT, 5.11.2021
- The Non-Aligned Movement & Socialist Yugoslavia: Exploring social, cultural, political and economic imaginaries, IFDT, on-line, 26.02.2021
Courses
- “Beyond War and Peace: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine”, Invisible University for Ukraine, CEU, 2023/2024 Spring
- “Western Balkans: Imperial Legacies, Nation-Building, State Disintegration”, Invisible University for Ukraine, CEU, 2023/2024 Fa
Lectures
- Frank Georgi, Yugoslav Self-Management as a Model for the French Left? IFDT, 27.2.2024
- Igor Duda, “There is no ideal local community anywhere, but…”: On Socialist Self-management in Yugoslavia, IFDT, 9.11.2023
- Ana Podvršič, Yugoslavia under the Washington Consensus: from the debt crisis to the collapse of states, IFDT, 6.6.2023
- Rastko Močnik, Historical significance of Yugoslav socialism, IFDT, 9.5.2023
- Tanja Petrović, The Slovenian alternative scene in the 1980s: The effects of ambivalence, IFDT, 19.4.2023
Book seminars
- Dubravka Stojanović, Prošlosti dolazi. Promene u tumačenju prošlosti u srpskim udžbenicima istorije 1913-2021, Belgrade: XX vek, 2023; Belgrade, IFDT, 19.3.2024
- Filip Balunović, Beda ljudskih prava: Desnica, pandemija i nauka kao novo polje političke borbe, Belgrade: Faculty of Media and Communications, 2022; Belgrade: IFDT, 21.12.2023
- Bogomir Herman, Herman quo vadimus, Belgrade: Beopolis; Belgrade, IFDT, 15.6.2023
- Lucija Balikić, Najbolje namjere: Britanski i francuski intelektualci i stvaranje Jugoslavije, Zagreb: Srednja Europa, 2022; Belgrade, IFDT, 28.2.2023
- Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić, Između nebrige i neznanja. Žene, seksualnost i planiranje porodice u Jugoslaviji (1918-1991), Belgrade: Arhipelag, 2022; Belgrade, IFDT, 15.5.2023
- MEMBERS
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Secretaries:
Members:
External associates:
Božić Marko (Faculty of Law, Union University)Čakardić Ankica (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb)Đureinović Jelena (University of Vienna)Gužvica Stefan (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Sankt-Petersburg)Hasanović Jasmin (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo)Jakovina Tvrtko (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb)Kamberović Husnija (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo)Kirn Gal (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana)Klasić Hrvoje (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb)Marković Dušan (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade)Marković Goran (Faculty of Law, University of East Sarajevo)Miletić Aleksandar R. (Institute for Recent History of Serbia, Belgrade)Milošević Srđan (Faculty of Law, Union University)Pantelić Ivana (Institute of Contemporary History, Belgrade)Prekić Adnan (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro)Stanić Veljko (Sorbonne University – PhD student)Stefanov Nenad (Humboldt University of Berlin)Velikonja Mitja (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana)- PUBLICATIONS
- Branković, Marija, Milica Ninković (2024), “Impact of political instability and wars on the mental health of people in European countries: Lessons from the war in the Balkans”, In: Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War, Adrian Bonner (Ed.), Bristol University Press. /forthcoming/
- Cvetković, Vladimir (2024), “Saint-Savahood (Svetosavlje) between Political Theology and Ideology of Nationalism”, In: Orthodoxy in the Agora: Orthodox Christian Political Theologies Across History, Mihai-D. Grigore, Vasilios N. Makrides (Eds.), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Brill, pp. 203–219.
- Zejnulahović, Damir, Sara Nikolić, Miloš Janković (2024), “I’d Rather Bite My Tongue Off Than Stand With Them: Paralysis of Political Engagement in Serbia”, Etnoantropološki problemi, 19 (1): 239–263.
- Antonijević, Pavle (2023), „AVNOJ u srpskim udžbenicima istorije: Od ideologizovane slike srećne budućnosti do nacionalističkog revizionizma“, Historia Moderna Bosnia & Herzegovina, 4 (4): 155–176.
- Balunović, Filip (2023), Beda ljudskih prava: Desnica, pandemija i nauka kao novo polje političke borbe, Belgrade: Faculty of Media and Communication, Singidunum University.
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub (2023), „Osnivanje organizacije Mladi muslimani i njen razlaz sa ilmijskim udruženjima el Hidaje 1943. godine“, Tokovi istorije, 31 (2): 133–166.
- Mandić, Marija, Krisztina Rácz (2023), “Learning the language of social environment: The case of Hungarian in Vojvodina (Serbia)”, Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (4): 460–480.
- Marković, Vukan (2023), “Awaiting the Demise of the Liberal Order: Historicising the Crisis of Liberalism”, Philosophy and Society, 34 (3): 495–513.
- Mladenović, Ivica (2023), Sva naša (ne)razumevanja. Francuski intelektualci i ratovi za jugoslovensko nasleđe (1991–1999), Beograd: Službeni glasnik.
- Matijević, Tijana (2023), “The Age of Skin and the Epoch of an Author: A Eulogy to Dubravka Ugrešić”, Comparative Southeast European Studies, 71 (3): 434–447.
- Pavlović, Aleksandar (2023), “The Spectres of the Yugoslav Wars: Minorities’ Response to State Disintegration”, Philosophy and Society, 34 (4): 653–669.
- Zaharijević, Adriana, Joanna Wawrzyniak, Anca Dohotariu (2023), “Who Cares for Families? Narrative(s) of Return in Postsocialist Europe”, East European Politics and Societies and Cultures, 0 (0).
- Žarković, Petar (2023), „Zabeleška Veljka Mićunovića – prilog istoriji jugoslovenske diplomatije“, Tokovi Istorije, 31 (1): 243–260.
- Bešlin, Milivoj (2022), Ideja moderne Srbije u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji, 1, Novi Sad, Beograd: Akademska knjiga, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju.
- Pantović, Ljiljana (2022), “Providing a service or seeking a favor? The role of private prenatal care on the continuity of care in Serbian public maternity hospitals”, Birth, 49 (3): 506–513,
- Jovanović, Rodoljub, Angela Bermudez (2021), “The Next Generation: Nationalism and Violence in the Narratives of Serbian Students on the Break-up of Yugoslavia”, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 21 (1): 2–25.
- Vasiljević, Jelena (2021), “Solidarity Reasoning and Citizenship Agendas: From Socialist Yugoslavia to Neoliberal Serbia”, East European Politics and Societies, 35 (2): 271–292.
- Milovan Pissari (2021), “La socialdemocrazia serba di fronte alla guerra: le figure di Dimitrije Tucović e Dragiša Lapčević”, J’accuse! Opposizioni alla guerra, 1914 – 1918, Quinto Antonelli, Mirko Saltori (Eds.), Trento: Fondazione Museo storico del Trentino, pp. 117–129.
- PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Media
- Milovan Pissari, Insajder TV: Priča o priči, „ Kako nestati“, 30.05.2024
- Marija Mandić, „Genocidni diktator“, Portal Peščanik, 29.05.2024
- Aleksandar Pavlović, „Stvaranje neprijatelja“, Intervju za podkast „Kulture sećanja“, 12.04.2024
- Filip Balunović, Radio Slobodna Evropa: Most, „Zašto sirotinja na Zapadnom Balkanu više veruje nacionalističkoj desnici nego levici?“, 24.03.2024
- Adriana Zaharijević, “Empowering peace in the Balkans: Can adult education pave the way?”, Elm. Europan Lifelong Learning Magazine, 20.03.2024
- Milivoj Bešlin, Insajder TV: Marker, „U velikoj meri rehabilitovana politika 90-ih godina“, 11.03.2024
- Petar Žarković, Insajder TV: Insajder debata, „Država i državnost“, 15.02.2024
- Jelena Vasiljević, “Serbian elections: a postcard from the doorsteps of the EU”, European Alternatives Journal, 10.01.2024
Public debates; Roundtables
- Aleksandar Pavlović, “Understanding the dynamics of Serbian-Albanian Relations”, Regional Peacebuilding Academy, Bečići, Montenegro, 24.04.2024.
- Adriana Zaharijević, Panel “Amor Mundi: Who’s afraid of democracy?”, Međunarodni sastanak ženskih fondova i aktivistkinja grass-root organizacija iz Latinske Amerike i Evrope, Belgrade: Initiative On the Right Track, Rekonstrukcija ženski fond, 13.03.2024.
- Damir Zejnulahović, Regional debate: „Učešće mladih u političkim procesima na Zapadnom Balkanu“, Academy for Democratic Development, Belgrade, 14.12.2023
- Milivoj Bešlin, Petar Žarković, Roundtable: „Latinka Perović – Srpska duhovna vertikala“, Media center Belgrade, 12.12.2023
- Petar Žarković, Tijana Matijević, Revolucija i emancipacija: Mitra Mitrović i Žena danas (1936-1940), Belgrade, IFDT, 6.11.2023
- Filip Balunović, Filozofski teatar, Bitef Tetatar, 15.05.2023
- Misao Zorana Đinđića: filozofske i politikološke perspektive, Belgrade, IFDT, 7.3.2023
Policy Recommendations
- Jovanović, Rodoljub (2023), Stavovi mladih u Srbiji o ratovima devedesetih, YIHR – Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Belgrade, Serbia
- Milivoj Bešlin, „Apel za prihvatanje EU predloga sorazuma“, Media center Belgrade, 2.02.2023
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