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The paper explores sensitive relation between built heritage and modernisation in the urban context. Heritage reflects the past, but it is now widely accepted to be inherently present-orientated and political, because decisions concerning which parts of the past should be protected and in what way, play a key role in how groups portray their peoples' history, shared identity and collective memory to the outside world. The focus of the analysis is on the area around the confluence of two international rivers – the Sava and the Danube – in Belgrade, locally called Ušće, which was a strategic point for the city's birth and development on the account of its topographical and natural features. Once again in Belgrade's history, this area is in the centre of attention, this time as the main location of the ongoing process of Belgrade`s radical urban change/development. Impossible to separate from heritage, the term landscape will be explored in the context of Ušće, as it refers to a complex and fluid concept, which perfectly depicts the relation between physical environment and cultural and social meanings of a certain place. Hence, the tools and processes of identification, conservation and management of both extraordinary heritage and ordinary landscape are growing ever closer (Council of Europe, 2000).

Deep-rooted political turbulence, along with the present hybrid regime, have resulted in an undesirable social, economic and political milieu in Serbia. Such an atmosphere is a fertile ground for a grey economy, corruption, nepotism and restrictions to media freedoms. These 'unconventional' means of social functioning, have caused a decline in trust towards state institutions and proportionally, increase of citizen participation in non-institutional models of engagement. The aim of this paper is to analyse one such model of non-institutional engagement: the local activist group Za naš Kej, operating in the area Savski blokovi (Sava apartment blocks) in New Belgrade. The authors analysed local residents' perception of the activist group Za naš Kej in comparison to the group's narratives and actions. By using a grounded theory approach authors explained the role of groups such as Za Naš Kej in the development of participatory and deliberative democracy within the local community. Our data indicates that Za naš kej, despite its local character, does not have a strong foothold in the community, and thus receives only passive support. Citizens perceive Za naš kej as mediator between local institutions and residents of the Sava apartment blocks. Despite the failure to mobilise a wider group of citizens for their cause, this activist group continues to be a relevant (political) actor within the local community. ; Duboko ukorenjene političke turbulencije, zajedno sa sadašnjim hibridnim režimom, dovele su do nepoželjnog društvenog, ekonomskog i političkog miljea u Srbiji. Takva atmosfera je plodno tlo za sivu ekonomiju, korupciju, nepotizam i ograničavanje medijskih sloboda. Ovi "nekonvencionalni" načini društvenog funkcionisanja, izazvali su smanjivanje poverenja u državne institucije i srazmerno tome, porast učešć a građana u vaninstitucionalnim modelima angažovanja. Cilj ovog rada je da se analizira jedan takav model vaninstitucionalnog angažovanja: lokalna aktivistička grupa Za naš kej, koja deluje u Savskim blokovima na Novom Beogradu. Autorke su analizirale percepciju lokalnog stanovništva o aktivističkoj grupi Za naš Kej u poređenju sa narativima i akcijama grupe. Korišć enjem utemeljenog teorijskog pristupa autorke su objasnile ulogu grupa kao što je Za Naš Kej u razvoju participativne i deliberativne demokratije u lokalnoj zajednici. Naši podaci govore da Za naš kej, i pored svog lokalnog karaktera, nema čvrsto uporište u zajednici, pa stoga dobija samo pasivnu podršku. Građani vide Za naš kej kao posrednika između lokalnih institucija i stanovnika stambenih blokova pored Save. Uprkos neuspehu da mobiliše širu grupu građana, ova aktivistička grupa nastavlja da bude relevantan (politički) akter u lokalnoj zajednici.

Deep-rooted political turbulence, along with the present hybrid regime, have
resulted in an undesirable social, economic and political milieu in Serbia.
Such an atmosphere is a fertile ground for a grey economy, corruption,
nepotism and restrictions to media freedoms. These ?unconventional? means of
social functioning, have caused a decline in trust towards state
institutions and proportionally, increase of citizen participation in
non-institutional models of engagement. The aim of this paper is to analyse
one such model of non-institutional engagement: the local activist group Za
nas Kej, operating in the area Savski blokovi (Sava apartment blocks) in New
Belgrade. The authors analysed local residents? perception of the activist
group Za nas Kej in comparison to the group?s narratives and actions. By
using a grounded theory approach authors explained the role of groups such
as Za Nas Kej in the development of participatory and deliberative democracy
within the local community. Our data indicates that Za nas kej, despite its
local character, does not have a strong foothold in the community, and thus
receives only passive support. Citizens perceive Za nas kej as mediator
between local institutions and residents of the Sava apartment blocks.
Despite the failure to mobilise a wider group of citizens for their cause,
this activist group continues to be a relevant (political) actor within the
local community.