This article studies the level of female scientists' work satisfaction, and general and gender-related factors that would contribute to greater work satisfaction. We applied an interdisciplinary approach -we draw on Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of (professional) development, sociological analysis of the context and linguistic analysis of the text. A hundred Serbian female scientists filled in the online questionnaire. They reported moderate satisfaction with their work. Thematic analysis of their answers yielded nine general work satisfaction improvement factors: Creating a fair and effective management and improving relations with superiors, Improving social relationships with peers (Bronfenbrenner's micro-and meso-system), Improving technical resources, Increasing salaries, Professional improvement support, The modernization and application of scientific work, Improving human resources, Establishing transparent, consistent and fair system rules (exosystem) and Combating corruption and nepotism (macrosystem). Six gender-related factors were determined: Overcoming social obstacles related to pregnancy and child-care, Change in attitudes in cases of * This paper is the result of the projects: "Identification, measurement and development of cognitive and emotional competences important for the society oriented to European integrations" (N S , M T , V Đ 298 harassment (micro-and meso-system), Overcoming legal obstacles related to pregnancy and child-care, Change in procedures in cases of harassment (exosystem), Achieving respect and equality, and Changing social image through personal efforts (macrosystem). Recommendations for policy and practice improvement are discussed in the light of the dominant values in the Serbian post-socialist transformation context.

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Postindustrial develoment and postfordist model of capitalism led to the shift in city development model, from programs that were strategically developed on a national level (top-down perspective) to a new concept that insists on locally based or neo - endogenous city development. The main aim of this paper is to shed light on a different conceptual and contextual approaches to the notion of the neo - endogenous development in European context, and to give an answer to the question whether and how Serbian cities (Kragujevac, Zrenjanin, Uzice, Sabac, Sombor and Novi Pazar) are moving towards this new development model. Attitudes of local experts and city evelopment strategies are in the main anaytical focus. In the first part, concepts of localised and localy based or neoendogenous development are discussed and related to the concepts of territorial capital, teritorialization, ecological paradox. In the second part, these concepts are contextualised through discusson based on strategic commitments of the EU, and relevant characteristics of post-socialist transformation of European countries, including Serbian society. In the third part, the goals and method of conducted empirical research are stated, and the results presented. The final part briefly synthesises the similarities and differences in manifesting ecological paradox among the researched cities, which are related to the perceived development potentials and obstacles in acordance to neo - endogenous development model. The paper is informed by qualitative based on the survey research conducted by Institute for Sociological Research of University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy in 2013/14. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179035: Izazovi nove drustvene integracije u Srbiji ? koncepti i akteri]

The focus of this paper is exploration of translocal spaces through examination of global-local knowledge exchange between middling migrants and ?cosmopolitan? locals in semi-peripheral urban contexts. Translocal spaces are taken as concrete places (workplace, venue of business meeting, places for entertainment and recreation, public spaces, etc.) where interactions between middling migrants and the local population occur and where global and local knowledge, experience and practice are exchanged. The analysis is based on the results of qualitative research conducted in Belgrade (from November 2018 to March 2019). The sample is composed of 42 respondents: 21 middling migrants (well-educated transmigrants employed in international companies, developmental agencies, embassies and universities) and 21 ?cosmopolitan? locals (Serbian employees in international companies and agencies who have been educated abroad and/or have a rich experience of working in a multinational environment). The paper focuses on two aspects: (1) opportunities and obstacles for globallocal knowledge exchange; and (2) spaces in Belgrade where this exchange most frequently occurs and that, as a consequence, become translocal.