Representing the Yugoslav Pioneer Delegations through Musical Performances at Children’s International Summer Villages (1962–1988)

Abstract

The paper aims to highlight the importance of international networking of the Yugoslav Pioneer Association [Savez pionira Jugoslavije] аs part of the Union of Organizations for the Education and Care of Children of Yugoslavia [Savez organizacija za vaspitanje i brigu o deci Jugoslavije] through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The study pays particular attention to the dynamics of the relationship between Yugoslav Pioneer Association and the Children’s International Summer Villages (CISV) organization from 1955 to 1988, specifically from 1962, when the first Yugoslav pioneer delegation participated in the CISV camp in Alexandria, Egypt, until 1988, when the last Yugoslav pioneer delegations attended camps across Europe. The central part of the paper focuses on the analysis of the musical segment of the programs through which Yugoslav pioneer delegations presented themselves at CISV camps across Europe and the world. The paper aims to demonstrate how the presentation of Yugoslav pioneer delegations, through the selection of various musical genres, reflected the country’s foreign policy orientation, internal social and political conditions, and the level of development of musical education and culture in Yugoslavia.