Publication Beyond Projects: Local Legitimacy and Civil Society Advocacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina This paper presents research on what makes an NGO legitimate in the eyes of citizens, and how legitimacy affects the outcomes they are able to achieve. It found that intermediary NGOs supported by both donors and citizens are able to...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Chinese Soft Power in Southeast Europe China has “arrived” in Southeast Europe. Beijing’s assertive new foreign policy, the hallmark of President Xi Jinping’s six year reign as the executive of the People’s Republic, has seen the country accelerate and deepen its foreign ties...
Publication Irregular migration and smuggling of migrants along the Balkan route 2011-2017 The research report identifies, documents and analyses patterns and characteristics of irregular migration in thirteen states along the so-called Balkan route in the period from 2011 to 2017. These states are Albania, Austria,...
Publication European Cohesion: Progress at a Snail's Pace Both Europe-wide inequality and the at-risk-of-poverty rate again fell slightly from 2016 to 2017. This was largely due to the strong growth in the poorer new EU member states between the Baltic and the Balkans. In particular, the number...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: The European Project in the Western Balkans: Crisis and Transition In the light of recent events, it is becoming clear that at present that basic deal for Western Balkan countries in the EU enlargement process— reform for membership — has collapsed. Some may argue that EU policy towards the region was...
Publication Fact sheet: Youth Study Southeast Europe The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is publishing a fact sheet based on ground-breaking reports on the experiences and aspirations of youth in Southeast Europe, presenting youth demands for a decent future.
Publication Policy Paper: Youth and Labour Markets in Southeast Europe The 2018/2019 FES survey results confirm that young people in most countries of SEE share what has become an almost universal experience of young people everywhere: they are struggling to find quality jobs. This struggle may have dire...
Publication Policy Paper: Political and Civic Participation of Youth in Southeast Europe Young people’s increasing political and civic disengagement has been a consistent preoccupation of scholars and policy- makers over the past few decades due to its negative implications for the future of democratic citizenship and...
Publication Policy Paper: Youth Mobility and Migration in Southeast Europe The issue of young people’s emigration from South-eastern Europe (SEE) has recently drawn considerable public and scholarly attention. Predominantly fuelled by economic uncertainty at home, youth emigration has especially picked up...
Publication Blueprint Prespa? Lessons learned from the Greece-North Macedonia agreement In February 2019, Macedonia received new name boards on its border crossings, and a new logo on the Government website. The country is now officially known as the Republic of North Macedonia. The process getting...
