Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Insurgent Conservativism in Romania Insurgent conservatism is on the rise. New conservative civil society groups and movements are trying to expand their social base and mobilise adherents as they frame their action(ism) as rebellion against, or counterculture to, the...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Democracy and the State of Emergency: Easing Measures and Rising Tensions in the Struggle with the Corona Crisis in the Western Balkans, Croatia and Slovenia While the anti-Corona measures are being relaxed in most cases, the State of Emergency has not been lifted in all countries of the region, yet. North Macedonia is struggling with a worrisome increase of infections. Five countries of the...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values A State of Emergency and a Pandemic: Constitutional Frameworks Analysis In Bosnia and Herzegovina the term human rights is a platitude mostly used for daily political purposes without real understanding of the term, and especially without raised awareness of effective mechanisms for human rights protection....
Publication Publication Socio-ecological transformation in SEE Jobwende: Effects of the Energiewende on Work and Employment The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced to zero by 2050 at the latest if global warming is to be limited to 1.5 °C. If we fail to achieve that objective, we risk...
Publication Publication Socio-ecological transformation in SEE Green Recovery and Social Democracy: Programmatic Challenges for a Climate-neutral Europe Social democrats in Europe should use the Green Deal to bring together key issues such as climate protection, decent work, social cohesion and economic development in a renewed drive for progress and recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Democracy and the State of Emergency Political Battles Emerging out of the Corona Crisis in the Western Balkans, Croatia and Slovenia Report Two This is the second in a series of reports which sets out to analyse the effects of the Corona crisis management on institutions, political and civil rights, parties, civil society, as well as external factors. While the governments have...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends & Dynamics Special Edition The COVID-19 Pandemic in Southeast Europe: Experiences on the Ground The global COVID-19 pandemic will long be remembered as an inflection point in personal life as well as in global politics and history. While the full scope and depth of the crisis – in terms of public health but also economics and...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values People on move deprived of human rights: Refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina without human rights A new, temporary refugee and migrant accommodation center, with the capacity to accommodate up to 3,000 people, will open in mid-April in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center will be in the village of Lipa, 22 kilometers south-east of...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Energy geopolitics in the Balkans: Geopolitics and European integration of the Western Balkans The Western Balkans remain poorly connected in terms of infrastructure, with an atomized energy market, burdened with political instability, which negatively affects the region's energy security. External actors, most notably Russia and...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Foreign policies in Western Balkans: Allignment with the EU common foreign and security policy When it comes to EU CFSP compliance, the percentage of Western Balkan countries' compliance with the High Representative's declarations and EU Council decisions varies, and comparative analysis shows that the level of compliance does not...
