Publication Social and Economic Justice Publication Social and Economic Justice Policy Paper: Solidarity-based approach to integrating Western Balkans in a stronger European Union Critical of the status quo approach to enlargement, Florent Marciacq offers a strategic alternative by proposing “robust solidarity” as a new guiding principle that focuses on the EU’s foundational visions and values. Only with renewed...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Policy Paper: The Situation of Youth in the WB6 Countries In recent years, considerable attention has been devoted by scholars and policy-makers to youth in the Western Balkans‘ six (WB6) countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. While young...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Political Culture in Southeast Europe: Navigating between Democratic and Authoritarian Beliefs and Practices Any process of political and wider social and political changes strongly depends on the quality of political culture. The failure of the countries of Southeast Europe (often called the Western Balkans) in the last three...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Youth Study Southeast Europe 2018 - 2019 The challenges confronting youth in Southeast Europe have been receiving increased international attention in the past few years. Addressing the evident lack of channels giving young people a say in policy-making, the...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Romania and Bulgaria’s Membership in the EU: Progress, Challenges, Prospects Our first Political Trends & Dynamics issue of 2019 focuses and serves also as the first part of a two-part series examining the linkages between corruption, democratic back-sliding, civil society mobilization and political participation...
Publication International Parliamentarian Conference Cavtat: Newsletter After the accession of Croatia into the EU in 2013, six Western Balkans countries were left at Europe’s front door – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Kosovo, Mazedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The social democratic argument has to stay...
Publication Publication Socio-ecological transformation in SEE Energy Transition in South East and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Countries in South East and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia have enormous potential for renewable energy and energy saving. Energy transition could help in the solution of pressing energy security and health issues, boost...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Ecology and Justice in Southeast Europe Though rarely a topic of public debate, addressing the challenges of climate change is a particular issue for Southeastern Europe, owing to the region’s combination of post-communist and post-conflict governance concerns. Policy regimes...
Publication Publication Progressive Peace Policy Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Bilateral Disputes in Southeast Europe The Western Balkans remain the site of numerous, protracted bilateral disputes. Most of these concern competing claims to territory, identity, the status of minorities and, in some cases, name disputes (Macedonia is the...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice A New Economic Agenda for Southeast Europe The development gap towards Central Eastern Europe as well as towards the EU average remains huge. In order to bridge this gap, the Western Balkans need to make better and more differentiated use of foreign direct...
