Publication #FivePointsOn Youth in Southeast Europe The traditional narrative in the new democracies of Southeast Europe (SEE) – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia – frequently blames young people for...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Gender in Politics in Southeast Europe 2017 was a major year in the advancement of women’s issues and women’s causes, indeed, one of the most significant in decades. The #MeToo campaign, and the campaigns which preceded it, cast into sharp relief the endemic culture of sexual...
Publication Publication Progressive Peace Policy Albania and Greece: Understanding and Explaining Most of Albanian citizens asked in a national poll in 2013 about whether Greece would like to see Albania in the European Union answered no, an answer that might sound expected in the context of the difficult relationships but that...
Publication Publication Socio-ecological transformation in SEE Green Growth Perspectives for Serbia Analysis Belgrade: Transparently Renewing Efficiency Serbia is in a position to pursue long-term sustainable ‘green growth’ strategies. Society in Serbia can be mobilized around this goal, since green growth strategies are able to simultaneously deliver on GDP growth, impairment of...
Publication The EU and the Western Balkans after the Berlin Process Launched in 2014 following the Juncker Declaration on enlargement and against the backdrop of key geopolitical challenges at the EU’s doorstep, the Berlin process is an initiative aimed at maintaining the ...
Publication Publication Progressive Peace Policy Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Beyond Reconciliation in Southeastern Europe Almost three decades ago, at a time when the rest of Europe was reveling in the peaceful conclusion of the Cold War, the former Yugoslavia imploded into a frenzy of internecine warfare and the consequences still weigh on the region. Yet...
Publication The Berlin Process 2014 - 2018 The UK Summit in 2018 will be the last one of the current cycle of Western Balkans Summits, dubbed “the Berlin Process”. Started in 2014 in Berlin, this process has provided a unique contribution to WB6 regional...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Income Inequality in Serbia The Poll on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) conducted in Serbia in 2013, strikingly shows that inequality in Serbia is much larger than in any other EU country.
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Coping with Demographic Decline in Croatia and Bulgaria From 2007 to date, the demographic picture of Croatia as presented by basic demographic indicators (i.e. natural growth, net migration and total population change) shows features not typical for most EU countries. Since the beginning of...
Publication The Digital Economy in Southeast Europe The 21st century belongs to the digital economy: the growth of online businesses, e-commerce, the digitalization of industries and easy access to high speed Internet have brought about new challenges in an increasingly ...
