Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Foundations of Social Democracy Politics requires a clear sense of direction. Only those who are able to state their goals clearly will achieve them and inspire others. In light of that, in this Reader we would like to address the question of what social democracy...
Publication Publication Progressive Peace Policy Dialogues – Ownership for Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkan Countries At the end of 2008, the then EU-Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, declared 2009 as the “Critical Year of the Balkans“. It remains to be seen if this prediction will come true, whether it is meant to be a warning or an offer, and...
Publication The Global Crisis on the European Periphery Obviously, none of the ex-communist countries of the European periphery could escape the great crisis. Regardless of their integration in global markets (such as Hungary) or their peripheral position (such as Serbia) - no macroeconomic...
Publication Publication Social Democratic Politics and Values Social Democratic Parties in Central and Southeast Europe According to Max Weber, political parties represent voluntary associations whose mail goal is to control the resources of the state (power, jobs, money) through their leaders. However, Weber notes that north and western Europe are a...
Publication Foreign Policy Review In this issue we try to answer a few crucial questions on the future of regional cooperation and EU accession from four different standpoints (the Albanian, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian). How do the four mentioned states and their...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Political Parties and Minority Participation Minority political participation is where minority rights and social attitudes towards minorities meet. Conventionally, minority rights include approaches to avoid discrimination and affirm cultural distinctiveness of the community....
Publication Publication Progressive Peace Policy Strengthening Regional Stability through Human Security The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Center for Prevention and European Values (former Initiative for Peace-building and Democracy) in 2004 launched a project entitled “Partners in Peace and Prevention” which aimed at endorsing the...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Synopsis of the flat tax rates in the region of South East Europe The main purpose of this Brochure: “Synopsis of the Flat Tax Rates in the Region of South East Europe” is to present selected economic information in a simple and comprehensible way to decision-makers of diverse professional background....
