Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice The Transformation of Organised Labour: Mobilising Power Resources to Confront 21st Century Capitalism At the beginning of the 21st century, organised labour is facing new challenges as profound changes in the world of labour have taken place. Major socio-economic trends such as precarisation, informalisation, globalisation and...
Publication Us vs. Them in Central and Eastern Europe: Populism, the Refugee Other and the Re-Consideration of National Identity The European Union (EU) faced an unprecedented challenge in 2015. Commonly described as the migration crisis, a strong influx of refugees arrived to the continent. These refugees mostly came through the Balkan route, which spans...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Religion and Secularism in Southeast Europe Southeastern Europe is a genuine cultural mosaic. Despite the claims of nationalists, no polity in the region is truly homogeneous; ethnic and religious communities intersect and blend together all across the region and have done so for...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Unequal Chances and Unjust Outcomes: Confronting Inequality in Southeast Europe In Southeast Europe (SEE), a region undergoing challenging economic and political transitions, levels of income inequality tend to be among the highest in Europe. Despite inequality’s serious repercussions, governments in the region have...
Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice #FivePointsOn Inequality in Southeast Europe In recent decades, within-country inequality of income and wealth has been on a worldwide rise. In Southeast Europe (SEE), levels of income inequality tend to be among the highest in Europe. Focusing on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Publication Kosovo National Youth Congress Kosovo is one of the countries with the youngest population in Europe. This youth Therefore should be a respective part in policy and decision-making. But, unfortunately, due to lack of the institutional, social and media space, the...
Publication The Kosovo We Want After several months of research and discussion, some of the civil society organizations decided that there is a need fora civic platform in which main challenges of the Kosovo society would be highlighted and addressed in a...
Publication Beyond Enlargement - Why the EU‘s Western Balkans Policy Needs a Reset Brussels has pledged that the next round of EU enlargement may begin as early as 2025. First in line are Serbia and Montenegro, but EU officials claim all the “Western Balkan Six” (WB6) are potential candidates; the ball,...