Publication Publication Social and Economic Justice Social Dimension of EU Enlargement Social Rights are Fundamental: Expanding the Social Dimension of Enlargement The countries of the Western Balkans (WB) are facing enormous social challenges, including poverty and inequality, widespread joblessness and precarious employment, as well as a poor quality of crucial services. EU integration should not...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Youth Studies Political Trends and Dynamics: Youth Policy in Southeast Europe 2019 has seen increased development of youth policy throughout the region. In resonance with the EU Youth Strategy 2019-27, national youth strategies are currently being developed in Albania, Bosnia, and Montenegro. The FES published a...
Publication Agency for change : Alternative democratic practices in Southeast Europe Almost twenty¬five years after the end of the Cold War, initial euphoria about democratic change in many countries in the East and Southeast of Europe has given way to growing mistrust of political institutions and politicians, and an...
Publication Social Dimension of EU Enlargement Enlargement Policy and Social Change in the Western Balkans Has the European project in the Western Balkans delivered social change? Mass emigration and declining population rates, democratic backsliding, growing economic and social inequalities as well as social exclusion suggest otherwise....
Publication Beyond Projects: Local Legitimacy and Civil Society Advocacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina This paper presents research on what makes an NGO legitimate in the eyes of citizens, and how legitimacy affects the outcomes they are able to achieve. It found that intermediary NGOs supported by both donors and citizens are able to...
Publication Publication Political Trends & Dynamics Political Trends and Dynamics: Chinese Soft Power in Southeast Europe China has “arrived” in Southeast Europe. Beijing’s assertive new foreign policy, the hallmark of President Xi Jinping’s six year reign as the executive of the People’s Republic, has seen the country accelerate and deepen its foreign ties...
Publication Irregular migration and smuggling of migrants along the Balkan route 2011-2017 The research report identifies, documents and analyses patterns and characteristics of irregular migration in thirteen states along the so-called Balkan route in the period from 2011 to 2017. These states are Albania, Austria,...
Publication European Cohesion: Progress at a Snail's Pace Both Europe-wide inequality and the at-risk-of-poverty rate again fell slightly from 2016 to 2017. This was largely due to the strong growth in the poorer new EU member states between the Baltic and the Balkans. In particular, the number...
