Publications

Strategies for Regional Energy Security

The articles in this issue of Politička misla refl ect the ongoing discussion on climate change, energy strategies and environment protection and they show that environmental and climate protection is not just a regulatory issue. It is fi rst and foremost a responsibility to protect the whole of creation. more…

December 14, 2011

20 Years of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia

In this issue of the Political Thought the contributing authors examine not only the historical circumstances impacting the Constitution design in 1991, but also look at the different constitutional changes as a refl ection of the current political developments, offering space for a wider public debate in case of future constitutional amending. more…

September 22, 2011

Politics and Bargaining! How to deal with Interests and Compromises?

The booklet “Politics and Bargaining! How to deal with Interests and Compromises?” presents a comprehensive concept on how to simulate and train political negotiation and bargaining. It is the result of a joint new approach to learning about democratic processes, designed by the Civic Institute for International Education and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Macedonia. more…

September 14, 2011

Ethnic, Social and Gender Equality

On the occasion of 10 years after the Signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement

The Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA), that served as a direct inspiration for this issue of “Political thought”, only partially answers the required social equilibrium of equality, not regulating gender, social or other forms of equality, which was not OFA’s specific goal. However, in order to make a full blueprint of the state of equality, all spheres where fight for equality exists, have to be considered. The texts in this edition try to reflect the state of affairs apropos the ethnic, gender and social equality that have in the political history of modern Europe followed one another. more…

June 22, 2011

The Challenges of Education Policy

No modern and democratic society which strives to respond to the present and future challenges shoned not neglect the wider social, political and economic role of education. In regard to the persisting relevance of this subject matter, this issue of Political Thought is dedicated to the challenges of education policy which has had its own dynamics in the process of the implementation of national agendas for a high-quality and European-oriented education. more…

April 26, 2011