Publications

The devil is in the details: negotiating North Macedonia’s European Union accession

Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje published the Policy Brief “The devil is in the details: negotiating North Macedonia’s European Union accession” from the authors Dragan Tilev and Zoran Nechev.

KAS in times of COVID-19: Same values – New formats!

The new circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have changed our day life dramatically and challenged us to search new methods and tools for conducting our work and activities. Staying home and protecting ours and the health of our families was crucial in the past period but it also gave us additional motivation to address the network and spread our message even in such unpredictable time.

Political Thought Nr.59

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" from Skopje would like to present you the fifty-ninth issue of the journal “Political Thought”.

"Western Balkans is not the backyard, but the courtyard of Europe"

Dr. Katja Leikert in an interview on the EU summit with Western Balkan countries

A virtual EU Western Balkans summit among Heads of State and Government of the 27 EU Member States as well as the six Western Balkan countries is taking place today. As part of Europe Week, we spoke to the deputy chairperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Dr Katja Leikert MdB (Member of the Bundestag), about the future of EU enlargement policy, the virtual summit meeting and European solidarity with the Western Balkans in times of corona.

Security Risks and Threats: Handling, Phenomenology, Mapping

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Faculty of Security-Skopje have published the book "Security Risks and Threats: Handling, Phenomenology, Mapping" by Prof. Dr. Marjan Gjurovski, Prof. Dr. Marjan Nikolovski and Prof. Dr. Saše Gerasimovski

Law and Religion

The coursebook “Law and Religion” is a collective and comprehensive study prepared by Professor Tanja Karakamiseva, PhD, and Professor Aleksandar Spasenovski, PhD, both professors at the Constitutional Law and Political System department at the Law Faculty “Iustinianus Primus”, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

The socio-political crisis around COVID-19 in the Republic of North Macedonia

In cooperation with Marko Troshanovski, Director of the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" in Skopje, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung publishes the analysis " The socio-political crisis around COVID-19 in the Republic of North Macedonia” The paper addresses the socio-political challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic that the country is facing.

Balkans: Geopolitics in Times of Corona

Foreign Aid and Public Relations Work and Their Perception in South East Europe

The coronavirus pandemic is a stress test for global value chains, national health systems and the resilience of societies – with no clear outcome. Against the backdrop of the crisis, we are also witnessing a geopolitical, systemic competition to win the hearts and minds of states and societies and to dominate global narratives. True to the motto that every crisis harbours an opportunity, the People´s Republic of China and the Russian Federation in particular are striving to gain sympathies in selected countries through rapid aid and its propagandistic staging, so as to highlight the superiority of their own systems and thus to expand their soft power. It would be naive to assume that their actions are guided solely by humanitarian considerations and international solidarity. What´s more, they are applying illegitimate methods such as fake news and disinformation campaigns as well.

Practicing Religion amidst a Pandemic

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Political Research - Skopje and the Internet portal "Religija.mk" are continuing the project to monitor citizens' perception of religion and its role in multicultural societies.

Dealing with the health and economic crisis

In cooperation with Trajko Slaveski, professor of economic studies at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University and former minister or finances, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung publishes the analysis "Dealing with the health and economic crisis". The paper addresses the health and economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic that the country is facing.