Publications

Krise im Norden des Kosovo

Nach der Entscheidung der Regierung des Kosovos die Souveränität des Landes auch im von serbischen Minderheiten bewohnten Norden (Mitrovica und Umgebung) durchzusetzen, fachte in der letzten Woche der Konflikt zwischen dem Kosovo und Serbien erneut auf. Die Auseinandersetzungen entzündeten sich an zwei Grenzübergängen nach Serbien. Vordergründig geht es um Zollfragen. Der Gewaltausbruch stellt wieder einmal einen herben Rückschlag im Verhältnis beider Länder dar, das durch die jüngsten Dialoge zaghafte Annäherungen vermuten ließ.

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.

Mazedonien hat demokratisch gewählt

Regierungskoalition von Nikola Gruevski (VMRO-DMPNE) bestätigt

Bei den vorgezogenen Parlamentsneuwahlen in Mazedonien konnte sich das Koalitionsbündnis von Ministerpräsident Nikola Gruevski (VMRO-DPMNE-Innere Makedonische Revolutionäre Organisation-Demokratische Partei der nationalen Einheit Makedoniens) durchsetzen.

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.

Introduction and guide to the EU-Lisbon Treaty

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, in cooperation with the Secretariat for European Affairs, translated and edited the EU-Lisbon treaty into Macedonian, making it for the first time accessible and comprehensive to every citizen in this country. Along with the treaty we are publishing an introduction and guide to the text in order to make the importance and individual changes in EU legislation better understood.

Macedonian edition of the EU-Lisbon treaty

The Lisbon Treaty officially entered into force in December 2009 after a difficult ratification process. During its initial signing in 2007, the President of the European Commission J.M.Barroso stated that with this Treaty "in this old continent, a new Europe is born", endorsing the Treaty's reformative character. As a candidate country aspiring for European Union membership, this reform treaty is of great importance to Macedonia. KAS in cooperation with the Secretariat for EU-Affairs translated and edited the Treaty into Macedonian, making it accessible and comprehensiveto to every citizen

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Challenges in Implementing the Rule of Law in Macedonia and the Region

The 32nd issue of Political Thought is fully dedicated toone of the most relevant legal and political themes at the moment and that is the rule of law. The issue includes articles which deal with this subject matter from a theoretical point of view, as well as a number of specific accounts of the challenges generated by the ruleof law in the local, regional and even wider context.

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Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans on the Road to EU and NATO

The exchange of experiences and mutual cooperation in the countries of the Western Balkans, countries whose traditions and culture are close and which share similar tendencies in their development, plays an essential role in meeting the standards required for their accession to the European Union and NATO. Guided by the intention to provide the space for an ever wider promotion of the role of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans in the process of its integration in Euro-Atlantic structures, we dedicate this issue of Political Thought exactly to this subject matter.

Political thought in civil society

Political Thought has thus thoughtfully accompanied Macedonia (and its neighboring region)on the long and ever complicated process of democratic transformation and Europeanisation. This is the very reason that we have chosen a topic for this anniversary issue that has been central to all previous editions of Political Thought throughout these seven years, but never exclusively dealt with, a topic that represents the very foundation of every democratic regime: civil society.

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Climate Change and Energy Policy

Our new issue of Political Thought offers our readers the current situation in climate change policymaking and the adherence to international standards in the Republic of Macedonia. We hope to contribute with this publication to a lively public debate on what needs to be done to boost Macedonia’s growth potential by adapting to unavoidable changes and averting the negative impacts of this global challenge.