Publications

Energy poverty in Macedonia (Macedonian Version)

Policy Brief

Energy poverty has challenged the already socially fragile Macedonia on its way to EU integration. This paper analyzes the state of energy poverty in Macedonia and the policies tackling it in order to draft policy recommendations for their improvement to the respective stakeholders. Tackling energy poverty is important in order to bring the country on a sustainable path.

Foreign policy and aspects of international diplomacy

Political Quarterly - POLITICAL TOUGHT 43

The latest edition of Political Thought and the chapters that follows portray the multidimensional character of this topic, where the challenges of the international policy and diplomacy are treated through a theoretical, practical,global, European, regional and local prisms. Having in mind the defi ciency of academic and expert papers in Macedonia dedicated to this topic, the editorial board of Political Thought hopes that the publication of this collection of texts will make a small, but signifi cant contribution to the debate in the area of international policy.

Economic Policies and Strategies in Times of Crisis

Political Quarterly - POLITICAL TOUGHT 42

The latest edition of Political Thought presents articles with opinions for starting a debate in Macedonia, as well as the South-East European region, on strategies for further development of the economic policy in times of crisis,in order to be able to address the economic challenges, as for example the high unemployment rate, with adequate political measures.

The Republic of Macedonia’s 2013 Local Elections Handbook - Albanian Edition (second updated edition)

The handbook gives an overview of the Local Elections 2013 with all important information considering the elections process, the election results and the election campaign as a whole, the Macedonian voting system for local elections, political parties and coalitions which participated in these elections as well as and overview of the candidates for mayors in the main municipalities of the country.

The Republic of Macedonia’s 2013 Local Elections Handbook - English edition (second updated edition)

The handbook gives an overview of the Local Elections 2013 with all important information considering the elections process, the election results and the election campaign as a whole, the Macedonian voting system for local elections, political parties and coalitions which participated in these elections as well as and overview of the candidates for mayors in the main municipalities of the country.

The Republic of Macedonia’s 2013 Local Elections Handbook - Macedonian Edition (second updated edition)

The handbook gives an overview of the Local Elections 2013 with all important information considering the elections process, the election results and the election campaign as a whole, the Macedonian voting system for local elections, political parties and coalitions which participated in these elections as well as and overview of the candidates for mayors in the main municipalities of the country.

International Crime Tribunal For The Former Yugoslawia And Coming To Terms With The Past In The Affected Countries

The break-up of Yugoslavia was characterised by bloody wars, which turned the former brother nations into bitter enemies. This is still affecting the democratic development in the majority of the Yugoslav successor states and the relationships between them. Twenty years after the ICTY was set up, the Tribunal is still playing an important role for the democratic development of the societies that have emerged from the former Yugoslavia and for shaping the relationships between them.

Elections and Political Parties

Politiska Misla No 41

The editorial board of Political Thought has dedicated this edition to the topic Elections and Political Parties. Reviewing both theoretical concepts and the local political reality, this issue of Political Thought is one of the most provocative so far. It opens vital debates on political participation and on the effects of the electoral boycott and presents a series of other interesting topics which are currently relevant both in the local and the wider social context.

Sieg bei den Kommunalwahlen für die Regierungspartei

Demokratische Wahlen neuer Bürgermeister und Stadträte

Bei den am 24. März 2013 stattgefundenen Kommunalwahlen in der Republik Mazedonien gingen die Parteien der Regierungskoalition VMRO-DPMNE (Innere Mazedonische Revolutionäre Organisation - demokratische Partei für mazedonische nationale Einheit) von Ministerpräsident Nikola Gruevski und die albanische Demokratische Integrationsunion (DUI) von Ali Ahmeti bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von knapp 67 % als Sieger hervor. Ersten Angaben zufolge von internationalen und nationalen Beobachtern verliefen die Wahlen, bis auf sehr wenige Ausnahmen, ruhig und demokratisch.

Gender equality in EU: How does Macedonia compare?

EU Policy Brief 5

Voracious for the long awaited beginning of negotiations with the EU and an EU membership, the Republic of Macedonia has been working also on the progress in the field of gender equality. In that direction, the new policy brief analyzes the legislative progress that the country has achieved in promoting gender equality and reviews the accomplishment of the EU gender equality targets by the country. In doing so, the paper examines the Macedonian progress and compares the achievement of targeted goals and briefly assesses the implementation of specific policies.