Publications

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.

Tolerance, dialogue, cooperation! Promoting inter-religious dialogue in Macedonia

News reporting on religious issues

On 17 March 2011 in Skopje the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” held the first training for journalists on the topic “News reporting on religious issues”. The training was organized within the project “Tolerance, dialogue, cooperation! Promoting inter-religious dialogue in Macedonia through capacity building for media and religious representatives”, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

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

Political Thought

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.

EU-Finanzinstrumente – wichtig für Klein- und mittlere Unternehmen

An dem 12. Expertenforum tauschten politische und wirtschaftliche Entscheidungsträger Erfahrungen mit Experten aus Bildung und Wirtschaft aus. Warum EU-Finanzmittel für die kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen wichtig sind, wo die Probleme liegen und was die Unternehmer darüber denken, wurde am 29.11.2010 besprochen.

Shaping the future of EU: “Politics and Bargaining - How to deal with Interests and Compromises?”

Vom 21.- 24. Oktober führte das Auslandsbüro Mazedonien der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem „Civic“ Institut für internationale Bildung ein viertägiges Simulationsseminar über das Verhandeln und Kompromisseschließen im Gemeinderat einer lokalen Selbstverwaltung in Mazedonien durch. Inhaltlich wurde eine neue, auf die konkrete Situation in Mazedonien abgestimmte Simulation entwickelt. Eine weitere Neuheit war auch die Teilnahme von 23 NachwuchspolitikernInnen aus den unterschiedlichsten Parteien des Landes.

Rundtischgespräch: "Regionale Zusammenarbeit auf dem westlichen Balkan auf dem Weg in die EU und NATO"

Am 12. Oktober 2010 veranstaltete das Auslandsbüro Mazedonien der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Parlament der Republik Mazedonien und dem Institut für Demokratie „Societas Civilis“ ein Rundtischgespräch zum Thema „Regionale politische Zusammenarbeit auf dem westlichen Balkan - auf dem Weg zum gemeinsamen Ziel der euro-atlantischen Integration“.