Mirjana Maleska,
Editor in Chief

[EN][MK]

SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOR OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR RECONSTRUCTION

A sublime goal, to stimulate the protection of the minority rights in Macedonia, has ended up in the exactly opposite direction: with violation of the human rights by the officials of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)...[more]

Mirjana Maleska,
Lidija Hristova,
Jovan Ananiev,
Macedonia

[MK]

POWER SHARING
NEW CONCEPT OF DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN MULTICULTURAL MUNICIPALITIES

(An EU funded project Managed by European Agency for Reconstruction)

Power Sharing is a term that is used to signify a democratic political system, which differs from majoritarian/Westminister/ model of democracy. Majoritarian model is mainly applied in more ethnically homogeneous societies. Unlike the democratic majority - which is commonly known for the basic election principle of “winner takes it all” - power sharing, as the name itself implies, is a political system that functions on the basis of a documented agreement to share power
among the political elite of ethnic communities within the country. It may be regarded as a synonym for consensus or consociational democracy. In a sense, these concepts are being used by Arend Lijphart.[more]

Mirjana Maleska,
Denko Maleski,
Macedonia

[EN]

Macedonia's Road to the European Union

A decade and a half after declaring independence in 1991, the Republic of Macedonia is a candidate for membership to the European Union. Measured solely through financial, economical or cultural criteria, the EU could very well place Macedonia together with the other countries of the Western Balkans "on hold" for quite some time. That is why the decision of the European Union to grant Macedonia a candidate status is an act of vision on part of its political leadership...[more]

Scott Romaniuk,
Canada

[EN]

On the Edge of Europe:
The Marginalisation of Albania within the European Community

This article explores the marginalisation of the Albanian state since its founding in 1913. It is an analysis that embraces the roles of stigmatization and argues how and why Albania has been traditionally viewed through a negative lens in contemporary times. The article begins by establishing three main points as the under-currents of Albanian marginalisation, and role of stereotyping and simple labeling is a prominent theme throughout...[more]

Valentina Milenkova,
Maxim Molho,
Bulgaria

[EN]

Specific Features of Roma Education under the Conditions of Contemporary Bulgarian Society

This paper purports to illustrate segregated schools for Roma in Bulgarian society. Built in the Gypsy regions of towns in socialist times they provide inferior quality of education and are major obstacle to enjoyment of equal  educational opportunities by the children who attend them...[more]

Rumen Kamilov ,
Macedonia

Mariovo: “Memorials”

Mariovo Plateau, at 600-900 meters above sea level, is a magnificent balcony of the Nidze and Selecka Mountains in Southern Macedonia. This huge region of about 500-600 square km is seductive, graced by clean mountain rivers like Crna, Bela and Gradeska, with their deep canyons permeated by the intense fragrance of trees, flowers and herbs...