Multiethnic democracy in Macedonia: political analysis and emerging scenarios
One does not have to go too far back in history to be able to talk about the state of democracy in Macedonia.
Implementing democracy and minority rights in deeply divided societies: a comparison of Macedonia and Israel
One of the central principles of a democratic regime is the principle of majority rule.
Between the ethnic and the civic identity – on the perceptions of the student population in the Republic of Macedonia
The identity/identities of individuals but also on a group level is/are one of the topics for which there has been special interest in the academic circles in the past few decades.
Divide et impera principle. Minority oriented state policy in the Balkans
Ethnic mosaic of the Western Balkan countries have special methodological value for various reasons. First of all, ethnic minorities, with some minor exceptions, have indigenous character, and have settled in the region at least several centuries ago. Actually, there is a constant debate on the question of “who was there first”, i.e. Macedonian Slavs or Macedonian Albanians in today’s Republic of Macedonia? Who settled down in Bosnia – Serbs, Croats or another, distinct group? How much rights to Croatia have Croatian Serbs? How Serbian is Vjvodina and Sandžak Novi Pazar? Is Epir Albanian or Greek region? Secondly, most of the major minority groups have a kin-state in the region.
Challenges to the institutional infrastructure for protection against ethnic discrimination – case of Macedonian multiethnic society
Discrimination is one of the most common forms of human rights violations. In multi-ethnic, multi-confessional diverse societies such as the Macedonian one of the most evidently protected discriminatory ground is ethnicity,