Social Distance in Adolescents in the Republic of Macedonia
If you live in a country such as the Republic of Macedonia, which is situated in the traditionally turbulent Balkans, and has an abundance of diversity, it is of vital importance to create a social, emotional, and intellectual climate for constructive communication and mutual understanding among the people. This is true even in countries that are far more developed in economy and technology, as well as in the level of democracy. There is a necessity to respect the different values of the other group or individuals in places of diversity.
The Measure of Macedonian Democracy
In 2001, Albanian guerrillas attacked Macedonian democracy. Two years later, Macedonian democracy is again under siege, but from a different foe. Recent publications have challenged Macedonian’s liberalization. Authors have coded Macedonia’s government as “Not Free,” one out of two East European (or Westernmost former Soviet Republics) receiving such classification. Yet upon further review of the statistics as well as a variety of data sources, such claims do not measure up to scrutiny.
Differentials of Fertility in the Republic of Macedonia (empirical research)
At the time of the last Census (1994) in the Republic of Macedonia, fertility had reached the level of 2.2 births per woman and an annual rate of population increase 1.01%. After that, TFR had been declining, and showed 1.9 children per woman in 1998. This number indicates Macedonian position in the group of countries where fertility is below the level of replacement.
The Odyssey of the Roma Refugees from Kosovo
In the course of 1999 there was the Kosovo crisis, and this was the time when about 350,000 people from the Serbian Province of Kosovo found their temporary protection in the Republic of Macedonia. This was a shock just as much for them as it was for Macedonia, which is an economically and socially weak state. After the situation had been calmed down in the Province of Kosovo and the Kumanovo Agreement had been signed, conditions for their return were created. The development of the political circumstances gave birth to the so-called “Chinese box” phenomenon (a minority into a minority).
Social Sciences in Southeastern Europe
Social sciences are becoming increasingly international in the age of globalization. Major theoretical paradigms are no longer localized in national traditions, but attract followers from all over the world. Reasearh methods and techniques move easily from one country to another along with mobile scholars. There are no barriers to the dissemination of explanatory hypotheses and empirical findings.