Wer ist für die Verbrechen des Rassenmordes in Kossovo verantwortlich?

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): German

After the dismissal of Aleksandar Ranković from all his public functions in Yugoslavia this text, published in Tirana in 1966, represents a general reckoning of ALbanian Communism with Yugoslav Titoism. the author(s) refuse especvially the YUgoslav thesis, that Rankovic is responsible for all repression and discrimination the Kosovar Albanians so far had to suffer from.

№096: Choosing our Geography: 12 Points to Restore Meaning to the Eastern Partnership

Author(s): Elżbieta Kaca,Roderick Parkes,Anita Sobják / Language(s): English

The EU is inevitably a geopolitical player, but it seeks to avoid fulfilling this role by all means. This has resulted in increased instability in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region. In order to bring healthy political choices to its troubled eastern neighbourhood, the EU should follow a 12-point plan focusing on a more nuanced policy towards Russia, stronger regional ties between Eastern partners, tailored EU conditionalities and an integration approach better suited to EaP countries, as well as improving EU political capacities in the region.

DPC BOSNIA DAILY: In Support of Increased and Enhanced Civic Education In Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Globally. Cultivating the Demand Side of Liberal Democracy

Author(s): Valery Perry,Brian Lanahan / Language(s): English

Bosnia Daily: February 7, 2017 – In Support of Increased and Enhanced Civic Education In Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Globally. Cultivating the Demand Side of Liberal Democracy

Albania-Serbia relations in the Eyes of the Albanian Public 2015

Author(s): Alba Çela / Language(s): English

Albania and Serbia share a difficult historic baggage. The dissolution of Yugoslavia and conflict in Kosovo and the subsequent independence of Kosova have been a powerful rollercoaster for the two countries which claim to be home-seat to the largest ethnic groups in the Balkans. However even between Serbia and Kosova some signs of normalization due to the EU sponsored dialogue are starting to materialize beyond symbolical handshakes and right into important bilateral deals. // The results of the survey which you can access in this publication portray a lot of positive potential for improvement of the bilateral relations more likely starting with the ‘easy parts’: cultural cooperation and getting to know more about each other. Most important citizens seem fully aware of the importance that these relations have for the future of the entire region as well as for the European integration project that the region also shares.

Court of Justice Ruling on Western Sahara Reveals EU’s Mixed Signals

Author(s): Szymon Zaręba / Language(s): English

A Court of Justice judgment appears to have not resolved a dispute over the application of EU trade agreements with Morocco to occupied territory in Western Sahara. It confirmed, however, that the EU has not developed trade policy in relation to occupied and separatist areas that would be in line with international law. The absence of such policy negatively affects EU diplomacy and the coherence of its foreign policy, particularly in the field of sanctions. Poland could propose a review of the application of EU trade agreements to contested areas.

Croatia between War and Independence

Author(s): Dušan Bilandžić,Bože Čović,Pero Jurković,Mladen Klemenčić,Slaven Letica,Radovan Pavić,Zdravko Tomac,Stanko Žuljić / Language(s): English

The purpose of this book, prepared by the University of Zagreb, is to help the reader understand the “Croatian question" and the reasons behind the present Serbian aggression against Croatia, and to explain that the desire of the Croatian people to achieve their freedom and statehood is deeply in accordance with the tradition of Eu-ropean and world liberal democracy. The aspiration of the Croats to have their own sovereign and independent state is identical to the aspirations already achieved by other European nations. The Book has been published in 1991 by the Zagreb University.

Bilateral Agreements in Central and Eastern Europe: A New Inter-State Framework for Minority Protection?

Author(s): Kinga Gál / Language(s): English

The practice of bilateral agreements on good neighbourly relations was ‘reinvented’ by Germany after 1991 to guarantee the frontiers resulting from World War II and to protect the minorities of German origin in Central and Eastern Europe. A similar policy was pursued by Hungary with five of ist neighbours to deal with the problems of the Hungarian minorities. Parallel to this trend, the European Union has also promoted a policy aimed at guaranteeing stability in Central and Eastern Europe through bilateral agreements on good neighbourliness. The bilateral treaties follow each other in time, structure and content. They incorporate soft law provisions, especially with regard to their minority regulations, reflecting the strong influence of the political factor. They do not mention collective rights and fail to provide the national minorities concerned with any form of self-government. Furthermore, they were often negotiated in the absence of the minority communities they were designed to protect. As these treaties are politically highly motivated, the political aspects of the implementation mechanisms have received primacy over the legal possibilities. The treaties, and hence indirectly the provisions of international documents enshrined in them, have the same status as national legislation and could therefore be claimed before national courts. However, the joint intergovernmental committees monitoring implementation have the potential to become the most effective implementation mechanism. In conclusion, although these treaties have not significantly changed the existing practice of minority protection so far, their importance should not be diminished because they contribute to the construction of a new inter-state framework for minority protection.

Срвија и Арванија. Један прилог критици завојевачке Политике Српске Буржоазије

Author(s): Dimitrije Tucović / Language(s): Serbian

Das albanische Problem / Die Beziehungen zwischen Serbien und Österreich-Ungarn

Author(s): Stojan Protić / Language(s): German

German edition published in 1913 under the pseudonym „Balkanicus“ by Otto Wigand mbH, Leipzig The booklet offers two essays of Stojan Protić who, after WW I, became the first Prime-Minister of Yugoslavia.

Le Problème albanais / La Serbie et l’Autriche-Hongrie

Author(s): Stojan Protić / Language(s): French

French edition published in 1913 under the pseudonym „Balkanicus“ by Augustin Challamel Editeur, Paris The booklet offers two essays of Stojan Protić who, after WW I, became the first Prime-Minister of Yugoslavia.

EAP Think Bridge - № 2020-30 - Presidential Elections in Moldova

Author(s): Artem Fylypenko,Richard Giragosian,Vadim Mojeiko,Lasha Tughushi,Sorin Șclearuc,Sergiy Gerasymchuk / Language(s): English

November did not bring the expected calm to the countries of the region, although several important steps were taken towards it. In Moldova, the euphoria over Maia Sandu’s sensational victory in the presidential race has been replaced by exaggerated demands from voters and an unreasonable expectation of quick results from her work. What changes are coming to the country and the region? In Georgia, the opposition does not recognize the election results and refuses to enter the parliament. The country’s legislature risks remaining oneparty with only 90 out of 150 seats filled if the boycott of opposition parties continues. The 44-day war ended in Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the peace agreement, signed at the Kremlin’s proposal, sparked protests in both Azerbaijan and Armenia. In Yerevan, the agreement is called treason and calls for the resignation of the prime minister are loud. Meanwhile, in Baku the opposition is concerned about the deployment of Russian peacekeepers to Karabakh. Protests against the regime of Lukashenko continue in Belarus, as do the use of force by the authorities and arrests of protesters. The most important developments of November in the Eastern Partnership analyzed in our digest. /// CONTENT: Analytica: Presidential Elections in Moldova: Interim Success of Maia Sandu // Azerbaijan: War Ended in a Victory // Crisis in Post-War Armenia // Belarus: Lukashenko Сalls on “Taking No Prisoners” and Closes Borders with the EU // Georgian Parliament with No Opposition // Moldova: New President – New Hopes // Three November Challenges for Ukraine: “COVID”, Anti-Corruption and Financial Ones

EAP Think Bridge - № 2020-19 - June of High Level and Low Content

Author(s): Sergiy Gerasymchuk,Laura Zghibarta,Lasha Tughushi,Vadim Mojeiko,Richard Giragosian,Hennadiy Maksak / Language(s): English

Just as last year, they did not dare to call the meeting of the Eastern Partnership heads of states a summit. The main political event was yet again postponed – until 2021. No common statements and declarations have followed since the June online conferences. Does this mean that the European Union and partner states cannot agree on a future framework for cooperation? Or is the interest in the policy fading from both sides? Hennady Maksak searched for answers. In the meantime, neither the quarantine nor the summer season slowed down the political life in the region. Passions run high around the upcoming elections in Belarus and Moldova. And in Georgia, the authorities and the opposition finally agreed on the rules of the parliamentary election. The Armenian anti-corruption campaign got to the oligarch and opposition member of the parliament. Azerbaijan is again dissatisfied with the brutality of the police, this time both domestic and Russian. And in Ukraine, the presidential party in parliament failed to support the action plan of its own government. Against this backdrop, the countries of the region continue to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences. The highlights of the Eastern Partnership life in June are in our traditional overviews of the month. //// CONTENT: Analytica: June of High Level and Low Content // Azerbaijan Condemns Police Actions, both Russian and Domestic. // Armenia’s Political Drama // Belarus: Wave of Repression at the Start of the Election Campaign // Georgia: New System Elections to Come // Year 1 or Year 0 for Moldovan Politics? // Ukraine: Economic Recession, Threats to Democracy and Dynamic Growth in Relations with Neighbors // Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum News

Migraţia şi problemele ei: perspectiva transnaţională ca o nouă modalitate de analiză a etnicităţii şi schimbării sociale în România

Author(s): Remus Gabriel Anghel / Language(s): Romanian

The transnational perspective has been asserted in recent years especially in the study of international migration. The current dynamics of globalization and international migration call for new theoretical and methodological perspectives to analyze social contamination processes. This study presents a case study of transnationalism for migrants from Borşa (Maramureş) to Milan. At the end of the article, there are some ways in which transnationalism, as a theory and research perspective, can be used in ethnic analysis in Eastern Europe.

Coeziunea socială şi climat interetnic în România, octombrie–noiembrie 2008

Author(s): Zsuzsa Sólyom / Language(s): Romanian

The Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities carried out a representative survey on the interethnic climate in Romania in collaboration with the Research Center for Interethnic Relations. The research methodology was prepared by taking into account previous quantitative research on the topic. Carried between 24 October - 7 November 2008, the survey included two parallel samples: a national sample consisting of 1189 persons from all regions of Romania (Moldova, Muntenia, Oltenia, Dobrogea, Transylvania, Crisana-Maramureş, Banat, Bucharest) and a subsample of 534 persons who declared themselves as Hungarians (from Transylvania, Crisana-Maramureş and Banat); the enlarged sample of Hungarians (included in both samples) comprised 612 persons in total.

Sistemul instituţional al minorităţilor etnice din România

Author(s): Dénes Kiss / Language(s): Romanian

Having the objective to draw a minority institutional model, the present study analyzes the ethnic minority organizations from Romania in a comparative perspective. At the same the study intends to increase knowledge about, and to facilitate access to these minority institutions. The study contains three chapters: the first lays down the theoretical basis for drawing the institutional model; the second chapter presents the features of the minority institutional sphere; while the last chapter details the institutional system of each minority included in the analysis.

"We are Gypsies, not Roma!" Ethnic Identity Constructions and Ethnic Stereotypes – an example from a Gypsy Community in Central Romania

Author(s): Elena Marin / Language(s): English

The author of this paper proposes to open a discussion about the terms 'Gypsy' and 'Roma'. The analysis follows the idea that the terms as they are mostly used today in several fields, have a simplifying and homogenizing tendency. Based on a two-month research in a Gypsy community in the Brasov area the author argues that the use of the terms in everyday life varies greatly and their meaning depends on the person and on the situation. The definitions offered by the interviewees rarely correspond to the use of the terms in political and official discourses. Interviews with Gadje and Gypsies evealed the fact that there is a great complexity behind these terms. The paper demonstrates the role of stereotypes and prejudices in defining ethnicity and the everyday strategies of fighting against these stereotypes are also presented.

National Security & Defence, № 016 (2001 - 04)

Author(s): Refat Chubarov,Anatoliy Korniychuk / Language(s): English

THE CRIMEA ON THE POLITICAL MAP OF UKRAINE // 1. POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE CRIMEA: THE PHASES OF OEYELOPMENT AND BASIC TRENDS // 2. INTERNAL FACTORS OF POLITICAL TENSION IN THE CRIMEA // 3. EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE CRIMEA // 4. CONCLUSIONS AND PPOPOSALS // POSITIONS OF THE LEADERS OF THE DEPUTY GROUPS ON AUTHORITY AND STATUS OF THE CRIMEA // POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE CRIMEA: PAINFUL PROBLEMS AND THE WAYS OF THEIR SOLUTION // INTEGRATION OF THE CRIMEAN TATAR PEOPLE INTO UKRAINE'S SOCIETY: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS // THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN THE CRIMEA

Oduzimanje prava malobrojnim Hrvatima: o prigovorima integralnog HDZ-a

Author(s): Edin Šarčević / Language(s): Bosnian

Miro Kovač je član HDZ-a, povjesničar, političar i diplomata. Obnašao je važne funkcije u partiji, državi i diplomatiji. Bio je između ostalog i ministar vanjskih i europskih poslova Republike Hrvatske. Večernji list od 09. kolovoza 2022. godine donosi intervju u kojem Kovač uglavnom govori o bosanskohercegovačkoj nacionalnoj politici i izbornom zakonodavstvu. Intervju u cjelini artikulira integralnu politiku HDZa prema BiH, a na više mjesta se interpetiraju važeći javnopravni, posebno ustavnopravni standardi BiH. O pozicioniranju Hrvata u političkom sistemu i bosanskohercegovačkim perspektivama eurointegracija nešto se ranije, priopćenjem od 20. svibnja 2022. godine, oglasila i HAZU. Ovdje se u trećem i četvrtom stavu o BiH također ističu teze koje je integralna HDZ već plasirala kao dio vlastite politike, a Kovač u osnovi ponovio u svom intervjuu. Umjesto mnoštva rasutih stavova o tzv. hrvatskom pitanju u BiH ili stavova institucionalizirane znanosti, ove teze bih – dijelom neizmijenjene – kao tipične zahtjeve integralnog HDZa, sveo na sljedeće stavove…

Anti-Americanism and Regionalism in East Asia

Author(s): Heribert Dieter / Language(s): English

Asian countries are intensifying their efforts for regional co-operation ever since the Asian crisis struck in 1997. In some countries, these attempts have been accompanied by strong criticism of American economic and foreign policies. However, this does not equal Anti-Americanism. Rather, we are confronted with a puzzle: on the one hand, East Asian societies continue to follow American culture as well as maintain strong security ties with Washington. On the other, East Asian countries are very eagerly trying to reduce their dependence on institutions that are heavily influenced by the US, namely the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The paper argues that the declining influence of the US in East Asia is the combined effect of a number of factors: The decreasing attractiveness of the US as an economic power, the increasing importance of China as well as its clever diplomacy, the disastrous policies of the American-led IMF in the Asian crisis and the unfortunate foreign policy of George W. Bush.

Roma Women’s Unemployment in Hungary

Author(s): Herta Toth / Language(s): English

While several recent studies have explored the position of Roma in the labor market in Hungary and across Central Eastern Europe, most fail to integrate gender into their analyses. Responding to this gap, this paper calls attention to the invisibility of Roma women in research projects and publications, despite the fact that they maintain a specific and marginalized position in the labor market. This paper also goes beyond existing studies that reproduce a narrow interpretation of “economy” and “paid work,” by drawing attention to the connection between Roma women’s productive and reproductive roles. Based on a review of existing research and literature, this paper challenges the validity of traditional labor market concepts for understanding and addressing Roma women’s labor market position and employment potential. Analyzing a range of issues surrounding Roma women’s employment, the paper shows strong links between education and economic activity, and between Roma women’s economic activity and the potential for their families to avoid poverty. The study offers a series of recommendations to improve the position of Roma women, as well as that of Roma men, in the labor market in Hungary.