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Socio-demographic analysis of selected vulnerable groups

Социологически и демографски анализ на избрани уязвими групи

Author(s): Mila Mancheva,Miryana Ilcheva,Maria Doichinova,Lyubomira Derelieva / Language(s): Bulgarian

Within the framework of the initiative Civic organizations: a Guarantee for Equal Rights of Vulnerable Groups before the State of the Center for the Study of Democracy the socio-demographic analysis of four selected vulnerable groups – prisoners, refugees and migrants, victims of trafficking and domestic violence – outlines the profile of each of those groups and its components, putting it in particular vulnerability in its relations with institutions. Special attention is given to children from each group as having their specifics, requiring special attention by state agencies. The analysis is based on information by institutions and NGOs and points to lack of unified criteria and low level of comparability of data.

Social Justice in Pension Insurance

Социалната справедливост в пенсионното осигуряване

Author(s): Dimitar Ninov / Language(s): Bulgarian

This study is devoted to issues of social justice in pension insurance in Bulgaria - one of the most important areas of social policy and practice today and in the foreseeable future.

CSD Policy Brief № 46: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Bulgaria (2013 – 2014)

Политически брифинг № 46 на CSD: Корупция и антикорупция в България (2013 – 2014 г.)

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

The policy brief makes an overview of the levels of corruption and the impact of corruption on the societal sectors. In 2014, the Corruption Monitoring System has recorded the highest levels of involvement of the Bulgarian population in corruption transactions in the last 15 years. In the past year Bulgarians have conceded to being involved on average in roughly 158 thousand corruption transactions monthly. Most corruption transactions have been initiated by the administration through exerting corruption pressure on those seeking public services. The public’s susceptibility to corruption in 2014 is similar to 1999 despite the increase of intolerance to corrupt behaviour. In the business sector corruption’s effectiveness for solving problems has grown in 2014. Most companies do not trust public organisations and do not consider they are treated equally in courts.

Green Growth and Sustainable Development for Bulgaria: Setting the Priorities

Зелен растеж и устойчиво развитие: приоритети за България

Author(s): Denitsa Mancheva,Stefan Karaboev,Ruslan Stefanov / Language(s): Bulgarian

The report reviews the green growth and sustainable development for Bulgaria. According to the authors, the current pattern of energy use in Bulgaria (including both households and industry) is unsound. The country’s energy intensity is striking, when compared to other European countries, thus, Bulgaria’s overriding priority is stimulating energy efficiency by sufficiently utilizing EU funds. Measures to boost energy efficiency mean more jobs and revenues for Bulgarian SMEs, while measures promoting energy savings mean utilizing the existing capacity at a low or no extra cost

INFORMATION BULLETIN "Solidarity abroad" - 46

BIULETYN INFORMACYJNY "Solidarność za granicą" - 46

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

among others: *Proces Władysława Frasyniuka *raport lekarzy krakowskich *gryps z kłodzka

Equal opportunities as part of corporate social responsibility

Rovné příležitosti jakou součást společenské odpovědnosti firem

Author(s): Jana Trnková,Rostya Gordon-Smith,Štěpán Jurajda / Language(s): Czech

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; workers; employees; employer; equal opportunities; men; women; human resources; legislation; labour market;

HELSINŠKE SVESKE №33: Mental Healthcare Befitting Human Dignity

HELSINŠKE SVESKE №33: Briga o mentalnom zdravlju - Po meri ljudskog dostojanstva

Author(s): Dejan Lj. Milenković,Miloš V. Janković,Nikola Grujić,Vlаdimir Jović,Paolo Serra,Darko Sekulić,Jelena Marković,Milan Marković ,Ljiljana Palibrk / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: mental health; human dignity; human rights; Serbia; psychiatry; mental illness; law; de-institutionalization; disability; NGO;

This collection of papers broaches some of the biggest stumbling blocs in the way of mental health reform and effective deinstitutionalization in the Republic of Serbia Analyses, opinions and recommendations presented in it refl ect the years-long advocacy by several non-governmental organizations and independent experts for mental health reform and transformation from institutional to community-based care. This is about a long-term campaign of committed individuals, organizations and associations for gradual shutdown of residential institutions catering for psychiatric patients, and children and adults with mental disabilities, and, moreover, for dignifi ed lives of and equal opportunities for these most vulnerable groups of population.

WEEK - Issue 080. Thursday January 15, 2004

JÁVA - Numri 080. e ejte 15 kallnor 2004

Author(s): Migjen Kelmendi,Ramush Tahiri,Arlinda Desku,Gjergj Erebara,Afërdita Çarkaxhiu,Ardian Ndreca,Fahredin Shehu / Language(s): Albanian

Keywords: Kosovo 2004;

Hungary Turns its Back on Europe. Dismantling Culture, Education, Science and the Media in Hungary 2010-2010

Háttal Európának. A kultúra, az oktatás, a tudomány és a média leépítése Magyarországon 2010-2019

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: democratic deficit; autocratic power; illiberal state; culture; education; science; media; Autonomy; civil society, intellectuals; European values

This report has been prepared by independent Hungarian intellectuals who wish to inform the Hungarian and international public as well as European institutions about the severe harm that the Orbán regime governing Hungary since 2010 has caused in the fields of education, science, culture, and the media. The reason for preparing the present report is that the acts of the successive Orbán governments consistently run counter to and consciously violate the fundamental principles, values, and norms of the European Union, not only as regards the rule of law and political and social rights, but also in the case of the cultural areas discussed here. In Hungary, important European values are being jeopardised, including cultural diversity, scientific and artistic autonomy, the respect for human dignity, access to education and culture, conditions for social mobility, the integration of disadvantaged social groups, the protection of cultural heritage, and the right to balanced information, as well as democratic norms like ensuring social dialogue, transparency and subsidiarity. By presenting the activities of the Orbán regime in the fields of culture, education, research, and the media, we provide information about areas little known to the international public. With our report, we wish to draw attention to the fact that an autocratic system has been constructed and consolidated in Hungary with the money of EU taxpayers and with the financial and political support of EU institutions. This system creates a worrying democratic deficit and severe social problems, while it also causes irreparable harm in the fields of education, science, and culture. The authors of the report are leading researchers, lecturers, and acknowledged experts, including several academicians, professors, heads of departments, and a former Minister of Culture. The undertaking was initiated and coordinated by the Hungarian Network of Academics

EUROMONITOR 26 (2013/02/07)

EUROMONITOR 26 (2013/02/07)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Elena Prohniţchi,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Ana Popa,Victoria Vasilescu,Adrian Lupuşor / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; migration; border control;

The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.

Words and Death: A Nationalist Construction of Reality

Reči i smrt: nacionalistička konstrukcija stvarnosti

Author(s): Nenad Dimitrijević / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Yugoslavia; 20th century; nationalism; communism; war; hate speech;

Vreme komunizma i vreme post-komunizma na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije podeljeni su ratom. U ovom tekstu pokušaću da analiziram osnovni uzrok tragičnog nasilja na Balkanu. Obrazlagaću tezu da je govor mržnje bio principijelni pokretač rata i najvažniji instrument masovnog ubijanja i razaranja. Čitalac će verovatno biti sklon da tvrdnje tipa “teror počinje u glavama”, “reči ubijaju”, itd., shvati kao jake metafore, ili u najboljem slučaju kao impresionističke kovanice koje upućuju na ujedinjujuću i mobilizatorsku ulogu ideologije u procesima koji su prethodili ratu – visok stepen ideološke unifikacije je uvek neophodan da bi se odluka o ulasku u rat prikazala kao opravdana, te da bi se “naš” identitet suprotstavio predstavi o “drugima” na osi prijatelj-neprijatelj. Ali teza koju sam izneo upućuje u drugom smeru. Nije reč jednostavno o tome da je jugoslovenskim ratovima prethodila zloupotreba reči u obliku kreiranja ekstremističkih ideologija, koje bi bile potom korišćene da isprovociraju i opravdaju destrukciju. Želim da pokažem da je samo određena vrsta ideja bila u stanju da razori Jugoslaviju, odnosno da ideologiju mržnje u jugoslovenskom slučaju ne treba čitati kao opravdanje prakse rata, već pre kao tvorenje ove prakse – nadam se da će čitaocu, kad dođe do kraja ovog poglavlja, ovakva tvrdnja izgledati manje maglovita nego što je sada. Drugo, centralnu ulogu u procesu “ubijanja i razaranja rečima” nisu odigrali iz – tradicije Moderne odredivi – “ideološki aparati države” već “nezavisni intelektualci”.

Electoral barometer of Caransebeș municipality

Barometrul electoral al municipiului Caransebeș

Author(s): Bruno Stefan / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: administrative issues;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;

The survey was conducted on September 3-6, 2020 on 808 adults living in the city. He measured the confidence of the candidates for mayor, the voting intentions, the expectations of the future mayor, the degree of involvement of the mayor’s office in various administrative issues, the appreciation of national political leaders.

What should be considered when reforming the Presidency of BiH

O čemu bi sve trebalo razmišljati pri reformisanju Predsjedništva BiH

Author(s): Svjetlana Nedimović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: constitutional reform BiH;

This paper is an attempt to recall neglected aspects of the issue of representation and equality, and to consider the various reform proposals of the BiH Presidency, precisely and analytically systematized in a recently published study by E. Hodžić and N. Stojanović, in the light of these aspects. on changes to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina possibly developed in a completely new direction determined by a more refined understanding of political equality and representation, which modern democracy, achieved and / or emerging, requires.

National Security & Defence, № 122+123 (2011 - 04+05)

Національна безпека і оборона, № 122+123 (2011 - 04+05)

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

CRIMEA PROBLEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL SECURITY // CRIMEA, UKRAINE, BLACK SEA REGION: SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT // SECURITY ISSUES OF THE BLACK SEA REGION AND CRIMEA IN THE ASSESSMENTS OF EXPERTS // ATTITUDE OF CRIMEAN RESIDENTS TOWARDS POSSIBLE THREATS AND ISSUES WHICH HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONFLICT POTENTIAL // THE PLACE AND ROLE OF UKRAINE IN THE BLACK SEA REGION: POSITIONS OF PROFESSIONALS // POLITICAL SPACE OF CRIMEA: BETWEEN THE "RUSSIAN WORLD" AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD // ENERGY SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION: STATE, PROBLEMS, TRENDS // QUALITY OF LIFE OF CRIMEAN PEOPLE AND PROSPECTS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMEA FOR 2011-2020 // QUALITY OF LIFE OF CRIMEAN PEOPLE - PRIORITY OF CRIMEA DEVELOPMENT: IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS // QUALITY OF LIFE, MAIN PROBLEMS OF CRIMEAN PEOPLE, WAYS OF CRIMEA DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EYES OF CITIZENS // CRIMEA PROBLEMS AND STRATEGY TO OVERCOME THEM: EXPERT ASSESSMENTS // CRIMEA: SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT // REFLECTIONS ON THE CRIMEA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY // CRIMEAN VIEW ON THE CRIMEAN STRATEGY // CRIMEA POLITICS: TURN - 2011

The Marian Apparition from Seuca/Szőkefalva in the Context of Religious and Ethnical Interferences

Apariţia Fecioarei Maria de la Seuca, în contextul interferenţelor religioase şi entice.

Author(s): Peti Lehel / Language(s): English,Romanian

Keywords: The Marian Apparition; Seuca/Szőkefalva; Religious and Ethnical Interferences; Inter-ethnic and Denominational co-existence;

Situated on the border of Latin and Orthodox Christianity, in a region where the infrastructural and the economical possibilities were limited, the Romanian village Seuca became an internationally known place for pilgrimage due to a blind Gypsy women's public visions about Virgin Mary in the first years of the new millennium. The author presents both the history of the ethnical and confessional co-existence in the village and the economical and social problems which affected the whole community. Then, the attitudes towards the apparition of the different denominations will be highlighted by presenting also the way the seer attempts to question the different denominational opinions. The legitimating strategies of a gypsy woman influenced very much the aspects of Virgin Mary vision from Seuca.

The Role of Religion in the Societies of the Western Balkans - Report from the Conference

Uloga religije u društvima Zapadnog Balkana - Izvještaj s konferencije

Author(s): Lejla Hodžić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Western Balkans; religion; role; conference report;

Konferencija “Uloga religije u društvima Zapadnog Balkana” je regionalna konferencija koju su organizovali Institut za demokratiju i medijaciju (IDM) iz Albanije, Centar za društvena istraživanja “Analitika” iz Bosne i Hercegovine, Beogradska otvorena škola iz Srbije i Institut za društvene i humanističke nauke Skoplje (ISSHS) iz Republike Sjeverne Makedonije. Cilj konferencije je istražiti izazove i mogućnosti kada je u pitanju uloga religije u društvima Zapadnog Balkana, te doprinijeti jačanju društvenih mehanizama i politika kako bi se na što bolji način odgovorilo budućim izazovima u ovom domenu. Pored toga, konferencija je pružila priliku da se prezentiraju rezultati istraživanja koje je provedeno u zemljama Zapadnog Balkana, a koje se bavilo ulogom religije u društvu. Konferencija je okupila lidere vjerskih zajednica, predstavnike akademske zajednice i medija, vladine zvaničnike i predstavnike civilnog društva sa Zapadnog Balkana, ali i otvorila i širu raspravu među njima o potencijalu za jačanje uloge religije u ovim društvima. U svjetlu općih izazova s kojima se suočavaju zemlje Zapadnog Balkana, kao što su nizak ekonomski razvoj, spora tranzicija i problemi sa vladavinom prava, učesnici su poseban naglasak stavili na implikacije i doprinos religije ovim pitanjima. Konferencija je organizovana uz velikodušnu podršku Ministarstva vanjskih poslova Holandije i uz učešće predsjednika Republike Albanije, Njegove ekselencije gospodina Ilira Mete.

The Right to Education Without Discrimination: The Case of "Vrbanjci"

Pravo na obrazovanje bez diskriminacije: slučaj “Vrbanjci”

Author(s): Dženana Radončić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: education; discrimination; rights; Vrbanjci; Bosniaks; school education;

Odlukom Okružnog suda u Banjoj Luci od 9. novembra 2016. godine, potvrđena je presuda Osnovnog suda u Kotor-Varoši kojom je utvrđeno da nije počinjena diskriminacija nad djecom bošnjačke nacionalnosti time što im nije omogućeno izučavanje nacionalne grupe predmeta (historije, jezika, književnosti) u Osnovnoj školi “Sveti Sava”, područnoj školi u Vrbanjcima, u Kotor-Varoši. Ovaj komentar ima za svrhu analizu odluke Okružnog suda u Banjoj Luci i, posredno, odluke Osnovnog suda u Kotor-Varoši. Sudovi u ovom predmetu nisu se bavili analizom rješenja Zakona o osnovnom obrazovanju, nego sadržinom i realizacijom nastavnog plana i programa, pa će postupanje Republike Srpske (tačnije ministra prosvjete i Republičkog pedagoškog zavoda) biti analizirano iz aspekta potencijalnih diskriminatornih normi i praksi.

CONCRETE - Cultural propaganda set no. 224, yr. XV, Belgrade, Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

BETON - Kulturno propagandni komplet br. 224, god. XV, Beograd, sreda, 21. oktobar 2020.

Author(s): Dušan Grlja,Milica Ivić,Aleksandra Sekulić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Armenia - Azerbaijan conflict; The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; 11th festival of comics-book art; Luis Lopez Carrasco; The Year of the Discovery;

MIKSER, Dušan Grlja: Pitanja (evropskog) mira; anti CEMENT, Milica Ivić: Kako to mislite Zadnje Doba; ŠTRAFTA, Aleksandra Sekulić: Hodati sredinom ulice

Newsletter - 10/2022

Newsletter - 10/2022

Author(s): Edina Bećirević,Senad Pećanin,Jasmin Mujanović,Vahidin Preljević,Ivo Komšić,Borut Šuklje,Toby Vogel / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Ukraine; Russia; war; military aggression; BiH; Constitution; radicalization; Central Bosnia; EU; USA;

1. Budućnost Evrope: Prijetnja vojnom agresijom na Ukrajinu i secesionizam u Bosni i Hercegovini 2. Osluškujući eho Putinove Rusije u Ukrajini 3. Provincijalizam i zloćudno uplitanje: Prevazilaženje političkih i institucionalnih barijera u odbrani ustavnog poretka BiH 4. Da li se radikalizacija isplati? 5. Srednja Bosna: ključ opstanka Bosne i Hercegovine 6. Od washingtonskog Marriotta do otpisanog političkog košarkaša 7. EU i SAD trebaju stvoriti prostor za novi društveni ugovor

Can a Free Trade Agreement with China be opportune for Moldova?

Poate fi un Acord de comerț liber cu China oportun pentru Moldova?

Author(s): Vadim Gumene / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: China-Moldova relationship;

During the meeting of the Republic of Moldova-China Economic Cooperation and Trade Committee, which took place in December 2016, the two sides reached a broad understanding regarding the need to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement between them. It was assumed that the signing of such a document will constitute an important step forward for the intensification of economic relations and the increase of trade between the Republic of Moldova and China. The discussions ended with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at preparing the foundation for the initiation of the given discussions.