Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

  • The Western Balkans: A social contract in transition

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    In the middle of March in Brussels about 40 representatives of civil society from European Union candidate countries (South-East Europe, Turkey and Iceland) attended the European Commission study tour “Direct democracy and e-democracy as a means for fostering transparency, civic engagement and participation” as part of People 2 People program. […]

  • Serbia: Campaigning for equality at work and a decent life

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    The Serbian labor market is beset by huge problems. They include violations of workers’ rights in many forms, but one particularly entrenched problem is gender-based discrimination in the labor market and at the workplace. According to recent research by the Victimology Society of Serbia, 72,2% of women have experienced gender-based […]

  • Yearning for Yugoslavia

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    Independent Macedonia was established 22 years ago. I was 10 years old that year in 1991, when on the 8 of September around 12 pm my parents took me to the national gathering in the city square “Marshal Tito” in Skopje to celebrate the results of that day’s referendum in favour of Macedonia’s independence. I […]

  • Economic indicators on healthcare. DPT stands for 'diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus' combined vaccine. Image by the author, click to see full size (CC-by-SA 3.0)

    Healthcare Ailments

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    With scary news about the “financial crisis shaking the world!” making the headlines every second day, you can easily end up blaming the godawful traders for every single bit of wrong-doing. Or Greece. As time goes by, I more and more have the impression that everyone around is turning into […]