The Romanian protests: democratic progress or a ride on a rocking-horse? 27 Feb, 2017 Blogs Democratic Consolidation Copyright: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images Throughout February, the Romanian people received international accolades for vigorously flexing their civic muscle against […]
Presidential Pardon Debunks Fragility of Macedonian State Institutions 10 Jun, 2016 Blogs Democratic Consolidation President Ivanov’s general abolition, granted on April 12 this year (to 56 persons), partially withdrawn on May 27 (only […]
The Masks have Fallen in Serbian House of Cards 31 May, 2016 Blogs Democratic Consolidation Last Wednesday 15,000 Serbian citizens protested against the illegal demolition of several sites on the Belgrade riverbank in the […]
Could the political crisis be an opportunity to overcome ethnic divisions in Macedonia? 27 Apr, 2016 Blogs Inter-ethnic relations Ethnic politics is central in Macedonia. Examples from the first multi-ethnic government in 1992, the interethnic protests in 1997/98, the […]
The Albanian Thoreau: civil disobedience and the opposition’s anti-government rally 16 Dec, 2015 Blogs Democratic Consolidation On the 25th anniversary of the student protests which ignited the fall of the communist regime in Albania, the […]
Should Montenegro be invited to NATO? 25 Nov, 2015 Blogs Democratic Consolidation Montenegro has experienced an unprecedented wave of protests against the government in recent weeks. Initially focused on the governments bid […]
Elections in Montenegro – between protests and dialogue 24 Nov, 2015 Blogs Democratic Consolidation Twenty five years after its first multiparty elections, Montenegro has not yet experienced a democratic change of its government. To […]
Protests in Podgorica: Montenegro’s spring or a battle for political points? 20 Oct, 2015 Blogs Democratic Consolidation On 17 October, early in the morning, police forces broke up a peaceful protest in front of the Montenegrin […]
Escalation of protests and violence: Macedonia awakening or going toward an abyss? 7 May, 2015 Blogs Democratic Consolidation On 5 May 2015, peaceful protests escalated into clashes between protesters and police in Macedonia. For several hours, protesters rallied […]