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Public discussion of new Beqe Cufaj novel, projek@tparty moderated by Senior Associate Bodo Weber
Berlin-based DPC Senior Associate Bodo Weber moderated a public event organized on the occasion of the German language publication of the new novel projekt@party by Beqe Cufaj, the German-based Kosovo Albanian author. Though a work of fiction, projekt@party is a critical account of Kosovo’s era of international administration under UNMIK,[…]
Bodo Weber Interview for Al Jazeera Balkans TV News
DPC Senior Associate Bodo Weber comments for Al Jazeera Balkan TV on Croatian PM Zoran Milanović’s visit to Berlin, the impact of Slovenian-Croatian dispute over Ljubljanska Banka as well as the Croatian-Bosnian-Herzegovinian unresolved issue of a border agreement on Croatia’s perspective to join the European Union on July 1, 2013.
Senior Associate Kurt Bassuener participates at Aspen Institute’s conference on ‘The Future Roles of NATO and the EU in Southeast Europe – EU Enlargement and Transatlantic Challenges,’ held in Dürres, Albania
The conference, attended by approximately 35 officials, academics, and policy experts, was co-hosted by the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and co-sponsored by the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe and the German Foreign Ministry.
Catalyzing Democratic Change in Bosnia
Sarajevo-based Senior Associate Kurt Bassuener publishes article for Council for a Community of Democracies “Catalyzing Democratic Change in Bosnia – The West Must Enforce Dayton to Make It History”. – The article, which was republished in Bosnia Daily on September 11, 2012, advocates recognition of the political incentives in the[…]
Kurt Bassuener publishes article ‘Catalyst for Change: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Downward Spiral and the Need for U.S. and German Leadership’
DPC Senior Associate’s most recent article explains the political downward spiral in Bosnia-Herzegovina and advocates for both U.S. and German leadership to overcome the long term structural political and institutional crisis in the country. The article is published in the edited volume Unfinished Business: The Western Balkans and the International[…]
Study: State Capture in the Western Balkans
The Democratization Policy Council and Eurothink are pleased to share our report, Sell Out, Tune Out, Get Out, or Freak Out? Understanding Corruption, State Capture, Radicalization, Pacification, Resilience, and Emigration in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. The full volume is available, and also a stand-alone Executive Summary and Recommendations.
This report was based on field work in 2020 with over 200 people, beginning just before the pandemic, and in the summer after the strict lockdowns lifted. Extensive media reviews were conducted for each country, and an online poll. In light of the difficulty in doing field work during COVID-19, this report provides an important overview of the situation in the two countries, from the ground up.
This report is a hybrid: Grounded in academic questions and literature, it strongly reflects the voices of ordinary people in localities that are often ignored in political discussions. In addition to the presentation of data, a set of 18 community snapshots is included to provide a deeper look at the lived impact of a generation of upheaval and stagnation. It also seeks to contribute to theory-building and in turn policy-making, as the issues of polarization, corruption, migration, opportunity, dignity, solidarity and vision were themes encountered and synthesized.
The DPC and Eurothink teams hope that this work will contribute to discussions on all of the themes explored. Most importantly, the report is a reminder of the impact on communities and on people of the radical social changes of the past three decades – changes to which consolidated democracies are themselves not immune.