Social Security in the Balkans Volume 2

An Overview of Social Policy in the Republics of North Macedonia and Montenegro

Marzena akowska, Dorota Domalewska (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

244 Seiten

2023
Haymarket Books (Verlag)
978-1-64259-806-3 (ISBN)

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The second of three volumes in this comprehensive study of social security in the Balkan states.

Social security is presented from a broad perspective as a mechanism that addresses human needs, provides protection against social risks, reduces social tensions and secures peace. Various sectors of social policy, pension systems, health care systems, disability insurance, labor policy as well as social risks, such as poverty and unemployment, have been analyzed from historical, economic, political, sociological and security perspective. This book offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region.

This volume focuses on the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro.

Contributors are: Maja Bacović, Agata Domachowska, Dorota Domalewska, Tomasz Ferfecki, Afet Mamuti, Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva, Natalija Perišić, Kire Sharlamanov, Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska, and Marzena Żakowska.

Marzena Żakowska is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published numerous articles on the Balkan region and armed conflicts, including "The roots of armed conflicts – multilevel security perspective" and "Strategic challenges for Serbia's integration with the European Union" Dorota Domalewska is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published monographs and articles on security, including Multidimensional Communication From a Security Perspective and Communication in Crisis Situations and Strategic Communication.

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Social Policy in the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro Developments and Challenges

Marzena Żakowska and Dorota Domalewska

part 1

Social Security in the Republic of North Macedonia

1 The Social Security Policy of the Republic of North Macedonia Reform Process, Opportunities and Perspectives

Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska

2 Health, Pensions and Disability Insurance in the Republic of North Macedonia

Afet Mamuti

3 Poverty as a Social Phenomenon in the Republic of North Macedonia

Kire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva

4 Unemployment in the Republic of North Macedonia Characteristics and Perspectives

Kire Sharlamanov and Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva

part 2

Social Security in the Republic of Montenegro

5 Pension System and Reforms in Montenegro

Maja Bacović

6 The Public Health Care Sector in Post-Transition Montenegro

Natalija Perišić

7 Social Protection System in Montenegro

Marzena Żakowska and Tomasz Ferfecki

8 Unemployment and Emigration as a (Main) Challenge for the Social Security System and Stability of a Multiethnic State The Case of Montenegro

Agata Domachowska

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Erscheinungsdatum	07.02.2023
Reihe/Serie	Historical Materialism
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-64259-806-2 / 1642598062
ISBN-13	978-1-64259-806-3 / 9781642598063
Zustand	Neuware