Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 2: An Overview of Social Policy in the Republics of North Macedonia and Montenegro (Studies in Critical Social Sciences #196) (Hardcover)
The book offers a comprehensive overview 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. The book also offers recommendations for improving the level of social security in the region.
Contributors are: Maja Bacovic, Agata Domachowska, Dorota Domalewska, Tomasz Ferfecki, Afet Mamuti, Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva, Natalija Perisic, Kire Sharlamanov, Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska, and Marzena Żakowska.
Contributors are: Maja Bacovic, Agata Domachowska, Dorota Domalewska, Tomasz Ferfecki, Afet Mamuti, Katerina Mitevska Petrusheva, Natalija Perisic, Kire Sharlamanov, Katerina Veljanovska Blazhevska, and Marzena Żakowska.
Marzena Żakowska, Ph.D. (2016), War Studies University, is Assistant Professor at that university. She has published many 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, Ph.D. (2009), Warsaw University, is Assistant Professor at War Studies University. She has published monographs and articles on security, including Multidimensional communication from a security perspective. Communication in crisis situations and strategic communication (Warsaw, 2020, in Polish).