Social Security in the Balkans – Volume 2

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

Marzena Żakowska, Dorota Domalewska (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2022
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-30688-2 (ISBN)

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The book presents a multifaceted analysis of the social security system in the Balkan states and offers a comprehensive overview and recommendations on social problems in the region.

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

Marzena Żakowska, Ph.D., 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, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. 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).

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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	31.01.2022
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Critical Social Sciences ; 196
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	534 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	90-04-30688-9 / 9004306889
ISBN-13	978-90-04-30688-2 / 9789004306882
Zustand	Neuware