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Harmonization of Legislation of a Candidate Country with EU Legislation: Insights from the Prism of the Citizens of Macedonia

EIRP Proceedings, 2013
Since the majority of the Western Balkan countries remain although they have expressed a willingness to join the EU, it is considered necessary to examine the topic of harmonization of national legislation of these countries with the EU legislation. So
Abdula Azizi
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Problems in Interpreting Collocations from Macedonian into English and Vice Versa

Journal of Contemporary Philology, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, B Koneski Faculty of Philology, 2022
openaire   +1 more source

From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Groups? Consociational Culture and the Representation of Cross‐Segmental Interests

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In deeply divided societies, consociational power‐sharing ensures representation for ethnonational groups but raises questions about cross‐segmental interests. This paper explores “consociational culture,” arguing that consociational systems create a form of political culture which incentivises the use of group‐based categories and identities ...
Patrizia John
wiley   +1 more source

Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
wiley   +1 more source

Engagement in early childhood education: A systematic review of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller populations in Europe

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This systematic review focuses on engagement in early childhood education (ECE) within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities. ECE increases lifelong educational success rates along with narrowing poverty and equity gaps. Yet the GRT participation rate in ECE is nearly half that of the majority mainstream population.
Sara Ponce, Jennifer Symonds, Seaneen Sloan, Ryan Alberto Gibbons   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting New Employment Using Nonrepresentative Online Job Advertisements With an Application to the Italian and EU Labor Market

Journal of Forecasting, Volume 45, Issue 4, Page 1529-1558, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Using online job advertisement data improves the timeliness and granularity depth of analysis in the labor market in domains not covered by official data. Specifically, its variation over time may be used as an anticipator of official employment variations.
Pietro Giorgio Lovaglio, Mario Mezzanzanica   +1 more
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Infrastructure expansion, tourism and electoral outcomes

Economica, Volume 93, Issue 371, Page 757-776, July 2026.
Abstract This paper examines the electoral impact of economic growth through increased foreign tourism using data from Croatia. To identify causal effects, the paper applies an instrumental variable strategy, which uses variation in the ruggedness of the local terrain to estimate the network of least‐cost paths.
Adrian Mehic
wiley   +1 more source

THE АТТITUDE OF THE MACEDONIAN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE “TORBESHI”: METHOD OF SOLIDARITY OR SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTIVITY?

EtnoAntropoZum
The title is inspired by the article of Lisa M. Tillman Healy, "Friendship as Method" (Tillmann-Healy, 2003), in which she advocates the ethics of friendship in her research.
Ana Ashtalkovska Gajtanoska
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 542-559, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source