Martin Dimitrov
Contributions
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A leader’s fight for freedom
The story of Kosovo leader Edita Tahiri – from the struggle for independence to wartime peace negotiations and on to today. When it comes to formal peace processes and decision-making, discrimination against women continues. She still remains the only woman in the Balkans to have led formal peace negotiations. Being a liberal woman in a relatively conservative Balkan nation is not an easy task.
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Meet Edita Tahiri from Kosovo
Very few women in the world can start their life’s journey as part of an oppressed people in their country, grow to be the voice of their new-born nation to the world, help it earn its freedom, and not only live to tell the tale, but also make a successful political career. Edita Tahiri from Kosovo is one such rare example, and she has many stories to tell.
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The changing face of North Macedonian politics
Monika Zajkova from the Liberal Democratic Party wants to serve as an example for other young female politicians in her country. Despite her age, she has nearly a decade of political experience – she joined the LDP’s youth wing in 2011 and became its president in 2017. Zajkova, who holds a degree in law, worked in four electoral campaigns before she made her own bid for MP in 2020.
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From public policy to politics in Croatia: an impossible mission?
Diana Topcic-Rosenberg tells her story of adapting to the political and social realities of her home country after a 20-year career abroad
