Contributions
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“Fateful elections” in Serbia?
Election observation missions at national and local level have been at the centre of the activities of the independent Centre for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) for several years. The focus is not only on the day of the election itself. Months beforehand, the Centre observes and analyses whether democratic standards are in place and whether political competitors are being treated fairly and given sufficient coverage and mention in the media...
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The Vučić System
Following the analysis of the protest movements in Serbia in recent years, another analysis of political developments in Serbia is now available from Serbia's former ambassador to Indonesia, Jovan Jovanović.
The focus is on the development of democracy and the rule of law. What the author presents in detail about the "Vučić System" and backs up with numerous sources is as illuminating as it is sobering. -
''The escalation goes even further this time …''
The headline published by SPIEGEL several days ago read ''Bosnian Serbs threaten to secede''. The focus is once again on Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the three-member Presidency. According to SPIEGEL, he is pushing for ''gradual dissolution'' of the Balkan state. How do you assess the latest escalation?
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"Hope will emerge from vision of the future"
How can we give citizens back their faith in representative democracy? The president of Libek, Milos Nikolic, describes in an interview how democratic visions were gradually destroyed. Corruption, clientelism and the "strong hand" of the president characterize today's society and political climate. No way out? Nowhere?
