Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 1: An Overview of Social Policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria

This 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: Predrag Bejakovic, Mirela Cristea, Dorota Domalewska, Nikos Kourachanis, Effrosyni E. Kouskouna, Christos Koutsampelas, Velibor Lalic, Shkëlzen Macukulli, Irina Mindova Docheva, Grațiela Georgiana Noja, Teuta Nunaj Kortoci, Mile Sikman, Aspasia Strantzalou, Nevenko Vranjes, 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 the 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).