SEER tries to stimulate the exchange of information among researchers, trade unionists and people who have a special interest in the political, social and economic development of the region of south-east Europe. The journal tries to draw attention to new research results and the latest analyses about the ongoing process of political and social changes in the south-east of Europe. It tries to create more understanding for the importance of the elaboration of democratic structures in industrial relations. The SEER combines contributions from different disciplines and »political schools« into an information package of interest for policy makers, researchers, academics and trade unionists from various backgrounds.Website: www.seer.nomos.de
Starting from theoretical insights, this article discusses the forms and incidence of non-standard work in Croatia since the outbreak of the economic crisis. According to the definition of non-standard work, all employment contracts which are not...
Youth is a significant period of human life during which young people formulate their aspirations and life goals, seek and find their own roles and responsibilities in society and move towards economic independence. Youth is thus a period of social...
The result of the global financial crisis and the Eurozone crisis has been low levels of economic development in the western Balkans. This article makes a comparative analysis of migration and migrant remittance inflows related to Albania and Kosovo...
Turkey’s export-oriented economy was primarily dependent on low wages and imported capital goods until recently. In the last few years, the result of the competitive pressure of giant manufacturing countries like China and India was that...
In the past 25 years, the Albanian economy has undergone a significant transformation. However, the task of building a full market economy has been difficult and protracted. Liberalisation of trade and prices came quickly, but institutional reforms...
The public health sector is affected by various factors that contribute to or inhibit its effectiveness. Successful public policy in health care must address such challenges as employment, income, facilities and equipment, as well as medical staff...
This article contains proposals for improving the process of the social dialogue in the Republic of Serbia, especially in the areas of collective bargaining and determining the level of representativeness of the social partners (trade unions and...
This article is an assessment of the transition from the current Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) system to a funded pension scheme in Georgia. The project evaluates the nature of the threats to the current system and also discusses the reform planned by the...