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
This article, the first in a series, provides an analysis of the south-east European EU integration project, taking here a historic perspective of the position as it applied in those first twenty years up to 2009. It seeks in particular to question...
This article presents an analysis of democratisation in countries of south-eastern Europe in the context of EU membership. After a brief theoretical overview of the EU’s capacity for democratisation, the article highlights the increased attention...
Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union in 2007 as part of the EU’s sixth enlargement wave. However, the problems concerning Bulgaria and Romania, such as their struggle with economic problems, are still on the agenda. That both countries...
This article analyses the development of labour relations law in Kosovo and in the EU, and the integration process of Kosovo with the EU, specifically the harmonisation of labour legislation. Rights from work and the relations arising from them...
This article examines the issue of the partial transfer of Kosovo’s sovereignty to international organisations, addressing the issue’s constitutional considerations in respect of the Kosovo Constitution. We also consider here the issue of...
One of the basic tenets of human capital theory, in the domain of labour economics, is that there are two main factors which sustain and enhance worker productivity in the labour market: the individual’s investment in formal education; and the...
This article looks at how feminist legal scholars have approached the subject of law and the role of law in advancing the equality of women with men. By analysing the example of Kosovo, the article discusses the adoption and use of formal legal...
This article sets out a comparative overview of the legal and constitutional protection of property rights in the systems operating in Europe and the United States with a view to seeing how the right to property is protected through constitutions...