Social Security in the Balkans - Volume 1

An Overview of Social Policy in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-23302-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 192, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 577 g

Reihe: Studies in Critical Social Sciences

This book presents a multifaceted analysis of the social security system in the Balkan states and offers a comprehensive overview and recommendations on social problems in the region.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Zakowska, Marzena

Domalewska, Dorota

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement

List of Figures and Tables

List of Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

PREFACE

Social security in the Balkans

Marzena ZAKOWSKA and Dorota DOMALEWSKA

PART I. SOCIAL SECURITY: OVERVIEW OF REFORMS AND CHALLENGES

1. The social system in Croatia: challenges and reforms

Predrag BEJAKOVIC

2. Security threats, challenges and risks in Bosnia and Herzegovina: social security perspectives

Nevenko VRANJEŠ, Velibor LALIC and Mile ŠIKMAN

3. The functionality of the social security scheme in Albania. Challenges and perspectives

Teuta NUNAJ KORTOCI and Shkëlzen MACUKULLI

PART II. PENSION SYSTEM: SCHEME AND DEVELOPMENT

4. The pension system in Greece

Effrosyni E. KOUSKOUNA and Aspasia STRANTZALOU

5. The current and future consistency of the pension system and social security in Romania in the face of demographic changes

Mirela CRISTEA and Gratiela Georgiana NOJA

6. The pension system in Bulgaria: the complexity of socioeconomic development towards sustainable social security

Dorota DOMALEWSKA and Irina MINDOVA DOCHEVA

PART III. SOCIAL SECURITY EVOLUTION AND ECONOMIC RECESSION

7. The evolution of the social security system in Greece

Nikos KOURACHANIS

8. Social security in Greece in the aftermath of the economic recession: policies and challenges laying ahead

Christos KOUTSAMPELAS

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marzena Zakowska, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published numerous 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. is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published monographs and articles on security, including Multidimensionality of Communication from a Security Perspective. Communication in Crisis Situations and Strategic Communication (Warsaw, 2020, in Polish).