Political in(stability) on the Balkans

Описание: At the workshop of the MCC School of Social Science and History, analysts from the Institute for Development & International Relations (Zagreb, Croatia), the Institute of European Studies (Belgrade, Serbia), and the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Budapest, Hungary) explored the possible impacts of the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, the inflation, and the constant migration pressure on the political constellations in Western Balkan countries. Further, experts from the University of Sarajevo and Aljazeera Balkans provided a detailed insight to the social-economic-political challenges of Bosnia-Herzegovina, with special regards to the results of the October 2022 general elections. Last but not least, experts from the European Security and Defense College and the Sofia-based Center for Study of Democracy looked at the possible reasons for the continuous government crises in Sofia, taking into account the current internal tensions and geopolitical concerns of the country.

Guest speakers:

Jasmin HASANOVIĆ: University of Sarajevo
Harun KARČIĆ: Aljazeera Balkans
Neli KIRILOVA: ESDC & Corvinus University of Budapest
Ferenc NÉMETH: IFAT, Budapest
Rajko PETROVIĆ: Institute of European Studies, Belgrade
Mariyan SABEV: Centre for Study of Democracy, Sofia
Senada ŠELO ŠABIĆ: Institute for Development and International Relations, Zagreb
Osman SUŠIĆ: University of Sarajevo
Moderators: Bence Kertész (Student, MCC School of International Relations), Szabolcs Janik & Bálint L. Tóth (Researchers, MCC Center for Political Science)