Dritero Arifi
is a professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University for Business and Technology, Kosovo. His areas of research are political parties, security issues, and European foreign policy. He has published a number of articles, including âThe concept of comprehensive security, as a draft for reconstructing security in a system of international relationsâ (iliria International Review, 1(1), 2016); âKosovo Political Party Attitudes Towards European Integrationâ (co-authored with Fjolle Nuhiu, European Journal of Social Science Education and Research, 5(1), 2018); âRoma community in Kosovo: between reality and the European dreamâ (co-author with Dashamir Berxulli and Ngadhnjim Brovina, Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 12(2), 2018). His orcid is
Ngadhnjim Brovina
is a professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University for Business and Technology, Kosovo. He has written a number of publications in the field of foreign policy, public diplomacy, public policy, international relations, and international law including âEuropean Union Public Diplomacy â case study â The Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovinaâ (co-authored with Fjollë Nuhiu & Ngadhnjim Brovina, European Journal of Social Science, Education and Research, 10(2), 2017); âPeacebuilding in Kosovoâ (iliria International Review, 7(1), 2017); âThe role of international organizations in the policy-making process in Kosovoâ (co-author with Jonuz Abdullai, Institute of Knowledge Management, 17(2), 2017); âRoma Community in Kosovo: between reality and the European dreamâ (co-author with Dashamir Berxulli, and Dritero Arifi, Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 12(2), 2018). His orcid is
Pëllumb Ãollaku
is a lecturer at the Riinvest College and a Senior Research Associate at the Riinvest Institute for Development Research, Kosovo. He received Civil Society Scholar Award (2016/17) from Open Society international Foundation; a research Grant from Scholarships for Post-Graduates from the Republic of Austria (2016); Erasmus+ Traineeship Scholarship from Sapienza University of Rome and EU Commission (2016). He did several economic consultancies among others for Social Development Investment (Tirana, Albania, 2019), Kosovo Democratic
Dorota Domalewska
is an assistant professor at the National Security Faculty, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She is the Head of the Department of Security Education. During the years 2012â2015, she was a lecturer at Stamford International University and Rangsit University in Thailand and, in 2019, a research fellow at Rangsit University, Thailand. She carries out interdisciplinary research blending the field of security, communication, and education. She is the author of âMultidimensional communication from a security perspective. Communication in crisis situations and strategic communicationâ (Warsaw: War Studies University, 2020, in Polish), and âDeterminants of the modern security environmentâ (co-editor with RadosÅaw Bielawski, Warsaw: War Studies University, 2020, in Polish). She has published numerous articles on security education, immigrant integration processes, strategic communication in social media, and societal security. Since 2016, she has been an Associate Editor and, since 2020, Editor-in-Chief of Security and Defence Quarterly, issn 2300-8741. Her orcid is
Besnik Fetahu
is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Public Safety, the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety and Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Pristina, Kosovo. He is Head of Institute for Research and Development, the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety and Political Adviser at the Prime ministerâs office. He was a Taiwan Fellow at the University of Taipei (2016), an Austrian Fellow at the University of Graz (2015), a Visiting Professor at the University of Applied Science of Brandenburg Germany (2019), a Visiting Professor at the University College of Police in Tampere Finland (2018), and a Visiting Professor at the Estonian Academy for Security Science (2017). His publications include âApplying Esping-Andersen Typology of Welfare State in Western Balkan
Remzije Istrefi
is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Pristina, Kosovo. She was a researcher at the Hague Academy for International Law Online Centre for Studies and Research (2020â2021) and a Fulbright scholar at the Duke University NC USA (2008). She has written numerous articles including âPublic Administration in an Atypical Transition and the Need for the Agents of Europeanisation in Kosovoâ (co-author Arben Hajrullahu, Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, 20(2), 2020); âConsolidation of Statehood through Membership in the UN: Some Remarks on Kosovo, Democracy and International Lawâ (co-author Iliriana Islami, Review of Central and East European Law, 43(3), 2018), âInternational Security Presence in Kosovo and its Human Rights Implicationsâ (Croatian International Relations Review, 23(80), 2017), âEuropean Union Support and Transitional Justice Processes in Kosovoâ (Europolity â Continuity and Change in European Governance, 14(1), 2020); âIncorporation of international human rights into national legislation: The case of Kosovoâ (co-author Iliriana Islami, seer Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe, 20(1), 2017). Her orcid is
Maja JandriÄ
is an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, where she teaches courses in Principles of Macroeconomics and Theory and Analysis of Economic Policy. Her main scientific interests are economic policy and, specifically, labor market issues, with a focus on flexibility and security issues in the labor market. Some of her most important publications are âConvergence clubs in different regions of Serbiaâ (co-author with Maria Candelaria Barrios, Dejan Molnar, Svetozar TanaskoviÄ, Applied Economics Letters, 2020), âMultiple criteria decision aiding as a prediction tool for migration potential of regionsâ (co-author with Mihail Arandarenko, Salvatore
Gordana MatkoviÄ
is a professor at the Metropolitan University fefa Faculty and Program Director of Centre for Social Policy. She holds a B.A. and M.A. degree from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics and a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology Department. Gordana MatkoviÄ is a high-profile expert with extensive experience in the area of social policy. Over the past years, she has worked as an international consultant for the World Bank, unicef, and undp. She served as the Minister of Social Affairs in the first democratically elected Government of Serbia (2000â2004). Her professional interests cover different fields such as social welfare and social insurance, demography, and human development. Professor MatkoviÄ is the author of numerous studies and papers including âThe Welfare State in Western Balkan Countries: Challenges and Optionsâ (StanovniÅ¡tvo, 57(1), 2019); âThe Development of Private Pensions in Serbia: Caught Between a Generic Blueprint and an Unconducive Local Environmentâ (co-author with Nikola Altiparmakov, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 24(1), 2018); âPolicies Reducing the Economic Cost of Parenthood in Serbiaâ (co-author with BoÅ¡ko MijatoviÄ, and Katarina StaniÄ, Towards Better Demographic Future of Serbia, edited by Vladimir S. KostiÄ, Slavica ÄukiÄ DejanoviÄ, and Mirjana RaÅ¡eviÄ, Serbian Academy of Science and Institute of Social Sciences, 2018); âUnderstanding the Increase in the Number of Childbirth â related Leave Beneficiaries in Serbiaâ (co-author with Katarina StaniÄ, StanovniÅ¡tvo, 55(1), 2017).
Ruzhdi Morina
is a doctor at the Faculty of Law, University of Prishtina, Kosovo. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Kosovo Pension Saving Trust. His main research interests are pension funds, European Union standards, and economic development. His most important publications include âThe role of the European Union in the area of supplementary pension funds: The case of Kosovoâ (europolity, 12(11) 2018); âDevelopment of Kosovo Pension Saving Trust Fundâ (co-authored with Ymer Havolli, Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 4(4), 2016); âDiplomacia e Kongresittë Vjenësâ (vizione, 18, 2012, Shkup); âOpsionetsiletra me vlerëâ (vizione, 18, 2012, Shkup).
is a lecturer at the University for Business and Technology (ubt), Kosovo and Country expert on pensions and social inclusion at the European Social Policy Network (espn). He received a Civil Society Scholar Award from Open Society Foundations (2014/15). He did social policy consultancies for: undp, Kosovo Democratic Institute (kdi), Kosovo Government and Kosovo Parliament (2017â2019). He was awarded a scholarship at the University of Vienna in 2015 (Kurzfristige wissenschaftliche Auslandsstipendien). In 2015â17, he worked as university assistant/lecturer (pre-doc position) at the University of Vienna, Department of Political Science. His recent publications include âKosovoâs social policy during selfâmanagement, unmik and independence: Persisting high inequality and social exclusionâ (International Journal of Social Welfare, 29, 2020); âThe politics of citizenship, social policy, and statebuilding in Kosovoâ (Unravelling liberal interventionism: Local critiques of statebuilding in Kosovo, edited by Gëzim Visoka and Vjosa Musliu, Routledge, 2019) âespn Thematic Report on Financing social protection â Kosovo, European Social Policy Network (espn)â (co-author with Amir Haxhikadrija, Brussels: European Commission, 2019); âespn Thematic Report on Inâwork povertyâKosovo, European Social Policy Network (espn)â (co-author with Amir Haxhikadrija and Artan Loxha, Brussels: European Commission, 2019). His orcid is
Katarina StaniÄ
is an assistant professor of Welfare Economics at the Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration (fefa), Belgrade Metropolitan University, Serbia. She holds a BSc in economics from the University of Belgrade and an MSc and PhD in economics from the University of Nottingham, UK. She is a Chevening and a Nottingham University scholar. Katarina is one of the founders of the Center for Social Policy in Belgrade where she works as a pension and social policy researcher. She began her career in 2001 as a researcher at the Economics Institute in Belgrade. From 2005 to 2010, she worked as an economist and pension expert on usaid funded projects in Serbia. In the period end-2010 until mid-2012 she was working as a short-term pension expert on the Pension and Labor Market (palm) project in Armenia. She is continuously engaged as a short-term expert by the wb, unicef, and other international organizations. Her academic and policy interests include many aspects of social policy in its widest sense â pension systems, long-term care, social welfare services, child and family protection, poverty and social assistance, and inclusive education.
is an assistant professor at the National Security Faculty, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She is Director of the Global Affairs and Diplomacy Studies and Chair of War Studies Working Group at International Society of Military Sciences. Her main field of expertise includes war and armed conflicts, Balkan statesâ security, migrations and social security. She is the author of such publications as âThe roots of armed conflicts â multilevel security perspectiveâ (Security and Defence Quarterly, 3 (30), 2020), âStrategic challenges for Serbiaâs integration with the European Unionâ (Security and Defence Quarterly, 2(11), 2016); âMediation in armed conflictâ (Security and Defence Quarterly, 4(17), 2017); âDetermining Polish parliamentariansâ tweets on migration: A case study of Polandâ (co-author with Dorota Domalewska, Czech Journal of Political Science 3, 2019); âMigration from war-torn countries â an analysis of parliamentariansâ tweetsâ (co-author with Dorota Domalewska, PrzeglÄ
d Europejski, no. 2 (2019), in Polish). Her orcid is