Билјана Ванковска
Biographic Data
| ID | 6677840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Билјана Ванковска |
| GIVEN NAMES | Билјана |
| FAMILY NAME | Ванковска |
| SIGNATURE | ВАНКОВСКА Б |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9215-4183 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Constitutions Octroyées And International State-Building
This article critically examines international state-building efforts through (imposed constitutions) and constitutional revisions, a phenomenon that gains a reinvigorated significance in the modern world. The analysis differentiate the constitutions octroyées (imposed constitutions) and constitutional engineering. The empirical focus is on the peculiar Macedonian case study. The main hypothesis is that the recent constitutional history (1991–202…
The Chimera of Colorful Revolution in Macedonia
This article analyzes the social movements that took place between 2014 and 2016 in Macedonia. These events got widely known because of the 2016 final performance: the so-called Colorful Revolution. However, their background, the main internal and international actors involved and their after-effects remain subject to highly conflicting and underexplored explanations. The main hypothesis of this article is that, in spite of its apparent authentic…
Geopolitics of the Prespa Agreement
The Prespa Agreement (PA), which allegedly resolved the name dispute between Athens and Skopje, has been commended as an unparalleled triumph of Western diplomacy and a proof of maturity on the part of the two states involved. This article sheds light on one of the deal’s least explored aspects—its geopolitical motives. The starting premise is that the agreement is a product of arm-twisting for the sake of advancing NATO, i.e., predominantly USA …
Special Issue
In this discussion with Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bülent Gökay, Biljana Vankovska explores the complexities of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean centred around the issue of refugees/migrants/asylum seekers. Fouskas argues that the Turkish government has weaponized the refugees in a hybrid warfare against a hypocritical Europe and NATO, with Russia being the real winner in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East. Further, he believes that Europ…
Pavlos I Koktsidis, Strategic Rebellion. Ethnic Conflict in FYR Macedonia and the Balkans
Article Pavlos I Koktsidis, Strategic Rebellion. Ethnic Conflict in FYR Macedonia and the Balkans was published on January 1, 2014 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 62, issue 1)
The Echo of the Ukrainian Crisis in Macedonia
The paper focuses on the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on the Republic of Macedonia. It analyzes the official, popular, and economic responses in order to assess whether the Macedonian state and society have articulated rational policy choices and stances with regard to the new international constellations . The basic assumption of the analysis is that Macedonia, as a weak state, has nothing to say or do with respect to such dramatic internation…
David vs. Goliath
Article David vs. Goliath: The Macedonian Position(s) in the Socalled “Name Dispute” with Greece was published on March 1, 2010 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 58, issue 3)
Kosovo
The Republic of Macedonia has maintained a policy with regard to the new Kosovar state that is heavily influenced by the actors on the international scene, and first of all the United States. Macedonia has moved from a de facto recognition via the establishment of a state border to formal recognition, which coincided with its rejection of the Serbian bid at the UN Security Council to support its appeal of the International Court of Justice. The a…
The Human Security Doctrine for Europe
This article offers a critical perspective on the Human Security Doctrine for Europe both from a global and regional (Balkan) perspective. Having securitized the human security concept, the doctrine tries to legitimize a certain global political agenda that is based on the understanding of human security as a justification for an emerging system of global governance. Instead of promotion of the EU as a peace project, the doctrine may serve as one…
Between the Past and the Future
4 "Although the international community and media have focused on the evil of Serbian aggression in the name of greater Serbia', memories of past glories mingle with pres ent aspirations in Croatia as well. In his interview with Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, Steve Coil describes the picture of King Tomislav in battle armor above Tudjman's desk and the picture in the lobby of decapitated Turkish Muslims, as Croa tian knights ride through a co…
The Human Security Doctrine for Europe
This article offers a critical perspective on the Human Security Doctrine for Europe both from a global and regional (Balkan) perspective. Having securitized the human security concept, the doctrine tries to legitimize a certain global political agenda that is based on the understanding of human security as a justification for an emerging system of global governance. Instead of promotion of the EU as a peace project, the doctrine may serve as one…
Between the Past and the Future
4 "Although the international community and media have focused on the evil of Serbian aggression in the name of greater Serbia', memories of past glories mingle with pres ent aspirations in Croatia as well. In his interview with Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, Steve Coil describes the picture of King Tomislav in battle armor above Tudjman's desk and the picture in the lobby of decapitated Turkish Muslims, as Croa tian knights ride through a co…
The Human Security Doctrine for Europe
This article offers a critical perspective on the Human Security Doctrine for Europe both from a global and regional (Balkan) perspective. Having securitized the human security concept, the doctrine tries to legitimize a certain global political agenda that is based on the understanding of human security as a justification for an emerging system of global governance. Instead of promotion of the EU as a peace project, the doctrine may serve as one…
Kosovo
The Republic of Macedonia has maintained a policy with regard to the new Kosovar state that is heavily influenced by the actors on the international scene, and first of all the United States. Macedonia has moved from a de facto recognition via the establishment of a state border to formal recognition, which coincided with its rejection of the Serbian bid at the UN Security Council to support its appeal of the International Court of Justice. The a…
David vs. Goliath
Article David vs. Goliath: The Macedonian Position(s) in the Socalled “Name Dispute” with Greece was published on March 1, 2010 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 58, issue 3)
Pavlos I Koktsidis, Strategic Rebellion. Ethnic Conflict in FYR Macedonia and the Balkans
Article Pavlos I Koktsidis, Strategic Rebellion. Ethnic Conflict in FYR Macedonia and the Balkans was published on January 1, 2014 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 62, issue 1)
The Echo of the Ukrainian Crisis in Macedonia
The paper focuses on the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on the Republic of Macedonia. It analyzes the official, popular, and economic responses in order to assess whether the Macedonian state and society have articulated rational policy choices and stances with regard to the new international constellations . The basic assumption of the analysis is that Macedonia, as a weak state, has nothing to say or do with respect to such dramatic internation…
The Chimera of Colorful Revolution in Macedonia
This article analyzes the social movements that took place between 2014 and 2016 in Macedonia. These events got widely known because of the 2016 final performance: the so-called Colorful Revolution. However, their background, the main internal and international actors involved and their after-effects remain subject to highly conflicting and underexplored explanations. The main hypothesis of this article is that, in spite of its apparent authentic…
Geopolitics of the Prespa Agreement
The Prespa Agreement (PA), which allegedly resolved the name dispute between Athens and Skopje, has been commended as an unparalleled triumph of Western diplomacy and a proof of maturity on the part of the two states involved. This article sheds light on one of the deal’s least explored aspects—its geopolitical motives. The starting premise is that the agreement is a product of arm-twisting for the sake of advancing NATO, i.e., predominantly USA …
Special Issue
In this discussion with Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bülent Gökay, Biljana Vankovska explores the complexities of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean centred around the issue of refugees/migrants/asylum seekers. Fouskas argues that the Turkish government has weaponized the refugees in a hybrid warfare against a hypocritical Europe and NATO, with Russia being the real winner in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East. Further, he believes that Europ…
Constitutions Octroyées And International State-Building
This article critically examines international state-building efforts through (imposed constitutions) and constitutional revisions, a phenomenon that gains a reinvigorated significance in the modern world. The analysis differentiate the constitutions octroyées (imposed constitutions) and constitutional engineering. The empirical focus is on the peculiar Macedonian case study. The main hypothesis is that the recent constitutional history (1991–202…
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