Zhidas Daskalovski
Biographic Data
| ID | 806871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhidas Daskalovski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhidas |
| FAMILY NAME | Daskalovski |
| SIGNATURE | DASKALOVSKI Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3945-1004 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Republic of Macedonia or North Macedonia
Before Macedonia even became an independent state, Greece objected to its existence under such a name. The Greek challenge to the name, 'Republic of Macedonia' is a smokescreen over Greek objections to the very existence of the Macedonian state and nation. The freeing up of the Macedonian accession process into the EU and NATO should never undermine the right of the nation to its own existence. The Prespa Agreement, while ostensibly resolving the…
Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia
What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all the elections in Macedonia since 2002, and by making simulations of the results according to different electoral systems. In principle, we found that the electoral model that would bring most parties to the Macedonian Parliament is the Droop and Hare used in one electoral district. Moreover…
Public Holidays and Equality for Muslims in Western Europe
This article focuses on the question of what kind of approach should the liberal state take regarding religion and public holidays in multicultural societies of Western Europe. At present, these laws deny the equal status to citizens of different religious backgrounds. There are privileges that the laws bestow on citizens with Christian backgrounds, putting Muslim members in a disadvantaged position. As a result, the liberal character of the law …
Census taking and inter-ethnic relations in Macedonia
A census is not only a public policy tool to classify and enumerate the population but also to construct social reality. Establishing a particular vision of social reality during census taking is important because public resources are granted and denied to ethnic groups depending on their numbers. In principle, the bigger the number of an ethnic community, the bigger share of public resources and jobs its political representatives can claim. The …
Macedonia
Contrary to other successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Macedonia has achieved independent statehood and democratic consolidation without major warfare . Macedonia's reforms have been focused simultaneously on state building as well as legal and economic reform . Macedonian political elites have established practices of interethnic power sharing but are now faced with the challenges of Euro-Atlantic integration and the Greek objections to th…
The Independence of Kosovo and the Consolidation of Macedonia—A Reason to Worry
Macedonia should not worry about Kosovo becoming independent. This article reviews the current state of affairs in the northern neighbour. The author analyses whether there is a potential danger of an independent Kosovo negatively affecting internal politics in Macedonia. Is there the danger of the escalation of a new conflict. Presenting the factors that impeded democratic consolidation, it is argued that since the configuration of factors that …
Democratic consolidation and the ‘stateness’ problem
Post-Communist Democratization
Neutrality, liberal nation building and minority cultural rights
This essay tackles the question of whether liberal political theory can remain neutral and grant minority cultural rights. It is argued that although consequentialist neutrality is impossible to implement, justificatory neutrality does allow certain benefits to be guaranteed to minorities as rights – although not as many as most multiculturalists demand. Particular attention is paid to the demands of minority members of exemptions from general la…
Democratic consolidation and the ‘stateness’ problem
Post-Communist Democratization
Public Holidays and Equality for Muslims in Western Europe
This article focuses on the question of what kind of approach should the liberal state take regarding religion and public holidays in multicultural societies of Western Europe. At present, these laws deny the equal status to citizens of different religious backgrounds. There are privileges that the laws bestow on citizens with Christian backgrounds, putting Muslim members in a disadvantaged position. As a result, the liberal character of the law …
The Independence of Kosovo and the Consolidation of Macedonia—A Reason to Worry
Macedonia should not worry about Kosovo becoming independent. This article reviews the current state of affairs in the northern neighbour. The author analyses whether there is a potential danger of an independent Kosovo negatively affecting internal politics in Macedonia. Is there the danger of the escalation of a new conflict. Presenting the factors that impeded democratic consolidation, it is argued that since the configuration of factors that …
Neutrality, liberal nation building and minority cultural rights
This essay tackles the question of whether liberal political theory can remain neutral and grant minority cultural rights. It is argued that although consequentialist neutrality is impossible to implement, justificatory neutrality does allow certain benefits to be guaranteed to minorities as rights – although not as many as most multiculturalists demand. Particular attention is paid to the demands of minority members of exemptions from general la…
Neutrality, liberal nation building and minority cultural rights
This essay tackles the question of whether liberal political theory can remain neutral and grant minority cultural rights. It is argued that although consequentialist neutrality is impossible to implement, justificatory neutrality does allow certain benefits to be guaranteed to minorities as rights – although not as many as most multiculturalists demand. Particular attention is paid to the demands of minority members of exemptions from general la…
Post-Communist Democratization
Democratic consolidation and the ‘stateness’ problem
The Independence of Kosovo and the Consolidation of Macedonia—A Reason to Worry
Macedonia should not worry about Kosovo becoming independent. This article reviews the current state of affairs in the northern neighbour. The author analyses whether there is a potential danger of an independent Kosovo negatively affecting internal politics in Macedonia. Is there the danger of the escalation of a new conflict. Presenting the factors that impeded democratic consolidation, it is argued that since the configuration of factors that …
Macedonia
Contrary to other successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Macedonia has achieved independent statehood and democratic consolidation without major warfare . Macedonia's reforms have been focused simultaneously on state building as well as legal and economic reform . Macedonian political elites have established practices of interethnic power sharing but are now faced with the challenges of Euro-Atlantic integration and the Greek objections to th…
Census taking and inter-ethnic relations in Macedonia
A census is not only a public policy tool to classify and enumerate the population but also to construct social reality. Establishing a particular vision of social reality during census taking is important because public resources are granted and denied to ethnic groups depending on their numbers. In principle, the bigger the number of an ethnic community, the bigger share of public resources and jobs its political representatives can claim. The …
Public Holidays and Equality for Muslims in Western Europe
This article focuses on the question of what kind of approach should the liberal state take regarding religion and public holidays in multicultural societies of Western Europe. At present, these laws deny the equal status to citizens of different religious backgrounds. There are privileges that the laws bestow on citizens with Christian backgrounds, putting Muslim members in a disadvantaged position. As a result, the liberal character of the law …
Republic of Macedonia or North Macedonia
Before Macedonia even became an independent state, Greece objected to its existence under such a name. The Greek challenge to the name, 'Republic of Macedonia' is a smokescreen over Greek objections to the very existence of the Macedonian state and nation. The freeing up of the Macedonian accession process into the EU and NATO should never undermine the right of the nation to its own existence. The Prespa Agreement, while ostensibly resolving the…
Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia
What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all the elections in Macedonia since 2002, and by making simulations of the results according to different electoral systems. In principle, we found that the electoral model that would bring most parties to the Macedonian Parliament is the Droop and Hare used in one electoral district. Moreover…
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