Articles A vanishing line: the digital sphere and the increasing singularity of state and party Commentary The app ‘Aktiv1st’ is tracking the social media activity of Socialist Party members in Albania and ranking them according to engagement levels. This is just the most recent episode in a process of dramatic erosion of the lines that separate party and state By Alba Cela Welcome Note In the context of stronger engagement of the EU to accelerate the integration process of the region, a comprehensive study of Western Balkans’ foreign policies from a small state perspective can present new and timely insights. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Historical Deal for Biodiversity Analysis The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity took place in Montreal from the 7th to the 19th of December, 2022. The results were mixed. This article analyses the good, the bad, the ugly, as well as the way forward from CBD COP15. Heinrich Böll Stiftung Director Welcome Note - Academic Workshop In the context of stronger engagement of the EU to accelerate the integration process of the region, a comprehensive study of Western Balkans’ foreign policies from a small state perspective can present new and timely insights. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer ACTUS, for Vjosa ‘ACTUS, for Vjosa’ is an artistic production that brought together Albanian and European artists dedicated to the preservation of Vjosa, the last European wild river. “SHOTA” and the feminist struggle An insight into the first feminist magazine in Albania that aims to inform and at the same time provoke change in the Albanian society. By Gresa Hasa Climate Finance Matters at COP27 Analysis Rich nations must prove they are willing to hold up their end of the climate bargain of the Paris Agreement at COP27 By Liane Schalatek Where do we stand? The overlook of LGBTIQ+ rights across the globe Analysis Feminist and LGBTIQ+ issues are almost as diverse as the communities themselves, yet both movements are discriminated against, marginalized, often attacked, and violated, simply because of their non-conformity to conventional and hegemonic notions of gender. By Adna Kalajdzisalihovic Vuga, Naida Kucukalic, Joanna Barelkowska, Kai Münch and Jana Prosinger Vjosa – a biodiversity gem threatened by shortsighted development Vjosa, in south Albania, is one of the most renowned rivers in Albania, in terms of the natural heritage and biodiversity values that it sustains. By Aleksandër Trajçe Overexposed Analysis Women are more affected than men by plastics. Biological reasons are part of the problem: their bodies react in different ways to toxins, and the hygiene products that women use are often contaminated. But alternatives do exist. Stay tuned! Follow us on our social media Facebook Twitter Instagram Contact Address: Heinrich Böll Stiftung New Destil Creative Hub, 3rd Floor Zogu I Boulevard, Tirana E-Mail: info@al.boell.org https://al.boell.org
A vanishing line: the digital sphere and the increasing singularity of state and party Commentary The app ‘Aktiv1st’ is tracking the social media activity of Socialist Party members in Albania and ranking them according to engagement levels. This is just the most recent episode in a process of dramatic erosion of the lines that separate party and state By Alba Cela
Welcome Note In the context of stronger engagement of the EU to accelerate the integration process of the region, a comprehensive study of Western Balkans’ foreign policies from a small state perspective can present new and timely insights. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Historical Deal for Biodiversity Analysis The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity took place in Montreal from the 7th to the 19th of December, 2022. The results were mixed. This article analyses the good, the bad, the ugly, as well as the way forward from CBD COP15.
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Director Welcome Note - Academic Workshop In the context of stronger engagement of the EU to accelerate the integration process of the region, a comprehensive study of Western Balkans’ foreign policies from a small state perspective can present new and timely insights. By Dr. Mehmet Gökhan Tuncer
ACTUS, for Vjosa ‘ACTUS, for Vjosa’ is an artistic production that brought together Albanian and European artists dedicated to the preservation of Vjosa, the last European wild river.
“SHOTA” and the feminist struggle An insight into the first feminist magazine in Albania that aims to inform and at the same time provoke change in the Albanian society. By Gresa Hasa
Climate Finance Matters at COP27 Analysis Rich nations must prove they are willing to hold up their end of the climate bargain of the Paris Agreement at COP27 By Liane Schalatek
Where do we stand? The overlook of LGBTIQ+ rights across the globe Analysis Feminist and LGBTIQ+ issues are almost as diverse as the communities themselves, yet both movements are discriminated against, marginalized, often attacked, and violated, simply because of their non-conformity to conventional and hegemonic notions of gender. By Adna Kalajdzisalihovic Vuga, Naida Kucukalic, Joanna Barelkowska, Kai Münch and Jana Prosinger
Vjosa – a biodiversity gem threatened by shortsighted development Vjosa, in south Albania, is one of the most renowned rivers in Albania, in terms of the natural heritage and biodiversity values that it sustains. By Aleksandër Trajçe
Overexposed Analysis Women are more affected than men by plastics. Biological reasons are part of the problem: their bodies react in different ways to toxins, and the hygiene products that women use are often contaminated. But alternatives do exist.
