Shrinking spaces for the Western Balkans

Introduction – An Appeal to (re)Open Space | Marion Kraske . . . . . . . . . . 3
Shrinking Space for Civil Society Actors Needs Serious Attention | Mirela Grünther-Đečević 7
- SHRINKING SPACE IN WESTERN BALKANS – CASE EXAMPLES -
In the Aftermath of the Croatian "U-turn" – Damage Control for Civil Society |
Vedran Horvat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Populism and Crime as a Model of the Macedonian Political System | Nano Ružin . . . 14
Macedonia: A Captured Society | Xhabir Deralla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Macedonia: Occupation of Public Space | Ivana Dragšić . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Serbia: Regaining Space | Dobrica Veselinović . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
For the Locals Unwanted, for the International Community a "Necessary Evil" | Saša Gavrić 37
Public Space Belongs to Us | Dražana Lepir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Albania: Shrinking Spaces, Battles and Striving to Foster Trust in Civic Activism |
Alida Karakushi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Republika Srpska: A Chronology of Restrictions for Civil Society Organisations |
Dragana Dardić . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Bosnian Blues: Culture, Pressure, Suffocation | Nenad Veličković . . . . . . . . 57
Academics under Threat – A Personal Experience | Slavo Kukić . . . . . . . . . 60
- SHRINKING SPACE AND THE ROLE OF MEDIA -
Media and Public Space in Democracy | Lejla Turčilo . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Investigative Reporting in the Era of Shrinking Spaces | Leila Bičakčić . . . . . . 70
Media in Serbia – The Fight Continues | Jelena Vasić . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ways to Open Space | Dragana Dardić . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82