Social Security in the Balkans – Volume 1

Marzena Żakowska, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published numerous articles on the Balkan region and armed conflicts, including “The roots of armed conflicts – multilevel security perspective” and “Strategic challengesfor Serbia’s integration with the European Union”.Dorota Domalewska, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland. She has published monographs and articles on security, including Multidimensionality of Communication from a Security Perspective. Communication in Crisis Situations and Strategic Communication (Warsaw, 2020, in Polish).

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsSocial Security in the BalkansMarzena Żakowska and Dorota DomalewskaPART 1Social Security: Overview of Reforms and Challenges1 The Social System in CroatiaChallenges and ReformsPredrag Bejaković2 Security Threats, Challenges and Risks in Bosnia and HerzegovinaSocial Security PerspectivesNevenko Vranješ, Velibor Lalić and Mile Šikman3 The Functionality of the Social Security Scheme in Albania Challenges and PerspectivesTeuta Nunaj Kortoci and Shkëlzen MacukulliPART 2Pension System: Scheme and Development4 The Pension System in GreeceEffrosyni E. Kouskouna and Aspasia Strantzalou5 The Current and Future Consistency of the Pension System and Social Security in Romania in the Face of Demographic ChangesMirela Cristea and Graţiela Georgiana Noja6 The Pension System in BulgariaThe Complexity of Socioeconomic Development towards Sustainable Social SecurityDorota Domalewska and Irina Mindova DochevaPART 3Social Security Evolution and Economic Recession7 The Evolution of the Social Security System in GreeceNikos Kourachanis8 Social Security in Greece in the Aftermath of the Economic RecessionPolicies and Challenges Laying AheadChristos KoutsampelasIndex