In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Comparative Southeast European Studies

• The United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Srebrenica and the Struggle Against Genocide Denia
  The UN has officially made July 11 the International Day of Reflection for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. While survivors welcomed this move, Serbia and Republika Srpska pushed back, calling it unfair. This article explores how nationalist groups try to rewrite history, deny the genocide, and attack international justice efforts—often supported by state-led campaigns.
• When Drniš Came to the Sea: Croatian Nationalism, Dalmatian Regionalism, and the Politics of Identity, 1990–2001
  This article explores how Dalmatian identity was politicized during the 1990s in Croatia. Coastal Dalmatians often saw themselves as open and multicultural, while nationalists pushed a single Croatian identity. As war and displacement hit the region, regionalism was attacked politically. The result: a clash between nationalism and local pride, with Dalmatian identity caught in the middle.
• Healthcare Workforce Shortages: Evidence from Communist and Postcommunist Bulgaria
  This article explores Bulgaria’s healthcare staff shortages across three key periods: communism, post-communist transition, and EU integration. While early investment built strong medical capacity, the 1990s saw massive brain drain and policy failure. Today, despite some improvements, shortages persist due to weak education pipelines. The study highlights urgent challenges in retaining medical professionals and rebuilding the system.
• Serbia’s New Student Movement: A Conversation with Dubravka Stojanović
  Serbian students launched the country’s largest protest in decades after a deadly train station collapse. What began with grief evolved into a powerful civic uprising demanding justice, transparency, and education reform. Joined by teachers, citizens, and international supporters, their movement challenges Serbia’s authoritarian slide—sparking hope for democratic renewal from below.
• Central South Slavic Linguistic Taxonomies and the Language/Dialect Dichotomy: Rhetorical Strategies and Faulty Epistemologies
  This article critiques how linguists debate whether Central South Slavic speech varieties are separate languages or dialects. It focuses on "assertionists"—those who take sides—showing how both "splitters" and "lumpers" use flawed rhetorical tactics. The authors adopt an “agnostic” view, arguing that such classifications reflect politics, not science, and expose weak epistemological foundations.