SOCIAL CLIMATE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS (2018-2021)

Authors : Aliye Fatma MATARACI

Pages : 69-88

Doi:10.53791/imgelem.1140838

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Publication Date : 2022-07-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This work analyzes the results of the World Social Capital Monitor, which is a worldwide open access Social Capital Survey for citizens to better understand the social climate in their countries, for the Western Balkans; namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia between 2018 and 2021. The World Social Capital Monitor was developed by the Basel Institute of Commons and Economics insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(http://commons.ch/); for the United Nations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(UN); Sustainable Development partnership. Within the UN framework, it is being used for promoting Sustainable Development Goals. It has been selected for the SDGs: 8 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Decent Work and Economic Growth);, 10 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Reduced Inequalities);, 11 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Sustainable Cities and Communities);, and 16 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions);. While all 17 SDGs depend on social goods, assessing and enhancing social goods is one of the few approaches to addressing all the 17 SDGs in one. The World Social Capital Monitor consists of open access online survey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(http://commons.ch/assessing-social-capital/); assessing the social capital of countries around the globe insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(currently conducted in 50 languages in 300 cities by 2021);. Timelines and comments, for eight social goods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(climate, trust, measures, taxes, local investment, helpfulness, friendliness, hospitality); provided by the survey, have been published annually since 2017 for each country affiliated with the World Social Capital Monitor. This work, comparing and contrasting the results of the survey among the Western Balkan Countries between 2018 and 2021, will provide a better understanding of the social climate in the region, involving the impact of the Coronavirus disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); which is considered the greatest health crisis in the past one hundred years.
Keywords : Western Balkans, Social Climate, SDGs, Social Goods