Current Projects

The project aims to explore and evaluate the state, challenges, and opportunities for implementing the concept of open science in the Republic of North Macedonia, with a focus on the social sciences. The research includes an analysis of the legal framework, existing research infrastructures, researchers' perspectives and practices, and the role of public policies in supporting open science.

The project aims to implement the sixth module of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) in the Republic of North Macedonia within six months following the 2024 parliamentary elections and the second round of the presidential elections. The study is part of the international CSES initiative, which focuses on voter behavior in a post-election context.

The JoPScip project represents collaboration in the field of political science among multiple universities, aiming to provide a modernized, internationalized joint master's program in political science.

Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research University of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje is the strategic partner within a grant led by the Center for Europe University of Warsaw and Faculty of Law University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”- Bitola (North Macedonia), entitled “Balkan Ambitions and Polish Inspirations”. This is a public task financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland within the grant competition “Public Diplomacy 2022”.

The project "Political-Legal and Cultural Challenges in Dealing with the Pandemic" is funded by the "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje. Building upon the tradition of the Institute for Sociological, Political, and Juridical Research to investigate current societal phenomena and provide relevant data of interest to both the research community and the broader public, this study focuses on identifying the political-legal and cultural challenges in managing the pandemic.

The European Social Survey (ESS) is an international research project that examines the values and attitudes of citizens on a wide range of topics relevant to contemporary European societies. Conducted biennially since 2002, the survey includes over 35 European countries. This year, for the first time, the survey is being conducted in the Republic of North Macedonia, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.

The e-VIVA project addresses the development of students' skills, facilitating and validating their competencies in formal and informal learning contexts. It aims to create a blended learning approach to facilitate and validate the development of service-oriented competences in informal learning contexts within higher education institutions and workplace learning environments.

This project examines whether societies characterized by instability can sustain stable state structures, focusing on the cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. The research aims to analyze the socio-political dynamics within these countries to understand the factors that contribute to or hinder the development of stable governance despite societal challenges.

The Erasmus+ project "Curriculum Development joint European Political Science MA (EuroPS)" is led by the University of Salzburg's Department of Political Science and Sociology. Its primary goal is to develop a joint or multiple Master's program in Political Science, accredited across all partner institutions, and to establish a multilateral management framework for this program.