What does ‘gender security’ mean? The concept is trickier than it might seem. For instance, to ‘gender’ something is not necessarily about including women, although many argue that it is. ‘Security’ is also messy: it could refer to a sense of safety in daily life, or to the protection of state borders.

Early view of the paper - The article discusses some of the implications of the post-1989 inclusion of the problem of organised crime into the international security agenda. The analysis uses the case of Bulgaria where organised crime was identified and handled as national security threat in late 1990s in conditions of a shrinking social role of ...

The paper focuses on the role of social capital reconstruction after an ethnic conflict, addressing the importance of citizenship (re)building for the political and economic development. The findings can be applied to assess developments and to evaluate the stability risk in newly emerging states and countries in transition to democracy.