The assessment of research capacities in social sciences in Macedonia

Abstract

The Center for Research and Policy Making from Skopje compiled this report for the University of Fribourg as a part of the Regional Research Promotion Program in the Western Balkans (RRPP), supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The report offers a review and critical analysis of the policies and decision making related to research work, institutions conducting and supporting social science research and gives an overview of the status of the research activity at the national level. On the basis of the assessment conducted, recommendations for overcoming the detected systemic deficiencies and improving the status of the social science research are offered.