JOURNAL ARTICLES

(PEER REVIEWED)

Kotevska B., ‘Processing discrimination cases in post-socialist countries: Multiple and intersectional discrimination through the eyes of legal practitioners in Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia’, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1–18, doi: 10.1177/13582291221123753.

Kotevska B., ‘Not There Yet: Positive Action in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice’, Yearbook on European Law, Policies, and Institutions, Vol.1 (2022); ISBN: 13-978-608-4702-30-6.

Kotevska B. and Spasovska E. ‘Feminist activism against the restriction of reproductive rights in Macedonia: the campaign against the new law on abortion ’, Women’s Studies International Forum, Vol.77 (November-December 2019).

Stojanovski, K., Kotevska B. et al, ‘It Is One, Big Loneliness for Me”: the Influences of Politics and Society on Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transwomen in Macedonia’, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Vol.11, Issue 4 (2014).

Milevska – Kostova, N. and Kotevska, B. Macedonia: Education vis a vis Unemployment – a Way out of Poverty?. Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe, Issue 2 (2011). DOI: 10.5771/1435-2869-2011-2-251.

EDITED BOOKS

Dzankic J., Kotevska B., Mokra L. (eds), The (Geo)Politics of Democracy in Wider Europe (European University Institute, 2025).

Kotevska B. (ed) The Art of Survival: Intersectionality in Social Protection in Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina – Collection of Working Papers (European Policy Institute – Skopje, 2016); ISBN 978-608-4702-23-8.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Kotevska B., ‘Intersectionality Lost? Addressing Intersectional Inequalities in the Context of Rising Illiberalism and EU Enlargement’, in Dzankic J., Kotevska B., Mokra L. (eds), The (Geo)Politics of Democracy in Wider Europe (European University Institute, forthcoming).

Kotevska B., ‘Looking from the outside in: An intersectional perspective of political participation in the SEE countries through the prism of the CEDAW Committee’, in Cickaric L., Dauti M., Antic Haber M. (eds), Women’s political representation in SEE: Shaping new horizons for research, policy, and practice (EEP, forthcoming).

Kotevska B., ‘Mapping the Political Participation Gender Gap: The Impact of Different Stages of Life Course and Personal Characteristics on Political Activity among Women and Men’ [Кон мапирање на родовиот јаз во политичкото учество: влијанието на животнaтa доба и одредени лични карактеристики врз политичката активност кај жените и мажите], in Dimitrov S. (ed), Openly Hidden Oppressions: Citizen Attitudes, Values and Practices Regarding Political Participation and Homosexuality [Отворено скриени опресии: Ставови, вредности и практики на граѓанките и граѓаните за политичкото учество и за хомосексуалноста] (Koalicija Margini, 2023).

Schiek D. and Kotevska B. ‘Article 23’ in Steve Peers et al (eds), The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Commentary (Hart Publishing, 2021).

SELECTED COMMISSIONED LEGAL RESEARCH

(PUBLISHED AND/OR PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE)

Kotevska, B. and Pavlou V., Promotion of Gender Balance in Political Decision-making (European Commission, 2023).

Kotevska, B., Country Report on Measures to Combat Discrimination (Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC) – North Macedonia 2022 (European Commission, 2022). Note: I also authored the 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 reports.

Kotevska, B., Country Report on Gender Equality – North Macedonia 2022 (European Commission, 2022). Note: I also authored the 2021, 2020 and 2019 reports and co-authored the 2018 report.

Kotevska B., Analysis of the harmonization of the national legislation on equality and non-discrimination [Анализа на хармонизираноста на домашното законодавство за еднаквоста и недискриминацијата] (OSCE and CPAD, 2016).

Kotevska, B., National Human Rights Institutions in Macedonia: Normative Models and Challenges. Background Study (CRPRC ‘Studiorum’, 2012).

Research for the Agency for Fundamental Rights of the European Union (FRANET):

• Jan – Apr 2024: co-authored “Ensuring environmental protection – the just transition of the EU Green Deal”

• Feb – May 2024: authored a chapter for the extended thematic report “Selected Fundamental Rights in EU Candidate Countries with Observer Status with FRA”

• Jul 2023 – Jan 2024: Fundamental Rights Annual Report – North Macedonia contribution; authored a chapter on “threats to democratic values – protecting civic space, strengthening meaningful participation and the rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression”

• Dec 2022 – Mar 2023: Conduct research and write report on the shrinking of civic space for CSOs supporting fundamental rights in North Macedonia.

• Jul 2022 – Jan 2023: Fundamental Rights Annual Report – North Macedonia contribution; authored the chapters on “Equality and non-discrimination” and “Racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance”.

• Oct 2021 – Feb 2022: Conducted research and wrote report on social rights and equality in light of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.

• Dec 2021 – Feb 2022: Conducted research and wrote report on the shrinking of civic space for CSOs supporting fundamental rights in North Macedonia.

• Jul 2021 – Jan 2022: Fundamental Rights Annual Report – North Macedonia contribution; wrote chapters on “Equality and non-discrimination” and “Racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance”.

• Dec 2020 – Mar 2021: Conducted research and wrote report on legal environment and space of civil society organistions in supporting fundamental rights in North Macedonia (contribution for FRA’s publication “Protecting civic space in the EU”).

• Jul 2020 – Jan 2021: Conducted research and wrote the chapters on “Equality and non-discrimination” and “Racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance” for the North Macedonia contribution to FRA’s annual Fundamental Rights Report (contribution used for FRA’s publication “Fundamental Rights Report 2021”).

• Jul 2020 – Jan 2021: Conducted research and wrote report on implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (contribution used for the FRA’s publication “Implementation and use of the Charter at the nationa level”).

• Jul 2019 – Jan 2020: Fundamental Rights Annual Report – North Macedonia contribution; I authored the chapters on “Equality and non-discrimination” and “Racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance” (contribution used for the FRA’s publication “Fundamental Rights Report 2020”).

• Jul 2019 – Jan 2020: Conducted research and wrote report on implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights following FRA methodology (contribution used for the FRA’s publication “Ten Years On: Unlocking the Charter’s Full Potential”).

• Dec 2018 – Feb 2019: Conducted research and wrote report on access to legal remedies in business and human rights violations (Contribution used towards the FRA publication “Business-related human rights abuse reported in the EU and available remedies”).

SELECTED POLICY PAPERS AND REPORTS

(PUBLISHED AND/OR PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE)

Leshoska V., Ilikj S., Kotevska B., and Maleski B., Gender-Based Discrimination and Labour in North Macedonia (Reactor, Research in action, 2022). ISBN 978-608-4684-42-8.

Risteska Jordanova M. and Kotevska B., ‘Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions in the Western Balkans – (What is behind and) Beyond the average?, Comparative Report – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia’ (Civil Rights Defenders, 2021).

Kotevska B., “Gender, history, and historiography: towards gender sensitive policies on positioning gender equality as a key priority in the development of historiography in Macedonia” [Родот, историјата и историографијата: кон родово сензитивни политики за позиционирање на родовата еднаквост и родовата видливост како клучни приоритети за развојот на историографијата во Македонија], in Ivana Hadzievska and Jana Kocevska, Archives of the Invisible: Women in the Printed Media in Vardar Macedonia Between the Two World Wars [Архиви на невидливите: Жените во печатот од Вардарска Македонијa помеѓу двете светски војни] (Cinik, 2021), 139-160. ISBN 978-608-66464-3-1.

Kotevska B., On shaky ground: Human Rights and COVID-19 in North Macedonia after the derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights [По разнишани скалила: За човековите права и КОВИД-19 во Северна Македонија по дерогирањето од Eвропската конвенција за човекови права] (European Policy Institute – Skopje, 2020), (Also available in English translation).

Kotevska B. (ed), Human Rights Defenders in the Western Balkans: Intimidation Instead of Recognition (Civil Rights Defenders, 2019). (also co-authored the chapter on North Macedonia).

Kotevska B., Anchevska E. and Kacarska S., Policy Brief: ‘What stands at the crossroads? Inequalities at the Intersections in Social Protection in Macedonia – A User’s Perspective’ (European Policy Institute – Skopje, 2016).