The Qemal Stafa Foundation actively participates in the Political Academy on the transformation of politics from a gender perspective. Initiated in 2012 by the CEE Network on Gender Issues, the Korcula School is a unique space of free thinking for a forward-looking exchange of views on critical ideological and political issues.
The School brings together women and men political leaders from centre-left and social democratic parties, experts, political activists and feminists, particularly from South-Eastern Europe, to discuss gender equality issues. This edition was a high-level event that brought together representatives from the region and Europe to share lessons learned from the Balkan conflicts of the nineties that may be relevant to the current war in Ukraine and its resolution. A gender lens was applied in addressing the above topics.
The discussions on the first day were designed to be interconnected and provide a more comprehensive perspective on the differences, similarities, consequences and solutions related to the current state of affairs regarding the war in Ukraine and the Western Balkans. The second day was dedicated to social democracy from a European and regional perspective.
The Political Academy took place on August 25-26, 2022 in Korčula, Croatia and was organized by CEE GenderNetwork with the support of the Olof Palme International Center, the Foundation for Progressive European Studies and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
