Gender that Matters: Poverty and Social Inclusion – Social Protection Status in Rural Kosovo and Serbia

Milutinović Bojanić, Sanja and Pudar Draško, Gazela and Ćeriman, Jelena and Pavić Zentner, Verica and Todorović, Bojan and Nećak, Mirjana and Bahtijarević, Sanela and Resanović, Milica and Popović, Ivona and Poleti, Dunja and Kosovac, Miloš and Medić, Nevenka and Lazarević, Tatjana and Ivković, Ana Marija and Milovanović Aritonović, Ivana and Luci, Nita and Isufi, Arben and Milić, Lazar and Krasniqi, Vjollca and Latifi, Tahir and Rugovaj, Mergjina and Xhaka, Sara and Miletić, Valentina and Aleksov, Bojan and Krasniqi, Gezim (2016) Gender that Matters: Poverty and Social Inclusion – Social Protection Status in Rural Kosovo and Serbia. [Study]

Study description

The main goal of this research is to examine the current situation in the field of social services for rural people, in order to advocate for the improvement of social protection systems in Kosovo* and Serbia. Specific objectives are: - determining the barriers to rural people in access to social services, with special emphasis on the difficulties that women face - examining the opportunities for active involvement of rural people in creation of the local development plans - examining the satisfaction of specific categories of people in rural areas on given social services, with the gender aspect emphasized - examining the needs of civil society organizations and government bodies that provide social services. The main motivation for this research comes from several studies (RZS, 2007; Cvejić et al. 2010) which point out that women are especially vulnerable group, and, at the same time, their position is of great importance for the development of rural communities. The skills that women in rural households possess bear the potential to diversify the economy, however, they have the greatest difficulties in accessing social protection system. Relevance of our research stems from the existing national laws in both countries and from the fact that the reform of social protection system is ongoing in Serbia. A comparative analysis of these two systems is important from a scientific point of view, as well as in terms of the evaluation of success of the government actions to reduce social exclusion. Research findings will lead to the formulation of recommendations for identified problems, as well as recommendations for possible changes of social systems in Serbia and Kosovo. ----------------------------------------- * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Keywords:	Serbia, gender, social protection systems, poverty, rural areas, Kosovo
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2019 12:40
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2019 12:40
URI:	http://dcs.ien.bg.ac.rs/id/eprint/54
Additional details Additional details Alternative title: Važnost roda: Siromaštvo i socijalna uključenost – Stanje socijalne zaštite u ruralnim oblastima Kosova i Srbije Creators: Creators Email Milutinović Bojanić, Sanja UNSPECIFIED Pudar Draško, Gazela UNSPECIFIED Ćeriman, Jelena UNSPECIFIED Pavić Zentner, Verica UNSPECIFIED Todorović, Bojan UNSPECIFIED Nećak, Mirjana UNSPECIFIED Bahtijarević, Sanela UNSPECIFIED Resanović, Milica UNSPECIFIED Popović, Ivona UNSPECIFIED Poleti, Dunja UNSPECIFIED Kosovac, Miloš UNSPECIFIED Medić, Nevenka UNSPECIFIED Lazarević, Tatjana UNSPECIFIED Ivković, Ana Marija UNSPECIFIED Milovanović Aritonović, Ivana UNSPECIFIED Luci, Nita UNSPECIFIED Isufi, Arben UNSPECIFIED Milić, Lazar UNSPECIFIED Krasniqi, Vjollca UNSPECIFIED Latifi, Tahir UNSPECIFIED Rugovaj, Mergjina UNSPECIFIED Xhaka, Sara UNSPECIFIED Miletić, Valentina UNSPECIFIED Aleksov, Bojan UNSPECIFIED Krasniqi, Gezim UNSPECIFIED Type of data: qualitative and quantitative Study period: From To 1 July 2014 30 June 2016 Temporal coverage: From To 2014 2016 Date: 26 August 2016 Geographic coverage: Serbia and Kosovo Study method: - Content analysis of secondary data: reports and evidence of social protection providers in Kosovo and Serbia, research results in the topic area, legal framework of social protection services in Kosovo and Serbia - Semi-structured in-depth interviews with people from rural areas and representatives of relevant organizations and institutions - Quantitative research on 4 samples of rural population: 1. A representative sample of the general population from rural areas near regional centers and villages 30 or more kilometers distant from the regional centers (N = 800; 400 from villages near reg. centers and 400 from distant villages). The sample is designed to be representative by regions, settlements and settlement size. 2. A sample of Roma population (representative by regions and settlements) 3. A sample of persons with disabilities (with quotas by gender and age: 50% female 50% male; 50% under 35 years and 50% 36 and older) and 4. A sample of family members of persons with disabilities (with quotas by gender and age: 50% female 50% male; 50% under 35 years and 50% 36 and older). All respondents are adults and there is no upper age limit. The sample size consists of 1194 respondents: with 804 people from general population, 191 Roma people, 117 people with disabilities and 82 people with disabilities’ members of their families. Data was obtained for 22 respondents using telephone survey. In Kosovo, the sample structure was representative for the population of Kosovo. The sample size comprised of 800 respondents, with an ethnic breakdown of 672 Kosovo Albanians, 128 Kosovo Serbs and 32 Kosovo Roma; 16 people with disabilities and 18 with the families of people with disabilities. All interviews were conducted face-to-face in the respondent’s home. The sample included the settlements from four statistical regions of Serbia and three regions in Kosovo. Statistical regions of Serbia included in the sample are: Belgrade, Vojvodina, Šumadija and Western Serbia, South and Eastern Serbia. Statistical regions of Kosovo included in the sample are: North Kosovo, South Mitrovica and Pristina. Within these regions were selected municipalities, using method of random numbers on a reduced lists of municipalities. Lists of municipalities were formed according to one of the results of the conducted desk analysis (the first phase of our research) - on the coverage of the territory of Serbia and Kosovo with social services. Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: UK Data Archive Copyright holders: RRPP Contact email address: sanja.bojanic@gmail.com Last Modified: 22 Oct 2019 12:40