CESA Publications

Mapping civil society responses in confronting organized crime in the Western Balkans March 2021- Organised crime is a problem of such magnitude that it has limited the potential for democratisation and development of the Western Balkans as a whole. Despite its significance for regional policy agendas and the fact that …

Falling short of commitments: how Western Balkan governments fight organized crime Fight against organised crime has been, at least at least according to officials’ statements, on top of the agendas of Western Balkan governments for almost a decade now. This commitment was often just a declaratory one, brought on by …

Monitoring report “Transparency and Accountability at Local Self-Government Level” A comparative assessment of Transparency Programs in 12 municipalities in Albania   March 2021 – The main purpose of this report is to assess the proactive transparency of 12 municipalities (Shkodra, Lezha, Kukes, Dibra, Durres, Tirana, Elbasan, Fier, Berat, Vlora, Korca and …

The status of violent extremism in Albania: A national assessment of drivers, forms and threats   March 2021 – Six years have passed since the first assessment of violent extremism in Albania ‘Religious radicalism and violent extremism in Albania’ was conducted and three years after, IDM conducted the national assessment …

Integrity building both as a means to increasing the overall performance of the public administration and fighting corruption has been in the focus of research and advocacy activities of IDM. Here are the latest publications related to the integrity building of the State Police. Police Officers Recommend (2021)  English | Albanian …

POLICE OFFICERS RECOMMEND January 2021 – This brief provides a set of recommendations to support the findings of the “Building Integrity to Improve Performance and Sustainability of Anti-Corruption in the Albanian State Police” Project supported by the Embassy of The Netherlands in Albania. The document is the result of several …

Newsletter “Integrity-Accountability-Partnership”  This newsletter aims to inform on the experiences and to raise awareness, promote debate and influence the policy makers for more effective policies to strengthen integrity and fight against corruption in the State Police. Our, experience so far shows that the local institutions, namely the police, the municipality …

Blueprint|Strengthening Albanian State Police Integrity and Accountability January 2021- The Blueprint is based on the analysis of the trends of the three studies conducted by IDM in 2014, 2014 and 2020 of the public and police employees’ perception on police integrity in Albania.  The analysis of this data and particularly, …

Police integrity and corruption in Albania 3.0 January 2021 – A comparison of the public and police perception on corruption in the State Police consistently shows a gap between what is perceived by the general public and what police officers perceive themselves. Over time the perception of corruption, as measured …

Defence policy oversight: Challenges and needs of the Albanian Assembly   January, 2021 – The military is a key instrument of national power. Their critical importance for defence and the potentially devastating effects from their misuse or lack of readiness require that defence policy is formulated through careful and professional …