CESA Publications

“Albania’s EU Accession – Is It Risking A 2009 Déjà Vu?” is a brief commentary that elaborates on the current state of the process, the impact of confrontational politics in Tirana and developments within the EU. Click the link to read more:

The author of this dissertation thesis is IDM’s Senior Researcher Mr. Foto Duro.

Abstract  International commitments together with local developments have made gender issues rise up the Albanian development agenda, and the security sector is expected to follow this trend. Mainstreaming gender through education is one approach that could be used in this sector as well as in other spheres. Assessing the case …

Independent review of translation of UNSCR 1325 into policy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. Click to download full publication.

Anti-Corruption Reloaded Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) is an anti-corruption and good governance initiative created by CSOs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. SELDI contributes to a dynamic civil society in the region, capable of participating in public debate and …

Click to download the leaflet on IDM’s activity and departments over years.

This publication aims to provide an independent research-supported overview on the key achievements and weaknesses in the accountability of security sectors of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, and to present what effect this has on the countries’ democratic transition.

Civic monitoring of 2010 anti corruption action plan The monitoring report is based primarily on the Anti-Corruption Strategy and specifically on the 2010 Action Plan for the implementation of this strategy. Based on the Action Plan 2010, four ministries (together with their subordinate institutions) were selected to be monitored – …

Based on a thorough legal analysis, a focused policy – institutional assessment and introduction of a best practice – case of Rumania as a comparative review, the document will aim at exploring the dynamics of the gender equality, the patterns of integrating women in the promotion procedures in the armed forces …

The study and analysis of the perceptions of local elite’s representatives aims to give a valuable contribution to the process and work of policy-making institutions. In addition, this study will serve to help establishing a thorough process and benchmarks that would lead to improved processes of drafting, reviewing, implementation and …