CESA Publications

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 …

Conflict of interest in Albania: Regulatory framework and challenges to implementation This paper is an attempt to assess the legislation, institutional framework and practice of management of conflict of interest in Albania. The aim of the paper is to identify legal and implementation shortcomings, and to provide recommendations for policymakers …

Monitoring Report: On the activity of the Parliamentary Committee of European Integration 2012 Monitoring Brief Nr 1 / 2012: On the Work of Parliamentary Commission of European Integration Monitoring Report: On the activity of the Parliamentary Committee of European Integration 2011 Monitoring Brief Nr 1 / 2011: On the Work of Parliamentary …

This study aimed at exploring the attitude of both men and women among the general public and secondly, those working in the police force towards women’s participation in the police as well as towards improving the gender balance in police structures. Thirdly, it tried to assess the current curriculum of the Albanian Police Training …

The Policy Brief prepared by Corina Stratulat – Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre and Gjergji Vurmo – Head of the Centre for European & Security Affairs at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Albania, presents an brief analysis on the European perspectives of Albania integration processes.

The publication  “20 years of Security Sector Reforms in Albania – Towards a new generation of reforms”, was published by IDM in the framework of the National Conference with the same title which took place during March 15-16  2012, in the premises of Polytechnic University of Tirana.The publication constitutes a …

This publication includes findings of research, contributions, and proceedings of the regional conference “Towards Regional Advocacy for Cooperation in the Balkans via European Best Practices” organized by Institute for Democracy and Mediation in (March 2009) in cooperation with Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw (Poland), International Centre for Democratic Transition, Budapest …