LGID Publications

Citizens’ participation in decision-making is one of the main components of a democracy. The basis for the development of mechanisms aimed at increasing citizens’ participation is the local level decision making. To encourage participation, IDM has developed a Manual on the Establishment and Functioning of the Citizens’ Observatory in the …

In the framework of strengthening local democracy in the Municipality of Shijak through setting up and functioning of the Citizens' Observatory, monitoring was conducted by the working groups of the observatory with the assistance of IDM staff to promote public transparency, improving accountability and responsiveness of local government. This assessment …

Application form to become a member of the Albanian Network for Gender Agenda Empowrement in Rural Development, AL-GARD NET. www.gardproject.org  

Drafting of this policy document runs parallel with the process of acquiring the status of the candidate country and with the immediate need for the review, as soon as possible, of the decentralization reform for the component of the Qarks. It also needs the bipartisan commitment of policymakers, as long …

This paper elaborates on the process of policy-making and focuses on how citizens fit into the whole picture (or process). References are made to key actors and institutions as responsible for the effective enforcement of mechanisms and tools designed for meaningful citizen participation in policy-making via information and/or citizen consultations …

Institute for Democracy and Mediation has been for a long time working closely with local government and civic structures throughout Albania struggling to promote participatory governance at the local level. Following the preparation of a particular theoretical and operational foundation for the elaboration of specific schemes of community mobilization through …

The brochure makes the case for the introduction of the structure of community liaison in the municipalities of Albania. It presents the core argument of the book “Community Liaison in Local Democracy”.

The aim of this manual is not only to offer some practical steps on how a Local Action Group (LAG) is built but also concrete examples withdrawn from the European experience showing the building process of specific LAGs in specific localities. The publication was prepared in the framework of IDM …

The study is one of the outcomes of the joint project between IDM and the European Movement in Albania (EMA) focusing on the assessment of the current cross-border cooperation context – challenges, incentives and opportunities – in the bordering areas of Shkodra and Korca with the purpose to identify advantageous …

Annual report 2011: Monitoring Decentralization in the work of the Parliamentary Commission for Legal Issues, Public Administration and Human Rights Annual report 2012: Monitoring Decentralization in the work of the Parliamentary Commission for Legal Issues, Public Administration and Human Rights