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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 …

IDM and GADC through this policy brief intend to advocate for a more powerful role entitled to the Albanian rural women. Through this policy brief, we are providing the public, the decision-making bodies and other interested parties, with recommendations and alternatives after a thorough analysis of the concrete economic and …

This publication is a summary of the work and functions of the community liaison structure in Albania, and in the same time represents an overview of the main challenges and obstacles that this initiative is facing. A particular attention is directed to the legal framework and in the same time …

“Community Magazine” is published by Institute for Democracy and Mediation ( IDM ), in the frame of the project “Empowering Civil Society in Rural & Remote Areas”, supported by UNDP. This periodical is published every 3 months as per the duration of the project and in addition to the activities …

Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques, this assessment report provides a historic view of the rural CS development in Albania and the region and analyzes and presents the current situation of the rural civil society organizations.

Empowering women through economic clusters development In an effort to encourage support for women’s empowering through economic cluster development, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, in collaboration with the local organization Agritra Vision and with support from UN Women undertook the implementation of the Empowering Women through Economic Clusters Development …

Paper prepared in the framework of the project: “Integration Perspectives and Synergic Effects of European Transformation in the Countries Targeted by EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies”. Albania’s EU integration process represents perhaps one of the most debated matters in the national public and political discourse. Being considered as the strongest …

Gender is a crucial component of our identity. However, gender interacts with and is influenced by many other factors such as class, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, age etc. These sharp (to various degrees) gender differences are present in all areas of life, including security.

Analyzing the main strategic documents and reflecting on the current situation regarding security issues in Albania, we can come into the conclusion that overwhelmingly the aspects of human security are poorly handled either in the strategic documents or in the public discourse.This backgrounder is conceptualized in the frame of a …

The periodical review of the fundamental security document of the Republic of Albania, known as “National Security Strategy” is necessary, nay legally obligatory, for the main political and institutional actors of the country. This policy brief raises a lot of concerns mainly due to the dynamics of the security environment …