Latest Publications

Deconstructing State Capture in Albania: An Examination of Grand Corruption Cases and Tailor-Made Laws from 2008 to 2020   March 2021 – The existence of state capture in Albania has long been denied despite strong calls by civil society and independent media to examine what many perceived as clear signs …

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 …

Training module on the Right to Information at the local self-governance level January 2021 – The training module provides a comprehensive and thorough overview on the right to information at the local level. The target audience of the module are CSOs, civil society activists, local officials, media, and other local …

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 …

The status of (preventing and countering) violent extremism in Albania January 2021 – More than five years have passed since 1353 men, women, and children travelled from the Western Balkans to Syria and Iraq. Since then, western Balkan governments have taken substantial measures to prosecute those that travelled to join a …