Latest Publications

Analysis: Curbing Political Influence on Anti-Corruption Agencies: The case of Albania |2018 This paper was a contribution to the Aspen Conference proceedings on “Curbing political Curbing Political Influence on Independent Institutions in the Western Balkans“ on September 3-6, 2018 in Skopje. Click to download the Albanian and English version. 

Country case study: Community Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism in Albania November 2018 – This research focuses on the community as the primary unit of analysis and its main purpose is first to help reveal what factors and actors make communities resilient or vulnerable towards violent extremism (VE) and how …

CSO Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia IDM has been entrusted by USAID and FHI 360 the task to prepare the CSOSI annual Report for Albania. Click to download the reports. CSOSI 2018  Albanian/English CSOSI 2017 Albanian / English CSOSI 2016 CSOSI 2015 CSOSI 2014   CSOSI 2013 CSOSI …

Study “Violent Extremism in Albania”  November 2018 – Three years after the first assessment of the phenomenon of violent extremism (VE) in Albania (Religious radicalism and violent extremism in Albania, 2015), IDM has re-examined the state of affairs through a comprehensive assessment of drivers and other factors leading to, or …

Toolkit: Municipalities on the Right to Information in Action October 2018 – This Toolkit aims to respond to the emergent need for knowledge and skills of the country’s municipalities that would provide information and communicate with various community groups and other stakeholders. In this context, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation …

Policy Brief: Fighting Corruption in Albania: Improving the Efficiency of Internal Auditing December 2017- This policy brief discusses the causes of the limited efficiency of the IAUs that is primarily related to the lack of independence from institutional leadership resulting in limited capacities to provide effective ‘checks and balances’ and hold …

Putting citizens first (?)Exploring public perceptions of administrative services in the Western Balkans April 2018 – Governments across the Western Balkans have made efforts towards improving service delivery; however, they are still unable to meet their citizens’ expectations of more accessible, transparent and responsive services. Part of the problem is that governments …

IDM Annual Report 2017 The IDM annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the organisation’s main activities and research over the last year, as well as our focus in 2018. Download:

Religious Tolerance in Albania The study finds that religious tolerance is valued and broadly supported by Albanian citizens. More than 90 percent of Albanians consider religious tolerance to be a fundamental value and confirm that the state does not interfere with the religious belief of the individual. They also believe …

Country analysis ‘Bencher-(In)Effectiveness of EC Monitoring Mechanisms’ February 2018 – This country analysis will explore how effective the eight selected benchmarks are by assessing the degree to which the objectives have been achieved and the extent to which targeted problems have been solved. The analysis captures the challenges and evolution …