RDC Publications

Public Opinion Poll: Trust in Governance 2020 The Opinion Poll “Trust in Governance” is an annual exercise to measure citizens’ trust in public institutions. It explores public perceptions regarding trust in institutions, transparency and accountability, corruption, citizen engagement in policy and decision-making, satisfaction with public service delivery, and enforcement of …

Western Balkans 2020: State-Capture Risks and Policy Reforms In the past two decades, the Western Balkan countries have undergone considerable political, social, and economic transformations. However, a number of outstanding challenges remain critical among which is the integrity of public governance. The matter of the rule of law in general …

Democracy Decline and Shrinking Civic Space – How to reverse the trends? Shrinking civic space has been a symptomatic manifestation of democratization backslide in Albania during 2015-2020, culminating in 2018-2020. The policy paper builds on the assumption that a strong civic space contributes to the consolidation of democracy and if …

Annual report 2020 This is the annual report of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) for 2020! This annual report presents the IDM achievements and our contribution to the advancement of the democratic processes in Albania. Although it was a difficult pandemic year, IDM successfully accomplished its undertakings, which …

Handbook: On civic monitoring of transparency and accountability of local self-government units March 2021 – The main purpose of this Handbook is to provide practical knowledge on how to monitor the level of transparency and accountability of self-government units, through using the Transparency and Accountability (TA) measurement tool. The TA …

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 …

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 …

Anti-corruption instruments for Central and Local Government Units In order to contribute to the strengthening of public institutions integrity, IDM has developed the Integrity Risk Assessment Methodology for the Central Government[1] approved by MoJ Order no. 333 dated 07.10.2020. This is a mandatory anti-corruption instrument which is implemented by central institutions …

Survey Findings of Political Engagement in Albania 2020 December 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) office in Albania, carried out for the second time the Survey of Political Engagement in Albania. This study was successfully piloted by IDM in 2016 and …