• “Monitorimi i Decentralizimit në Veprimtarinë e Komisionit Parlamentar për Çështjet Ligjore, Administratën Publike dhe të Drejtat e Njeriut”
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    IDM_RAPORT_MONITORIMI I PROCESIT TE DECENTRALIZIMIT_FINAL1 (2).pdf
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    Departamenti për Qeverisjen Vendore dhe Zhvillimin e Integruar pranë Institutit për Demokraci dhe Ndërmjetësim me mbështetjen e OSI Think Tank Fund, ka ndërmarrë gjatë vitit 2011 monitorimin e veprimtarisë së këtij Komisioni, në aspektin që mbulon decentralizimin dhe qeverisjen vendore. Ky monitorim bazohet në një metodologji që ka përcaktuar kritere për të qenë sa më objektiv në nxjerrjen e konkluzioneve dhe rekomandimeve përkatëse.

  • Perspective and Strengthening of Qarks in Albania Between Decentralization and Regional Development
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    IDM POLICY BRIEF NO_6 STRENGTHENING THE QARKS IN ABANIA.pdf
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    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 as the decentralization reform requires changes of the constitutional character and of the local government organic law.

  • Building Citizen Centered Policy-Making
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    Policy Paper: December 2008

    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 policymaking via information and/or citizen consultations to ensure active participation. Information and consultations respectively represent one-way and two-way relationships, in which governments either depart or receive information and feedback from the public.

  • Regional Best Practices on Community Participation in the Local Governance Decision-Making Process
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    IDM-Praktikat-Mira-Rajonale.pdf
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    Language: Albanian

    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 set up of Community Based Groups and the promotion of the Community Liaison structure, IDM is encouraging local government to build linking and interactive bridges with the citizens.

  • Community Liasion – A Necessary Value for Local Democracy
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    broshura_udherrefyes.pdf
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    Language - Albania

    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”.

  • Manual on establishing Local Action Groups (LAGs)
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    Year: 2009 - Language: Albanian

    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 cooperation with OXFAM aiming to inform and train rural communities and stakeholders in the regions of Shkodra, Vlora and Dibra on rural development, LEADER approach and creation of LAG’s in Albania.

    This Publication can be found in IDM library

  • Challenges & opportunities of integrated rural development and regional development policies in the border regions of Korca and Shkodra
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    Description:

    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 strategies for local stakeholders in the area of rural and regional development. In addition to this assessment study IDM & EMA have published also an informative brochure that offers essential information on regional and rural development policies, EU assistance and other relevant issues for cross border cooperation in the field of rural / regional development.

    The publication can be found in IDM library.

  • Empowering Albanian Rural Women; Economic and Social Perspectives
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    Empowering Albanian Rural Woman Economic and Social Perspectives.pdf
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    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 social situation of Albanian women in rural areas.

  • Re-Conceptualizing Community Liaison Structure
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    English version OK2.pdf
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    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 is analyzed the possibility to re-dimension such important structure.

  • “The Missing Link? Development and Functioning of Civil Dialogue in the Western Balkans”
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    BCSDN-ENG.pdf
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    This policy paper is continuation of the BCSDN effort to offer both local and international stakeholders, especially the EU institutions, analysis and recommendations related to development of civil society in the Balkans with a focus on its role in the EU accession process.

  • Building Citizen Centered Policy-Making
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    IDM-Soros-Anglisht.pdf
    Description:

    IDM – Institute for Democracy and Mediation would like to thank the OSI Think Tank Fund’s Institutional Support program for enabling the publication of this policy paper which, in line with IDM’s strategic approach and the philosophy of the project, is likely to have a positive impact on the policy areas and documents adopted by relevant state institutions. In this context, the policy options presented in this paper and the policy debate it intends to promote demonstrate not only the organization’s commitment to enhancing its research capacities in public policy analysis but most importantly its commitment to supporting policymaking in partnership with many governmental institutions at national or local level.

  • Moving Towards Consolidated Interactions Between the Local Government and Central Institutions
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    Moving Towards Consolidated Interactions between the L G and Central Institutions at Local Level.pdf
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    Language: English

    This study is a product of a one-year research work carried out by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and the Institute for Development Research and Alternatives (IDRA) under the joint project “Monitoring the interactions between the local government and the central institutions at local level in their joint competencies” which was implemented in August 2007 – July 2008 through the support of the Open Society Foundation for Albania (Soros).