News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children Countries: International Short description: The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. The
Read more →Target group: human rights activists working with CSOs Countries: International Short description: The Program is designed for human rights activists working with NGOs on issues including sexual and gender-based violence, minority rights, LGBTQI+ rights, labor rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, migration, health, social exclusion, environmental justice, disability rights, and corporate social accountability. Link to more information
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is cordially inviting you to become a part of the Regional Accountability Community of Practice (RACoP) and support our Pledge for joint action and discussions in a safe space where we can commit to strengthening accountability and transparency of our actions. RACoP will enhance continuous learning, improve our
Read more →The latest Berlin process summit yielded three agreements facilitating the flow of people in the Western Balkans, which took the six governments two years to negotiate. While the German hosts of the gathering commend this achievement, one may wonder: can regional cooperation in the Western Balkans go beyond technical issues? Could the Berlin process be
Read more →An article serving as a background material for a panel discussion at the Think Tank Forum: EU Enlargement examines the state of democracy and the rule of law in the WB6 countries. It stresses that ever prolonged stagnation of the EU accession process gradually delegitimized progressive political options and strengthened hybrid regimes across the region.
Read more →As part of International Republican Institute- IRI’s newly launched USAID Western Balkans People to People program, the Regional Youth Partnership seeks to develop the next generation of leaders in the Western Balkans. The program aims to bring dynamic individuals from around the region to help improve their communities, their countries, and the broader region for
Read more →The Heads of Governments of the Western Balkans Six signed the three mobility agreements under the Common Regional Market (CRM) Action Plan’s mobility agendas – on Freedom of Movement with Identity Cards, on Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications, and on Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Doctor of Medicine, Dentists and Architects – at the Berlin
Read more →On 19 October 2022, the European Parliament adopted a report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023. Two worrying amendments were added to the report, criticizing the European Commission for allegedly financing campaigns promoting the hijab and radical religious and political organizations and is calling on the Commission “to
Read more →The guide reanimating Civil Society introduces that across the world, authoritarian governments and non-state actors are restricting civic space and trying to silence critical voices or those that challenge the status quo. Governments are launching smear campaigns to taint the work of CSOs and human rights defenders. This guide supports activists, CSOs, and social movements
Read more →European Citizens’ Panels (ECPs) is a proposed form of consultation ahead of key legislative proposals. As a first concrete follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), beginning next year, the European Commission plans to make European Citizens’ Panels (ECPs) a regular form of consultation ahead of key legislative proposals. This paper makes
Read more →Community feedback mechanisms are meant to help CSOs hear from communities and act on what they are hearing systematically and efficiently. This toolkit aims to assemble all available resources across the six stages of the feedback cycle and directs the user to those most relevant to a specific situation. Read more here. Source: Community Engagement
Read more →The new resource on the Feminist approach in the context of global cooperation presents recommendations in the policy document, based on conversations with Shrishtee Bajpai, a researcher from the environmental action group, highlighting that feminist development is not something that is only or primarily necessary “over there” but rather something that practitioners and institutions in
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