BCSDN is Looking for an Information and Communication Officer!
BCSDN is looking for a vibrant and creative individual to join our team in the Executive Office based in Skopje, Macedonia, in the capacity of an…
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News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Series of Concerns over Sudden Adoption of the Decision for Establishing Government – Civil Society Council in Macedonia
[оваа вест на македонски јазик е достапна тука] Only two working days after the Decision on the Establishment of the Council for Cooperation between the Government…
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BCSDN Webinar on Global Standard for CSO Accountability
On May 17th, 2016, BCSDN organized a webinar to present “Global Standard for CSO Accountability” that is currently being developed by 9 networks worldwide. The…
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Belgrade Edition of the WB Summit: Civil Society as Follower or Driver of EU-Reform Agendas?
On 12-13th May, Civil Society Forum 2016 took place in Novi Sad/Belgrade, Serbia under the umbrella of the “Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans…
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MAXCAP: What Do Citizens’ Opinions and Perceptions Mean for EU Enlargement?
A large academic literature exists that identifies structural, individual and polity-level correlates of opposition to Enlargement, the most important of these being socio-economic status, attachment to national identity, perceived economic threats and political cues. Some recent studies, however, have shown that identity effects can be muted when expectations of economic support are mobilized at the
Read more →Global Trends in NGO Law: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned of LGBTI CSOs
Despite a number of historic legal successes in recent years, organizations advocating for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals continue to face monumental challenges in their attempts to exercise their fundamental rights to assemble, associate and express themselves. Such challenges are particularly formidable when they come in the form of
Read more →CfA: Conference on Regional Cooperation and Regional Identity in the Western Balkans – 23 May, Budapest (Deadline: N/A)
The CEU Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) and the Andrássy University (AUB) are organizing the regional conference “Regional Cooperation and Regional Identity in the Western Balkans: Similarities and Differences” in Budapest. Maintaining good neighborly relations and participating in regional cooperation, as explicit conditions for progress towards EU integration, is one of the most efficient
Read more →The Impact of Enlargement on Compliance in the EU: Larger and More Law Abiding?
Research on European integration tends to assume that a larger membership weakens the legal system of the European Union (EU) through growing non-compliance with EU law. The main compliance theories expect this negative impact to be particularly salient if Enlargement adds new members that are big, poor, Eurosceptic, or have inefficient bureaucracies. Against these expectations,
Read more →CfA: TACSO Training on Public Relations for CSOs – 8-10 June, Skopje (Deadline: 25.05.2016)
TACSO Macedonia and MCIC (TACSO Resource Center) are organizing a training on “Public Relations for CSOs” from 8-10 June 2016 in Skopje. The training aims to contribute to increasing the knowledge and skills of elected representatives of CSOs in Macedonia on how to improve the image of their organizations and to develop public relations and
Read more →CfA: Balkans, Let’s Get Up! Programme 2016 (Deadline: 20.05.2016)
The application process for this year’s “Balkans, Let’s Get Up!” program invites young people, aged 18-27 years, to participate in the educational programme intended for empowerment of young people for active and responsible participation in society, and to contribute to society with a civic initiative. The program consists of three parts: 1) Summer school on “How
Read more →CfP: IDM and Pontis Foundation Call for Research Proposals (Deadline: 20.05.2016)
Within the framework of the Western Balkans CSOs for Global Development program, Pontis Foundation and Institute for Democracy and Mediation announce a call for research proposals in the area of global development agenda in the context of Albanian policies, in particular development cooperation policy and awareness raising. The main goal of the proposed activities is
Read more →CfP: OPEC Fund for International Development Supporting Actions Against Poverty (Deadline: Ongoing)
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) supports initiatives aimed at enhancing livelihoods by addressing challenges in areas such as education, energy poverty, food security, public health, water supply and sanitation, which may not be directly funded through other financing windows. OFID’s grant program includes technical assistance for small-scale social schemes, sponsorship for research and other
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