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Bilateral and multilateral donors occupy a critical position in the prevailing human rights business model. Their funding is essential for advancing human rights, yet with their current approaches, they may also be inadvertently accelerating the process of closing civic space. While donors partner with civil society to counter shrinking civic space, their frequently rigid funding
Read more →New research shows that developing countries send trillions of dollars more to the west than the other way around. We have long been told a compelling story about the relationship between rich countries and poor countries. The story holds that the rich nations of the OECD give generously of their wealth to the poorer nations
Read more →It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of the new acting Executive Director of BCSDN. Ilina Nesik, assume this role as of…
Read more →BCSDN member Cenzura Plus, from the 23rd – 25th of January 2017 organized an International Conference on The Role of EU Funds in Sustainability of…
Read more →The project: Maximizing the integration capacity of the European Union: Lessons and prospects for enlargement and beyond (MAXCAP) was a collaborative project of 9 partners consortium academic excellence that seek to explain the outcomes of the EU’s Enlargement process – and to assess conditions and mechanisms for improving those outcomes. MAXCAP investigates how a multiplicity of factors
Read more →Philanthropists have championed new causes and new forms of public goods and ultimately sought state support for them. Disruptive philanthropy is any activity that through the magnitude of donations either explicitly or by consequence alters the public conversation about which social issues matter, sets an agenda for how they matter, and specifies who is the preferred
Read more →Third Sector Impact has recently issued the final report on third sector barriers and coping strategies. TSI’s Annette Zimmer and Benedikt Pahl are presenting findings from national research in a comparative manner. The first part of the report provides an overview of the common barriers third sector organizations face across Europe. In the second part
Read more →The defense of human rights has been a cornerstone of inclusive and open societies over the past decades. Multiple sources from within and without the human rights movement have pointed to a deteriorating rule of law over the past 10 years, and a declining respect for basic civil and political rights. They warn of a
Read more →In 2017, the YTILI Fellowship will engage up to 100 young European entrepreneurs in a series of professional development and leadership activities that are designed to support the growth and development of commercial and social business ventures in their home communities. YTILI Fellows will build networks, linkages and lasting partnerships to attract investments and support
Read more →Comparative Balkan Politics (CBP) is a new annual journal in the field of comparative politics and international studies with a focus on Southeast Europe. CBP aims to publish original articles that give new insights into Balkan politics in order to promote better understanding and informed debate on political processes in Southeast Europe. Comparative Balkan Politics are
Read more →The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute towards the implementation of the Regional Cooperation Council SWP 2017 -2019. The priorities of this Call for Proposals are: Support to implementing SEE 2020 Strategy through flagship approach; Support to governance, rule of law and security cooperation; Support to horizontal and supporting activities. The overall indicative
Read more →The overall objective of this Call for Proposals is to foster socioeconomic development and strengthen the neighborly relations in the programme area through encouraging cooperation among people, communities and institutions. The thematic priorities under this call are: a) Protecting the environment, promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management; b) Encouraging tourism and
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