News and updates from BCSDN and the region
On July 20th, 2016, the Office for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations in Macedonia published the List of candidates according to the number of votes for…
Read more →With the MAXCAP project officially coming to its end in April 2016, BCSDN collected and summarized the main working papers in an overview of all research related to EU Enlargement process in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The publication contains also the policy briefs that aim to formulate specific policy recommendations for practitioners on the
Read more →The Third Sector Impact released its 10th Working Paper “Assessing the Macro Socio-Economic Impact of the Third Sector in Europe”. In it, TSI coordinator Bernard Enjolras proposes a theoretical model for conceiving how the development of the third sector at the aggregated level may produce positive impacts for society by analyzing available data in order
Read more →A collaborative research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors. Over the last two decades the NGO sector has
Read more →East European Politics is a refereed journal, which publishes articles in the government, politics and international relations of the post-communist space. The editors of East European Politics (EEP) open a call for themed special issue proposals for Volume 34 (2018). The editors seek collections of excellent research articles on any aspect of the government, politics,
Read more →The International Conference Development and Democracy is a leading event on development cooperation in the region. Through stirring the wider professional and academic debate, the conference addresses the most pressing current global challenges and facilitates discussion on innovative approaches in the global efforts to Leave No One Behind. Root causes of poverty and instability in
Read more →The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to encourage the participation of civil society in countering violent extremisms and engaging at local level in sensitive areas where radicalization is more eager to spread. The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to encourage the active participation of civil society in policy-making and
Read more →The EESC 2016 prize will reward initiatives carried out by civil society organizations and/or individuals and aimed at improving migrants’ lives and fostering their integration in society. Its overall objective is to raise awareness of the contribution that civil society organizations and/or individuals can make to the creation of a European identity and citizenship in
Read more →BCSDN short documentary shows you what brought together 15 civil society organizations from 10 countries in Southeast Europe. With the mission to empower civil society and influence European and national policies towards more enabling environment for civil society development, our members and Executive office have been working for more 15 years together to contribute to
Read more →States must implement crucial UN Human Rights Council resolution on civil society space, and cooperate fully with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and of association. “At a time when governments and non-state actors are actively suppressing civil society voices, this resolution by the world’s premier human rights body articulates
Read more →The European Union is set to open a dark chapter in its history unless it rejects the European Commission’s proposal on migration, according to a wide coalition of more than 100 CSOs.. Shifting towards foreign policy that serves the single objective of curbing migration, the EU and its member states risk further undermining their credibility
Read more →The Commission has opened up another part of the EU decision-making process for stakeholders’ input. In line with its commitments under the Better Regulation Agenda and the broad effort to increase transparency in the EU Institutions, as of June 30th, draft delegated and implementing acts will now be put online and open for public feedback
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