DIRECTORY h OF THINK TANKS IN SERBIA 2001

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Fund for an Open Society Yugoslavia Center for the Development of Non-profit Sector

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INTRODUCTION Public Policy Think Tanks ORGANIZATIONS Alliance for Local Communities Sustainable Development (ALCSD) Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN) Belgrade Center for Human Rights Belgrade Womens Studies Center Center for Advanced Legal Studies Law Center Center for Antiwar Action (CAA) Center for Civil-Military Relations Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies Center for Multiculturality Center for Policy Studies (CPS) Center for Regionalism Economics Institute Education Forum European Movement in Serbia G17 PLUS Group 17 (G17) Independent Center for Strategic Studies (ICSS) Institute for European Studies Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory Institute of Social Sciences Center for Economic Research League of Experts LEX Public Administration and Local Government Center (PALGO) Addresses of Publishers

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We have before us the first edition of the Directory of Think Tanks (organizations and institutions) in Serbia. There was little mention of these organizations in us and, therefore, there are hardly any details about the work of these think tanks1. Think tanks were until 1990 subordinated to the state since it established them, financed them and ordered projects (academic institutions, institutes). Since 1990, the establishment of various nongovernmental, non-profit organizations had begun, which later on grew into nongovernmental think tanks. In the same period, some scientific and research institutes began to detach themselves from the state, some of them even financially and some of them in terms of programs because they got involved, through their research projects, into analyzing and finding solutions to topical social problems. Think tanks dealing with public policy and provision of intellectual services in countries of post-communist transformation played a major role in initiating public political discussions. As independent institutions representing the civil society, think tanks offer high-level independent researches, analyses, studies, strategies and alternative solutions to the ones of the official policy. Everybody benefits from their intellectual services. Nongovernmental organizations and civil movements can obtain expertise and important information. Media can get reliable information, and politicians and those that govern the state relevant arguments and independent reports on the current situation. The importance of think tanks lies in the fact that, apart from analyses and solution finding, they are engaged in enlisting public support to those solutions. They can promote their proposals in public and lobby for their approval. That is why two kinds of think tanks are referred to. One kind is traditional ones that are focused on analyses, high academic standards and independence, while the second ones are active think tanks that concentrate on the advisory role. They are also called action tanks because they try to bring their ideas to the attention of and popularize them not only for politicians but also the public at large. Many think tanks are somewhere in-between the two models endeavoring to make their analyses, advices, ideas as useful as possible to political decision-makers and the public at large.

1 These organizations appear for the first time in the Directory of Nongovernmental, Non-profit Organizations in the FR Yugoslavia (Center for Development of the NonProfit Sector, Belgrade 2000) where they are classified according to the John Hopkins University classification from Baltimore as think tanks for legislation, representation and public policy. According to that Directory, 16 NGOs were registered in this group of think tanks. However, there are no among them other expert institutions belonging to think tanks, such as various academic institutes.

The subject of this Directory is think tanks in Serbia. Under them, we mean all those organizations and institutions established by citizens themselves without any mediation or control of the state, as well as the scientific and research institutions established by the state, that are non-party and non-profit and established with the purpose to be engaged in: analyzing topical issues of the social, political, legal and economic systems, initiating public discussions on current social problems and questions, preparing proposals and pointing to possible ways of making changes. The basic objective of the Directory is to get an insight into the situation, number and activities of think tanks. It is intended for domestic and foreign governmental and nongovernmental organizations and institutions as well as donors and it is, therefore, published both in the Serbian and English languages. The Directory covers 22 think tanks in Serbia. It is positive that we have not included all such organizations, as there is still a lot of doubt as to which is and which is not a think tank. However, it is significant that we have begun our work on database of think tanks, and it will be much easier to add to it and introduce changes. Data on organizations were collected in the form of a standard questionnaire equal for all organizations. The questionnaire was completed by representatives of think tanks. The Directory contains an account of members and associates of reference think tank organizations and institutions, their projects and future plans. The data were collected to December 2000 inclusive. Now when our society and state are entering the period of democratic change and reforms full engagement of national think tanks, and cooperation with relevant foreign experts and organizations will be increasingly needed, along with further support of donors2 (both of those who have been present in this area so far and the new ones that are to come to Serbia). For that reason, we are of the opinion that this Directory will be of help to all potential users of results of the think tanks in Serbia.

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2 It is the intention of the publisher to place the database of Think Tanks in Serbia on the Internet presentation www.fosyu.org and www.crnps.org.yu where data will be constantly added to and updated.

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Alliance for Local Communities Sustainable Development (ALCSD)
H Contact Address Street: 19b Srpskih vladara City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 32 35 185 Fax: (+ 381 11) 32 34 565 e-mail: alcdbbnet.org.yu Web site: www.bbnet.org.yu H Director of the Institution Aleksandar N. Denda e-mail adresa: andendaeunet.yu H Contact Person Aleksandra Vuckovic H Managing Board H Basic program orientation Promotion of the concept of sustainable development at all levels Creation of developmental coalitions at the local level between local authorities, private SMEs and NGOs Creation of information networking for encouraging cooperation of the three sectors at all levels. Creation of the support system for development of entrepreneurship and private SMEs H Review of implemented projects (1997 2000) BDNet internet service for encouraging cooperation of local communities, private SMEs and NGOs at the local, national and regional Balkan levels Methodology for training of entrepreneurs with instructions for lecturers, tests and leaflets for trainees Methodology and a guide on financing exports of national entrepreneurs and their enterprises Methodology of drawing up a business plan for SMEs a guide step by step Free Towns Networking - equipment was delivered to 24 municipalities and NGOs and web sites were created, making possible exchange of information and establishment of contacts with partners in the country and abroad The web site Elections 2000 was created for exchange of information of members of the democratic community in Serbia and for establishment of cooperation SIGMA - an association of owners of private SMEs and crafts in Serbia was formed. H
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Ongoing projects Development of information networking for local communities and promotion of the Stability Pact project Sister Cities aimed at including, to the largest possible extent, into the program of sister cities NGOs and private SMEs at the local level Developing information networking for encouragement of cooperation of private SMEs in Southeastern Europe The project Civic Coalitions with which we intend to raise the level of cooperation of local authorities, private SMEs and NGOs in 10 municipalities in Serbia Development strategy of institutional infrastructure for development of private SMEs in Serbia H Projects under preparation Establishment of a center for development of informatics society in Serbia Establishment of a center for education and training of trainers in the field of entrepreneurship and SME management Forming of business incubator and industrial incubator centers in larger cities of Serbia Creation of a fund for micro credit lines Establishment of a development bank for financing export-oriented private SMEs H Institutional membership in professional networks associa tions and unions / H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions / H National organizations NGOs and associations of private SMEs and craftsmen at Zrenjanin, Vrsac, Kikinda, Becej, Zabalj, Arilje, Kraljevo, Kragujevac, Uzice, Smederevska Palanka, Subotica, Sombor, Nis H Foreign organizations Progress, Center for Development of Private SMEs, Szeged CIBAL, Sofia TALDI, NGO, Tuzla CIPE, Washington, U.S.A. GTZ, Germany H Donors Open Society Fund CIPE USAID H Publishing activity Publication of practical guides and instructions for entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized enterprises is planned. H

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Possession of special library holdings Yes. Field: sustainable development and development of small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship H Access to large library networks / H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution The principle of work by projects, without full-time employees, concreteness, networking building on the bottom-up principle, interrelated action of the three sectors (good governance, private business, NGOs) at all levels, appreciating arguments rather than authority, etc.

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Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN)
H Contact Address Street: 5/XVI Masarikova City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 688 123, 60 31 609 Fax: (+ 381 11) 688 123 e-mail: aaenaaen.edu.yu Web site: www.aaen.edu.yu H Director of the Institution Dr. Srbijanka Turajlic e-mail: sturajlicaaen.edu.yu H Contact Person Nevena Stosic e-mail: nstosicaaen.edu.yu H Managing Board Dr. Srbijanka Turajlic, Chairman Dr. Stasa Babic Dr. Dasa Duhacek Dr. Desanka Radunovic Dr. Radmila Vasic Dr. Ivan Vejvoda Vigor Majic Dr. Bosko Kovacevic Dr. Mladen Lazic Dr. Refik Secibovic Dr. Zagorka Golubovic, Coordinator of the AAEN Division for Humanities & Social Sciences Dr. Fedor Zdanski, Coordinator of the AAEN Division for Natural and Engineering Sciences H Basic program orientation The network is an association of non-governmental and non-profit programs and organizations for advancement of the quality and social relevance of higher education in Yugoslavia The basic objectives of the Network are the following: to provide additional and alternative graduate education for young academics (students and junior faculty members) so as to raise academic standards in SR Yugoslavia; to prepare new generations for the introduction of open civil society, market economy and political democracy. The Network is engaged in re-evaluation, improvement and protection of the quality of academic education in Yugoslavia. By linking scientific excellence and high standards in education with social relevance and direct participation of students, the Network will create a basis for an allcomprehensive reform of university education in Yugoslavia in the future, and will prevent at least in part the most qualified, educated
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young people from leaving the country for good. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) School year 1998/1999 The first lectures in the Network began in the summer semester of 1998/1999 school year. The total of 273 trainees attended 40 different courses within the framework of five programs: Challenges of Modern Theory and Practice of Democracy, Culture Studies, Environmental Studies, History and Epistemology of Natural Sciences, Politics, Individual and Society in the Light of the History of Ideas. Lectures were interrupted on 24 March 1999, due to the NATO intervention, and resumed in autumn so that the courses were completed in November 1999. During the instruction students took an active part and showed exceptional interest in such kind of work. H School year 1999/2000 In this school year, 210 students of the second generation enrolled, 30 each in every program. The semester began on 10 January 2000 and ended in June. The following programs were carried out: Culture and Gender Studies a View from the Balkans, Environment Challenge to Science, Technology and Society, European Law, Public and Local Policy, Administration and Governance, Challenges of Modern Theory and Practice of Democracy, Modern Business and Global Computer Networks, Religion Studies H Procedures and criteria for selection of programs and courses The procedure for selection of programs that will be carried out in the Network take place in the following order: A public announcement in media invites organizations Network Members, other NGOs and individuals The Curriculum Committee evaluates whether formal requirements of the competition are fulfilled Depending on the field covered by the program, the appropriate Division of the Academic Council (Division for Humanities and Social Sciences and the Division for Natural and Engineering Sciences ) appoints two independent evaluators for every program Evaluation and project proposal are submitted to the Academic Council, which after careful consideration gives its own evaluation of the program The Managing Board takes a final decision based on the recommendation of the Academic Council H Criteriafor the selection of programs and courses are as follows: Programs must be of high academic level, designed on the basis of the latest relevant theoretical knowledge Problem-oriented, multidisciplinary programs are preferred to the traditional discipline-oriented curricula of the state universities; Basic principles are openness and flexibility, academic freedom and active participation of both lecturers and students Programs proceed from the actual needs of students and aim at developing their capacity for critical thinking and responsible acting in their respective fields;
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Social relevance of the course subject Interactive teaching and learning methods: lecturers should act as initiators and coordinators rather than as "lecturers", and rely on methods such as workshops, study groups, mentoring and discussions. H Criteria and procedures for the selection of lecturers Criteriafor selection of lecturers for Network programs include the following: Bibliography relevant to topics of the program/course the lecturer concerned is to take part in lecturing experience in national and foreign universities, and in alternative educational institutions academic title and acquired academic degree Hence, the procedure for selection of lecturers is connected with the procedure for program selection to be executed in the Network , and includes the following stages: authors of the submitted programs suggest lecturers for particular topics, attaching their CVs and a list of publications relevant to the topic independent program evaluators are obliged to give their opinion on competence of the proposed lecturers in conformity with given criteria Divisions of the Academic Council decide, on the basis of the proposed program project and independent evaluation, on competence of the proposed lecturers H Visiting lecturers from universities and scientific institutions in the country and abroad would always contribute to the quality of programs and to diversity of ideas to be offered to Network students. H Ongoing projects 1. Society and History interdisciplinary study of the Balkans social his tory Interdisciplinary study of the contemporary social history of Serbia in the Balkans and European context. Interaction of social and historical structures, including also individual and collective actors, mutual relationship of structures, events and persons, processes and crises and their social and historical consequences. H Compulsory Courses The first semester The Balkans at the time of Europeanization and Modern (19th and 20th - cen turies) History of Europe in modern era (since the end of the 18th to the end of the 20th century) The second semester Modernization process in Serbia: economic, political and social aspects Serbian society in transition H 2. European Studies legal and political aspects Transformation of Europe after the end of the cold war raised a series of questions on the future structure and form of European international policy. European organizations that had been limited to Western Europe before 1989 are rapidly enlarging to the east. Whether that connection will lead to their full integration or not, all former socialist countries need

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today well informed experts who will help their societies and economies to integrate into this enlarged Europe. This applies the more so to Yugoslavia. The moment the transition begins, there will be strong need for experts who will be able to deal with the matters in a competent and versed manner. Education of such experts is the program objective of the European Studies. H Compulsory Courses The first semester European Union: European political identity and international relations Methodology of the humanities The second semester Theories and concepts of international relations Human rights in the world of states H 3. Political Theory and Practice of Democracy comparative perspective The objective of the project is to analyze, through compulsory courses, relevant world knowledge of modern state and civil society ( including challenges faced by modern liberal democracy in conditions of internationalization and globalization of over-all social processes), of present-day political theories of democracy, ethnos issues, nation, nationalism and democracy, and of problems inherent in liberal-democratic transition in Southeastern Europe. A combination of compulsory courses with the optional ones should afford an opportunity to students to acquire theoretical and practical-political knowledge and skills to reach, on their own, answers to the mentioned questions of relevance to the community they live in, and to questions that are of relevance in general to modern theory and practice of democracy. Students of social sciences should be informed in a multidisciplinary and systematic way (including historical, sociological, philosophic, cultural, socio-psychological and economic approaches) of major problems, discussions and theoretical contributions in the field of democratic legal and political theory. H Compulsory Courses The first semester Civil society and modern state: challenges of liberal democracy Modern political theory and democracy The second semester Ethnicity, nationalism and democracy Democratic policy in Southeastern Europe H 4. Culture and Gender Studies a View from the Balkans Research and educational strategy of Cultural Studies, as defined in the university curriculum it originated from, implies viewing the totality of cultural production as a text/context, and from that starting point raises questions of the phenomena of knowledge and power, discourse and practice favoring or impeding individuals and groups in their social life. A need for such an educational program derives from converging tendencies of communication and information technologies, including all transmission media and converging of social realities (postmodern culture and globalization). Some of the questions in such a devised research and educational program are as follows: o What are the ways and forms of structuring knowledge, power,

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authority, language, institutions o What is the relation between global and local knowledge and cultural patterns, in what way and to what extent cultural processes reflect and create social relations o what are manifest forms of diversity in culture (sex, race, nation, language, class). H Actual milieu of would-be trainees of the Alternative Academic Educational Network raises in very acute form questions of prejudices and wrongful interpretations of cultural identity and ways of its manifestation through various forms of behavior. Re-examination of these stereotypes, establishment of a critically-based attitude towards ones own cultural identity and the culture of others as well as development of ideas of tolerance, especially among the young, are most positively necessary preconditions for the change of social situation. We are, therefore, of the opinion that an interdisciplinary program devoted to these issues has necessarily to be an integral part of activities of the Academic Network in view of its program orientation towards problem-defined contents which in a critical and creative manner reappraise developments in our present environment. H Compulsory Courses The first semester Introduction to the culture and gender studies Culture and ideology The Second semester Media theory Policy of cultural identities H 5. Transition and Reconstruction : challenges and opportunities on the way to Europe The region of Southeastern Europe (SEE) is the most conflicting area in Europe today and one of the most complex cockpits of instability in the world. Long standing inter-ethnic, inter-cultural, religious, border and other conflicts marked the history of the region. The key question facing today countries of SEE, but also Europe and the whole international community, is whether there is readiness and ability to open up the questions of substance relating to pluralism and coexistence. Are there institutions at various levels from state, through the private sector and all the way to all other institutions of civil society which are able to promote the issues comprehensively and undertake responsibility for development of societies that will be open to multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multicultural developmental processes? International community is faced with a major task of recognizing the complexity and stratification of relations in the most backward region of modern Europe. Simultaneously, countries of the SEE have to develop activities aimed at providing information of modern developments in Europe. SEE needs a "European" model of development, with European system of values. A technocratic and social-democratic dimension of development is needed. Countries of the SEE have to secure to their citizens participation in democratization processes so as to cope with widespread bureaucracy prevailing both in the state itself at all levels and in cre14

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ation of conditions for development of private sector, and in civil society development. This is closely connected with the necessity to affirm legal state vis--vis widely spread patronage of the state. Once these institutions are developed in SEE, then the possibility that the Region might fall into a trap of parochialism in a world where globalism prevails will be eliminated. Therefore, the program is designed in such a way to familiarize students with theoretical concepts and practical experiences of political and economic transition of the countries of Central - East Europe; necessary institutions and mechanisms for civil society and market economy building; challenges and opportunities offered by globalization and transition processes; models of reintegration and reconstruction of a country in SEE; processes of euro transition and eurization, etc. H Compulsory Courses The first semester Transition to democracy Transition economics The second semester Globalization and transition Institutions of civil society and market economy H 6. Living Environment a challenge to science, technology and society Industrial revolution and rapid development, with profit as the only yardstick of efficiency, has been perpetrated by way of uncontrolled exploitation of all available natural and human resources which unavoidably lead to undreamed-of dimensions of upsetting the natural ecological balance, degradation of environment, both natural and material , and social ones. Aware of perilous effects of further development of such a situation, developed societies pinpoint the problem and make efforts to put a stop to such an unfavorable development and, as far as possible, restore degraded environment, either by natural or artificial interventions, into its natural condition. The task is multilayered and distinctly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in character, comprising its social sciences, technological, social, political and legal aspects. A logical consequence of such an attitude was also development and spreading of academic, governmental and nongovernmental institutions the task of which is to analyze and study the developments that occurred, preparation of suggestions, proposing and taking measures with a view to accomplishing the mentioned tasks. Our society must not remain blind to these facts, it will have to take a number of measures to keep and preserve its place in the family of European societies. Unfortunately, without necessary intercooperation of all the relevant agents and without international cooperation, implementation of these measures will be very slow (accompanied with huge resistance) and isolated. Topics of the programs are conceived in such a way that they provide opportunity to listeners to identify some basic theoretical and empirical problems, but also the ways in which the contemporary science establishes connections between ecology, technology and society. By their choice of courses in the second and third semesters, listeners opt for a
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more detailed examination of one or more partial disciplines, related to the problems of maintenance and regeneration of healthy living environment. H Compulsory Courses The first semester: Man and environment Ecology: philosophical, ethical and political problems of the preservation - and pro tection of environment Ecological consequences of physical processes Industrial ecology and sustainable development H List of lecturers in AAEN programs in the school year 2000/2001 Acimovic Ljubivoje Ajdancic Vladimir Alendar Branislava Antonic Slobodan Babic Stasa Babovic Marija Basta Danilo Bjelajac Mile Bogdanovic Marija Bogdanovic Mira Bojovic Snezana Bozovic Ratko Brankovic Srbobran Brdar Milan Cavoski Kosta Cirkovic Sima Colovic Ivan Cupic Cedomir Cvejic Slobodan Cvetkovic Vladimir Cvijic Gordana Dacic Rade Dimic Ljubodrag Dimitrijevic Branislav Dimitrijevic Nenad Dimitrijevic Vesna Dimitrijevic Vojin Dimitrova Snezana Dojcinovic-Nesic Biljana Dragicevic-Sesic Milena Duhacek Dasa Djilas Aleksa Djordjevic Jelena Djordjevic Snezana Djordjevic Zivota Djukic Petar Djukic-Dojcinovic Vesna Djuric Dubravka Erdei Ildiko
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Fabris Nikola Flere Sergej Galic Jelena Georgijevski Petre Gligorov Vladimir Goati Vladimir Golubovic Zagorka Gombos Georg Gordic Vladislava Gredelj Stjepan Gurac-Dodic Verica Gutman Ivan Hiber Dragor Ilcev Ivan Ilic Gordana Ilic Vladimir Isic Momcilo Ivanovic Zorica Ivekovic Ivan Ivic Ivan Jerkov Aleksandar Jovanovic Miroslav Jovanovic Vladimir Jovic Vidojko Jovicevic Aleksandra Katic S. Keane J. Koljanin Milan Komsic Jovan Koneva Rumjana Korac Nada Krivokapic Gordana Kuljic Todor Kuzmanovic Bora Labus Miroljub Lakicevic Dragan Lazic Mladen Lekic Bojana Leko M.

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Ljusic Rados Lopandic Dusko Losonc Alpar Lozanic S. Luiza- Smolka Ana Lukic Jasmina Lutovac Zoran Madzar Ljubomir Magic Adela Malska M. Manojlovic Olga Maric Ilija Marjanovic- Shane Ana Markovic Nikola Markovic J. Predrag Markovic Pedja Markovic Slobodan Matic Gordana Matic Jovanka Matkovic Gordana Merenik Lidija Mihailovic S. Mihailovic Srecko Mijatovic Bosko Milenkovic Pavle Milic Andjelka Milinkovic Branislav Milivojevic Snjezana Milosavljevic Olivera Milutinovic Zoran Mimica Aljosa Minic Jelica Miocinovic Mirjana Mirkovic Zoran Mitrovic Andrej Mitrovic Milovan Mitrovic Momcilo Molnar Aleksandar Moskovljevic Jasmina Mrksic Danilo Mrsevic Zorica Nakarada Radmila Naumovic Slobodan Nedovic Slobodanka Nemanjic M. Novakovic Nada Opra Ljerka Pajin Dusan Pajvancic Marijana Pantic Nikola Papic Zarana Pavicevic Borka Pavlovic Marina Pavlovic Vukasin Pelevic Branislav Perisic Miroslav Perovic Latinka Pesic M. Pesic Mirjana Pesic Vesna Petkovic S. Pitic Goran Plut Dijana Podunavac Milan Polic Predrag Polovina Vesna Popadic Dragan Popov Nebojsa Popovic B. Popovic Danica Popovic Dejan Popovic Dragana Popovic- Obradovic Olga Pripic Ivo Prodanovic Mileta Prokopijevic Miroslav Prpa Branka-Jovanovic Puhovski Zarko Radic Radmila Radonjic Lila Radovic Zorica Radulovic Dragan Raskovic M. Rihtman- Augustin Dunja Ristovic Milan Roksandic Drago Rosic-Ilic Tatjana Samardzic Slobodan Savareze Nikola Savic Nebojsa Sekelj Laslo Simic Predrag Sindjelic Svetozar Skenderovic-Cuk Nadia Slavujevic Zoran Spasic Ivana Stankovic Dimitrije Stanovcic Vojislav Stojanovic Bozo Stojanovic D. Stojanovic Dubravka Stojkovic Branimir Stojnov Dusan Stolic A.
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Stolic Ana Stupar M. Stupar Milorad Subotic Irina Subotic Milan Sesic Marija Sogorov Stevan Solovic Ana Soskic Dejan Susnjic Djuro Teokarevic Jovan Tesic Gojko Tomanovic-Mihajlovic Smiljka Tomic Zorica Trebjesanin Zarko Trgovcevic Ljubinka Trkulja Jovica Tucic Nikola Vasic Radmila Vasovic Mirjana Vasovic Vucina Vejvoda Ivan Veljak Lino Veresov Nikolai Vidojevic Zoran Viskovic Ivo Vujacic Ilija Vukadinovic Djordje Vukadinovic Radovan Vukmirovic Zorka Vukomanovic Milan Vukovic S. Vuletic Vladimir Zakosek N. Zdanski Fedor Zec Miodrag Zivkovic Bosko

Projects under preparation H Institutional membership in professional networks associa tions and unions H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions H Donors HESP, OSI, Hungary McArthur Foundation, New York, USA H Publishing activity H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H Access to large library networks EBSCO system H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Our two-year experience demonstrated that the basic idea of establishing such an institution as Network was a valid one and worth our efforts. Our interdisciplinary-oriented and to a large extent interactive programs and projects attract by their quality, and their innovativeness, a great number of interested young professionals whose professional aspirations and needs they meet to a large degree. According to the available data, the Network achieves its objectives with success, and is engaged in their enlargement, along with the promotion of their attainment. Our associates are a special and unique resource making possible to the largest extent the existence of the Network and contributing to the quality of its work.
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Belgrade Center for Human Rights
H Contact Address Street: 26 Mlatisumina City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 432 572; 344 1203 Fax: (+ 381 11) 432 572; 344 1203 Cellular phone: (+381 63) 345 356 e-mail: bgcentarbgcentar.org.yu Web site:www.bgcentar.org.yu H Director of the Institution Prof. Dr Vojin Dimitrijevic e-mail: vojin.bgcsezampro.yu H Contact Person Jelena Radojkovic Program Coordinator e-mail: jelena.bgcsezampro.yu H Managing Board Prof. Dr Vojin Dimitrijevic Vesna Petrovic, M.Sc. Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic, M.Sc. H Basic program orientation Education, publishing activity, reporting on the state of human rights in the FRY, development of model laws and proposals for the reform and improvement of government institutions. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Educational programs of the School of Human Rights for future lecturers in the field January (Part I), April May 1997 (Part II), Belgrade November 1997, Belgrade June 1998, Brcko October November 1998, Belgrade October November 2000, Belgrade H Lecturers in the schools were eminent experts and human rights fighters for many years, both from the country and from abroad: Prof. Gudmundur Alfredsson, Dr. Budimir Babovic, Prof. Andrs Barrera Gonzalez, Prof. Radovan Bigovic, Dr. Arie Bloed, Julija Bogoeva, Prof. Ranko Bugarski, Prof. Kosta Cavoski, Dr. Ivan Colovic, Milica Delevic Djilas, Ph.M., Prof. Jesa Denegri, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Ph.M. Prof. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Prof. Krzysztof Drzewicki, Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Prof. Cees Flinterman, Prof. Carlos Flores, Prof. Jochen Abr. Frowein, Ljiljana Gakovic, Dr. Adrian Guelke, Tea Gorjanc Prelevic, Ph.M., Prof. Momcilo Grubac, Sara Guillet, Dr. Jasminka Hasanbegovic, Dr. Dragor Hiber, Prof. Hurst Hannum, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Prof. Dejan Janca, Dr. Ivan Jankovic, Vladan Joksimovic, Dr.
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Aleksandra Jovanovic, Prof. Janez Juhant, Natasa Kandic, Leposava Karamarkovic, Ph.M., Prof. Gaso Knezevic, Prof. Ksenija Kondic, Prof. Miroslav Kusy, Prof. Miroljub Labus, Prof. John Lampe, Prof. Natan Lerner, Branislav Milinkovic, Ph.M., Milan Milojevic, Prof. Andrej Mitrovic, Dr. Aleksandar Molnar, Prof. Slobodanka Nedovic, Stevan Niksic, Ph.M. Biljana Njagulj, Dr. Ahmed el Obaid, Prof. Konstantin Obradovic, Silvija Panovic Djuric, Ph.M., Dr. Milan Paunovic, Tatjana Papic, Ph.M., Vesna Petrovic, Ph.M., Aleksandra Posarac, Ph.M., Dr. Nebojsa Popov, Prof. Dejan Popovic, Prof. Dragoljub Popovic, Branimir Plese, Dragan Prelevic, Ivan Protic, Prof. Vesna RakicVodinelic, Natasa Rasic, Seki Radoncic, Prof. Obrad Racic, Henrik Stenman, Miroslav Samardzic, Dr. Milorad Stupar, Prof. Hennie Strydom, Goran Svilanovic, Ph.M., Dusan Stojkovic, Jelena Sevo, Prof. Milena Sesic Dragicevic, Ejub Stitkovac, Prof. Mirjana Todorovic, Milos Todorovic, Prof. Zoran Tomic, Prof. Jovica Trkulja, Dr. Vladan A. Vasilijevic, Prof. Vladimir V. Vodinelic, Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic, Ph.M., Slobodan Vucetic, Prof. Nebojsa Vucinic, Dr. Roman Wieruszewski, Milos Zivkovic and others. H Seminars, round tables, conferences 1997 March, Nis March, Kragujevac May, Beograd May, Beograd May, Pirot May, Beograd June, Vranje June, Cacak August, Uzice September, Leskovac December, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina H 1998 March, Ada March, Kragujevac April, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina May, Knjazevac May, Novi Pazar May, Teslic May, Dimitrovgrad May, Novi Sad May, Sabac June, Kotor June, Nis September, Kotor September, Zrenjanin October, Beograd October, Nis September, Palic November, Belgrade November, Belgrade December, Uzice

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1999 February, Nis September, Budapest, Hungary September, Kotor H Lectures and discussions The right to association in trade unions and the right to strike in the FRY, Prof Borivoje Sunderic, Law School of the Belgrade University, Dr Zoran Ivosevic, judge of the Supreme Court of Serbia, Slobodan Soskic, attorney at law; Belgrade, 12 March 1997. Human rights and humanitarian action in present-day international relations, Prof. Adam Roberts, Oxford University, UK; Belgrade, 25 March 1997. Round Table on reports of the special rapporteur for former Yugoslavia Elisabeth Rehn and comments of the government of the FRY on those reports; Belgrade, 29 April 1997. Round Table on reports of the special rapporteur for former Yugoslavia Elisabeth Rehn and comments of the government of the FRY on those reports; Belgrade, 22 May 1997. Independence of judges, John Dowd, judge of the Supreme Court of the state New South Wales, Australia, Belgrade, 16 January 1998. Constitutional presuppositions for democratic Serbia, Prof. Lidija Basta, Institute for Federalism, Fribourg, Switzerland, Prof. Dragoljub Popovic, Law School of the Belgrade University, Prof. Zoran Tomic, Law School of the Belgrade University, Prof. Vesna Rakic Vodinelic, Law School of the Belgrade University, Goran Svilanovic, M.Ph., Law School of the Belgrade University; Belgrade, 25 February 1998. Foreign policy of Yugoslavia necessity of thorough changes, Dusan Lazic, M. Ph.; Belgrade, 15 March 1999. The military in the crisis period, Dr. Miroslav Hadzic; Belgrade, 17 August 1999. Independence of the judiciary, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic; Belgrade, 7 September 1999. Privatization and de-nationalization of property in the Republic of Serbia, Dr. Dragor Hiber; Belgrade, 10 October 1999. Application of economic and social rights in the FR Yugoslavia, Dr. Aleksandra Jovanovic, Prof. Slobodanka Nedovic; Belgrade, 19 October 1999. Decentralization and regionalization in Serbia, Prof. Dragoljub Popovic; Belgrade, 29 October 1999. Conflicting laws in the newly-formed states in the territory of former Yugoslavia and a proposed convention on regulation of private/juridical relations, Prof. Gaso Knezevic; Belgrade, 10 November 1999. Status of refugees and displaced persons in the FR Yugoslavia, Goran Svilanovic, M.Ph.; Belgrade, 9 December 1999. Yugoslavia as a federation, Serbia and Montenegro as federal units, Dr. Dragor Hiber; Belgrade, 15 December 1999. Criminal law and legal profession from the aspect of human rights, Prof. Momcilo Grubac; Belgrade, 22 December 1999. Round table and a peaceful course of transition experience of Bulgaria, Dr. Zeljo Zeljev; Belgrade, 3 May 2000. Regionalization and decentralization the Spanish model, Prof. Carlos Flores; Belgrade, 2 November 2000.

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Research projects Human rights a textbook Modern humanitarian law Rights of the child in the FRY Economic and social rights in the FRY Multiculturalism and cultural rights Report on the state of human rights in the FRY, 1998, 1999 (the report for 2000 is under preparation). Contributors: Prof. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Prof. Milan Paunovic, Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Prof. Konstantin Obradovic, Dr. Vida Cok, Dr. Milivoj Despot, Dr. Vladan A. Vasilijevic, Dr. Milan Sahovic, Prof. Yoram Dinstein, Dr. Rosemary Abi-Saab, Dr. Stojan M. Novakovic, Dr. Gabriela Venturini, Nevena Vuckovic - Sahovic, Ph.M., Dr. Marija Draskic, Prof. Mirjana Obretkovic, Dr. Marina Janjic-Komar, Branislava Niksic, Ljiljana Radakovic, Paolo David, Prof. Mirjana Pesic, Prof. Ivan Ivic, Prof. Ruzica Rosandic, Nada Ignjatovic Savic, Brigitte Duchesne, Kevin Byrne, Pierre Townsend, Dr. Aleksandra Jovanovic, Prof. Slobodanka Nedovic, Dr. Mihail Arandarenko, Dr. Savo Arsenov, Milica Delevic Djilas, Ph.M., Dr. Mirosinka Dinkic, Dr. Marija Draskic, Dasa Duhacek, Ph.M., Dr. Milan Djuric, Dr. Predrag Goranovic, Dr. Zoran Jovanovic, Miomir Niksic, Aleksandar Micic, Natasa Markovic, Bratislav Djuric, Jovo Kosanovic, Veselin Ivanovic, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Dr. Darko Marinkovic, Dr. Bosko Mijatovic, Dr. Zorica Mrsevic, Dr. Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic, Dr. Mirjana Obretkovic, Ljubomir Pejakovic, Dr. Olga Perazic, Sanja Milivojevic, Sanja Copic, Dr. Ksenija Petovar, Dr. Jelica Petrovic, Dr. Dejan Popovic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Dr. Aleksandra Posarac, Dragan Radulovic, Dr. Bozidar Sisovic, Dr. Dragica Vujadinovic-Milinkovic, Dr. Vesna Dimitrievska, Maja Gerovska, Ph.M., Chavdar Hristov, Dr. Nadezda Daskalova, Dr. Drenka Vukovic, Dr. Aleksandar Molnar, Prof. Dejan Janca, Prof. Natan Lerner, Prof. Tibor Varady, Dr. Elizabeth Cowie, Prof. Glen Bowman, Branislav Milinkovic, Ph.M., Prof. Jan-Louis Serfontein, Dr. Ivana Simovic Hiber, Dr. Agnes Kartag Odri, etc. H Models of laws and proposals for the reform and improvement of government institutions Constitutional and legal presuppositions for democratic Serbia Constitutional and legal issues of the Yugoslav state The media law, with a model law on public information Associates: Prof. Lidija Basta, Prof. Dragoljub Popovic, Prof. Vesna Rakic Vodinelic, Prof. Zoran Tomic, Goran Svilanovic, Ph.M., Dr. Dragor Hiber, Dusan Lazic, Ph.M., Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Dr. Miroslav Hadzic, Prof. Gaso Knezevic, Prof. Momcilo Grubac, Prof. Vladimir V. Vodinelic, Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Sasa Gajin, Dusan Stojkovic, Milos Zivkovic and others. H Reporting on the state of human rights in the FRY Annual summary reports on the state of human rights in the FRY. Published for 1998 and 1999. It is under preparation for 2000. Reports are published both in the Serbian and English languages, and regularly comprise a comparison of Yugoslav laws and regulations with international standards binding on Yugoslavia, an analysis of the application of those laws in practice, an account of the most drastic cases of human

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rights violation in that year and an over-all evaluation of human rights in the year under review in comparison with the preceding period. The Center took pains, whenever circumstances allowed, to attend sessions of the UN Commission on Human Rights, its sub-committee for the prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities or various UN committees for supervision over the respect for individual human rights, and to provide information, on such occasions, on situation in Yugoslavia. The Center communicated also to the UN Committee Against Torture a report on torture in Yugoslavia, as a response to the periodic report of the Government of the FRY (November 1998) on the implementation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishments or Procedures. When the government of the FRY submitted to the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights its periodic report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Center informed the Committee of the results of its analysis of the Yugoslav legislation and its application in practice. The Committee requested the Government of the FRY to submit another report, while a representative of the Center was invited to attend the meeting of the Working Group, in May 2000, preceding its plenary session. H Legal service When the Law on Universities of the Republic of Serbia was passed in 1988, the Center began to provide legal aid and representation in its premises. Thus, teachers of the Law School in Belgrade, who have soon become victims of that law, opened with the help of lawyers of the Center, a Legal Clinic to help their colleagues from other university faculties. Some of the proceedings that started at that time ended, while some of them still last. Teachers of the Law School in Belgrade who opposed the new Law on University of Serbia registered in 1998 Center for Advanced Legal Studies, one of the basic tasks of which is provision of legal aid. The Belgrade Center cooperates closely with this organization. Tea Gorjanc, Ph.M. and Vladan Joksimovic of the legal service of the Belgrade Center, who underwent special training for human rights lawyers in the country and abroad, provide twice a week free legal aid in the premises of the Center for Advanced Legal Studies. Belgrade Center for Human Rights, i. e. its members, represent aggrieved persons before international bodies, such as the European Court for Human Rights. Three offices of the Center outside Belgrade provide also free legal aid. H Humanitarian activities Major humanitarian activity was taking place in Kraljevo where the Center distributed so far clothing, footwear, eiderdowns and packages with the most essential foodstuff and hygienic articles (since September 1999 to September 2000) to displaced persons in 13 collective centers. Thanks to the Norwegian peoples assistance and individual donors, the Center bought clothing for 29 parentless children who found refuge in a church at Prizren. With its modest means, the Center tries to improve the situation of and help refugees from Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo who

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are put up in a resort on Mt Tara as well as to certain groups of Roma in settlements in the surroundings of Belgrade. H Ongoing projects preparation of a proposal for the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia report on the state of human rights in the FRY for 2000 report on the state of the right of the child in the FRY for the period 1990 2000 preparation of a book on international procedures for the protection of human rights preparation of a collection of European instruments on human rights preparation of a collection of proposals for improvement of individual existing laws and certain government institutions training of judges in the European Convention on Human Rights training of judges at the regional level in the spheres of prohibition of discrimination, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression a series of regional schools of human rights for young persons engaged in politics, MPs and employed in administration bodies. H Projects under preparation education of judges, prosecutors and attorneys in the sphere of the rule of law, independence of the judiciary and human rights human rights schools for future human rights lecturers intended for young persons H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions Belgrade Center is the member of the Balkan Human Rights Network. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions The Center cooperates with a large number of nongovernmental organizations dealing with human rights in Yugoslavia and had a part in the establishment of some of them either as the organization or through its members. The Center also cooperates with many nongovernmental organizations, institutes, universities from abroad. H Donors The Danish Human Rights Center, Copenhagen, Denmark Fresta, Denmark Open Society Fund, Belgrade Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), Belgrade Institute Raoul Wallenberg for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden Federalism Institute, Fribourg, Switzerland Institute for Legislative and Legal Policy (COLP), Budapest, Hungary Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (CCFD), Paris, France KulturKontakt, Vienna, Austria Max Planck Institute for International Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany
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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), Paris, France International Institute for Democracy and Assistance in Elections (IDEA), Stockholm, Sweden Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington, U.S.A. Norwegian People`s Assistance (NPA), Regional Office for East Balkans, Belgrade Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Oslo Norwegian Human Rights Institute, Oslo Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Stockholm University of Malta Westminster Foundation for Democracy, London, UK H Publishing activity The Center published 43 publications to date which can be classified into 5 categories: books that resulted from research projects of the Center in different domains of human rights and humanitarian law translations of international documents and decisions of international supervisory bodies special editions intended for educational programs of the Center books intended for information of the public at large about the state of human rights in the FRY publications dealing specifically with individual topics in the field of human rights, democratization and society reform. H Possession of special library holdings Belgrade Center has a library with more than 2000 titles and a large documentation relating to human rights, humanitarian law, collection of documents and instruments of international organizations. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Belgrade Center has a large experience in education in the field of human rights of different target groups (from junior lawyers, activists in nongovernmental organizations, judges, attorneys-at-law, educationalists, etc. to special programs for citizens who have no knowledge whatsoever about human rights and developed different programs (two-day seminars, human rights schools lasting from a week to a month). Likewise, the Center has a developed network of lecturers from different domains of human rights in a number of cities and towns in Serbia and Montenegro as well as a large number of associates for research projects relating to human rights, the rule of law, humanitarian law, etc., and monitoring human rights situation in terms of the application of the existing legislation and binding international standards.
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Belgrade Women's Studies Center
H Contact Address Street: 34/I Kralja Milutina City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 65 78 08 Fax: (+ 381 11) 36 13 916 Cellular Phone: (+3811 64) 13 54 899 e-mail: zenskestudiesezampro.yu Web site: www.zenskestudie.edu.yu H Director of the Institution Dasa Duhacek, Coordinator e-mail: dasaduhsezampro.yu H Contact Persons Sladjana Radulovic Cellular Phone: (+381 64) 13 73 423 Ivana Ivkovic e-mail: ivaharfa111yahoo.com Cellular Phone: (+381 64) 14 54 642 H Executive Board Dasa Duhacek, Ph.M., Project Coordinator Biljana Dojcinovic, Ph.M., Library and Web Presentation Coordinator Dr. Branka Arsic, Editor of the journal Womens Studies H Scientific and Educational Council Dr. Stasa Babic, Dr. Marina Bogdanovic, Dr. Snjezana Milivojevic, Dr. Olivera Milosavljevic, Dr. Zorica Mrsevic, Dr. Zarana Papic, Vanda Perovic, Dr. Dragana Popovic, Dubravka Stojanovic, Ph.M. H Basic program orientation Center for Womens Studies in Belgrade has been functioning since 1992 as an alternative, interdisciplinary and comprehensive education project covering teaching, research and publishing. The mission of the Center is, in doing research into problems of gender, ethnicity, nation, race, class, etc., to work towards the creation of a model of tolerance of differences of any kind, finding out theoretically possibilities of resistance to cases of exclusion. The Center activity covers different areas of work aimed at developing a complex alternative education program. Primary activity of the Center is teaching, but also support to research projects, publishing activity, work of the library, documentation and information center. The Center organizes also workshops, courses and conferences. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Permanent project activities of the Center are as follows: Education Publishing Research Library activity

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Education Courses Center for Womens Studies in Belgrade organizes undergraduate courses based on a program of one-year studies covering the basic course and optional courses. The basic course, which is compulsory for awarding a certificate, has an interdisciplinary approach and gives a survey of contemporary theories in the filed of gender studies. The course deals with topics in the area of humanities and social sciences, arts and natural sciences. Optional courses have to cater for most diverse interests of our students. They deal, in the same way as short cycles of lectures, with topics of ecofeminism, human rights, violence against women, epistemology, peace studies, etc. A long-term strategy of the Center for Womens Studies is introduction of gender studies into university education programs, and intention to develop also within the framework of these studies receptiveness for topics such as the minority rights and the right to be different. The Center for Womens Studies in Belgrade brings lecturers (both male and female) of related programs from foreign universities and supports visiting lecturing of its lecturers at other universities all over the world. All lectures are open for public. H PROGRAM OF LECTURES School year 1999/2000 BASIC COURSE Feminist theory and philosophy (Dasa Duhacek, Lepa Mladjenovic, Zarana Papic, Vanda Perovic, Slavica Stojanovic) Feminist literary theory (Biljana Dojcinovic, Vladislava Felbabov, Vladislava Gordic, Tanja Rosic, Slavica Stojanovic, Jasmina Tesanovic) Multidisciplinary Research Marina Bogdanovic: Parallel colonizations Snjezana Milivojevic: Women in media: a feminist approach to media studies Dragana Popovic: The Status of women in natural sciences Dubravka Djuric: The Status of woman in arts Olivera Milosavljevic, Dubravka Stojanovic: Models of national stereotypes Vera Poznanovic: Trade union rights of women Slobodanka Nedovic: Marginal groups in elections Dasa Duhacek, Zarana Papic: Intervention in knowledge Epistemological approaches Zorica Mrsevic, Vesna NikolicRistanovic: Violence against women and womens human rights H OPTIONAL COURSES Zarana Papic: Anthropology of sex/gender Stasa Babic: Archeology of gender Lepa Mladjenovic, Zarana Papic: Feminist activism HISTORY Dubravka Stojanovic, Olivera Milosavljevic: National and ethnic stereotypes Olivera Milosavljevic, Dubravka Stojanovic: Pattern of traditional thinking in Serbia (lecturers: Latinka Perovic, Branka Prpa,Olga PopovicObradovic,Ana Stolic, Ljubinka Trgovcevic, Radmila Radic, Ivan Colovic, Djordje Vukadinovic)
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LITERATURE Biljana Dojcinovic Nesic: Diary of Milica Stojadinovic-Srpkinja as a femi nine text ; The Magic Dream of the East: about the novel The New Ones by Jelena Dimitrijevic Tanja Rosic: Danilo Kis: A Clown of our Childhood; Danilo Kis: The History of a Disappearing Letter; David Albahari: Bright Eyes; David Albahari: The Light of Speech; Radomir Konstatinovic: A Straw Hat with a Flowery Arrangement; Judita Salgo: No Homeland, No Return Vladislava Felbabov: Alice Walker: the black feminist prose Vladislava Gordic: Ann Beatty womens stories and womens voices Vesna Krmpotic and Viktorija Vukicevic: The Others and Their Worlds: China and India MEDIA Snezana Milivojevic: Notions about women in mass media Branislava Andjelkovic, Branimir Stojanovic, Dejan Sretenovic: Representation of the woman in visual media LAW Vesna Nikolic Ristanovic: S ocial changes, everyday life and violence against women Zorica Mrsevic, Mirjana Obretkovic and Vera Litricin: Violence against women and the rights of the child Nadezda Cetkovic: Violence against women (workshop) PSYCHOLOGY Vera Smiljanic: Classics of psychoanalysis Marina Bogdanovic and Jasminka Veselinovic: Women in psycho-therapeu tic context RELIGION Svenka Savic: The feministic approach to theology SOCIOLOGY Andjelka Milic: Family from a feminist perspective I, II, III Jelena Spadijer-Dzinic: A theoretical approach to research in prostitution ARTS Ljiljana Bogoeva-Sedlar: Shakespeare and film Ivana Stefanovic: Women and music, women composers in us Vladislava Vojnovic: Feminism and motion picture narrative WOMENS HEALTH Gordana Rajkov: Invalidity, position of disabled women Lepa Mladjenovic: The feminist approach to mental health of the woman Vera Litricin: Abortion, venereal diseases, breast cancer WOMEN IN NATURAL SCIENCES Dragana Popovic: Fear of science as a characteristic of the sex; Guys in Laboratories - women researchers in natural sciences; Women Nobel Prize Winners; Woman at the Top: Marie Curie; Woman in Shadow: Mileva Maric Einstein Ljiljana Dobrosavljevic- Grujic: Women in natural sciences WOMEN IN CONTACT BUILDING OF THE LESBIAN GENDER IDENTITY Zorica Mrsevic: Genesis of the third gender; Lesbian gender identity today; Lesbians and social participation; Private life of lesbians: lesbian rights; Global lesbian communication ENVIRONMENT Ivanka Buzev, Sonja Prodanovic: Ecology and ecofeminism Vanda Perovic ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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Researches Research projects of our Center manifested essentially innovative results in womens studies / gender studies and culture studies. Many of them found their place in publications. 1. Feminist Movement in Belgrade 1989-1997 Areas of research: feminist movement, feminism, sociology, history. Participants: Marina Blagojevic, Neda Bozinovic, Lepojka CarevicMitanovski, Sonja Drljevic, Dubravka Djuric, Biljana Dojcinovic-Nesic, Lorans Havdi, Nadezda Cetkovic, Ljiljana Cickaric, Jelka Imsirovic, Zorica Jevremovic, Jelena Labrys, Vera Litricin, Andjelka Milic, Milica Minic, Lepa Mladjenovic, Zorica Mrsevic, Dusica Popadic, Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic, Sanja Stanisic, Slavica Stojanovic, Jasmina Tesanovic, Sofija Trivunac, Jelena Trpkovic, Ljiljana Vuletic Project coordination: Marina Blagojevic Duration: 1997 1998 Result: a collection Towards a Visible Womens History: Womens Movement in Belgrade in 1990s, ed. Marina Blagojevic, Belgrade, 1998, Center for Womens Studies, researches and communications , pp. 380. 2. The Language of Misogyny Coordination: Marina Blagojevic Result: the book Mapping of Misogyny in Serbia: discourses and practices , ed. Marina Blagojevic (under preparation) 3. Representation of Female Body in Visual Media in Serbia 1990 1998 Areas of research: visual media, literature, feminist theory Participants: Branka Arsic, Hajdana Baletic, Ksenija Bilbija, Marina Blagojevic, Jovan Cekic, Rada Ivekovic, Tomislav Longinovic, Tatjana Rosic, Svetlana Slapsak, Melita Zajc, Branimir Stojanovic Coordination: Branka Arsic Result: a collection Women, Images, Imaginaries , ed. Branka Arsic, Center for Womens Studies, Belgrade, 2000, pp. 285 4. Domestic Violence and Criminality in Women Area of research: criminology, victimology, law Research team and coordination: Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic (coordinator), Ivana Stevanovic, M.Sc., Dr. Branislava Knezic, Sanja Milivojevic and Sanja Copic. Objectives: Establishment of a connection between gender socialization, domestic violence and criminality of women, and analysis of legal and social reaction to violence against women and to criminality of women which is in connection with violence suffered by women. Duration: June 1997 June 1998 Results: V. Nikolic-Ristanovic, From a victim to a prisoner: violence against women and social transition (under preparation) B. Knezic: Wrong Ways of a (Re)Socialization (case study), Temida, No. 3, 1998, pp. 41-47. Key words: domestic violence, gender socialization, criminality of women, law, prison The research was conducted on a sample of 20 women, victims of domestic violence, who committed crimes. In-depth, half-structured interviews were made during their stay in prison and they were taped, transcribed and then analyzed in terms of quality. As additional material, data from their prison files were used.
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5. Violence Against Women and Social Transition in the FRY Area(s) of research: victimology,criminology Research team and coordination: Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic (coordinator), Sanja Milivojevic and Sanja Copic. Objectives: Analysis of the effects of macro-social changes resulting from transition and war on changes in everyday life of people and on exposure of women to violence. Duration: May 1998 May 1999 Results: S. Milivojevic: Domestic Violence During the Aggression of the NATO on the FR Yugoslavia , Temida, No. 2, 1999, pp. 45 48. V. Nikolic-Ristanovic, S. Milivojevic, Victimization of Women As a Result of Domestic Violence: the impact of social factors related to social changes , and age Temida, No. 1, 2000, pp. 20-29 V.Nikolic-Ristanovic, Domestic Violence: the Impact of Ethnic Conflict and War, Conference "Gender and Militarism", Leeds, November 1999. V.Nikolic-Ristanovic, Construction of identities in media images of violence against women , Conference "Gender and Transition", Berlin, December 1999. Key words: social transition, war, violence against women The research was conducted on three samples: all cases of violence reported to the Advisory Service against domestic violence in the period June 1996 June 1998, immediately before, during and after the bombardment (750); cases of family murders from the practice of the District Court in Belgrade (38) and press clippings on violence against women (domestic violence, trafficking in women, rapes and other sexual offenses. H Ongoing projects Education Center for Womens Studies as the Interim Secretariat of Women's/Gender Studies Association of Countries in transition Education PROGRAM: school year 2000/2001 BASIC COURSE Initial questions, key notions (Biljana Dojcinovic, Dasa Duhacek, Trivo Indjic, Olja Milosavljevic, Zorica Mrsevic, Zarana Papic, Dragan Popadic, Dragana Popovic, Dubravka Stojanovic , Nikola Tucic) From the history of philosophy and feminist theories (Dasa Duhacek, Lepa Mladjenovic, Obrad Savic, Svenka Savic, Slavica Stojanovic, Vanda Perovic) From multidisciplinary to Interdisciplinary researches (Marina Bogdanovic, Biljana Dojcinovic, Dubravka Djuric, Andjelka Milic, Snjezana Milivojevic, Zorica Mrsevic, Dragana Popovic, Svenka Savic) OPTIONAL COURSES Anthropology Sex/Gender Anthropology (Zarana Papic) Womens studies/mens studies: manhood viewed from within Anthropology of Kinship (Zorica Ivanovic) Kinship and anthropology basic notions and concepts Archeology from the Perspective of Gender (Stasa Babic) Body, dressing, identity/difference (Coordinator. Zorica Ivanovic, Lecturers: Zorica Ivanovic, Ildiko Erdei, Predrag Sarcevic)
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Philosophy Among the Blind: post-modernist thinking of the woman (Branka Arsic) History Patriarchalism, traditionalism, nationalism (Coordinators: Olivera Milosavljevic, Dubravka Stojanovic; Lecturer/s: Latinka Perovic, Ljubinka Trgovcevic, Aleksandar Molnar, Radmila Radic, Aljosa Mimica, Ivan Colovic, Branka Prpa, Ana Stolic, Olga Popovic-Obradovic, Radina Vucetic-Mladenovic,Vera Gudac, Olivera Milosavljevic, Dubravka Stojanovic) Literature Erotic scenes in the Serbian literature (Tatjana Rosic) Womens literary history: a fragment (Coordinator: Biljana Dojcinovic; Lecturers: Biljana Dojcinovic, Ileana Cura, Jasmina Tesanovic) Gender and genre (Jasmina Lukic) Womens roles in Shakespeares tragedies (Vladislava Gordic) Womens love novel: from a novella to a tele-novella (Marija Ivanic) Multidisciplinary Research Lesbian identity (Zorica Mrsevic) Feminist approach to theology (Svenka Savic) The other women and their worlds: China and India (Vesna Krmpotic, Viktorija Vukicevic) Theory of violence, human rights of women, theory and practice of gender based discrimination (Zorica Mrsevic) Rights of the child (Mirjana Obretkovic) Political Theory and Public Domain Intellectuals, democracy, sex (Djordje Vukadinovic) Representation of women in mass media (Snjezana Milivojevic) Turbo folk: starting points and outcomes (Ivana Kronja) Innocent media: cartoons and strips (Marijana Filipovic) The problem of responsibility (Dasa Duhacek) Womens experiences and confrontations with political repression (Jelka Imsirovic) Natural Sciences Innovators or interpreters: women, science, technology and environment (Coordinator: Dragana Popovic; Lecturers: Dragana Popovic, Sonja Prodanovic, Ivana Vitas, Srbijanka Turaljic, Ljiljana DobrosavljevicGrujic, Nikola Tucic) Sociology Sociology of the family: to whom and how the family serves? (Andjelka Milic) A sociological research in prostitution (Jelena SpadijerDzinic) Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Classics of psychoanalysis (Vera Smiljanic) Psychology and discrimination (Marina Bogdanovic) The impact of feminism and social constructivism on sex issues in the family therapy(Jasmina Veselinovic) Arts Shakespeare and motion picture (Ljiljana Bogoeva Sedlar) Typology of film heroines and their transposition in time and (Vladislava space Vojnovic) Music (Ivana Stefanovic) Visual arts and dance (Dubravka Djuric) Position of women artists in the history of arts or a short course on arts history
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discriminating men, and. e. Big Artists (Branislava Andjelkovic) ENGLISH FOR WOMENS STUDIES (Vanda Perovic) Preparation for TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language (Vanda Perovic) Seminar Womens health (Vera Litricin, Gordana Rajkov, Lepa Mladjenovic, Vuk Stambolovic) Center for Womens Studies as Interim Secretariat of Women's/Gender Studies Association of Countries in Transition H Projects under preparation H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions Womens/Gender Studies Association of Countries in Transition H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Alternative Academic Educational Network, Belgrade Peace Studies, Belgrade Center for Modern Arts, Belgrade Belgrade Circle, Belgrade Womens Studies, Novi Sad Womens Studies, Zagreb Womens Studies, Skopje H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Heinrich Boel Stiftung, Berlin Network of East West Women, Washington D.C. Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS), New York H Publishing activity Journal Womens Studies: Journal on Feminist Theory , Center for Womens Studies and Communication, Belgrade, 1995 the first issue, three times a year, ISSN 0354-6942 Editorial staff: Branka Arsic (editor-in-chief), Jasmina Lukic (deputy editor-in-chief), Zorica Mrsevic, Zarana Papic, Tatjana Rosic-Ilic Monographs The Collection of papers What Can We Do for Ourselves? / East European Feminist Conference, Belgrade, June 1994, Belgrade, Center for Women's Studies, Research and Communications, 1995, pp. 175 ARSIC, Branka: Women, Images, Imaginaries , ed. by Branka Arsic, Center for Womens Studies, Belgrade, 2000, pp. 285 BLAGOJEVIC, Marina: Towards the Visible Womens History: The Feminist Movement in Belgrade in 1990s , ed. by Marina Blagojevic, Belgrade, 1998, Center for Womens Studies, Research and Communication, pp. 380 DOJCINOVIC-NESIC, Biljana: Gynocritics: Gender and Research in Literature Written by Women , Belgrade, Literary Society Sveti Sava, 1993, pp. 197, ISBN 86-82309-01-7. DOJCINOVIC-NESIC, Biljana: Selected Bibliography of Works in

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Feminist Theory / Women's Studies 1974-1996 , Belgrade, 1996, Center for Womens Studies and Communication, pp. 195 CETKOVIC, Nadezda: Womens political prospects: 77 appeals, requests, protests, information, slogans of the Belgrade Womens ,Lobby ed. Nadezda Cetkovic, Belgrade, 1998, Belgrade Womens Lobby: Womens Studies and Communication INDOK Center, pp. 213 (The Series Documents) Womens political prospects is a collection of documents on activities of the Belgrade Womens Lobby. MRSEVIC, Zorica: Womens Rights are Human Rights , Belgrade, Center for Womens Studies and Communication & Autonomous Womens Center against Sexual Violence & SOS telephone for women and children who are victims of violence, 1994, pp. 232, ISSN 0354-4818. NIKOLIC-RISTANOVIC, Vesna: Womens Rights and Social Transition in the FR Yugoslavia (editor: Vesna NikolicRistanovic), Belgrade, Center for Womens Studies, Research and Communication, 1997, pp. 138 Womens Rights and Social Transition in the FR Yugoslavia , edited by Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic, Belgrade, Center for Women's Studies, Research and Communication, 1997, pp. 149 (English edition) Translations MILL, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill Essays on Sex Equality , translated by Ranko Mastilovic, foreword(pp. 5-9): Dasa Duhacek, Belgrade, Filip Visnjic, Center for Women's Studies, 1995, pp. 144 (Series Libertas) MICHEL, Andree: Feminism (orig. Le feminisme) , translated by Suzana Matejic, Belgrade, Plato, Women's Studies, Library of the 20th cent. , 1997, pp. 126 (The Series: What I know), ISBN 86-81493-66-3. The book was published with assistance of the Center for Women's Studies WOOLSTONECRAFT, Mary: Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects , translated by Ranko Mastilovic, foreword: Dasa Duhacek, Belgrade, Filip Visnjic, 1994. H Possession of special library holdings The Center for Women's Studies has it own library, formed mostly from donations, serving as a source of information for students and Center associates. It has around 2100 titles in eight languages, above all in Serbian and English, and around 120 professional journals Both the archives and documentation center were established within the library where students seminar papers, lecture material, documentation on research projects are stored. The Center also has video and audio documentation material used both in research and teaching activities of the Center, and the film archives. H Access to large library networks We are going to join the NGO library network organized by the Open Society Fund, H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution The specific feature of our Center, in relation to other educational and alternative educational organizations, is that it deals, above all, with problems of gender, but also ethnicity, nation, race, class and other differences.

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H Contact Address Street: Gospodar Jevremova 41 City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 638 979 Fax: (+ 381 11) 638 979 Cellular phone: (+381 63) 255 185 e-mail: cupscups.org.yu, cupsinfosky.net, cupsyubc.net Web site: www.cups.org.yu H Director of the Institution Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Popovic e-mail: gasapopcups.org.yu H Contact Persons Marija Rudic e-mail: marijarcups.org.yu Ksenija Kastratovic e-mail: xeniacups.org.yu H Managing Board Prof. Dr. Danilo Basta, Chairman Prof. Dr. Jovica Trkulja, Member Prof. Dr. Radmila Vasic, Member H Basic program orientation Center for Advanced Legal Studies was established for the purpose of promotion of legal studies in accordance with ideas of human rights, the rule of law, modern market economy and open democratic society. Concrete activities are being materialized through educational and research projects, preparation and proposing of model laws, selective provision of free legal aid, making up of a professional library, publishing activity, expert debates on topical social, political and legal matters. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Research Projects Constitutionality and the Rule of Law The project demonstrates the civilization necessity to materialize the idea of the rule of law, which was considered theoretically and then demonstrated to what extent the legal system of the FR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia were far from this modern legal and political arrangement. Participants: Dr. Kosta Cavoski (leader of the project), Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dr. Slobodanka Nedovic, Dr. Jovica Trkulja, Dr. Agnes KartagOdri, Dr. Marijana Pavjancic, Dr. Olga PopovicObradovic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic Patients Rights The project resulted in a Charter on Patients Rights where rights of this
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vulnerable category of citizens were grouped and systematized with intention of making them in the near future, with democratization of the country, formal and institutionally guaranteed. Participants: Dr. Jakov Radisic (project leader), Dr. Marija Draskic (project leader), Dr. Milan Popovic, Dr. Vladimir Vodinelic, Dr. Mira Samardzic Law on International Private Law in B&H, Croatia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, With Special Reference to the International Recognition and Execution of Court Decisions Results of the project recommend ways of settling conflicts of laws in the area, responding to the pressing need to have relevant legal instructions after the disintegration of the SFRY. Participants: Dr. Gaso Knezevic (project leader), Dr. Drago Hiber, Dr. Vesna RakicVodinelic, Dr. Bernadet Bordas, Goran Svilanovic, Ph. M., Dr. Vladimir Vodinelic, Vladimir Pavic, Ph.M., Diana Ivosevic Normative Presuppositions for Civil Control Over the Military and Police The project objective was accomplished by a systematic and comparable research, and by projecting applicable constitutional and institutional solution for a future structure of civil control over the military and police in Serbia and FR Yugoslavia. Participants: Dr. Miroslav Hadzic (project leader), Dr. Gaso Knezevic (project leader), Milorad Timotic, Ph.M., Dr. Jovan Buturovic, Dr. Budimir Babovic, Dr. Ivan Jankovic, Dr. Zoran Tomic, Dr. Marijan Malesic, Dr. Jurgen Kuhlmann, Jean Callaghan, Ph.M., Dr. Hans Born, Dr. Orhan Nevzati H Law models Preparation and readiness for reorganization of the legal system of the FR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia according to the significance of relevant areas, considering that for other major areas appropriate mo-dels of laws (information, university) already exist. Law on Courts and Judges Participants: Dr. Zoran Ivosevic (project leader), Leposava Karamarkovic, Ph.D., Dr. Dusica Palackovic, Murat Baltic, Dr. Kosta Cavoski, Dr. Vesna RakicVodinelic, Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Dr. Nebojsa Sarkic, Goran Svilanovic, Ph.M. Law on Denationalization and Damages Participants: Dr. Dragor Hiber (Project leader), Dr. Mirjana Todorovic, Dr. Aleksandra Jovanovic, Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dr. Bernadet Bordas, Dr. Zlatko Stefanovic, Dr. Bosko Mijatovic H Educational programs Media Law Promotion of media law knowledge in the circle of those who have primary interest in: journalists, judges, attorneys, humanities undergraduates), Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Sasa Gajin, Ph.M., Dr Momcilo Grubac, Dr. Dragor Hiber, Dr. Ivan Jankovic, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Dr J. Matic, Snjezana Milivojevic, PH.M., Dr Stanko Pihler, N. Samardzic, Dusan Stojkovic, Goran Svilanovic, Ph.M., Dr Mirjana Todorovic, Dr. Jovica Trkulja, Dr. Slobodan Vucetic, Djuro Vojnovic, B. Zivkovic Challenges of Modern Theory and Practice of Democracy undergraduate and post-graduate program in cooperation with AAEN (school years 1998/99 and 1999/2000) 35

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Educational undergraduate and post-graduate program for students of legal and political sciences, and for students of other humanities. Supplementary character of this program in relation to university studies is reflected in the fact that its courses, and topics covered, endeavor to inform students, in small groups and using interactive methodology, about results of modern social discourses and enable them thereby to contribute, within the sphere of their occupations, to transition processes towards democracy and the rule of law. Participants: Dr. Dragica VujadinovicMilinkovic (author and program coordinator), Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dr. Kosta Cavoski, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Dr. Vladimir Goati, Dr. Marijana Pajvancic, Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Dr. Milan Podunavac, Dusan Pavlovic, Ph.M., Dr. Janos Kis, Dr. Alpar Losoncz, Dr. Nenad Dimitrijevic, Dr. Dasa Duhacek, Dr. Ilija Vujacic, Dr. Danilo Basta, Djordje Vukadinovic, Ph.M., Dr. Zorica Mrsevic, Dr. Olga Popovic-Obradovic, Dr. Andras Bozoki, Dr. D. Roksandic, Dr. Dragor Hiber, Dr. Jovica Trkulja, Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Dr. Slobodan Antonic, Dr. Slobodan Samardzic, Dr. Miroljub Labus, Dr. Vesna Rakic-Vodinelic, Dr. Svetozar Stojanovic, Dr. Miroslav Prokopijevic, Dr. Branka Prpa, Dr. Latinka Perovic, Dubravka Stojanovic, Ph.M., Dr. Nebojsa Popov European Law undergraduate and post-graduate program in cooperation with AAEN and Belgrade Center for Human Rights (school years 1998/1999 and 1999/2000) In absence of appropriate studies in regular faculties, this program provides knowledge for understanding of the process of European integration, its institutions and legal system, economic linking and cultural streams in general, that is considered to be necessary for the forthcoming joining of FR Yugoslavia to the family of civilized countries. Participants: Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic (author and program coordinator), Dr. Obrad Racic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Milica DelevicDjilas, Ph.M., Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Dr. Dragor Hiber, Dr. Vida Cok, Dr. Radoje Prica, Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Vladimir Veres, Ph.M., Dusan Lazic, Ph.M., Dr. Jelica Kurjak, Jovan Teokarevic, Ph.M., Dr. Frederique Dahan, Dr. Milan Sahovic, Miroslav Hadzic, Ph.M., Nina Dobrkovic, Ph.M., Dr. Olga PopovicObradovic, Dr. Branka Prpa, Michael Graham, Andreas Zimmermann, Ph.M., Roland Bank, Ph.M., Dr. Rajko Knez, Dr. Vid Vukasovic, Dr. Ljubisa Dabic, Vladan Joksimovic, Tea Gorjanc, Ph.M., Vesna Petrovic, Ph.M., Dr. Dejan Janca, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Dr. Goran Pitic, Silvija PanovicDjuric, Ph.M., Nicholas Whyte, Ph.M., Dr. Gudmundur Alfredsson, Branislav Milinkovic, Ph.M., Dr. Tatjana Petrusevska, Dr. Miodrag Zec, Dr. Milan Ristovic, Dr. Elena Jileva, Branislava Alendar, Ph.M., Dr. Jelica Minic, Dr. Boris Begovic Open Democracy Program (4 regional seminars) Training of members of nongovernmental organizations both for their own participation and for assistance to others in their environment for the forthcoming democratic changes, according to determined criteria of the rule of law, democracy, liberalism and constitutionality. Participants: Dr. Radmila Vasic (project leader), Dr. Kosta Cavoski, Dr. Dragica VujadinovicMilinkovic, Dr. Mirjana Todorovic, Vesna Petrovic, Ph.M., Djordje Pavicevic, Ph.M., Miodrag Jovanovic, Ph.M., Zoran Mirkovic, Ph.M., Milos Zivkovic, Branko Radulovic In the Service of Truth and Democracy six decades of the Series Politics and Society(12 panel discussions in towns of Serbia)

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Informing the public at large about the papers published in this notable Series, and bringing the topicality of subjects dealt with into focus by associating them with contemporary social, political and legal processes. Participants: Dr. Jovica Trkulja (project leader), Dr. Kosta Cavoski (project leader), Dr. Danilo Basta, Miodrag Jovanovic, Ph.M., Zoran Mirkovic, Ph.M., Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Dr. M. Simic, Dr. Mirjana Stefanovski, Dr. M. Pavlovic, Dejan Milic, Jovica Mitic, Pavle Markov, M. Rajacic, Dr. Slobodan Samardzic H Legal Clinic Legal Clinic Free Legal Aid Provision of free legal aid to marginal social groups and their members, such as minority groups, members of certain professions, groups that are not aware of their rights, severely impoverished citizens, refugees, exiles and others. Participants: Dr. Srecko Kosanovic (project leader), Dr. Vesna RakicVodinelic, Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Tea Gorjanc, Ph.M., Vladan Joksimovic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Milos Zivkovic, Zeljko Jagrovic, Dejan Milic, Dusko Celic Legal Clinic Pancevo Participants: Miodrag Skundric (project leader), Biljana Djukic, Dejan Milic Legal Clinic Emergency Service Free legal aid to nongovernmental organizations in the territory of Serbia with regard to their establishment, legal requirements for the activity, management of finances, etc. Participants: Dusan Slijepcevic (project leader). Oliver Zivkovic, Ivan Bajazit, Ph.M., Goran Cavlina, Aleksandra Nedeljkovic Legal Clinic Help Desk Commentaries on new laws and disputable provisions, and on legal issues in the existing legislation in connection with the interpretation and application of rights, published on the CALS web presentation (CUPS). Participants : Leposava Karamarkovic (project leader), Jelisaveta Vasilic, Radmila DragicevicDicic, Nikola Goranovic Free legal aid in connection with the elections in the FR Yugoslavia of 24 October 2000 A team of this legal service was available around the clock, from 24 August to 15 October 2000, to provide legal aid to citizens and organizations in all cases relating to the elections irregularity of voters lists, filing of objections, charges, complaints, conducting proceedings before competent bodies, representation in cases of unwarranted arrests and subsequent release of citizens. The whole territory of Serbia is covered by a network of collaborators. Participants: Marija Oreski (project leader), Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dragana Markovic, Ph.M., Nikola Goranovic, Vida PetrovicSkero, Mirjana Pavlovic, Gordana Mihailovic, Radmila DragicevicDicic, Goran Cavlina, Vladan Joksimovic, Dragan Strilic, Miodrag Skundric Analysis of practical legal cases Training of law students in future practical work in the profession. Participants: Dr. Gaso Knezevic (project leader), Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Goran Svilanovic, Ph.M., Milos Zivkovic, Dusko Celic Training in providing legal aid to displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohia
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As indicated by the title of the project, the purpose of the activity was to instruct lawyers of the established legal aid services and volunteer lawyers how to solve the most frequent legal problems of displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohia and instruct them about the possibilities for the exercise of their jeopardized or suspended rights. Participants: Atina Prenda (project leader), Tea Gorhanc, Ph.M., Dusko Celic, Vladan Joksimovic, Marija Oreski, Stevan Stojkovic, Marija Rudic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Diana Ivosevic H Publishing activity The Series Confrontations The objective of the Series is to contribute with its publications to democratization of our political life, to express the spirit and reality of the present time in us. Crisis and Resumption of Rights , Belgrade, 1999 a collections of papers from a professional debate under the same title; publisher Center for Advanced Legal Studies and Council for Cooperation of Non-governmental Organizations in cooperation with the Judges Society of Serbia and Center for Free Elections and Democracy; editor: Zoran Ivosevic. Authors: Zoran Ivosevic, Danilo Basta, Vojislav Kostunica, Slobodan Vucetic, Marijana Pajvancic, Jovica Trkulja, Zivka Vasilevska, Vladimir Vodinelic, Milos Zivkovic, Zoran Tomic, Vida Cok, Vida PetrovicSkero, Dejan Popovic, Stanko Pihler, Momcilo Grubac, Stevan Lilic, Nebojsa Saric, Slobodan Beljanski Constitutionality and the Rule of Law , Belgrade, 2000 a collection of papers written within the framework of a project under the same title; editor: Kosta Cavoski; authors: Radmila Vasic, Slobodanka Nedovic, Kosta Cavoski, Dragoljub Popovic, Olga PopovicObradovic, Jovica Trkulja, Agnes KartagOdri, Marijana Pajvancic. Series editor: Dr. Jovica Trkulja Series Politics and Society By publishing editions within the framework of the renewed Series Politics and Society, CALS aspires at continuing the tradition of a prewar (1937 1941) series, i. e. to be a rostrum from which the most eminent experts will impart their knowledge to the public and contribute thereby to the struggle for truth and democracy. Milan Grol, Two Decades of Yugoslavia , Belgrade, 1999 Hans Kelsen, On Substance and Values of Democracy , Belgrade, 1999 Danilo Basta, Irresistible Allure of History , Belgrade, 1999 Editor: Dr. Jovica Trkulja H Panel Discussion: CALS Forum Expert and public discussions on topical matters, round tables scheduled by other CALS projects. Project leader: Dr. Jovica Trkulja. Participants: CALS associates, experts and public figures, the public concerned and Forum friends. H Ongoing projects Research Projects The liberal thought in Serbia Informing the professional and general public about the genesis and reaches of the Serbian liberal thought in the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries so as to establish an intellectual connection between

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developments belonging to tradition and practical needs of the presentday state and legal transformation. Participants: Dr. Danilo Basta (project leader), Dr. Jovica Trkulja (project leader), Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Dr. Latinka Perovic, Dr. Aleksandar Pavkovic, Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dr. Mirjana Todorovic, Dr. Branka Prpa, Dr. Dubravka Stojanovic, Dr. Milan Subotic, Dr. Olga Popovic-Obradovic, Dr. Zoran Mirkovic, Dr. Miodrag Jovanovic, Dr. Dusan Batakovic, Dr. Slobodan Samardzic Law and justice: legal consequences of the war in former Yugoslavia International Colloquy (Conference), in cooperation with the University of Bradford, UK, will be held from 7 to 11 April in Bradford. The research covers analysis of relevant legal consequences of wars and conflicts in the territory of former Yugoslavia aspects in which tragic content and train of events in the region affected the change of legal solutions both in the national and international law. These deliberations will be followed by proposals for the revision of relevant legislations both in the national and international laws. Results will be presented in a special publication. Participants: John Allcock, Ph. D. (project leader), Dr. Dragica Vujadinovic-Milinkovic (project leader), Dr. Obrad Racic, Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Miodrag Jovanovic, Ph.M., Djordje Pavicevic, Ph.M., Milica Delevic-Djilas, Ph.M., Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Dr. Ivan Vejvoda, Dr. Kosta Cavoski, Dr. Olga Popovic-Obradovic, Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dragana Markovic, Ph.M., Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Dr. Nadja CukSkenderovic, Dr. Slobodan Beljanski, Dr. Vladimir Goati, Dr. Dusan Batakovic, Dr. Milan Podunavac, Dr. Dragor Hiber, Dr. Mirjana Todorovic, Bob Jiggins, Ph. D., participants from the region, Europe and from all over the world H Educational programs Challenges of modern theory and practice of democracy undergraduate and post-graduate program in cooperation with AAEN (school year 2000/2001) Educational undergraduate and post-graduate program for students of legal and political sciences, and for other students of the humanities. Supplementary character of this program in relation to university studies is reflected in the fact that its courses, and topics covered, endeavor to inform students, in small groups and using interactive methodology, about results of modern social discourses and enable them thereby to contribute, within the sphere of their occupations, to transition processes towards democracy and the rule of law European Studies legal and political aspects , undergraduate and post-graduate program in cooperation with AAEN and Belgrade Center for Human Rights (school year 2000/2001) With the beginning of the transition process, a great number of persons having specific legal, economic and cultural knowledge of the European Union milieu will be needed to help establish relations with the world from which we were unpardonably long separated. The chief objective of the European Studies program is education of trainees along these lines. Participants: Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic (author and program coordinator), Dr. Obrad Racic, Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Milica DelevicDjilas, Ph.M., Vladimir Djeric, Ph.M., Dr. Predrag Simic, Dr. Vida Cok, Dr. Djuro Susnjic, Vladimir Veres, Ph.D., Dr. Jelica Kurjak, Dragana Markovic,
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Ph.D., Dr. Budimir Babovic, Dr. Goran Pitic, Michael Graham, Andreas Zimmermann, Ph.D., Dr. Rajko Knez, Dr. Vid Vukasovic, Dr. Ljubisa Dabic, Vladan Joksimovic, Tea Gorjanc, Ph.M., Vesna Petrovic, Ph.M., Dr. Dejan Janca H Publishing activity The Series Politics and Society The following books will be published by the end of 2000: Miodrag Jovicic, Kosovo: Historical and Constitutional/Legal Aspect Slobodan Samardzic, Arguments for Serbia Jovica Trkulja, On the Brink of Ruin In Memory of Miodrag Jovicic H Legal Clinic Legal Clinic Free Legal Aid Provision of free legal aid to marginal social groups and their members, such as minority groups, members of certain professions, groups that are not aware of their rights, severely impoverished citizens, refugees, exiles and others. Participants: Dr. Srecko Kosanovic (project leader), Vladan Joksimovic, Zeljko Jargovic, Dejan Milic, Dusko Celic, Vida PetrovicSkero, Gordana Mihailovic, Mirjana Pavlovic, Sanja Lekic, Neda Antonic, Ravijojla Kastratovic, Miroslav Todorovic, Vlastimir Jankovic. Legal Clinic Pancevo Participants: Miodrag Skundric (project leader), Biljana Djukic, Dejan Milic Legal Clinic Emergency Service Free legal aid to nongovernmental organizations in the territory of Serbia with regard to their establishment, legal requirements for the activity, management of finances, etc. Participants: Dusan Slijepcevic (project leader). Oliver Zivkovic, Ivan Bajazit, Ph.M., Goran Cavlina, Aleksandra Nedeljkovic Legal Clinic Help Desk Commentaries on new laws and disputable provisions, and on legal issues in the existing legislation in connection with interpretation and application of rights, published on the CALS web presentation (CUPS). Participants : Leposava Karamarkovic (Project leader), Jelisaveta Vasilic, Radmila DragicevicDicic, Nikola Goranovic H Library CALS library is intended for experts, researchers and students aiming at making the latest domestic and foreign editions in the field of legal studies and related disciplines accessible to them so as to improve conditions of their researches and education which have been, owing to the situation at universities and the country in general, considerably aggravated. Opening of the library for users is expected to be in mid-November. Heads of the Library: Dr. Marija Draskic, Dr. Olga PopovicObradovic H Projects under preparation Research Projects Organization of institutions and political culture in the FR Yugoslavia and Croatia, in cooperation with appropriate organizations from Croatia The ten-year period since the disintegration of the SFRY and inde-

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pendent political life of the FR Yugoslavia and Croatia makes it possible to draw the line and to analyze similarities and differences in their political developments. The subject of analysis, from the standard-setting and practical realization viewpoints, is divided into three areas: Political institutions: constitutional presuppositions, types of the political system, party systems and political elites, election systems, judicial systems, territorial and political organization , the role of the military and police; Human rights, according to the chosen concrete forms and with a special emphasize on empirical indicators of their guarantees and violations; Political culture and civil society: everyday life and civil society, civil society and civil initiatives. The objective of the project is that its results contribute to the promotion of political arrangements in accordance with civilization values of constitutionalism and the rule of law, to the establishment of a relationship between the two countries on this very basis and, particularly, support efficiently the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. It is envisaged that the project should include a research (both empirical and theoretical), two international annual conferences and a final publication (collection of papers). Participants: Dr. Dragica VujadinovicMilinkovic (project leader), Dr.. Ivan Siber, Dr. Radmila Vasic, Dr. Nebojsa Vucinic, Dr. Lino Veljak, Dr. Vladimir Goati, Dr. Veselin Pavicevic, Dr. Arsen Bacic, Dr. Nenad Dimitrijevic, Dr. Srdjan Darmanovic, Dr. Ivan Prpic, Dr. Alpar Losoncz, Dr. Milan Popovic, Dr. Nenad Zakosek, Dr. Slobodan Antonic, Dr. Goran Cular, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Dr. Ivan Padjen, Dr. Aleksandar Molnar, Dr. Nebojsa Vucinic, Dr. Miomir Matulovic, Dr. Vladimir Djeric, Dr. Zarko Puhovski, Dr. Gvozden Flego, Dr. Srdjan Vrcan, Dr. Veselin Pavicevic, Dr. Ivan Siber, Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, Dr. Dragan Vukcevic, Dr. Gvozden Flego, Dr. Boro Kuzmanovic, Serbo Rastoder, Branimir Kristofic, Dr. Vukasin Pavlovic, Dr. Rade Kalanj, Alija Hodzic, Milka Puzigaca Organization of institutions and political culture in the FR Yugoslavia and other states that came into being after disintegration of the SFRY The next phase of the project Organization of institutions and political cul ture in the FR Yugoslavia and Croatia would be to extend the research to the remaining countries that resulted from disintegration of the SFRY whereby, with the same intention as regards practical endeavors, the picture of the Yugoslav area, as the area of prime importance for the achievement of stability in Southeastern Europe, would be rounded off. How we see the West view of the West in Serbian printed media Research into importance of media in the present socio-political framework of Serbia Corruption and a social policy proposal for struggle against corruption Social policy proposal of new procedures in the selection of judges and other officials H Model Laws Codification model for the transitory period in Kosovo (draft codification of various acts ready for application in Kosovo) Model law on privatization Model tax law Model law on local self-government Model law on notary public Model law on marriage and family Model law on election adjective law 41

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Educational programs Legal clinic education a course The purpose of the Project is to make possible an adequate clinical practical education to those students who intend to go in for legal practice. Supplementary education of the police a course Education of the police in conditions of transition with a view to raising awareness of members of the police force to have an independent, professional approach to the job will also cover, inter alia, a course on social vulnerability. Institute for a continuous training of judges Additional training of judges which would provide necessary professional skills, and keep them abreast of topical legal aspirations and needs. Street law The course would ensure that citizens are acquainted with basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution, with a view to securing their more efficient legal protection. Media, Law and their Role in a Civil Conflict summer school The rule of law summer school The theme The Rule of Law and Transition is not incorporated into the existing university curricula, and its topicality and importance justify the need to research it in this form Economic analysis of law Legal hermeneutics H PANEL DISCUSSION: CALS FORUM H OTHER ACTIVITIES Free legal aid in connection with republican elections in Serbia Scheme of legal aid in Kosovo Protection of non-Albanian minorities living or accused in Kosovo Free legal aid for the protection of human rights, and rights of prisoners in particular Seminar on provision of legal aid to internally displaced persons H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN) South-East European Policy Institute Network H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Alternative Academic Educational Network, Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Movement for Peace Pancevo, Board for Human Rights Bor, Center for Free Elections and Democracy, Yugoslav Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights, LEX League of Experts Constitutional and Legal Policy Institute Budapest, Freedom House Budapest, University of Bradfor (UK), German Rector Conference, Public Interest Law Initiative Institute Columbia Law School New York

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Donors Open Society Fund COLPI German Rector Conference Freedom House Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung H Publishing activity Yes. Preparations for publication are carried out in CALS, while the printing and distribution is performed through appropriate organizations H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H Access to large library networks / H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution CALS is a nongovernmental and non-profit organization capable, in terms of its membership, of promoting the legal profession in both directions the scientific and practical ones. Since its members are Law School professors, both active and those who were dismissed under the University Act (1998), from different areas philosophy, theory of law, positive law, sociology, economics and history - the Center is in a position to organize quickly, orderly and certainly in a qualified manner all sorts of educational programs for students, appropriate professions (journalists, teachers, judges, attorneys..), government services (army, police, legal aid service, humanitarian organizations and centers), individual categories of the population unaware of the rights they are entitled to and of the possibilities to exercise them (Roma, displaced and expelled persons), associations (of the handicapped, professional, students, nongovernmental) and other persons and organizations concerned. Center is ready and willing, taking into account its professional references and understanding of needs, to take part in this kind of activity in the whole territory of Yugoslavia, and also in the region, at the invitation of international organizations. In addition to the educational activities referred to, the Center offers an opportunity for professional and scientific communication in a professional circle concerned in the form of seminars, debates, round tables, colloquies and conferences. This is particularly important because, as far as current events related to the state, law and politics are concerned, results of these consultations can be presented to government bodies as expert opinions, model laws, expert analyses of the existing legal solutions, helping in that way to reform the state and legal order. A team of the so-called lawyers practitioners (attorneys and deposed judges gathered together in the CALS), on the other hand, is able to provide daily, selective free legal aid to organizations and individuals concerned: from counsel, writing of submissions to representation and seeing to it that decisions of the competent, primarily court bodies, are carried into effect. Similarly, thanks to their expert knowledge in the field of practical functioning of the legal system, they can also be practically
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involved in research projects, training and preparation of law graduates, junior barristers and court associates for work in the judiciary, making analysis of the existing legal regulations and suggesting their improvements, and commenting on the existing court practice and its advancement. In conditions of a decade long neglect of education in general, including the legal one, on the part of the officialdom, publishing activity and the library of CALS are of special significance in which, the latter still being a modest one, there is huge interest, especially by undergraduates and post-graduates. Accordingly, as a team of experts, CALS is capable of meeting every challenge in the legal profession, both theoretical and practical.

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Center for Antiwar Action CAA
H Contact Address Street: 8 Macvanska City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 344 1737, 446 1332 Fax: (+ 381 11) 344 1737 e-mail: caacaa.org.yu Web site: www.caa.org.yu H Director of the Institution Dr. Vesna Pesic e-mail: caacaa.org.yu vpesicEUnet.yu H Contact Persons Marina Jelic Secretary Aleksandar Resanovic Project Coordinator Jelena Savic Project Coordinator e-mail: caacaa.org.yu H Managing Board Dr. Ivan Jankovic, Chairman Vesna Pesic, Director Members: Dr. Dragan Popadic Miroslav Samardzic Aleksandar Resanovic Jelena Jankovic Jelena Savic H Basic program orientation Center for Antiwar Action (CAA) was established in July 1991 in Belgrade as the first peace organization in Serbia. CAA is nongovernmental and nonprofit organization which stands for peaceful solution of conflicts and regional cooperation, promotion of human rights, civil society building and development of democratic institutions. In the initial three years, CAA organized numerous antiwar manifestations, public protests, provided protection to those who refused to take part in armed conflicts, to victims of religious, national and political discrimination. In December 1992, CAA organized an international conference on war crimes committed in war conflicts in the territory of former Yugoslavia, giving an initiative for the establishment of the International Court in the Hague. Since 1993, CAA has been developing projects and programs, the longterm objectives of which are as follows: a) establishment of peace in the region through education and practice on nonviolent conflict solution; b) spreading awareness of human rights and provision of protection to victims of discrimination and repression; c) building of civil society and democratic institutions.
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There are three groups within the CAA: Political Team 2000 an expert group dealing with activities of democratic forces the objective of which is to democratize Yugoslavia with the least possible delay and to bring it out of years-long crisis by a peaceful solution of pressing, political problems. The leader of the Political Team 2000 is Dr. Vesna Pesic, CAA director. Human Rights Council a group dealing with human rights through spreading the culture of human rights, education of citizens and provision of legal aid. Since 1995 it has been cooperating with the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues - FIDH (Paris, France), and since 1997, it is the full member of FIDH. There is also the Solidarity Fund within the Council which provides humanitarian and material aid to persons who were exposed to repression by the authorities due to the expression of their civil and political convictions. Coordinator of the Council is Aleksandar Resanovic, lawyer. Group for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights Monitoring deals with civil society building at the local level, monitoring of ethnic, religious and other rights of national minorities and Roma. Coordinator is Miroslav Samardzic, graduate of political sciences. CAA cooperates intensively with other nongovernmental organizations, providing support to local movements and initiatives of citizens. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Inducement of civil society building Meetings with Roma research into the position of Roma in the FRY Reparation and integration of refugees Dialogue and negotiation AD HOC ALLIANCE celebration of the anniversary of the Universal Declaration adoption Practicing democracy Human rights and peaceful settlement of conflicts - pilot TV serial Lessons of democracy - data base on projects in the field of civil education in the FRY Encouragement of civil society development at the local level NEMECO negotiation, mediation, consulting Provision of legal aid to Roma in the FRY Training in womens management in politics Peace studies What kind of local self-government we need Promotion of civil resistance in Serbia Truths and misapprehensions about foreign policy Research in xenophobia among the young in the FRY Raising awareness of human rights and democracy through direct actions Eyes of the battlefront color Provision of legal aid to people who were draft evaders and who deserted during the NATO intervention in Yugoslavia Go to the polls and vote the village has its say too a campaign to motivate country population to go to the polls for federal and local elections H
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Ongoing projects Fostering civil activism at the local level The Center for Antiwar Action has been developing for already three years, in cooperation with five regional centers, a program based on the promotion of development of independent civil society and democratic political system in Serbia, rise in pro-democratic civil activism and promotion of citizens awareness of basic principles of democratic processes, civic responsibility and human rights, and making the cooperation and exchange of information among civil groups in Serbia easier by developing a strong network of nongovernmental organizations throughout the country. The project has been implemented in cooperation with 5 organizations from the provinces in Serbia: Civil reading room LIBERGRAF Uzice, Board for Civil Initiative Nis, Center for development of civil society Zrenjanin, Center for development of democratic society Kragujevac and Center for peace and antiwar action Cacak. Basic activities of the five regional centers, coordinated by CAA in Belgrade, have been carried out in the one-year period after the September elections in Serbia, through city meetings, educational seminars and workshops. Coordinator of the Project: Jelena Savic State violence against citizens The basic objective of the project is protection of citizens against violence perpetrated by the state and raising of awareness of citizens including also officials in government bodies about the need to eliminate violence. CAA also wants to popularize the UN Convention against Torture and to inform citizens and official persons about provisions of the Convention, other relevant international documents, and appropriate legislation of the FR Yugoslavia, prohibiting state violence against citizens and guaranteeing the exercise of human rights. Along these lines, basic activities of the CAA are to encourage and educate official persons to treat citizens humanely and in accordance with law, and to register victims of state violence and collect their testimonies. Likewise, CAA organizes provision of legal aid to victims of state violence before the UN Committee against Torture. Finally, CAA organizes provision of humanitarian and financial assistance to victims of state violence and to their families. Coordinator of the Project: Aleksandar Resanovic Opening of police files The basic objective of this project is to rescind all those statutory provisions authorizing state security services to collect and keep data on citizens with a view to preventing or limiting in that way the right to privacy and other human rights and freedoms of citizens. In order to accomplish this objective, CAA moved the initiative for passing a law under which files would be opened, with the basic intention that state security services, both at the level of the FR Yugoslavia and Serbia, would be obliged to present to citizens files and collected data concerning them for their inspection. In addition, CAA advocates public destruction of files with data on citizens collected and kept by state security services contrary to the law, along with all files containing data on members and activists of the organization Otpor (Resistance). Finally, for the purpose of establishing legal state and democratization of the society, CAA moved an initiative to pass a law whereby that field would be regulated in accordance with modern international standards, preventing thereby abuse of powers by government bodies and securing an efficient protection of the right to privacy, and
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other human rights and freedoms of citizens. Coordinator of the Project: Aleksandar Resenovic. Political Team 2000 The basic activity of the project is an evaluation and analysis of actions of democratic forces the objective of which is to democratize Yugoslavia as fast as possible and to get out of the years-long crisis by peaceful resolution of pressing political problems. Initiator and promoters of the Political Team 2000 are Dr. Vesna Pesic, CAA director and Dr. Ljiljana Bacevic, director of the Center for researches in the sphere of political sciences attached to the Institute of Social Sciences. Within the project, a biweekly newsletter made available to general public is published . SerbianAmerican dialogue on the NATO intervention The objective of the project is to establish dialogue among experts from various social sciences fields, from Serbia and the U.S.A., on justification of the NATO intervention, with reference to existing standards of the international law and conditions for peaceful conflict settlement. Preparations for the future building of democratic institu tions in Yugoslavia Education of activists through participation in practical exercises in strategic planning and management, with a view to strengthening democratic institutions in Serbia and Montenegro, understanding of concepts and trends of modern management for the purpose of a more adequate preparation for the constitution and development of democratic institutions, development of successful strategic plans for diverse spheres of social activity, development of strategic associations and possibilities for cooperation among different organizations. Friendship clubs This project is experimental in character and deals with development of friendly relations between the countries that were at war in the period 1991 1995. Opening of friendship clubs between Serbia and Croatia and between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first phase of the project, and then between Serbia and the remaining countries of the region, represents a step towards the future development and peace in the Balkans, development of awareness of belonging to the common region and Europe, promotion of tolerance, understanding and friendship among the peoples, development of concrete and lasting forms of cooperation between professional, social and cultural organizations. Preparations are made for meetings of sociologists and historians from Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, aimed at renewing communications and cooperation among professional associations, initiating researches into past events, interpretations of events, exchange of documentation, exchange of experiences in the field of social research, then workshops for constructive conflicts solution and exhibitions of antiwar paintings, books and publications. H Projects under preparation Establishment of an institute for peace and reconciliation; Statutory regulation of detention in conformity with contemporary international standards Initiating statutory changes with a view to the protection and promotion of human rights; Training of government administration; Management of changes by making use of political analyses and campaigns for forming a democratic society
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Directing policies in individual fields with the help of think-tanks H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions International Peace Bureau, Geneva, Switzerland International Federation of the Leagues for Human Rights FIDH, Paris, France (CAA is the full FIDH member) H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions Civil Reading Room LIBERGRAF, Uzice Board for Civil Initiative Nis Center for Development of Civil Society Zrenjanin Center for Development of Democratic Society Kragujevac Center for Peace and Antiwar Action Cacak. H Donors NED USIP Open Society Fund -Belgrade Open Society Fund Zurich FOSI The Netherlands Embassy WMF USAID Freedom House CCFD HEKS H Publishing activity Newsletters A quarterly newsletter VOICE GLAS (in the Serbian and English languages), editor M. LucicCavic Newsletter POLITICAL TEAM 2000 (in the Serbian and English languages), editor Dr. V. Pesic Books Yugoslavia: Collapse, War, Crimes , 1993 (in English), edited by S. Biserko Through Play to Awareness , 1993 (in Serbian and English), authors Dr. T. KovacCerovic, S. Jankovic, M. Jerotijevic, T. Kecman, S. Kijevcanin, M. Krivacic, S. Mrse, Ph.M. The Beginners Book of Human Rights , 1994 (in Serbian), author Dr. K. Obradovic Hate Speaking , 1994 (Serbian and English) Warriors Spirit, Patriotism, Patriarchalism , 1994 (in Serbian and English), edited by Dr. R. Rosandic, Dr. V. Pesic Conflicts and what to do with them , 1994 (in Serbian) A Classroom of Good Will, (I, II, III) , 1995 (in Serbian, English and Albanian), edited by Dr. T. Kovac Cerovic, Dr. R. Rosandic, Dr. D. Popadic Social Conflicts Characteristics and the Ways of Solving ,Them 1997 (in Serbian and English), edited by Dr. D. Popadic, D. Plut, Ph.M., Dr. T.
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Kovac-Cerovic ABCs of Democracy , 1997 (in Serbian and English) Roma in Serbia , 1998 (in Serbian and English) Status of Minorities in Vojvodina , 1998 (in Serbian), author M. Samardzic The Cleverer one does not give ,way 1988 (in Serbian) authors Dr. D. Popadic, S. Mrse, Ph.M., DR. To. Kovac-Cerovic, S. Kijevcanin, S. Pecujlic, Ph.M., D. Petrovic, M. Bogdanovic Lessons of Democracy , 1998, (in Serbian and English), edited by Dr. D. Popadic, Dr. M. Vasovic How to Make Belgrade More Mine , 2000, (in Serbian) edited by Svetlana Kijevcanin Security Reaches of NATO Intervention in Kosovo , 2000 (in Serbian), author M. Hadzic Security Determinants of the FR Yugoslavia , 2000 (in Serbian), author M. Hadzic Yugoslavia and the International Community , 2000 (in Serbian), author D. Lazic U.S.A. and the Yugoslav Crisis. 2000 , (in Serbian), author Z. Kovacevic The Role of the European Union in the Yugoslav Crisis and Attitude towards the FR Yugoslavia , 2000, (in Serbian), author M. Sahovic Foreign Policy of the FR Yugoslavia and International, Law 2000 (in Serbian), author M. Sahovic Serbia and Russia Reality and Delusions , 2000, (in Serbian), author V. Veres Eyes of the battlefront color a project of the Center for Antiwar Action about persons who were draft evaders or deserted the Army of Yugoslavia during the NATO intervention in the FR Yugoslavia, 2000 (in Serbian), editor Dr. V. Pesic H Possession of special library holdings Yes. Field: books and publications related to the sphere of action of the organization, publications and newsletters of other nongovernmental organizations from the country and from abroad. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution CAA as the first peace organization in Serbia has acquired huge experience in work owing to the implementation of a large number of projects and activities in the past 10 years. Since its inception it has been providing expert and humanitarian assistance to citizens, groups of citizens, and their initiatives with a view to building a democratic society in Serbia. A considerable number of very active and appreciated NGOs in Serbia originated from the Center for Antiwar Action. It has been engaging for years experts of different profiles, who are very active in political and public life, in the implementation of its projects and programs.

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Center for Civil-Military Relations
H Contact Address Street: 30/1 Cetinjska City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 32 45 675 Fax: (+381 11) 32 45 675 e-mail: ccmreunet.yu H Director of the Institution Dr. Miroslav Hadzic e-mail: ambarnet.yu H Contact Person Milorad Timotic, M.Sc., e-mail: timoticeunet.yu H Managing Board There is no managing board of the organization. H Basic program orientation The Center for Civil-Military Relations, a nongovernmental organization from Belgrade, is studying mechanisms and procedures of civil control of the military in Yugoslavia, security problems in immediate neighborhood, and in Southeastern Europe, the attitude of the Army of Yugoslavia towards the existing security programs and integrations in Europe, etc. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Prospects for a civil control of the army in FR Yugoslavia A short study on the civil control of the military in FR Yugoslavia prepared by Dr. Miroslav Hadzic with financial support of the Open Society Fund, Belgrade. Workshop on civil control of the army and police a project of seminars/workshops for media and journalists in Belgrade and other bigger cities in Serbia and Montenegro. The Seminar was held in cooperation with Media Center in Belgrade. More than 90 journalists of independent media in Belgrade and 9 other regional centers (Novi Sad, Subotica, Kikinda, Kragujevac, Valjevo, Cacak, Nis, Podgorica, Kotor) took part in the seminars. The seminars were over in April 2000, and communications of seminar lecturers were published in a short study entitled Civil Control of the Army and Police Associates and executioners of the project: Dr. Miroslav Hadzic, Dr. Budimir Babovic, Jovanka Matic, M.Sc., and Milorad Timotic, M.Sc. Normative presuppositions for civil control of the army and police in Serbia/Yugoslavia the purpose of the project is to propose, on the basis of studies and analyses of civil control of the army and police in present-day democratic societies, states in post-socialist transition, and the existing solutions in FRY, solutions for future democratic Yugoslavia. The research began early in 2000 and the first stage was finished in August. The research was conducted in cooperation with the
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Center for Advancement of Legal Studies in Belgrade, and was funded by the Open Society Fund in Belgrade. Research team: Dr. Miroslav Hadzic, Dr. Gaso Knezevic, Dr. Jovan Buturovic, Dr. Budimir Babovic, Dr. Zoran Tomic, Dr. Orhan Nevzati, Milorad Timotic, M.Sc. In addition to the above researches, the Center held in the course of the past three years four debates round tables on points falling within its sphere of research. Those are: Civil-military relations in FR Yugoslavia (18 May 1998) Media image of the Army of Yugoslavia, in cooperation with Media Center from Belgrade (29 September 1998) The military and police in ethnic conflicts, in cooperation with the Forum for Ethnic Relations from Belgrade (4 December 1998) The Army of Yugoslavia on the boundary of the crisis, in cooperation with the Civic Alliance of Serbia (17 August 1999) All mentioned round tables contributed to broaching the question of the civil control of the military in Yugoslavia and received appropriate publicity in independent media. Participants in round table discussions were eminent experts in relevant topics, including university professors Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Dr. Vucina Vasovic, Dr. Pera Sipka, Dr. Sulejman Hrnjic and outstanding military sociologists. H Ongoing projects Human rights protection in the army and police of FR Yugoslavia a research project the objective of which is to describe and analyze very sensitive topics of the state of human rights in these two institutions of force in FR Yugoslavia. Implementation of the project started in June 2000 in cooperation with the Belgrade Center for Human Rights. By development of a number of partial studies an all-comprehensive insight will be obtained into the problems of human rights in the army and police, and on that basis a short manual will be prepared, intended for members of these organizations and other citizens. Results of the research will be presented to the public by posters and at promotional gatherings. The research will be completed in the beginning of 2001. The project is co-financed by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy from London and Freedom House from Budapest. Participants: Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, as supervisor, Dr. Miroslav Hadzic, Dr. Jovan Buturovic, Dr. Budimir Babovic, Dr. Ljubomir Krstic, Dr. Sulejman Hrnjica, Dr. Zeljko Ivanis, Silvija Panovic, M.Sc., Vladan Joksimovic, M.Sc. H Projects under preparation The Center initiated the launching of the research projects Conversion of the military industry in FR Yugoslavia and Employment of demobbed members of the military and police after the reductions in these organizations . For both researches, short outline projects have been prepared to be implemented by the Center for Civil-Military Relations and the Alliance for Local Sustainable Development from Belgrade in cooperation. Talks and consultations were carried out beforehand with potential fund providers and users of the research results. Yugoslavia and the NATO enlargement a project of an international scientific conference where problems of attitudes of FRY towards

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the NATO enlargement would be debated on. The role of the military factor in the conflict in Kosovo a project of a study which would explore and explain limitations in the application of military force in ethnic conflicts. The project was submitted, early in 1999, to the Know-How Fund in the British Embassy in Belgrade with an application for financial support but later developments (break-up of diplomatic relations) interrupted the procedure of its consideration. New Balkan armies and security of Southeastern Europe a research project having the objective to explain new security situation in the Balkans that have ensued from disintegration of SFRY. Dimensions and challenges of new common security a project of an educational and information seminar for activists of nongovernmental organizations in FRY. The project was prepared at the request of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Belgrade but the funds have not been secured yet. Views of the Yugoslav public on the NATO enlargement a project of a public opinion poll in FRY with regard to the NATO enlargement. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions The Center has institutional cooperation in the third working table of the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions The Center cooperates with the following organizations: Center for Peace and Conflict Research in Copenhagen, WEU's Institute for Security Studies, The Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv, Center for European Reform New Ideas for a New Europe, London, and occasionally with other NGOs and institutes in the country and abroad. H Donors USAID, Podgorica Freedom House, Budapest Westminster Foundation for Democracy, London Open Society Fund, Belgrade H Publishing activity Newsletter of the Center for Civil-Military Relations a periodic newsletter. Two issues of the Civil Control of the Military and Police were published so far, the book was published in August 2000, publishers: Media Center and the Center for Civil-Military Relations. H Possession of special library holdings No H Access to large library networks No H
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Comparative advantage of the organization or institution The Center for Civil-Military Relations is the only nongovernmental organization in FRY that managed to gather people qualified to study civil-military relations, that is to deal with theoretical and applicatory aspects of military sociology. This matter was completely disregarded at the time the Center was founded (1997), but it is now already topical, and with democratic reconstruction of our society it will be increasingly so. According to available data, there is no nongovernmental organization in neighboring counties either that would be directly engaged in matters falling within the sphere of work of the Center. Accordingly, the Center could possibly coordinate scientific-research work of similar organizations in immediate neighborhood, or at least give initiatives for joint projects on civil-military relations and security problems in the region.

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Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies
H Contact Address Street: 6 Nusiceva, Belgrade and 22 Svetog Save, Smederevska Palanka City: 11 000 Belgrade and 26 000 Smederevska Palanka Telephone: (+381 11) 33 43 435 Fax: (+ 381 11) 33 43 434 e-mail: cldsmail.com Web site: www.clds.org.yu H Director of the Institution Zoran Vacic, President e-mail: vaciczeunet.yu H Contact Person Dragan Zivojinovic H Managing Board Dr. Zoran Vacic - Chairman Prof. Dr. Boris Begovic, Vice Chairman Dr. Bosko Mijatovic, Program Council President and Economic Studies Director Dr. Slobodan Samardzic, Political Studies Director Prof. Dr. Dragor Hiber, Legal Studies Director Dr. Milica Bisic, Regional Cooperation Director Smaragda KranikVacic, attorney (Secretary) H Basic program orientation Protection of individual liberties Free market economy and economic progress The rule of law Responsible and limited state Liberal democracy H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Projects in 2000: Community of Serbia and Montenegro constitutional reconstruction of the FRY (Bosko Mijatovic, Dragoljub Popovic and Slobodan Samardzic) Education of council member candidates of democratic parties for local government (Boris Begovic, Zoran Vacic, Aleksandar Simic and Bosko Mijatovic) Hamlet Forensic Teams (with CESID, Bosko Mijatovic) The degree of Roma integration in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka (Zoran Vacic, Slobodan Vukovic and Smaragda Kranik Vacic) Mobilization of female electorate to go to the polls (Smaragda Kranik Vacic and Zoran Vacic) H Ongoing projects Corruption in Serbia (Boris Begovic, Bosko Mijatovic, Dragor Hiber, Mirjana Vasovic, Slobodan Vukovic, Bozo Stojanovic, Slobodan

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Samardzic etc.) A new model of privatization in Serbia (Bosko Mijatovic, Bosko Zivkovic and Boris Begovic) Freedom and development (four-month school, Aleksandra Jovanovic and Ilija Vujacic) Education of citizens for participation in local self-government (Zoran Vacic, Mirjana Vasovic, etc.) H Projects under preparation Some of the existing project proposals: Reform of bankruptcy legislation (Leader Dragor Hiber) Foreign investments legislation ( Gaso Knezevic) Poverty and a new model of social welfare (Gordana Matkovic) Reform of the pension-invalidity insurance (Bosko Mijatovic) Constitution of the labor market ( Bozo Stojanovic and Gordana Matkovic) Monitor a monthly political report Education on liberal ideas (Bosko Mijatovic) Possibilities for cooperation in the territory of former Yugoslavia (conference, Zoran Vacic) Democracy and the theory of public election (summer school, Milica Bisic) Parliamentary control of the government (Slobodan Samardzic) Guides for civil rights (for youth, women and the aged; Mirjana Vasovic) 100 panel discussions before elections in December 2000 (Bosko Mijatovic and Zoran Vacic) Regulation of the financial system of Yugoslavia (Bosko Zivkovic) Legislation and the competition policy: a model for the FRY (Boris Begovic) H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions Council for Cooperation of Nongovernmental Organizations, Belgrade; UNOS H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions Prosperitet, Banja Luka H Donors Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, CIPE, Open Society Fund, Belgrade, etc. H Publishing activity Community of Serbia and Montenegro (2000, two editions) Local Community Governance: Paths to Modern Self-Government (2000) H Possession of special library holdings H Access to large library networks H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Professional excellence, both as regards knowledge and performance.

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Center for Multiculturality
H Contact Address Street: 35 Zeleznicka City: 21 000 Novi Sad Telephone: (+381 21) 20 336 Fax: (+ 381 21) 28 241 Cellular phone: (+381 21) 125 33 55 e-mail: cmk infofodns.opennet.org. Web site: www.cmk.org.yu H Director of the Institution Alpar Losonc e-mail: alparuns.ns.ac.yu H Managing Board Ljubinko Pusic, Aleksandar Popov, Zoroslav Spevak, Tibor Mesman, Ksenija Konopek, Slavko Almazan H Basic program orientation Having its roots in Vojvodina and the region of Central and Eastern Europe, Center for multiculturality takes into account peculiarities of the region, attaching equal importance both to differences and connections. Practical actions and theoretical articulation are equally close to it. The Center tries to create a framework within which ethnic and nonethnic pluralities are researched and, therefore, it: manifests sensibility to different minorities promotes the possibilities of togetherness along the lines of post-modern trends monitors the exercise of minority rights communicates and cooperates with organizations and individuals in the country and the region. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Publications of 2 issues of the journal dealing with multiculturality Habitus Continuous publication of the Newsletter on cultures of minority communities in Vojvodina Creation and development of a Documentation Center and Library Research Multiculturalism in the civil society in cooperation with the agency Scan Summer treatment of children suffering from autism in cooperation with the Therapeutic Center for Treatment of Children Suffering from Autism Education in multiculturality H Ongoing projects Within the framework of the project Geotakt , the Center implements a segment of the Project called Puzzle ( language courses of minorities in Vojvodina) Providing information to secondary school students and preparatory seminars for
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passing entrance exams in cooperation with the Union of Hungarian Students of Vojvodina. Project Primer of multiculturality , in cooperation with the Open club of Sombor and Cultural Roma Center, Subotica Project Urban culture : the basis of sustainable multiculturality Project with a working title Computer based multicultural learning process in cooperation with Prof. Venlo Varis from the University of Jvaskylai, Finland Publication of the journal Habitus Publication of the Newsletter on cultures of minority communities in Vojvodina H Projects under preparation Cooperation with NGOs in the territory of Vojvodina and the region in the fields of minority education, information and publishing activity in minority languages. An attempt at linking initiatives to increase effectiveness of actions aimed at changing the situation in these fields. Organization of professional symposia, seminars and conferences Cooperation with the Center for Human Rights, Nis, starting journals dealing with minority rights throughout the country H Institutional membership in professional networks associa tions and unions / H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organiza tions and institutions / H Donors Open Society Fund Save the Children Fund MRG EU (Delegation of the European Commission in the FRY) H Publishing activity Habitus , the journal Newsletter on cultures of minority communities in Vojvodina H Possession of special library holdings Yes H Access to large library networks No H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Theoretical and practical knowledge of sustainable multiculturality based on experience and on in-depth knowledge of the region

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Center for Policy Studies (CPS)
H Contact Address Street: 21/II Brace Jugovica City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 3220 253 Fax: (+ 381 11) 3220 253 e-mail: officecpa-cps.org.yu Web site: www.cpa-cps.org.yu H Director of the Institution Milan Nikolic e-mail: milan.nikoliccpa-cps.org.yu H Contact Persons Ivana Aleksic e-mail: ivana.aleksiccpa-cps.org.yu Biljana Dakic e-mail: biljana.dakiccpa-cps.org.yu H Scientific-Research Council Mladen Lazic (sociologist, BU Professor), Veran Matic (editor-in-chief of Radio B92 and president of ANEM), Steve Burg, (Professor of political sciences, expert in Yugoslavia, Brandais University, U.S.A.), Susan L. Woodward (economist, Kings College, University of London, expert in Yugoslavia, U.S.A.), Mischa Glenny (journalist, expert in Yugoslavia, UK), Gordana Duhacek (coordinator and professor in the Center for Womens Studies, Belgrade), Srbijanka Turajlic (BU Professor, director of AAEN), Catherine Samary (economist, professor and expert in Yugoslavia, France), Ferenc Mislivec (sociologist, professor, expert in transition, Hungary) and Milan Nikolic, CPS director, ex officio member. H Basic program orientation CPS, a nongovernmental, non-party and nonprofit organization is engaged in studies of social problems in our country, and in public advocacy of positions and proposals that we formulate on the basis of research results. Such an approach makes it possible for us to have a real insight into the nature and dimensions of existing social problems, on the one hand, and provides a reliable basis for proposing strategies for their solution , on the other hand. We are both a think-tank and action-tank institution. In other words, we are oriented both to scientific-research work and to policy making. Our strategic objective is the intellectual preparation of transition and accession of Yugoslavia to the European Union in the next ten years or so. Since our basic criteria are professional competence and scientific quality of arguments, selection of our professional associates has nothing to do with age, sex, ethnic adherence, political orientation, or any characteristic other than expertise. H

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Review of implemented projects (19972000) Social policy in transition, 1998 Prof. Dr. Milosav Milosavljevic (team head), full professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Marina Blagojevic, former lecturer of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade Miroslav Brkic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Gorana Krstic, senior adviser in the Federal Office of Statistics and associate of the Economics Institute in Belgrade Srecko Mihailovic, Ph.M., researcher, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Ksenija Petovar, lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade Ljiljana Mijanovic, researcher, City Center for Social Work, Belgrade Mirjana Prazic, Ph.M., adviser to the director of the Republican Institute of Health Insurance, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bozidar Raicevic, full professor, Law School in Belgrade and scientific adviser of the Institute of Economics, Belgrade Dr. Luka Todorovic, Norwegian Council for Refugees Prof. Dr. Berislav Sefer, retired professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Gradimir Zajic, Handicap International Dr. Miladin Kovacevic, professor, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade and former assistant director of the Federal Office of Statistics in Belgrade The role of trade unions in transition, 19981999 Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., (team head), assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade. Mihail Arandarenko, lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Petar Djukic, professor, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade Dragan Djuric, director of the Center for Industrial Democracy in Podgorica Prof. Dr. Zagorka Golubovic, scientific adviser, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Stanislav Grozdanic, professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Slavoljub Lukovic, professional associate in the international sector of the Council of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Yugoslavia Bojana Ljubinovic-Andrejic, attorney, legal service of the Association of Branch Trade Unions (UGS) Nezavisnost Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Madzar, professor, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Dr Darko Marinkovic, director of the Center for Education and Research of the UGS Nezavisnost Prof. Dr. Vukasin Pavlovic, professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Agriculture in transition, 1998-99. Dr. Srboljub Ivanovic (team head), scientific adviser of the Institute for Economics of Agriculture, Belgrade Dr. Mihael Dlesk, scientific adviser of the Institute for Economics of Agriculture, Belgrade

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D. Dragomir Kindibal, retired senior scientific adviser, lives in Poland Prof. Dr. Bozidar Raicevic, full professor of the Law School in Belgrade and scientific adviser of the Institute of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Miladin M. Sevarlic, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Zorka Vujatovic-Zakic, full professor , Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Public opinion of Serbia, 1999 Srecko Mihailovic, Ph. M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M. assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Dragan Popadic, lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Milka Puzigaca, owner and director of the polling agency Scan from Novi Sad Dr. Zoran Slavujevic, senior scientific associate of the Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Conceptualization of the Alternative Academic Educational Network, spring/summer 1998 Dr. Refik Secibovic (team head), president of the Assembly of BOS and executive secretary of the AAEN, former lecturer of the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Dasa Duhacek, Ph.M., (team head), coordinator of the Center for Womens Studies, Belgrade Dr. Mihail Arandarenko, former lecturer of the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Mladen Lazic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Milan Podunavac, full professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Vesna Rakic-Vodinelic, former full professor of the Law School in Belgrade Prof. Dr. Srbijanka Turajlic, full professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade Reconstruction in Yugoslavia need and necessity (together with PALGO Center, European Movement in Serbia, G17, ECO Center and AAEN), summer 1999 Milan Nikolic, (team head), CPS director Dr. Mihail Arandarenko, former lecturer of the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Dragan Bulatovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, director of the PALGO Center in Belgrade and former professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Aleksandar Denda, Alliance for Sustainable Life, Belgrade Dr. Mirosinka Dinkic, scientific adviser of the Institute of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Jasminka Hasan-Begovic, professor of the Law School in
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Belgrade Prof. Dr. Mladen Lazic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Iskra Maksimovic, Ph.M., adviser for education, Catholic Relief Services/FRY Veran Matic, editor-in-chief of Radio B2 92 and president of ANEM Dr. Milosav Milosavljevic, full professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Ksenija Petovar, lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Miroljub Radojkovic, full professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Vuk Stambolovic, professor, Medical Faculty, Belgrade Veselin Sanjevic, counselor, Republic Institute for Health Insurance, Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Refik Secibovic, president of the Assembly of BOS and executive secretary of the AAEN, former lecturer of the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Srbijanka Turajlic, former full professor of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Sreten Vujovic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Reconstruction of the electrical energy system in Yugoslavia, summer 1999 Prof. Dr. Srbijanka Turajlic, former full professor of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade Sanctions are counterproductive, April 2000 Dr. Ivan Vejvoda (editor), executive director of the Open Society Fund in Belgrade Milan Nikolic (editor), CPS director D. Vladimir Goati, scientific adviser of the Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Prof. Dr. Miroljub Labus, full professor, Law School, Belgrade Sonja Licht, president of the managing board of the Open Society Fund in Belgrade Aleksandar Lojpur, coordinator, East-West Institute in Prague Prof. Dr Ljubomir Madzar, full professor, Faculty of Economics, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Vukasin Pavlovic, full professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Dr. Goran Pitic, director, Research Center of the Economics Institute in Belgrade Jovan Teokarevic, Ph.M., scientific associate of the Institute for European Studies, Belgrade Slobodan Vucetic, former judge of the Constitutional Court of Serbia and member of the managing board of G 17 Plus Corruption in the eyes of people - public opinion poll in Serbia, April 2000 Srecko Mihailovic, Ph.M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bora Kuzmanovic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade

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Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Silvano Bolcic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dragomir Antonic, expert adviser, Ethnographic Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA), Belgrade Nadezda Bogdanovic, senior associate, Republic Office of Statistics Prof. Dr. Stanislav Fajgelj, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad Reform of the health care system in the Republic of Serbia, 19992000 (at the moment, under preparation for printing) Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Eric (team head), full professor of the Medical Faculty, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Snezana Simic, full professor of the Medical Faculty, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Vesna BjegovicMikanovic, associate professor of the Medical Faculty, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Predrag Jelaca, adviser, City Institute of Public Health, Belgrade Rajo Kosanovic, M.Sc., adviser to the secretary of the Secretariat of Health, City Assembly of Belgrade Prof. Dr. Jelena EricMarinkovic, full professor of the Medical Faculty, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Viktorija Cucic, full professor of the Medical Faculty, Belgrade Dragan Mladenovic, retired economist Viseslav Hadzi-Tanovic, Sc. D., director of the International Clinic for Heart in Belgrade Political bad/good disposition of citizens of Serbia, public opinion poll of citizens of Serbia, July 2000 Srecko Mihajlovic, Ph.M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bora Kuzmanovic, full professor , Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Stanislav Fagelj, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad Nadezda Bogdanovic, senior associate, Republic Office of Statistics Strategy of households survival in Serbia in 2000, a sociological research, August September 2000 Slobodan Cvejic, Ph. M., (team head), assistant lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Marija Babovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Mladen Lazic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Ljiljana Mijanovic, researcher, City Center for Social Work, Belgrade Vladimir Vuletic, Ph.M., Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Gorana Krstic, senior adviser, Federal Office of Statistics, and associate of the Economics Institute in Belgrade
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Two to one for DOS and Kostunica, public opinion poll in Serbia, August September 2000 Srecko Mihailovic, Ph.M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bora Kuzmanovic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Stanislav Fajgelj, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad Nadezda Bogdanovic, senior associate, Republic Office of Statistics On the eve of elections, public opinion poll in Serbia, September 2000 Srecko Mihailovic, Ph.M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bora Kuzmanovic, full professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Nadezda Bogdanovic, senior associate, Republic Office of Statistics Prof. Dr. Stanislav Fajgelj, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad H The Center organized the international conference Serbia in the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe? , held in Belgrade, 19 September 1999. Declaration of Intent , offered at the conference to all democratically oriented political parties, associations of nongovernmental organizations and influential think-tank,s was signed on 19 October 1999. H Ongoing projects Public opinion poll in Serbia on political views between the federal and republic elections Srecko Mihailovic, Ph.M., (team head), researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Bora Kuzmanovic, full professor , Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade Dr. Mirjana Vasovic, scientific associate, Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade Dr. Stjepan Gredelj, scientific associate, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade Nadezda Bogdanovic, senior associate, Republic Office of Statistics Prof. Dr. Stanislav Fajgelj, professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad New social policy for Serbia (study financed by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, and relying on our former research Social Policy in Transition) Milan Nikolic, director of CPS, Belgrade

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Gradimir Zajic, employed in Handicap International, Belgrade, at the moment Vigor Majic, director of the scientific-research station Petnica, Valjevo Serbia in Europe (Yugoslavia in Europe alternatively), working title, in cooperation with CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies, Bruxelles). This project assembles 10 or so think-tanks from Serbia with a view to developing a succinct expert vision of the process of transition in Serbia and its earliest possible joining the process of association with the EU Dr. Branka Alendar, European Movement in Serbia, Belgrade Dr. Srboljub Antic, G17 Plus, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Ilija Vujacic, professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, and associate of PALGO Center, Belgrade Aleksandar Denda, Alliance for Sustainable Life, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Belgrade Biljana Kovacevic Vuco, Yugoslav Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights, Belgrade Dr. Djuro Kovacevic, Institute for European Studies, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Miroljub Labus, G17 Plus, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Mladen Lazic, AAEN, Belgrade Veran Matic, ANEM, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Micunovic, Center for Democracy Fund (FCD), Belgrade Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Center for Advanced Legal Studies (CALS), Belgrade Zoran Stojiljkovic, Ph.M., assistant lecturer, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade. Prof. Dr. Boris Begovic, Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies, Belgrade Prof. Dr. Miroslav Hadzic, Center for Civil-Military Relations, Belgrade New ideas about Serbias participation in the Stability Pact (working title) project in cooperation with EastWest Institute(forming of a team for the project is under way) Corruption in countries in transition case of Serbia (alternatively Yugoslavia) working title a. Public opinion poll in Serbia on cases of petty corruption (The research was carried out by our public opinion polling team, headed by S. Mihajlovic, see above) b. The manual of nongovernmental organization Transparency International entitled TI Source Book was translated, providing a basis for understanding of corruption occurrences, further researches in the field and education. c. We are just launching a special regional project Regional Corruption Monitoring System within the framework of the SELDI project, aimed at research and monitoring of corruption in Southeastern European countries. In this project, we are cooperating with the Bulgarian Center for Study of Democracy (CSD) and the Italian International Development Law Institute (ILDI) . One of the expected results of this project is forming of a coalition of
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nongovernmental organizations in Serbia that would found a new NGO, the so-called watch dogagency for fight against corruption. This new NGO would join the network Transparency International as one of its branch organizations. Within the framework of this project, CPS has established cooperation with the Center for Transition from Montenegro, headed by Nebojsa Medojevic. A series of short studies relating to urgent needs for humanitarian assistance in various fields which our Center was also engaged in before. Results of these projects have been communicated to the new authorities of Serbia and Yugoslavia (relevant ministries, above all) but also to foreign donors (EU, UN, USA, etc.). The projects are as follows: a. Urgent humanitarian needs in the sphere of social policy (results have been presented to the minister for labor, war veterans and social affairs in the caretaker government of Serbia, Mrs. Gordana Matkovic) b. Urgent humanitarian needs in the field of health care. c. Urgent humanitarian needs in the field of agriculture (results have been presented to the minister for economic foreign relations in the caretaker government of Serbia, Goran Pitic) d. Urgent humanitarian needs of Serbia in the field of energy supply The role of media in transition case of Serbia (Yugoslavia) Dr. Snjezana Milivojevic (team head), former assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade Prof. Dr. Boris Begovic, Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies, Belgrade Dr. Jovanka Matic, scientific adviser, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Prvoslav Plavsic, RTS Research Center, Belgrade Veran Matic (editor-in-chief of Radio B92 and president of ANEM Dragoljub Zarkovic, editor-in-chief of the weekly Vreme Gordana Susa, NUNS (Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia), headquarters in Belgrade Veselin Simonovic, editor-in-chief of the daily Blic Dusan Reljic, European Institute for Media, Dusseldorf, Germany H Projects under preparation Scientific-developmental potential of Serbia (alternatively Yugoslavia ) and possibility to join the third technological wave economy (working title). The zero year of transition situation/cross section of Serbian (alternatively Yugoslav ) society (working title) Position of the woman in Serbia (working title) A new model of national defense in newly-created conditions in the Balkans and Europe after 2000 (working title) Transition economy experiences of Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia (working title) A new bill on telecommunications making technological development and democratic distribution of resources possible (working title). H
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Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions CPS is the member of SEE PIN network (South East European Policy Institute Network ), linked with the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe and represents an expert pool of ideas and concepts that should help the Pact development and its more efficient functioning. The Network was established in September 1999, and CPS is national coordinator for Serbia. Within the framework of the Network, a newsletter Stability Pact Watch is published biweekly, providing in individual issues coverage of topical developments and initiatives in the countries of the Region and European Union, which primarily relate to the Stability Pact and strengthening of cooperation in the Region. CPS is a partner institution of the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) from Bruxelles in cooperation with which we are working on a number of projects and with which we shall continue to develop cooperation in step with the rapprochement of Serbia (Yugoslavia) to the EU. Since July 1999, the Center is the member of the Europe South-East Policy Forum attached to CEPS, and is also the signatory of the Declaration on Stability of Southeastern Europe . In the near future, CPS intends to make a coalition with a number of other NGOs to fight corruption and create thereby a new NGO as a branch of Transparency International international network for struggle against corruption. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions We have cooperation based on the protocol on cooperation with quite a number of foreign organizations and institutions, such as CEPS, East-West Institute , SEE PIN, US Institute for Peace (USIP), CEU, etc. The Center is a member of the coordinating board of nongovernmental organizations for pre-election campaign of NGOs Exit 2000. The Center is the member of the Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN), consisting of 15 educational and research organizations. H Donors CPS is supported by a considerable number of foreign and domestic donors, among the foreign ones being German Marshall Fund , USAID OTI, Freedom House , Karl Popper Fund , and a small number of domestic ones who want to remain anonymous. H Publishing activity CPS published so far, either on its own or in cooperation with other publishers, four books and about ten shorter reports. Our publications are not on sale in bookshops but are distributed as gifts to libraries, nongovernmental organizations, political parties, relevant ministries and other government and scientific institutions of relevance for the solution of concrete social problems. The books that were published to date are as follows: Social Policy in Transition (editor Milosav Milosavljevic), Social Thought & Center for Policy Studies, Belgrade, 1998 The Role of Trade Unions in Transition (editor Zoran Stojiljkovic), ABTU Nezavisnost & Center for Policy Studies, Belgrade, 1998
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Agriculture in Transition (editor Srboljub Ivanovic), Center for Policy Studies, Belgrade, 1999 Public Opinion of Serbia (editor Srecko Mihailovic), Center for Policy Studies & ABTU Nezavisnost & Association for Promotion of Empirical Research, Belgrade, 2000. H Possession of special library holdings We do not have special library holdings other than books that we use directly in our work, and the books that are gifts of other organizations and individuals. H Access to large library networks We have subscribers access to major world journals in the field of social sciences through the Internet. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Comparative advantage of CPS is the fact that our organization, though having only three full-time employees, assembles a large number of eminent domestic experts, and is so in a position to carry out in a relatively short period of time researches of good quality, make analyses and proposals of solutions for major and the most urgent social problems. Our specific feature is that we publicly stand for and publicly advocate expert solutions that our expert teams reach at with a view to having them endorsed and used by politicians and all other influential social actors that could contribute to the solution of the problems concerned.

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Center for Regionalism
Contact Address Street: 35 Zeljeznicka City: 21 000 Novi Sad Telephone: (+381 21) 28 241; 20 336 Fax: (+ 381 21) 28 241; 20 336 e-mail: centregEunet.yu Web site: H Director of the Institution Aleksandar Popov H Contact Person Tanja Tucic H Council of the Center for Regionalism Dejan Janca, president of the Council Momcilo Grubac Mirko Tepavac Jelica Minic Petar Dokic Rade Veljanovski Aleksandar Molnar Zivorad Kovacevic Jovo Komsic Aleksandar Popov Alpar Losonc H Basic program orientation Acquiring information about the practice of the establishment of interregional connections and cooperation in contemporary Europe and possibilities for Yugoslav regions to join these trends Engaging study groups in studying individual topics in the field of regionalism Carrying out cross-border cooperation within the framework of individual regions Organization of expert debates in the form of panel discussions, conferences, consultations and seminars on the issue of regionalism Establishing contacts with other nongovernmental organizations in the country and abroad with a view to accomplishing the above tasks Publication of professional journals and publications dealing with regionalism H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Constitutional and legal framework of decentralization of Serbia and autonomy of Vojvodina The project included working out of a concept of decentralization and its publication in the form of a book, along with media presentation of the concept. Dejan Janca, chief of the expert team and members: Momcilo Grubac, Marijana Pajvancic, Stanko Pihler, Slobodan Vucetic, Zoran Ivosevic and Desimir Tosic.
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Status of national minorities in the states that originated from disintegration of Yugoslavia Experts of the project team made a report on the legislation on minority rights in those countries and practice in its implementation with recommendations to their parliaments and representatives of international community on changes that should be made in the matter. Experts papers were published in a separate publication, and a round table on the agenda of which were those papers was held in Kotor in June 2000. Momcilo Grubac, chief of the expert team and members: Agnes Odri Kartak (Yugoslavia), Marina Treneska (Slovenia), Nedjo Miulicevic (Bosnia &Herzegovina), Vid Jakulin (Slovenia) and Momir Matulovic (Croatia). International Conference: Perspectives of Bilateral Relations Between the FRY and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka The Conference agreed upon establishing relations in the fields of politics, economy and culture between the two countries, and even on an alternative basis where it is not possible on an official one. Introductory reports were presented by: Mirko Tepavac (politics), Borka Pavicevic (culture) and Marta Madzar (economy). Conference papers were published in a separate publication. Civil meetings GATE TO EUROPE, Szeged 2000 The project was implemented in cooperation with Partners Hungary Foundation from Budapest. Around twenty representatives each of nongovernmental organizations and local self-government from Vojvodina and southern Hungary took part in those meetings. Topics of the meetings related to interethnic tolerance, preservation of multiculturalism, ecology and cooperation of local self-governments and NGOs. H Ongoing projects Constitutional and legal framework of decentralization of Serbia and autonomy of Vojvodina (continuation of the project) The expert team continues its work with the same membership with the aim to prepare concrete proposals that might enter the parliamentary procedure. Media presentation of the project continues. International Conference Perspectives of Relations between the FR Yugoslavia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia (International workshop of alternative diplomacy), Zagreb, 2000 Talks about prospects of cooperation of the three countries in the fields of politics, economy and culture. The Conference will form expert teams to propose solutions for problems of citizenship, property and the regime for movement of people, goods and information across common borders. Introductory statements from Yugoslavia will be delivered by Zarko Korac (politics), Nebojsa Medojevic (economy) and Radomir Konstantinovic (culture). H Projects under preparation Forming of a pool for exchange of information and coordination of cooperation in DMTK Euro region in the field of economy, culture and ecology The project should be implemented in cooperation with the Euro regional Center for Democracy from Timisoara and the Federal
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Nongovernmental Organization of Southern Hungary from Szeged. Expert assistant in the implementation of the project will be provided by East-West Institute from Prague. Democratic transition and multiculturalism in Vojvodina The project will be implemented by an expert team consisting of the following: Jovan Komsic, chief of the team, and members Vladimir Ilic, Miroslav Samardzic, Alpar Losonc, Vladimir Goati and Jelica Minic. Papers of the expert team members will be presented in a separate publication, and a number of round tables for their presentation will be organized in addition. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions No. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Center for Multiculturalism from Novi Sad, European Movement from Belgrade, East-West Institute from Prague, Partners Hungary Foundation from Budapest, Euro regional Center for Democracy from Timisoara, Union of Nongovernmental Organization of Southern Hungary from Szeged, Forum of Democratic Initiative from Sarajevo, Civil Board for Human Rights from Zagreb H Donors Open Society Fund USAID Freedom House Friedrich Ebert Mot Foundation H Publishing activity The Center issues publications containing papers of expert teams and material from round tables and conferences H Possession of special library holdings No H Access to large library networks Yes. EBSCO H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Establishment of cooperation with neighboring regions, and using to that end peculiarities of Vojvodina as a recognizable European region. One of its specific merits is making great efforts towards the normalization of relations with Bosnia & Herzegovina, and with other states that were created after disintegration of the SFRY.

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Economics Institute
H Contact Address Street: 16 Srpskih vladara City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 3612 716; (+381 11) 3613 118 Fax: (+381 11) 3613 458; (+381 11) 3613 467 e-mail: gpiticeunet.yu; jgaliceunet.yu Web site: www.ecinst.org.yu H Director of the Institution Director: Vera Leko H Contact Person Dusica Ilic secretary (directors office) Biljana Savic secretary (Economic Research Center) H Managing Board Danko Djunic, Chairman Vera Leko, Director Goran Pitic, Head of Economic Research Mirko Todorovic, Head of Management Consulting H Basic program orientation Economics Institute is an independent research and advisory institution dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. Its mission is: (i) to support economic and social reforms in Yugoslavia, (ii) to advocate expansion of private sector development, (iii) to promote economic liberalization, principles of an open economy and society in Yugoslavia, as well as its integration into the region and the rest of Europe, and (iii) to enhance regional co-operation development. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) MAJOR PROJECTS (in the recent past) Major domestic projects: Program of Yugoslavias Monetary Reconstruction and Economic Recovery in 1994 Market Institutions and the Governments Role in the Economy in Transition N. Savic, G. Pitic, et al (The study is focused on the significance of developing market institutions, on the one hand, and on the simplification of the governments function, on the other. The study sets the principles of protection of the basic institutions (the property right, contract) in a market economy and analyzes the optimum government role in the monetary and fiscal systems. The study also included an analysis of comparative experiences of the developed and transition countries. The analysis was made both from economic and legal aspects). Program of Yugoslavias Monetary Reconstruction and Economic Recovery economic policy measures and the social safety net in 1994, with economic testing how to bring down hyperinflation N. Savic, G. Pitic, et al (The study proposes an anti-inflationary program for bringing down hyperinflation experienced by the Yugoslav economy in the course of 1992 and 1993. In the preparation of this study, trends and interdepen72

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dences of the money supply, exchange rate and prices were econometrically tested and quantified. A comparative approach was also taken or, in other words, the experiences of specified countries in bringing down hyperinflation were compared. Alternative scenarios were proposed on the basis of which an appropriate economic policy was formulated). Program of Yugoslavias Monetary Reconstruction and Economic Recovery The economic system and measures of economic policy in 1994 N. Savic, G. Pitic, et al (The study is concerned with the strategy of Yugoslavias economic recovery and its operationalization through the proposed measures of economic policy and improvement of the economic system, based on market principles, an open economy, stable and convertible currency and the governments role confined to the improvement and maintenance of the market. Particular attention was paid to the process of privatization and restructuring of enterprises, accompanied with the rehabilitation of banks . In the elaboration of this study, the proposed measures were econometrically simulated). The Concept, Strategy and Policy of Labor Market Development in the Republic of Serbia M. Dinkic et al (The entire research was devoted to: a) the consideration of theoretical views on the functioning of the labor market, interdependence of market-market policy and other macroeconomic policies, especially fiscal and wage ones, b) the impact of demographic factors, technological policy, as well as the educational system and related policies on the functioning of the market and solving the unemployment problem, c) an analysis of the characteristics and results of the measures of an active and passive market-market policy implemented by the Republican Market Institute of Serbia, and d) an analysis of market legislation and the network of market-market institutions in the Republic of Serbia, with a critical review of their current status and pointing to the directions of the possible changes). Analysis of the Grey Economy in the FR Yugoslavia and Recommendations for its Legalization G. Bozovic, M Radovanovic, et al (This research project was based on a survey of the gray economy conducted in the territory of the FR of Yugoslavia, whereby a representative sample of 3,000 persons aged 15-75 was used. The survey enabled the linking of a microeconomic analysis of the gray economy, based on the socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the parti-cipants, with a global analysis of the gray economy within the scope of overall economic activity. Recommendations were also made as to the method of reducing the volume of the gray economy in the areas of market relations and fiscal and monetary policies, as well as in construction industry. The assessment of the gray economy in the FR of Yugoslavia was based on the supply-supply method, while econometric analyses were based on the Probit and Tobit models, and the Hecksman procedure). Development Strategy of Pharmaceutical Industry in the FR Yugoslavia LJ. Pejin, M. Radovanovic, et al (After the separation of the former republics and the UN Sanctions the satisfaction of domestic drug needs was under constant pressure. Decline in financial resources in the health sector resulted in drug shortages and debts toward drug producers. In FRY there are 7 major drug producers with modern technology which produce drugs of good quality. The objective of the project was to assess the future role of the pharmaceutical industry within the health sector and its role in the economy as well. Major issues considered in the pro73

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ject were drug pricing mechanism, drug financing and the state role in the future development of the pharmaceutical sector. The project outlined the future status of the pharmaceutical industry regarding the ownership status, its potentials on the foreign markets, financing of drugs within the health sector and pricing policy). Development Strategy of the Energy Sector in the FR Yugoslavia - G Pitic, J. Galic, et al (The analysis is focused on trends in power consumption and generation, including the relevant projections of energy balances, as well as the possibilities of using the available indigenous energy resources and options relating to imports of energy products. The entire research was devoted to: a) harmonization of economic and power supply development and establishment of a rational industry structure, b) efficient utilization of energy and improvement of its efficiency, c) reliance on domestic energy sources, coupled with the improvement of the existing technologies and the application of new ones, d) the ecological aspect of power supply development, e) an economic-financial analysis of investment requirements. In the elaboration of this study, a multidisciplinary approach was taken by using the Delphi forecast and brain storming, whereby the best solution was sought through multiple iterations). Integration of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Trough SME Development Z. Njegovan (The concept of this Program is to enable integration of the refugees and displaced people who are oriented to settle in FR Yugoslavia. The program combined the environmental, development and trade aspects to support private persons, mostly those who have an interest in introducing and improving new technologies in production. In the first phase, some specific aspects and conditions an the local level were researched. Analysis of refugees by location and accommodation - where they settled, the quality of accommodation and living conditions, the structure by sex, age, educational and professional attainments, activity of the members of their households. Parallel, macroeconomic conditions of development were researched, along with all necessary policy measures aimed at the SME development and institutional infrastructure for further expansion and growth of the sector. Some locations were also chosen where 12 concrete projects were proposed for introducing the SME-s, with all necessary aspects (production capacity, technology, production, organization, input and output market analysis, and economic and financial aspects of profitability of the particular project, pay back period, internal rate of return, etc). Strategy and Programs of SME Development in the FR Yugoslavia Z Njegovan, J. Galic (The Strategy covers all aspects of advancement of Institutional, organizational, financial and technical conditions for the development of small and medium enterprises in FR Yugoslavia. It consists of three sections. The first section deals with the condition of and problems associated with development of SMEs in FRY. It presents the SME status in the economic system: financial status, profitability, efficiency and employment. The second section of the Program contains the strategy and policy of further SME development. Chief objectives and key elements for fostering their development are identified . It covers the following issues: financing the SMEs, fiscal policy, the linkage of the privatization process in the country with further development of SMEs, possibilities of creating conditions for SME development in various economic branches, such as agriculture, commerce, trade, tourism, transportation, etc. The third section gives some proposals for institutional

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infrastructure necessary for the SME development. It is proposed to establish the federal SME agency and appropriate organizational units for special SME development financing, and a credit insurance and guarantee fund. A presentation is also made of the development of an institutional network of regional and local centers for rendering advisory, edu cational and technical services to SMEs). H Major international projects: Preparatory Assistance Project (PAP), Refugee Integration Area Based Program (UNDP) G. Matkovic, et al (In view of the fact that, with the process of integration, the issue of refugees and other war affected persons is shifting from the humanitarian to developmental sphere, the preparatory assistance project comprises research into the basic criteria at the municipal level in Yugoslavia which should be taken into account in selecting the regions for the integration of refugees and other war affected persons. The importance of this research is reflected in the fact that according to the 1996 census there were 566.278 refugees and war affected persons registered in the FR of Yugoslavia. The project includes: a) area situation analysis for the FR of Yugoslavia; b) analysis of the war affected persons in the FR of Yugoslavia; c) analysis of the employment potentials; d) findings, recommendations and programme outline). Census of Refugees and Other War Affected Persons in the FR Yugoslavia (UNHCR) G. Matkovic, et al (The analysis of the data obtained by the census and formulation of comments and issues stemming from the census results. The analytical report, based on the census data, is formally presented to international organizations providing aid and other relevant international institutions. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Refugee Commissioner of Serbia and the Commissioner for Displaced Persons of the Republic of Montenegro jointly carried out the census of the war affected persons who found refuge on the territory of the FR Yugoslavia. The census both in Serbia and Montenegro was the first systematic collection of data on refugees and war affected persons conducted in the FR Yugoslavia. In both republics the census was carried out on an individual basis.). Refugee Household Food Survey in the FR Yugoslavia (UNHCR) G. Matkovic, et al (In 1996, all agencies providing humanitarian assistance programs for refugees agreed to assist only the most vulnerable population requiring food assistance. It was, therefore, necessary to establish the criteria for the new beneficiary population. In this respect, the purpose of this survey is to give the UNHCR more exact and quantifiable data on refugee households and to assess how severely they would be affected if humanitarian food assistance were to be further reduced and eventually completely stopped. The target group was refugee households in the territory of the FR of Yugoslavia. The selection included the persons who were registered in the Census of war affected persons. The whole households of the selected persons were surveyed (cluster sampling). 2004 households with the total of 5864 members were selected). Possible Impact of Recent Socio-Economic Situation in the FR Yugoslavia on Availability of Drugs (UNICEF) Lj. Pejin, et al (the NATO intervention in 1999, caused a sharp fall of FRY economy. It resulted in a sharp fall of average income and rise in unemployment. Available resources for health care protection have declined, and health care expenditures decreased bel75

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low US$ 60. The objective of the studies was to assess the impact of country situation on drug availability. Purchasing power was low and health producers had difficulties in maintaining production during the NATO intervention. Major findings were that health sector could not sufficiently satisfy the present drug needs of the population. The burden will fall upon patients, which are already impoverished. Pharmaceutical industry is capable of maintaining production, but there is a large problem related to the health insurance debt to the producers. Humanitarian help is not sufficient. Such a situation will result in drug underuse, as it was reported during influenza epidemic which resulted in a high number of persons infected, with unexpected number of fatal cases). Economic Effects of NATO Intervention on Primary Education - Assessment of Damage and the Necessary Resources for Reconstruction (UNICEF) M. Dinkic, et al (The project assesses damage to facilities in Central Serbia and Vojvodina, estimates damage in terms of displacement and losses stemming from the decrease in the social product caused by the NATO intervention. Authors define the most urgent needs and give recommendations for renewal and reconstruction of primary education). Human Development Report - Yugoslavia 1996 (UNDP) G. Matkovic, et al (Elaboration of the Human Development Report (HDR) for Yugoslavia in 1996 was designed in accordance with the concept of the United Nations Development Program - UNDP. In compliance with the global concept, the report for Yugoslavia contains an analysis of the following: the present state and problems in the economic development sphere, including the gray economy, employment, poverty and income distribution; present state and problems in the domain of public health, pension and disability insurance funds, education and social protection; human rights and freedoms; gender issues; environmental protection; problem of refugees, as well as other related problems). Human Development Report - Yugoslavia 1997 (UNDP) G. Matkovic, et al (The theme chosen for 1997 national HDRs is "social cohesion and human development" with special attention paid to the notion of social exclusion, i.e. marginalization of different social groups and individuals. The expected result of such an approach is to understand and alleviate some of the negative effects of economic restructuring in order to maintain social cohesion. The concept of social exclusion is not equated with poverty but it tends to enable different dimensions of exclusion to interact. Therefore, the report examines the following: economic development and social cohesion, including poverty and social inequality; unemployment; refugees and other war-affected persons; the elderly and pensioners; the gray economy; economic reforms and reforms in the social sector in the conditions created by transition). Human Development Report - Yugoslavia 1998 (UNDP) G. Matkovic, et al (The report examines the changing role of the state by conducting research into the following aspects: legal aspects of the state; the state, economy and banking system, including privatization and restructuring of the economy; social sector and the role of the state; participation; respect for human rights; financing of state and public expenditure. The Workshop on the Measurement of Human Development was organized as a part of a three years long Economic Institute responsibility for the preparation of the reports on human development in Yugoslavia with a view to present to those interested the broader concept of the human development as well as the process of its measurement, i.e. the construc-

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tion and calculation of the Human Development Index). Improvement of Planning and Financing of Health (UNICEF) LJ. Pejin, et al (Objective of the project was to introduce WHO and World Bank methodology, Global Burden of Disease in order to improve knowledge of a scale of health problems in the country. The methodology should be used for cost effectiveness analysis, priority selection and other decision making at the level of health authorities. Calculations are based upon the statistical data for 1995 . The results obtained were discussed in three ways: as the absolute DALY numbers, as the percentage of the total loss attributable to a specific cause and in relation to the age groups). National Action Plan for Women (UNICEF) G. Matkovic, et al (National Action Plan for Women covers all important fields of womens activities and their position in the society. The project analyses the following topics: a) institutional support for the improvement of womens position, b) women and supply market, c) women and health, d) women, marriage and family, e) women and education, f) violence against women and h) women as agents of change. The expert analysis provides elements for NPA for women in FRY in terms of goals and concrete activities for achieving these goals). Survey on Income and Expenditures in Montenegro (OCHA) G. Matkovic, et al (The main goal of the performed survey is to provide a genuine picture of the socio-economic situation of households in Montenegro, to assess their vulnerability, to discover coping mechanisms, and to obtain more realistic levels of employment and unemployment. Secondly, this survey should represent the basis for a more comprehensive formulation of aid programs, including both humanitarian projects and the increasingly more present development oriented responses). Survey on Pensioner Household for Nutrition and Living Conditions (UN WFP) G. Matkovic, et al (According to the results of the performed survey, 237,000 (one third) of the most vulnerable households were not able to ensure regular nutrition, which means three meals per day. Additionally, based on answers on the consumption of individual items, it might be judged that approx. 557,000 pensioner households (more than three quarters) did not have food enough, except for the most basic items wheat and wheat products. But even this group of items, which consists of the most regularly available products, is in short supply in approximately 380,000 households (more than a half). Other products, like meat, fruit, milk, lag far behind, and luxury products are almost out. Therefore the nutritional equilibrium is dangerously tilted). Indicators for Monitoring National Drug Policies in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (UNICEF) Lj. Pejin, et al (The manual and tailor-made Excel spreadsheet program are designed for use primarily by national health authorities and other officials that are responsible for implementation of the national drug policy. These indicators could provide a mechanism for monitoring the implementation of major strategies for national drug policy in the country. Some of the indicators could be used as regular indicators for necessary reports on the pharmaceutical situation. The indicators can also be used to assess the priorities for implementation in the drug sector and to assess the effectiveness of overall drug policy strategies). H
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CONFERENCES & SEMINARS (in the recent past) Roundtable discussions, Forum on Economic Policy , 2000 in progress, Economics Institute (grantor CIPE - Center for International Private Enterprise, USA, Washington, funded by National Endowment for Democracy and USAID Washington) - CIPE has proposed the Economics Institute to develop a series of roundtable discussions to highlight reform issues and market-oriented policy recommendations and to promote dialogue on reform between the policy and business community, on the following topics: a) Building New Institutions for Sound Economic Policy, b) The Rule of Law and Legal Environment, c) Tax Reform, d) Liberalization and Anti-monopoly Policies, e) Hidden Economy, f) Corruption, g) Privatization, h) Entrepreneurship and i)Strengthening Competition. Workshop, Why and How to Finance Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development in the FR Yugoslavia December 1998, Economics Institute and Yugoslav Banking Association International Conference on Challenges and Opportunities for the Economic Transition in Yugoslavia - November 1997, Economics Institute, USAID and Chesapeake Associates Professional training, Economics Institute and Euromoney Training: o Asset and Liability Management - June 1997 o Risk Management - September 1997 o Capital Market- December 1997 Professional training, Welcome to the Banking World I and -II January/April 1997, Economics Institute H Internal organization, of more than 100 full-time, associated and parttime professionals of different profiles (economists, business administrators, engineers, legal experts, statisticians, demographers, sociologists, mathematicians, etc.) constitute a specific matrix and project based organizations. H Ongoing projects Roundtable discussions, Forum on Economic Policy, 2000 in progress, Economics Institute (grantor CIPE - Center for International Private Enterprise, USA, Washington, funded by National Endowment for Democracy and USAID Washington) Training course: Economics For Journalist, Economics Institute and Media Center (donor - Open Society Fund) Professional training course: Eurisation and Transition of Yugoslav Economy, Economics Institute and Belgrade Open School (donor Open Society Fund) H Projects under preparation / H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions Economics Institute is the member of the Yugoslav Economic Association and the member of the Serbian Economic Association

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Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions / H Donors / H Publishing activity PUBLICATIONS Periodicals: o Economic Barometer (Konjunkturni barometar), monthly, in English and Serbian o Industry(Industrija), quarterly, in Serbian with English summaries Recently published books: o P. Petrovic and M. Simoneti ed., Shareholders Capital in Yugoslavia , Economics Institute, 1990, in Serbian o M. Dinkic, Mutual Need Development Management CostBenefit Analysis, Economics Institute, 1990, in Serbian o S. Hanke and K. Shuler, Monetary Reform and Market Economy Development in Yugoslavia , Economics Institute, 1991, in Serbian o N. Savic, Inflation and Transition to Market Economy , Economics Institute, 1992, in Serbian o B. Colanovic ed., Financial Market in Yugoslavia , Economics Institute, 1993, in Serbian o Z. Popov, Macroeconomic Planning , Economics Institute, 1993, in Serbian o B. Mijatovic, Privatization , Economics Institute, 1993, in Serbian o M. Zec, B. Mijatovic, D. Djuricin and N. Savic ed., Privatization Necessity or Free Choice , Economics Institute, 1994, in Serbian o G. Matkovic, Demographic Factors and Supply Force Supply , Economics Institute, 1994, in Serbian o D. Popovic and G. Ilic-Popov ed., Tax Economy and Law , Economics Institute, 1995, in Serbian o B. Raicevic, Public Finance , Economics Institute, 1995, in Serbian o Z. Njegovan, Agriculture in Medieval Serbia , Economics Institute, 1997, in English and Serbian o Human Development Report - Yugoslavia 1996 , Economics Institute, 1996, in English and Serbian o Human Development Report - Yugoslavia 1997 , Economics Institute, 1997, in English and Serbian o International Conference Proceedings, Challenges and Opportu-nities for the Economic Transition in Yugoslavia , Economics Institute, USAID and Chesapeake Associates, 1998, in English o J. Dimov and R. Secibovic, From Education Towards Employment , Educational Informatory and Economics Institute, 1998, in Serbian o N. Savic and G. Pitic, Eurotransition Challenges and Opportunities , Media Center and Economics Institute, 1999, in English and Serbian o M. Bazler-Madzar ed., Economic Integration in Former Yugoslavia on the Path of Integration with Western Europe , Economics Institute, 2000, in Serbian o J. Galic, Monetary Authority in the Transition Countries , Economics Institute and Andrejevic Foundation, 2000, in Serbian
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Possession of special library holdings Economics Institute has a library which contains around 50 000 books (monographs and periodicals). H Access to large library networks Economics Institute library is registered as the library within the University Library Svetozar Markovic. Also, Economics Institute library is related to INOC program of the National Library of Serbia. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Economics Institute operates as research institution, carrying out fundamental research projects, and as a consulting firm, working both for domestic and foreign companies, organizations and agencies. The market driven and flexible structure of the Economics Institutes activity covers and combines the following major segments: Research in economics and social science (including analysis and forecasts of short and medium-term economic trends and different types of surveys) Advisory and consulting activities Professional training Publishing and promotion of publications Organization of conferences, seminars and round table discussions

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Education Forum
H Contact Address Belgrade Open School Street: 5/XVI Masarikova City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 30 65 800 Fax: (+ 381 11) 36 13 112 Cellular phone: (+381 63) 235 359 e-mail: oforumbos.org.yu H Director of the Institution Prof. Dr. Ivan Ivic e-mail: iivicf.bg.ac.yu H Contact Person Vigor Majic, Coordinator e-mail: vigormptt.yu H Managing Board Non-existent H Basic program orientation Education Forum is an independent group for research into the situation and prospects of education development in Serbia. The Forum assembles experts from the fields of relevance for education development who are ready and willing to contribute to development and updating of the educational system in Serbia. The Education Forum directs its activities to: collection, analysis and publication of experiences and data on situation and needs of education in Serbia and transformations of educational systems in neighboring and other countries; establishment and expansion of contacts with national and foreign experts and institutions engaged in related problems with a view to increasing professional resources necessary for a competent analysis and projection of education system development; identification, training, advanced education and engagement of young experts in the country who can become proponents of development and changes in education system; working out of a proposal for the improvement, transformation and development of individual segments of education, and of the education system as a whole. Education Forum endeavors to give its contribution to the development and practical implementation of an education system that will be able to meet diverse social and individual needs in the future development of the country. It also aspires at the creation of a modern, flexible, functional and founded in reality education system, harmonized with modern European and world education standards which will be a backbone of Serbias development as a stable, modern and developed democratic country, successfully integrated into the European Union and international institutions.
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Review of implemented projects (19972000) There are none since the Forum began its operation in summer 2000. H Ongoing projects Analysis of the situation of education system in Serbia (educational system, education in Serbia). All members of the Forum participate in it. Priorities in the consolidation of the situation and necessary moves towards development of education system in Serbia (education system, education administration, education legislation). All members of the Forum take part in the project. A publication on situation in and perspectives of education in Serbia intended primarily for schools and teachers. All members of the Forum are engaged in it. H Projects under preparation De-concentration of education system in Serbia analysis of necessary institutions and regulations Education and advanced training of teaching staff - initiatives Seminar a consultation with activists of political parties in Serbia who are in charge of education on perspectives of changes and development of the system Schooling, education and advanced training of the young generation of national experts in problems of educational policy. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions No. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Open Society Fund, Belgrade H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade H Publishing activity / H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H Access to large library networks Yes. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution The Education Forum gathered together the majority of national experts who have at least ten years of active and successful professional experience in different fields related to the functioning of education system as a whole. The Forum has established contacts with practically all national and important international institutions dealing with education policy and development of education system (UNESCO, OECD, UNICEF, IEP).
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European Movement in Serbia
H Contact Address Street: 5/I Djure Jaksica City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 630 281, 636 533 Fax: (+ 381 11) 630 281 Cellular phone: (+381 11) 364 893 e-mail: eminseunet.yu, epuseunet.yu Web site:http://www.emins.org H Director of the Institution dr Jelica Minic, generalni sekretar e-mail: eminseunet.yu H Contact Person Nina Lopandic, Office Manager e-mail: eminseunet.yu H Members of the Principal Board Aleksandar Denda Aleksandar Lojpur Aleksandar Radosavljevic Alija Halilovic Ana Kotevska Bojan Markovic Bozidar Sevic Branislav Milinkovic Branislava Alendar Danica Prodanovic Danijel Pantic Dimitrije Stankovic Dragan Bradic Dragoslav Zdravkovic Dubravka Velat Dusan Lazic Dusan Makavejev Fahri Musliu Goran Cetinic Gordana Delic-Radovic Jelica Minic Lazar Dzamic Marija Lukic Mijat Damnjanovic Milan Pajevic Milan Vujicic Milan Vukomanovic Milenko Markovic Milko Stimac Milorad Stevovic Mirko Tepavac Nikola Slajh Nina Dobrkovic Predrag Ursic Radmila Trifunovic Radojica Mojsijev Radoslav Zelenovic Radovan Ristanovic Rebeka Srbinovic Spomenka Grujicic Suzana Mrgic Tereza Horvat-Skenderovic Vesna Nikolic Ristanovic Vladimir Damljanovic Vladimir Veres Vojin Dimitrijevic Zdravko Rankovic Zoran Zivkovic Zarko Paunovic Zivorad Kovacevic

H Basic program orientation The basic mission of the organization is influencing the public in Serbia to get involved in the creation of a democratic, pluralistic society and social market economy and in achieving equality among individuals and
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their communities. The European Movement in Serbia supports those processes and events that contribute to that objective and promote European values and traditions in Serbia. The European Movement in Serbia supports the promotion of mutual understanding and cooperation of individuals, communities and states in the European area, and encourages all-comprehensive and free communication among them, above all in the fields of culture, media, economy and politics. The European Movement in Serbia, as a part of the International European Movement, takes as a point of departure in its activities full respect for human values, freedoms and rights, achievement of the rule of law and respect for diversity, and all those civilization values on which the Council of Europe is founded. In cooperation with all those that support such orientations, the European Movement is engaged in the creation of political and other conditions for the accession of the FR Yugoslavia to the European Union. This implies resumption and normalization of ruptured ties with European countries, and with former Yugoslav republics in particular. The European Movement in Serbia attaches special attention to work with youth so that ideas of European integration and civil society would be disseminated among those who will be future proponents of the development of democratic and prosperous Serbia. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Regular activities of the European Movement in Serbia take place through: Forum for International Relations, Political Forum, and Economic Forum, Group for Womens Rights. The European Movement in Serbia helped develop seven new nongovernmental organizations: Group 17, Victimology Society, Association for Quality of Life, Association of Private Consultants, Association of Business Women, Alliance for Local and Sustainable Development and Generation 21. H Projects implemented in the past three years: Promotion of development of the private sector at the local level , a project of development of small- and medium-sized enterprises carried out within the Economic Forum A series of workshops in Belgrade and in the provinces on top ics of relevance for local communities Political Forum project European studies in Serbia , a course organized in cooperation with the Belgrade Open School and Institute of the European University in Florence Women, violence and war, Violence during civic protests in Serbia, Domestic violence are some of the projects of the Group for Womens Rights. Southeastern Europe 2000 a view from Serbia , a project of a group of authors who published a study under the same title and organized promotions in a number of cities in Serbia, including local communities in public debate on the position of Serbia both in the region and Europe Development of a network of local councils (Zrenjanin, Cukarica, Kraljevo, Smederevska Palanka, Vrsac, Kikinda, Pancevo, Pozarevac, Bosilegrad, Velika Plana)

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Foreign affairs volumes of the Forum for International Relations (there were eight issues so far) Early warning system , a project implemented in cooperation with UNDP, a regular monthly (two reports published to date) Youth and elections , a pro-election campaign aimed at animating the largest possible number of the young to go to federal, local and presidential polls on 24 September 2000. H Ongoing projects Preparation for European integration , a project of priority fields and measures for an accelerated preparation of the FRY for European integration processes; Potentials of cooperation and integration of regional initiatives in the Balkans , in cooperation with think-tank organizations from Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Rumania. A comparative analysis and evaluation of regional initiatives in Southeastern Europe will be made and presented at an international conference in the final stage of the project; Towards a more transparent budgeting and public procure ment in free municipalities in Serbia , in cooperation with Transparency International . The project includes, as contracting parties, the municipalities of Cukarica, Kikinda and Nis to be active partners and model towns in this project. H Projects under preparation Pro-European campaign in media and local communities, European programs for the young, getting small business incorporated into European networks, programs of fight against corruption, ecological aspects of the sustainable local communities development, etc. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions International European Movement; UNOS Union of Nongovernmental Organizations of Serbia. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Friedrich Ebert Foundation UNDP German Marshall Fund Transparency International East East Program of the Fund for Open Society European Commission H Donors Foundation for Peace and Crisis Management Bank for Southeastern Europe Kon Tiki Travel Lutra INKO MIRROS Open Society Fund European Cultural Foundation Council of Europe

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CIPE USAID Know-How Fund Friedrich Ebert Foundation Konrad Adenauer Foundation UNDP OXFAM European Human Rights Fund USAID (OTI) The Netherlands Embassy Central European University Global Fund for Women European Commission H Publishing activity Yes. Europe Plus a supplement to local media published in 17 independent newspapers in Serbia and Montenegro gathered together in the Local Press Network (since March 1998). Europe Plus is also published in electronic form on the Internet, address: www.emins.org Temida Journal on human rights, victimization and gender of the Group for Womens Rights Foreign policy volumes some of the titles to date are the following: Yugoslavia and International Community proposed platform for an alternative foreign policy (in Serbian and English), The Balkans 97 (in Serbian and English), Dayton two years after, Yugoslavia Europe the Kosovo Knot, Yugoslavia and the World 2000 contributions for an alternative foreign policy H Books: How to support small- and medium-sized enterprises in Yugoslavia (in English) Enlargement of the European Union, Yugoslavia and the Balkans (in English) Southeastern Europe 2000 A View from Serbia ( in Serbian and English) Preparation for Integration in Europe (in print - in the Serbian and English languages) H The European Movement in Serbia was a co-publisher of the following publications: The Treaty on European Union from Rome to Maastricht CESC Documents 19751995 Council of Europe 19491996 International Symposium on Media Legislation European standards German solutions Nationalism and Minorities Serbia Between the Past and Future Religion and War Federalist Future of Europe Women, Violence and War Women of Krajina: War, Exodus and Refugees

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Possession of special library holdings Yes. In the past month the registration of 14 shelves, or three full cabinets, was made comprising the total of 500 books and publications dealing with the European Union, human rights and media, international law, NGOs. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution The European Movement in Serbia (EMinS) is a pro-European lobby that has been acting for eight years already. A network of 10 registered local councils (enumerated above) has been developed, and 4 councils are in the process of establishment, with which intensive cooperation is going on and joint projects executed. EMinS is also an umbrella organization that helped the development of seven new NGOs (enumerated above). A combination of mass activities and the think-tankfunction is a major comparative advantage of the European Movement in Serbia.

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G17 PLUS
H Contact Address Street: 5/8 Trg Republike City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 33 44 459; 33 44 930 Fax: (+ 381 11) 33 44 459; 33 44 930 e-mail: officeplus.org.yu Web site: www.g17plus.org.yu H Director of the Institution Mladjan Dinkic H Contact Person Danijela Petkovic petkovicg17plus.org.yu H Managing Board Miroljub Labus, MB Chairman, economist Mijat Damjanovic, graduate of political sciences Mladjan Dinkic, economist Dusan Kovacevic, playwright Ljubomir Madzar, economist Predrag Markovic, publisher Jelica Minic, economist Slobodan Vucetic, judge Ivan Vujacic, economist H Basic program orientation G17 PLUS is an expert network for assistance to citizens of Serbia. That is an organization bringing together experts from all areas of social life in various cities and towns of Serbia with the objective to contribute with its programs, projects and over-all public actions to the promotion and practical implementation of ideas of open and democratic society, modern market economy, and the rule of law. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) The organization is in existence since 14 October 1999. Energy for democracy Information was obtained, in cooperation with the Association of Free Towns and Municipalities of Serbia, about the requirements of cities in crude and fuel oil for heating purposes and forwarded to the European Union; more difficult cooperation with the EU due to sanctions was the reason for bilateral arrangements with some countries, such as Norway and Canada, which delivered energy products in direct cooperation with local self-governments and G17 PLUS; by the end of the heating season, energy products were delivered to 12 opposition towns in Serbia; the EU, local self-government bodies of free towns, the governments of Norway and Canada, IMG international monitoring agency and G17 PLUS cooperated in the project. Establishment of the expert network G17 PLUS by a manifestation called New people for new era, in December 1999, a competi88

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tion for admission to membership of the expert network from all over Serbia (55 cities and towns) was completed; a data base was created on experts in local communities who will be engaged in accordance with requirements of individual projects; funds were secured for opening G 17 PLUS local offices and 19 out of the planned 28 ones have been opened so far all over Serbia Asphalt for democracy in the course of summer 2000, the governments of Germany and Norway, in cooperation with local independent authorities and local G17 PLUS offices, delivered 200 tons of bitumen and emulsion for street and road paving in 10 cities in Serbia; the project continues Pre-election campaign G17 PLUS took an active part in pre-election campaign of DOS and Vojislav Kostunica. Program for Democratic Serbia was printed (on the basis of which DOS candidates for federal elections signed the Agreement with Serbia as their commitment to implement the program in case of winning the elections), and White Book of Milosevics Rule , which were distributed to the public at all pre-election meetings of the opposition; 25 meetings were held throughout Serbia where around 250,000 copies of both publications were distributed; three leaflets were printed with the circulation of 4 million copies and were thrown into mail boxes all over Serbia; T-shirts, caps, posters, badges, fliers, flags, cigarette lighters were printed on; 16 video and 20 radio spots were made and broadcasted in local independent RTV stations; cartoonist Predrag Koraksic Corax drew 8 cartoons announcements which were printed in two independent dailies for the whole duration of the campaign; representatives of G17 PLUS appeared in local media every day form 16 August to 21 September; the Drum Company of Dragoljub Djuricic was engaged as a musical background and trade mark of public appearances of G17 PLUS; a concert Smile for Democracy was organized within the framework of the associated campaign The time has come, and the theatrical play Five Star Containerby Dusan Kovacevic was played in many cities where the campaign was going on. H Ongoing projects Continuation of the project Asphalt for Democracy Continuation of the enlargement of the expert network and opening of G17 PLUS offices in cities of Serbia which will help to collect and implement all projects of reconstruction of urbane infrastructures, reforms and direct investments School for democracy - projects of humanitarian assistance for repairing and equipping schools in Serbia Implementation of models of city cultural policies in the sphere of culture H Projects under preparation Projects of urbane infrastructure (water supply, garbage dumps, recycling, gasification, roads, streets) exist in the form of pre-feasibility studies covering all the necessary data for decision-making, and they are adapted in form to suit investors Projects of reforms in agriculture, education, health, judiciary, culture, etc. to be prepared by G17 PLUS expert teams from every par89

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ticular field, in accordance with determinants of the Program for Democratic Serbia. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions There is none other than individual memberships of the members of G17 PLUS in various professional and expert associations. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions No. H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade HESP/OSI, Budapest Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Berlin Freedom House, Budapest USAID/OTI, Budapest The German Marshall Fund, Washington H Publishing activity No. H Possession of special library holdings No. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Existence of a wide expert network for preparation and execution of projects in local communities.

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Group 17 (G17)
H Contact Address Street: 33/4 Gospodar Jevremova City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 624 669; 636 491 Fax: (+ 381 11) 624 669; 636 491 e-mail: officeg17.org.yu Web site: www.g17.org.yu H Director of the Institution Mladjan Dinkic, Coordinator e-mail: officeg17.org.yu H Contact Person Vesna Djurovic e-mail: officeg17.org.yu H Managing Board There is no Managing Board. H Basic program orientation G17 is an organization bringing together economists from Serbia, Montenegro and from abroad the objective of which is to contribute with its programs, projects and over-all public actions to the promotion and practical implementation of ideas of modern market economy, open and democratic society and the rule of law. Basic activities: Exerting influence on public opinion by way of organizing regular press conferences , participation in public panel discussions and round tables, appearance of Group members in different media, especially in local TV and radio stations Preparation of concrete proposals for economic reform, including proposals for new market-oriented laws; analysis of current economic problems and individual important statutory solutions Organization of national and international economic conferences Periodic publication of the results of work and research of G17 in appropriate publications in the form of studies, pamphlets, articles or newsletters Organization of summer schools for the duration of 3 weeks, with participation of national and foreign lecturers H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Study: A Program of Radical Economic Reforms in the , January FRY 1997 International economic conference A Program of Radical Economic Reforms in the FRY , October 1997 Summer school of economic policy, July 1998 Study: Economic impact of the NATO bombing and funds necessary -for eco nomic reconstruction of Yugoslavia , July 1999 Summer school of economic and social policy, August 1999 Study: Serbia 2000 a year after the NATO bombardment , June 2000
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Summer school of the labor market policy, August 2000 Regular monthly Newsletter G17 , since January 2000 H Ongoing projects Institute G17 was scheduled to be established by the end of 2000, as a response to radical political changes taking place in Serbia and Montenegro after the victory of democratic forces in federal and local elections held on 24 September 2000. G17 intends to found a major scientific and research center for study of economic processes and application of contemporary developments in the economy, with a view to promoting economic and social advantages of Serbia and Montenegro. At the first development stage, the Institute would provide analytical services to newly-established governments and to the National Bank of Yugoslavia, while at a later date it would prepare economic studies for the FRY, neighboring countries and other countries in Southeastern Europe. The Institute will have the staff of around 60 researchers, the majority of which has already cooperated with G17 and has taken part in its projects. It will also engage 6 top Yugoslav experts employed in international institutions the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, etc. The Institute will make the results of researches known through regular press conferences, daily and monthly newsletters, public debates, round tables, special publications, etc. H Projects under preparation A Master of Public Policy Program, for education of personnel in government administration, private sector, and in nonprofit activities; 2 semesters of postgraduate studies and one semester for preparation of the masters theses. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions G17 is the member of CEPS from Bruxelles. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions / H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade HESP/OSI, Budapest Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Berlin Freedom House, Budapest USAID/OTI, Budapest WZB, Berlin H Publishing activity Newsletter G17is published once a month in the Serbian and English languages. H Possession of special library holdings Yes, more than 500 books from various economic areas.
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Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Professional competence Independence Application of new developments in the field of economics

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Independent Center for Strategic Studies (ICSS)
H Contact Address Street: 8 Makedonska City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 32 26 528, 131 697 Fax: (+ 381 11) 121 222, 3226 528 e-mail: amarcordeunet.yu Web site: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2890/index.html H Director of the Institution Dr. Vatroslav Vekaric e-mail: amarcordeunet.yu H Contact Person Jasna Vranic e-mail: amarcordeunet.yu H International Advisory Board Dr. Ljubivoje Acimovic, Belgrade; Baldassare Armato, Rome; Prof. Dr. Andras Balogh, Budapest; Dr. Vladimir Bilandzic, Budapest; Franco Boiardi, Reggio Emilia; Prof. Dr. Kristi Bombol, Bitola; Prof. Dr. Alfredo Calderale, Bari; Snezana Cagic-Ranisavljevic, Vancouver; Prof. Dr. Gaetano Dammaco, Bari; Nina Dobrkovic, Belgrade; Dr. Zlatko Isakovic, Montreal; Dusko Lazic, Belgrade; Dr. Dusko Lopandic, Belgrade; Dr. Gordana Milosavljevic, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Jelica Minic, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Marios Nikolinakos, Athens; Prof. Dr. Konstantin Obradovic, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Alfonso Ojeda, Madrid; Dr. Dragan Prlja, Podgorica; Dr. Sergey Russev, Sofia; Dr. Vatroslav Vekaric, Belgrade; Vladimir Veres, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Milan Sahovic, Belgrade; Dr. Zoran Zic, Washington. H Basic program orientation Independent Center for Strategic Studies is a scientific-research center and think tank engaged in research into the present-day international relations. Long-term Research Areas Global trends in international relations Problems of European security and co-operation Transition in post-communist countries Nationalism and integration Democracy, human rights and minorities The Balkans and the Mediterranean Military strategic and security issues Social impact of the new informatics and communication technologies H Review of implemented projects (19972000) I Research Projects (19962000) New European balance (1996) studies, articles and analyses Democratic management of ethnic conflicts (1997) studies and
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analyses Comparative analysis of ethnic conflicts management in the East European disintegrated federations (1996) studies and analyses The Balkans and enlargement of the NATO to the east (1998) studies and analyses Perspectives of democratic development in the countries of Southeastern Europe (1998) studies and analyses Peace research - new trends (1996-2000) articles and analyses The Kosovo problem ways of solving them (1998) studies and analyses A critical analysis of foreign policy of the FR Yugoslavia (1996-2000) studies and analyses H II Publishing projects CSS Survey a monthly newsletter in the English language (both printed and electronic editions) 1996-1998 (suspended in 1998 due to shortage of funds) International Relations , an independent journal for international issues (the printed edition suspended in 1998 due to shortage of funds, electronic edition) NATO and Partnership for Peace - 1996 (co-publisher) H III Projects of support to social sciences and culture develop ment in the civil society by use of new informatics and com munication technologies Internet and promotion of work of nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (1998) The use of Internet in social sciences (1999) The use of Internet in the international relations science (1997) The use of Internet and protection of human rights (1998) Internet and conflicts settlement (1998) Associates in the projects (I-III): Dr. Ljubivoje Acimovic, Belgrade; Dr. Vladimir Bilandzic, Budapest; Prof. Dr. Kristi Bombol, Bitola; Nina Dobrkovic, Belgrade; Dr. Zlatko Isakovic, Montreal; Dusko Lazic, Belgrade; Dr. Dusko Lopandic, Belgrade; Dr. Gordana Milosavljevic, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Marios Nikolinakos, Athens; Prof. Dr. Konstantin Obradovic, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Alfonso Ojeda, Madrid; Dr. Dragan Prlja, Podgorica; Dr. Sergey Russev, Sofia; Dr. Vatroslav Vekaric, Belgrade; Vladimir Veres, Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Milan Sahovic, Belgrade; Dr. Zoran Zic, Washington. H Ongoing projects CSS Survey a monthly newsletter in the English language (both printed and electronic editions) International Relations, an independent journal for international issues (printed edition) Associates in the projects: Branislava Alendar, Belgrade; Dr. Vladimir Bilandzic, Budapest; Prof. Dr. Kristi Bombol, Bitola; Nina Dobrkovic, Belgrade; Dr. Zlatko Isakovic, Montreal; Dusko Lazic, Belgrade; Dr. Dusko Lopandic, Belgrade; Dr. Gordana Milosavljevic, Belgrade; Dr. Dragan Prlja, Podgorica; Dr. Sergey Russev, Sofia; Dr. Vatroslav Vekaric, Belgrade; Vladimir Veres, Belgrade.
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Projects under preparation CSS Papers a series of scientific CSS works on issues in the field of present-day international relations with special reference to the body of problems in the Balkans (in English) H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions International Studies Association (ISA), University of Tucson, Arizona, USA H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Copenhagen Peace Research Institute COPRI, Copenhagen, Denmark Center for Euro-Mediterranean Studies, Rome, Italy Bari University, Law School, Chair for history of diplomacy and international relations, Bari, Italy Institute for the Balkans and Mediterranean Studies CIBAL, Sofia, Bulgaria Institute for Strategic and Defense Analysis, New Delhi, India Pugwash Institute for USA and Canada, Moscow, the Russian Federation H Donors Open Society Fund Yugoslavia, Belgrade (1995-2000) USAID Belgrade (1998) Fonfazione De Gasperi - Rome (1996-1998) Copenhagen Peace Research Institute COPRI, Copenhagen, Denmark Center for Euro-Mediterranean Studies, Rome, Italy Bari University, Law School, Chair for history of diplomacy and international relations, Bari, Italy Jugoagent Belgrade (1997-1998) Bel Pagette Belgrade (1993-1994) H Publishing activity Yes. Studies and monographs (1987-2000) NATO and Partnership for Peace , CSS, IMPP, International Politics, Belgrade, 1996 Anatomy of the Yugoslav Crisis , Edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1991. Conversion of the Military Potential for Civilian Purposes , Edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1991. Non-Provocative Defense The Search for Equal Security , Lancer International, CSS&IDSA, New Delhi-Belgrade, 1989. World Technological Revolution , Edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1988. Continuity and Change in Contemporary China , Edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1988. Sources of Current Trends in the Soviet Union Scope and Prospects of 'Perestroika' in Internal Development Foreign Policy , edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1987.

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West Europe in the Contemporary World Interests and Policy Options of Yugoslavia , Edition "CSS Papers", CSS, Belgrade, 1987 Journals CSS Survey a monthly newsletter in the English language (both printed and electronic editions) International Relations , an independent journal for international issues (printed edition) H Possession of special library holdings Yes. The library holdings total around 5,000 books and around 100 periodicals. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Independence and fostering of a critical spirit in research Cosmopolitanism and considerable international experience of the majority of associates Good cooperation with foreign institutions Receptiveness to modern procedures in the international relations research, including the use of contemporary informatics and communication technologies

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Institute for European Studies
H Contact Address Street: 11 Trg Nikole Pasica City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 32 34 497 Fax: (+ 381 11) 32 32 940 e-mail: IESEunet.yu H Director of the Institution Dr. Djuro Kovacevic H Contact Person Boriska Popovic H Managing Board / H Basic program orientation European Studies: Integration processes in Europe and their economic, political, social and cultural impacts, Economic and political transition and accession of former communist countries to Euro-Atlantic integrations, Europe and the Balkans: stabilization, security, economic recovery, democracy in the region and possibility for its integration in Europe, Yugoslavia and the European Union: presuppositions and obstacles to our countrys joining the European Union. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) In carrying out the global project of the Institute, entitled Europe and Yugoslavia: integration, modernization and transition problems , the following was completed: Processes, institutions and contradictory trends of the European integration from the political, economic and security aspects were theoretically elaborated on; Analysis was made of the problems of the FR Yugoslavia in all essential aspects constitutional-political, economic, social and cultural ones and directions of the society reform from the standpoint of basic social and political targets were indicated; Major problems of the regional Balkan integration were indicated in an interdisciplinary way and the foundation was laid for further research into this complex problem; An insight was had into the general body of problems relating to transition in Eastern Europe and a review of major issues of a detailed comparative research, which will follow as a continuation of the general project, was given. Out of four sub-projects of the Institute, two of them Europe after Maastricht and The FR Yugoslavia in present-day Europe - are completely implemented (including the publication of results), while for the remaining two The Balkans as the European
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Region and Transition in Eastern Europe - the results will be published by the end of 2000, while some new projects will be completed in that period. Even before the inception of this Project, the Institute tried to promote in our country the idea of European studies as an interdisciplinary research into complex processes characteristic of integrations, and the place of our country in those processes. This ambitious undertaking implied theoretical-methodological basis for this kind of study, rich analytical and empirical references, many-sided national and international cooperation, and forming both within the Institute and general national scientific potential for a long-term engagement in these matters. With the implementation of this general project, the IES research profile has acquired its final shape, taking into consideration the mentioned general objectives. The Institute is particularly pleased that it managed, by launching many research topics, to gather an enviable young scientific potential that proved to be able, with the assistance of already well established scientific workers in the Institute, to perform proficiently this kind of work. Associates in the Project: Bozo Stojanovic, scientific associate Branimir Stojkovic, scientific associate Gordana Zivkovic, research associate Dragan Lakicevic, senior research associate Djuro Kovacevic, scientific counselor Zorica Radovic, senior scientific associate Ivan Vejvoda, researcher Jovan Teokarevic, research associate Laslo Sekelj, scientific counselor Lidija Basta-Posavec, scientific counselor Miroslav Prokopijevic, senior scientific associate Miso Djurkovic, researcher-probationer Radmila Nakarada, senior scientific associate Slobodan Inic, scientific counselor Slobodan Samardzic, scientific counselor Slobodanka Kovacevic, researcher Trivo Indjic, research associate H Ongoing projects Ten years of transition: experiences and lessons (financed by the Open Society Fund) it is in the final phase and a collection of papers with contributions of Institute associates will be published in January 2001. The basic objective of the Project is critical evaluation of experiences to date of post-communist countries in economic and political reforms, and proposal of appropriate solutions for transition in our country. H Projects under preparation A monthly publication European Union and Yugoslavia, having four basic objectives: To be a reliable informer of all initiatives of the EU with regard to the EU enlargement, Yugoslavia and the Balkans; To publish translations of the most important documents of the EU and other international organizations, and national documents on European
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Union Yugoslavia relations; To be a forum for all relevant expert views as regards association of Yugoslavia with the European Union; To monitor in a systematic, continuous and expert way the process of Yugoslavias association with the European Union, and to give suggestions to our and European institutions. At the end of every year, IES would also publish a Yearbook EU YU, with contributions from monthly publications, and other topical professional texts. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions / H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions The Institute managed to maintain communications with foreign colleagues and institutions, for instance, with the Institute of Federalism from Fribour, Switzerland, with Center for European Constitutional Law, Athens, colleagues from quite a number of Balkan countries, etc. IES also maintained and developed an extensive both permanent and occasional cooperation with more than 30 external associates from leading Yugoslav institutes and universities who took part in a number of Institute projects. H Donors / H Publishing activity In the past three years, we published the following: Dr. Dusan Boskovic Prof. Dr. Kosta Cavoski Dr. Zoran Djindjic Prof. Dr. Zagorka Golubovic Dr. Stjepan Gredelj Dr. Bozidar Jaksic Dr. Vojislav Kostunica Prof. Dr. Andrija Kresic Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kucinar Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Micunovic Dr. Natalija Micunovic Dr. Vesna Pesic Prof. Dr. Milan Podunavac Dr. Nebojsa Popov Prof. Dr. Nikola Rot Dr. Mile Savic Prof. Dr. Svetozar Stojanovic Dr. Milorad Stupar Prof. Dr. Djuro Susnic Academician Dr. Ljubomir Tadic

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Collections: Slobodan Samardzic, Radmila Nakarada, Djuro Kovacevic (editor), Labyrinths of Crisis: Preconditions of Democratic Transformation of the FR Yugoslavia , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Miroslav Prokopijevic (editor), Human Rights: Theories and Applications , IES, Belgrade, 1996 Monographs: Djuro Kovacevic, The Lost History , IES, Belgrade, 1996 Trivo Indjic, For a New Enlightenment , IES, Belgrade, 1997 Vladimir Cvetkovic, Fear and Humiliation: the Yugoslav War and Refugees in Serbia 19911997, IES, Belgrade, 1998

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Chronologies: Slobodanka Kovacevic, Putnik Dajic, Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis 1995 , IES, Belgrade, 1996 Slobodanka Kovacevic, Putnik Dajic, Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis 1995 , IES, Belgrade, 1997 Slobodanka Kovacevic, Putnik Dajic, Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis 1996 , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Slobodanka Kovacevic, Putnik Dajic, Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis 1996 , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Edition Analyses: Bozo Stojanovic, Labor Market and the Employment Problem in the European Union , IES, Belgrade, 1997 Slobodan Samardzic, The European Union as a Model of Supranational Community , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Miroslav Prokopijevic, Constitutional Economics of the European Union , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Radmila Nakarada, Obrad Racic, Collapse of Yugoslavia a Challenge to European Security , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Branislav Milinkovic, Jovan Teokarevic, Security of Europe and Enlargement of the NATO , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Miroslav Prokopijevic, Jovan Teokarevic (edited), UN Sanctions a Comparative Analysis and the Case of Yugoslavia , IES, Belgrade, 1998 Radovan Vukadinovic, Creation and Enforcement of Community Rights in the European Union , IES, Belgrade1998 Radovan Radinovic, Trivo Indjic, The Balkans Possibilities for a Regional Security System , IES, Belgrade, 1999. Periodic Publications: The Balkan Neighbors From 1997 to 1999, three semiannual volumes of this periodical were published, containing analyses of printed media in seven Balkan countries Under Preparation and in Print: Planned papers within the framework of two out of four Institute subprojects are scheduled to be finished, and published if possible, by the end of 2000: Interventionism as an Instrument of Settling Conflicts After the Cold War: from Panama to the FR Yugoslavia a publication in the Institutes edition Analyses, which will contain five contributions on concrete cases of interventionism: Panama, Somalia, Iraq, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia in the Light of Philosophical-Political Paradigms of Europe a monograph the purpose of which is to analyze the significance of different doctrines that shaped the modern history of Europe, and are of relevance for developments in this area Orthodox and Catholic Understanding of Political Community (the experience of confrontation and the spirit of divergence) a monograph on possibilities and presuppositions of mutual understanding and tolerant relationships among different religions. The Balkans as the European Region a collection of 14 papers representing the outcome of a project under the same name (in print). The Collection is planned to be a background material for an international conference. Transition in Post-Communist Countries a collection of papers on the
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following points: regional model of democratization, comparative economic analysis, social stratification, political parties and movements, etc. The Collection could be a background paper for an international scientific meeting. The Institution of the President of Republic in Post-Communist Political Systems a comparative analysis of presidential power in post-communism and the role of president in the consolidation of democracy. The paper is finished and it will be published by the end of 2000. European Democracy Today a collection of papers from an international scientific meeting held under the same name and organized by IES in March 1997 in Belgrade Political Parties in Conditions of Transition a comparative analysis of the organization and actions of parties in the political systems of former socialist states Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis, 1997/98 A Summary Chronology of the Yugoslav Crisis 19181999 a continuation of the series of chronologies published by the Institute in the past years Economics of Negotiations applied to the labor market H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Good staffing structure with a lot of notable researchers, well known in the professional and general public, along with an interdisciplinary approach to research. IES is the only scientific institution in our country, which systematically deals with problems of European integrations, and with accession of Yugoslavia and the Balkans to those integrations in particular. IES is a part of a number of research networks that study economic and political changes in the Balkans, singling it out, as a result, as the lead ing institution for further studies on the relationship of the Balkans and Europe.

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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
H Contact Address Street: 45 Narodnog fronta City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 646 242 Fax: (+ 381 11) 646 242 e-mail: institutinstifdt.bg.ac.yu Web site: www.instifdt.bg.ac.yu H Director of the Institution Prof. Dr. Svetozar Stojanovic e-mail: stojanovinstifdt.bg.ac.yu H Contact Person Aleksandar Dobrijevic e-mail: dobrijevinstifdt.bg.ac.yu H Managing Board Prof. Dr. Simo Elakovic, Chairman Dr. Dusan Boskovic, Vice-Chairman Academician Dr. Mihajlo Markovic Prof. Dr. Andrija Miletic Academician Dr. Ljubomir Tadic Dr.Stjepan Gredelj Dr. Nebojsa Popov, scientific adviser Dr. Milorad Stupar H Scientific Council H Basic program orientation Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory is a scientific-research institution the activity of which falls into the sphere of social philosophy and social theory in a broader sense. The basic program orientation of the Institute is to carry out critical and interdisciplinary examination and linking of philosophical, above all philosophical-political and sociological, philosophical-legal, political scientific-anthropological aspects of social reality. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Five-year project of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory (1996 2000) Individual and Collective Identity in Post-Communism : Philosophical, Anthropological and Social-Theoretical Presuppositions for Understanding Social Changes H THEMATIC GROUP I General concepts, category set-up, theoretical approach Marinko Lolic: The principle of identity in Hegels philosophy of language Djordje Pavicevic: Communitarian-liberal dispute in modern philosophy Mile Savic: Praxis philosophy between criticism and disintegration of the Yugoslav society
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Michal Sladecek: An Analysis of the social function of discourse: Mythical - ele ments of collective identity Milorad Stupar: Conceptual determination of political identity H THEMATIC GROUP II Ideologies and Cultural Patterns Dusan Boskovic: Arts and society: Disputes in the Yugoslav thought Bozidar Jaksic: Social engagement of intellectuals in the process of Yugoslavias disintegration Zoran Obrenovic: The process of dismantling identity of real-socialist societies: Criticism and crisis Nebojsa Popov: Personalism and collectivism in the Yugoslav philosophical and sociological thought (1960-1975) Milan Subotic: The Russian Idea in the context of crisis of the post-commu nist identity H THEMATIC GROUP III Social Structure and Social-Economic Reality Jelena Djuric: Changes of values and social changes with reference to changes in the Yugoslav society Zagorka Golubovic: Socio-economic crisis as a determinant of the collapse of Yugoslavia and the problem of personal and collective identity Dragoljub Micunovic: Reforms models in former socialist states Mirjana Radojicic: Politics as culture, as a factor of understanding social changes (on the example of disintegration of Yugoslavia) Svetozar Stojanovic: Specificities of socio-economic post-communist structure H THEMATIC GROUP IV Political Projects, Legal and Cultural Presuppositions Kosta Cavoski: Party and parliamentary systems and the problem of personal and collective identity Rada Drezgic: (Pro)Creating the nation: The politics of reproduction in postcommunist Serbia Zoran Djindjic: Democracy and authoritarian system Stjepan Gredelj: Modernization and Modernism Vojislav Kostunica: Post communism and problems of democracy Vesna Pesic: The Problems of constituting the states in the territory of former Yugoslavia: Ethnic reductionism in the Serbian national policy Aleksandar Nikitovic: Contemporary reception of the Byzantine philosophicaltheological tradition the problem of personality and community Ongoing projects Work on the project The Individual and Collective Identity in PostCommunism , with enumerated topics and associates, is in its final phase. H Projects under preparation In the forthcoming period, the Institute plans the work on the following projects: Social changes, conflicts and directions of possible integration in the area of the Balkans The Role of civil society and nongovernmental organizations in the process of democratization of Serbia A Comparative analysis of democratic changes in Serbia and the Region of Southeastern Europe

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Relations of Serbia and Montenegro in the light of the European integration processes Everyday life in Serbia at the time of transition The role and influence of political tradition on the process of democratization of Serbia (traditionalism vs. modernization) The globalization process and the problem of state sovereignty (the case of Yugoslavia) Disputes in the contemporary political philosophy and their significance for research into political processes in the countries in transition Electronic presentation of journals and creation of a data base in the field of humanities and social sciences in the territory of former Yugoslavia (in cooperation with the NGO Communication) H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions ECPR - European Consortium for Political Research, University of , Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK e-mail: ecpressex.ac.uk http://www.essex.ac.uk/ECPR H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions University of Pittsburgh 3H01 Forbes Quadrangle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Box 261, Cardinal Station, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA AAEN Alternative Academic Educational Network, Masarikova 5/16, 11000 Beograd H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade H Publishing activity Electronic editions and presentation of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory can be seen on the web site: www.instifdt.bg.ac.yu Printed editions of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory: The Series FRONESIS (together with the Publishing House FILIP VISNJIC, Belgrade) Svetozar Stojanovic, The Fall of Communism and Break-up of Yugoslavia , 1995, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp.242, 21cm ISBN 86-7363-150-5 UDK 141.826 Zagorka Golubovic Bora Kuzmanovic Mirjana Vasovic, The Social Character and Social Changes in the Light of National Conflicts , 1995, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 380, 21 cm ISBN 86-7363-156-4 UDK 316.347 (497.1) + 159.923.3 + 316.356.4 Kosta Cavoski, Constitution as a Guarantee of Freedom , 1995, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 224, 21 cm ISBN 86-7363-155-6 UDK 342.4 + 342.2 Mile Savic, The Challenge of the Marginal. The Scope of the Criticism of
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Logocentrism in the Dispute Modern Postmodern , 1996, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp.283, 21 cm ISBN 86-7363-177-7 UDK 800.11, 1(091)19 Ivana Spasic, Meanings of Encounters. Goffmans Sociology of Interaction , 1996, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 191, 21 cm ISBN 86-7363-175-0, UDK 316.472 + 316.728:014 + 316.37:316.6 + 316.2 Goffman E. H The SeriesRELACIJE (together with the Publishing House GRADINA, Nis) Milan Subotic, Spelling Freedom , 1992, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 209, 20 cm ISBN 86-7129-008-0 UDK 321.01 (497.11) + 328.12 (497.11)18 Zoran Obrenovic, Serbia and the New Order , 1992, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp.231, 20 cm ISBN 86-7129-008-0 UDK 316.48 (497.1)1989/1992 + 327 (497.11) + 316.334.3(4497.11) 1989/1992 H The Series LIBERTAS (together with the Publishing House FILIP VISNJIC, Belgrade) Ljubomir Tadic, Rhetoric. Introduction to the Skill of Oratory , 1995, hard cover, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 352, 20 cm ISBN 867-363-164-5 UDK 82.085 + 82.05 H The Series ACADEMUS ( together with the Publishing House GRADINA, Nis) Djokica Jovanovic, Precipitation into the Community. Political Reality of the Yugoslav Society and Lifestyle , 1995, pp.208, 21 cm ISBN 86-7129-157-X UDK 316.444(497.1) H The SeriesPHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY (Institutes editions) Jelka Imsirovic, From Stalinism to Self-Managing Nationalism , 1991, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 256, 20 cm UDK 323(497.1) Svetozar Stojanovic, From Marxism to Etatism with a Human Face , 1988, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 198, 20 cm UDK 141.7 Social Movements and the Political System in Hungary 1944 1956. Documentary selection, translation, commentaries and foreword by Laslo Sekelj, 1988, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 363, 19 cm UDK 321.74(439)1944/1956 Mirjana Oklobdzija, Revolution Between Freedom and Dictatorship , 1986, pp. 144 Social Movements and the Political System in Poland (1956-1981) , edited and the foreword written by Vladimir Lay, 1985, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 458, 21 cm, without catalogue numbers Vladimir Arzensek, The Structure and Movement , 1984, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, 141, 20 cm, without catalogue numbers

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Vladimir Gligorov, Views of and Disputes over Industrialization in Socialism , 1984, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 150, 20 cm, without catalogue numbers. H JOURNAL PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY ISSN 0353-5738 (Institutes editions) Philosophy and Society, I a Collection of papers dedicated to Prof. Mihajlo Markovic, 1987, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 336 UDK 1+316 Philosophy and Society, II Collection of papers, 1989, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 287 UDK 1+316 Philosophy and Society , III a Collection of papers dedicated to Prof. Ljubomir Tadic, 1991, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 350 UDK 1+316 Philosophy and Society IV, Antifascism , 1993, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 224 UDK 1+316+321+329+940+949 Philosophy and Society V, Rhetoric and Democracy , 1994, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 188 UDK 1+31+32+82.085 Philosophy and Society VI, Theoretical Presuppositions for the Understanding of Yugoslavias Disintegration , IFDT, Belgrade 1994, pp. 408 Philosophy and Society VII, The Socratic and Sophistic. Pathology of the Civil Society in Yugoslavia , IFDT, Belgrade, 1995, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 220 UDK 1+316+32+82.085 Philosophy and Society VIII, Criticism of the Language and Metaphysics. Disintegration of Yugoslavia . Studies. Scientific panel discussions and meetings at the Institute, IFDT, Belgrade, 1995, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 242 UDK 1+316+32 Philosophy and Society IX-X, Individual and Collective Identity in PostCommunism , IFDT, Belgrade 1997, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 440 UDK 1+316+32 Philosophy and Society XI, Individual and Collective Identity in PostCommunism , Belgrade, 1997, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 290 UDK 1+316+32 Philosophy and Society XII, Democracy and Post-Communism , Belgrade, 1997, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 208 UDK 1+316+32 Philosophy and Society XIII, Sokal Affair, Postmodernist Social Theory , Belgrade, 1998, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 175 UDK 1+316+32 Philosophy and Society XIV, Challenges of Globalization; Survey: Democracy in Yugoslavia; Studies and Articles , 1998, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp.175, paperback, in the Latin alphabet, pp. 186, UDK 327+316+329+323 H Possession of special library holdings The joint Library of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory and
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the Institute for Social Sciences is a specialized library in the area of humanities and social sciences. It is also a documentation center of these two research institutions. The Library is an open type one used not only by scientific and professional associates employed in the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory and the Institute for Social Sciences but free access is also available to other numerous members of other scientific institutes of the Belgrade University, and through interlibrary loan , to members of all Yugoslav libraries. The Library was founded in 1957 and after 40 years of its existence it acquired the holdings of 135.000 volumes of domestic and foreign monographs and periodicals. The main Library stock consists of around 65.000 monograph titles and around 1.770 periodical titles in the area of sociology, philosophy, political science, economics, law, history, demography, etc. H Access to large library networks The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory has regular exchange of publications with numerous libraries, the major ones being: The Congress Library Washington, D.C. 20540-4180; The Academy of Sciences of Russia. Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences, Moscow, Russia H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Multidisciplinary approach (philosophy, sociology, philosophy of law, political sciences, anthropology) to studying the social reality Possibility of interdisciplinary comparisons and synthesis of results of multidisciplinary researches Scientific-research team members of the Institute are people who, in addition to being eminent scientific researchers, are also key initiator and actors of social changes. Permanent determination to critically reappraise social reality Intensive international cooperation so far and a lasting scientificresearch openness for international communication and cooperation Technical possibilities for international communication and cooperation via the established electronic network

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Institute of Social Sciences - Center for Economic Research
H Contact Address Street: 45 Narodnog fronta City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 36 13 695; 36 16 001 Fax: (+ 381 11) 36 13 695 e-mail: d.bsukovicyubc.net; radmilayubc.net Web site: H Director of the Institution Dr. Danilo Sukovic e-mail: d.bsukovicyubc.net H Contact Person Radmila Djordjevic e-mail: radmilayubc.net H Managing Board There is no Managing Board H Basic program orientation Scientific work consisting in studying the economic system, and especially in developing a model of open market economy in Serbia. The problem of transition, and privatization in particular, have been researched of recently. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Privatization of the enterprise Sintelon, Backa Palanka, Energoprojekt, Belgrade and Apatinska pivara (the Apatin Brewery), Apatin. Two scientific meetings were also held : Economics and Law, 1998 and The System and Corruption, 2000. The following associates of the Institute took part in the projects: Dr. Danilo Sukovic, Prof. Dr. Slobodan Maksimovic, Prof. Dr. Veselin Vukotic, Veljko Radovanovic, M.Sc., Branislava Bujisic, M.Sc., Marinko Zeljkovic, M.Sc., and Dragana Ilic, B.S.Ec., and a number of external associates. H Ongoing projects The project under way for the Ministry for Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia: Economic System of Serbia in the Process of Transition , and the sub-project: The Market and Ownership Transformation in Serbia . In addition, privatization of the following enterprises is also under way: Beocin Cement Factory, Beocin; and Tehnogas, Belgrade. The following associates of the Institute took part in the preparation of these projects: Dr. Danilo Sukovic, Prof. Dr. Slobodan Maksimovic, Prof. Dr. Veselin Vukotic, Veljko Radovanovic, M.Sc., Branislava Bujisic, M.Sc., Marinko Zeljkovic, M.Sc., and Dragana Ilic, B.S.Ec.
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Projects under preparation Research into the corruption problem. H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions University of Belgrade and Association of Scientific-Research Organizations of the Republic of Serbia. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Due to sanctions imposed by the international community, there was no cooperation under protocols on cooperation. H Donors Open Society Fund, Belgrade H Publishing activity Collections of papers from scientific meetings: Economic Reform and Economic (Re)Definition of Socialism, 1989 Socio-Economic Impediments to Reform, 1990 Transformation of Ownership Relations Theoretical and Empirical Aspects, 1991 Institutional Infrastructure in Transition to Market Economy, 1992 Slowdowns in the Yugoslav Transition, 1995 Ownership and Liberties, 1996 Economics and Democracy, 1997 Economics and Law, 1998 The System and Corruption, 2000 Dr. Veselin Vukotic, Privatization, 1993 Academician Dragoslav Avramovic, Victory Over Inflation, 1994, 1998. H Possession of special library holdings Yes, the library of the Institute of Social Sciences. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Many years of research experience in problems of transition of the Yugoslav economy.

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League of Experts LEX
H Contact Address Street: 2a Brace Jugovica City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 185 137 Fax: (+ 381 11) 185 137 Cellular phone: (+381 11 64) 14 29 668 e-mail: lexyubc.net H Director of the Institution Bozo Prelevic H Contact Persons Danica Gavrilovic Dragana Petrovic Radjenovic H Managing Board Dr. Slobodan Vucetic, Co-Chairman Dr. Ratko Bozovic, Co-Chairman Dr. Goran Pitic, Co-Chairman Bozo Prelevic, Executive Director H Basic program orientation LEX is registered as nongovernmental and non-party organization (think tank) bringing together eminent experts from various fields: law, economics, sociology, political sciences, culture, education, psychology, media. The basic LEX objective is to provide interdisciplinary expert support and assistance in the building of future democratic civil society, legal state and modern market economy. LEX activity consists in: first, provision of direct expert support in designing and promotion of fundamental solutions of the future economic and social system for the needs of all relevant actors, change proponents; second, preparation of concrete models of key, systemic laws (including proposals for constitutional changes) in major fields of economic and social system. In this way, implementers of democratic changes would have prepared models of the most important laws, along with reform solutions, above all in the field of civil liberties and rights and their protection, modern market economy, new education system, etc. that would be harmonized with European legal, economic and other standards; third, widely ramified system of expert education (both before and after elections). H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Illegal deposition of judges independence of the judiciary and legal state The objective of the project was to inform the expert public (judges, prosecutors, attorneys, attorneys general) and citizens concerned in Serbia about the way judges were deposed and possibilities that they might exercise their right to justice in conditions of such independence of courts.
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The project was implemented in the form of panel discussion in three cities of Serbia where deposed judges informed the public of legal ways to depose judges and about the way they had been deposed. The public was informed of effects of such a violation of court independence in the context of actions of extra constitutional and extralegal centers of power for a considerable period of time. Citizens were also informed by deposed judges of possible perspectives of court independence and position of judges at the present time. The project comprised: Constitutional law analysis Slobodan Vucetic Labor law analysis Dr. Zoran Ivosevic Adjective law analysis Leposava Karamarkovic, M. Sc. Analysis of the law on courts and possibilities of deposition Vida Skero Deposition of judges and economic transformation in connection with developments in commercial courts, above all with register and bankruptcy cases Jelisaveta Vasilic Topical commentaries of other deposed judges. The project was implemented within the framework of three public panel discussions held in Belgrade, Cacak and Nis, in cooperation with local NGOs. Those panel discussions were covered by media, through local media, in cooperation with ANEM, and video cassettes were also distributed in other cities and towns. Legal framework for economic changes The objective of the project was as follows: - Stocktaking of the existing constitutional and statutory solutions governing economy and behavior of different economic agents - Projection of an optimum legal framework necessary for launching of the process of economic changes - Stocktaking of the existing constitutional and statutory solutions that have to be, accordingly, changed or adapted to contemporary European and international standards - Setting of priority legislative actions that would have to be taken in optimum conditions (changes in political environment) so as to make up the time lost with the shortest possible delay - Establishing priorities for actions which are possible to be taken in the existing circumstances in cooperation with civil society of Serbia, civil society of Montenegro and the Government of Montenegro, and which can contribute to development of awareness in the broadest public opinion of market economy advantages, based on adequate constitutional and statutory solutions, and founded on transparency, publicity, guaranteed permanence, competition. The project was implemented in a consultation held in Kotor, 13 14 July 2000, where LEX and GTZ experts took part. From among the participants , the following persons read their papers: Prof. Dr. Goran Pitic, Dr. Bosko Mijatovic, Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Savic, Slobodan Vucetic, Jelisaveta Vasilic, Marin Trojanov. Save Serbia and cast your vote Elections 2000 Author of the project was Prof. Dr. Zarko Trebjesanin, and coordinators: Dragan Bradic Movement from the Margins, Kraljevo and Bratislav Stamenkovic Peoples Parliament , Leskovac. The chief message of the whole campaign was : Be master of your own fate, go to the polls and stop Serbia plunging into ruin. The slogan was: SAVE SERBIA VOTE!

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Posters for the campaign, leaflets and stickers were designed and distributed, a series of public panel discussions organized on the following topics: What kind of government do we want? Why are these elections fateful? Why are some people afraid of democratic changes? What kind of president do we need? Panel discussions took place in cities and towns of Serbia Belgrade, Kikinda, Velika Plana, Becej, Kraljevo, Leskovac, Pirot. Our most outstanding experts participated in various forms of the campaign psychologists, lawyers, sociologists, etc. The author of the graphic design for posters, billboards, leaflets, stickers is our renowned artist and cartoonist Predrag Koraksic Corax. Legal aid of DOS experts Participants in the project were LEX attorneys (former judges) and other legal experts: Leposava Karamarkovic, M. Sc., Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Jelisaveta Vasilic, Slobodan Vucetic, Prof. Dr. Zoran Tomic, Mirjana Rasic, Boza Prelevic,Ivan Bajazit, Goran Cavlina, Vida Petrovic Skero, Rada Dragicic, Mila Pavlovic, Dusan Sljepcevic, Cica Perovic, Sanja Ilic, Gordana Mihajlovic. The Project was implemented by organizing a stand-by around the clock during the crisis period in the election process. Our experts refuted more than 7o objections of SPS/YUL filed with the City Election Commission the purpose of which was to challenge, outside the law, the will of citizens in local elections and annul legal election process in which Democratic Opposition of Serbia has won, and objections were addressed to the Federal Election Commission on account of irregularity of elections in certain constituencies. Of special importance was a constitutional appeal whereby a political way out of the crisis and its solution in legal and juridical institutions was made possible (an appeal lodged with the Constitutional Court and defense of its counts before the FCC was completely accepted and on the basis of the appeal Dr. Vojislav Kostunica was declared the winner). H Ongoing projects New police legislation in Serbia Author and coordinator: Budimir Babovic Objective of the project NEW POLICE LEGISLATION IN SERBIA is to offer, on the basis of acquired experiences and observations, and an analysis of solutions and experiences of democratic countries and certain countries in transition, alternative solutions for competences, organization and control of police forces in Serbia. Those solutions will be formulated in the model of a new law on internal affairs. A systematized analysis and presentation of the body of problems would emphasize significance of negative effects of the existing organization and political abuses of the police. Total revision of the concept of security system and proposing of new standard-setting solutions come as one of the priority tasks in the struggle for democratic changes. This is what justifies the existence of the project which has to deal with these issues in an over-all and coherent way. The project should be implemented in two stages. The first one includes preparation of documentation and working out of the model of a new law on internal affairs. At the second stage, education of members of internal affairs bodies will be organized (both in the country and abroad) in accordance with the new concept and new solutions.
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Preparation of law graduates to pass the bar examination Author and coordinator: Leposava Karamarkovic This project would enable young law graduates to prepare themselves as easily and as better as possible for passing their bar exam. Candidates attending such a form of practical instruction would have an opportunity to listen to lectures of and have exercises with top experts in relevant fields of law, primarily judges and prosecutors, and present and formers university Law School professors in part, in other words, people who exactly know what they are asked for and expected, what is the emphasize placed on, and what is traditionally the most difficult for young law graduates in coping with the matter. The objective of the project is, in the first place, preparation of young law graduates for passing the bar exam. In the second place, may be even more important strategically, it is the training of young qualified people in performing work in their professions with proficiency. Awaiting structural and substantial changes in the concept of the judiciary, it is necessary along with the change of the over-all system and, accordingly, of the judicial system, to educate young people so that they might be professionally prepared and trained to face such changes and to pursue their jobs with a high degree of excellence and competence. Instruction is organized in LEX premises. A course should include 20 candidates. Duration of the preparatory instruction is three months. The total number of classes is 205. A model law on courts and preparation of the judges code Author and coordinator: Vesna RakicVodinelic Project team: Dr. Kosta Cavoski, Prof. Dr. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Dr. Zoran Ivosevic, Prof. Dr. Danilo Basta, Slobodan Vucetic, Milan Mikovic, Prof. Dr. Jovan Babic, Dr. Nebojsa Sarkic, Prof. Dr. Momcilo Grubac, Bozo Prelevic, Leposava Karamarkovic, M.Sc., Dusan Slijepcevic, Vida PetrovicSkero and Vlastimir Jankovic. Project secretary: Danica Gavrilovic Work on the project would be based on the elaboration of the principle of division of power, and on generally accepted rules of the international law on independence of the judiciary, enjoined in the Universal Declaration on Independence of Justice and General Principles of Independence of the Judiciary, provisions of which are, under par. 2, Article 16 of the Constitution of Yugoslavia, integral part of our legal system. In addition to the institutionalization of the constitutional principle of independence of the judiciary, guarantees of court independence would also be elaborated on: nomination of judges, permanence of judges office, residential permanence of judges, immunity of judges, assignment of tasks and cases, lay judges, responsibilities of judges and their deposition, association of judges, financial position of judges, court budget, etc. The project would also point out the substance of fair administration of justice. The outcome of the project would be: a model law on courts and judges, and a model code of judges ethics. H Projects under preparation Bringing constitutional and statutory systems of legal protection of civil rights and freedoms into accord with European legal standards. Author and coordinator Slobodan Vucetic New criminal legislation in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Bora Cejovic

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Bringing Yugoslav civil adjective law into accord with the one of the European Union. Author and coordinator Leposava Karamarkovic, M.Sc. Bringing Yugoslav criminal adjective legislation into accord with modern international law standards. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Momcilo Grubac Bringing penal legislation into accord with modern international penallegal standards. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Momcilo Grubac and Prof. Dr. Stanko Pihler Model law on enterprises. Author and coordinator Jelisaveta Vasilic Research center against corruption. Author and coordinator Bozo Prelevic Law on execution of penal sanctions relationship with the constitution and international legal standards. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Stanko Pihler Relationship between the administration and citizens from the viewpoint of adjective law. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Zoran R. Tomic Advancement of the organizational and management system in economic agents of Serbia. Author and coordinator Prof. DR. Goran Pitic Labor market labor law policy, institutions and legal framework. Author and coordinator Dr. Gordana Matkovic Development of local association. Author and coordinator Dr. Gordana Matkovic Harmonization of the fiscal system of Serbia with a view to promoting small- and medium-sized enterprises. Author and coordinator Brankica Gagic, M.Sc. Education of journalists in the economy sphere. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Goran Pitic and Zoran Jelicic National agency for environment protection. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Miroslav Kopecni Project of a catalogue of storing potentially hazardous waste in Southeastern Europe a remedial approach. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Miroslav Kopecni The Danube, Europe connecting river from the aspect of environment protection. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Miroslav Kopecni Project of ISO 14000 standard its introduction and application. Author and coordinator Prof. Dr. Miroslav Kopecni Technical support to nongovernmental organizations, movements of the youth action and political parties in Serbia. Author and coordinator Bozo Prelevic H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions No. H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Belgrade Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Belgrade Fund for Humanitarian Law, Belgrade Center for Democracy Fund, Belgrade
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Peoples Parliament, Leskovac Center for Cultural Decontamination, Belgrade Group 484, Belgrade H Donors ABA/CEELI USAID/OTI Freedomhouse GTZ Westminster Open Society Fund H Publishing activity / H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H Access to large library networks No. H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution In comparison with other nongovernmental organization of a similar type, our advantage is that this is a think-tankorganization for law, economy and society. We consider that there is no nongovernmental organization which can systematically deal with social problems within legal and economic frameworks. This conceptual threesome is also reflected in the composition of the managing board consisting of Slobodan Vucetic law, Ratko Bozovic sociology and Goran Pitic economics. Accordingly, LEX is able to provide for any social need, expertly and professionally, a legal or economic form. LEX members are the most eminent experts in the fields. In expert terms, LEX can provide legal and political help. A noteworthy advantage of the LEX expert team profile is that it can offer complete, interdisciplinary projects of the social system reform where, in addition to experts, outstanding professionals from practice take part.

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Public Administration and Local Government Center (PALGO)
H Contact Address Street: 11 Cika Ljubina City: 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 62 77 98; 62 81 79 Fax: (+ 381 11) 62 82 53 Cellular Phone: (+3811) 63 247 208 e-mail: : palgoeunet.yu Web site: www.palgo.org.yu H Director of the Institution Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic H Contact Person Vesna Klikovac H Managing Board Prof.Dr. Dragoljub Micunovic Fund for Democracy Dr. Milan Nikolic Center for Policy Studies Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Madzar G17 Plus Prof. Dr. Vladimir Goati CESID Prof. Dr. Vukasin Pavlovic Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN) H Basic program orientation The mission and strategy of the PALGO Center are aimed at all-comprehensive development of the contents and forms of education and innovation of know-how in the following fields: public administration and local government, public policy and public affairs, organization and governance in government, economic and social institutions. H Review of implemented projects (19972000) Transformation of local government in Yugoslavia LOGO pilot project , conceived as a typical systemic and interdisciplinary project, was implemented in the course of 1997-1998 in around 20 towns of Serbia. The basic objective was to educate top officials in municipal assemblies and office employees in municipal bodies of administration who obtained the necessary knowledge from the areas of public administration and public governance. Leader of the Project: Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, associates: Prof. Dr. Stevan Lilic, Prof. Dr. Zoran Tomic, Slobodan Vucetic. Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Madzar, Prof. Dr. Goran Milicevic, Prof. Dr. Bozidar Raicevic, Prof. Dr. Sreten Vujovic, Prof. Dr. Ksenija Petovar, Prof. Dr. Miroljub Radojkovic, . Dr. Snezana Djordjevic, Univ.Lecturer, Branko Bojovic, Vesna ZlatanovicTomasevic, M.Sc., Dr. Predrag Dimitrijevic, Univ.Lecturer, Dobrosav Milovanovic, M.Sc., Vida Sumic, Rade Veljanovski.
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Innovation of the cultural policy in the local community. This project was carried out in 10 local communities of Serbia and Montenegro. Its objective was to contribute to the creation of a new concept of cultural policy, to bring about changes in cultural patterns; to encourage cultural actions with new contents and forms; to contribute to a purposeful building of a network of cultural institutions; to strengthen institutional cooperation of cultural institutions; to contribute to striking a balance and partnership relations between the public and private sectors; to encourage initiatives the result of which would be satisfaction of cultural needs of different social groups. Leader of the Project: Prof. Dr. Milena SesicDragicevic, associates: Prof. Dr. Ratko Bozovic, Prof. Dr. Branimir Stojkovic, Dr. Milos Nemanjic, Trivo Indjic, Ph.M., Gorica Mojovic, Divna Vuksanovic, Vesna Dojcinovic. Agenda of the local community recovery. This project, due to its nature (consisting of four complementary parts an account of causes that led to a multi-stage disintegration of the Yugoslav state (the SFRY), the explanation of the fall and destruction of the reduced Yugoslav state (the FRY); creation of a platform for a comprehensive reconstruction of the over-all state, economic and social systems and finally, focusing on raising the capacity and quality of governance and local community administration), served as a solid platform for launching a series of complementary projects from the professional domain of the PALGO Center. Associates in the Project: Dragomir Acovic, Srboljub Antic, Dusan Batakovic, Boris Begovic, Kosta Cavoski, Aleksandar Denda, Vojin Dimitrijevic, Milena DragicevicSesic, Branislav Djordjevic, Snezana Djordjevic, Vladimir Goati, Miroljub Labus, Stevan Lilic, Miladin Kovacevic, Ljubomir Madzar, Dragoljub Micunovic, Srecko Mihajlovic, Milan Nikolic, Marijana Pajvancic, Zarko Paunovic, Vukasin Pavlovic, Dragoljub Popovic, Ognjen Pribicevic, Predrag Simic, Zoran Stoiljkovic, Vida Sumic, Zoran Tomic, Slobodan Vucetic, Ivan Vujacic, Sreten Vujovic, Milan Vukomanovic, Vesna Zlatanovic-Tomasevic, etc. International Summer School Palic 2000: Modernization of the Local Community in Eastern Europe , under the auspices of HESP and the Open Society Fund gathered trainees 24 university assistant lecturers, from East European countries. Detailed information on the Summer School (syllabus, synopses, information about lecturers and trainees, and a review of extracurricular activities) can be found on the site http://www.eurolink.org.yu/sschool/. Publication of a collection of papers of the Summer School, which we try to make a tradition, is scheduled for the end of the year. Associateslecturers: Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, Prof. Dr. Ilija Vujacic, Prof. Dr. Joseph Julian, Prof. Dr. Vojislav Stanovcic, Prof Dr. Vucina Vasovic, Prof. Dr. Miroslav Prokopijevic, Prof. Dr. Stevan Lilic, Dr. Snezana Djordjevic, Univ.Lecturer, Dr. Nadija SkenderovicCuk, Dr. Damir Juric, Dr. Milan Vukomanovic, Prof. Dr. Vukasin Pavlovic. In cooperation with the Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN), the Center organized with success a postgraduate course (12 postgraduates) on Public and Local Policy: Administration and Governance in 2000 . Associateslecturers: Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, Prof. Dr. Vojislav Stanovcic, Prof Dr. Vucina Vasovic, Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Madzar, Prof.

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Dr. Goran Pitic, Prof. Dr. Boris Begovic, Dr. Snezana Djordjevic, Univ.Lecturer, Prof. Dr. Joseph Julian, Prof. Dr. Vlastimir Matejic, Prof. Dr. Ratko Bozovic. H Ongoing projects Modernization of the local community development institu tions There are numerous reasons for launching such a project in five big cities of Serbia. First, political, economic and social system of Serbia is characterized by many anachronisms as regards its institutional set-up and functional solutions which are manifested in a low level of their efficiency, effectiveness and economy. Second, modernization of the system (government and economy) presupposes a simultaneous change in its essential characteristics (ambiance) but also its constituent parts, where in any case the local level belongs with its most important institutions and organizations. Third, the change in the policy of status quo or rather option for change and development, points to the necessity to re-examine the network of existing institutions which can bear the burden of reconstruction, but also to create new, better ones. Fourth, key institutions of the local community development are a proper framework for preparation and establishment of future regional communities, the scope of work of which will be real innovation in relation to the traditional administrative system of territorial organization. Fifth, such a project will undoubtedly provide a reliable picture of the over-all institutional and organizational milieu, both its quantitative and qualitative sides, which are unavoidable presupposition for research and consultancy work in each particular environment. Associates in the Project: Prof. Dr. Vlastimir Matejic, Dr. Miladin Kovacevic, Prof. Dr. Ljubomir Madzar, Prof. Dr. Boris Begovic, Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, Dr. Milko Stimac. Alternative Laws: Law on Government Administration and Law on Local Self-Government An important link in the chain of changes in the existing legislation is the preparation of two major laws governing the area of government administration and local self-government, competences, organization and functioning. In both areas, their evolutionary path will be presented, then a critical analysis of existing laws, and after that an account of foreign authors dealing with this statutory matter in ten or so European states will be given and, finally, models of new laws, with alternative solutions and appropriate explanations. Associates: Prof. Dr. Zoran Tomic, Prof. Dr. Stevan Lilic, Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, Prof. Dr. Mijat Damjanovic, Milan Vlatkovic, M.Sc., Slobodan Vucetic, Dr. Snezana Djordjevic, Univ. Lecturer, Dr. Nadija SkenderovicCuk. Internet for Democracy Elections in Yugoslavia and Serbia in 2000 This pilot project, a segment of a broader project aimed at political information and education, was initiated with a view to providing to the young and educated population in the country and interested individuals abroad opportunity to acquire, through Internet, necessary knowledge about important election legislation, its characteristics, elections results, indicators of public opinion, basic election agents and complementary links. The most attractive segments of the current election system and election process would be compared with analogous reaches in Poland, Slovakia, Croatia and Germany. The site is bilingual and is available on this address: http://www.eurolink.org.yu/yupsa/.

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Associates : Prof. Dr. Vladimir Goati, Prof. Dr. Marijana Pajvancic, Slobodan Vucetic, Robert Gomas. H Projects under preparation Quality Governance in Local Communities Transformation Strategy for the Local Public Enterprises in Serbia Managing for Accountability and Performance Capacity Building for Local Governance The Polish Program for the Support of Local Democracy The Family as an Agent of Democratic Development of Serbia Local Democracy Partnership Modern Urban Economics Tailored for Southeastern Europe The Role of Universities in Regional Stabilization and Democratization Internet for Democracy New Parliamentarian Governance & Public Administration and Public Management H Institutional membership in professional networks associations and unions SEE PIN Freedom House NISPA H Protocol-based cooperation with national and foreign organizations and institutions G17 Plus CESID Center for Policy Studies Fund for Democracy European Movement Alternative Academic Educational Network H Donors Open Society Institute (HESP) Local Government Initiative USAID Freedom House Open Society Fund Konrad Adenauer Stiftung CLRAE FSLD H Publishing activity Mijat Damjanovic, Snezana Djordjevic: Challenges to Modern Administration and Management chrestomathy, Timit, Belgrade, 1995. Mijat Damjanovic, Stevan Vracar, Ljubomir Madzar (eds..) Democracy to Come , Timit, Belgrade, 1997. Juraj Nemec, Glen Wright (eds): Public Finances , Magna Agenda, Beograd, 1999. H Possession of special library holdings Yes. H

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Access to large library networks Yes. EBSCO H Comparative advantage of the organization or institution Actual expert knowledge in major academic, state and local domains of public administration and public policy. Appropriately harmonized research, developmental, educational, consultancy and promotional (publicity) functions. A strong personal support by renowned national and foreign experts. Optimum technological equipment, solid library holdings, functional working premises and first-class location of the Center.

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H Center for the Development of Non-Profit Sector Zmaj Jovina 34 11 000 Belgrade Phone/fax: (+381 11) 32 83 306, 32 83 308, 32 83 309 e-mail: infocrnps.org.yu Web: http://www.crnps.org.yu H Fund for an Open Society - Yugoslavia Zmaj Jovina 34 11 000 Belgrade Telephone: (+381 11) 32 83 076, 32 83 077, 32 83 079, 32 83 145, 32 83 087 Fax: (+381 11) 32 83 602 e-mail: officefosyu.org Web site: http://www.fosyu.org

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Publishers Center for the Development of Non-Profit Sector Zmaj Jovina 34, Belgrade Fund for an Open Society - Yugoslavia Zmaj Jovina 34, Belgrade For the Publishers @arko Paunovi} Sonja Licht Editors @arko Stepanovi} Svetlana Vukomanovi} Translation Du{ica Vuji} Published in 2001 Cover design and the text design and layout Borut Vild Prepress Marko Ra{eta Number of copies 500 Printed by: Akademija, Belgrade