International Conference: Europe Here and There: Analysis of Europeanization Discourse in the Western Balkans Media
Alida Vračić, Populari’s executive director, took part in the International Conference “Europe Here and There: Analysis of Europeanization Discourse in the Western Balkans Media” that was held on June 8-9, 2013 at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo. As participants debated the ways to improve the quality of media reporting on EU topics in the interest of citizens, Alida was not invited only to participate as a speaker, but also to present latest Populari analysis on mass media in BiH and reporting on the EU. Beside Populari, NGO sector was represented by Damir Banović from the Center for Policy Studies (Centar za političke studije) and Nermina Hadžiomerović from the…
Regional Conference “POINT 2.0”
Katarina Cvikl and Ajdin Perčo, Populari’s policy researchers participated at the conference POINT 2.0 (Political Accountability and New Technologies) held from May 23-26, 2013 in Sarajevo, BiH. POINT conference (Political Accountability and New Technologies) is a dynamic conference bringing together civil society organizations and individuals from seven countries of Southeast Europe, as well as further abroad (e.g. Central Europe, Egypt, Libya, Tunis, Cyprus). Presenters and other participating organizations, individuals, groups and institutions are for the most very successfully part utilizing new technologies in their civil society work, such activism or transparency advocacy. One of the featured presentations, for example, put forward the analysis of Morsimeter, an online project for monitoring…
International Workshop: Crisis Management and the Politics of Reform in Central and Eastern Europe
Invited by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice of Hungary, Dr Tibor Navracsics, Populari’s Head of Research Vesna Malenica participated as presenter at the international workshop on Crisis Management and the Politics of Reform in Central and Eastern Europe held from May 24-25, 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. This international workshop was hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and held under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency of the Central European Initiative. The workshop brought together decision makers and researchers from across the region to discuss issues related to crisis management, structural reforms and social and political costs. As the only representative from…
