Original quotes of the press article by Michael Martens from German daily newpapers Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Ist Bosnien also ein Staat, in dem eine korrupte politische Kaste jungen, gut ausgebildeten Menschen keine Chance gibt? Katarina Cvikl gibt eine andere Antwort. Die junge Slowenin arbeitet seit 2012 für Populari, das beste soziologische Forschungsinstitut Bosniens. Aus den empirisch geerdeten Analysen und Studien von Populari lässt sich viel lernen über das Land – zum Beispiel darüber, dass viele arbeitslose Bosnier mit Hochschulbildung an ihrer Misere selbst schuld seien. So steht es zumindest in der jüngsten Populari-Studie, die sich mit der Lage von Hochschulabsolventen in Bosnien befasst. Auf die Idee kamen die Leute bei Populari aus leidvoller Erfahrung bei der…

Translated quotes from German of the press article of Austrian daily newpapers Der Standard. The bankruptcy of about five large companies (such as the detergent factory Dita) in Tuzla led to mass redundancies. The former workers still hope that the Government may save their jobs. “Privatization in Bosnia is riddled with errors. The companies were sold cheap and abandoned by the new investors who sold out assets and equipment,” explains Vesna Malenica from NGO Populari. “Dita’s workers haven’t received their wages for 26 months.” Since the promised benefits failed, thousands of families have no more income. The result of privatization is 500,000 workers out of a job, and 100,000 do not have…

In 2013, think tank Populari has been recognized as one of the top think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe by the Global Go To Think Tank Index. Based on the refined and streamlined “Global Go To Think Tank Ratings“ research, conducted by Pennsylvania University with 2,000 scholars, journalists, policymakers, think tank directors and donors, from every region of the world under the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme and over the 1950 specialists that served as expert panelists and provided valuable insights and assistance, think tank Populari is again one of the best in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the seventh…