International Policy Fellowships

  Fellows

▪ Liliana Proskuryakova
▪ Marina Sokolova
▪ Pavel Bayov
▪ Tetyana Kovtun

  Group Advisor

▪ Stephen Kotkin

  Soros Network Initiatives

▪ OSI in Russia
▪ OSI in Lithuania
▪ Information program
▪ Eurasia Foundation
▪ EUMAP project
▪ OSI: Local Government
▪ OSI in fSU region
▪ Stefan Batory Foundation

  Open Society threats

▪ Amnesty International
▪ CIVICUS
▪ International Center for Policy Studies
▪ Moscow Helsinki Group
▪ Human Rights Institute Russia
▪ TOL
▪ Social Economy and Law Journal

  Annotated Papers

▪ Open Government
▪ Open Society in Central and Eastern Europe
▪ Open Society and Its Enemies 1
▪ Open Society and Its Enemies 2
▪ Open Society in an Era of Globalization
▪ Open Society Assesses Its Enemies

Open Society threats

The recent wave of democratization in countries of the former Soviet Union has reopened an examination about the effective role of civil society in such transitions. With increasing authoritarian trends in some environments (Russia, Kazakhstan) and reinforced despotism in others (Belarus, Uzbekistan), policy level consideration on the contributing factors influencing open society is of great importance. Research undertaken by this working group attempts to examine social change within specific country contexts and provide policy recommendations aimed at the promotion of democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform within these societies.

Fellow projects in 2005:

  • Liliana Proskuryakova (Russia):
    Civic Engagement Policies of the World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Russia
  • Marina Sokolova (Belarus):
    The Place of Citizens, Civil Society Organizations, and Parliaments in E-Government
  • Pavel Bayov (Russia):
    Civil Society and Civil Religion in Russia
  • Tetyana Kovtun (Ukraine):
    Enhancing the Quality of Public Service Delivery
    •   Fellow Activities and Publications

    ▪ Liliana Proskuryakova has produced numerous new publications and participated on training program in OSI Budapest.
     
    ▪ Over the last months Tetyana Kovtun carried out a training for top civil servants in the government of Ukraine on quality management in public service delivery.
     
    ▪ Marina Sokolova has produced numerous new publications.
     
    ▪ Pavel Bayov has a new publication on religion in Russia.

     
      2005 Working Groups

    ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary
    ▪ Wider Europe
    ▪ Open Muslim Societies
    ▪ Open Society Threats
    ▪ Combating Organized Crime
    ▪ Transparency and Accountability
    ▪ Higher Education Reform
    ▪ Public Health and Roma
    ▪ Policymaking in Transition
     
      2006 Working Groups

    ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary
    ▪ Wider Europe
    ▪ Open Muslim Societies
    ▪ Open Society Threats
    ▪ Resource Curse
    ▪ Roma Exclusion
    ▪ Open Information Policy


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