IPF	Liliana Proskuryakova

Civic Engagement Policies of the World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Russia Context and background ▪  Soros network initiatives Economic & Business Development Program  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide The World Bank Group, Civil Society Engagement Teams World Bank - Russia EBRD and Russia EBRD Activities in Russia Moscow Intrenational Bussiness Association CIVICUS  ▪ Annotated papers World Bank and Civil Society Economic Integration and Interaction Researching Arrears and Stabilization of the Russian Economy Democratizing the Global Economy World Bank - Civil Society Engagement Participatory Decision Making    Project objectives review the Russian government’s policy documents and practice related to civic engagement compare the civic engagement policies of the World Bank (WB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) refine the criteria for the successful implementation of WB and EBRD civic engagement policies with a view toward broader inclusion of civil society organizations and their beneficiaries in decision-making processes write a 20-page policy study and longer research paper for WB and EBRD counterparts in the Russian Government

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/proskuryakova    Fellow activities & publications Recent publications of Liliana: ▪ Worldwide Implications of the Orange Revolution ▪ Putin's Wary Reconciliation ▪ Is Putin an Anti-Globalization Hero? ▪ Russian Civil Society Will Find It Harder to Breath ▪ Democratizing the Global Economy: The Role of Civil Society (with Jan Aart Scolte) ▪ Euro-Atlantic Enlargement Poses New Challenges to CSOs in Russia   ▪ Liliana contributed a chapter to the "Open Government" volume published by OECD.   ▪ Liliana took part in the international forum “Development of NGOs' Cooperation in the European North” (15-16 September 2005)   ▪ Liliana is expected to complete a short training at the OSI Budapest (December 2005)    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    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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January 2006