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New Frontiers for Open Society
The increasingly global nature of international politics and society
raises several fundamental questions with respect to democratic reform.
What is the reach of democratic ideas, and what is the possibility of
meaningful policy change across borders? How might the process of
European enlargement promote a more expansive open society? Which
are the principal actors and forces spearheading changes?
Reconceptualizing international integration and governance issues
as they confront social, cultural, and political barriers represents
a key challenge to establishing new frontiers of democratic politics.
These "new frontiers" are not only geographical; the expansion of
open society is also sought where it is as yet only formal or nominal.
Through the investigations carried out in the following topic areas,
IPF hopes to generate new policy ideas that will offer innovative ways forward.
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Six working groups in 2006/2007
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The Challenge of Wider Europe
With the enlargement of the European Union towards the East and South, a host of new neighboring countries stand to gain from the institution's expansion of democratic norms and practices. The Challenge of Wider Europe working group raises the question of what policies are needed to promote Europeanization in countries without prospects for EU membership and how economic, political, and security dimensions of the European Neighborhood Policy can be better integrated to ensure peace and stability in the EU neighborhood. read more |
Open Information Policy
Advanced by the Internet, alternatives to long-standing intellectual property regimes have created an environment to re-assess the relationship between democracy, open society and new information technologies. The promise of open source technology with respect to civil society and the incalculable leaps in information production by means of open content and web logs present a new platform for civic participation. Whether and in what form such promises can be realized lies at the basis of the questions ... read more |
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Open Society Promotion in Predominantly Muslim Societies
Predominantly Muslim societies are faced with fundamental challenges in political, economic and social life as they seek to balance the often-conflicting forces of tradition and globalization. This group seeks to contribute to these debates within predominantly Muslim societies through their policy-relevant research. read more |
Roma Exclusion
The Decade of Roma Inclusion aims to improve education, health, housing, and employment for Europe's largest minority. The Roma Exclusion group will analyze current policies and social practices to provide an evaluative framework of the social exclusion of the Roma and will promote policy solutions for their inclusion on national and international levels. read more |
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Combating the Resource Curse
Revenues generated from natural resource extraction are particularly susceptible to exploitation by government officials, transforming the blessing of natural resources into a curse. This working group will examine governmental use of natural resource revenues, and make policy recommendations to improve governmental practice and increase public awareness of these issues. read more |
Combating 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 and reinforced despotism in some post-Soviet environments, the researchers attempts to examine social change within their country contexts and provide policy recommendations aimed at the promotion of democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform within these societies. read more | |
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