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The concept of further development of the Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership (Policy paper)
This document is a proposal of the Centre for European Transformation for the further development of the Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership.
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Methodical manual for the preparation of thematic proposals ("road maps")
This methodological guide is advisory in nature and is aimed at helping to develop meaningful proposals in the format of "road maps". Expert groups and civil society organizations can take advantage of the guidance or suggest their own proposals
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Road Map for the promotion of Belarus in the framework of the "Eastern Partnership": contacts between people in the cultural sphere
The study offers the necessary next steps for the various actors involved in the process of integration of Belarus into the European space through the sphere of culture.
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To save time and effort for nothing. Guidelines for the preparation of "road maps" to the EaP and CSF
The format of "road maps" - is not an innovation in programs and development strategies. To deal with it - this is just one side of the problem, but its technical part is not the most difficult. Moreover, the extreme rigidity of the format is not required yet. "Road mapa" are just landmarks.
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Examination of the results of surveys of civil society in Belarus
The purpose of this examination is to answer the following questions: Is the study conducted meet the CIVICUS methodology? Do the conclusions and recommendations of the Civil Society Index study represent the real state of civil society in Belarus?
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The political situation on the eve of the Second Civil Society Forum
Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership in Berlin, November 18-19, will take place along with several significant processes and events in the European Union.
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Offers from the National Platform of Belarus Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership
The overall strategic direction of the actions of civil society Forum of the Eastern Partnership.
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In the shadow of success
The document examines the state of the Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership after the second meeting (18-19 November 2010, Berlin), and the role and prospects of further participation in the Forum of representatives of the Belarusian civil society .
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2012 Strategy: From the dialogue with the democratic forces to the dialogue with the regime
The situation after December 19, made obvious and undeniable split in Belarusian society. Belarusians are severed the nation. A nation that does not see ways and does not have the mechanisms to overcome the split, to elaborate the mechanisms to achieve national reconciliation.
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The vision of civil society, development of the situation in Belarus
Brief overview of opinions of Belarusian experts and civil society leaders on the current situation in Belarus, with some important accents that can be made in the direction of change of the EU policy towards Belarus.
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Topography of civil society in Belarus: Information note
One of the significant problems of the efficiency of transformation in Belarus is a lack of coordination between agents and strategies for democratic domestic and external policies work with Belarus.
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The ban on the profession in Belarus: a variety of forms, tasks and methods
This paper presents an analysis of the manifestations of the ban on the profession in today's Belarus.
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Media constructivism and social significance: how do Belarusan media create senses?
The purpose of this analytical review stands, firstly, in the progress in understanding the guidelines of the Belarusan media and some aspects of their work, which perform a stabilizing function for the socio-political system of Belarus.
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Research into Belarusan organized civil society’s solidarity potential
The goal of this study is to assess the meaningful interpretation of the potential socio-political solidarity in the Belarusian organized civil society.
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Watchdog function in the perception of the Belarusian public organizations. A needs assessment of NGOs in civil observation
Based on the analysis results of the study set of ideas were identified about the functioning of civilian control (watchdog function, civil cases) among NGOs in Belarus; thematic areas and areas where there is a need to implement the function of civilian control (watchdog function, civil cases)
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Quality of life in nursing homes: between the desired and actual
Purpose of the study - to describe a complete picture of the existence of boarding schools in the system of social support for disabled people in the Republic of Belarus, their institutional and legal status, the legal regime for the customers of those institutions.
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Interaction potential of environmental organizations in the solution of common tasks
In the first part of the paper we outline the overall picture of networking of the environmentalists and their surroundings, and in the subsequent parts we appeal to the analysis of substantive aspects of cooperation.
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Civil society’s role and place in the system of donor assistance to Belarus (2006-2012)
Analysis of the EU donor assistance provided to Belarus and Belarusian civil society in comparison with other major donors of Belarus, including international organizations.
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Civil society in policy development: global trends and practices of the European Union
The paper presents an analysis of the grounds, which the EU is guided by for the implementation of development policy in relation to Belarus and Belarusian civil society.
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Analysis of EU instruments for the development of civil society in Belarus: NSA-LA
Content: Description of instrument; Analysis of the priorities of the NSA-LA: Analysis of Priority 1, the component "Country Action"; Analysis of Priority 1, the component "Global, multi-country / regional initiatives." Conclusions.
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Analysis of EU instruments for the development of civil society in Belarus: EIDHR
Content of the paper: Description of the instrument; Analysis of the priorities of EIDHR: Analysis of global calls for proposals, analysis of priority schemes to support local initiatives in Belarus; Implications of implementation of EIDHR; Conclusions.
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Human rights and its interpretation by different groups of the society
The main hypothesis was that the attitudes of Belarusans on our questions differ depending on what kind of relation do their social group have with the state system. Based on this, we identified four social groups from which participants were allocated to different focus groups, namely: 1.
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Attitudes towards people with disabilities in Belarus
The research results suggest that in the public consciousness of Belarusians dominated archaic charity view on disability; Dominates the mass having stable negative stereotypes, both in relation to people with disabilities, as well as within the various social groups.
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Challenges and prospects for development of housing self-management in Belarus
In September-October 2011 a sociological study "The concept of the owner and the property of the population of Minsk" was carried out in Minsk as part of work on theme "Challenges and prospects for development of housing self-management.
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Socio-economic aspects of orphanage in Belarus
The report contains comprehensive and structural evaluation of national policy towards orphans in Belarus. It describes the scope of the problem, main aspects of national policy addressing the issue of orphanage, and analysis of the costs and benefits of the state policy.
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