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| PROJECT TITLE | SHORT DESCRIPTION | PERIOD | DONOR | BUDGET | PUBLICATION |
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| New challenges in the overcoming of “democratic backsliding” in North Macedonia:“State capture” and “illiberal democracy” revisited in an emerging context | Analyze, advocate and raise awareness with the policy/decision makers in the country as well as through civil society network, against a possible democratic backsliding due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the parliament put in the backseat and the values of basic human rights sidelined in public discourse, not only by the politicians but also the civil society | 2020-2022 | National Endowment for Democracy | 90.000 USD | 1. Web campaign “Your story” (available only in Macedonian: „Твојата приказна.“] , available at: https://www.depolarizirajse.org/tvojataprikazna.html ||| 2. Policy analysis “De-capturing the Administrative Mind: Polarization of the Relations between the Citizens and the State” [available only in Macedonian] at: https://tinyurl.com/1onjr5lq ||| 3. Closed online expert workshop “On the path towards the EU: Effective and transparent administration in service for citizens” (December 11, 2020) ||| 4. Online panel “Authoritarian Bending of Euro-Technocracy Illiberalism’s Devil in The Details in Southeast Europe: The Case of North Macedonia” (February 2, 2021) ||| |
| On the path towards the EU: Effective and transparent administration in service of the citizens | Analysis of the public policies and examine the underlying principles in law making and implementation in terms of their adherence to the European Charter of Fundamental Rights | October/ December 2020 | Friedrich Newman Foundation | 2.435 EUR | Policy study “On the path towards the EU: Effective and transparent administration in service for citizens” (in print) |
| Context Watch 2020 | Comprehensive analysis of the country’s democratic, societal and economic progress against the background of the country’s EU integration process. | 2020 | Embassy of Switzerland in North Macedonia/ Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 1.152.000 MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| Identities Journal “Lockdown Theory” | International peer reviewed journal for Politics, Gender and Culture | 2020 | Ministry of Culture | 60.000 MKD | http://identitiesjournal.edu.mk/index.php/IJPGC/issue/view/24 |
| Demographic Research in North Macedonia | Demographic analysis of the voters’ needs and education with a special focus on socially marginalized groups | 2020-2022 | International Foundation for Electoral Systems | 3, 329,400 MKD | Ongoing |
| Gender struggle: New forms of feminism and materialism | Presenting the current feminist and gender issues related discussions through the lens of contemporary Marxist, Marxist-feminist, new materialist and speculative discussions. | 2019-2020 | RLS Southeast Europe | 15.000 EUR | 1. School of Politics and Critique 2020 “Xenofeminsm and other forms of realist and materialist feminism: A vantage point of a radically novel politics” http://www.isshs.edu.mk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Brochure-of-the-full-program-School-for-Politics-and-Critique-2020-1.pdf ||| 2. Journal Identities “Proceedings from the School of Politics and Critique 2020: Xenofeminsm and other forms of realist and materialist feminism: A vantage point of a radically novel politics”, available at: https://identitiesjournal.edu.mk/index.php/IJPGC/issue/view/25/4 |
| Toward depolarization of public discourse in North Macedonia: Dialogue between the opposing political poles is the pre-requisite of surpassing the populist model of governance | Expanding the conversation on the topic of depolarization and contribute on a sustainable basis to establish and maintain a productive dialogue among political opponents | October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020 | National Endowment for Democracy | 45.000 USD | 1. Policy brochure “The basic steps of polarization and populism” (available only in Macedonian and Albanian) ||| 2. Аwareness raising campaign “De-polarize” ||| 3. Policy brief “The State of Democracy in North Macedonia in the times of the Covid-19 Pandemic” ||| 4. Policy analysis “Measuring ‘authoritarianism from below’ in Macedonian society in the context of the Covid-19 crisis ||| 5. Position paper on depolarization of inter-party relations as a precondition of substantively dismantling populist “state capture” governance |
| The Independent Context Watch 2019 | Assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society | April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 1.732.150MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| Left-Wing Solutions for Ongoing Municipal and Urban Problems | Regional platform for leftist activist networking | July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Europe | 11.000 EUR | 1. Journal “Identities” ||| 2. School for Politics and Critique 2019 “Municipalist organization and leftist environmental solutions” |
| Social Normalization: Strengthening Political Dialogue and Depolarizing Public Discourse | Depolarization of public discourse, party alliances, public policy advocacy | June 1, 2019 - May, 2021 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Program: Civica Mobilitas | 1.794.180 MKD | 1. Policy analysis (available only in Macedonian) “The polarizing discourse and the impact on the political and social polarization in the Macedonian society” ||| 2. Policy analysis “Model for depolarization Political dialogue and civic participation in overcoming social polarization” [available only in Macedonian: „Модел за деполаризација Политичкиот дијалог и граѓанското учество во надминување на општествената поларизација“ ], available at: https://tinyurl.com/6lmc4lwd |
| Preparation of investigative story research study within the package: Increased political participation for marginalized groups, Macedonia: Western Balkans CSSF | Research study on women’s political participation of investigative story | February 2019 - May 2019 | Commissioned study by Westminster Foundation for Democracy | 3.000 GBP | Policy study “Women’s political participation in North Macedonia” |
| Exploring the role of Religion in WB Societies – RiS | Initiate debate on exploring the role of religion, which will rely on analytical and evidence-based contributions generated through a call for papers and contextual research. | September 2018 - March 2019 | Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Tirana, Albania | 7.640 EUR | Publication “Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe” |
| Skopje 2014 – Info Center | Developing several aspects of the “Skopje 2014” project by collecting quantitative and qualitative data, which will be used for the needs of the Museum of City of Skopje within the frameworks of the project “Skopje 2014 – Info Center.” | October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 | Museum of City of Skopje | 1.931.500 MKD | Policy study and special website, owned by the Museum of the City of Skopje |
| Cooperation Between Political Parties and CSO’s: Reducing the Asymmetric Power of the Executive Branch | Engage the political parties in a wide debate on models of culture of parliamentary dialogue and debate seeking to overcome political polarization in the country | October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019 | National Endowment for Democracy | 45.000 USD | 1. Policy study “Polarization as Means of Populist Governance and How to Overcome it” ||| 2. Policy brief “Transitional Justice as Method of Healing a Polarized Society” |
| Innovation in Education: Intersecting Sciences and Humanities | The project promotes the concept of interdisciplinarity in the curricula of higher education institutions in Southeast Europe | October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2020 | National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, KA 203 | 152.647 EUR | |
| The Independent Context Watch 2018 | Assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society | June 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 1.621.400MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| “Identities” | Journal for Gender, Politics and Culture | May 18, 2018 - August 10, 2018 | Ministry for Culture, Annual Call for financing projects of national interest in culture | 180.000 MKD | Journal “Identities” |
| Tackling the Tide of Illiberal Democracy in Europe: Policy Research and Communications Plan of Collaborative Actions | Research on the growing phenomenon of illiberal democracy, the crisis of liberal values and the rise of authoritarianism and populism. Scope visits and fellowships to European institutes and Universities. Collaborative actions with international experts on conferences, debates and joint publication. | March 15, 2018 - March 14, 2020 | OSIFE | $206.972 | |
| Erasmus + | Mobility of students and professors in partner countries | February 1 2018 - May 30, 2020 | National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, KA 103 | 17.450 EUR | |
| Mapping the social care services | Mapping the social care services provided by public institutions, private providers and NGOs. | November 13, 2017 - December 24, 2017 | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) | 338.500 MKD | |
| A Study on Gender and Media Representation in Macedonia for 2017 | Analysis of existence and treatment of gender issues in informative programs and news and analysis regarding the presentation of males and females in program contents. | October 30, 2017 - December 15, 2017 | Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services | 300.000 MKD | Study on “Gender Representation in Media 2017” |
| Policy discussions on reform priorities to enable ‘’de-capturing’’ of state institutions | Policy discussions with MPS on reform priorities | July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 | National Endowment for Democracy | 45.000 USD | 1. Policy brief “The Parliament of Republic of Macedonia and the Reforms in the Security Sector: A Voting Machinery or a Genuine Forum of Deliberation?” ||| 2. Policy Memo “Major Civil Concerns Related to the Reform of Macedonia’s System of Interception of Communications” ||| 3. Position paper “A House Ready to Crumble? Putting Back the Building Blocks of Macedonia’s Parliamentary Democracy” ||| 4. Position paper “Deliberation: The path of dismantling the #StateCapture in Macedonia” |
| Erasmus + | Mobility of students and professors in partner countries | June 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018 | National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, KA 103 | 31.200 EUR | |
| The Independent Context Watch 2017 | Assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society. | May 8, 2017 – October 30, 2017 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 1.960.000 MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| Erasmus + | Mobility of professors in partner countries | February 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018 | National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility, KA 107 | 1.650 EUR | |
| Initiative for editorial freedom: New policies and data driven advocacy | New policies and data driven advocacy on editorial freedom. | February 1, 2017 - February 1, 2019 | IPA Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2015 | 261.240 ЕUR | 1. RIA document ||| 2. Policy essay “Discursive Forensics of the Macedonian Law on Audio and Audiovisual Services” ||| 3. Research (available only in Macedonian) „Споредбен преглед на Европското законодавство во поглед на медиумските аудиовизуелни услуги“ ||| 4. “Policy document concerning the public policy on the effects of the existing regulation on editorial/media freedom” |
| Opening of a new potential for the left in Macedonia | Wider and deeper impact in the national but also regional political and theoretical strengthening of left-leaning groups and organizations | January 1, 2017 – December 31,2017 | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Europe | 35.000 EUR | 1. School for Politics and Critique 2017 ||| 2. Journal IDENTITIES ||| 3. “Whose Revolution?” |
| Proof reading | Proof reading of manuals and guidelines related to gender-based violence | November 1, 2016 - December 10, 2016 | Commissioned study (by UNFPA) | 6.600 USD | |
| The Independent Context Watch 2016 | Improving incorporation of the transversal topic of social inclusion | October 10, 2016 - November 4, 2016 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 144.000 MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| The Independent Context Watch 2016 | Assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society. | June 1, 2016 - October 10, 2016 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 2.184.800 MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| Unmasking the state capture in Macedonia: “Illiberal democracy is legal” | Widespread data-driven campaign of visualizations, presentations, factoids and personal stories on the practice of state capture. | May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017 | National Endowment for Democracy | 45.000 USD | Specially designed web page: www.zarobenadrzava.net |
| Shifts in class and national identities in Macedonia since 1980 | Exploring shifts and transformations in Macedonian society since 1980 in terms of social class, labor, gender and national identity. | January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018 | Ministry on Education and Science of Republic of Macedonia (bilateral collaboration with Austria) | 597.000 MKD | |
| Responding to the Challenges of a Socialist Strategy and Discourse in Macedonia | Strengthening of social capacities and activist/political networks towards a sustainable socialist social strategy in Macedonia and the region of SEE | January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Europe | 44.950 EUR | 1. School for Politics and Critique 2016 ||| 2. Journal IDENTITIES ||| 3. Policy brief “The Real Price of the Cheap Labor Force” |
| Organizational Development Grant | Organizational Development Grant | December 1, 2015 – November 30, 2017 | Think Thank Fund/OSI Budapest | 137.784 USD | 1. Policy brief “Media Policies and Editorial (Un) Freedom” ||| 2. Policy essay “The Specifity of the Macedonian Example of ‘State Capture’: Ruminations Following the Second Priebe Report” ||| 3. Policy brief “The Urgency of the UBK Related Reforms” ||| 4. Policy brief “Towards a Solution for the Political Crisis in Macedonia” ||| 5. Policy Memo on the Release of the EU Progress Report on Macedonia of November 2015 |
| Civic organizations for advocacy and promotion of the right to free expression and free association | Strengthening the knowledge and the capacities of the civic organizations for promotion, protection and advocacy of the right to free expression and free association. | August 1, 2015 - January 31, 2017 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation(Program: Civica Mobilitas) | 1.790.000MKD | 1. Manual for civic organization ||| 2. National survey on civic activism |
| Research on Gender Equality in the Municipality of Polog Region as part of “Equality and Gender Mainstreaming Across Borders” | Strengthening the local organizations in promoting gender equality, empowering capacities of local women organizations, technical support of their monitoring role and better media coverage. | April 2015 - February 2016 | Commissioned study (by Akcija Zdruzenska, Institute for Development of Community- Tetovo, supported by European Union) | 600.000 MKD | Research available here |
| The Independent Context Watch 2015 | Assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society | February 26, 2015 – September 30, 2015 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 2.306.800 MKD | Policy study: available in print, only on demand |
| Enacting political activities to build a left platform in Macedonia | Enabling a process of close collaboration of activists of the left toward establishing a wide coalition | January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015 | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Europe | 43.200 EUR | 1. School for Politics and Critique 2015 ||| 2. Journal IDENTITIES |
| Analyses of the Policies and Laws that Affect the Freedom of Expression | Analyzing the policies and laws that affect freedom of expression | January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 | USAID – FOSIM | 39.730 USD | Policy study “Freedom of Expression, Association and Entrepreneurship in a Captured State: Macedonia in 2015” |
| Nationless | Opening a space for artistic intervention, thinking and re-thinking the issue of nationalism | January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 | Balkan Arts and Culture Fund | 22.000 EUR | Publication available here |
| Increasing the Transparency and Improving the Rule of Law by Monitoring and Reporting the Violation of Human Rights in Macedonia | Survey about how well-informed the citizens are about human rights, and what mechanisms to use for protection against human rights violation. | December 18, 2014January 15, 2015 | Commissioned study (by Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia) | 3.260 USD | Research available here |
| Learning project on unusual actors in local democracy- Case study Macedonia | Data collection, analysis, methodology on social-political dynamics in Macedonia | November 20-2014 January 20, 2015 | Commissioned study (by Swisspeace) | 2.100 CHF | Brochure available here |
| Promoting Child Social and Financial Education | Developing curriculum for financial and social education for primary school children | July 1, 2014 - August 7, 2015 | UNICEF | 73.133 USD | |
| The Independent Context Watch 2014 | The project is aimed at assessing the general developments and issues in the areas of: Democratic Governance and Decentralization, Democratic Law Making and Civil Society, taking in consideration general trends nationwide. | June 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | 1.811.660 MKD | Policy analysis:available in print, only on demand |
| Official Language Usage in Municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia | Reviewing the existing practices to the use of official languages in certain municipalities and their impact on inter-ethnic relations. | March 3, 2014 - September 30, 2014 | High Commissioner for National Minorities OSCE | 21.360 EUR | Research report available in print, only on demand |
| Tackling the Crisis and Strengthening the Left in Macedonia | Strengthening the Macedonian left. | January 1, 2014 - December 31,2014 | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung | 45.340 EUR | 1. School for Politics and Critique 2014 ||| 2. Journal IDENTITIES |
| Building Alliances for Free Journalism and Democracy | Opening a wider debate on the importance of media freedom and journalistic independence | January 1,2014 - June 30, 2014 | USAID – FOSM | 22.355 USD | Collection of essays “Word and Freedom” |
| Institutional grant | Institutional grant | December 1, 2013- November 30, 2015 | Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI) | 80.000 USD | 1. Policy brief “Technology of State Capture: Overregulation in Macedonian Media and Academia” ||| 2. Policy brief “Solutions for the Macedonian Political Crisis after the Resignation of Ministers in the Cabinet: Seen from the Perspective of the Civic Movement” ||| 3. Policy brief “The Uses and Abuses of Neoliberalism and Technocracy in the Post-totalitarian Regimes in Eastern Europe: The Case of Macedonia” ||| 4. Fines in Macedonian Legislation over the years 1995-2014 ||| 5. Policy study “Legalizing Restrictions of the Freedom of the Press” |
| Electronic journal “Identities” | International peer reviewed journal for Politics, Gender and Culture | October 8, 2013 | Ministry of Culture of RM | 40.000 MKD | Journal IDENTITIES |
| A Study on Gender and Media Representation in Macedonia for 2013 | Analysis of existence and treatment of gender issues in informative programs and news and analysis regarding the presentation of males and females in program contents. | September 1, 2013-December 31, 2013 | Commissioned study (by National Broadcasting Council of Republic of Macedonia) | 115.000 MKD | Two research and analysis reports |
| Skopje 2014 Project and its Effects on the perception of Macedonian Identity Among the Citizens of Skopje | Comparing the state’s narrative and the citizens’ of Skopje narratives about the Macedonian identity in order to find out if the former corresponds with the latter. | March 1, 2013-July 31, 2013 | Fridrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation | 4.770 EUR | Policy brief |
| Institutional Grant | Institutional Grant | January 1, 2013 December 31, 2013 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – CIRAProgram: Civica Mobilitas | 59.000 USD | Policy brief “Abandoning Ethnicity-Centered Discourse in the Government Political Rhetoric and in Institutional Policy Making” |
| Institutional grant | Institutional grant | December 1, 2012November 30, 2013 | Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI) | 50.000 USD | Policy study “Who Owns Alexander the Great: A Question Upon Which EU Enlargement Relies” |
| Strengthening the Capacities of Local Governance and Local Activism toward Effective Gender Equity Policies in Macedonia | Increasing of competences of the representatives of the local self-government for the inclusion of gender issues in the local documents, policies and activities. | October 18, 2012 – December 17, 2013 | UN Women | 2.872.800 MKD | Policy study |
| Ethnically and Gender Inclusive Grass root LGBTI Movements in Macedonia: Strengthening the Capacities of the Grassroot LBGTI Movement in Macedonia | Strengthening of the LGBTI movement in Macedonia especially within the “invisible” groups like lesbians, transgendered people and gays from other ethnicities. | September 1, 2012- December 31, 2013 | The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Macedonia | 1.487.923 MKD | Policy analysis |
| Improving the Forcibility of Mechanisms and Instruments for Judiciary’s Independence | Qualitative analysis of the mechanisms and instruments that ensure independence of the judiciary, facilitated discussions with the judges and production of policy paper. | April 30, 2012-January 31, 2013 | “THINK AND LINK” – Regional Policy Program | 14.270 EUR | Policy analysis |
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