"To Foster Civil Society in Bulgaria by Bridging the
Gap between Scholars and Policy Makers"
The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) was
founded in late 1989 as an independent, non-profit, public policy
research organization committed to fostering the stabilization of a
democratic social and economic system in Bulgaria by encouraging an
open dialogue between scholars and policy makers. CSD is not
affiliated with any political party or structure and operates on
the basis of the universal principles and values of democracy.
The objectives of CSD are to:
- Encourage economic reform in Bulgaria by conducting
independent research in the field of privatization and private
sector development, providing training to Bulgarian experts, and
building an adequate institutional framework for reform;
- Assist law reform in Bulgaria by introducing
advanced foreign expertise, drafting laws, and training members of
the Bulgarian legal community;
- Contribute to the acceleration of the process of
Bulgaria's accession to the European Union by conducting
independent studies, and encouraging an informed public debate on
integration issues;
- Provide independent analyses of public attitudes
towards social, economic, and political aspects of the
transition;
- Promote the development of a viable
non-governmental sector that would guarantee the success of
democratic reforms in Bulgaria.
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