"Building Bridges between Scholars and Policy
Makers"
Founded in late 1989, the Center for the Study of
Democracy (CSD) is an interdisciplinary public policy institute
dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. CSD is a
non-partisan, independent organization fostering the reform process
in Bulgaria through impact on policy and civil society.
CSD objectives are:
• to provide an enhanced institutional and policy
capacity for a successful European integration process;
• to promote institutional reform and the practical
implementation of democratic values in legal and economic
practice;
• to monitor public attitudes and serve as a
watchdog of the institutional reform process in the country;
• to strengthen the institutional and management
capacity of NGOs in Bulgaria, and reform the legal framework for
their operation.
CSD encourages an open dialogue between scholars and
policy makers and promotes public-private coalition building. As a
full-service think tank, the Center achieves its objectives through
policy research, process monitoring, drafting of legislation,
dissemination and advocacy activities, building partnerships, local
and international networks.
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