Research and publications:
Past projects

Past projects

Main CESS projects since 2000. Almost all CESS projects are implemented jointly with local civil society counterparts.

Policy lab handbook: Development of a policy lab handbook for the young political leaders programme for the Western Balkans ‘Bridging the Gap Platform’, 2020-21, funded by the European Parliament

BOS: Bolstering Oversight of the Security Sector in Ukraine: Developing Relations and Capacity of Independent Oversight Actors, Ukraine, 2019-20, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Parliament Kosovo: Strengthening the Key Functions of the Assembly of Kosovo, 2018-19, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Parliament Kyrgyzstan: Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in Kyrgyzstan, 2016-17, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SPOM, PRIEMA and SAMCA: Three consecutive capacity-building projects in and for the Assembly and for civil society organisations in North Macedonia, 2013-19, funded by the Netherlands Embassy in Skopje

IPRE Moldova: Establishing Policy Bridges, 2018-20, funded by the Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE)

TJ Moldova: Fostering Transitional Justice: Developing, Testing and Applying a Mechanism for the Moldovan Context, 2017-18, funded by the Conflict and Stability Fund, UK Embassy in Chisinau

PLS Moldova: Post-legislative Scrutiny: enhancing ex-post parliamentary scrutiny of legislation in the Republic of Moldova, 2016, funded by the Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest

CERIC Georgia: Conducting Effective Research and Improving Communication of the Research Department in Parliament, 2016, funded by the Netherlands Embassy in Tbilisi

SEPC Georgia: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Parliamentary Committees, 2014-2016, funded by the UNDP Mission in Tbilisi

Georgia: Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in Georgia: A Capacity Building Programme for the Defence and Security Committee, 2013, funded by the Netherlands Embassy in Tbilisi

25 Years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, 2014, funded by the Vfonds

Parliamentary Programmes in Moldova and Georgia: 2008-2012, funded by the Matra fund of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Turkey civil military relations: Three consecutive projects on governance and the military in Turkey, 2004-13, funded by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

DRINA: Defence Reform Initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and for Serbia and Montenegro, 2005-6, funded by the SFMO Foundation and NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division

STARLINK: Security, Transparency, Accountability and Reform: Linking the Security Sectors of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Ukraine to the European Mainstream, 2006-09, funded by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OSCE Missions to Armenia and Azerbaijan

NOSTRUM: Needs and Options for Security-Sector Transparency and Reform in Ukraine and Moldova, 2003-5, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ESCADA: Extending Security Co-operation and Harmonising Defence Arrangements in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia, 2002-3, funded by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

DEMCON-SEE: Parliament and Parliamentary Staff Education Programme for the promotion of legislative oversight of the security sector in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia and Montenegro, 2001-3, funded by the governments of The Netherlands, Norway, The United Kingdom and Switzerland, and by the SFMO Foundation, the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the NATO Office of Information and Press

PROGRES: Programme on European Security in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine, 1999-2001, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the SFMO Foundation


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