Center for the Study of Democracy
Formation1989 (1989)
TypeThink tank
Purpose
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Region
Europe
Methods
Chairman
Ognian Shentov, Ph.D.
Websitewww.csd.bg

The Center for the Study of Democracy, or CSD, is a European-based public policy institute dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. The institute is an independent, non-partisan organization fostering the reform process through impact on policy and civil society.[1]

Objectives

CSD's objectives are to:

  • Provide an enhanced institutional and policy capacity for a successful European integration process, especially in the area of justice and home affairs;
  • Promote institutional reform and the practical implementation of democratic values in legal and economic practice;
  • Monitor public attitudes and serve as a watchdog of the institutional reform process.

History

Founded in late 1989 with the official goal of building bridges between scholars and policy-makers, the institute's work over the years has grown to include policy development and has made inroads into several areas traditionally perceived as the inviolable public property, such as anti-corruption institutional reform and national security. It has had its research cited by major publications such as The New York Times[2][3][4] and The Wall Street Journal.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mission of the CSD". CSD.bg. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bulgaria's Unholy Alliances". The New York Times. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ↑ "How a Poisoning in Bulgaria Exposed Russian Assassins in Europe". The New York Times. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Russia Suspected by Some in Giant Bulgaria Hack". The New York Times. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Russia's Economic Clout in Europe Grows Despite Sanctions, Study Says". The Wall Street Journal. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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