The Center for the Study of Democracy, or CSD, is a European-based

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dedicated to the values of

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and

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. The institute is an independent, non-partisan organization fostering the reform process through impact on policy and civil society. __TOC__

Objectives

CSD's objectives are to: * Provide an enhanced institutional and policy capacity for a successful European integration process, еspecially 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

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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

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Center for the Study of Democracy 1989 establishments in Bulgaria Think tanks established in 1989 Think tanks based in Bulgaria Political and economic think tanks based in the European Union