Institute for Regional and International Studies

Program areas

Completed projects

Civic Policies and Democratic Political Process

Strategy Planning for the Bulgarian NGO Movement Within the Demnet II Program

The aim of this project was to frame a perspective strategy for the policy development of the NGO sector in Bulgaria by focusing on three major analytical goals: effective NGO advocacy campaigning and NGO lobbying of the government; new models of NGO networking based on cooperation within specific areas of activity; and establishing an analytical framework for the strategic policy planning and development of the Bulgarian NGO sector. This project was financially supported by the Democracy Network Program in Sofia and financed by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

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The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an independent, non-government think tank. IRIS was established on June 11, 1997 by leading Bulgarian public and political figures, NGO leaders and prominent Bulgarian scholars in international relations, Balkan studies, history, social and political science, anthropology and economics.

The Institute for Regional and International Studies initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics on national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect of law, assists the process of Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU and provides public policy analyses on current domestic and international issues. IRIS represents a strategic combination of advocacy-oriented and education-oriented think tank.