Institute for Regional and International Studies

IRIS Consulting

Lobbying and Advocacy Campaigns

IRIS Consulting has eight years of experience in lobbying and advocacy in Bulgaria. Our team of experts has elaborated and consulted eleven advocacy campaigns in eight towns on environmental, political and economic issues.

IRIS Consulting has developed typological models of lobbying and advocacy to solve problems of social importance and encourage citizen activity in local communities by providing consultations to non-governmental organisations in the process of protection of citizen interests. Our practices include techniques of socio-political analysis, strategic planning, coalition building, dialogue and partnership with local and national authorities.

IRIS Consulting also offers information and monitoring services - using formal and informal sources to gather information and fully understand our clients position in the political context.

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.