2015
Conference: “The NGOs’ experiences in the European integration process of Montenegro: Achievements and Challenges”
27. 07. 2015.
Jovana Marović, the research coordinator at the Institute alternative (IA) has participated today at the conference“The NGOs’ experiences in the European integration process of Montenegro: Achievements and Challenges”, organised by the Center for Development of NGOs. Jovana was the speaker at the first panel “Experience of the NGOs in the working groups for the preparation…
The institutional position of the European Parliament – between weak competences and voter apathy
27. 07. 2015.
The research paper authored by our research coordinator Jovana Marović “The institutional position of the European Parliament – between weak competences and voter apathy“ was published in the Yearbook of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. The article explains to what extent the weakness of this directly elected body contributes to the low turnout…
Meeting: Towards recruitment based on merits
27. 07. 2015.
On Friday, 24 of July, the representatives of the Institute alternative (IA) held the meeting with interested stakeholders, within the project ”State Administration in Montenegro – Equal for All”, financially supported by the U.S. Embassy in Podgorica. The event brought together stakeholders that are crucial for recruitment and promotion in state authorities, i.e. the consistent…

What do we want from Europe?
23. 07. 2015.
In the preface of the book written by the philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Srećko Horvat What does Europe want?, it is depicted how Croatia has become the EU member after midnight and has arrived at the party when all guests were already drunk. Other countries, primarily those from Western Balkans, therefore have no other choice…
Results of a public opinion survey on perception of citizens on police integrity in Montenegro and in the region
23. 07. 2015.
Yesterday, on Wednesday 22 July, in four capitals in the region, Podgorica, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Pristina, were presented the results of a survey on the integrity of police, made according to the same methodology in order to be comparable. The Surveys, for purposes of our network POINTPULSE, was conducted by Ipsos Strategic Marketing, according to…
There is significant scope for the fight against corruption within the Police
22. 07. 2015.
After unemployment, the corruption is the biggest problem that Montenegrin citizens face, and there is significant scope for the fight against that problem within the Police, as showed by the research of the regional network POINTPULSE, which is consisted of Institute alternative, Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP), BIRN Serbia, Center for Security Studies from…