Public administration reform
The goal of the program is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the public administration (government, local government, public services). This program is especially dedicated to harmonization of legislative framework and practices with the principles of European administrative space, organization and rationalization of public administration, merit-based recruitment and carreer advancement as well as the quality of the law-making and policy development.
Our findings in the State Department’s 2013 Report
08. 03. 2014.
Report of the State Department of the United States of America on the state of human rights in Montenegro in 2013 includes findings from our three research projects. The above mentioned report indicates to insufficiently functional parliamentary oversight of the Security and Defense Sector, failure to implement the Plan for Parliamentary Oversight, as well as…

IA’s Researcher to Participate in TRAIN Programme
05. 03. 2014.
Milena Milosevic, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative, will take part in this year’s TRAIN programme, run by the German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V. DGAP). TRAIN programme (abbreviated from: Think Tanks Providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking) aims to foster a fruitful policy dialogue between think tanks…
Fight against the corruption in the region – SELDI network
04. 03. 2014.
Through membership in the SELDI coalition and based on its research work in numerous areas of high risk for corruption, Institute Alternative contributes to strengthening of anti-corruption mechanisms at the regional level. SELDI (Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity) is the coalition created with the aim of strengthening regional mechanisms of combating corruption and…
Public hearing on the new Judiciary Reform Strategy (2014-2018)
25. 12. 2013.
Representatives of Institute Alternative Jovana Marović, PhD, and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the public hearing on the draft of the Judicial Reform Strategy for the period 2014-2018, held on December 23, in hotel “Podgorica”. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Justice, with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Montenegro. At…
Stevo Muk on TV Vijesti
18. 12. 2013.
Watch the video of the political talk-show “Načisto” with Petar Komenić, on TV Vijesti, with our president of the Managing Board, Stevo Muk. The talk-show was aired on 12 December 2013. The topics discussed were opening of accession negotiations in chapters 23 and 24, reform of the security and defense sector, oversight of the measures…
Appointing the member of the State Audit’s Senate – Time for a decision!
17. 12. 2013.
Appointment of the fifth member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution represents an opportunity for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to support, in cooperation with the minority parties, the candidate with the best professional qualifications, instead of the candidates Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) persistently supports despite the obvious flaws and remarks given…