Black Sea Security and Development
Conducting a "Democracy Audit" in Bulgaria, Moldova and Georgia
The project is aimed at advancing recommendations for improving institutional performance in Bulgaria, Georgia and Moldova, based on comparative analysis of a selected cluster of institutions mirroring the state of the society and governance by employing the ‘democratic auditing’ methodological approach. Institutional analysis, public opinion surveys and case studies of best practices will be employed to elicit alternative policy solutions.
The project findings will be conveyed to the target-groups in order to achieve policy impact and improve institutional performance. The training component within this project will also enable local beneficiaries to employ ‘public scrutiny’ and ‘auditing’ procedures in forming the public policies of their countries. The comparative approach to evaluating institutional performances and structures, civic and political culture will contribute to transferring good governance practices.
The project will be implemented in one year by the Institute for Regional and International Studies - Sofia (