We present to you an analytical review of the state of the Belarusian cultural sector during the period of 2020-2023.
Civil society program monitoring. Collection of analytical quarterly reports
The Centre for European Transformation has prepared a Сollection of analytical quarterly reports of the Civil society program monitoring of Belarusan civil society.
The monitoring is aimed at tracking the dynamics of the circle of civil society organizations working in the field of democratic developments’ changes through specific actions, advocacy-campaigns, human rights protection, and system of organizational development. The monitoring framework defines the following set of processes that have been monitored and analyzed:
- Formation and development of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
- Development of the processes of civil society dialogue with national and local authorities.
- International cooperation and interaction with civil society in Europe, in the Eastern Partnership countries, international donors and European structures.
- Expansion of "composition" of civil society and cooperation with various types of entities.
- Development of the quality and effectiveness of promotion and advocacy work, realization of the rights of target groups.
- Changes in terms of civil society activity.
The presented analysis is based on monitoring of the media, analytical materials and normative documents, monitoring the terms of NGOs’ activity and law enforcement practices, as well as special analysis of civic initiatives. The results obtained allow assessing the situation in the processes in the Belarusan civil society development and setting priorities for further development.
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The employment ban in Belarus: returning to the Soviet practices and unique features
Researchers from the Center for European Transformation and the Flying University present a report on the results of a study on the implementation of the practice of the employment ban in Belarus from 2020 to 2022.
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Monitoring of How the Republic of Belarus Implements the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2022)
Centre for European Transformation has conducted the third comprehensive study in form of monitoring of the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by the Republic of Belarus.
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Civil society in Belarus 2015-2021: from stable development to new challenges
We present a collection of articles “Civil society in Belarus 2015-2021: from stable development to new challenges”.
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The Belarusian Civil Society: dynamics of change in an unfriendly environment
We present a Discussion paper of dynamics of changes in the Belarusian civil society in 2015-2017.
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