Open Society Foundations

We support independent policy centers that embrace inclusive policy change via analysis, advocacy, and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.

Active in more than 20 countries across Europe and the South Caucasus, the Think Tank Fund devises country-by-country funding strategies based on needs assessments, cooperation with local Open Society foundations, and careful selection of grantees.

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Changing the Story about Minorities in Slovakia

by Jarmila Lajčáková

The debate around Roma in Slovakia is increasingly one of security. Research from the Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture in Bratislava argues that this criminalization of Roma is a dangerous return to the past.

Infographic on women in the top three positions on electoral lists.

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Do Gender Quotas in Politics Work?

by Aleksandra Niżyńska, Małgorzata Druciarek

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Knowing Your City’s Finances Can Bring Real Change

by Peter Goliaš

Bratislava-based think-tank INEKO is behind a new financial transparency website which aims to improve the stability of small and large municipalities in Slovakia.

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Conspiracy Theories on the Rise in Europe

by Peter Kreko
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Europe is going through its deepest economic and political crisis for many decades—providing fertile soil for conspiracy theorizing.

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Paying the Price for Bad Policy in Bulgaria

March 28, 2013 | by Svetla Kostadinova

Energy prices have rocketed in Bulgaria leading to public unrest. One local think tank explains why bad policy making is to blame and how to stop this happening again.

Active Citizenship Can Change Your Country For the Better

February 25, 2013 | by Andrej Nosko, Katalin Széger

Katalin Széger, of the Kurt Lewin Foundation, discusses Active Citizenship with Andrej Nosko of the Open Society Think Tank Fund.

How Civil Society is Working to Thaw “Frozen Conflicts” in Eurasia

January 21, 2013 | by Victor Chirila

The settlement of "Frozen Conflicts" in Eurasia needs a complex approach that would involve not only political negotiation, but also civil society dialogues, confidence, and partnership building and reconciliation.

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