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publication December 2023

Barometer in Context: Strengthening the Human Rights System

Drawing on the findings of the 2023 Open Society Barometer, this policy paper written by David Griffiths proposes ways to strengthen the human rights system, on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
publication August 2023

Open Society Scholarship Programs Evaluation Report

Open Society’s Scholarship Programs commissioned an external evaluation of the impact of over 30 years of grant making, focusing on issues of access within higher education.
publication October 9, 2023

Barometer in Context: Debt, Development, and Climate

Drawing on the findings of the 2023 Open Society Barometer, this policy paper proposes steps to address the profound challenges facing the global financial system and its governing institutions.
publication September 11, 2023

Open Society Barometer: Can Democracy Deliver?

One of the largest global public opinion surveys on human rights and democracy ever conducted, our annual global poll represents the attitudes, concerns, and hopes of over 5.5 billion people across 30 countries.
explainer June 2023

What Happens When a Country Goes Broke

Economic pressures can leave governments unable to keep up payments on their international debt, forcing them to declare a default. Here is what happens next.
publication June 2023

The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System

When a country is forced to default on its international debts, it suffers lasting economic damage—this research brief shows that delays in resolving a default both increase infant mortality rates and reduce life expectancy.
publication February 2023

A Year In: Turning the Tide in Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine

One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s partners must step up to ensure that the country can prevail—for the sake of peace, democracy and global stability.
publication October 2022

War and Peace: Supporting Ukraine to Prevail, Rebuild, and Prosper

Recommendations for making Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery effective, just, inclusive, accountable, and sustainable; ensuring that the country emerges as a successful and prosperous European democracy.
publication October 2022

The Shortcomings of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Proposal in the Information, Communications, and Technology Sector

The EU is missing a golden opportunity to hold companies liable for human rights abuses and environmental damage within the information, communications, and technology sector.
publication September 2022

Fault Lines: Global Perspectives on a World in Crisis

Amid a series of global shocks, a wide ranging survey conducted in 22 countries provides broad insights into people’s attitudes, concerns, and hopes for the future.

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Publications

Barometer in Context: Strengthening the Human Rights System

Open Society Scholarship Programs Evaluation Report

Barometer in Context: Debt, Development, and Climate

Open Society Barometer: Can Democracy Deliver?

What Happens When a Country Goes Broke

The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System

A Year In: Turning the Tide in Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine

War and Peace: Supporting Ukraine to Prevail, Rebuild, and Prosper

The Shortcomings of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Proposal in the Information, Communications, and Technology Sector

Fault Lines: Global Perspectives on a World in Crisis

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