Open Society Publications

publication February 2020

Civil Society Organizations and General Data Protection Regulation Compliance

This report examines the influence of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation policy on nongovernmental organizations, while also providing a guide of best practices to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.

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explainer December 2019

Why We Need Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblowers play an invaluable role in the struggle for transparency and accountability. Unfortunately, despite increasing efforts in many regions, whistleblowers are often vulnerable to reprisals and intimidation.

publication November 2019

George Soros and the Fall of Communism in Europe

George Soros established his global reputation as a philanthropist amid the dramatic transformation of Eastern and Central Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.

publication November 2019

Armed Drones in Europe

This report provides a detailed overview of armed drone policies in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom.

publication November 2019

States of Change: Attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, a YouGov survey finds a high-level of anxiety in Central and Eastern Europe over the future of democracy, but a continued faith in the freedoms achieved with the end of Communism.

publication September 2019

A Human-Centric Digital Manifesto for Europe

This report discusses how the new European Commission should look at challenges brought by the digital revolution in order to protect user rights and to establish conditions for open and fair digital market to flourish.

publication July 2019

Building Narrative Power for Racial Justice and Health Equity

This report highlights the conversations, ideas, and resources needed to advance narratives that promote racial justice and define health as both a human right and a public good.

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publication June 2019

From Enlargement to the Unification of Europe

The European Union needs the right tools to finally achieve the unification of Europe: a new directorate general Europe can play this role.

publication June 2019

Post-2020 EU Roma Strategy: The Way Forward

The 2011 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies set ambitious goals it did not achieve. This report outlines why and recommends a way ahead.

publication June 2019

Social Media Monitoring During Elections: Cases and Best Practice to Inform Electoral Observation Missions

Concern over online interference in elections is now widespread. Election observation organizations need to adapt in order to remain relevant and protect the integrity of democratic processes

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Publications

Civil Society Organizations and General Data Protection Regulation Compliance

Why We Need Whistleblower Protections

George Soros and the Fall of Communism in Europe

Armed Drones in Europe

States of Change: Attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

A Human-Centric Digital Manifesto for Europe

Building Narrative Power for Racial Justice and Health Equity

From Enlargement to the Unification of Europe

Post-2020 EU Roma Strategy: The Way Forward

Social Media Monitoring During Elections: Cases and Best Practice to Inform Electoral Observation Missions

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