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    The institutional profiles below provide contact information, program descriptions, and research and publication highlights for current members of the Network. Most institutions provide more detailed information, including full texts of selected publications, on their own Web sites. Unless otherwise noted, all Network member Web sites listed herein contain information in English.

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    Carnegie Moscow Center
    Contact: Rose Gottemoeller, director
    16/2, Tverskaya Str.
    Moscow, 102009
    Russia
    Phone: +495-935-8904
    Fax: +495-935-89-06
    webmaster@carnegie.ru
    www.carnegie.ru
    Mission:
    The Carnegie Moscow Center was founded in 1993 as the first public policy research institution of its kind and scope to study the core problems of Russian domestic and foreign policy. It seeks to promote intellectual collaboration between scholars and policy experts in Russia and between Russian and foreign experts; to provide independent analysis on a wide array of public policy issues; and to provide a respected and independent forum for discussion and debate on the most compelling issues facing Russia, Eurasia, and the international community. In addition to programs related to post-Soviet economic transition, foreign and security policy, nuclear proliferation, and ethnicity and nation-building, the Carnegie Moscow Center conducts research on Russian domestic politics and political institutions. In particular, the Center tracks day-to-day political developments in Russia and also examines the longer-term processes of change in political institutions, relations between the center and Russian regions, and the establishment of democratic values that are shaping the country’s political future.

    Activities include:
    • hosting seminars, conferences, and lectures featuring distinguished government officials, scholars, and opinion leaders from Russia, other post-Soviet states, the United States, and Europe, as well as occasional speakers from other parts of the world
    • publishing monographs, edited volumes, reference works, periodicals, a Working Papers series and monthly Briefings. Since 1996, the Center has published the quarterly journal Pro et Contra. These publications—produced in Russian, English, or both—are distributed widely in Russia and abroad.

    Publication Information: Please visit www.carnegie.ru/en/pubs/default.asp for a list of recent publications.



    Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CIPDD)
    Contact: Ghia Nodia, chairman
    1, Merab Alexidze, 11th Floor
    0193 Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
    Phone: +995-32-334-081
    Fax: +995-32-334-163
    info@cipdd.org
    www.cipdd.org
    Mission:
    Founded in 1992, CIPDD's main objectives are to promote democratic and free-market values, to publicize the major achievements of Western democratic thought, and to encourage the analysis of problems related to the postcommunist transition in Georgia and the Caucasus region.

    Activities include:
    • conducting sociological surveys and other quantitative research projects
    • publishing books, bulletins, a journal, and films that support the CIPDD's main objectives
    • organizing meetings and seminars both locally and internationally on security in the Caucasus region
    • participating in confidence-building measures related to the conflict in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

    Publication Information: For a list of CIPDD's publications, please visit www.cipdd.org/en/books.shtml.



    Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights
    Contact: Yuri Dzhibladze, president
    ul.Volhonka, 14, 4th floor
    Moscow, 119842, Russia
    Phone: +7-095-495-203-9196
    Fax: +7-095-495-203-9196
    center@demokratia.ru
    www.demokratia.ru
    Mission:
    The Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights is a nongovernmental public-policy research and advocacy organization. The Center's mission is to support the development of democratic institutions and sustainable mechanisms of human-rights protection in Russia by addressing public-policy issues and by facilitating civic participation in policy decisions. The Center conducts research on laws and the legislative process, with a special focus on the nongovernmental (NGO) sector, human rights issues, and antidiscrimination policy. It also helps develop NGO networks and coalitions, and organizes public advocacy campaigns, NGO dialogues with public authorities, and other forms of civic participation.

    Activities include:
    • conducting research on and developing training seminars for the NGO community in Russia
    • facilitating the networking of Russian NGOs
    • developing reform proposals aimed at improving the working environment of NGOs
    • monitoring legislation in the Russian State Duma

    Publication Information: For a complete archive of the Center's newsletter Legislative Process, please visit www.demokratia.ru/eng/analyst/reviewlaws/.



    Democratic Initiatives Foundation
    Contact: Ilko Kucheriv, executive director
    Suite 4
    18 Illinska St.
    Kyiv, Ukraine 04070
    Phone: +380-44-463-6511
    Fax: +380-44-463-6511
    dif@dif.org.ua
    www.ukma.kiev.ua/pub/DI
    Mission:
    The The Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DI) was established in 1992 as a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. Based in Kyiv, the Foundation supports Ukraine's transition toward a fully functioning democracy by conducting and analyzing opinion polls, promoting an informed political process, enhancing the professionalism and knowledge of political leaders and journalists, and helping to make Ukraine more understandable to the West.

    Activities include:
    • collecting and disseminating timely, accurate, and understandable information to parliamentarians, policy makers, the media, and the public
    • conducting in-depth analysis of public opinion on important social and political trends
    • organizing seminars and training for journalists, politicians, and international exchange programs
    • sponsoring conferences, seminars, and informal roundtable discussions

    Publication Information: For a list of publications (in Ukrainian) visit www.ukma.kiev.ua/pub/DI/publu.htm.



    Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS)
    Contact: Algirdas Degutis, managing director
    PO Box 219
    Minsk 220030
    Republic of Belarus
    Phone: +375 29 622 80 49
    Fax: +375 29 622 80 49
    iiseps@iiseps.org
    www.iiseps.org
    Mission:
    IISEPS, the oldest think tank in Belarus, is devoted to promoting democracy and a free market economy as Belarus transitions from totalitarianism to democracy. The institute studies socio-economic and political processes and their impact on public opinion and policy through national polls, interviews with leaders and experts, and analysis of mass media, legislation, and socio-economic statistics.

    Activities include:
    • Organizes international, national, and regional conferences and seminars for politicians, scholars, journalists, businessmen, and other leaders from around the world
    • Publishes analytical papers, books, national polls, and media publications
    • Consults with business leaders, democratic activists, and other research institutes to strengthen support for free markets, democracy, and social science research in Belarus

    Publication Information: Visit the Institute's Web site for a list of recent publications.



    International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS)
    Contact: Volodymyr Nikitin, director
    vul. Studentska 11A
    (Pymonenka 13A)
    Kyiv, Ukraine 04050
    Phone: +380-44-484-4400, 484-4401
    Fax: +380-44-484-4402
    office@icps.kiev.ua
    www.icps.kiev.ua
    Mission:
    The International Centre for Policy Studies is a nongovernmental research organization founded by the Open Society Institute. Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of the policy-making process in Ukraine.

    Activities include:
    • conducting independent public policy research
    • providing technical assistance to the Ukrainian government
    • stimulating and informing public participation in policy making

    Publication Information: A list of publications is available on the Centre's Web site, www.icps.kiev.ua/publications.htm.



    St. Petersburg Center for Humanities and Political Studies (Strategy)
    Contact: Michael Gorny, executive director
    office 417
    25/14 7th Krasnoarmejskaja ul.
    190005, St.Petersburg
    Russian
    Phone: +7-812-7126612, 3164822
    Fax: +7-812-7126612, 3164822
    strateg@strateg.spb.su
    http://strategy-spb.ru/
    Mission:
    The mission of Strategy is to promote democracy and a strong civil society in Russia through projects and programs that encourage public participation, civil partnerships, and a responsive government. Strategy's objectives include developing programs in social and humanitarian fields; uniting scholars to solve social, economic, and political problems; promoting the free exchange of ideas and information; and developing new political institutions.

    Activities include:
    • conducting scholarly research on public policy, human rights, and participatory democracy
    • organizing academic conferences on current political, social, and cultural problems
    • developing domestic and international networks of scholars and policy experts
    • building relationships with other nongovernmental organizations that promote democracy
    • performing the role of an ombudsman in monitoring respect for human rights
    • partnering with civil-society organizations to fight corruption

    Publication Information: Please visit Strategy's Web site for a list of publications (in Russian).



    Ural Foundation for Social Innovations (UFSI)
    Contact: Elena Vybornova, programs director
    Turgenev str., 13
    Suite 148
    Ekaterinburg 620219
    Russia
    Phone: +7-3432-56-90-98, 56-91-38
    Fax: +7-3432-59-87-13
    ufsi@ural.ru
    www.ufsi.ural.ru
    Mission:
    The Ural Foundation for Social Innovations (UFSI) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that was launched in 1996 to support development projects in the fields of education, culture, science, the economy, and the media. UFSI's goal is promoting democratic values, human rights, and equal opportunities, especially for younger generations.

    Activities include:
    • conducting seminars and training on local self-government reform in Russia
    • conducting the student seminar, "Human Rights Educational Initiative"
    • organizing a "Free and Responsible Press" program for young journalists
    • organizing a series of Annual International Youth Conferences
    • conducting and publishing political science and marketing research
    • sponsoring a Center for Personnel Consulting

    Publication Information: Please visit the Foundation's Web site for a list of publications.

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