Albania's membership path to the EU has become one of the most politicized issues in the Albanian political context. Considering the new accession methodology, the process of European integration is even dynamic. With the clustering of the negotiation chapters, candidate countries are expected to advance in several areas simultaneously rather than fulfil the chapters individually in a row. Among...
Albania masters a clear strategic vocation and cross-party commitment to join the European Union. The accession perspective granted by the Thessaloniki Summit back in 2003 is considered the major catalyst for the advancement of the reform agenda and democratization of the country. Although the pace of accession has been marred by several hiccups over the years, public support for...
This policy paper investigates the state of the application of the principle of equality before the law by the law enforcement agencies in Albania. The aims of the paper are: (i) to investigate the existence of institutional documents, strategies, instruments, and mechanisms for monitoring the equal implementation of the law, and compare it to the situation in a wider...
After the publication of the Albanian Security Barometer 2019 and the ensuring public debate, the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Governance brings the second edition of this barometer, realized with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Tirana.
Like in the previous edition, the main policy issues guiding this second edition of the Barometer are:
identifying key...
The Albanian Security Barometer provided, for the first time, a bridge between security policymaking and delivery and the concerns and expectations of the citizens. While it provided a wealth of data on citizens perception and attitudes on a broad range of security-related aspects, it stops short of making a deeper interpretation of these data. This is meant to allow for different stakeholders...
The Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Tirana has initiated the Albanian Security Barometer (ASB). The ASB is a new innovative project which brings to the public debate the attitudes and perceptions of Albanian citizens on various aspects of security through a national public survey. Some of the main...
This policy paper explores the conceptual and structural challenges of developing and implementing CT and CVE policies by the Albanian government over the last two decades. The analysis focuses on the CT measures, recent shift to CVE policy, the challenges faced, their design, implementation, and monitoring, flaws and their alignment with EU policies and approach. It also focuses on...
In this policy paper is assessed the possibility and is recommended the adoption of an administrative approach to fighting organised crime, as a separate policy but combined with other approaches to be used as a tool in efforts to combat crime, justice and improved security. The particularity of this approach is that, in addition to implementation at the national...
Since 2005 Albanian authorities have been able to use digital technology to conduct lawful interception of multiple targets and multiple communication devices. This trend has been driven by the need to keep up with effective investigation of crime, as the technology in the field of telecommunications has constantly developed. However, the effectiveness of such policy remains questionable as pointed...
This paper provides a critical viewpoint on the governance of Islam in Albania. Governance is understood as the relationship between state intervention and societal autonomy. The findings suggest that the governance of Islam in Albania is largely based on societal autonomy. The paper argues that this mode of governance, which has evolved since the end of the communist regime,...