The Jefferson Institute is an independent trans-Atlantic research and education institute.
We are inspired by Thomas Jefferson's challenge to pursue truth, wherever it may lead, and his vision of foreign policy at its best: to prevail through ideas and commerce.
Support decision makers in security sector reforms with innovative research and analysis to better identify strategic priorities, and the practical steps for success in policy and programming.
Exploring the increasing complexity
of international development aid, as public and private agencies seek
out new approaches and partnerships.
Democratization
Democracy delivers on micro-level transparency and rule of law, providing real benefits for people. To meet the increasing complexity of international development, public and private aid agencies have sought out new approaches and partnerships. Significant gaps remain in our understanding of these behavioral, strategic, and organizational paradigm shifts.
We work to help public and private actors navigate the strategic challenges of international democracy development. We place special attention on community level analysis.
Recent and Ongoing Projects:
Impact Evaluation of OSCE Gender Programming in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Armenia
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2008
Places in the Heart, Serbia:
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2008
An Award to recognize a not for profit organization, which performs an exemplary act of good will for its local community (municipality, village, or street).
Support to Citizen Journalism in Sochi, Russia
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2008
Roadmaps on Visa Liberalization: Where Does Serbia Stand?
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2008
Evaluating the EU’s Consultative Process in Drafting the 2007 Serbia Progress Report
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2008
Freedom of Media Monitoring: Russia
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2008
An Imperative to Innovate
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2007
Models of sustainable journalism training in Central and Eastern Europe
Summer School: Qualitative Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation
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2005
This workshop aimed to integrate academic and practical approaches to the challenges of monitoring and evaluating international efforts to promote democracy. In particular, the school aimed to contribute to the ongoing assessment needs of ongoing initiatives, and to develop proposals for evaluating the long-term impact of international projects now in their final stages.
