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The Centre for Security Studies has conducted research for a number of purposes into factors affecting the security and political environment within the country and region. Research papers and articles include:
Inicijativa za borbu protiv teškog kriminala na Zapadnom Balkanu (WBCSCi) u kontekstu Integrisanog upravljanja unutrašnjom sigurnosti (IISG): Prepreke implementacije u Bosni i Hercegovini The Western Balkans Counter-Serious Crime initiative (WBCSCi) in the context of the Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG): Obstacles to Implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Rethinking the European Union-Western Balkans cooperation on fighting organised crime in light of new challenges brought by the migration crisis
The Role of Italy in the Berlin Process: Challenges and Opportunities Western Balkans and the Rule of Law: Normative assessment of the progress of the Judicial reform vs. Public Trust in Judiciary The Small Arms and Light Weapons Problem in the Balkan Region Zapadni Balkan: Proširenje EU kroz ‘Mali prasak’ Western Balkans: EU enlargement through the ‘Little Bang’ Ciljevi održivog razvoja UN – Studija slučaja: Implementacija ciljeva održivog razvoja u Bosni i Hercegovini The UN Sustainable Development Goals – Case Study: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina Returning from violence: How to tackle the foreign fighters’ problem in the Western Balkans? Perspectives for EU membership for BiH Russian soft power in the Balkans: Bosnia and Serbia, two states in comparison Bosna i Hercegovina u mirovnim misijama – doprinos održavanju mira širom svijeta Bosnia and Herzegovina in Peace Missions – Contribution to Maintaining Peace in the World The Regimental System and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pointpulse Izvještaj – Stavovi građana o policiji: Rezultati istraživanja javnog mnijenja za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (2017) Pointpulse Report – The Citizens’ Opinion of the Police: Results of the Public Opinion Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2017) Vodič kroz javne nabavke u Bosni i Hercegovini Antikorupcijski kapaciteti javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnost – Izvještaj za 2016. godinu Trend privatne sigurnosti u Bosni i Hercegovini Private Security Trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina Žene u službi sigurnosti u Bosni i Hercegovini Women in the Service of Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina Zašto parlament ne nadzire Upravu za indirektno oporezivanje BiH? Procjena integriteta policije u Bosni i Hercegovini The Assessment of Police Integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subjekti nadzora nad primjenom posebnih istražnih radnji Oversight Actors of the Use of Special Investigative Measures Tajno prikupljanje podataka – analiza prakse – Policijsko pregovaranje u kriznim incidentima Pointpulse Izvještaj – Stavovi građana o policiji: Rezultati istraživanja javnog mnijenja za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (2016) Pointpulse Report – The Citizens’ Opinion of the Police: Results of the Public Opinion Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016) Pointpulse Izvještaj – Stavovi građana o policiji: Rezultati istraživanja javnog mnijenja za Zapadni Balkan Pointpulse Report – The Citizens’ Opinion of the Police: Results of the Public Opinion Research in the Western Balkans (2016) Šta donosi nova Globalna strategija EU u oblasti vanjske i sigurnosne politike i kako će uticati na Bosnu i Hercegovinu Okvirne smjernice za osiguranje kvaliteta i etičkog postupanja u istraživanjima unutar oblasti društvenih nauka PREGOVARAČKA POGLAVLJA 23 I 24 KOLIKO NAS KOŠTA JAVNA SIGURNOST? – analiza budžetskih stavki za ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova i policijske agencije u BiH za 2011. i 2015. godinu – HOW MUCH DOES PUBLIC SAFETY COST US? – Analysis of budget items of police services in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2011 and 2015 – Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations Case Study – The Netherlands (Written for the CIVCAP project, further readings can be found here) POSEBNE ISTRAŽNE RADNJE – NORMATIVNA UREĐENOST I OSVRT NA PRAKTIČNU PRIMJENU ANALIZA TRANSPARENTNOSTI SUDOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI A, B, C – Deployment of Civilian Capacities to International Peace Operations (Written for the CIVCAP project, further readings can be found here) Nadzor telekomunikacija u Bosni i Hercegovini – Policy brief (Pisano u sklopu programa DCAF Young Faces Network 2015) Telecommunication Surveillance in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Policy brief (Written within the program DCAF Young Faces Network 2015)
O čemu PREGOVARAMO
Country Profile: BiH Peacekeeping Contributions (a contribution to http://providingforpeacekeeping.org/) Mapiranje kvaliteta statistika o korupciji u policiji u BiH Pregled nadležnosti – pregovaračka poglavlja 23 i 24 Procjena integriteta policije u Bosni i Hercegovini Assessment of police integrity in Bosnia and Herzegovina Unapređenje parlamentarnog nadzora sektora sigurnosti na zapadnom Balkanu Rizik korupcije u pravosuđu Rizik korupcije u sektoru policije Rizik korupcije u sektoru odbrane Rizik korupcije u obavještajnoj službi Rizik korupcije u sektoru carine i granične policije Procjena rizika korupcije u sigurnosnom sektoru Bosne i Hercegovine Corruption Risk Assessment in the Security Sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Civil Capacities for Peace Support Operations: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (for other contributions in the journal: http:// (CSS, 2014) Civilni kapaciteti Bosne i Hercegovine za učešće u mirovnim operacijama (CSS, 2014) (CSS, 2014) (CSS, 2014) Different Perceptions of International Justice (CSS, 2014) Mapiranje kvaliteta statistika o korupciji u policiji na nivou policijskih agencija u BiH | Mapping the Quality of the Statistical Data on Police Involvement in Corruption Amongst Police Agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (CSS, 2014) (CSS, 2014) EU – NATO Relations in The Western Balkans (CSS, 2014) Corruption Crime Statistics and Police Numbers Reporting in Bosnia and Herzegovina (CSS, 2014)
Nadzor nad obavještajnim sektorom na Zapadnom Balkanu studija slučaja Bosne i Hercegovine (CSS, 2013) German policies and practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina – A promising future and a lack of initiative – (CSS, 2013) Jesu li pripadnice OS BiH u ravnopravnom položaju sa svojim muškim kolegama? (CSS, 2013) Is there a Need for Better Security Measures in Institutions of Higher Learning- Experiences from the University of Tuzla (CSS, 2013) Between Humanitarian Aid and Colonialism – The Case Study of French (Non) Intervention in Iraq and Mali. (CSS, 2013) NACRT IZVJEŠTAJA O PARLAMENTARNOM NADZORU NAD SEKTOROM SIGURNOSTI ZA 2012. GODINU (CSS, 2013) Analiza zastupljenosti nastavnih sadržaja iz područja sigurnosti u studijskim programima sigurnosti u BiH (CSS, 2013) Krivično djelo korupcije: Slabosti i nedorečenosti postojećih zakonskih rješenja na nivou Bosne i Hercegovine (CSS, 2013) PREGLED STANJA U OBLASTI POLICIJE U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (CSS, 2013) SAVREMENA DISKUSIJA O PROFESIJAMA -PREGLED LITERATURE- (CSS, 2013)
Nastaviti politički dijalog i promijeniti Ustav Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (CJP, 2012) What does a second Obama term mean for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkan region? (CSS, 2012) Kako do podjele BiH na statističke regije? (CSS, 2012) Kako se kreira politika Bosne i Hercegovine – Odgovornost ili alibi – (CSS, 2012) Jesmo li spremni za naredni IPA ciklus? (CSS, 2012) Almanac on Security Sector Oversight in the Western Balkans, (CSS, BCSP and DCAF, 2012) Drawing boundaries in the Western Balkans: A people’s perspective, (CSS and Saferworld, 2012) Građani Bosne i Hercegovine nedovoljno informirani o Europskoj uniji, (CSS and OSI, 2012) Parlamentarni nadzor nad radom privatnih sigurnosnih kompanija u BiH, (CSS and OSI, 2012) – Pozitivan iskorak u pridruživanju Evropskoj uniji – Inicijativa o upućivanju policijskih službenika iz BiH, (CSS and OSI, 2012) Analiza revizorskih izvještaja o institucijama sektora sigurnosti u Bosni i Hercegovini, (CSS and OSI, 2012)
SMALL ARMS SURVEY – STUDIJA O MALOM I LAKOM NAORUŽANJU (CSS and UNDP, 2010-2011) NADZOR NAD OBAVJEŠTAJNIM SEKTOROM NA ZAPADNOM BALKANU STUDIJA SLUČAJA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE, (CSS and DCAF, 2011) Economic Bilateral Relations between Turkey and Bosnia Herzegovina, (CSS, 2011) Pregled reforme sigurnosnog sektora u Bosni i Hercegovini, (CSS and OSI, 2011) Neki opći pokazatelji o maloljetničkom prijestupništvu u Kantonu Sarajevo: alarm za konkretnu društvenu akciju? (CSS and OSI, 2011) Oružano nasilje u Bosni i Hercegovini, (CSS and OSI, 2011) Inicijativa za izmjenu zakona o državnoj službi u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine: realno uporište ili povećana politička kontrola? (CSS and OSI, 2011) Pokrenuti proceduru ukidanja vize za građane Kosova, (CSS and OSI, 2011) Podrivanje institucija sektora sigurnosti – crveno svijetlo za uzbunu, (CSS and OSI, 2011) Context Analysis of Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1990 – 2009, (CSS, BCSP and DCAF, 2011) Kapaciteti i mogućnosti lobiranja BiH u podršci priključivanja EU. (CSS and OSI, 2011) Opći izbori 2010 – Demokratski napredak ili dalje slabljenje države? (CSS and OSI, 2011)
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Publications (2009)” tab_id=”1452888298639-55488e44-d0ae”][vc_column_text]‘NATO: Costs and Benefits of BiH accession’ (CSS and DFID, 2009) The Office of the High Representative and Security Sector Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ (CSS and DCAF, 2009) Private Security Companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ (CSS and DFID, 2009) – Bosnian[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Publications (2010)” tab_id=”1452888297130-734f5a33-d3a3″][vc_column_text] VATRENO ORUŽJE I SIGURNOST DJECE, (CSS and UNICEF, 2010) Operational handbook on police-community co-operation (CSS and Saferworld, 2010) ‘Human rights in the Armed Forces in BiH’, (CSS and DCAF, 2010) ‘Sistem zastite i spasavanja u BiH’, 2010 (CSS and OSI, 2010)[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Publications (2001- 2008)” tab_id=”1452888302839-2bdc261b-cdab”][vc_column_text]‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Bilateral Relations with Turkey’ December, 2008 “Evaluation of the Structure, Standards and Efficiency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina” Liberalization of The Visa Regime. Campaign Issue Policy Brief: “What BiH Politicians Intend To Do In Order To Obtain Liberalisation And Subsequent Abolishment Of The Schengen Visa Regime For ALL Citizens Of BiH” Security Sector Reform and Media in BiH – The Way Ahead to Security Sector Good Governance The EU’s Foreign and Security Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina The results of the SURVEY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF CITIZENS of Bosnia and Herzegovina towards: – Establishment of the Ministry of Defense BH, – Establishment of the Intelligence and Security Agency of BiH, – Establishment of police institutions at the state level, – Forthcoming replacement of SFOR by EU forces. Needs Assessment on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Bosnia and Herzegovina: For the needs of UNDP BiH, The Centre for Security Studies BiH conducted research over a three-month period from April to the end of June 2003 of the needs of BiH in the area of Small Arms and Light Weapons. The research included many segments of social activities, and amongst other things included the following: total legal regulation in the area of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in BiH; Government capability to implement and administer legal regulations on SALW, the Capacity and role of the military industry in BiH in relation to SALW, activities of the International community in BiH on this issue, Possible education and awareness raising campaigns, etc. The mission of the project was to use the information gained through the comprehensive research to provide recommendations for the future activities of state institutions and NGO’s. This would in effect improve the success of the fight against the problems of SALW in BiH. Project ESCADA (‘Extending Security Cooperation and Defence Arrangements’) 2002/03 – SECURITY AND DEFENCE IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE: Recommendations and Conclusion; Leaded by Centre for European Security Studies, Netherlands in cooperation with Centre for Security Studies BiH Transparency-Building Project in South-Eastern Europe (TBP-SEE): Case of BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; More information’s available on web site of the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS), Groningen Managing Peace: Challenges of Post-Conflict Peace-Building Processes, June 2002 Post-Conflict Resolution in the Balkans, May 2002 Post-Conflict Resolution in the Balkans, May 2002 Security in Southeast Europe over the next 10 – 15 Years, September 2001 BiH Security Policy Background Paper, July 2001 Publications Publications are a major part of the CSS’s operations. They serve as a reference point for the participants of our events as well as bringing these topics to a wider audience – to the general public, scholars, journalists, government officials, and others. Our publications are produced in both Bosnian and English and are available free to all interested parties. The following publications are available to download and are in MS Word format: NATO od sigurnosnog saveza do savremenih izazova Public debate on the topic of “Human Rights and Globalization”Sarajevo, 11 Dec. 2006 Survey results: Dialogue on the Constitution of BiH Seminar on Economic Aspects of Security, Trieste, Italy, 2-5 Oct. 2003 Seminar on Economic Aspects of Security, 13–14 September 2002, Portoroz, Slovenia Round-Table on Elements of the Security Policy – Internal Policy, Banja Luka, 19 February 2002. Round-Table on Elements of the Security Policy – Intelligence Services, Sarajevo, 27 November 2001. Seminar – Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Partnership for Peace, Sarajevo, 7-8 November 2001. Seminar on Security Policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 16 – 17 July 2001
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EUFOR Althea: o (ne)efikasnosti operacije za upravljanje krizom u Bosni i Hercegovini Analysing the effectiveness of EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEP, 2016) |