24 October 2006
Open Society Index - Croatia 2006
Author:
Simona
Goldstein
Publisher:
iDEMO Institute for Democracy*, Zagreb, Croatia
Ilica 73
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: +385 14855576
Fax: +385 14856459
http://www.idemo.hr
Indeks otvorenosti Društva - hrvatska 2006
(in English and Croatian)
The Open Society Index is a project initiated by OSI-Croatia, with the vision of developing a reputable theoretical framework and appropriate methodology for monitoring the process of opening of society in a specific country and a number of countries and societies simultaneously. The methodology and product itself are a result of Croatian experts and OSI-Croatia’s staff effort.
iDEMO Institute for Democracy was established with the goal of developing public policy projects and advancing democracy. One of the important aspects of its work is methodology design, i.e., the way in which the openness of society is investigated and assessed. Therefore, from the beginning of iDEMO Institute for Democracy, the Open Society Index was defined as a key program. The intention is to enable various institutions and individuals to refer to the results of the survey in the creation of their own programmes, projects and work activities. iDEMO tries to consider problems in Croatian society from the perspective of an academically oriented public while not neglecting the perception and attitudes of citizens. The intention is to turn attention to the essential situations and trends in society, both positive and negative, from the perspective of policy research.
In Croatia, a group of experts from the fields of philosophy, sociology, law, political sciences, economy and civil society designed the Open Society Index as an unique intellectual product, the basis for which is in the philosophical concepts of Karl Popper. The initiative for the project was started by Slavica Singer, professor at the Faculty of Economy, J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, and a member of the Open Society Institute - Croatia board.
