Përdoruesi:Isp institute

The Institute for Political Studies (ISP) is a non-governmental, non-partisan organization specializing in the study of political processes in Albania. Founded in 2006, the organization has established itself as the country’s leading independent watchdog while focusing on monitoring political processes and the activities of constitutional and political actors. Through its public activities and publications, ISP aims to foster active citizenship and enhance the transparency and accountability of public officials and institutions. Its team consists of academics, researchers, journalists and activists. The organization boasts a wealth of internal knowledge and expertise on post-legislative scrutiny.

More information you can find at internet pages of ISP: http://isp.com.al/ Online projects: Monitoring of the parliament http://deputetim.al// Monitoring of the decriminalisation: http://dekriminalizimi.isp.com.al/ Memory and the past. http://1945-1990.muzeuimemories.info/ Application online: deputetim.al can be used from any IOS & Android Program/Tablets/Phone

ISP enjoys a consolidated reputation as a standard setter for its work on monitoring institutions and overseeing the implementation of specific legislation. The organization is currently implementing a project whose focus is to monitor the activities of the parliament of Albania and its members. Previously, ISP implemented a multi-year project whose aim was to monitor the activities of political parties, their public statements, fulfilment of statue and constitutional obligations.

Following the adaptation of the decriminalization law in Albania, ISP was tasked with monitoring its implementation after the legislative process in a two-year period. Similarly, ISP has monitored the post-legislative process of the judiciary reform, one of Albania’s key reforms in recent years. More relevant to this call however is its PSL monitoring project on gender representation during the 2015 local elections and 2017 national elections. ISP’s monitoring of the process and the way political parties fulfilled their gender quotas, highlighted a wide discrepancy between rhetoric and action.

In addition, ISP’s work consists not only of monitoring of political processes but also in sparking a public debate based on the findings and providing relevant actors with tangible recommendations. Regularly, the format requested for this coincides with most of the projects it is involved in. Namely, the monitoring must be followed by a process through which the data is collected, and findings are interpreted. While the findings point to the symptoms of the issue in consideration, recommendations provide a knowledge-based way forward.

ISP has a wide range of partners it has collaborated with in the past. Notable donors include European Union (EU), Embassy of the Netherlands in Albania, US Embassy in Tirana, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), British Embassy in Tirana, UN Women, Council of Europe (COE), Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), EU in Albania, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), National Democratic Institute (NDI), Friedrich Erbert Stiftung (FES), Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo, Embassy of Switzerland in Tirana and more. Most often the projects ISP implements include local or foreign partners, and the organization has substantial experience in implementing projects in collaboration with international partners.