SESPI - Southeastern European Social Policy Initiative

CERANEO – Centre for Development of Non-Profit Organizations from Croatia has launched a new initiative for establishing a research network in South Eastern Europe (SESPI). Representatives from 6 countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia) met at a working meeting held in Zagreb on 8th February, 2013 and signed a joint declaration on the establishment of the academia and think-tanks network SESPI.

The signatories to the statement are: Žarko Papić, director of IBHI - Initiative for Better and Humane Inclusion - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Suada Buljubašić, PhD - Head of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina; Uglješa Janković, associate at University of Montenegro, Faculty of Political Sciences - Montenegro, Dragana Radović, a public policy researcher from NGO Institute Alternative - Montenegro; Gojko Bežovan, PhD, President - CERANEO - Centre for Development of Non-Profit Organizations - Croatia; Siniša Zrinščak, PhD, professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Department of Social Work - Croatia; Lulzim Dragidella, professor at the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Social Work - Kosovo, Maja Gerovska Mitev, PhD, professor at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute for Social Work and Social Policy - Macedonia, Gordana Matković, PhD, Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies - CLDS - Serbia, Ana Čekerevac, PhD, professor at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences - Serbia.

SESPI members from academia and think-tank organizations from 6 countries of Southeastern Europe are engaged in research, education and advocacy in the field of social policy and civil society, and are willing to work within the network through exchange of information on the activities and plans of SESPI members; implementation of joint research projects; co-organisation of conferences, seminars and workshops; guest lectures; the exchange of students and teachers and exchange of publications.

SESPI network is association without legal personality and its host organisation is CERANEO – Centre for Development of Non-Profit Organizations in Zagreb, Nazorova 51, Croatia. All SESPI activities, plans and research projects will be presented on website www.ceraneo.hr