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Center for the Study for Democracy (CSD)

Security Program

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Alexander Zhendov Str. 5
1113
Sofia
Bulgaria
(+359) 02 971 3000
rositsa.dzhekova@csd.bg
www.csd.bg
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51-250

 

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Rositsa Dzhekova (Director, Security Program)

Field of Activity


4. HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES
» Scenario development and decision support
» Policy development

7. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES
» Social Sciences
» Political Sciences
» Ethic Research
» Legal Sciences

Core competencies

The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is a multi-disciplinary think tank combining a broad range of capacities – sociological and criminological research, legal and regulatory analysis, policy monitoring and evaluation, institutional capacity building, security sector reform and crime prevention policies. Founded in 1989, CSD is a non-partisan, independent organisation. Its crosscutting competences enable CSD to deliver on complex projects requiring both process and substantive knowledge on EU level. CSD has extensive track record in designing and implementing sociological and victimisation surveys, qualitative research, policy evaluation and monitoring instruments.

The Security Program of CSD conducts research, policy analysis and institutional capacity building in the area of security, criminal justice and home affairs, including the following topics: organised crime, corruption, financial crimes, asset forfeiture, conventional crime and policing, radicalisation and violent extremism, border security, migration.

Horizon Europe Research Focus

  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-03: Disinformation and fake news are combated and trust in the digital world is raised
  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-04: Improved access to fighting crime and terrorism research data
  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-06: Domestic and sexual violence are prevented and combated
  • FCT05 - Organised crime prevented and combated
  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-08: Fight against trafficking in cultural goods
  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-09: Fight against organised environmental crime
  • CL3-2021-FCT-01-10: Fight against firearms trafficking
  • CL3-2022-FCT-01-05: Effective fight against corruption
  • CL3-2022-FCT-01-06: Effective fight against illicit drugs production and trafficking
  • CL3-2022-FCT-01-07: Effective fight against trafficking in human beings
  • CL3-2021-BM-01-02: Increased safety, security, performance of the European Border and Coast Guard and of European customs authorities
  • CL3-2021-BM-01-03: Improved border checks for travel facilitation across external borders and improved experiences for both passengers and border authorities staff

RTD Experience

 Project CoordinatorProject PartnerProject Acronyms
Horizon Europe-SecurityTAKEDOWN
Horizon Europe-EnergyEnable.eu
National Security Research ProjectsDisinformation: diverse research projects on state-sponsored disinformation in Europe: https://csd.bg/topics/foreign-influence-and-disinformation/
Other Security Research Projects Other Horizon 2020 projects: GREASE, CONNEKT, PERCEPTIONS, MllCT, IT FLOWS. Projects under EC ISFP: YouthRightOn, MONITOR, FINOCA, CEREU, BOCTA, ENPIAD, Surf&Sound


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2017-03-06 / 2021-06-04