Supporting Democracy in Yugoslavia
Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on funding of democratic initiatives in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the transition to democracy in Serbia. For additional information on the region, please see related links at Regional Resources: Europe.
These links complement these USIP Special Reports:
- "Yugoslavia:" Building Democratic Institutions
- Whither the Bulldozer?: Nonviolent Revolution and the Transition to Democracy in Serbia
- Taking Stock and Looking Forward: Intervention in the Balkans and Beyond
- Serbia Still at the Crossroads
These web links also support the activities of the Institute's Balkans Initiative, particularly regarding Serbia.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history, and politics of Yugoslavia.
- Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia Official Web Site (FRY)
The official web site of the FRY, it includes links to the flag,
maps, federal insitutions, election information, the Constitution
of the FRY, email for individual government ministers, the prime
minister and the president. The Federal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
web site includes daily bulletins, foreign policy documents, press
releases, facts about FRY, Serbia and Montenegro, and links to related
sites.
- INCORE
guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Serbia and
Montenegro
A selective collection of annotated links to sources for news, articles
and documents, non-governmental organizations, maps, etc. from the
Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity.
- International
Cultural Center (ICC) Library--Eastern Europe Links: Serbia
From Texas Tech University, annotated links to government, internet
search tools (with automatic searches from three search engines),
and other useful general resources.
- Sources
on the Balkan Peninsula: Yugoslavia
A collection of links compiled by the Hellenic Resources Institute
and posted on their network, covering news sources, agencies, organizations,
political parties, and lists of links from commercial search engines
such as Yahoo! and Alta Vista.
 Democracy Funding: Recipients
- Association
for Independent Electronic Media
Funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, information about
the organization is accessed through the Free B92 web site. It contains
links to the ANEM Radio Network and the ANEM TV Network.
- Internews
The web site contains a description
of the organization, news, activities, regional projects, including
Southeast
Europe, reports, programs and links
to related sites including Internews
Southeast Europe. "Internews work in Serbia/Montenegro/Kosovo
is supported by USAID through a sub-grant from IREX's ProMedia program."
- STAR
Project of Delphi International
"Under a three year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Agency for
International Development, the STAR Project builds partnerships
with non-nationalistic women's organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia and Macedonia." This web page is a newsletter for the project.
Democracy Funding: Sources
- American
Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center)
Funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, "the Solidarity
Center works to promote the vital role of trade unions in countries
making the transition to democracy." The NED web page contains contact
information and a brief description of the Center's mission.
- Central
and East European Law Initiative (CEELI)
A public service project of the American Bar Association "designed
to advance the rule of law in the world by supporting the law reform
process underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent
States of the former Soviet Union". The web site includes an overview
of CEELI programs, assessment of draft legislation, lists of events
and links.
- Fund for
an Open Society Yugoslavia
The web site is in Serbian and English, with descriptions of programs
and other activities, as well as links
to related web sites of NGOs, and other organiations involved in
arts and culture, media, education and human rights. Fund for an
Open Society Yugoslavia is part of the Soros
Foundations Network and listed as one
of many national
foundations funded by Soros.
- International
Foundation for Election Systems (IFES)
A "private, nonprofit organization established in 1987 to support
electoral and other democratic institutions in emerging, evolving
and experienced democracies." The web site includes a description
of project activities, an elections calendar, publications,
links to field offices and other web resources, relevant documents,
including specific reports on projects in the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia.
- International
Republican Institute (IRI)
"IRI conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy
and strengthen free markets and the rule of law. The programs are
tailored to the needs of pro-democracy activists in over 30 countries
and include, for example, grassroots political organizing, campaign
management, polling, parliamentary training, judicial reform and
election monitoring." The web site includes reports on programs
in Central
and Eastern Europe and links to other web resources.
- National Democratic
Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
The web site includes information about the mission
of NDI, the new Access
Democracy database, relevant reports, statements, descriptions
of activities worldwide,
detailing programs in the Serbia,
Montenegro
and Kosovo,
and links to other web resources.
- National Endowment
for Democracy
A "private, nonprofit, grant-making organization created in 1983
to strengthen democratic institutions around the world," the web
site includes statements, publications including Journal
of Democracy, press releases, links to the grants
program, specifically Central
and East European grant projects and grantees.
Other web resources on democracy include databases, the International
Forum for Democratic Studies, the Democracy
Resource Center, and the The
Democracy Resource Center's 2001 Guide to Sources of Funding in
International Democratic Development listing more than 100 organizations
that provide funding for democracy projects.
- United States
Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID's web site has a section on democracy
and governance, with links to its programs,
agency objectives,
publications
and links to other web sites. The web site also includes an outline
of resources for Europe and Eurasia, with links to pages for
specific countries. Some country pages include information on reports
from the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) program, specifically
Macedonia
and Bulgaria.
- United
States Department of State: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered
by the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), the
Ron Brown Fellowship
Program "provides opportunities for graduate study at leading
U.S. institutions to outstanding university graduates and young
professionals from Central and Eastern Europe." Additionally, the
Bureau funds a college
and university affiliations program. A database of grantees
from the Office
of Citizen Exchanges, Europe/Eurasia Division for 2000
and 1992-1999
is available and searchable by organization name and additionally
for 2000, by theme funded.
Maps and Guides
- CIA
Factbook: Serbia and Montenegro
Basic facts on Serbia and Montenegro prepared by the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency.
- Political
Map of Serbia
Maps detailing political, ethnic, economic, etc. terrain in Serbia,
prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Part of the larger
Balkans
Regional Atlas, which also covers Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Serbia
Maps
Maps from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection of the University
of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency and the Defense Mapping Agency.
Media and News Sources
- B92
Internet, Radio and TV B92 with breaking news from Yugoslavia in
English, Serbian, Hungarian and Albanian. Includes links to B92
projects in music and publishing as well as media links to the Association
of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM). Requires Real
Player for some files.
- Free Serbia
In English and Serbian, the web site includes current news,
commentary
and analysis, interviews,
documents,
and an extensive set of links
to related web sites.
- OneWorld.Net:
Yugoslavia
News and analysis on Yugoslavia contributed by OneWorld partners,
organized in reverse chronology. Includes a keyword search for narrowing
search criteria.
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Newsline daily
reports cover developments in the region: REF/RL
Balkan Report contains news from Yugoslavia. Related reports
include the RFE/RL
Newsline for Southeastern Europe and RFE/RL
Newsline for Central and Eastern Europe with links to news broadcasts
in four languages. Subscription through e-mail is also available.
Keyword searching is also
available.
- Yahoo
News: Full Coverage: Yugoslavia
Extensive selection of news stories, news sources, opinions and
editorials, audio and video files, and links to related organizations
(advocacy, political and civil) and other web sites.
Nongovernmental Organizations and Other Political Resources
- Center for Free Elections and
Democracy (CeSID)
In Serbian and English,
the web site contains information about the organization, regional
offices, contacts, recent elections, current news, and publications,
including one on Guide
through Electoral Controversies in Serbia in PDF (requires Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader to view)
- Elections
Around the World: Yugoslavia
Web site includes statistical information on elections in Yugoslavia
and links to political parties with web sites.
- G17 PLUS
In Serbian and English,
the web site includes a description of the organization as "an expert
network for helping the citizens of Serbia," its goals and activities,
press releases, speeches, conference reports and other documents,
with links to the G17 Institute
and related web
sites.
- Otpor!
Web site, in English, of the Student Resistance Movement contains
background information about the organization, a news archive, documents,
international press articles,
actions by Otpor!, abstracts
and some full text of articles on the history of student protests
in Yugoslavia, artwork
and links to related web sites including Otpor!
in Serbian.
- Political
Resources on the Net: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro)
Several links to three categories of web sites: political parties
and organizations (including opposition parties in Yugoslavia),
governmental agencies and media sources.
- Task Force on
the Future of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Part of the Bratislava
process, which began with a 1999 conference cosponsored by the
EastWest Institute and Slovakian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
task force includes on its web site analytical briefs, speeches,
conference reports, news, and links to related web sites. Mailing
list subscription for e-mail or fax delivery of documents is available.
Selected Documents and Biographical Information
- Gene Sharp
On the web site of the Canadian Centres
for Teaching Peace is biographical information on Gene Sharp,
a senior scholar at the Albert
Einstein Institution and the author of The Politics of Nonviolent
Action and From Dictatorship to Democracy: a Conceptual Framework
for Liberation. Also includes a list of his selected publications.
- General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Full text of the Dayton Peace Agreement, ending hostilities, calling
for a just and durable peace, and promoting reconstruction and reconciliation.
Part of the U.S. Institute of Peace Library's Peace
Agreements Digital Collection.
- Salon
News | Milosevic's media blackout
Written by Laura Rozen, Salon's correspondent on the Balkans crisis,
and dated May 18, 2000.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/18/milosevic/index.html
(August 13, 1999).
- Yugoslavia,
Federal Republic of: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:
2001
The U.S. State Department's extensive report on human rights in
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, released by the Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, March 4, 2002. Reports for 2000
and previous
years 1993-1999 are available online.
Updated: June 18 2002
Library and Links
Digital Library
Library Catalogs
Annotated Links
Lists of Links
Contact
|
