The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of the Open Society Institute announces its 2010/2011 Policy Fellowship Program.
LGI Policy Fellowship Program 2010/2011
Purpose
LGI's Policy Fellowship Program supports practical policy reform in the region, builds the capacities of individuals who are well placed to influence policy, creates networks of multinational experts, and supports the mission of LGI. Through the Fellowship Program LGI explores emerging or insufficiently studied policy issues relevant for the regions where it works. Each year LGI selects talented professionals from Central, East and South Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to participate in the one-year program. Fellows work in small teams under the guidance of a well-respected mentor to produce policy-oriented studies on a given topic. The completed studies are impact oriented; each contains an advocacy or implementation strategy and concrete policy recommendations. LGI provides its fellows with training on how to write effective policy reports, how to identify and analyze available policy options, how to formulate an effective advocacy campaign, and how to deliver a persuasive policy presentation. At the conclusion of the program LGI works with its fellows to determine what steps it can take to support the proposed recommendations in the completed studies. Fellows are generally policy researchers, policy advisors, civil servants and members of NGOs, advocacy groups or professional associations.
· To learn more about the Open Society Institute, see: http://www.soros.org/
· To learn more about the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, see: http://lgi.osi.hu/
The project
The primary goal of the LGI Policy Fellowship program is to support policy research aimed at stimulating innovative and practical policy reform in areas that LGI is interested in exploring further. Each year broad topics are identified for candidates from different country groups. LGI is currently calling for fellowship applications for its 2010/2011 program, which will run from October 2010 to November 2011.
This year LGI is featuring three topics:
Topic 1: Improving the Transparency and Efficiency of Public Service Delivery in Metropolitan Areas
Topic 2: Strengthening the Participation of Young People in Traditional Political Institutions
- in cooperation with the OSI Youth Initiative
Topic 3: Developing Reintegration Initiatives for Returning Migrants
- in cooperation with the OSI International Migration Initiative
For more information about the program, please see the full call for applications at left of http://lgi.osi.hu/documents.php?m_id=127.