Core and Institutional Support to Policy Research Centers

Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies formulates policy choices based on the promotion and protection of Ukraine's national interests. Our experts share the following values: democracy and rule of law; protection of human rights and freedoms; responsiveness of the state to the public; proactive state policy; free mass media; active involvement of political parties and non-governmental organizations in policy debates; democratic civilian control over the military; free market economy; protection of environment; friendly relations among the states; threat reduction, confidence building, and conflict prevention; compliance with domestic and international law; and predictability and reliability of Ukraine in its relations with the partners.

The goals of the center are:

• to develop models of social and economic development of Ukraine and the mechanisms for the realization of these models;
• to assist in building constructive co-operation between the different branches of state power;
• to assist in reforming Ukraine's state military organization, so that it is effective, sustainable and subject to democratic civilian control;
• to improve the relationships among the state authorities, local communities, and the public;
• to facilitate a well-informed, substantiated, and effective decision-making process within the government;
• to establish good working relationships with leading foreign think tanks and non-governmental organizations;
• to provide unbiased, independent information to the public.

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