{"id":9127,"date":"2019-10-17T11:32:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:22:40","slug":"developing-capacity-cooperation-and-culture-in-overseeing-the-security-sectors-of-albania-kosovo-and-north-macedonia-decos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2019\/10\/17\/developing-capacity-cooperation-and-culture-in-overseeing-the-security-sectors-of-albania-kosovo-and-north-macedonia-decos\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Capacity, Cooperation and Culture in Overseeing the Security Sectors of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia (DECOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation_duration=&#8221;1&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243;]The \u2018Developing Capacity, Cooperation and Culture in Overseeing the Security Sectors of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia (DECOS)\u2019 project seeks to empower parliaments, civil society organizations and other actors in their function of democratic oversight of security. It will do so by increasing <em>capacities<\/em>, enhancing<em> cooperation<\/em> and fostering a <em>culture<\/em> of oversight of the security sectors of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. DECOS is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will run for three years.<\/p>\n<p>DECOS consists of a <em>capacity building<\/em> and a <em>research component<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>DECOS will employ three <em>capacity building<\/em> methods. First, 16 national training courses will be held for parliamentary staff, civil society representatives, ombudsman and audit office representatives. These are highly interactive training events that include learning by doing, role plays and breakout groups. Second, 5 regional training courses will be organised: these are aimed at sharing experiences and discussing common challenges among different target groups from the three participating countries. Third, Members of Parliament, and senior ombudsman and audit office representatives will have the opportunity to receive on-the-job coaching by colleagues from EU member states.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>research<\/em> component will kick-off with an in-depth assessment of the circumstances and needs of the Albanian, Kosovar and Macedonian security oversight actors. In this needs assessment and in subsequent research, DECOS partners will analyse security sector oversight in all three countries. The research findings are used in shaping the capacity building component to the specific needs of the target groups. The project will produce a series of backgrounders, case studies and thematic newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>DECOS is aimed at various oversight actors: parliaments, with specific attention to the committees on internal affairs, defence, and national security\/intelligence; ombudsman and audit institutions; civil society organisations including think tanks, NGO\u2019s and human rights defenders; and other oversight actors such as anti-corruption bodies.<\/p>\n<p>DECOS will be implemented by the Centre for European Security Studies from the Netherlands (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cess.org\">www.cess.org<\/a>), with its local partners, the Albanian Institute for Political Studies (<a href=\"http:\/\/isp.com.al\">http:\/\/isp.com.al<\/a>); the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Albania (<a href=\"http:\/\/idmalbania.org\/\">http:\/\/idmalbania.org<\/a>); the Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development (http:\/\/www.kipred.org); and the Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d Skopje, North Macedonia (<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\">https:\/\/idscs.org.mk<\/a>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;wrapper-centres &#8220;]JTNDaDIlM0VQcm9qZWN0JTIwcmVsYXRlZCUyMGV2ZW50cyUzQyUyRmgyJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1&#8243; animation_delay=&#8221;0.6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;project-news&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n\t\t<div class=\"pfc-posts-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/02\/09\/countering-disinformation-in-north-macedonia-how-can-parliament-rise-to-the-occasion\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartmockups_kzfhsbig-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartmockups_kzfhsbig-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartmockups_kzfhsbig-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartmockups_kzfhsbig-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartmockups_kzfhsbig.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/02\/09\/countering-disinformation-in-north-macedonia-how-can-parliament-rise-to-the-occasion\/\">Countering disinformation in North Macedonia: how can parliament rise to the occasion?<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">09.02.2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>Disinformation campaigns are increasingly threatening democracy worldwide. 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