Call for Proposals: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (Deadline July 4th)

The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative of the Open Society Institute is pleased to announce three topics for its 8th Annual Policy Fellowship program.

Topic 1: Local Taxation of Informal Economies

Topic 2: Improving the Effectiveness and Accountability of Voluntary Inter-municipal Cooperation Arrangements

Topic 3: Citizen Participation in Public Decision-Making: How Sub-national Governments Can Support Citizen Engagement and Institutionalize Participatory Practices

For the first time we are accepting proposals for two of the topics from outside our traditional geographic area of activity, i.e. the transition region of Central, East and South-East Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. Applications for Topic 1 are open to nationals of all countries, with the objective to analyze case studies from the transition and developing world. Topic 2 is open to nationals of our traditional regions plus Peru.

Detailed information about the topics, the application procedure, the target fellows and regional focuses can be found in the attached document.