> future-oriented thinking stemming from the knowl- > Carl Vinson Institute of Government, edge of long-term trends; Athens, U.S.A. Center for > creative search for interdependencies between often > Network of Institutions and Schools of Public artificially sequestered areas; Administration in Central and Eastern Europe Social and > thinking in terms of a wider context of Europe and (NISPAcee), Bratislava, the world; > National Association of Schools of Public Affairs Economic > efforts to say it like it really is for the benefit of the and Administration (NASPAA), Washington, general public wherever applicable and desirable. U.S.A. Strategies > European Co-operation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) of Social Our Sources of Funding > of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. in > United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Most of our funding is obtained on the basis of our > Wissenschaftszentrum Für Sozialforschung, projects selected for tenders for national programs in Berlin, Germany support of : > European Foundation for the Improvement of > Institutional support for Faculty of Social Sciences Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, Ireland Charles University research project; Ministry of > Konstanz Universität, Germany Policy Fund, National Research Pro- > Research Network of 6th Framework EU Program, gram I, Czech Grant Agency (CINEFOGO), Roskilde University, Denmark Ever more means keep reaching us from the EU funds > Organisation for Economic Co-operation and and resources: Development (OECD), Paris, France > Sixth Framework Program, European Social Fund > Institute for Public Affairs (IVO), Bratislava, – JPD 3 Slovakia Foreign partners and cooperating institutions finance many of our minor projects: > (Berkeley), UNDP, Contact Us NISPAcee. Our intention is to increase the share of advisory and CESES FSV UK educational activities in the overall volume of our in- Celetná 20 come. 116 36 Praha 1 Czech Republic

Our International Partners Telephone: (+420) 224 491 493 Secretariat Fax: (+420) 224 227 950 > The United Nations University – The Millennium Project, Washington, U.S.A. web: www.ceses.cuni.cz > Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany e-mail: [email protected] u Our Mission Our team, led from CESES’ inception by Mar- > Education Policy, Research and Development Poli- tin Potůček, PhD., comprised 21 researchers in 2005. cy, Human Resources and Social Capital; The Center for Social and Economic Strategies is an > Economic Competitiveness; interdisciplinary research and education unit engaged > Security and Foreign Policy; in the development of theory, methodology and prac- Our Clients > Demographic Trends; tice of exploring possible futures, and the application > Quality of Life and Sustainable Development; of analyses and forecasts in decision making. For this Two key orientations shape all our activities. Being > European Integration; purpose, CESES an academic institution, we aim to channel scientific- > Modernization Concepts; > identifies the key problems and development prio- research outcomes to all those interested. Therefore, a > Social Cohesion, Cultural and National Identities. rities of the Czech Republic; significant proportion of our publishing efforts should > provides partial and comprehensive analyses, address those members of the general public who care scenarios, visions and strategies of the social, eco- about the future of the Czech Republic and Europe. Our Approach nomic, political, environmental and security deve- However, we also provide quite specific expert outputs lopment of the Czech Republic in a European and of practical, as well as methodological, character to We build our approach on the cooperation of both ex- global context; organizations working with medium to long-term pros- perienced and upstart researchers in a number of social > promotes dialogue between experts, politicians, pects. scientific fields, ranging from sociology and demogra- civil servants, civil sector activists, as well as indi- phy right through to economics and political sciences. vidual citizens; Our chief target groups include: We want to deliver quality, and that is why we interact > provides cognitive and methodological provisions > public administration; with prominent practical experts. Our interdisciplinary so as to help improve the strategic governance of > political parties; approach to social science is anchored, both theoreti- the country > international institutions; cally and in terms of methodology, in the discipline > research and educational institutions; of Public and Social Policy whereby the emphasis is > NGOs, trade unions, professional associations; on analytical precision, empirical evidence and practi- Our Profile > corporations; cal relevance. By the engagement of our analysts as > media. lecturers of MSc. and PhD. Public and Social Policy Pro- We were established in October 2000 at the Charles grammes, we interconnect research and teaching. University, Faculty of Social Sciences. We are an inter- disciplinary research think-tank, and we interact with Our Activities By combining foreign and national theoretical findings many organizations and institutions in and outside the and practical experience, we aim to support and pro- Czech Republic. Our partners are international organi- Our unit is engaged in target-oriented, social-science mote the formulation of public policies and require- zations, , and research institutes. We have research of high quality. Both the scope of our ments of the Czech Republic. Quality of life, sustain- established contacts with the Government of the Czech research work and the membership of our team have able development and economic competitiveness are Republic, both Houses of Parliament of the Czech Re- expanded progressively since our foundation in 2000. the yardsticks of our endeavours. public, scientists, civic activists and the media. Because CESES currently conducts research work in the fol- of our profile and orientation, we aim to fill one blank lowing areas: All we do has the following attributes: space in the structure of social science institutes of the > Governance, Public Administration and the Public > rational thought given to Czech Republic’s problems Czech Republic. Sector; and opportunities based on empirical evidence;