Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture
| Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture | |
|---|---|
| founded in the year | 1993 |
| acronym | CDK |
| City | Brno |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Website | http://www.cdk.cz/en/ |
| address | Venhudova 17, 614 00 Brno, Czech Republic |
| Networks | Think Tank, New Direction Foundation |
| Last revision | 9.01.2013 |
| Presence of Think Tank affiliates in the various fieldsWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows in which fields the affiliates are present. Every presence is counted once. | |
| People n = 4 | |
| Presences n = 11 | |
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| Kind of activities of Think Tank affiliatesWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows which kind of activities the affiliates conduct. Every presence is counted once. | |
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Author,1 Leader (CEO etc.),6 Consultant,1 Editor,0 Interviewee,0 Member,0 Participant,0 Lecturer,1 Employee,2 </pPie> | |
The following coordinate was not recognized: 49.2119709;16.6258608.The following coordinate was not recognized: 49.2119709;16.6258608. The Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture (CDK) is an independent non-profit think tank working on the topic of democratization and analyzing European law-making.
Organizational Structure and Funding
The CDK consists of two parts – the Institute for Politics and Culture (Institut pro politiku a kulturu, IPK) and the Institute for Christian Studies (Institut krestanských studií, IKS). Furthermore, it publishes its own publication series. The institute is led by a four-member directorate whose decisions are carried out by the executive chairman.
Address
Venhudova 17, 614 00 Brno, Czech Republic
People
Executive board
People leading the Think Tank in the day to day business (CEOs, directorates etc.).
- František Mikš, Director of CDK Institute for Politics and Culture
Supervisory board
People supervising the Think Tank (mainly in economic questions).
- František Mikš, Member of the board
The data do not indicate, if František Mikš is member of the supervisory or advisory board.
Budget
- Budget 2011: 327,900€: According to the annual report.
- Budget 2010: 413,000€: According to the annual report.
Working mode, goals
The Institute organizes seminars and conferences, and publishes the online journal “Revue Politika”. In 2009 and 2010 the institute was mentioned 92 and 37 times in the media (including daily press). In this two year period it published 9 press releases.
Topics
We used the DGs of the EU to generate a basic list of topics. This list is going to be steadily extended. However we try to preserve a persistent list of topics.
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Economy and Monetary Affairs
- Contemporary History/Politics of History
Democratization and European law-making are key topics.
References