participation of civil society and citizens kosovo, bcsdn workshop 4 july 2012
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7/31/2019 Participation of Civil Society and Citizens Kosovo, BCSDN Workshop 4 July 2012
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Taulant Hoxha – Program Director
Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF)
Skopje – 4th of July 2012
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Structure of the presentation
Specific background of CSOs participation in
Kosovo
Recent developments
Current state of its implementation
Civil society vis-à-vis participation
Main challenges ahead
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Where do we come from?
1990 – 1999: Parallel system & civic movement, no
division between public authorities and
citizens/CSOs
1999 – 2008: International Administration inKosovo
UNMIK - all executive powers
SRSG - the ultimate authority in Kosovo Domestic authorities not always consulted for
important decisions
No real citizen’s participation in this system of
decision-making
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After 2008
CSOs shifted their role
from assisting the emergency and reconstruction process of the after-
war (after 1999),
into contributing to the overall state-building process of Kosovo (after
2008)
With Kosovo institutions developing new policies and laws,
CSOs became more and more focused in policy-making
Currently
Advocacy CSOs
Think Tanks
Watchdogs
Sectorial CSOs
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Before 2011
2005-2011 Rules of Procedures of the
Government:
Legal Office of the Government may ask for the opinion
of external experts and Kosovar society Law-making cycle: Ministerial WG → Governmental
WG → Government → Assembly
Practice:
Ad-hoc consultations
Mostly governmental level (not Ministries)
Participation in the working groups (out-voted)
No planning, feedback, reporting, monitoring
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Recent developments
2011 Rules of Procedures of the Government
Obliges the government to consult the
public for all policies (Art.32)
Seek for comments √
Provide sufficient information on the policy X
Report the results of the consultations to the
Ministerial Committee X
Guidance for conducting public consultations √
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Policy making cycle
Policy-making cycle: Ministerial Team →
Government → Assembly
Concept Document (obligatory consultations) –
prior to primary legislation, important secondary
legislation, recommendations that have significant
social, economic or other impacts, proposals that
have high implementation costs, or importantGovernment or ministry priorities.
Explanatory Memo – all other proposals
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Public consultations
For all Concept Documents
CSOs can be involved in Ministerial Team
CSOs need to be consulted before submission to the
governmentWritten consultations (3 weeks) and public hearings
For Explanatory Memos
No binding requirements Urgent procedure (reasoned, with permission of
the Prime Minister)
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Manual on Public Consultations
Prepared by KCSF, adopted by the Government
Official guidance for public consultations
General information, advice and tools on:
Theory of public consultation
Planning, conducting and reporting
Identifying stakeholders
Organizing public hearingsWritten consultation documents (template)
Using and reporting results (template)
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Current state of implementation
Immediate increase of invitations for written
comments √
Significant increase of awareness to involve CSOs
(although not properly understanding why) √ X
Little capacities to properly plan and conduct
consultations X
No feedback, reporting, monitoring X
The process focused only within one governmental
office – no ownership from others X
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Civil society vis-à-vis
participation
A number of well-established CSOs are very active in
civil society horizontal issues, rule of law, social issues,
education etc.
Smaller CSOs lack capacities for concrete contributionsto decision-making process, either related to the
process or to the subject
Few sectorial platforms (formal and/or non-formal)
Lack of information on legal opportunities, lack of
pressure for proper implementation of legal provisions
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Administrative capacity vs.
political will
Political will without capacities: chaotic and
selective consultations, successful only with right
people at both sides (not often)
Capacities without political will: “tick the box”consultations, decrease of trust and response from
CSOs
Structures enable the willing institutions and CSOsto properly cooperate
Obligatory rules “force” the unwilling institutions
and CSOs to give it a try
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Main challenges ahead
Minimum standards (obligatory)
Selection procedures
Monitoring and reporting system
Capacity building for civil servants
Capacity building for CSOs
Understanding the benefit of public
consultations
One pulls the other
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www.kcsfoundation.org
taulant.hoxha@kcsfoundation.org
Thank you for your attention!
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