KNOWLEDGE BASE
Assessment Reports on Civic Participation Trends and Barriers
Date: 23.06.2026. | Tags: Assessment Reports, civic participation trends, Comparative analysis, csos’, ROOT WB, western balkans
Comparative analysis across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Croatia and France
Joint Comments on the Draft Law on Internal Affairs: General remarks and overview of key deficiencies
Date: 28.05.2026. | Tags: Draft Law on Internal Affairs, joint comments, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, NCEU, Reform Agenda
As the coordinator of the Working Group for Chapter 24 within the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU), BCSP compiled joint comments from nine NCEU member organizations on the Draft Law on Internal Affairs, which was subject to official public debate in April 2026.
Anti-systemic Extremism in Serbia
Date: 08.12.2025. | Tags: Anti-systemic extremism, ASE, extremism
Anti-systemic extremism (ASE) in Serbia has expanded amid prolonged political crises, institutional distrust, and disillusionment with the European integration. Like elsewhere in Europe, ASE thrives in periods of societal instability that expose weaknesses in democratic governance. In Serbia, authoritarian tendencies, media control, and pervasive conspiracy narratives have further fueled skepticism toward institutions and “global elites.”
Political and Institutional Crisis in Serbia: Possible Scenarios (November 2025 – June 2026)
Date: 07.11.2025. |
The BCSP policy brief “Political and Institutional Crisis in Serbia: Possible Scenarios (November 2025 – June 2026)” analyses the country’s deepest political and institutional turmoil in over a decade, rooted in systemic corruption, impunity and the erosion of public trust following the Novi Sad tragedy.
Serbian Malignant Influence in the Western Balkans
Date: 03.11.2025. | Tags: Serbia and region, Serbian Malignant Influence, Serbian World, western balkans
This report examines the concept of the Serbian World as a framework for Serbian influence in the Western Balkans, promoted by political elites indirectly and more directly by affiliated actors in Serbia and region. While not an official state policy, the idea functions as a powerful narrative tool, blending nationalism, historical revisionism, and strategic influence to sustain Serbia’s regional leverage and consolidate domestic political control.
Extremism and Telegram
Date: 14.05.2025. | Tags: extremism, Telegram
The contemporary information environment has redefined the ecosystem of extremist groups, shifting them significantly towards online engagement.
Anti-establishment extremism
Date: | Tags: Anti-establishment extremism, extremist movements
Anti-establishment extremism (AEE) is increasingly attracting the attention of both the public and experts in terrorism and extremism.
Eco-extremism
Date: | Tags: Eco-extremism, environmental initiatives, radicalism
Ecological degradation and climate change in recent decades have raised citizens’ concerns and led to the formation of many environmental protection movements. However, alongside legitimate activism, radical and extremist groups have also emerged, employing violent methods to draw attention to their aims.
Non-Malign Influence: What Does the Russian Community in Serbia Think and Do?
Date: 20.02.2025. | Tags: Adaptation, Political engagement, Political views, Russian immigrants, serbia
This study examines the political views of the Russian immigrant community in Serbia who relocated following the beginning of a full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.
Nationalist “Hijacking” of Student Protests – Case Study of the Telegram Channel “BUNT je stanje duha”
Date: 30.09.2024. | Tags: BUNT, ethnonationalism, extremism, protests, students, Telegram
This case study analyses the role of the Telegram channel “BUNT je stanje duha” (“REBELLION is a State of Mind”) in the discursive reshaping of student protests in Serbia.
