This overview is one of the outputs of the regional project “Western Balkans Security Barometer” (WBSB), led by the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) in partnership with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in Serbia. This edition of the WBSB presents the findings of this survey conducted simultaneously in Kosovo and Serbia in September - October 2020.

The public opinion poll conducted by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in October 2020 shows that the society is divided, both when it comes to measures taken in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and regarding the reaction of the competent institutions to the health crisis.

How to communicate complex research effectively? How to present different parts of the research to different audiences? Why think about all this from the very beginning of the research process? These are just some of the issues that BCSP interns discussed with Stevan Vujasinović, a communications expert in the field of public policy, at the third online workshop held on December 8th and 9th.

The findings of public opinion poll were analysed by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy researchers Marija Ignjatijević, Bojan Elek and Marija Pavlović.

How much the citizens of Serbia trust the security and justice institutions? How often they are in contact with them? What are the attitudes of citizens about corruption? You can find the answers to these questions in the analysis of the attitudes of the citizens obtained through the public opinion poll.

Citizens of Serbia simultaneously have mutually contradictory views on national and personal security, as well as on the relationship with institutions, according to a public opinion poll presented at a BCSP online event held on November 24.

Are institutions and politicians really working for the public interest? How is corruption perceived in Serbia? Are citizens ready to support activist initiatives? You can read what citizens think about these and other issues in the latest BCSP analysis.

How to present complex topics from the field of security so that they are clear and easily understood and how to bring them closer to the general public through posts on Wikipedia was the central question of the online workshop organized for interns by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy on November 10th.

BCSP is proud to announce the expansion of its research team with three outstanding researchers. Vuk Vuksanović, Luka Šterić and Srđan Hercigonja are new members of the BCSP team.