The project “Resisting Repression, Advancing Reform: Building a Civic Platform for Security Sector Accountability in Serbia” aims to strengthen democratic oversight, transparency, and citizen participation in the governance of Serbia’s security sector. This comes as a response to degrading standards of security sector governance over the past decade, as well as to the growing repression against the backdrop of mass civic protests since late 2024. At a time of growing politicisation of police and security institutions and shrinking civic space, the project seeks to ensure that security is treated as a public good, accountable to citizens and grounded in respect for human rights and the rule of law.

This project supports democratic resilience and good governance in the Western Balkans by fostering regional cooperation and informed dialogue. In this context, the project addresses Serbia’s asymmetric and hybrid influence in the region and seeks to strengthen local resilience against such activities. Through workshops, networking, fact-finding visits, and stakeholder meetings in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, local experts, civil society representatives, and policymakers will jointly explore the role of external influences in shaping governance and stability. By connecting V4 partners with regional stakeholders, the project will produce locally grounded policy recommendations that contribute to democratic development and the EU integration process.

The general project objective is to contribute to de-capturing the state over two years through the mobilisation, education and participation of citizens from local areas throughout Serbia.

This project is aimed at elucidating important trends in extremism in Serbia by examining eco-initiatives and their relationship with extremism, extremist presence and modus operandi on Telegram and anti-establishment extremism.

The BSC Young Leaders program, led by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in partnership with the Association Sumadija's center for civic activism Res Publika and the Balkan Center for Constructive Policies "Solution", aims to empower young people and strengthen regional cooperation through dialogue and the exchange of ideas on key security and democracy issues.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, with partners, aims to improve the position of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Serbia over two years.

The project explores the connection between transitional justice, reconciliation, and extremism in Serbia, with a special focus on gender perspectives. Through a one-day workshop, participants will gain a deeper understanding of transitional justice, gender equality, and their role in preventing radicalization and violent extremism. The program includes interactive sessions, presentations on key topics, and the presentation of a research paper on the link between transitional justice and extremism. In ...

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation supports the work of the prEUgovor coalition with the aim of promoting fundamental reforms in the area of the rule of law in Serbia. The project is implemented from December 2023 to June 2024.

The objective of the project that BCSP realizes with partners is to contribute to reversing the trends of state capture through advocating for the substantial reforms that would promote integrity and accountability of the intelligence sector.