Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies

The center for Liberal-Democratic Studies (CLDS) is a nonparty, non-governmental and non-profit research institution.

The CLDS was founded to promote:

• Liberal democracy;
• Political and economic transition;
• The study of the democratic institutions in the FRY;
• The study and publication of liberal thought;
• Protection of human rights and individual liberty;
• Education of citizens for taking part in democracy.

Current Project

The Constitutional Reconstruction of FR Yugoslavia

Who is who in CLDS:

Dr Zoran Vacic, the president of the CLDS, is mostly involved in research of social and health policy, and the functioning of democratic institutions in FRY. He was an MP in the Serbian Parliament from 1993 to 1997 on the behave of the Democratic Party, and he is currently the editor of library Paviljon 38. Among his publications are articles on health and social policy, pension systems, and political philosophy, and the book Why such a parliament? (1999).

Miroslav Prokopijevic, Ph.D., vice-president of the CLDS, is a senior research fellow of the Institute for European Studies in Belgrade. His interests are centered on issues in public choice and political philosophy, and his publications include the following books: Understanding and rationality (1989), Towards market democracy (1996, co-author), Human rights (1996), Electoral systems (1998), Constitutional economics of the European Union (1998).

Bosko Mijatovic, Ph.D., the president of the Advisory board of the CLDS, is a senior research fellow of the Economics Institute, Belgrade. He deals with public policy, transitional issues, finance and social insurance. He is the editor of the two journals: Ekonomska Misao and Industrija. His publications include books: Privatization (1993), Economics, politics and transition (1998), and Privatization: necessity or choice (ed., 1994).

Advisory Board

Dr. Milica Bisic, Department of Economics, University of Belgrade Zoran Blagojevic, painter, Belgrade Professor Dragor Hiber, expelled from the Department of Law, University of Belgrade Dr. Bosko Mijatovic, The Economics Institute, Belgrade (president) Dr. Branko Milanovic, The World Bank, Washington Professor Svetozar Pejovich, A&M University, USA Dr. Miroslav Prokopijevic, Institute for European Studies, Belgrade Dr. Slobodan Samardzic, Institute for European Studies, Belgrade Dr. Ivan Vujacic, Department of Economics, University of Belgrade

Last updated:    December 1999

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