Your thoughtful and honest appraisal will be most helpful. We appreciate your input and will try to implement as many of your ideas as possible. Continue comments on the back if necessary.

Each Fellow works with one mentor who is Soros foundations network-affiliated (usually Open Society Institute and Central European University) and one or two ‘external’ mentor(s) who are experts in the field working outside the Soros foundations network. Mentors should: 1) Work with Fellows to devise a brief policy paper in their field(s) of expertise based on a lengthy research paper written over the course of the fellowship year, 2) Maintain contact with Fellows at least once every six weeks or so by telephone, fax or e-mail to discuss the development of projects, 3) If feasible, meet with Fellows at least once during the fellowship year to discuss the project, 4) Facilitate Fellows’ contact with other relevant experts and participation in appropriate meetings (IPF has discretionary funds to support Fellow attendance at relevant events), 5) Complete brief mid-term and final critique forms supplied by IPF to provide the program with feedback regarding the Fellow’s progress.

Your name, position Laszlo Bruszt Associate Professor

Name of Fellow you have assisted: Dragan Djuric

1. What, in your opinion, have you and your Fellow/program/project gained from your cooperation thus far?

Dragan Djuric made a considerable improvement in his approach to the institutional problems of industrial relations. Also, he made a considerable improvement in approaching his problems from the viewpoint of policy issues.

2. Do certain areas of this Fellow’s work need improvement? Which areas?

To further improve his skills in this field, it would be useful for him to study deeper the developmental literature dealing with the treatment of similar problems in late developer countries

3. In your opinion, does your Fellow’s project make a significant contribution to the field?
 
YES

His case studies are original and well done
 
4. Would the project be important to other countries in the CEE/fSU region?
 
YES

Mainly for the FSU countries

5. Could the proposed policy research make an impact on the policy environment in specific countries or regions? (Policy makers, experts and policy research community)
 
YES

It might help union leaders and relevant state bureaucrats to formulate better policies
 
6. Is the timetable for the project realistic?

YES

7. Could the project benefit a large number of people?
 
YES

8. Does the Fellow show evidence that he/she can think strategically about the relevant project and/or field?
 
YES

9. If the Fellow were to re-apply for continued OSI funding for follow-up work associated with the project, would you support continued funding?

YES

10. Are there other appropriate funders that may support the project?

YES

ETUI, ILO