IPF	Jan Ruzicka

Regulating Lobbying in the Czech Republic and Visegrad Four Context and background ▪  Soros network initiatives OSI Governance initiatives OSI Czech Republic Batory foundation: Anti-corruption program  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide Transparency International CZ Institute for economic and political culture Draft of the Act regulating lobbying in Slovakia Slovak Association for Political Science The Center for Public Integrity: LobbyWatch  ▪ Annotated papers Societal Complexity and Interest-Group Lobbying in the American States The Role of Legislators in the Determination of Interest Group Influence Government-Interest Group Relations in Hungarian Politics since 1989    Project objectives analyze lobbying activities primarily in the Czech Republic and more generally in the Visegrad Four countries from a comparative perspective write a research paper and 20-page policy study with recommendations provided to members of the Czech Parliament, journalists, and civic groups working toward greater democratic accountability, such as IPEK and Transparency International

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/ruzicka    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Interview for an article in the Prague Post    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006