In parallel with the spread of democracy in the world, there has been a need to assess the extent to which democratic principles and standards are being met. Taking into account the common thinking of the average voter, that democratic systems have not even come close to meeting their expectations and that the corresponding changes in government practice are not proportional to the global success of democratic norms, research and performance assessments are gaining even more importance.

The idea of ​​assessing democracy implies a systematic assessment of the political life of a country by its citizens, and such assessments can serve to raise public awareness of what democracy entails, systematic evidence that will substantiate what citizens are concerned about the way government functions, contribute to the public debate on reforms and help identify priorities for the reform program.

The research is based on 14 sections, which are divided into four so-called pillars of democracy, each of the aforementioned sections is processed on the principle of questions, and the answers to the given questions contain an analysis of the legal framework, an analysis of the implementation of legal regulations, as well as negative indicators that affect or could affect a given area.


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Procjena razvoja demokratije u Bosni i Hercegovini

Paralelno sa širenjem demokratije u svijetu pojavila i potreba da se procijeni u kojoj mjeri se ispunjavaju demokratski principi i standardi. Uzimajući u obzir uobičajena razmišljanja prosječnog birača, da demokratska uređenja nisu ni približno ispunila njihova očekivanja i da odgovarajuće promjene u praksi vlade nisu proporcionalne globalnom uspjehu demokratskih normi, istraživanja i procjene uspješnosti dobivaju još više na značaju.

Ideja o procjeni demokratije podrazumijeva sistematsku procjenu političkog života jedne zemlje od strane njenih građana, te takve procjene mogu služiti za podizanje javne svijesti o tome šta demokratija podrazumijeva, sistematske dokaze koji će potkrijepiti ono što građane brine o načinu funkcionisanja vlasti, doprinošenje javnoj debati o reformama i pomogne u prepoznavanju prioriteta za reformski program.

Istraživanje se bazira na 14 sekcija, koje su podijeljene na četiri tzv. stuba demokratije, svaka od navedenih sekcija se obrađuje na principu pitanja, a odgovori na zadata pitanja sadrže analizu zakonskog okvira, analizu implementacije zakonskih propisa, kao i negativne indikatore koji utiči ili bi mogli uticati na datu oblast.