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EICEE - Prague
CIVIC Institute
Founded just after the fall
of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia,
the Civic Institute promotes
ideas and principles necessary
for free and stable democratic
societies.
In 1991, two years after the
Velvet Revolution, the euphoria
of the early post-communist
period was giving way to impatience
and frustration. A group of
former dissidents, led by the
future minister of government,
Pavel Bratinka, committed themselves
to the goal of ensuring a successful
transition from totalitarianism
to democracy. They sought to
foster the ideals of freedom,
the rule of law, human dignity
and inalienable rights- along
with the economic, social and
cultural benefits tied to these
ideas.
The mission of the Civic
institute is achieved in a variety
of ways:
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Organizing
Lectures, Seminars and Conferences |
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Publishing
Books and Scholarly Studies |
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Issuing
a Monthly Bulletin in Print
and Electronic Formats |
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Maintaining
a reading room, which houses
a collection of thousands
of books and journals, both
domestic and foreign, in
the fields of political
philosophy, political science,
sociology, psychology, economics,
law and international politics |
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Features
in Print and Broadcast Media |
The members of Civic Institute
frequently appear in the media
commenting on current issues.
Since its foundation the Civic
Institute has been perceived
as the leading representative
of conservative thought in post-Communist
Czech society. Their opinion
is valued by the media, while
academia appreciates their role
as educators in classical liberal
and conservative thought, social policy and the role of religion
in society.
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