KCSS Executive Director, Florian Qehaja attended the first event of the Regional Academy for Democracy (RAD) which was held from 23-26 February, 2013 in Subotica.
The Regional Academy for Democracy aims to contribute to regional cooperation in the Western Balkans in the fields of democracy, human rights, justice and institution building, through building the capacities of next-generation political leadership and facilitating their mutual understanding and cooperation.
RAD is dedicated to already established political actors who will in the near future form the highest-level political leadership and the aspires to shape a human infrastructure that will help solidify current democratisation processes, uphold the standards of human and minority rights above political or national interests, and embrace a spirit of regional cooperation and reconciliation with neighbours.
The participants are selected from among leading younger politicians who already hold significant posts either on the state level or in their respective political parties – State Secretaries, Deputy and Assistant Ministers, Members of Parliaments, leading party officials, diplomats, think tanks as well as a number of the most outstanding mayors and/or county/region leaders.
