1. Dmitry Zaytsev, PhD in Political Science, Irina Semenenko, PhD, PhD in Political Science, Anna Potsar, PhD in Philology, Sergey Parhomenko, PhD in Public Administration

2.  To evaluate the impact of diverse policy actors on policy-making, situational and institutional change, as a foundation of their influence on policy change

3.  To make a typology of policy actors  To develop methodology of policy impact evaluation  Modeling of different mechanisms of policy change

4. CONTEXT ACTORSPOLICY IMPACT Think Tanks, Analytical & Intellectual communities Civil Associations & Minorities International org. (UN, EU, OSCE etc.) Protest Publics Government Interest groups (business) Public officials (politicians)Church Parliament Education policy Identity Politics Information (Media) Policy European Neighborhood Policy Policy toward NGOs Social Policy Policy toward Minorities Foreign Policy Environmental Policy CONTEXTUAL PROCESSES: DEMOCRATIZATION & NATION-BUILDING INDENTITY CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT POL. COMMUNICATION STRENGTHENING & WEAKENING WELFARE STATE CRISIS & DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE “WITH ADJECTIVES”, IMPROVING QUALITIES

5. LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH  Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Change  EU as Driving Force for Democratization  Think Tanks and Intellectuals as Drivers of Democratic Development  The Role of Epistemic Communities in Education Policy Design in Russia

6. LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH  Discursive foundations for the political actorness  Discursive power and discursive impact  Particular communicative strategies in public policy

7. LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH  Identity Transformations and Identity Politics  Identity and nation Building  Role of state, civil associations and business in Identity Building  Ethnic relations and civil identity  Cultural diversity and civil identity  Recourse potential of Civil Identity  Responsible business as actor of policy change  Corporate Citizenship

8. LIST OF TOPICS FOR RESEARCH  Civil society as a driver of anti-corruption reforms  NGOs (national/regional) as an actor of anti-corruption policy-making  Business as a driver and a "recipient" of anti-corruption regulation  Regional government or particular governmental organizations as actors of anti-corruption policy-making  Public officials (politicians) and ethical regulation of civil service.  Civil servants as drivers and recipients of civil service ethical regulation  Think tanks and intellectual community participation in educational policy- making (particularly higher education, professional education).  Public administration reforms of the last decades (new public management, good governance, participatory governance, etc.) or their aspects (e- governance etc.) and their drivers - civil society, intellectual community, legislative and executive branches of power, etc. (actor focus to be chosen).  Study of demonstrations, indicators, and measurement of policy actors influence by sociological instruments

9. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  Protest Public in Egypt and Turkey from 2011 until 2014: Assessment of Impact on Political Changes

10. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  European Neighborhood Policy in Moldova and Ukraine in 2000-2010s: Evaluation of EU Impact on Democratic Rule of Law Reforms

11. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Changes: Case of Tunisia (2010-2015)

12. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  Protest Publics As Drivers Of Political Changes In Turkey (2013-2015)

13. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  Civil Associations and Protest Movement in Russia (2011-2014)

14. LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH, DONE BY STUDENTS  Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: case of USA

15. LIST OF EXPERTS, WITH WHOM WORKSHOP LEADERS HAVE STABLE CONTACTS  Michael Howlett  Philippe Zittoun  Frank Fischer  Leonardo Morlino  Ronald Inglehart  Hans-Dieter Klingemann

16. ACTIVITIES  1.Workshop #1 16.09.2014  2.Workshop #2 11.10.2014  3.Workshop #3 28.02.2015  4.Workshop #4 07.03.2015  5.Workshop #5 14.03.2015  6.Workshop #6 21.03.2015  7.Workshop #7 11.04.2015  8.Workshop #8 18.04.2015  9.Workshop #9 25.04.2015  10.Workshop #10 23.05.2015  11.Workshop #11 30.05.2015

17. MATERIALS

18.  A. Anufriev, T. Zagumennaya, Hamid Ait El Caid. Protest Publics as Drivers of Political Change: case of Tunisia, Egypt, and Turkey (2011-2015)  A. Galina, V. Kozlov, D. Zaytsev. Ukrainian Protests (2013-2014) in the context of Multiple Cleavages: main explanatory factors and foundations  A. Kononova, D. Zaytsev. Think Tanks' Impact on Foreign Policy towards “Arab Spring” in embedded democracies: cases of USA and UK