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	Open society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In open societies, government is responsive and tolerant, and political mechanisms are transparent and flexible.
		Democracies are examples of the "open society", whereas totalitarian dictatorships and autocratic monarchies are examples of the "closed society".
		An open society also has to be pluralistic and multicultural, in order to benefit from the maximum number of viewpoints possible to the given problems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_society (255 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions - Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation
		Open societies are characterized by a reliance on the rule of law, the existence of a democratically elected government, a diverse and vigorous civil society, respect for minorities and minority opinions, and free market economy.
		The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation that seeks to promote the development and maintenance of open societies around the world by supporting a range of programs in the areas of educational, social, and legal reform, and by encouraging alternative approaches to complex and often controversial issues.
		Simply stated, an open society is a form of social organization based on the recognition that nobody has a monopoly on the truth, that different people have different views and interests, and that there is a need for institutions to protect the rights of all people to allow them to live together in peace.
	www.osi-az.org /faq.shtml (1887 words)

	Open Society Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform.
		On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media.
		Open Society Archives - an OSI project in Budapest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_Society_Institute (209 words)

	Open Society Foundation - SOROS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The concept of the Open Society relates to a society which is based on the fact that no one has the monopoly of the truth, that different people have different interests as well as the necessity to have institutions to protect the rights of everyone and to allow them to coexist peacefully.
		In general, an open society is characterized by faith in the rule of law, the existance of a democratically elected government, an active civil society, and the respect for the minorities and thier opinions.
		The Open Society Institute is a private grant institution based in New York and which serves as the essence of the Open Society Network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in over 50 countries of the world.
	www.soros.al /English/Network.htm (607 words)

	Open Society Institute - SourceWatch
		The Open Society Institute (http://www.soros.org/) in New York, a 501(c)(3) organization, and international offices of the Open Society Institute, such as the one in Budapest, "provide administrative, financial, and technical support to the Soros foundations and also operate OSI initiatives, which address specific issues on a regional or network-wide basis, and other independent programs.
		According to OSI, the term open society was first proposed by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941) in his book The Two Sources of Morality and Religion (1932), and developed further by the Austrian philosopher Karl Popper (1902-1994) in his 1945 book Open Society and Its Enemies.
		The concept of open society is, at its most fundamental level, based on the recognition that people act on imperfect knowledge and that no one is in possession of the ultimate truth.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Open_Society_Institute (1450 words)

	Open Society Institute - Elitewiki
		Open society foundations have been set up in countries George Soros chooses to try and influence.
		For instance the Open Society institute in Russia was set up whilst the country was being forced through free market reforms by the IMF, an institution in which Soros could arguably be said to have some influnce.
		Open societies were set up in the Former Yugoslavia after the IMF imposed austerity package authorised by Milosevic sent 10,000's of business's bankrupt.
	www.global-elite.org /index.php?title=Open_Society_Institute (259 words)

	Open Society (WebSeitz/wikilog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		At the most fundamental, philosophical level, the concept of open society is based on the recognition that people act on [Imperfect Knowledge] and that no one is in possession of the ultimate truth (Absolute Truth).
		Open society is based on the recognition that we act on the basis of imperfect understanding.
		The Open Society Institute of George Soros is at http://www.soros.org/osi.html It funds and organizes a lot of interesting projects, but seems to lack the boosterism of the Viridian Design crowd.
	webseitz.fluxent.com /wiki/OpenSociety (898 words)

	Open Society Policy Center \| Welcome to OSPC
		The Open Society Policy Center (OSPC) is a non-partisan organization that engages in policy advocacy on U.S. and International issues, including foreign operations, criminal justice reform, human rights, women's rights and civil liberties.
		The Open Society Policy Center has signed on to a letter opposing the nomination of William Haynes to the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
		The Open Society Institute is commending Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) recent decision to suspend the Gambia's eligibility for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance.
	www.osipc.org (501 words)

	Home - The Open Society Foundation of South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The OSF-SA is committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society.It will work for a vigorous and autonomous civil society in which the rule of law and divergent opinions are respected.
		The Open Society in South Africa is grant-making organisation, and is a member of the International Soros Foundations Network.
		The Open Society Foundation was founded by George Soros in April 1993 to promote the ideal of an open society in South Africa; an ideal which includes democracy, a market economy, a strong civil society, respect for minorities and tolerance for divergent opinions.
	www.osf.org.za (476 words)

	INDIVIDUAL PROJECT FELLOWSHIPS - OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
		DEADLINE: December 15, 1999 SUMMARY: The Open Society Institute is a private operating and grantmaking foundation established by philanthropist George Soros as part of his efforts to foster the development of open society around the world.
		Broadly speaking, an open society is characterized by a reliance on the rule of law, the existence of a democratically elected government, a diverse and vigorous civil society, and respect for minorities and minority opinions.
		The Open Society Institute is part of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and other organizations operating in more than 31 countries worldwide.
	chora.virtualave.net /opensociety.htm (1775 words)

	Open Society Justice Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Civil society organizations including the Justice Initiative used the inaugural meeting to recommend that the PSC be authorized to investigate extrajudicial killings, torture and rape allegedly committed by police in Nigeria.
		In 2002, the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA) and the Open Society Justice Initiative proposed a project to examine and strengthen police accountability in South Africa.
		Tbilisi, October 7, 2005—The Open Society Justice Initiative is co-sponsoring a major international conference in Georgia on October 6-7 titled "Policing Reforms in the 21st Century: Values, Structures, and Processes." The conference is examining community relations, crime prevention, internal discipline, external oversight, parliamentary and media relations, and the role of civil society.
	www.justiceinitiative.org (7162 words)

	Open and Shut?: Interview with Melissa Hagemann of the Open Society Institute
		Before joining the Open Society Institute I worked in the European Parliament in Brussels, and I have a Masters from the London School of Economics.
		As I say, through the development of institutional repositories and encouraging researchers in these countries to contribute to and launch OA journals, the global research community as a whole is greatly strengthened.
		As a result of the interest which was generated by the OA workshop in Pretoria last July, we sponsored an intensive workshop on institutional repositories in South Africa in mid-May, which directly led to the creation of three institutional repositories at universities in southern Africa, and more are planned.
	poynder.blogspot.com /2005/06/interview-with-melissa-hagemann-of.html (3487 words)

	Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation Network
		At this discussion sponsored by the Open Society Justice Initiative, lawyers from the Center for Justice & Accountability talked about their work using the Alien Tort Claims Act to sue foreign-born human rights abusers who have settled in the United States.
		The Open Society Institute awarded 31 Katrina Media Fellowships to investigative journalists, to promote a national conversation on racism and inequality in America.
		The Open Society Institute and the Sundance Institute present a festival of more than a dozen of the most provocative documentaries made with support from the Soros/Sundance Documentary Fund.
	www.soros.org (510 words)

	Annual Report: Open Society Institute - Tajikistan
		Political stability and social cohesion are fundamental to the very survival and development of Tajikistan-a country devastated by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the civil war that followed, leaving behind political and ethnic divisions and a disintegrated civil society in its trail.
		Although it was re-engaged in helping transform the country's public institutions and exploring innovative ways to promote the development of open society, OSI-Tajikistan was unable to realize many of its national programmatic activities in 1997.
		In an effort to educate a new generation of leaders who will have the vision and expertise required to grapple with the myriad environmental issues confronting the countries of the former Soviet Union, OSI-Tajikistan is awarding fellowships for graduate study in two-year degree programs in environmental management and policy in the United States.
	www.osi.hu /annual/tajkstan.html (646 words)

	Public Health Advocates Say Campaign to Disparage Condoms Threatens STD Prevention Efforts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		They also were instrumental in convincing the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—along with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—to convene a workshop in June 2000 to evaluate published evidence on condom effectiveness.
		The NIH workshop report explicitly cautions that the "inadequacies of the evidence available...should not be interpreted as proof of the adequacy or inadequacy of the condom." Yet, condom opponents were quick to ignore the caution and jump to the conclusion they desired.
		STD expert Ward Cates, president of Family Health Institute, contends that intentionally undermining public confidence in the effectiveness of condoms is not justified as a matter of science.
	www.guttmacher.org /pubs/tgr/06/1/gr060101.html (1704 words)

	Contents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Much is done to modernize the activity of the local museum, to develop the infrastructure of the town, to promote cultural tourism.
		New Internet center was opened in the local library in cooperation with Ivanovo region authorities.
		George Soros was present at the opening ceremony at Kaliningrad State University.
	www.osi.ru /web/Publish400.nsf/pages/contents (408 words)

	TCS Daily - The Open Society Institute and Its Enemies
		In the 2002 report, we are told that $5 million was expended in Bosnia on such projects as reform of secondary schools in the city of Tuzla; establishment of a youth information agency; a student entrepreneurship program; vague assistance to municipalities to improve local governance, and empowerment of Roma (also known as Gypsy) communities.
		The fallacy of the Soros approach to the Balkans is a simple one: belief that the erection of civil society precedes and encourages the growth of capitalism, when, in reality, the opposite is obviously the case.
		Every society that has grown into capitalist prosperity and stability begins on a sound economic base and proceeds to develop institutions embodying civility and commonwealth.
	www.tcsdaily.com /article.aspx?id=011204C (1199 words)

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		The Open Society Institute (OSI) is one of the numerous foundations belonging to George Soros, the Hungarian immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1956, at age 26, and made his fortune as an international financier.
		In 1979 Soros established the Open Society Fund, and since then has created a large network of foundations - the most prominent being the Open Society Institute - that give away hundreds of millions of dollars each year to individuals and organizations that share and promote his leftwing philosophy.
		The Open Society Institute is a member of the Peace and Security Funders Group, which is an unincorporated association of individual philanthropists, private foundations, public foundations, operating foundations, charitable trusts, and other grantmaking programs that give money to leftwing anti-war and environmentalist causes.
	www.discoverthenetwork.org /funderProfile.asp?fndid=5181 (1093 words)

	Open Society Awards Addiction, Violence Prevention Grants
		In the area of substance abuse, the Open Society Institute awarded a $40,000 grant to the Legal Action Center of the City of New York to analyze Baltimore zoning standards, policies and practices that interfere with the creation of drug-treatment programs, and recovery housing.
		In the area of violence prevention, a $250,000 grant was awarded to the Tides Foundation in San Francisco, Calif., for a donor-advised fund for the Funders' Collaborative for Gun Violence Prevention.
		Additional grants were awarded in the areas of arts and culture; children and youths; criminal justice; death and dying; education; employment and training; gay men and lesbians; government and civil society; health; human rights; human services; law and society; legal services; the media; reproductive health and rights; and youth development.
	www.jointogether.org /news/funding/trends/open-society-awards-addiction.html (192 words)

	Capital Research Center - Open Society Institute (Grantmaker Profile) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In 2001, George Soros’ Open Society Institute donated $103 million to causes in the U.S. Much funding went to liberal and...
		The Open Society Insitute funded the defense of radical lawyer Lynne Stewart.
		In 2001, George Soros’ Open Society Institute donated $103 million to causes in the U.S. Much funding went to liberal and radical leftwing groups addressing a ranging of issues from opposing the death penalty to undermining property rights.
	www.capitalresearch.org /utils/print_gm.asp?Org=137029285 (537 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Uzbek Government Closes Down Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in Tashkent
		The Open Society Institute, responding in an April 18 written statement, characterized the Uzbek allegations as "unfounded." OSI representatives indicated that they intended to appeal the government’s decision in an Uzbek court.
		The Open Society Institute-New York is a private operating and grantmaking foundation that promotes the development of open societies around the world by supporting educational, social, and legal reform, and by encouraging alternative approaches to complex and controversial issues.
		The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the position of the Open Society Institute and are the sole responsibility of the author or authors.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav041804.shtml (761 words)

	About Consumer Reports WebWatch
		The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a funder of Consumer Reports WebWatch, having awarded the project a $100,000 grant early in the project's history.
		OSI was established in 1993 to promote the development and maintenance of open societies around the world.
		OSI supports an array of activities dealing with educational, social, legal, and health care reform, and by encouraging debate in areas where one view of an issue dominates all others.
	www.consumerwebwatch.org /open-society.cfm (120 words)

	Iraq Revenue Watch: Monitoring Iraq Reconstruction Funds, Contracts, Oil
		Following is an attempt at a more accurate assessment of what is happening and policy suggestions which could improve the situation and, most importantly, lay the groundwork for a US withdrawal.
		The event, "Iraqi Oil Wealth: Issues of Governance and Development," is part of the Open Society Institute's ongoing effort to support informed and inclusive public policy debate in Iraq, and to assist Iraqis in holding all stakeholders to account in promoting an open, peaceful, and prosperous Iraq.
		The Open Society Institute mourns the loss of human rights activist, colleague and friend Marla Ruzicka who was killed by a car bomb in Baghdad on Saturday.
	www.iraqrevenuewatch.org (1043 words)

	Public Library of Science: Open Society Institute Grants Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Open Society Institute (OSI) and Public Library of Science (PLoS) today announced a new grants program to support open access publishing in developing and transition countries.
		Now, scientists affiliated with the OSI-funded member institutions will be entitled to a waiver of publication charges for their articles in PLoS journals.
		Its Budapest Open Access Initiative, launched in 2002, advocates for the support of two parallel strategies for the adoption of open access: self-archiving and open access journals.
	www.plos.org /news/announce_osi.html (499 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Europe TV now 'less informative'
		The institute examined TV ownership, content and regulation in 20 European countries including the UK.
		The Budapest-based institute said governments should not let the market determine broadcasting policy, and should automatically give public service stations licences for digital broadcasting.
		It recommended that the EU set up an agency to monitor media concentration and urged national governments to ensure that media ownership and public media funding were transparent.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4334718.stm (335 words)

	Open Society Institute, ThinkCycle
		The Open Society Institute (OSI) is part of the Soros Foundations Network.
		The OSI is active in 61 countries, most of this work is focused in Central and Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union and Central Asia.
		The OSI's mission is to promote the development and maintenance of open societies around the world.
	web.media.mit.edu /~nitin/thinkcycle/OSI_projects.html (1218 words)

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