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Topic: Social Democratic Action of Croatia

	Croatia - Political Parties
		The political arena in Croatia was dominated by the nationalist HDZ from independence until January 2000.
		Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a party with its roots in the values of modern European social democracy.
		The SDP is closely tied to labor unions, workers, and social movements.
	www.unc.edu /~vineyard/politicalparties.htm (610 words)

	The EU's relations with South Eastern Europe (Western Balkans) - Croatia: the European contribution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a signatory Croatia will gradually take on board the core obligations of membership, start aligning its legal and economic framework with that of the EU, strengthen co-operation with its neighbours and co-operate with the EU on a number of issues.
		Croatia is now seriously focused on aligning its legislation with the acquis and has started to implement an ambitious programme for the integration of Croatia into the European Union which includes a plan for the harmonisation of legislation with the acquis.
		Croatia also is a beneficiary of the CARDS Regional Programme (with a financial perspective 2002-2004 of 80 million), the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, Life Third Countries, Youth Programme — Third Countries Co-operation, Regional Co-operation in Mine Action in south-east Europe and a number of other specialised EU programmes.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/see/croatia (1598 words)

	UNDP Croatia / UNDP Programme Areas / Democratic Governance / Documents and Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Croatian Human Development Report is an annual publication of the UNDP office in Croatia that primarily plays an advocacy function in advancing the development dialogue in the county.
		In the sixth report, however, the UNDP decided to focus on youth in Croatia, judging that youth and their status in the country is one of the key questions to development and foundation to further enhancement of Croatian society.
		The idea was to dedicate the sixth NHDR to the analysis of youth in Croatia, since they, and their position, are one of the key issues of development, and the basis for further progress of the Croatian society.
	www.undp.hr /en/areas/democratic/nhdr_2002.html (821 words)

	Croatia (08/05)
		Croatia is made up of 20 counties plus the city of Zagreb and controls 1,185 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 67 of which are inhabited.
		Croatia was admitted on May 25, 2000 into the Partnership for Peace program--which was designed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states in 1994 to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security--and, in May 2002, was welcomed into NATO’s Membership Action Program, a key step toward NATO membership.
		Croatia has been a member of the United Nations since 1992, and contributed troops to UN operations in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, and Kashmir.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3166.htm (2610 words)

	nij156
		After ten years of absolutist power exercised by Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), a party which won the first elections in 1990 and has been constantly in power ever since, HDZ was devastatingly defeated by Croatian democratic opposition at the parliamentary elections on 3rd of January 2000.
		Winner of the third parliamentary elections since Croatia became an independent state is the coalition made of Social Democratic Party of Croatia -SDP (reformed communists) headed by Ivica Racan and Croatian Social- liberal Party (HSLS) led by Drazen Budisa.
		War in Croatia was over then and the reality started t o show its revolting face of the ruling HDZ oligarchy characterised by unprecedented misuse of power, catastrophic privatisation that was destroying tens of thousands workplaces only to suck out the capital and to transfer it abroad and many corruption, financial and secret service scandals.
	www.idee.org /nij156.html (4990 words)

	PRESIDENCY CONCLUSIONS NICE EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING 7, 8 AND 9 DECEMBER 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The European social model, characterised in particular by systems that offer a high level of social protection, by the importance of the social dialogue and by services of general interest covering activities vital for social cohesion, is today based, beyond the diversity of the Member States' social systems, on a common core of values.
		Social cohesion, the rejection of any form of exclusion or discrimination and gender equality are all essential values of the European social model and were reaffirmed at the Lisbon European Council.
		The modernisation of social protection systems must meet the requirements of solidarity: that is what is at stake in the action we have to take on retirement and health and to achieve an active welfare state that strongly encourages participation in the employment market.
	europa.eu.int /council/off/conclu/dec2000/dec2000_en.htm (12628 words)

	Croatia
		It also leads to the social and economic marginalization of the minority population, forcing people to leave one republic and emigrate to a republic in which they would be part of the majority but which they do not otherwise consider their home.
		Croatia established at least three alien reception centers where people who received expulsion or banishment orders, whose residence permits had been revoked or who resided without the authorization of Croatia but have not been expelled are detained pursuant to the Law on the Movement and Residence of Aliens.
		Croatia has agreed to accept these additional refugees temporarily, provided that the UNHCR take responsibility for their care and ensure that they are eventually resettled in a third country.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1995/Croatia.htm (16461 words)

	[22 Jul 1996] ECOSOC/5677 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TAKES ACTION ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
		Topics which used to be taboo were now being dealt with, including quantifying the social value of women's work; measuring non-remunerated work in national accounting systems; and analysing the relationships between the status of women and their access to natural resources, as well as that between social insecurity and women's migration.
		Among the actions it was taking, the IPU had launched a new world survey on the participation of women in political life.
		Speaking after action, the representative of the United States said her country had voted against the resolution since the Council was not the proper forum for discussing the situation in the Middle East.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1996/19960722.eco5677.html (6169 words)

	flag of Croatia - Political Flags flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Action of Social Democrats of Croatia, ASH (Akcija Socijaldemokrata Hrvatske)
		SDA Hrvatske, Partry of Democratic Action of Croatia (Stranka demokratske akcije Hrvatske) - The flag is green white green, the white struipe beaing of the tripple width of each of the green stripes, with a green crescent whose hoors touch vertical line one third of the flag length from the hoist.
		Last week the newspapers in Croatia brought forth the annanciation of the leaders of the Serb community in Croatia to for a single coordinative body encompassing all Serb political parties and other organizations.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/hr}.html (1019 words)

	Croatia
		Croatia's unemployment rate was 15.3 percent during the first half of the year, measured by International Labor Organization (ILO) methodology.
		Among its ongoing tasks were the implementation of the 2001-05 National Action Plan on gender equality and the coordination of tasks among ministries, parliamentary offices, unions, and the NGO community to promote gender equality.
		The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare is responsible for enforcing the ban on coerced or forced labor.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8240.htm (13103 words)

	Croatia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is bound by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea to the west and southwest.
		On Jan. 15, 1992 Croatia was officially recognized by the EU followed by the US on Apr. 15, 1992 and Croatia was officially admitted to the UN on May 22, 1992.
		In 1992 economic and social problems as a result of the Yugosalv crisis were further strained by the influx of some 750,000 displaced refugees, of which some 500,000 were Bosnian.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/croatia.htm (1500 words)

	CROATIA HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES, 1993
		Although JNA forces left Croatia by the end of 1992, the UNPA's (except for part of Sector West) were under the control of heavily armed, aggressive Serbian elements, defying UNPROFOR and continuing the "ethnic cleansing" of non-Serbs.
		For example, nine members of the Dalmatian Action Party, including the husband of the party president, were placed in investigative detention after being accused of bombing their own party office on September 28.
		The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare is the agency charged with enforcing the constitutional ban on coerced or forced labor.
	www.hri.org /docs/USSD-Rights/93/Croatia93.html (10602 words)

	Croatia - Political Flags
		Social Democratic Union of Croatia, SDU (Socijalno-demokratska unija Hrvatske)
		Istrian Democratic Assembly, IDS-DDI (Istarski demokratski sabor - Dieta democratica istriana)
		The party represented Serbs within Croatia who did not choose to join the rebelion - quite a siginifican number mostly in large cities, Zabreg, Sprit, Rijeka, in Istria etc. I believe that recently the party disolved within the Serb National Council and the SDSS, but I am not quite sure.
	flagspot.net /flags/hr}.html (1649 words)

	News in English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first meeting of the working group in charge of negotiations on Croatia’s EU membership was held in parliament on Thursday, its task to coordinate the joint text of the declaration or a resolution that the parliament should pass next week.
		The meeting was purely informative and the proposal of one of its members that the parliament stop at adopting a declaration and not adopting a joint statement with the government was rejected by other members of the group.
		The Social Democratic Action of Croatia (ASH) has filed charges against the Minister of the Interior for banning a protest rally held on Wednesday, 12 January.
	www.hrt.hr /vijesti/arhiv/2005/01/14/ENG.html (914 words)

	Social Enterprise
		Social Enterprise Fund of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Catalyst Alliance's mission is to effect lasting social change by partnering with nonprofit organizations to create entrepreneurial, efficient, and sustainable approaches to their missions, while mobilizing a strong network of committed social entrepreneurs.
		Venture philanthropy is a relatively new approach to effecting social change that aims to harvest appropriate practices from the venture capital world, emphasizing best practices relating to performance measurement, effective reporting, an active board and strong management.
	www.hbs.edu /socialenterprise/summer/2002summaries.html (9760 words)

	The FAME: Croatia - Political Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The flag is green white green, the white stripe bearing of the triple width of each of the green stripes, with a green crescent whose horns touch vertical line one third of the flag length from the hoist.
		The flag is the Croatian tricolour with the party emblem in the middle, consisting of initials SDH and a red rose.
		The party is formed in Serb held territories of Croatia during the time of transitional international government in 1995 by the parts of Serb Democratic Party (SDS) willing to undergo changes, and continued to work in Republic of Croatia after reintegration of the regions.
	jagor.srce.hr /fame/descr/hr-polit.html (2010 words)

	[23 Jul 1996] ECOSOC/5680 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TAKES ACTION ON DRAFTS RECOMMENDED BY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
		Before the Council are reports relating to the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and to the implementation of the Declaration on decolonization.
		Economic and social rights had failed to be accorded the same attention as civil and political rights.
		The primary responsibility for UNESCO in the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action was in human rights education, she said.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1996/19960723.eco5680.html (8020 words)

	Statistics & Social Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Homepage - Courtesy of ICPSR at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
		Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis - University of Missouri.
		Social Sciences Information Gateway - Gateway to Social Research data archives throughout Europe and the United States.
	www.nyu.edu /its/socsci/statistics.html (5880 words)

	i think there was a nun at the direct action workshop - National Irish Social Forum - Indymedia Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		for me, some of the people who do direct action, do it because its cool, and couldent be to arsed about going somewhere new and trying to let people know about stuff.
		the community i want to live in is democratic & concensual, a continual tightrope to balance - definitely not the lazy option.
		They also once held one on anarchism, and recently one on direct action, so if you're new to the 'scene' (i don't know whether you are or not) you may have mistakenly got the impression that these guys were anarchist.
	www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=61765 (2988 words)

	Indymedia UK - Call to EUR@ACTION HUB PROJECT-EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		action laboratory of the social temporary workers in commercial chains and supermarkets
		The method we have in mind has to focus on decentralization, collective decision-making process based on consensus, practice affinity, transparency and full publicity of discussions, decisions and practices that will be used both in the net and in the freed urban space.
		We believe that are practices and method that define the nature of a project and of a political proposal in the first place, and we think that the central element of this project is the process in which it has developed and is becoming reality.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2002/10/43402.html (2138 words)

	PMag v10n3p20 -- A war-resister combining social research with peace action in Belgrade
		And on the Serbian side of the border there's the Center for Anti-War Action, which now is called the Center for Peace Actions, in Belgrade.
		One could agree with some of their arguments, but, on the other hand, it was at first some kind of internal clash in a still unified, country so aggression against a state is very hard to prove.
		The other important feature of the media situation in Serbia which could lead towards democratization is the radio broadcasting program B 92.
	www.peacemagazine.org /archive/v10n3p20.htm (1526 words)

	LincOn.com-Travel:Europe:Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Economy—overview: Before the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Croatia, after Slovenia, was the most prosperous and industrialized area, with a per capita output perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average.
		Croatia faces considerable economic problems stemming from: the legacy of longtime communist mismanagement of the economy; damage during the internecine fighting to bridges, factories, power lines, buildings, and houses; the large refugee and displaced population, both Croatian and Bosnian; and the disruption of economic ties.
		In 1998, Croatia made progress in reducing its current account deficit to about 8% of GDP from 12% the previous year.
	www.lincon.com /travel/europe/croatia.htm (1286 words)

	Regional Markets/Links
		Election for the president of the Republic of Croatia (January 24, 2000) State Election Commission
		Akcija socijaldemokrata Hrvatske (ASH) Social Democratic Action of Croatia
		Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs General Secreteriat for the management of European Funds
	www.east.asu.edu /balkans/regional.htm (634 words)

	The World Factbook 2000 -- Croatia
		Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands.
		Under UN supervision the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998.
		The death of President TUDJMAN in December 1999, and the defeat of his ruling Coatian Democratic Union or HDZ party in parliamentary and presidential elections in January 2000 has ushered in a new government committed to economic reform but faced with the challenge of halting the economic decline.
	www.exportinfo.org /worldfactbook/croatia_WFB.html (1529 words)

	Croatia
		Overview: Before the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the republic of Croatia, after Slovenia, was the most prosperous and industrialized area, with a per capita output perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average.
		At present, Croatian Serb Separatists control approximately one-third of the Croatian territory, and one of the overriding determinants of Croatia's long-term political and economic prospects will be the resolution of this territorial dispute.
		At the minimum, extensive Western aid and investment, especially in the tourist and oil industries, would seem necessary to revive the moribund economy.
	www.emgmkts.com /research/country/e-europe/croatia.htm (1264 words)

	News in English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"It's time Croatia had a strong, reliable, devoted, consistent and tolerant president, who will offer a better life to all citizens of Croatia," Kosor stressed.
		Responding to claims coming from the Social Democratic Action of Croatia, and charges filed against the Minister of the Interior for banning a protest rally held on Wednesday, 12 January, police spokesman Zlatko Mehun said that the ban had come after the organisers had failed to obtain a permit from the Office for Road Traffic.
		Mehun added that the organisers had estimated a gathering of some 10,000 people and that the Action had failed to procure the necessary permits, which had resulted in the ban.
	www.hrt.hr /vijesti/arhiv/2005/01/15/ENG.html (632 words)

	WEB SITES
		However, subsequently, work with an interdisciplinary group of social scientists at the University of Hawaii led me to think that a more ambitious list would serve a useful purpose.
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		These works focus on the problems and role of ethnic minorities while largely ignoring their political status and lack of institutionalized representation as an explanatory factor.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~fredr/sites.htm (3780 words)

	European Government and Politics: Albania to the Czech Republic
		Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde, covering economic enterprise and privatization, democratization, parties and elections, social protection and poverty in, broadly, Eastern Europe and the Baltics
		United for Intercultural Action - opposing nationalism, racism and fascism
		Ministarstvo Rada i Socijalne Skrbi/Ministry of Labour & Social Welfare
	www.keele.ac.uk /depts/por/eubasea.htm (637 words)

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