CIRP is an international think tank established  by an international network of academics who share the aims, mission, and the working principles laid out in this statute and are signatory to it.

CIRP has the mission of achieving decentralized cooperation in order to improve and sustain the universally accepted values of fundamental freedoms, human rights, democracy, pluralism, cross-cultural cooperation, cultural dialogue and exchange, economic development and social welfare on international platform in general, and in Europe and the Mediterranean in particular.

CIRP targets to develop the 21st century concept of "progressive governance" through the medium of decentralized cooperation and the active partneship of citizens. Thus it aims to achieve pluralism, transparency, and accountability in the policy-making.

CIRP aims to cover wide variety of topics and launch programs that entail creation of policy tools and policy-making mechanisms that include wider participation of the civil society.

In realizing its mission CIRP, brings together intellectuals, academics, policy-makers, the NGOs, civil networks, public and private sector representatives , the media, and the general public in order to address, discuss policy issues and thus create active participation of civil society in the policy-making process.
 

CIRP Management and Organization

CIRP President

Prof.Dr.Nedret Kuran Burçoglu

e-mail: president@cirpint.org

CIRP Coordinator

Dr. Esra LaGro

e-mail: lagroper@cirpint.org

CIRP Board Members (in alphabetical order)

Prof. Dr. Enrique Banus

Prof. Dr. Peter Bendixen

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pierre Chabal

Mrs. Odile Chenal

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Ramez Malouf

Dr. Susan Miller

Dr. Mehmet Rifat

R. Ambassador Pulat Tacar

Prof. Dr. Ehud Toledano