Institute for Public Affairs

Oľga Gyárfášová

In March 1999 I was appointed a 'Public Opinion and Political Culture' Program Director at the Institute for Public Affairs. My research focuses in the area of public opinion, political culture, and gender studies.  My areas of expertise are research of citizens' political positions, electoral behavior, political culture, gender studies and equality of opportunity issues in Slovakia.  More information >
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Institute for Public Affairs

The Institute for Public Affairs (slovak acronym IVO) is an independent non-governmental, nonprofit organization bringing together experts from many different areas of study. It was founded with the aim of promoting the values of an open society and a democratic political culture in public policy and decision-making.  The Institute for Public Affairs is an independent center of public policy research and analyses. It is a harbor to research and publication activities that helps nurture the expert intellectual potential of the country. It generates ideas with the power to influence the process of formulating and implementation of key decisions of public importance. The Institute’s modus operandi is based on a conviction that ideas need to be formulated in precise terms through a non-partisan approach.  More information >