Field of activity
Ethnic issues
International and European issues, policies and research
Education Mission
Да бъде водещ център за експертна дискусия и перспективни изследвания по обществено значими социални проблеми в национален, регионален и глобален план и да допринася за вземането на информирани управленски решения в отговор на предизвикателствата в съвременното обществено развитие.



MISSION:

To be a leading centre for expert discussion and advanced research on socially significant problems on the national, regional and global level and contribute to making informed decision-making in response to the challenges of contemporary social development. Organization Targets
Изследователски център (ИЦ) „Регионално и глобално развитие“ (РЕГЛО) е юридическо лице с нестопанска цел, регистрирано през 1991 г. (Решение № 1 на Софийски градски съд от 16.03.1991 г.) То обединява физически лица, занимаващи се с изследователска, преподавателска и приложна дейност в областта на социологията.



ИЦ „Регионално и глобално развитие“ има следните основни цели:

• Да съдейства за развитието на социологическата теория, на емпиричните социологически изследвания, на преподаването, практическото приложение и популяризирането на социологическите знания и за утвърждаване на обществения престиж на социологията;

• Да съдейства за развитието и утвърждаването на демократичните ценности, гражданското общество, образованието, науката и културата;

• Да представлява своите членове пред държавата и нейните институции, пред политически, стопански и обществени организации и да съдейства за развитието на българското общество;

• Да представлява своите членове в чужбина.



ИЗСЛЕДОВАТЕЛСКИТЕ ПРИОРИТЕТИ НА РЕГЛО СА:

• Управление на социалната трансформация;

• Национални, регионални и глобални предизвикателства за сигурността;

• Индивидуални и институционални стратегии за управление на социални рискове;

• Социална мобилност, трудов пазар и социална политика;

• Технологично обновяване и организационни иновации;

• Образование, наука и иновации;

• Промени в културните ориентации и в поведението;

• Екология и екологична политика;

• Междуетнически и междурелигиозни отношения.



The Research Centre (RC) "Regional and Global Development" (REGLO) is a non-profit organization, registered in 1991 (Decision № 1 of the Sofia City Court on 03.16.1991). It brings together individuals engaged in research, teaching and applied activities in the field of sociology.



RESEARCH PRIORITIES:

• Management of social transformation;

• National, regional and global security challenges;

• Individual and institutional strategies for managing social risks;

• Social mobility, labour market and social policy;

• Technological renovation and organizational innovation;

• Education, science and innovation;

• Changes in cultural orientations and behaviour;

• Ecology and environmental policy;

• Interethnic and interfaith relations.

Year:
Culinary Trail of the Ethnic and Local Cuisine in the Danube Region (Culinary Trail) Description:
The Culinary Trail project will employ the culinary heritage to revitalize and diversify tourism, promote local economic development, create employment opportunities, and encourage frugal and social innovation. It will engage minorities, but also other marginalized groups that face disadvantages on the basis of youth, old age, gender, disabilities etc. In doing that, Culinary Trail will enable the Danube Region to capitalize on its vibrant and diverse ethnic landscape, rich and complex history and cultural traditions. Culinary Trail will improve interconnection and cooperation between tourist destinations, services, products, and stakeholders, it will encourage short value chains and promote quality products from the primary sector in the Danube Region. To do that, Culinary Trail will:
1. Collect, digitalise and protect the culinary cultural heritage of its 30 ethnic groups (digital catalogue), to effectively safeguard culinary heritage and local knowledge, preserving traditional recipes, techniques, and cultural significance attached to them.
2. Develop transnational Culinary Trail route with several transnational trails spanning the Danube Region. These trails will integrate ethnic and local culinary heritage information, providing a multimedia experience through the digital trail component integrated into the digital catalogue. Trails will prioritise green mobility options such as bicycles, public transportation, electric car chargers, and water travel, promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly modes of transportation.
3. Developing transnational strategy for the protection and development of ethnic and local culinary heritage in the Danube Region.
4. It will revalorise, re-interpret, upgrade and connect the isolated and poorly visible culinary products in a joint thematic transnational cultural heritage product, by developing a business model with a transnational brand and a franchise for the Danube Region; this will include annual transnational culinary festival and two prototypes (small river boat and small food cart).
5. Establishing joint Demonstration and Training centre, with all the necessary infrastructure and equipment, will to support practical localised and transnational training and demonstration activities.
6. Three capacity-building modules (Ethnic and Local Culinary Heritage for Small Businesses, beginners and advanced sommelier skills for ethnic cuisine in the Danube Region) in physical, online, and hybrid formats will be used to train 60 participants during the project.
7. Joint Culinary Trail Innovation and Policy centre with 14 hubs (one in each Danube Region country) will connect stakeholders to promote sustainable and slow heritage tourism, harness local resources and value chains, and frugal and social innovation after conclusion of the project.
8. The centre will develop 33 transnational action plans, covering 30 ethnic groups from all 14 countries of the Danube Region, one for recent migrant groups and for risk scenarios like Covid-19 and war in Ukraine.
With a comprehensive and balanced partnership covering all 14 countries of the Danube Region (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro Romania, Serbia Slovenia, Slovakia, and Ukraine).
The Lead Partner is the School of Advanced Social Studies from Slovenia.
The duration of the project is 30 months. It starts on 01.01.2024 and will finish on 30.06.2026.

Annual turnover for the last year :
20 000 - 100 000

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS:

MELIA Observatory Project: The project's main objective was to improve democratic transnational governance by developing a transnational media literacy observatory, based on cooperation between different relevant stakeholders, 2020-2022.

Fostering Innovation in the Danube Region through Knowledge Engineering and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Management (KnowING IPR), 2019-2022

High-performance Computing for Effective Innovation in the Danube Region (InnoHPC), Interreg, Danube Transnational Programme, DTP1-1-260-1.1. 2017-2019

Improving expertise on labour relations’ impact on youth employment and employability in Central and South-Eastern Europe (VS/2016/0104), Industrial relations and social dialogue Programme , VASAS Szakszervezeti Szövetség, Budapest & Research Centre Regional and Global Development (REGLO). 2017.

• BROKERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SANITATION FOR EUROPE (BESSE) – FP7, 2009 - 2012

• COMPARING THE SOCIETAL INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES, INTAS, 2005-2007;

• DYNAMICS AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE LABOUR MARKETS ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN EUROPE, INTAS, 2005-2007;

• POLICY RESPONSES OVERCOMING FACTORS OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF INEQUALITIES - PROFIT, 2004-2007;

• ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE IN BULGARIA, UNESCO/MOST, 2002-2004;

• TRANSFORMATION RISKS AND CHANGING QUALITY OF LIFE, ANNUAL NATIONAL SURVEYS 1992-2005;

• MASS MEDIA AND ETHNICITY IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, 2005;

• ETHNICITY AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, 2004;

• ETHNIC RELATIONS IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, 2003;

• PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH TRANSFORMATION RISKS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, UNESCO/ MOST, 1996-2001;

• LABOUR FORCES, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN PERNIK MUNICIPALITY, FWF, 2001;

• SOCIAL SCIENCES IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE, Eastern Europe Center Berlin, 2001;

• UNESCO/MOST-ISSC INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL "COMPARATIVE RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES", 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009;

• LABOUR MARKETS AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE, WZB Berlin, 2000;

• SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF THE NEW MASTER PLAN OF SOFIA, Municipality of Sofia, 1998, 1999, 2000;

• LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IN PERNIK, LODZ AND TVER, UNESCO/MOST, 1999;

• MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ON MUNICIPALITY LEVEL, Bulgarian National Fund for Scientific Research, 1997;

• NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS, UNDP, 1995, 1996, 1997;

• SOCIETY AND POLITICS IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE, UNESCO/MOST, 1995;

• STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF RISK SITUATIONS: RISKS OF TRANSITION, World Society Foundation, Switzerland, 1993;

• SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE BALKAN COUNTRIES, National Fund for Scientific Research, 1993;

• SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE BALKAN COUNTRIES, UNESCO, 1991.