At the forefront of democracy-building in Ukraine since 1994, the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) is a leading independent Ukrainian think-tank. Established as an initiative of the Open Society Institute, ICPS strives to contribute to the implementation of a robust framework for the country’s economic, social and foreign policies in line with emerging European realities.

In this, our 15th year, ICPS has gone from proclaiming the importance of public policy approaches in Ukraine to introducing them into practice. Today ICPS’s mission is establishing democratic order and discipline through building up democratic institutions capable of developing a national strategy and ensuring a high quality of life. Changing public attitudes towards reform in Ukraine from hostile to positive.

ICPS principles are: 

• rigour
• exhaustion 
• clarity.