This Saturday marked the ending of our first Political Action Training (PAT), and we awarded the cerficates to our participants at the Belgrade Art Hotel. PAT is organized for high-school seniors and college freshmen and is one of Libek\u2019s major new programs. It is an advancement of our Politics for Individual program, which is a two-day seminar organized for high-school students.<\/p>\n
This training was designed to provide our participants with a basic understanding of the ideas of individualism and the principles of justice, elementary economic postulates, as well as an insight into political philosophy. Additionally, participants had a chance to gain basic skills in the fields of analitics, communication, and advocacy.<\/p>\n
Training sessions were organized on Saturdays and Sundays. On their first day, participants were introduced to the fundamentals of libertarianism, as well as the most significant approaches to matters of justice and just outcomes. This class was conducted by Lav Kozakijevic, a political scientist, and the central topic was \u201cOn Liberty.\u201d After that, Nikola Parun, a political scientist and a communications expert, taught a class called \u201cEconomics in One Lesson\u201d, during which he talked about elementary economic principles. ESFL\u2019s program director, Aleksandar Kokotovi\u0107, presented the participants with theories of government and various understandings of powers of the state. During the second day, there was a \u201cround table\u201d where participants, with the lecturers\u2019 assistance, discussed relevant social and economic topics, such as discriminatory policies, regulations, public finance, and the range of individual liberty.<\/p>\n
After these classes, participants were divided into three groups, based on their personal preferences: Analytics Team, Advocacy Team, and Communications Team. During the remaining days, they worked with experienced coaches in mastering these skills.<\/p>\n
The Advocacy Team was coached by Milos Nikolic, the president of Libek, Petar Cekerevac, Libek\u2019s executive director, and Ivan Kutlarovic, a mamber of our alumni community. Mihailo Gajic, the program director of Libek\u2019s economic research department, and Nikola Jovic, our senior fellow, worked with the Analytical Team. Finally, the Communications Team was in the hands of Nikola Parun and Relja Dereta, a public speaking coach.<\/p>\n
After having worked in teams, at our last session, participants presented project solutions for their designated tasks, using obtained skills in strategic planning, analytics and communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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