This is the first edition of the Public Pulse Report, a continuation of previous Early Warning Reports – a series that commenced in August 2002. We continue to enjoy the sponsorship of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that shares the cost of the report. The report provides valuable analysis of public perceptions while Kosovo consolidates its democracy and makes progress towards strengthening of its institutions and prudent governing. The new Public Pulse Report lifts the analysis from early warning and conflict prevention, to democratic dialogue and monitoring of institutional stability.

Through this biannual analysis and related debates we hope to increase the communication between public and democratic institutions.