Reactor – Research in Action is an independent and not-for-profit research organisation (think-tank) based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Our main focus areas are Gender Equality, Youth and Urban Development. Within our main focus areas we work on the following cross-cutting issues: Civic Engagement, Social Justice, EU Integration and Participative Decision-making.

Our work is guided by the vision for gender, socially and environmentally just societies, nationally and globally, where people can live a free, dignified life and actively participate in building a fair and sustainable society.

Our primary focus and core activity is conducting research. Given the lack of available data in policy-making processes at local, national and regional level, one of our main strategic objectives has always been providing relevant, timely and thoroughly researched data to inform the policy processes in our target areas. We act by providing timely and relevant research, proposing evidence-based policy alternatives, undertaking advocacy and actively working with the community, civil society organizations, academic institutions and political actors. We contribute to the processes of policymaking at local, central and regional level through research, advocacy, and furthering debates and discussions on issues that are relevant to Macedonian citizens.