Osservatorio di Pavia

Osservatorio di Pavia

CARES S.c.r.l.

Pavia, Italy

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsGender equalityLGBTQ+
Think tankFounded 1994International reach11-50 staff
Profile last updated: October 14, 2026

About

Founded in 1994, Osservatorio di Pavia is a think tank based in Pavia, Italy working on democracy & civil society, human rights, gender equality +3 more.

The Osservatorio di Pavia is an independent non-profit research institute founded in 1994 by C.A.R.E.S. together with social science professors from the University of Pavia. It conducts media monitoring, analysis and research on political and social pluralism, gender and diversity representation, sustainable development, human rights and democracy. It works with public broadcasters, international organisations, government bodies and civil society groups, and provides technical assistance and election media monitoring in more than 80 countries. Its researchers produce reports on news coverage of climate, migration, conflicts, sport and other topics, and it offers media education and training. The institute is based in Pavia, Italy.

Location

Pavia, Italy

Founded

1994

Organisation type

Think tank

Legal form

S.c. a r.l.

Legal name

CARES S.c.r.l.

Staff

11-50

VAT number

01094390182

Focus areas

media monitoringmedia pluralismgender representationdemocracyelection observationmedia research

Languages

ITEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsGender equalityLGBTQ+Environment & ClimatePeace & Conflict

Works for

Women & GirlsLGBTQ+ peopleYouthCommunities

How they work

ResearchAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

100 donne contro gli stereotipi / 100 esperte

Gender equality

Database and awareness initiative promoting female experts in media, run with GiULiA giornaliste and supported by Fondazione Bracco and the European Commission Representation in Italy.

Diversity Media Awards and Diversity Media Research

LGBTQ+

Annual research and awards monitoring fair representation of LGBT people and other diversities in Italian media content.

Illuminare le Periferie

Human rights

Media monitoring of the representation of invisible social categories and international news, carried out with COSPE, FNSI and Usigrai.

GLocal Media Monitoring Project

Gender equality

Monitoring of gender representation in local and private Italian TV, based on the Global Media Monitoring Project methodology.

Advancing Diversity & Inclusion in Journalism

Human rights

Erasmus-funded project producing guidelines for diversity-sensitive journalism with COPEAM, Fondazione Diversity, Fundación para la diversidad and IFJ.

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

UNDP, UNHCR, UNESCO, UN Women, Council of Europe, RAI, Greenpeace Italia, Amref Italia, UNICEF, WWF, Caritas Italiana, Medici Senza Frontiere, Amnesty International Italia, Fondazione Bracco, COSPE, FNSI, Usigrai, WACC, WeWorld

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