The strengthening of the populist radical right poses an important challenge for European integration. This article explores whether democratic backsliding […]
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Tag: democracy
“The Big Man Muqtada al-Sadr: Leading the Street in Iraq under Limited Statehood”, Kjetil Selvik and Iman Amirteimour (NUPI, Norway)
The article conceptualises the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a big man to explain his proven capability for navigating the […]
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“Why the EU’s Spitzenkandidaten procedure should be revived before the next European Parliament elections”, Paul Schmidt (OEGFE, Austria)
Does the Spitzenkandidaten procedure have a future in European Parliament elections? Paul Schmidt argues that despite failing to live up […]
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“Rethinking South Sudan’s Path to Democracy”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie (NUPI, Norway)
South Sudan’s peace process is still largely up for negotiation. A new South Sudan must emerge through a civilian technocratic […]
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“Kais Saied gives Tunisian democracy a second chance”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Spain)
The bold move by Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, to dismiss the government and Freeze parliament, on Sunday 25th of July, […]
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“Democratic Transition, Europeanization, and Other Metamorphoses of Central Eastern Europe: An EU Member State-Building Perspective”, Andriy Tyushka (College of Europe, Natolin)
Dr Andriy TYUSHKA, Senior Research Fellow in the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair at the College of Europe in Natolin, has just published a chapter […]
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“How sick is British democracy?: a clinical analysis”, Richard Rose (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
Forecasts of the death of democracy are often heard and the United Kingdom is on the death watch list. This […]
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“Women and power: from descriptive to substantive representation”, Mercedes García Montero and Cristina Rivas Pérez (CIDOB, Spain)
Great strides have been made over the past few decades in all representative democracies to increase women’s presence in politics […]
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“A Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy”, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (IEP, Germany)
As a contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe, the “Progressive Manifesto for a European Democracy” will be presented […]
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“Belgium: a pandemic between two political crises”, Benjamin Bodson (Egmont, Belgium)
To better understand how the pandemic has so far affected Europe’s democracies, the European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN) has analysed […]
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“The Conference on the Future of Europe has its wings clipped”, Héctor Sánchez Margalef (CIDOB, Spain)
The European Union has not found the way to bridge the gap between the desire to encourage greater citizen participation […]
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“Latin American democracy after a year’s pandemic”, Carlos Malamud and Rogelio Núñez (Elcano, Spain)
The pandemic has aggravated Latin America’s historical problems –social, political and economic– and deepened the decline in the region’s democracies. […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Targeted Incremental Economic Responses to Democratic Backsliding in the EU”, Tom Theuns
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Targeted Incremental Economic Responses to Democratic Backsliding in the EU ”, written […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Common Agricultural Policy and Policy Coherence for Development”, Sara Canali and Michaël de Clercq
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Common Agricultural Policy and Policy Coherence for Development: Reflecting on the Impact […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Renegotiating Partnership Priorities within the European Neighbourhood Policy”, Sara Canali
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Renegotiating Partnership Priorities within the European Neighbourhood Policy: the Impact of […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Election Game Changer: Embargo on Public Polls”, Andrea Figulová
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Election Game Changer: Embargo on Public Polls” written by Andrea Figulová, […]
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“The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations”, Oliver Costa ed. (College of Europe Bruges)
Oliver Costa ed., The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations, January 2019. The Department of […]
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Launching event at the European Parliament: “The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations” (CoE, Belgium)
Following the publication of the book The European Parliament in times of EU crisis — Dynamics and Transformations (Palgrave, 2019), authored mainly […]
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“It’s not the left: ideology and protest participation in old and new democracies”, Filip Kostelka and Jan Rovny (CEE Sciences Po, France)
KOSTELKA, Filip et ROVNY, Jan. It’s Not the Left: Ideology and Protest Participation in Old and New Democracies. Comparative Political […]
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“Money, power, glory: the linkages between EU conditionality and state capture in the Western Balkans”, Solveig Richter & Natasha Wunsch
“Money, power, glory: the linkages between EU conditionality and state capture in the Western Balkans”, Solveig Richter & Natasha Wunsch […]
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IAI Prize – Taking off again (IAI, Italy)
IAI launches the second edition of the IAI Prize “Young Talents for Italy, Europe and the World”, dedicated to young people and awarded […]
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“Tackling democratic vulnerabilities in the post-truth era: Domestic and International Responses”, Nicolas Tenzer (FIIA, Finland)
Western democracies are characterized at present by a weakened historical consciousness and a more partial situational awareness of threats. Public […]
Read more“Czechia Direct Democracy: From the Shadows to the Limelight”, Jan Kovář, Petr Kratochvíl, Zdeněk Sychra (IIR, Czech Republic)
Jan Kovář, Petr Kratochvíl and Zdeněk Sychra contributed the chapter “Czechia Direct Democracy: From the Shadows to the Limelight” into […]
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“The World in 2019: Ten Issues that will Shape the Global Agenda”, Eduard Soler (CIDOB, Spain)
“The World in 2019: Ten Issues that will Shape the Global Agenda”, Eduard Soler, December 2018 In 2019 the cards […]
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“Can Capitalism Be Truly Democratic?”, Annamária Artner (IWE, Hungary)
Published in: Review of Radical Political Economics. Vol. 50, Issue 4, 2018, pp. 793-809. This article re-examines the relationship between […]
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“Partnering for democracy: protecting the democratic order in post-Brexit Europe”, Pablo José Castillo Ortiz (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Working Papers “The EU has been a key actor in the democratisation of the European continent and in the […]
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“The demolition of Rodrik’s trilemma”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
In his book The Globalization Paradox, published in 2011, the Harvard Professor Dani Rodrik formulated his famous trilemma: it is impossible to […]
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“Turkey’s choice: an election that might be too close to call”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
How can one write a pre-election comment when there is so much at stake, society has become so polarised and […]
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“Lebanon-EU Relations and Ways Forward: Qualitative Research Findings with Key Stake-holders in Lebanon”, Karina Goulordava (IAI, Italy)
This report provides qualitative findings from interviews conducted with key stakeholders in Lebanon within the categories of labour, women’s rights, […]
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“Turkey’s snap elections: Why in such a hurry?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
A clear victory for President Erdoğan might not be so sure if the economy turns bad, national pride fades away […]
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“Welfare Democracies and Party Politics : Explaining Electoral Dynamcs in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism”, Manow, Philip, Palier, Bruno, Schwander, Hanna (SciencesPo-CNRS, France)
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018. 352 p. Europe’s political landscapes are in turmoil, and new radical parties challenge the established […]
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“Democracies on the back foot”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog Democracies have put themselves on the back foot, forgetting at times their raison d’être. Read it here
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“How to make the democratic system resilient in the new global environment of the 21st century?”András Inotai (IWE, Hungary)
In: CIFE Policy Paper N°65, Centre international de formation européenne Democracy, at least its key building process can be dated back to several […]
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How to make the democratic system resilient in the new global environment of the 21st century?, András Inotai (CIFE)
in: Policy Paper 65 Read it here
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“Democracy’s Eleventh Hour: Safeguarding democratic elections against cyber-enabled autocratic meddling”, November 2017, Mika Aaltola (FIIA, Finland)
Recent elections in the US, France and Germany indicate an emerging practice whereby autocracies meddle in democratic elections by hacking […]
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“A Resilience Approach to a Failed Accession State: The Case of Turkey”, Sinan Ülgen (IAI, Italy)
The concept of “building resilience” in Turkey can be defined as improving the capacity of institutions and society to withstand […]
Read more“Invented Traditionalism vs. Entrenched Informal Institutions”, Tamar Lagurashvili (IIR, Prague)
This study builds on the premise that a higher importance of traditional institutions vis à vis the state can be […]
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Key Issues and Policy Recommendations by the Second International Conference “Security Sector Governance:The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Second International Conference “Security Sector […]
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The EU level effects of national elections in the Netherlands and France, Aldis Austers (LIIA, Latvia)
The Netherlands and France, despite their affluence and long-standing democratic traditions, are experiencing a major political shift which manifests in […]
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Reasons for rejecting globalisation: beyond inequality and xenophobia, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The authors analyse reasons accounting for the growing discontent with globalisation and the liberal establishment in advanced democracies. Link: http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_en/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_in/zonas_in/ari20-2017-oteroiglesias-steinberg-reasons-rejecting-globalisation-beyond-inequality-xenofobia
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