29. Juni 25 | News

Brigitte Weiffen Participates in Workshop on the Role of External Actors in Young Democracies

Brigitte Weiffen was an invited participant in the workshop “Democracy at 10: Understanding the Role of External Actors in Young Democracies” on 22 April 2025 in Lisbon. The workshop was organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in cooperation …

1. Juni 25 | News

Sonja Grimm Advances Research on External Influences in Democratization: International Workshop Leadership in Prague

Sonja Grimm and her Chair of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg made another contribution to international research through their participation in the ECPR Joint Sessions, held from 23 to 25 May 2025 …

20. Mai 25 | News

Sonja Grimm’s Visit to Ilia State University, Georgia: Deepening Erasmus+ Partnership and EU Dialogue

As part of the EMBRACE project, Sonja Grimm visited Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia, in early May. The visit centered on discussions about the state of Georgian higher education and the further development of the Erasmus+ partnership between the …

28. März 25 | News

The EDP Has a New Member: Welcome, Tainá Siman!

We are happy to announce that Tainá Siman has joined the EDP Network as a member and are looking forward to working with her. Tainá Siman has been a research associate and PhD Student at the International Relations Department of …

In: Societies, Vol. 15, no. 5, article 123

In: Region and Cohesion. Vol. 13, No. 2, 105-118

In: Brazilian Journal of International Relations, Volume 10, No 1, 253-276.

In: Democratization, 1–24

6. Februar 25 | Sonja Grimm, Tina Freyburg, Julia Leininger

USAID vor dem Aus? Mögliche Folgen für die internationale Demokratieförderung

Die US-Regierung unter Präsident Donald Trump hat eine umfassende Neustrukturierung der US-Entwicklungshilfeorganisation USAID angekündigt. Die Vorschläge reichen von Umstrukturierungen mittels Eingliederung in das Außenministerium bis zur kompletten Schließung der Organisation. Unmittelbar nach der Ankündigung wurden die finanziellen Mittel für zunächst …

12. Dezember 24 | Karina Mross

The Dream of Dictatorship

Bonn, 24 April 2024.‘Under certain circumstances‚ a dictatorship is the better form of government.’ Only six out of ten people eligible to vote in Germany reject this statement outright. More than 20% at least partly agree, as a representative survey …