redaktion, Author at EDP Network

15. July 2026 | EDP Wire

From Negotiating Peace to Fighting “Narcoterrorism”? Prospects for Colombia’s peace processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella

With the upcoming transfer of power from leftist president Gustavo Petro to his newly elected radical-right successor Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia faces a decisive shift in its approach to peace and violence. The implications extend not only to the …

14. June 2026 | EDP Wire

International Democracy Promotion Across Two Waves: From Support to Protection

14.06.2026. How can the international community protect democracies under threat? Julia Leininger pioneered the concept of democracy protection in 2022, laying the groundwork for a growing field of research. Her new article builds on this framework, offering fresh insights into …

1. June 2026 | Publication

The many faces of the Chinese Communist Party’s outreach in Europe

In: Asia Europe Journal

18. May 2026 | Publication

State of the world 2025: unravelling the democratic era?

In: Democratization, 33(4), 703–728.

27. April 2026 | EDP Wire

How Democracy Promoters Respond to Global Autocratisation

27 April 2026 This EDP Wire is based on Policy Brief 34/2025 published by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), which summarises the contributions to our special issue “Democracy promotion in times of autocratization” published with Democratization. Over …

14. April 2026 | Publication

Joint authoritarian image management: how China and Zimbabwe defend Chinese operations in the country

In: Contemporary Politics, 1–16.

27. March 2026 | Publication

Soft power beyond liberal democracy. Authoritarian attraction, legitimacy and diffusion

In: Contemporary Politics, 1–16.

15. March 2026 | Publication

International democracy promotion across two waves: from support to protection

In Democratization, 33(3), 562–588.

5. February 2026 | EDP Wire

Between Window Dressing and Political Perspective: Regime Change in the Controversy over the US Intervention in Venezuela

22.01.2026 The argument that the US military strike could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela does little to lend legitimacy to the US intervention, which violates international law. Nevertheless, many Venezuelans hope for a democratic opening as an indirect consequence of the intervention. This deserves international support, including from Europe.

27. January 2026 | EDP Wire

Venezuela after the US intervention: A democratic transition is possible, but demanding

15.01.2026. Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, and Jonas Wolff explore why democracy cannot simply be transplanted from abroad. In the light of the recent events in Venezuela, they argue that lasting democratic change depends on internal social forces, institutions, and power balances.