Having done our last meeting through videoconference, network members finally gathered together again at the Leuphana University in Lüneburg in late January (26-27). Three central topics shaped the agenda.
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10. January 2018 | EDP Wire
Democracy Promotion: Quo Vadis?
In this EDP Wire contribution, Jeff Bridoux discusses the demise of international democracy promotion. He argues that the two main actors of democracy promotion, the EU and the United States, have to bear part of the blame due to rising nationalism and waning interest in external democracy promotion.
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Crisis in Autocratic Regimes
21. December 2017 | Publication
“On the table or at the table?” G20 and its cooperation with Africa
21. December 2017 | Publication
The G20 in 2017: Born in a Financial Crisis—Lost in a Global Crisis? Special Issue.
20. December 2017 | EDP Wire
Young Aspiring Policy-makers Discuss Threats to Liberal Democracies at the 3rd Bridging Gaps Conference at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt
This EDP wire contribution presents a conference report on the 3rd Bridging Gaps Conference that took place from November 10th – 11th 2017 at the University of Erfurt. The conference shed light on the topic “Threats to Liberal Democracies” and aimed to provide future policy makers with a platform to exchange ideas and discuss policies among like-minded peers.
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We need to understand why states object to the presence of foreign-funded NGOs
More and more countries restrict how NGOs operate, often by limiting their funding. The response is frequently to argue that these restrictions flout international law or amount to crackdowns on the opposition. Annika and Jonas argue that the objections to NGO activity need to be taken seriously.
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Fostering democracy and stability in Timor-Leste after the 2006 crisis: on the benefits of coordinated and cooperative forms of support
18. December 2017 | Publication
Post-conflict societies: chances for peace and types of international support
15. December 2017 | News
Workshop at DIE: “Whither the End of the Liberal Order.” Do Societal Values Influence the Effectiveness of Democracy Support?”
Based on the findings of the three-year research project “What is democracy’s value?” led by our EDP network member Julia Leininger, the German Development Institute (DIE) in Bonn held a workshop from 7 to 8 December 2017 entitled “Whither the “End of the Liberal Order.” Do Societal Values Influence the Effectiveness of Democracy Support?”. During the two-day workshop participants discussed core values and effectiveness of international democracy support.
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