21. February 2018 | Publication

Bosnien und Herzegowina und die Europäische Union: Eine ambivalente Beziehung

in: Das politische System Bosnien and Herzegowinas (Eds.): Das politische System Bosynien und Herzegowinas. Springer, 243-273.

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14. February 2018 | Publication

Political incorporation in measures of democracy: a missing dimension (and the case of Bolivia)

in: Democratization, published online: 16 January 2018.

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2. February 2018 | News

Call for Applications: Workshop Internationale Demokratieförderung

From June 29 to June 30, 2018, the EDP network will host a workshop on international democracy promotion („Internationale Demokratieförderung – Stand und Perspektiven eines Forschungsfeldes”) at Lüneburg University. The workshop aims at reflecting on German research on international democracy …

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30. January 2018 | News

Network meeting at Leuphana in Lüneburg: joint policy paper, Lego, and the future

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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7. January 2018 | Publication

Crisis in Autocratic Regimes

Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

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21. December 2017 | Publication

“On the table or at the table?” G20 and its cooperation with Africa

in: Global Summitry 3: 2, 193-205.

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21. December 2017 | Publication

The G20 in 2017: Born in a Financial Crisis—Lost in a Global Crisis? Special Issue.

in: Global Summitry 3: 2.

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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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20. December 2017 | EDP Wire

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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