31. May 2017 | EDP Wire

International Cooperation and Authoritarianism: Dilemmas of International Democracy Promotion

More than six years after the wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, it is clear that the ‘Arab Spring’ has not put an end to the exceptional persistence of authoritarianism in the region. At the same time, it has highlighted the shortcomings of international democracy promotion efforts vis-à-vis these authoritarian regimes in the region.

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30. May 2017 | News

Roundtable Discussion: Democracy Under Fire? at Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

On Thursday, June 1, EDP-Network member Solveig Richter will be a panelist at the roundtable discussion: Democracy Under Fire?! at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, Erfurt. The event – co-funded by the EDP Network – will discuss current …

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22. May 2017 | News

EDP visiting experts at PRIF to focus on “Democracy Promotion Negotiation”

After participating in our Special Issue Authors Workshop on the topic of „Democracy Promotion Negotiation“ on May 18-19, Prof. Andrea Ribeiro Hofmann (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Dr. Prakash Bhattarai (Centre for Social Change, Nepal) remain at …

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21. May 2017 | Publication

Politik der Beherrschung: Eine kritische Theorie externer Demokratieförderung

Berlin: Suhrkamp

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15. May 2017 | Publication

G20 and Africa – ready for a steady partnership?

in: G20 Insights, published online: 15 Mai 2017.

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25. April 2017 | Publication

Legitimacy and protest under authoritarianism: explaining student mobilization in Egypt and Morocco during the Arab uprisings

in: Democratization, published online: 25 April 2017.

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12. April 2017 | News

Julia Leininger and Tina Freyburg participate in a panel discussion on “Possibilities and Limits of Democracy Promotion” on May 11, 2017 (University of Zurich)

On May 11, 2017 our network members Prof. Tina Freyburg (University of St. Gallen / NCCR Democracy) and Dr. Julia Leininger (DIE) will take part in the public panel discussion “The Possibilities and Limits of Democracy Promotion” which is held …

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10. April 2017 | Publication

Die G20 und Afrika: wir brauchen einen Paradigmenwechsel

in: Diplomatisches Magazin (forthcoming).

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10. April 2017 | Publication

Demokratieförderung schafft Stabilität

in: Ischinger, Wolfgang/Messner, Dirk (eds.): Deutschlands neue Verantwortung: die Zukunft der deutschen und europäischen Außen-, Entwicklungs- und Sicherheitspolitik, Berlin: Econ, 194-197.

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9. April 2017 | Publication

Cooperation between G20 and African states: delivering on African citizens’ demands

in: G20 Insights, published online: 9 April 2017.

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