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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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.
read more »18. December 2017 | Publication
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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Review of “External Democracy Promotion and Diversity Among International Agencies – Evaluating Variances in the Impact of the UNDP and the EC in Rwanda” by Simone Beetz
This EDP wire contribution presents a review of Simone Beetz’ 2017 empirical analysis on “External Democracy Promotion and Diversity Among International Agencies – Evaluating Variances in the Impact of the UNDP and the EC in Rwanda”.
read more »14. November 2017 | Publication
Profits from Peace: The Political Economy of Power-Sharing and Corruption
13. November 2017 | Publication
Governing the Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals: Approaches to Attain Policy Integration
8. November 2017 | EDP Wire
A model for predicting future EU enlargements – and why most candidate states could be waiting some time
The last state to join the European Union was Croatia in 2013, but when can current candidate states expect to secure their accession to the EU? Tina Freyburg and Tobias Böhmelt present results from a new study of the capacity of candidate states to meet accession criteria.
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