16. Dezember 25 | News

The EDP Has a New Member: Welcome, Christine Hackenesch!

We are happy to announce that Christine Hackenesch has joined the EDP Network as a member and are looking forward to working with her. Christine is a Project Leader and Senior Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability …

10. Juli 25 | News

Reflections on the Research Workshop: International Democracy Promotion at Times of Global Autocratization

On April 14-15, the University of St. Gallen (HSG) hosted our research workshop International Democracy Promotion at Times of Global Autocratisation. The event marked the launch of a new phase of the External Democracy Promotion academic network, which over the …

29. Juni 25 | News

Brigitte Weiffen Participates in Workshop on the Role of External Actors in Young Democracies

Brigitte Weiffen was an invited participant in the workshop “Democracy at 10: Understanding the Role of External Actors in Young Democracies” on 22 April 2025 in Lisbon. The workshop was organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in cooperation …

1. Juni 25 | News

Sonja Grimm Advances Research on External Influences in Democratization: International Workshop Leadership in Prague

Sonja Grimm and her Chair of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg made another contribution to international research through their participation in the ECPR Joint Sessions, held from 23 to 25 May 2025 …

In: Holly Ann Garnett, and Toby S. James (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity

In: Cambridge University Press; 2025

In: International Political Sociology 19(2).

In: Societies, Vol. 15, no. 5, article 123

6. Februar 25 | Sonja Grimm, Tina Freyburg, Julia Leininger

USAID vor dem Aus? Mögliche Folgen für die internationale Demokratieförderung

Die US-Regierung unter Präsident Donald Trump hat eine umfassende Neustrukturierung der US-Entwicklungshilfeorganisation USAID angekündigt. Die Vorschläge reichen von Umstrukturierungen mittels Eingliederung in das Außenministerium bis zur kompletten Schließung der Organisation. Unmittelbar nach der Ankündigung wurden die finanziellen Mittel für zunächst …

12. Dezember 24 | Karina Mross

The Dream of Dictatorship

Bonn, 24 April 2024.‘Under certain circumstances‚ a dictatorship is the better form of government.’ Only six out of ten people eligible to vote in Germany reject this statement outright. More than 20% at least partly agree, as a representative survey …