Solveig Richter, Heisenberg Professor at the University of Leipzig, has been appointed by the German government to the „Rebuilding Ukraine“ platform. The aim of the platform is to support the coordination of activities of German-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for the …

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Vanessa Boese-Schlosser, a postdoctoral researcher at the WZB in Berlin, was live on WDR radio on 4 April for the podcast „Neugier genügt“ (in German). In the postcast, she talks about the latest findings on autocratisation and democratisation, why we …

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EMBRACing changE: Overcoming Blockages and Advancing Democracy in the European Neighbourhood (EMBRACE) The EMBRACE project analyses authoritarian resilience and de-democratization in the European Neighbourhood. It does so through an inter-disciplinary, multi-method and cross-regional assessment of both blockages to and drivers …

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On the 15th to 16th of December the EDP Network got to meet up in person in Leipzig. We discussed future options for the EDP Network in form of collaborations and shared research. The members also presented their current projects …

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On the 11th of november our members Julia Leininger, Solveig Richter and Jonas Wolff presented their paper: „Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden: Wie verändert der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine unser Verständnis von internationaler Demokratieförderung” on the third DVPW Thementagung titled „Turning …

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