In our news section we post information concerning the EDP Network. Here you will find announcements on upcoming workshops and keynote lectures, book publications, awards and calls for papers. We also report on our regular network meetings.
Most Recent EDP NEWS
11. November 2016 | News
EDP visiting expert at PRIF to focus on “democracy reception”
For the month of November, Dr Jeff Bridoux joins Annika Elena Poppe and Jonas Wolff at PRIF to work on a contribution for the network’s planned special issue on democracy promotion negotiation. Jeff is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth …
read more »29. October 2016 | News
Civil societies globally under pressure – countering the „closing space“ phenomenon
On October 24 and 25, Annika Elena Poppe and Jonas Wolff went to Berlin to attend the official launch of the International Consortium on Closing Space (iCon) of which they are founding members. iCon is a research forum by the …
read more »28. September 2016 | News
EDP Network endorses Call for Solidarity in support of Turkish academics
Turkish academics who signed the Peace Petition have been linked by the Government of Turkey with the coup attempt in July 2016. Following the coup attempt, the government and university administrations systematically attempted to purge public services from influences of …
read more »16. September 2016 | News
Scholars discuss “Democracy Promotion as Interaction” at EDP Workshop in Frankfurt
On September 8 and 9, the date upon which our section at the cancelled 10th Pan-European Conference should have taken place in Izmir, a group of about 25 scholars came together at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, part of the …
read more »1. August 2016 | News
10th Pan-European Conference in Turkey cancelled / EDP section to relocate to the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
It is with deep sorrow that we have followed recent events in Turkey. Particularly in light of the severe repression against academia, the EISA board has decided on July 21, 2016, to cancel its annual conference originally to be held …
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