Repression and Resilience: Diagnosing Closing Space Mid-Pandemic
This study illustrates how democratic space was affected by the global pandemic, drawing on case studies from Burundi, Colombia, El…
Theme: Democracy
Imagined continuities: Political scenarios after the COVID-19 pandemic
This paper sketches out the medium-term consequences of the pandemic for democratic governance around the world based on a comprehensive…
The Strategic Approach to creating a Conducive Environment (SPACE)
This document explains how EPD sees the need to go beyond Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), which is why SPACE addresses…
Bolstering Women’s Political Power: Lessons from the EU’s Gender Action Plan II
This article looks at the past five years of EU support for women’s political participation. It addresses the following questions:…
Louder than words? Connecting the dots of European democracy support
With this publication, the European for Democracy (EPD) offers its recommendations on the support to democracy by the EU and…
Thinking Democratically: a comprehensive approach to countering and preventing ‘shrinking space’
The paper aims to broaden the understanding of the different tactics that countries and governments use to close democratic space.…
European Democracy Support Annual Review 2021
This study offers a first annual review of European democracy-support policies. While there are now many widely consulted indices and…
Global Voting Platform
The tool, GVP for short (Global Voting Platform), is under development. As early as 2000, a website for global debates,…
A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century
Global challenges such as war, climate change, poverty and inequality are overwhelming nation-states and today’s international institutions. Doing the right…
A Voice for Global Citizens: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative
This report recommends that the United Nations (UN) should develop its democratic legitimacy through the creation of the instrument of…