Beyond top-down democratisation: protests of Georgian students, ‘ravers’ and workers

Over the last couple of years, Georgia’s protesting scene has experienced an interesting transformation – the emergence of self-organised groups and networks, exerting direct pressure on the state instead of relying on political parties and the international community. This blog post focuses on three examples of such collective action – student, ‘raver’ and worker protests.

A Comment by Tornike Bakakuri

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#womenps Report | Women, Peace and Security in Georgia and Ukraine

In how far does the UN Agenda on Women, Peace and Security provide opportunities for conflict management and transformation in Ukraine and Georgia? Why is it important to move beyond Women, Peace and Security towards a more inclusive ‚gender, peace and security‘? Find the answers in our report!

The Future of the Eastern Partners: 6 Lessons from the Western Balkans

It has been 15 years since the Thessaloniki Summit confirmed the Western Balkans‘ European perspective. With recently renewed EU commitment, will 2018 indeed mark the beginning of a new enlargement period? And what might that entail for those Eastern Partnership countries with EU membership ambitions? Here are six recommendations for think tankers, policy makers and activists from the wider region.

A Comment by Frauke Seebass

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#GEOEUvalues Policy Paper | Normative Power vs. Democratic Backsliding

Since the end of the Cold War the EU has increasingly built its relations towards enlargement and neighboring states on values such as democracy and the rule of law. Those values are now, however, more and more under attack within the EU. Our paper examines how illiberal developments within the EU might affect the EU’s normative power and could also directly impact on its neighbors.

Midterm Elections 2018: Die Ergebnisse exklusiv zusammengefasst

Die US-Zwischenwahlen wurden dieses Jahr mit großer Spannung erwartet. Im Vorfeld sorgte der “left push” der Demokraten, das Antreten einer großen Anzahl weiblicher und nicht-weißer KandidatInnen, sowie eine mögliche Abrechnung mit der Präsidentschaft Trumps für Diskussionen.

Ein Beitrag von Esther Kern, Felix Stoßmeister und Laura Menzel

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