Recapping a Milestone: REDEMOS at the 10th European Workshops in International Studies!

In July, a great opportunity unfolded as we became an integral part of the workshop ‘Democracy Support Strategies in the European Union’s Neighbourhood.‘; an event that marked a significant moment during the 10th European Workshops in International Studies which took place in Amsterdam between 12-14 July 2023 under the hospices of the European International Studies Association (EISA).

The workshop was supported by three Horizon Europe projects:

  • REDEMOS: Reconfiguring EU Democracy Support – Towards a sustained demos in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood.
  • SHAPEDEM-EU: Rethinking and Reshaping the EU’s Democracy Support in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood.
  • EMBRACE: Embracing Change: Overcoming Blockages and Advancing Democracy in the European Neighbourhood.

Bringing together three sister consortia working on similar issues related to democratic challenges in the European Union’s neighbourhoods, we embarked together on a journey to explore innovative frameworks for addressing these challenges and supporting democratic progress. The workshop was convened by our esteemed partners and members of the REDEMOS project team, Prof. Theofanis Exadaktylos from the University of Surrey and Dr. Madalina Dobrescu from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, while other participants from the REDEMOS consortium included Dr. Marina Rabinovich from the Kyiv School of Economics, Diana Ranga-Enachii and Dr. Mihai Turcanu from IDIS Viitorul, as well as Dr. Arusyak Aleksanyan and Dr. Ashot Aleksanyan from the Yerevan State University.

The workshop sought to explore the nexus between current affairs and the challenges to democratisation and democracy at large as well as to establish a platform for pooling collective insights, igniting discussions, and building synergies to advance our shared mission to contribute to the consolidation of the democratic progress in the EU neighbourhood and beyond.

  • This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation
    programme under grant agreement No 101061738. The Associated Partner University of Surrey has received
    funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee
    under grant number 10040721. The Associated Partner University of St. Gallen has received funding from the Swiss
    State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation(SERI). Views and opinions expressed are however those
    of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, UKRI and SERI.

    Neither the European Union nor UKRI or SERI can be held responsible for them.