This REDEMOS webinar took a deep dive into Georgia’s crucial parliamentary elections, held on 26 October 2024, offering timely insights into the many challenges the country’s democratic system is faced with. They will provide a critical on-the-ground perspective on electoral integrity, monitoring, and voter engagement, whilst offering a larger analysis of the impact the elections are likely to have with respect to Georgia’s future political trajectory.
The event features Dr Hans Gutbrod, Professor of Public Policy at Ilia State University in Tbilisi and a well-known expert in political analysis and governance in the South Caucasus region, as well as Nino Dolidze, Executive Director of the Tbilisi-based Office of the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED). The webinar is moderated by REDEMOS’ very own Prof. Dr. Tobias Schumacher (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway & College of Europe, Natolin, Poland).
In this webinar, we explored domestic political developments in Moldova in the run-up to the presidential elections and EU referendum, taking place in the context of significant geopolitical challenges. Our expert panel offered key insights into current dynamics revolving around Moldova’s democratic consolidations, its westward shift towards Europe, and the question how external pressure, including security threats by Russia, are influencing the country’s future trajectory.
The event features Denis Cenusa, Program Director of European Integration, Expert-Grup, Chișinău, and Anastasia Pociumban, Research Fellow, German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP), Berlin. Moderator: The webinar is moderated by REDEMOS’ very own Prof. Dr. Tobias Schumacher, REDEMOS Deputy Coordinator, NTNU, Trondheim.
As part of the REDEMOS webinar series, this event features Prof. Dr. Anna
Ohanyan (Stonehill College, Easton, MA, USA) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nerses Kopalyan
(University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA) who share their knowledge on changes in
Armenian foreign policy and how these link with domestic political development,
particularly in the face of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and Russia’s war on Ukraine. The
webinar is moderated by REDEMOS’ very own Prof. Dr. Tobias Schumacher (NTNU,
Trondheim, Norway & College of Europe, Natolin, Poland).
