Adea Gafuri
@adeagafuri.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at @UISweden @goteborgsuni
alumni | democratization, foreign aid, Western Balkans, IOs, experiments
alumni | democratization, foreign aid, Western Balkans, IOs, experiments
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Adea Gafuri
@adeagafuri.bsky.social
· Nov 27
🚨new pub 🚨
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors
Aid might not make poor countries rich - but it can strengthen civil society and democracy
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From Aid to Empowerment: The Impact of Democracy Assistance on Civil Society
A growing body of research indicates that democracy aid improves levels of democracy in recipient countries. However, the precise mechanisms behind this relationship are understudied. Contributing ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Aid might not make poor countries rich - but it can strengthen civil society and democracy
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Last week @nicholasaylott.bsky.social Johanna Mannergren & I did something very cool!
We hosted the first workshop on 'Contemporary Politics in the Western Balkans, 10–11 April 2025.'
We welcomed 20 distinguished scholars who focus on the Western Balkans at
@uisweden.bsky.social
We hosted the first workshop on 'Contemporary Politics in the Western Balkans, 10–11 April 2025.'
We welcomed 20 distinguished scholars who focus on the Western Balkans at
@uisweden.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last week @nicholasaylott.bsky.social Johanna Mannergren & I did something very cool!
We hosted the first workshop on 'Contemporary Politics in the Western Balkans, 10–11 April 2025.'
We welcomed 20 distinguished scholars who focus on the Western Balkans at
@uisweden.bsky.social
We hosted the first workshop on 'Contemporary Politics in the Western Balkans, 10–11 April 2025.'
We welcomed 20 distinguished scholars who focus on the Western Balkans at
@uisweden.bsky.social
The latest #protests in #Serbia and the resignation of prime minister, over the failed Novi Sad train station renovation by Chinese firms confirm my findings in
@SCID__journal: Serbian citizens prefer democratic donors over autocratic ones, they see them as less corrupt & more responsive
@SCID__journal: Serbian citizens prefer democratic donors over autocratic ones, they see them as less corrupt & more responsive
Serbia's Prime Minister Resigns as Mass Protests Rock Country
Amid growing public discontent over the handling of the Novi Sad railway station tragedy, Milos Vucevic announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down as prime minister.
balkaninsight.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reposted by Adea Gafuri
🚨New Publication! 🚨
This is a special one for me because it’s in @chinaquarterly.bsky.social but also because it looks at the key question that motivated me to do a PhD in the first place!
What’s the point of having authoritarian institutions that by design cannot constrain? A short 🧵
This is a special one for me because it’s in @chinaquarterly.bsky.social but also because it looks at the key question that motivated me to do a PhD in the first place!
What’s the point of having authoritarian institutions that by design cannot constrain? A short 🧵
New (OA) @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social analyses how government departments respond to suggestions from provincial People's Political Consultative Conferences, finding that inclusive institutions in #China can provide a forum for expertise to inform policy-making.
doi.org/10.1017/S030...
doi.org/10.1017/S030...
Expertise and Responsiveness in People's Political Consultative Conferences | The China Quarterly | Cambridge Core
Expertise and Responsiveness in People's Political Consultative Conferences
doi.org
December 12, 2024 at 5:36 PM
🚨New Publication! 🚨
This is a special one for me because it’s in @chinaquarterly.bsky.social but also because it looks at the key question that motivated me to do a PhD in the first place!
What’s the point of having authoritarian institutions that by design cannot constrain? A short 🧵
This is a special one for me because it’s in @chinaquarterly.bsky.social but also because it looks at the key question that motivated me to do a PhD in the first place!
What’s the point of having authoritarian institutions that by design cannot constrain? A short 🧵
Reposted by Adea Gafuri
📅 Save the Dates: #Demscore Conference 2025, June 9-10 in Gothenburg.
📢 Call for Papers and Panels open now, learn more at www.demscore.se/events/demsc...
@ucdp.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social
@medem.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org
@sampol.bsky.social @prioresearch.bsky.social
📢 Call for Papers and Panels open now, learn more at www.demscore.se/events/demsc...
@ucdp.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social
@medem.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org
@sampol.bsky.social @prioresearch.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 3:45 PM
📅 Save the Dates: #Demscore Conference 2025, June 9-10 in Gothenburg.
📢 Call for Papers and Panels open now, learn more at www.demscore.se/events/demsc...
@ucdp.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social
@medem.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org
@sampol.bsky.social @prioresearch.bsky.social
📢 Call for Papers and Panels open now, learn more at www.demscore.se/events/demsc...
@ucdp.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social
@medem.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org
@sampol.bsky.social @prioresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Adea Gafuri
Grateful for the opportunity to talk about potential divides between young men and women with
@mdressler.bsky.social at FEPS. Truly appreciate the thoughtful questions and time to elaborate on our argument.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4E2Z...
@mdressler.bsky.social at FEPS. Truly appreciate the thoughtful questions and time to elaborate on our argument.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4E2Z...
December 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to talk about potential divides between young men and women with
@mdressler.bsky.social at FEPS. Truly appreciate the thoughtful questions and time to elaborate on our argument.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4E2Z...
@mdressler.bsky.social at FEPS. Truly appreciate the thoughtful questions and time to elaborate on our argument.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4E2Z...
🚨new pub 🚨
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors
November 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM
🚨new pub 🚨
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors
Does it matter to citizens where #foreignaid comes from? Survey experiment with citizens in #Serbia (N=2500) now on @SCID__journal :
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I find that donors' regime and practices impact citizens' views of their local politicians and donors