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European Governance and Politics Programme
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Connecting minds, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴.
International hub of high quality research and reflection on the European Union.
More at 🔗 europeangovernanceandpolitics.eui.eu/.
Part of the @eui-schuman.bsky.social, @eui-eu.bsky.social.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴—𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩?

The EGPP Summer School, co-organised with @sns.it‬, offers a thought-provoking forum for early-career researchers to explore democratic erosion through a multidisciplinary lens.

Learn more & apply now🔗 buff.ly/NhA5Nq1
July 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Join us on 9–10 June for a high-level event exploring the contested legacy and future of liberalism and transatlantic cooperation.

📌 This event will reflect on whether the liberal order can be adapted to centre human welfare more genuinely and inclusively.

Register now 🔗 buff.ly/nMibnRF
June 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🗳️ Following the success of EU&I, EGPP and Fundacja Stan launch 𝗪𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀—a VAA for the 2025 Polish presidential elections. 🇵🇱
Answer 23 policy questions and compare your views with the candidates.
✔️ Neutral, ✔️ research-based, ✔️ accessible to all.

Try it now 🔗 wyborczykompas.pl
May 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📌 Next week, join Oksana Antonenko as she explores how sanctions are transforming Russia’s political economy and global positioning—and what this means for the EU’s long-term strategy.
🔹Opening remarks by Ivan Stefanec (former MEP, EPP)
Register here 🔗 buff.ly/q4hvBtb
May 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📅 On Wednesday, 14 May 2025, join Sergio Fabbrini as he presents his book on how intergovernmental governance has shaped the EU and explores a federalist alternative for European integration.

Register now to join the discussion 👉 buff.ly/CUjRAUC
May 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Join Andrea Capati and Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré as they examine the role of ideas in shaping EU policymaking on Ukraine. Drawing on Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion, they explore how ideas steer EU foreign policy.

Register now 🔗 buff.ly/As0iBRq
April 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📌 Join Jonathan Zeitlin as he examines how the EU balances uniform regulation with national diversity through experimentalist governance—applying common rules while continuously revising them across sectors like electricity, banking, pharma, and competition.

Register now 🔗 buff.ly/CcPljPf
April 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📌 Are polarised citizens less committed to democracy?

Next Wednesday, 23 April, join Lisa Janssen as she presents findings from 3 studies on how affective polarisation shapes democratic commitments and political support in Europe.

Register now 🔗
April 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📌 Why did Warsaw shift from a long-standing policy of nuclear restraint?

This Wednesday, Monika Sus will explore the internal + external drivers behind Poland’s push to join NATO’s nuclear-sharing programme after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Register now 🔗 buff.ly/aUhJ5s1
April 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📌 This Wednesday, join Christina Zuber to explore how majority and minority nationalism shape political competition across Europe, drawing on over a decade of EPAC (Ethnonationalism in Party Competition) expert survey data.

Register now 🔗 loom.ly/nxr39Ws
April 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🔍 How do state capacities shape the trajectory of democratic backsliding?

As the 2025 EGPP Annual Conference is underway, the first panel addressed a critical question: how do institutional capture, state capacity, and democratic fragility interact in today’s political climate?
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Democracy is under pressure. As autocratic tactics take hold, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜?

The 2025 EGPP Annual Conference gathers experts to examine authoritarian resilience, digital control, and global governance challenges.

Learn more and register now 🔗 buff.ly/80xsRI7
March 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🎙️ In this episode of the BBC podcast 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘺, experts examine the rapid rise of Calin Georgescu, the annulled election results, and what this means for 🇷🇴 Romania, the EU, and NATO.

🔹 EGPP co-director @vanghel.bsky.social shares her insights.

Listen to the full episode here 🔗 buff.ly/w0eLgMT
March 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In this discussion, Kalypso Nicolaidis will explore the third democratic transformation, examining how the EU can serve as a laboratory for democratic change through decentring, doubting, experimenting, and decolonising.

📍 Register now to join 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=56...
March 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📊 New data release!
The EUI-YouGov ‘Solidarity in Europe’ survey now includes the 2024 dataset & 2018-2024 trendfile.
It tracks public opinion on European solidarity, redistribution, crisis responses & trust in institutions across 17 EU countries(+ UK).
Check the Open Access data 🔗 buff.ly/BOZIuDI
March 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢 On Wednesday, 12 March 2025, join Jonathan Zeitlin, Emeritus Professor at the University of Amsterdam, for a discussion on how the EU navigates uniform regulation while allowing flexibility across member states.

Register now to join the conversation 🔗👉 buff.ly/3OxiB6y
March 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📌 Join this seminar with Miriam Sorace as she explores how policy issue positions across EU Member States have evolved over the past decade and whether increasing integration has led to greater convergence in public opinion.

Learn more and register 🔗 buff.ly/43g8nyB
February 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📌 This Wednesday 26/2, join @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social & @eljorobado.bsky.social , as they present their research on the psychological, ideological, and attitudinal drivers of authoritarian support in Italy, with a focus on the 2022 Italian elections.

Learn more and register here🔗 buff.ly/3Xe2uOG
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📢 PhD researchers are invited to submit their papers on:

🔹 Political conflict & cleavage politics
🔹 Political parties & demand-supply dynamics
🔹 Climate change politics
🔹 Multilevel governance

to apply for the workshop 'Political conflict in Western societies'.
📩 Apply now: buff.ly/4i4x0CA
February 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
👉 On Wednesday, 12/2, EGPP and the @eui-stg.bsky.social will host a discussion on the findings of the '𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨' survey—the first continent-wide assessment of global risk perceptions among European experts.

📌Register here to join in person or online 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Join our event where academics and European Parliament officials will discuss the impact of the 2024 EP elections on new legislature, the rise of new party groups, the challenges for Von der Leyen’s second term, and the EU's role amidst shifting transatlantic relations.
👉 🔗 https://buff.ly/40gq7qv
January 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎯 The European Governance and Politics Programme kicks off 2025 with an event on how Europe’s economic and military security institutions are adapting to global pressures and challenges from the war in Ukraine. Don't miss it!

Learn more and register🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=56...
January 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
❔ What lessons can we draw from the 2004 “Big Bang” enlargement?
@vanghel.bsky.social & @erik-jones.bsky.social reflect on how #EU integration drives peace & prosperity🕊️, and explore the challenges and opportunities of #EU's next #enlargement.🔗 https://buff.ly/3BMCUsw
January 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
💡 In 2024, the EGPP EU Enlargement Hub was established as a capacity-building initiative. It aims to study and transfer lessons from the EU's past #enlargement phases into policy recommendations.
Visit the website for more👇
https://buff.ly/4fw2Zdp

#EGPP2024inReview
January 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This past year, in only 30 days, the EU&I app got nearly 1M users, yet it took the EU&I team over 7 months to bring this project to life!
Key research outputs are expected in 2025 & a 🆕 VAA for the Polish elections is already underway. Stay tuned!
#EGPP2024inReview
January 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM