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14 04, 2026

Presentation in Spain

2026-04-16T12:25:51+01:00April 14th, 2026|

Presentation of the the OSCE/ODIHR "Guidelines on public ethics and integrity for political parties" at the Spanish Senate (Madrid). View link View presentation

25 03, 2026

A New Script Without New Party Success: Slovenia’s Parliamentary Elections

2026-03-25T22:05:55+00:00March 25th, 2026|

By Alenka Krašovec (University of Ljubljana) and Tim Haughton (University of Birmingham) This time it was different. For almost two decades Slovenia has provided plenty of material for scholars of new political parties. The country’s elections always seemed to follow a familiar script. A new party formed a few weeks or months before an election [...]

25 03, 2026

Snap election in Denmark: a very fragmented parliament

2026-03-25T12:03:58+00:00March 25th, 2026|

By Jørgen Elklit (Aarhus University) It was a little surprising that Danish Prime Minister, Ms Mette Frederiksen, in late February called a snap election to the parliament (Folketinget) to be held on March 24th. The four year parliamentary term would only end in late October, and her slim majority coalition government was not doing too [...]

24 03, 2026

Roundtable in UK

2026-03-25T10:57:21+00:00March 24th, 2026|

Participant at Westminster's Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Roundtable on "Increasing Political Party Accountability and Candidate Safety" (London).

16 03, 2026

Workshop in Sweden

2026-03-23T20:29:55+00:00March 16th, 2026|

Participant at the Research-Practitioner Dialogue “A Changing Security Landscape” at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (Stockholm).

25 02, 2026

Webinar in Poland

2026-03-09T20:00:42+00:00February 25th, 2026|

Presentation on Polish Political Science Association's (PTPN) webinar on "Publishing Globally: Strategies for Success in International Journals". View PRESENTATION

20 02, 2026

Conference in Moldova

2026-02-23T10:34:48+00:00February 20th, 2026|

Presentation on "Electoral Registration: The Proscription of Successor Parties" in a panel on "The registration of electoral candidates: transparency and legal compliance" at the "Parliamentary Election in the Republic of Moldova, 28 September 2025: Electoral Integrity and Perspectives for Democratic Consolidation" Post-electoral Conference co-organized by the Moldovan Central Electoral Commission and the Council of Europe. [...]

4 01, 2026

Kosovo’s democratic overdrive

2026-01-05T11:07:45+00:00January 4th, 2026|

By Kaltrina Beqiri (Independent scholar, graduated at the University of Prishtina) Four years ago, Kosovo appeared poised to enter a more mature phase of its democratic development. Free and competitive elections raised expectations that a new political chapter was unfolding. Today, however, the country finds itself in a state of democratic overdrive—moving restlessly from one [...]