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 [...]
Participant at Westminster's Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Roundtable on "Increasing Political Party Accountability and Candidate Safety" (London).
Participant at the Research-Practitioner Dialogue “A Changing Security Landscape” at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (Stockholm).
Presentation on Polish Political Science Association's (PTPN) webinar on "Publishing Globally: Strategies for Success in International Journals". View PRESENTATION
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. [...]
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 [...]
Member of a PhD. Thesis Committee, together with Prof. Francesco Clementi (La Sapienza University, Roma) and Prof. Carla Bassu (University of Sassari, Italy). The PhD. Thesis, titled "Identifying (Un)common Patterns of Democratic Backsliding", was successfully defended by Geser Gaanbatar (University of Milan).
Presentation on "Measuring and Explaining the Robustness of Party Ethics Self-regulation" at the Launch Event of Research Projects RESPOND and PESR in Lisbon (Portugal).
Seminar lecture on "Presidential Elections in Europe and Asia: Lessons for Latin America" at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABJ) in Mexicali. Watch VIDEO
Conversation with Dr. Javier Rosiles Salas (University of La Ciénega at Michoacán de Ocampo State) on the "Myths and truths about the crisis of political parties".
