#Democracy

[…] Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major [...]

[…] Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major [...]

[…] Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major [...]

[…] This edition ofConference Conversationsfollowed the official close of the Conference on the Future of Europe on 9 May and the presentation of the final report to the presidents of the three main EU [...]

[…] What is the current state of democracy within the EU, and to what extent should the Union and its member states be concerned with deteriorating levels of democracy? Is the Conference a useful vehicle [...]

[…] The first edition of the Conference Observatory’s interactive online talk show, Conference Conversations, discussed the set-up, promise and hoped-for results of the Conference. Does the Conference on [...]

[…] According to a recent study on governance by the Bertelsmann Foundation many states are struggling to lay the foundations for forward-looking and sustainable policymaking. The reform backlog has [...]

[…] The quality of democracy, market economy and governance is declining worldwide. It is at its lowest level since 2004 - when the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) was first published. [...]

[…] The quality of democracy and governance has deteriorated in many European countries. Wolfgang Merkel (Director democracy and democratization, WZB Berlin Social Science) talks about the causes of this [...]

[…] The quality of democracy has deteriorated in many European countries. Populism is on the rise. What are the causes of these developments? What dangers does it pose for the European unification project [...]