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Contesting (Il)liberalism
03/2022 – 03/2026
The contestation of the European Union as a liberal actor in the European Neighbourhood.
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PolyCIVIS: Confronting the Polycrisis in Europe and Africa
10/2023 – 09/2026
The polycrisis is the combination of several simultaneous major social crises that we are currently facing.
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Intangible and Invisible Interests, Concealed Constituents and Excluded Electorates
Understanding the Politics of Absence
Who is made absent by whom, how, when, and why in the process of political representation? This research project is financed by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (2025-2030). The principal investigator is Dr Lucy Kinski (Paris Lodron University Salzburg). -
The Domestic Politics of EU Action against Democratic Backsliding (DEUDEM)
Understanding what happens before and after the EU takes action:
When are EU actions against democratic backsliding suppported by political parties and by citizens at the domestic level?A collaborative project at the Universities of Bremen, Salzburg, Wrocław – co-funded by DFG, FWF and NCN in the Weave framework (2025-2027)
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