Ken Godfrey
@kenlcg.bsky.social
Executive Director of European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu / Co-founder of European Democracy Hub @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
The EU is becoming very defensive on democracy (as in "democracy shield"). @kenlcg.bsky.social and I argue that it is not good enough. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
The EU should not become a democracy 'hedgehog'
The 'hedgehog' approach of mainly trying to shield the EU against authoritarian influences from abroad also falls short because many authoritarian influences come from within. A hedgehog is no match f...
euobserver.com
I was on the Euronews talkshow this wkend to talk about democratic politics in Europe, Gaza and Ukraine Nice format, heavy topics and good company. Thanks to @euronews.com for the invite
European Partnership for Democracy@epd.eu · last yr.💡 The latest @euronews.com' "Brussels, My Love?" edition raised the following debate: is democracy becoming a phase-out model? 🎙️ EPD's Executive Director @kenlcg.bsky.social joined the show to discuss democracy’s future in Europe and beyond with Shada Islam and Jerome Bellion-Jourdan. 🧵
🛡️The new European Democracy Shield (EDS) is being prepared by the European Commission and will cover the EU’s key work in supporting #democracy. 📌 How can it effectively protect and boost democracy? With 49 organisations, EPD has laid out the priorities and recommendations for an effective EDS. 🧵
Most discussion about the societal impacts of digital media focuses on the rise of smartphones and social media. But the change in human capacity for focused thought coincides with something more fundamental: a shift in our relationship with information ↘️
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.Have humans passed peak brain power? | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/a8016c64-63b7-458b-a371-e0e1c54a13fc
With the news that most USAID grants are now canceled, here is something we wrote with my former colleague Sarah Repucci on the impact & some ways Europe could step up:
European Democracy Hub@europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu · last yr.📖 The suspension and slashing of US democracy grants have impacted thousands of civil society organisations. ▪️ How have organisations around the world been affected? ▪️ What gap has the suspension created? ▪️ How can Europe step up to support democracy? Read the latest spotlight 👇
🎙️The launch of our 4th European Democracy Support Annual Review is starting right now. @epd.eu's Executive Director @kenlcg.bsky.social sets the stage for the discussion and welcomes our speakers and participants. @poland25eu.bsky.social @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
🎉 Launch event Join us in Brussels to celebrate the launch of the review! 🗓️ Tuesday, 11 February 2025 ⏲️ 09:00 - 12:00 (CET) 📍 Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels, Belgium Register 👉 forms.gle/s5B4n2zQjnPk...
📚 The 4th edition of the European Democracy Support Annual Review is out! ▪️How did European democracy policies evolve in 2024? ▪️What were the EU’s best and worst moves for democracy? Read now 🔗 carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
This is a great article. Lays out a plethora of evidence for things I have been thinking in recent years "The increasingly unrestrained struggle for power among elites, not populism, represents the greatest threat to democracy" 1/3 insidestory.org.au/the-populist...
The populist phantom • Inside Story
Democracy erodes from the top
insidestory.org.au
#Georgia is one of many countries where robust citizen #protests belie the global storyline of autocratization. Richard Youngs and I unpack the source of #Georgia’s democratic #resilience in our recent article for @JoDemocracy 👉 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...
New article reviewing elections from 2024 ⬇️ Thanks to all the contributors @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social @patrickcostello.bsky.social, Christian Leffler, Francisco Alfaro Pareja, Ravio Patra, Sanje Vignaraja, Lukasz Kondraciuk and Adam Busuleanu europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/what-does-th...
What Does the ‘Year of Elections’ Tell Us About Democracy? - European Democracy Hub
The European Democracy Hub asked experts on democracy to reflect on the pivotal year of elections and its impact on democratic politics.
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
📚☃️Your winter break reading list featuring our best articles from 2024: 🧵
Events in South Korea are part of a wider phenomenon of political entrepreneurs stretching what is possible/permissible in political systems. How can I centralise power more? President Yoon went full throttle vs imo more dangerous ‘thousand cuts’ approach. Very impressive reaction from opposition
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A fundamental conversation for #Democracy from an European perspective convened by the European Democracy Hub, a joint initiative of Carnegie Europe and the European Partnership for Democracy. Welcome words by @kenlcg.bsky.social More information: europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/an-updated-d...
My piece with Nino Tsereteli on #Meloni's dangerous constitutional reform plans. An attack on the separation of powers. #Italy
Meloni’s dangerous constitutional change in Italy
The Italian prime minister’s calculation isn’t hard to understand — her party has a comfortable lead in the polls, but it’s far from an overwhelming majority.
politico.eu
Is the Dutch constitutional culture prepared for Geert Wilders’ electoral win? NIELS GRAAF worries about a potential move to the anti-liberal far right, especially because of two flaws in the Dutch constitutional system. verfassungsblog.de/dutch-rule-o...
Dutch Rule of Law Alert: Why Dutch Constitutional Culture Is not Prepared for Geert Wilders' Shock E...
It is never a good sign when Viktor Orbán celebrates the election results of another country. Last Wednesday was one of those days. For the first time in the history of Dutch politics, a far-right pa...
verfassungsblog.de
Most of the world's biggest advertisers have stopped buying ads on Elon Musk's X, new data shows Ebiquity works with 70 of the world's top 100 advertisers Just 2 of those advertised on X last month "This is a drop we have not seen before for any major ad platform" said Ebiquity
Most of the world's biggest advertisers have stopped buying ads on Elon Musk's X, exclusive new data...
Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino have recently stated that most of the company's top-spending advertisers from last year have returned.
businessinsider.com