https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525485234976-G8KOTUCDDR73IE6WH7I3/Events_AU+Centre+%5Bcompressed%5D.png Future Events https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2022/2/20/yales-jackson-institute-for-global-affairs-amp-center-for-global-legal-challenges-yale-cyber-leadership-forum-disinformation-and-the-future-of-democracy-4-march-2022-900-1200-est-y34ac monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2022/2/20/world-affairs-council-of-orange-county-standing-against-authoritarianism-belarus-opposition-leader-on-fighting-the-lukashenko-regime-from-exile-3-march-2022-900-1000-pacific-time-75gma monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2022/2/20/international-forum-for-democratic-studies-an-offshore-cold-war-forging-a-democratic-alliance-to-combat-transnational-kleptocracy-2-march-2022-1000-1100-est-mckr8 monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2022/2/20/stanford-center-on-democracy-development-and-the-rule-of-law-facing-autocracy-a-global-challenge-2-march-2022-1600-pacific-time monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/12/1/national-endowment-for-democracy-rebuilding-democratic-momentum-8-december-2021-1230-1345-est monthly 0.5 2021-12-01 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/12/1/asia-foundation-making-democracy-deliver-in-the-indo-pacific-a-summit-for-democracy-side-event-7-december-2021-900-1030-et monthly 0.5 2021-12-01 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/11/17/inter-parliamentary-union-ipu-143rd-assembly-and-related-meetings-26-30-november-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/11/17/international-idea-election-assistance-in-times-of-democratic-backlash-26-november-2021-1400-1530-cet monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/11/14/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-lithuania-high-level-forum-future-of-democracy-vilnius-2021-defending-against-authoritarianism-19-20-november-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/10/20/african-network-of-constitutional-lawyers-ancl-hybrid-conference-2021-checking-the-tide-of-democratic-regression-in-africa-28-29-october-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-20 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/10/20/international-idea-democracy-and-the-challenges-of-climate-change-26-october-2021-1400-1515-cest monthly 0.5 2021-10-20 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/9/22/beyond-covid-reconnect-referendums-in-europe-a-democratic-turn-or-dictatorial-reversal-27-september-2021-1230-1315-cest monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/9/22/international-foundation-for-electoral-systems-parliamentary-elections-and-politics-in-russia-23-september-2021-900-1015-edt-1500-1615-cest monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/9/1/hillary-rodham-clinton-school-of-law-swansea-university-constitutionalism-in-troubled-times-workshop-15-september-2021-1000-1530-bst monthly 0.5 2021-09-01 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/7/1/international-idea-almedalen-democracy-summit-2021-bridging-the-chasm-the-role-of-information-inclusion-and-integrity-in-revitalizing-democracy-7-july-2021-1530-1700-stockholm-time monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/6/16/national-endowment-for-democracy-report-launch-a-full-spectrum-response-to-sharp-power-the-vulnerabilities-and-strengths-of-open-societies-18-june-2021-1100-1230-edt-4jd2d monthly 0.5 2021-06-16 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2021/6/16/bingham-centre-the-rule-of-law-and-authoritarian-ascendance-the-nature-and-scale-of-the-threat-and-the-legal-policy-and-societal-responses-to-it-8-june-2021-1300-1600-edt monthly 0.5 2021-06-16 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/23/roundtable-rule-of-law-in-brazil-one-year-of-bolsonaro-government-transnational-law-institute-kings-college-london-london-uk-11-february-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579836290406-GRC2G9SWAUFQZ3WZ4GV2/Bolsonaro+event+2020.png Future Events - Roundtable: 'Rule of Law in Brazil: One Year of Bolsonaro Government' - Transnational Law Institute, King's College London, London, UK, 11 February 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/conference-is-europe-losing-its-democratic-compass-authoritarian-populism-restrictions-of-migrants-rights-and-democratic-decay-in-europe-lund-university-sweden-13-14-february-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579147103411-L2KS76BVY56IICG78DER/lund+2020.png Future Events - Conference: 'Is Europe Losing its Democratic Compass? Authoritarian Populism, Restrictions of Migrants’ Rights and Democratic Decay in Europe' - Lund University, Sweden, 13-14 February 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/roundtable-on-electoral-democracy-in-africa-stellenbosch-university-south-africa-5-march-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579143874664-JMTCFXIA83XZ7NVEKZKF/stellenbosch+2020.png Future Events - Roundtable on Electoral Democracy in Africa, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 5 March 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/workshop-the-populist-moment-temporality-transformations-crises-university-of-brighton-united-kingdom-2-3-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579144377488-C3O9215LZBFWDVIP0FVR/brighton+2020.png Future Events - Workshop: 'The 'Populist Moment': Temporality, Transformations, Crises' - University of Brighton, United Kingdom, 2-3 April 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/20/conference-populism-and-democracy-maastricht-university-brussels-24-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579499229109-HYCZY6WZ6EG40CCC2CV7/maastricht+2020.png Future Events - Conference: 'Populism and Democracy', Maastricht University, Brussels, 24 April 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/cfp-democratic-transformations-spaces-connections-and-systemic-change-dublin-city-university-ireland-4-5-june-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579143227326-NQZ222SS0NGXALR9WV7T/democ+transformations.jpeg Future Events - CfP: 'Democratic Transformations: Spaces, Connections, and Systemic Change' - Dublin City University, Ireland, 4-5 June 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/2/3/workshop-on-contentious-politics-and-democracy-in-asia-keio-university-tokyo-japan-13-june-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1580708103217-AYGH0QNZRIYK08114C4G/keio+uni+2020.png Future Events - Workshop on Contentious Politics and Democracy in Asia - Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 13 June 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/cfp- monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579139220782-4F9NZJAINEE642I8Z23A/minerva+2020.jpg Future Events - CfP: 'Transitional Justice and the Crisis of Democracy' - Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, 29-30 June 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/20/conference-populism-gender-and-feminist-politics-between-the-backlash-and-the-resistance-scuola-normale-superiore-2-3-july-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579503788708-TTWTGRKV2KBEDG3AQ1WI/scuola+normale+2020.png Future Events - Conference: 'Populism, Gender and Feminist Politics: Between the Backlash and the Resistance' - Scuola Normale Superiore, 2-3 July 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/events-1/2020/1/15/roundtable-democracy-2020-assessing-constitutional-decay-breakdown-and-renewal-worldwide-university-of-melbourne-australia-10-12-december-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579146569196-FEUGBCFU8ZL4RJUBE0EW/human-51206_1920.jpg Future Events - Roundtable: ‘Democracy 2020: Assessing Constitutional Decay, Breakdown and Renewal Worldwide’ - University of Melbourne, Australia, 10-12 December 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events daily 0.75 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1529067663241-734JRBGSALRAKW1FIIEU/Events+%5B2%5D_AU+Conf+Centre.png Past Events https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2020/1/15/roundtable-the-conference-on-the-future-of-europe-promises-and-challenges-embassy-of-norway-brussels-belgium-21-january-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579138522351-MPTYFWHNBOSZF2IWIJHT/roundtable-conference-future-europe-1.png Past Events - Roundtable: 'The Conference on the Future of Europe – Promises and Challenges' - Embassy of Norway, Brussels, Belgium, 21 January 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2020/1/15/policy-dialogue-does-the-eu-have-what-it-takes-to-safeguard-the-rule-of-law-european-policy-centre-brussels-belgium-22-january-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579145323790-OONGRGQSLU9TN26051WJ/epc+2020.png Past Events - Policy Dialogue: 'Does the EU have what it takes to safeguard the rule of law?' - European Policy Centre, Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2020/1/15/conference-democracy-embattled-celebrating-30-years-of-the-journal-of-democracy-mayflower-hotel-washington-dc-usa-23-january-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579146032859-7VYUHIQ995QTET0WCT2L/JoD+2020.jpg Past Events - Conference: 'Democracy Embattled': Celebrating 30 Years of the Journal of Democracy - Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC, USA, 23 January 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2020/1/15/seminar-is-the-rule-of-law-too-vague-a-notion-to-be-monitored-and-enforced-by-the-eu-against-backsliding-member-states-bingham-centre-for-the-rule-of-law-london-uk-30-january-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1579148341885-L2HRXA4G2KJ90NU6NNE8/Bingham+2020.jpg Past Events - Seminar: 'Is the rule of law too vague a notion to be monitored and enforced by the EU against backsliding Member States?' - Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, London, UK, 30 January 2020 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/10/10/book-launch-wojciech-sadurskis-polands-constitutional-breakdown-kings-college-london-uk-31-october-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1570696850715-O3900NA7CTNDZADY41KU/Sadurski+Kings.jpg Past Events - Book Launch: Wojciech Sadurski's, "Poland's Constitutional Breakdown" - King's College London, UK, 31 October 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/10/10/conference-recovering-the-promise-of-1989-forum-2000-prague-13-15-october-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1570696508855-OW52L7TV0II2J1OB6TXP/Forum+2000_banner.png Past Events - Conference: 'Recovering the Promise of 1989' - Forum 2000, Prague, 13-15 October 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/6/30/icon-s-annual-conference-public-law-in-times-of-change-pontificio-universidad-catlica-de-chile-santiago-chile-1-3-july-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1561918145506-1YQYQYIJD2W9BUC2FMOL/web-banner-1024x390.png Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference: 'Public Law in Times of Change?' - Pontificio Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 July 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1561918945337-QVH0HO7PSAZT2JUL2OMW/ICON+Panel+24Corruption_Promo+Poster_%5B2%5D-1.png Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference: 'Public Law in Times of Change?' - Pontificio Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 July 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1561918975270-DJ7CCFVZAXQC3C3MUPVM/ICON+Panel+84Courts_Promo+Poster-1.png Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference: 'Public Law in Times of Change?' - Pontificio Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 July 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1561919003858-I90TIMUS94YCPJZOLBBP/ICON+Panel126_Promo+Poster+-1.png Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference: 'Public Law in Times of Change?' - Pontificio Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 July 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1561919061954-J95LCWZEFEBCFCCFBN1A/ICON+Panel183Sadurski_Promo+Poster-1.png Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference: 'Public Law in Times of Change?' - Pontificio Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 1-3 July 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/31/cfp-changing-political-regime-implications-for-social-policy-putting-turkey-in-comparative-perspective-humboldt-universitt-zu-berlin-germany-12-13-december-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1560327061901-RAJLSRG595V76D0BMUZ8/frontpage.jpg Past Events - CfP: 'Changing Political Regime, Implications for Social Policy: Putting Turkey in Comparative Perspective' - Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany, 12-13 December 2019. Deadline: 30 June 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/8/cfp-democratic-renewal-in-times-of-polarization-the-case-of-belgium-leuven-belgium-19-20-september-2019-deadline-10-june monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1557314231346-BA19G0QM777SX3FN05T3/KU+Leuven.jpg Past Events - CfP: 'Democratic Renewal in Times of Polarization: The Case of Belgium' - Leuven, Belgium, 19-20 September 2019. Deadline: 10 June https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/20/cfp-workshop-on-european-responses-to-the-decay-of-the-rule-of-law-and-human-rights-protections-in-turkey-exceptional-or-symptomatic-freie-universitt-berlin-germany-29-30-august-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1553123217784-20M9MBSB4W6ZW2BB9JGT/flag-1198963_960_720.jpg Past Events - CfP: Workshop on 'European Responses to the Decay of the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protections in Turkey: Exceptional or symptomatic?' - Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 29-30 August 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/20/cfp-human-rights-and-the-decay-of-democracy-law-schools-global-league-lsgl-deadline-20-may monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1553122880311-X8R15F07T9YWQB2RX0RT/logo_law_schools_global_league_0.png Past Events - CfP: 'Human Rights and the Decay of Democracy' - Law Schools Global League (LSGL), Deadline 20 May https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/8/14/talk-is-democracy-dying-melbourne-multicultural-hub-australia-22-august-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1565770453230-HKJ1WNOJJUI27HE8TA3R/image-asset.png Past Events - Talk: 'Is Democracy Dying?' - Melbourne Multicultural hub, Australia, 22 August 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/european-presidents-conference-rule-of-law-haus-der-industrie-vienna-austria-28-february-2-march-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551422069888-VZ0GQOKE63BLPJE4UPSM/vienna.jpg Past Events - European Presidents' Conference: 'Rule of Law' - Haus der Industrie, Vienna, Austria, 28 February- 2 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/media-freedom-and-populism-in-the-context-of-the-rule-of-law-central-european-university-hungary-7-march-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551421792740-LL47EBS0IXJW5L4ET6AI/mobile-phone-426559_960_720.jpg Past Events - Media freedom and populism in the context of the rule of law - Central European University, Hungary, 7 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/2/25/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-constitutional-crisis-in-venezuela-and-international-law-fiu-college-of-law-miami-usa monthly 0.5 2019-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551149825072-J1033FLPU62SECPXGABJ/Rock+and+Hard+Place.jpg Past Events - 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Constitutional crisis in Venezuela and international Law' - FIU College of Law , Miami, USA https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/2/25/reconnect-webinar-populism-as-a-constitutional-project-by-professor-paul-blokker-university-of-bologna-charles-university-5-march-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551151254960-Y5L7IWGLTTTAZM570AML/RECONNECT+Webinar_5+March+2019.png Past Events - RECONNECT Webinar: 'Populism as a Constitutional Project' by Professor Paul Blokker - University of Bologna, Charles University 5 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/public-event-freedom-in-decline- monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551421230548-12IF7PPWQPPHUQ84GP6T/52828004_352435495354797_4440712965330567168_o.jpg Past Events - Public Event: 'Freedom in Decline' - We The People (NGO), Hong Kong, 14 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/2/17/rgp-round-table-europe-confronts-the-threat-of-populism-rutgers-school-of-arts-and-sciences-15-february-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1550385323263-MTUP4GHHZ7BJH49Z40CD/Rutgers.jpg Past Events - RGP Round Table 'Europe Confronts the Threat of Populism' - Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, 15 February 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/13/ces-special-event-25-years-of-studying-the-far-right-reflections-on-the-fourth-wave-harvard-university-usa-9-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542095468538-GLXU72VDEVFRHRR9LS02/casmudde_edit.png Past Events - CES Special Event: '25 Years of Studying the Far Right: Reflections on the Fourth Wave' - Harvard University, USA, 9 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/12/confronting-illiberalism-the-role-of-the-media-civil-society-and-universities-bonavero-institute-of-human-rights-university-of-oxford-9-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1539327099075-5QWZ5I1XC92SJ8XBL2CP/bonavero_institute_of_human_rights_-_rick_mathers_architects.jpg Past Events - 'Confronting Illiberalism: The Role of the Media, Civil Society and Universities' - Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford, 9 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/9/6/debate-democracy-the-people-palais-de-leurope-council-of-europe-strasbourg-france-19-september-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1536281852408-DXVQS4KBE0M4ZYBNWC3H/CoE+Debate+on+Democracy.jpg Past Events - Debate: Democracy & "The People" - Palais de l'Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 19 September 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/18/the-other-democratic-deficit-a-toolbox-for-the-eu-to-safeguard-democracy-in-eu-member-states-friedrich-ebert-stiftung-fes-eu-office-brussels-belgium-23-may-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1526685888664-Y2SWWWZ6FIV1372ZGXS4/eu-flags.jpg Past Events - 'The Other Democratic Deficit - A Toolbox for the EU to Safeguard Democracy in EU Member States' - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) EU office, Brussels, Belgium, 23 May 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/4/challenges-to-eu-law-and-governance-in-the-member-states-florence-8-june-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525437281417-BL630MCFFON3IUWMT1KR/EUI+logo.png Past Events - 'Challenges to EU Law and Governance in the Member States' - EUI, Florence, Italy, 8 June 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/8/university-of-tartu-democracy-in-reverse-patterns-of-autocratization-in-eastern-europe-and-eurasia-tartu-estonia-19-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525769819200-JR61GO3K25PZKKFNN7FI/Tartu+event_Oct+2018.jpeg Past Events - 'Democracy in Reverse: Patterns of Autocratization in Eastern Europe and Eurasia' - University of Tartu, Estonia, 19 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/14/representation-in-the-age-of-populism-ideas-for-global-action-brussels-18-20-june-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1526297689277-4042D85A0S8JJ1325ZGK/IDEA_Rep+Age+Populism.jpg Past Events - 'Representation in the Age of Populism? Ideas for Global Action' - Brussels, Belgium, 18-20 June 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/24/445usjqvj13esbz79ddj7wwm02apv6 monthly 0.5 2018-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540365743254-P7NUZH5GYNNTXLSP8V3D/Is+Democracy+Broken.jpg Past Events - 'Is Democracy Broken?' - Latrobe University, Melbourne, 25 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/2/dem-dec-launch-panel-is-democracy-decaying-worldwide-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-university-of-melbourne-22-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1538713527969-LLCH2VBVFHI8KE7UGI1R/Facebook+Event+pic.png Past Events - DEM-DEC Launch - Panel: 'Is Democracy Decaying Worldwide? And What Can We Do About It?', University of Melbourne, 22 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/4/world-congress-of-the-iacl-violent-conflicts-peace-building-and-constitutional-law-seoul-18-22-june-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525441291890-NRURXVMLJLKSFOO62HBD/IACL+2018.png Past Events - World Congress of the IACL - 'Violent Conflicts, Peace-building and Constitutional Law' - Seoul, 18-22 June 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/7/31/seminar-authoritarian-and-abusive-constitutionalism-in-latin-america-universidad-externado-de-colombia-bogot-colombia-25-26-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1533077992852-XFRMMC4X3T4NIEPVFC9W/UEC_derecho-constitucional.jpg Past Events - Seminar: 'Authoritarian and Abusive Constitutionalism in Latin America' - Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 25-26 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/4/icon-s-annual-conference-identity-security-democracy-challenges-for-public-law-hong-kong-25-27-june-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525438109185-BWDO9EV9FMVQ8U8ZIMSK/ICON+2018.jpg Past Events - ICON-S Annual Conference - 'Identity, Security, Democracy: Challenges for Public Law' - Hong Kong, 25-27 June 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/12/populism-and-democracy-bocconi-university-milan-italy-29-october monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1539326724370-V2PBNSNEB6PCPALYFP0F/bocconi_sciencespo_dd.jpg Past Events - 'Populism and Democracy' - Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, 29 October https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/4/global-constitutionalism-pluricourts-workshop-challenges-to-global-constitutionalism-berlin-4-6-july-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525438421396-9MQOMS6LI16D9I95V1XJ/Global+Cnalism.jpeg Past Events - 'Challenges to Global Constitutionalism' - Global Constitutionalism & Pluricourts Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 4-6 July 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525438477068-L5PIVZ1XDKWLSDUCSOJP/Pluricourts.png Past Events - 'Challenges to Global Constitutionalism' - Global Constitutionalism & Pluricourts Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 4-6 July 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/20/workshop-the-post-populist-constitution-university-of-oxford-31-october-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540026658616-896PXSFJKC0LJM5S19P6/Wolfson-College_Interiors.jpg Past Events - Workshop: 'The Post-Populist Constitution' - University of Oxford, 31 October 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/6/23/reconnect-kick-off-event-royal-flemish-academy-belgium-5-july-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1529805107773-V09P1NWUDRGJIGXOJ5F7/Belgium_Royal-Academy-of-Sciences-Letters-and-Arts-e1529324265392.jpg Past Events - RECONNECT Kick-Off Event - Royal Flemish Academy, Belgium - 5 July 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/24/contemporary-democracy-and-its-critics monthly 0.5 2018-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1527212488826-64PBUB0N9NWPMZV9DFZC/Deakin-Burwood-N3548-12-1200x798.jpg Past Events - 'Contemporary Democracy and Its Critics' - Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, 19 July 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/20/electoral-integrity-and-constitutional-democracy-in-latin-america-boston-college-usa-1-2-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540027515109-JL53NY84VZ2X0IRBXPQP/LatAm+elections.png Past Events - 'Electoral Integrity and Constitutional Democracy in Latin America' - Boston College, USA, 1-2 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/22/ipsa-world-congress-borders-and-margins-brisbane-australia-21-25-july-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1526980475714-3TTPW3CW5IYWXKSLQXXP/Kangaroo_IPSA.png Past Events - IPSA World Congress - 'Borders and Margins' - Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 July 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/10/european-political-sociology-fragile-europe-charles-university-prague-2-3-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1525945768760-K4GX71LPMJE3108QJUUM/Fragile+Europe_ESA.jpg Past Events - 'Fragile Europe' - European Political Sociology, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic, 2-3 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/8/1/2018-apsa-annual-meeting-democracy-and-its-discontents-boston-usa-30-august-2-september-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1533176726554-584RXVZ16PT9JTLP1UCS/cropped-cropped-2018-WEBSITE-BANNER_1-3.png Past Events - 2018 APSA Annual Meeting - 'Democracy and Its Discontents' - Boston, USA, 30 August-2 September 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/7/23/lecture-populism-and-democracy-in-contemporary-europe-latrobe-university-city-campus-melbourne-australia-31-july monthly 0.5 2018-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1532391972264-L7AM05AT6V669VRJG92O/image-asset.jpeg Past Events - Lecture: 'Populism and Democracy in Contemporary Europe' - LaTrobe University City Campus, Melbourne, Australia, 31 July https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/25/imitation-and-its-discontents-democratic-malaise-in-post-communist-europe-international-forum-for-democratic-studies-national-endowment-for-democracy-ned-washington-dc-usa monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540445706078-W5WN1XCWS9IZZHATGOB4/Krastev-new-image-1.jpg Past Events - 'Imitation and its Discontents: Democratic Malaise in Post-Communist Europe' - International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington DC, USA, 5 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/7/5/pre-ipsa-workshop-eroding-democracy-authoritarian-resurgence-brisbane-22-july-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1530768137875-BSFUKQ02VLPGQ83CQ453/Pippa+Norris+Event.jpg Past Events - Pre-IPSA Workshop - 'Eroding Democracy & Authoritarian Resurgence' - Brisbane, 22 July 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/13/constitutional-resilience-how-can-a-democratic-constitution-survive-an-autocratic-majority-wzb-berlin-13-14-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542094786914-LL1PJAADCVKFW8K8ESKL/cnal+resilience.jpg Past Events - 'Constitutional Resilience - How Can a Democratic Constitution Survive an Autocratic Majority?' - WZB Berlin, 13-14 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/16/constitutionalism-and-constitutional-design-in-democratic-recession-spsa-annual-conference-belgrade-serbia-23-24-september-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1526566014696-QO35Z73R7091DHBKUY5W/1200px-Sava_river_in_Belgrade%2C_Serbia.jpg Past Events - 'Constitutionalism and Constitutional Design in Democratic Recession' - SPSA Annual Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 23-24 September 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/2/the-shrinking-democratic-space-with-gillian-triggs-and-sharon-abraham-weiss-melbourne-25-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1541137347006-CJ5LEWILHKLC79IOZXHV/Shrinking+Democ+Space.png Past Events - 'The Shrinking Democratic Space – with Gillian Triggs and Sharon Abraham-Weiss' - Melbourne, 25 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/16/roundtable-legal-reflections-on-authoritarianism-in-brazil-and-beyond monthly 0.5 2018-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542354358999-4S6E66Q6YGSJ1ASOZO2E/foto%2Bbeco%2BBatman%2BOut%2B18.jpg Past Events - Roundtable — 'Legal Reflections on Authoritarianism in Brazil and Beyond' - Melbourne Law School, Australia, 27 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/6/asser-institute-annual-lecture-2018-international-law-and-the-far-right-reflections-on-law-and-cynicism-peace-palace-the-hague-the-netherlands-29-november-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1541555369784-7F2KXAT31IYZS3CEUBVO/official-photo-of-martti.jpg Past Events - Asser Institute Annual Lecture 2018: 'International law and the far right: Reflections on law and cynicism' - Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands, 29 November 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/13/democracy-in-a-world-of-crisis-columbia-university-30-november-1-december-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542092890497-ZJX5GX0NL2LTCLGLPWE7/columbia_contact.jpg Past Events - 'Democracy in a World of Crisis' - Columbia University, 30 November-1 December 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542092812552-BFP0N7RN3JPZGTTZJHV8/Democracy+in+a+World+of+Crisis.jpg Past Events - 'Democracy in a World of Crisis' - Columbia University, 30 November-1 December 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/9/11/conference-democratic-failure-boston-university-school-of-law-usa-28-september-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1536723532801-C9FSTSCIYI9AMBBYR83Q/BU+School+of+Law.jpg Past Events - Conference - 'Democratic Failure' - Boston University School of Law, USA, 28 September 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/20/workshop-the-state-of-liberal-democracy-in-central-and-eastern-europe-hungarian-academy-of-sciences-budapest-hungary-6-december-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540085500223-3Q2WDUGYGLZEAPR539C5/hungarian_academy_of_sciences.jpg Past Events - Workshop: 'The State of Liberal Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe' - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 6 December 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/13/democracies-in-crisis-idc-herzliya-israel-18-december-2018 monthly 0.5 2018-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1542092435707-RMO62XVPN4ZSA696K0XU/idc+herzliya.png Past Events - 'Democracies in Crisis?' - IDC Herzliya, Israel, 18 December 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1543222196485-ZXI7MVW7LDM5280GM1DA/IMG_9249.JPG Past Events - 'Democracies in Crisis?' - IDC Herzliya, Israel, 18 December 2018 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/5/22/democratic-backsliding-and-human-rights monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1527046890044-S8LC17UDAQBMARX8EATU/College+Law+Business+Israel.jpg Past Events - 'Democratic Backsliding and Human Rights' - College of Law and Business, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2-3 January 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/1/23/reconnect-workshop-re-conceptualizing-authority-and-legitimacy-in-the-eu-31-january-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1548278583752-FFRKCIC6ERDI4SRE18FB/RECONNECT_Jan2019.png Past Events - RECONNECT Workshop: 'Re-conceptualizing Authority and Legitimacy in the EU' - 31 January 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/1/democratic-backsliding-and-public-administration-european-university-institute-eui-florence-31-january-1-february-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1538439807667-FJHYI1JXAGBYN9BFN8YC/EUI+%5B2%5D.png Past Events - 'Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration' - European University Institute (EUI), Florence, 31 January-1 February 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/2/3/rule-of-law-roundtable-dutch-parliament-14-february-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1549231952738-CIVRBWDZHTG9OGIDCFA3/edited.jpg Past Events - Rule of Law Roundtable - Dutch Parliament, 14 February 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/9/4/conference-the-future-of-liberal-democracy-university-of-texas-austin-usa-21-23-february-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1536053590771-CERTWKHJ7MKLCIR3Q9QR/UTexas.jpg Past Events - Conference - 'The Future of Liberal Democracy' - University of Texas, Austin, USA, 21-23 February 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/1/13/early-career-researchers-workshop-political-parties-partisanship-and-the-constitution- monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1547427008828-10YD5V7TM4FXRV7D69ZP/bonavero_institute_of_human_rights_-_rick_mathers_architects.jpg Past Events - Early Career Researchers Workshop: 'Political Parties, Partisanship, and the Constitution' - Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Oxford University, UK, 14-15 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/reconnect-panel-debate-how-to-tackle-rule-of-law-backsliding-in-the-eu-infopoint-europa-schuman-brussels-belgium-20-march-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551422325239-2ZTU5HXL3EMDF5TE4ZXJ/RECONNECT+Events.jpg Past Events - RECONNECT Panel Debate: 'How to Tackle Rule of Law Backsliding in the EU?' - InfoPoint Europa - Schuman, Brussels, Belgium, 20 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/18/colloquium-the-other-transitology-pathways-into-and-out-of-authoritarianism-in-the-twenty-first-century-empirical-and-normative-perspectivesnbsp-princeton-usanbsp29-30nbspapril-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1552951019975-4YT4294FIL7IK3A2A36Y/princeton-97827_960_720.jpg Past Events - Colloquium: 'The Other ‘Transitology’: Pathways into and out of Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century - Empirical and Normative Perspectives'  - Princeton, USA, 29-30 March 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/10/24/esil-ig-on-international-organisations-an-ambivalent-engagement-international-organisations-and-the-rule-of-law-gttingen-3-april-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1540367433577-PVKOVVN0DGE0HUP4BJ9Y/ESIL-IG-IO.jpg Past Events - ESIL IG on International Organisations: ‘An Ambivalent Engagement: International Organisations and the Rule of Law’ - Göttingen, Germany, 3 April 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/7/31/judicial-authority-under-pressure-politicisation-and-backlash-against-courts-in-the-age-of-populism-universit-catholique-de-louvain-mons-belgium-8-12-april-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1533077309067-T76AI7M14MKTCPMQTWKQ/louvain.jpg Past Events - 'Judicial Authority Under Pressure: Politicisation and Backlash Against Courts in the Age of Populism' - Université Catholique de Louvain, Mons, Belgium, 8-12 April 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/26/seminar-the-rule-of-law-in-the-eu-and-the-usa-inter-university-center-dubrovnik-14-18-april-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1543222986894-TCB925P32YQL0ZWM8L2T/dubrovnik.png Past Events - Seminar: ‘The Rule of Law in the EU and the USA’ - Inter University Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 14-18 April 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/german-law-journal-symposium-on-populism-and-constitutionalism-lse-united-kingdom-25-26-april-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551422959101-O3SVVKR8FL4167DO4IW5/LSE.jpg Past Events - German Law Journal Symposium on Populism and Constitutionalism, LSE, United Kingdom, 25-26 April 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/11/7/century-of-radical-right-extremism-new-approaches-richmond-american-university-london-uk-15-17-may-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1541572758226-2KTBFEUCQUS09R448EVW/CARR+banner.png Past Events - 'Century of Radical Right Extremism: New Approaches' - Richmond, American University, London, UK, 15-17 May 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/8/cyberspaceirl-rule-of-law-approaches-to-virtual-threats-us-institute-of-peace-washington-dc-usa-21-may-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1557313501604-ITE9VZ1LYUFEU9359U2F/USIP.jpg Past Events - '#CyberspaceIRL: Rule of Law Approaches to Virtual Threats' - U.S. Institute of Peace , Washington DC, USA, 21 May 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/8/whats-the-point-of-the-rule-of-law-ned-washington-dc-usa-22-may-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1557312799887-0FP3BHOR1HS8SP5RAM7Y/Martin-event-image-final.png Past Events - 'What's the Point of the Rule of Law?' - NED, Washington D.C., USA, 22 May 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/8/limits-to-constitutional-changes-saviors-of-or-opponents-to-democracy-idc-herzliya-israel-23-may-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1557314502853-VHG78K1J66PCBIX6ESNM/idc+herzliya.png Past Events - 'Limits to Constitutional Changes: Saviors of or Opponents to Democracy?' - IDC Herzliya, Israel, 23 May 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/5/cfp-young-researchers-workshop-on-the-impact-of-european-law-on-national-constitutions-siena-14-15-june-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551818423929-EDSKR9IAQSE5ZHFYJAIH/siena_arches.jpg Past Events - CfP: Young Researchers Workshop on the impact of European law on National Constitutions - Siena, 14-15 June 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/3/1/cfp-ivr-conference-dignity-democracy-and-diversity-university-of-lucerne-switzerland-7-13-july-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1551423360659-J5XN7I00IS9AQUL1TNDM/IVR+2019.png Past Events - CfP: IVR Conference 'Dignity, Democracy, and Diversity' - University of Lucerne, Switzerland, 7-13 July 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2018/9/11/conference-democracy-populism-and-judicial-power-monash-university-prato-centre-italy-24-26-july-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1536724280739-93ISVU8JN2W9WUA35009/Prato-campus-feature-box.jpg Past Events - Conference - 'Democracy, Populism, and Judicial Power' - Monash University Prato Centre, Italy, 24-26 July 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/8/28/democratic-renewal-in-times-of-polarisation-the-case-of-belgium-ku-leuven-belgium-19-20-september-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1566967191258-G0JZ1L5CEQGYCB3G81XV/Belgium+Event+Sept+2019.png Past Events - Conference: 'Democratic Renewal in Times of Polarisation. The Case of Belgium' - KU Leuven, Belgium, 19-20 September 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/1/23/2019-apsa-annual-meeting-populism-and-privilege-washington-dc-29-august-1-september-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1548279728679-KM5V7I8LEZQ4CTKT12SB/apsa-2019-am_bannerad.jpg Past Events - 2019 APSA Annual Meeting: 'Populism and Privilege' - Washington, DC, 29 August - 1 September 2019 https://www.demoptimism.org/past-events/2019/5/29/after-liberalism-populism-and-the-future-of-democracy-deakin-university-melbourne-australia-20-november-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1559183737126-TUFL0ZNGGOEXOBMPRQB8/After+Liberalism+Conf.png Past Events - 'After Liberalism? 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Based on a hybrid approach of curation and crowdsourcing, each update is a treasure trove of research and relevant policy analysis. https://www.demoptimism.org/constitutional-repair daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/1718104003662-YTGAZEIT7JKDFFGKY4VM/Con+Repair_banner+image_2.jpg Constitutional Repair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/c578940c-ba77-401b-b06e-27200fb5a7f7/Repair_Symbol_rev.jpg Constitutional Repair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/b701ac58-3a69-42c5-9e2d-eb07563bccb7/Hexagon_blue.png Constitutional Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/5f1954f5-ed28-4c8e-8209-85de62de04a9/Hexagon_blue.png Constitutional Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/73c56294-3aaa-4b2b-b40c-a3b066e9761d/Hexagon_blue.png Constitutional Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/d6ad631a-f3f1-4263-9ab5-e10fd18deff9/Demoptimism+WP_2025-1_cover.jpg Constitutional Repair - New Working Paper (September 2025) The Demoptimism Repair Working Paper series publishes analysis and explainers about the challenges of repairing democracies after backsliding. 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In this report by Anna Wójcik, written as Donald Tusk‘s government marks its first year in office, she offers that “the key takeaway is clear: rebuilding the rule of law is a long journey fraught with unique challenges”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/b9e69219-9d40-4927-aa1f-94290698130f/ivan-vranic-j9-2LIZ2_Rc-unsplash.jpg Constitutional Repair - New Article: The Day After a Broken Democratic Polity M. Victoria Kristan addresses the question of whether illegal state action of a democratic government is an appropriate means of restoring legitimacy to what she calls a ‘broken’ polity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/65ca5d25-fbbf-4bcb-b15d-c44383d77fff/eu-flag-2108026_960_720.jpg Constitutional Repair - Recommended: Open Access Book Transition 2.0: Re-establishing Constitutional Democracy in EU Member States (2023) is a timely exploration of what (and how) a new government may do to re-establish constitutional democracy and repair EU membership without breaching the European rule of law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/dc5197ea-0092-42f8-af23-f94edaec493e/marco-pregnolato-Qbf39MGrxOI-unsplash.jpg Constitutional Repair - Spotlight: Freiburg Conference On 20-21 June 2024 a major conference was held in Freiburg on developing ‘A Playbook for Reinstating the Rule of Law’, organised by the leading project Constitution as Practice in Times of Transformation (ConTrans) led by Prof. Paulina Starski. 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Can we use constitutional and institutional design to enhance democratic institutions' resilience against government-led attacks? Check out this new report by Demoptimism Director Tom Daly, focused on Asia but drawing widely applicable lessons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/277a3a6b-aa4e-42fd-aa5b-b4dc1fcd9ed0/Publicity+visual_v2.jpg Redesigning Democracy - Constitutional Design and Democracy If constitutional law can be used to erode a democratic system, can it also be used to make it more resilient? Designed by Tom Daly, this innovative new Master subject at Melbourne Law School examines this question through wide-ranging comparative case studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/cb26e04d-b030-4d6f-9af4-d0a6352e9a07/IDEA+report_cover_ed.jpg Redesigning Democracy - IDEA Report: Designing Resistance In 2023 Demoptimism partner International IDEA issued this interesting report on ‘Designing Resistance: Democratic Institutions and the Threat of Backsliding’. Taking a wide comparative view, it looks at backsliding governments’ tactics and sources of resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/241e2698-ffa7-4977-ab22-af05d86c0366/MelbForum2.jpg Redesigning Democracy - Spotlight: Constitution Transformation Network Demoptimism partner CTN blends practice and principle in constitutional design to meet today’s challenges, generating key insights for re-designing constitutional democracies to enhance their resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abb53e6372b9691939ac577/0580ca7b-7c6d-40c7-b8a8-376fab2ac703/ERRN+WP_Foley_cover.jpg Redesigning Democracy - Can this Electoral Model Reduce Polarisation? Could a model for elections devised by a University of Melbourne professor over a century ago be an answer to polarisation in Australia, the USA, and elsewhere? 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