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Democracy Support Dialogues

Democracy Support Dialogues

Written by: SHAPEDEM-EU
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Democracy Support Dialogues is a brand-new monthly podcast that will explore the European Union’s democracy support in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods. From the best practices to the shortcomings of Europe’s democracy support agenda in its Neighbourhoods, this 12-part series will walk through the policies of a variety of institutions and states to harness our collective democratic knowledge. Join the host, Fabian Schöppner, as he speaks with a range of guests and experts on democracy support in Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia as a part of the SHAPEDEM-EU project that sets out to rethink and reshape EU democracy support policies in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods.

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Episodes
  • Episode 011 - A Reflection on SHAPEDEM-EU with Prof Andrea Gawrich
    Nov 24 2025

    Democracy Support Dialogues is a podcast that takes a closer look at the European Union's support for democratic politics in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods. This eleventh episode features a conversation with Prof Andrea Gawrich from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. The conversation focuses on the project's three years, new concepts for democracy support and how the EU can implement new policies.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 010 - A Revised EU Policy for Democracy Support with Elena Ventura
    Sep 23 2025

    Democracy Support Dialogues is a podcast that takes a closer look at the European Union's support for democratic politics in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods. This tenth episode features a conversation with Elena Ventura from the Carnegie Europe Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. The conversation focuses on policy recommendations for the EU and how it can implement more responsive and effective democracy support policies.

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    26 mins
  • Episode 009 - EU Support for Gender Equality in Georgia and Palestine with Ekaterine Skhiladze and Dr. Claudia Saba
    Sep 15 2025

    Democracy Support Dialogues is a podcast that takes a closer look at the European Union's support for democratic politics in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods. This ninth episode features two conversations on the EU's support for gender equality and insections with EU democracy support. The first interview with Ekaterine Skhiladze, a human rights defender and activist, focuses on Georgia. The second interview is with Claudia Saba, Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, Ramon Llull University, on Palestine.

    See Ekaterine Skhiladze's report on Georgia here: https://shapedem-eu.eu/user/pages/06.publications/SHAPEDEM-EU_Publication_12_Gender_Equality_and_Democracy_Support_in_Georgia.pdf

    See Claudia Saba's report on Palestine here: https://shapedem-eu.eu/user/pages/06.publications/SHAPEDEM-EU_Publication_15_Gender_Equality_and_Democracy_Support_in_Palestine.pdf

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    27 mins
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