• 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
  • Episode 008 - The Impact of Third Countries and International Organisations on EU Democracy Support with Moussa Bourekba
    Jul 25 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 eighth episode features a conversation on the affect of third countries and international and regional organisations on EU democracy support policies with a Moussa Bourekba from the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 007 - The Start of the Second Run
    Jun 4 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 sixth episode features a conversation on the conditions of civil society in the EU's neighbourhood and its relevance for EU democracy support. The episode kicks off the podcast's second run with an update on the Neighbourhoods as well as an outlook on the remaining episodes to come.

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    9 mins
  • Episode 006 - Civil Society in the EU's Neighbourhood with Zouhour Ouamara and Kristina Pitalskaya
    Jul 23 2024

    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 sixth episode features a conversation on the conditions of civil society in the EU's neighbourhood and its relevance for EU democracy support. The episode features a conversation between Kristina Pitalskaya from the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP-CSF) and Zouhour Ouamara from the Kwakibi Democracy Transition Center (KADEM) .

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    27 mins
  • Episode 005 - The Impact of EU Member States on European Democracy Support with Dr Jan Grzymski
    Jun 24 2024

    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 fifth episode features a conversation on the impact of EU member states' policies and funding mechanisms on EU democracy support. The interview is conducted with Dr Jan Grzysmki from the Jagiellonian University of Krakow.

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    25 mins
  • Bonus Episode - Spring in Georgia
    May 15 2024

    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 bonus episode features a recording of an online panel discussion on 10 May 2024 of the Georgian government's proposed foreign agent draft law, which was passed on 13 May 2024. The panel includes Dr Nona Mikhelidze (IAI), Kristian Pitalskaia (EaP-CSF) and Aijan Sharshenova (UoW).

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    1 hr