29 Apr Small is Beautiful: Citizens’ Movements Are Bringing Democratic Change to Balkans
In most parts of the Western Balkans, politics seems to remain firmly in the hands of older male politicians, deeply entrenched in the party power...
12 Apr Lighting up the Western Balkans: Why democratic change will come only through citizens
We use this opportunity to invite you to the first public event we are organizing as part of the Engaged democracy initiative (EDI) process, launched in September last year. The first public discussion and presentation of the initiative...
29 Jan INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE EPISTEMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEMOCRACY
In both academia and layperson political culture, democracy has been enshrined as the system that best respects every citizen’s freedom and political equality. However, it is worth inquiring whether average voters – some of whom are neither informed nor unbiased and impartial – can be...
21 Jan [EWB Interview] Engaged Democracy Initiative – Regional cooperation for solving common challenges by EWB26. 01. 2021.
What is the Engaged Democracy Initiative (EDI), how did the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the Institute for Democratic Engagement Southeast Europe (IDESE)...
07 Dec WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT? WITH ÉTIENNE BALIBAR
On the occasion of the Special Lecture with Étienne Balibar entitled “What is engagement?” organized by the Center for Critical Democracy Studies at The American University of Paris in partnership with the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade (IFDT)...
29 Oct HORIZONS OF FREEDOM: ON POLITICAL ACTION
The book was initially published 1971 right after American bombing of Cambodia. As the author recalls in the preface to the 2019 reissued edition, this time was marked by a sense of disillusionment with the great ...
07 Oct OPEN-SOURCE INSTITUTIONS TALKS III
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28 Aug OPEN-SOURCE INSTITUTIONS TALKS II
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20 Jul OPEN-SOURCE INSTITUTIONS TALKS I
The Center for Advanced Studies – South East Europe (University of Rijeka) is currently developing a project in collaboration with RadicalxChange Foundation, which will test ...
06 Jul DISCUSSION ON DEMOCRACY – “EVENINGS AT THE MOISE”
The title of the public discussion held was “How Can We Improve Our Democracy?”...