Rethinking and Reshaping the EU's democracy support in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood

重新思考和重塑欧盟在其东部和南部邻国的民主支持(SHAPEDEM-EU)网站：https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/research/shapedem-eu/和https://shapedem-eu.eu/该项目旨在重新思考、重塑和审查欧盟的民主促进政策，同时详细阐述和试点测试民主学习循环的新模式。该模式将民主支助设想为参与这一进程的所有利益攸关方的集体民主学习。这种方法改变了民主支持的概念，不再把欧盟伙伴国视为外交政策的对象，而是让所有参与其中的行为者在制定更具弹性和响应性的欧盟民主支持议程方面处于中心地位。项目编号：101059811-SHAPEDEM-EU-Horizon-CL2-2021年-民主-01期限：2022年-2025年该项目由12个多方面的研究实体和设在欧盟及其南部和东部社区的民间社会组织组成的财团实施。在欧盟日益激烈的竞争及其政策对南部和东部地区民主支持实践的影响减弱的背景下，SHAPEDEM-EU将测试一个民主学习循环，为欧盟与其邻国之间的互动创造新的渠道和工具，并将这些发现转化为政策建议，以改进欧盟的政策工具包。该项目由欧盟地平线欧洲分部在HORIZON.2.2--文化、创造力和包容性社会以及HORIZON.2.2.1--民主和治理方案下提供资金。该项目追求三个核心目标：1.(重新)将民主和民主支持概念化为社会实践。2.民主支持的经验图谱&欧洲邻国的辩论实践。3.促进行动--综合和政策建议。该项目详细阐述了一种分析设计，以评估欧盟过去的努力，并为欧盟提供一个政策工具包，以推行合法和有效的民主支持做法，增强其邻国公民的能力。通过将民主支持概念化为一种社会实践，欧盟的政策本身就被视为民主实践。该团队将收集、评估和生成六个案例国家的民主支持政策：黎巴嫩、巴勒斯坦、突尼斯、乌克兰、格鲁吉亚和亚美尼亚。通过采用混合方法(来自文本和政策分析、在线调查、焦点小组和公民陪审团)，研究人员将调查欧盟成员国、关键欧盟机构、第三国行为者和国际组织的角色。在所有项目阶段，将审查两性平等和数字转型对民主支助的影响。华威大学领导WP2工作包2“东部邻里的民主实践和民主支持”。WP2通过研究当地对民主的期望和实践来评估欧盟邻近地区与民主相关的动态。案例研究包括乌克兰、格鲁吉亚和亚美尼亚，并尽可能增加白俄罗斯、阿塞拜疆和摩尔多瓦。我们的目标是：-评估民主的认知和社会实践并将其与背景联系起来-找出民主实践和欧盟民主支持方面的差距-探索建立更有效和更具包容性的民主学习循环的机制将通过：·一个全面的集体民主支持数据库，其中将包括对6个案例国家、欧盟和选定成员国和非欧盟参与者的民主支持实践的当地发展的研究。·交互式可视化民主支持数字仪表板。·对民主学习循环进行了试点测试。UOW项目团队：首席研究员：政治与全球可持续发展教授兼IGSD主任Elena.Korosteleva@warwick.ac.uk Anastasiia Kudlenko博士，IGSD(休产假)研究员Asya.Kudlenko@warwick.ac.uk，项目协调员：[请链接到https://shapedem-eu.eu/]Justus利比格大学吉森(JLU)合作伙伴：华威大学(UOW)卡内基欧洲基金会(CEF)国际阿扎里研究所(IAI)罗斯基勒大学(RUC)巴塞罗那国际事务中心(CIDOB)雅盖隆大学(JUK)基辅国立大学-莫希拉学院(NAUKMA)美国贝鲁特大学(AUB)东部民间社会伙伴论坛(EAP-CSF)卡瓦基比民主过渡中心(EURICE)

Rethinking and Reshaping the EU’s Democracy Support in its Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood (SHAPEDEM-EU)Websites: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/research/shapedem-eu/ And https://shapedem-eu.eu/ The project sets out to rethink, reshape, and review the EU’s democracy promotion policies, while elaborating and pilot testing a novel model of a Democracy Learning Loop. The model conceives of democracy support as collective democratic learning of all stakeholders involved in the process. This approach shifts the conceptualisation of democracy support away from seeing the EU’s partners as objects of foreign policy and instead puts all actors involved centre stage in the making of a more resilient and responsive EU democracy support agenda in both neighbourhoods. Project number: 101059811 — SHAPEDEM-EU — HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01Duration: 2022-2025The project is implemented by a consortium of 12 multifaceted research entities and civil society organisations based in the EU and its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods. Against the background of the increasing contestation of the EU and the weakening impact of its policies on democracy support practices in the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, SHAPEDEM-EU will test a Democracy Learning Loop to create new channels and tools for interaction between the EU and its neighbours and transfer these findings into policy recommendations for an improved EU policy toolkit. The project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe under Programmes HORIZON.2.2 - Culture, creativity and inclusive society and HORIZON.2.2.1 - Democracy and Governance.The project pursues three core objectives: 1. (Re)Conceptualising Democracy & Democracy Support as Social Practices. 2. Empirical Mapping of Democracy Support & Contestation Practices in the European Neighbourhood. 3. Fostering Action – Synthesis and Policy Recommendations. Methods and deliverables The project elaborates an analytical design to evaluate the EU’s past efforts and provide a policy toolkit for the EU to pursue legitimate and effective democracy support practices that empower citizens in its neighbouring countries. By conceptualising democracy support as a social practice, the EU’s policies are perceived as democratic practices in themselves.The team will collect, assess, and generate policies related to democracy support in six case countries: Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Armenia. By applying a mixed-methods approach (from textual and policy analysis, online surveys, focus-groups and citizen juries), researchers will investigate the role of EU member states, key EU institutions, third country actors, and international organisations. In all project phases the impact of gender equality & digital transformations in democracy support will be examined. The University of Warwick leads Work Package 2 WP2 “Democratic Practices & Democracy Support in the Eastern Neighbourhood”.WP2 takes stock of democracy-related dynamics in the EU neighbourhood by studying local expectations & practices of democracy. Case-studies include Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia, with Belarus, Azerbaijan and Moldova added where possible. We aim to:- evaluate and contextualise perceptions & social practices of democracy - map out gaps in democracy practices & EU democracy support- explore mechanisms for a more effective and inclusive Democracy Learning LoopThe project results will be communicated and disseminated through:• A comprehensive collective Democracy Support Database, which will include research on local developments in the 6 case countries, the EU’s and selected member states’ and non-EU actors’ democracy support practices. • An interactive visualised Democracy Support Digital Dashboard. • A pilot tested Democracy Learning Loop. UoW Project team: Principal Investigator: Elena Korosteleva, Professor of Politics and Global Sustainable Development and Director of IGSD Elena.Korosteleva@warwick.ac.uk Dr Anastasiia Kudlenko, Research Fellow, IGSD (on maternity leave) Asya.Kudlenko@warwick.ac.uk Dr Aijan Sharshenova, Research Fellow, IGSD Aijan.Sharshenova@warwick.ac.uk Project Coordinator: [please link it to https://shapedem-eu.eu/]Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)Partners:University of Warwick (UoW)Carnegie Europe Foundation (CEF)Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Roskilde University (RUC)Barcelona Centre For International Affairs (CIDOB)Jagiellonian University (JUK) National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) American University of Beirut (AUB) Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EAP-CSF) Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center (KADEM) European Research and Project Office Gmbh (EURICE)