EU-iPodS: The Substance of EU International Democracy Promotion

A Jean Monnet Information and Research Activity

The EU-iPodS project deals with the content of EU international democracy promotion.

The EU-iPodS project is aiming at

• systematically mapping the content of EU democracy promotion around the world
• comparing this democratic substance with that promoted by other international actors
• explaining similarities and differences across regions and actors
• stimulating a broad public debate on the EU's  externally promoted conceptions of democracy
• engaging in an in-depth dialogue with experts, policy-makers and civil society

Specifically, four events (two academic meetings, a public forum and an expert meeting) will be organized, which will result in several publications.

The project is realized with the support of the LLP Programme of the European Union and is based at the Centre for EU Studies (CEUS), Ghent University (Belgium), in cooperation with the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim (Germany).