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First ECPR YEN webinar on Europeanisation

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From the Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation.


On 11 July 2024 the Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN) inaugurated its Online Seminar Series on Europeanisation with a talk by Professor Tanja A. Börzel (Free University of Berlin) entitled: “Transformative power Europe versus subversive Europeanisation: Democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe”.

The talk revisited arguments about Enlargement Europeanisation, discussing why neither the external incentive model (Schimmelfennig) nor differential empowerment (Vachudova) seem to work anymore in promoting or at least protecting democratisation processes in accession countries. The discussion focused on Georgia as a crucial case, where the combination of high public support for EU membership and candidate status has not prevented the Georgian Dream government from undermining democratic institutions and repressing political opposition and civil society.

This was an excellent way to kick-off our Seminar Series, as Professor Börzel is a distinguished scholar who has produced significant work on Europeanisation over several decades. According to her, this is a great time to carry research on the topic of our Standing Group, with developments in the EU’s neighbourhood, in particular, making it necessary to look at Europeanization from a diverse and broader perspective.

We were also lucky to have Anastasia Mgaloblishvili, a Georgian doctoral researcher from Berlin Graduate School of Global and Transregional Studies, acting as Discussant. Apart from her valuable inputs on the topic, that helped promote the discussion with the audience, her participation was also a way to foster dialogue and collaboration between younger and senior researchers, which is one of our Standing Group’s objectives.

Many thanks again to all that got involved in this first seminar and do stay attentive to our media outlets, as we plan to organise our second online seminar soon!

22 July 2024
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