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Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed research article titled: "Are the normative rationales of local autonomy related to democratic legitimacy justified? Evidence from 57 countries in Europe and beyond (1990–2020)". 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eJpStp5c We are grateful for the support and contributions of our colleagues and collaborators at IDHEAP. We would like to particularly thank Alyssa Taylor and Moulay Lablih for their technical assistance, and the two anonymous reviewers at the Local Government Studies journal. We hope this research sparks meaningful discussions and further studies on the role of local autonomy in enhancing democratic legitimacy worldwide. #LocalAutonomyIndex #LocalAutonomy #DemocraticLegitimacy #Decentralization

https://lnkd.in/dWYafTaE Enjoy this Sudesh Lahiri's joke and answer the following question. Which of the following underscores the flaw in Sudesh Lahiri's argument? A. Applying different commission rates for his agent on the contract amount B. Applying different commission rates for his agent on different contract amounts C. Applying the commission rate for his agent on different contract amounts #gmat #gre #criticalreasoning #flaw #memes #infographics

How can youth information workers promote democracy in times of adversity? 🤔 Join us on 17 April for a webinar on the occasion of the #EYID24, where we will learn about the challenges and lessons learned from youth information workers of the ERYICA network. During the session, we will get to know first-hand experiences and explore the boundaries of youth information while informing young people about current affairs and politics. society. Register now👇

During the Athens Democracy Forum 2024, I had the opportunity to ask Dr. Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation, a pressing question: Why are humanitarians increasingly being criminalized for their work? This is a crucial issue that deserves our collective attention, as it impacts not only the organizations but also the fundamental principles of human rights and global cooperation. #AthensDemocracyForum #HumanitarianAid #HumanRights #KofiAnnanFoundation

The Regulation on The Procedures and Principles Regarding the Transfer of Personal Data Abroad Has Been Published in the Official Gazette. You may reach detailed version of Regulation via our website. The link: https://lnkd.in/dVKwKtAW #SRPLegal #SRPAgenda #LegalAlert #Regulation #PersonalData Av. Dr. Çiğdem Ayözger Öngün

📢🆕Early view❗️ If there is no single way of using evidence in the policy process, what evidence matters & why it matters across sectors❓ Kidjie Ian Saguin, João Victor Guedes-Neto, Pedro Lucas Moura Palotti, Natália Massaco Koga, Flavio Lyrio Carneiro look at the cross-sectoral variation of evidence use in #Brazil 👇 https://lnkd.in/dSAsShYK

The manifesto is a key document that records a party’s intentions and offers a way to track what the government does after being elected. Political analyst Sandeep Shastri says the impact of manifestos on winning public support has always been debated. Recent findings from a national study by SPRF and C-Voter reveal that only 34% of people actively seek out information on how well the national government is following through on its manifesto promises, while 30% do so somewhat actively. #incaseyoumissedit! #icymi #sprf #india #SPRFIndia #thinktank #policy #research #sprfresearch

The European Commission pumps since years Millions, probably more than 100 Million EUR into Bulgarias child protection system. Here in this video it is clearly mentioned that they follow the trainings and support Lumos . It is a huge campaign since decades. The Deinstiutionalisation campaign. UNICEF ; International Social Service (ISS) ; Hope and Homes Eurochild and others are involved. It is about implementation of the Guidelines on Alternative Care for Children. Like the HCCH - Hague Conference on Private International Law Convention they are in violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; pro adoption biased. This is corruption on the very highest levels. https://lnkd.in/dQhzwQt4

#Programmes🧩 📍Budva, #Montenegro. 🇲🇪 💬On Monday 30 September, EPD hosted the Second Regional Policy Dialogue of the EU funded #CombatDisinfoWB project. Civil society, media and institutions gathered to tackle #disinformation in the #WesternBalkans. Following 4 national citizen assemblies, 16 national level policy dialogues and 2 regional policy dialogues, the #CombatDisinfoWB project has resulted in a comprehensive Roadmap for regional cooperation on combatting disinformation. 🗺️ 🚩The Roadmap identifies 9 key challenges, with a total of 36 actionable points. Read more details in this article 🖇️ https://lnkd.in/dX-Brb-N. Government of Montenegro, Ken Godfrey, Sara Malosmani, Ljiljana Kolarski, Jelena Danilovic, Stefan Janjic, FakeNews Tragač,  Radovan Bogojevic, Teodora Ćurčić, Zeljka Lekic-Subasic, Ardita Zejnullahu, CINS - CINS - Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia, Bianca Anechitei, Adriana Buchiu, European Parliament,Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Snjezana Milivojevic, Boris Mugoša, Radmila Mikovic, PhD 🇪🇺 Supported by the European Commission ⚡️ Implemented by: the European Partnership for Democracy, CFI, agence française de développement médias, ARTICLE 19, Atlantic Council of Montenegro, Centre for Civic Initiatives, CRTA - Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability, Club de Madrid, New Social Initiative.

By one estimate, around 1,500 IP professionals travel to the Annual Meeting host city to hold meetings and conduct business without registering for the Meeting. This has serious implications for the Association and the INTA community. Here, INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo sheds light on the scope and implications of the issue, and how the Association is working to tackle it. #INTA2024 #ValueOfYourBadge https://loom.ly/YZuGATA