For decades, the EU has declared that it aims to support democratization in its southern neighborhood. Yet, the EU’s cooperation with repressive rulers in other policy fields, such as energy, migration, security, and trade, contradicts the EU’s own democracy support objectives. European policymakers have apparently not learnt from the pre-2011 period. As we argue in our project SHAPEDEM-EU, the EU must embark on a journey of un-, de- and re-learning, and it must avoid contradicting practices in different policy fields. This can be done by introducing a democracy learning loop.
Author: Christian Achrainer
Christian Achrainer ist PostDoc-Forscher an der Universität Roskilde (RUC), wo er an dem Horizon Europe Projekt SHAPEDEM-EU beteiligt ist. Außerdem arbeitet er als freiberuflicher Analyst in Berlin an der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft, Politik/Politikberatung und Zivilgesellschaft. // Christian Achrainer is a PostDoc researcher at Roskilde University (RUC), where he is involved in the Horizon Europe project SHAPEDEM-EU. Besides, he is a Berlin-based freelance analyst, working at the interface between academia, politics/political consultation, and civil society.
