20 January 2026 Ten Interviews Now Released in the “Visions of Representation” Series We are pleased to announce the release of all ten interviews in the Visions of Representation series — a set of conversations with leading scholars in democratic theory that…
15 January 2026 Universities and the Future(s) of Representative Democracy — Report Released We are pleased to announce the publication of the report Universities and the Future(s) of Representative Democracy, which presents the findings of a one-day policy seminar held in Brussels…
12 December 2025 Eline Severs at the INCONEX Kick-Off: Sharing Insights from the REDIRECT project REDIRECT is proud to spotlight the participation of Eline Severs (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), affiliate and team leader within our project, at the INCONEX Kick-Off Workshop held online on 12…
11 December 2025 Introducing New Blog Series featured by TheLoop on Representative Disconnect Representative democracy is under strain. Rising voter abstention, declining trust in institutions, and shrinking spaces for citizen participation are deepening a global “representative disconnect.” As traditional democratic channels weaken, powerful…
1 December 2025 Engaging Youth on Democracy’s Crisis: Highlights from the REDIRECT Lunch Debate On 1 December 2025, REDIRECT held an online Lunch Debate bringing together a distinguished panel of scholars and student activists to discuss how universities can engage young people in…
1 December 2025 EuroConnect: Strengthening Civic Competences to Counter Democratic Disconnect — UNISI Expands REDIRECT’s Mission UNISI joins the new Erasmus+ project EuroConnect, coordinated by the Johan Skytte Institute (University of Tartu), which develops innovative tools to strengthen civic competences and democratic participation among young…
28 November 2025 Can Representative Democracy Still Be Saved? A REDIRECT Workshop in Florence REDIRECT is pleased to highlight the study day “È ancora possibile salvare la democrazia rappresentativa?”, hosted on 28 November 2025 by the University of Florence and CIUSPO. The workshop…
24 November 2025 Italy, Germany and the Democratic Regression: REDIRECT at Villa Vigoni From 24–26 November 2025, Villa Vigoni hosts the conference “Italia e Germania nel processo di regressione democratica”, a high-level Italian-German dialogue on the state of democratic institutions, socio-economic pressures,…
21 November 2025 Universities and Democratic Reconnection: Insights from the Coimbra Seminar on Reinventing Campus Democracy At the Coimbra Group’s 40th Anniversary High-Level Seminar on “Reinventing Campus Democracy”, the University of Siena led a breakout session exploring how universities can help repair and rethink…