Challenges to Democracy and Representation in the EU (EuDARe)

Chair holder
Prof. Marcello Carammia

Over the last decades, the European Union (EU) and its Member States have faced multiple policy challenges – including the economic and financial crises, the so-called refugee crisis, the Covid-19 pandemics, and the war in Ukraine. While the ‘permissive consensus’ around European integration turned into ‘constraining dissensus’, a crisis of representation highlighted several political challenges as well: citizens dissatisfaction with democracy, the growth of far right and populist parties, Brexit, a deterioration of democratic standards and rule of law even within the EU, a crisis of the Liberal International Order. As a result, the EU and its Member States are in the process of rethinking their political institutions and policy priorities, as well as the EU’s role as global player in a more contested world.

The Jean Monnet Chair EuDARe aims at fostering high-quality teaching and research on the challenges to democracy and representation in the European Union – and the responses to those challenges. The Chair will also raise public awareness on those topics, promoting a public dialogue between scholars, practitioners, policymakers, the media, and the public.

The EuDARe’s teaching approach is based on interactive learning mixing traditional lectures, seminars, and collaborative research activities. The Chair introduces two new courses, redesigns an existing course, and sets up the EuDARe Lab, which will be a hub for collaborations among scholars and students researching on the Chair’s subjects. The Chair will also organise the EuDARe Seminar and Workshop Series, with public presentations by invited scholars and experts.

The EuDARe website will be launched soon