'The transition from formal democracy to authoritarianism is essentially a form of state capture. The mechanism does not require a sophisticated understanding of democracy because it does not require democracy at all.'

Veronica Anghel Erik Jones
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If u missed the European Parliament debate on “Enlarging & Deepening the #EU ” w Jelena Dzankic Erik Jones davidmcallister Petras Austrevicius @urmaspaet & VP Silva Pereira, watch it at the link👇

An honest exchange that’s worth ur time!

#EU enlargement #futureofEUrope #WesrernBalkans #Ukraine

Prof. Jelena Dzankic at joint #EP -European University Institute conference on Enlarging and Deepening the Union: “communication is crucial, we need to keep citizens aware of the benefits of #enlargement , including democratic ones, not just who pays more or less”
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Inspiring insights by Erik Jones 🙌 Just listening and I can relate to what he says and sign for each word. That's why #academia is important. #enlargement

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Expectations for the enlargement and its future implications 🇪🇺

Debate with Vice-President Pedro Silva Pereira davidmcallister, Petras Austrevicius, Urmas Paet, together with Jelena Dzankic and Erik Jones from European University Institute.
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The enlargement of an international organization changes what membership means for all participating countries. But that is the price of success. And it is better than the embrace of failure. Find out why here. FREE to access. doi.org/10.1080/014023…

Moreover, the EU has a strong toolkit for democracy promotion. That toolkit works better from the inside than from the outside. And countries outside are more vulnerable to interference. 3/ x.com/tepsaeu/status…

We have to start with some of the lessons from the past. Europe is a security community. European democracies are not always stable. And enlargement changes Europe for everyone. But enlargement is still better than the alternative. 2/ x.com/ej_europe/stat…

Interested in European enlargement. My colleague Jelena Dzankic and I will meet with Members of the European Parliament tomorrow morning from 0930 to 1200 CEST. Programme and live stream link here: europarl.europa.eu/resources/libr…. Food for thought 👇

What will #Ukraine bring to the EU as a Member State? In the latest #EuropeChats we sat down with Gert Jan Koopman and talked through all the positives of pursuing 🇪🇺 accession for 🇺🇦

FULL INTERVIEW 👉 tepsa.eu/tepsa-videos/w… Mariam Khotenashvili

Attention future JCMS submitters! We've changed our word count limit! 💻

We now no longer include the bibliography/reference list is included in the word limit! Figured/tables/charts, notes and appendices within the text of the article are included in the word limit.

New geopolitical poles are emerging, including a renewed but diminished West, a large but fragmented Eurasian bloc and a confluence of non-aligned swing states.

Zeno Leoni and Sarah Tzinieris on the return of geopolitical blocs. go.iiss.org/Survival66-2

Nevertheless, enlargement to Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and the countries of the Western Balkans is better than the alternative of no enlargement or an accession process with no credible endgame. /END

It will depend on a robust analysis of convergence together with contingency planning for any staged accession. Here we focus on what happened in Hungary during and after the last enlargement -- as we argue in Journal of Democracy. 7/ doi.org/10.1353/jod.20…