academic freedom Academic activism in contentious politics and democratic crises On 17 November 2025, Professor Francesco Strazzari and Dr. Sophie Gueudet, within the framework of the Horizon Europe research project RE-ENGAGE, organised a workshop at the Sant’Anna School of ⋙
RE-ENGAGE Drifting Further Away? Authoritarian Consolidation and Civic Resistance in Georgia The EU’s credibility in promoting democratic norms in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood has been severely undermined by its notorious tolerance of autocratic leaders such as Vučić and ⋙
Georgia Security expertise in Georgia: a social network analysis In Tbilisi, the think-tank experts, NGO directors, and other civil society actors who spend their working days debating Georgia’s foreign policy and drafting grant proposals on confidence-building or security ⋙
