European Union Democracy Observatory
The European Union Democracy Observatory (EUDO) is an independent and interdisciplinary academic organisation whose goal is to produce a permanent and periodic assessment of democratic practices within the EU.
It is a forum where ideas and good practices can be exchanged, and a resource for policy-makers, academics and EU citizens.
EUDO is a fully-integrated part of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) and was launched in 2006. It is currently being reorganized and the new set-up will be implemented in 2009.
Structure
EUDO is structured around four Observatories| which are responsible for data and documentation gathering and are directed by EUI internal professors in conjunction with external EUDO experts. Each Observatory coordinates specific research projects led by leading scholars and are financed externally.
EUDO's activities also involve workshops, seminars, research activities, a web-forum, a yearly dissemination conference and associated training.
For an overview of EUDO's structure and activities for 2009, see the EUDO Annual Report|.
News
Workshop: The Institutional Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty
The workshop on the Institutional Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty| is organised by the Observatory on Institutional Change and Reforms|. The workshop will take place at the EUI (Theatre, Badia) on 11 and 12 February 2010. Interested members of the EUI community are welcome to attend the workshop; if so, please register with rscas.conferences@eui.eu| before January 29th.
Practitioners’ Workshop: Co-decision and Comitology
The workshop on Co-decision and Comitology| is organised by the Observatory on Institutional Change and Reforms|. The workshop will take place at the EUI (Villa Malafrasca) on 18 February 2010. For more information please contact Sarah Beck: sarah.beck@eui.eu|.
Publications: EUDO Working Papers
Three working papers ("When Parties (also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler" by Alexander H. Trechsel and Peter Mair, "Public Television, Private Television and Citizens’ Political Knowledge" by Gabor Toka and Marina Popescu and "Agency and the Structure of Party Competition: Alignment, Stability and the Role of Political Elites" by Kevin Deegan-Krause and Zsolt Enyedi) have been published in the new EUDO Working Paper Series|.