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Area of expertise

Democracy & Governance

Institutions, participation and the quality of public decisions.

Good policies depend on accountable institutions and citizens who can take part. We study how democratic institutions work, how public policies are made and assessed, and how trust between citizens and the state is built or lost.

We look at participation broadly: voting and representation, civil society, public consultation and the political voice of citizens living abroad. We are also interested in how evidence is used, or ignored, in public decisions.

This area connects our research with civic education and our work alongside public institutions and civil society organisations.

Related work

More open institutions, better decisions

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Projects

Proposed project, 36 months (subject to funding approval; application submitted under the October 2026 call of the EEA Civil Society Fund in Romania).

DREPT – Rights Without Barriers: An Inclusive Response to Gender-Based Violence in RomaniaApplication submitted under the October 2026 call of the EEA Civil Society Fund in Romania.
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Research & publications

Analysis of the Month, October 2025

Queer People as Political Migrants: Between Non-recognition and Vulnerable RecognitionAlexandra Ștefania Pavel

Migrating into Books, review

Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A. RobinsonAlina Teodorescu

Analysis of the Month, December 2024

Step Forward!Georgiana Dănciulescu
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