By the Numbers

• 100+ Fellows and Alumni
  A growing network of emerging academic, legal, media, and civil society stakeholders committed to provide answers to and develop ideas about pressing questions around the rule of law

• 80+ host institutions in academia and practice across Europe
  Hosting and collaborating with Fellows during their mobility phases

• 520+ knowledge products
  Briefs, reports, working papers, blog posts, videos and commentaries covering key developments and challenges in rule of law across Europe

• 750+ media inquiries handled
  Providing journalists with rapid access to legal expertise and analysis

• 450+ media mentions in 110+ outlets
  Featured across major European and global publications, contributing to more informed public debate

• 350+ journalists engaged
  A growing listening network empowered through dedicated briefings, storytelling, and social media commentary

• 50+ international events and 100+ partner convenings
  Including collaborations with EU institutions, national governments, leading academic institutions and civil society, and high-profile guest speakers

• 40+ CSO organisations and networks connected
  Helping shape a pan-European community of practice on rule of law, involving hundreds of grassroots organisations

Shaping Policy

re:constitution provides expert input to major EU and national policy processes and have contributed to:

• European Parliament resolutions

• European Commission’s annual Rule of Law reports

• EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and Venice Commission analyses

• National judicial and constitutional reforms

• Diplomatic briefings

“The Rule of Law FAQs come with me in my suitcase when I travel to the EU Council of Ministers meetings in Brussels.”
 — State Secretary of Justice, EU Member State

Informing Media & Public Debate

re:constitution works closely with journalists to make complex legal developments accessible, timely, and relevant to wider audiences. From fielding real-time media queries to producing public-facing explainers, re:constitution supports a more informed and evidence-based public debate.

“The DRI analyses increase media capacity by offering easy access to expertise on current issues. The evaluation indicates 
that this intended impact has been fully achieved.”
 — Independent Evaluator

Building Community & Capacity

At the heart of the programme is a vibrant, cross-sectoral network. From peer-led Fellow Talks and exchanges to regional civil society gatherings, re:constitution is creating space for collaboration, learning, critical and academic reflections as well as action.

“re:con offers a great possibility for academics and practitioners... to broaden their range of expertise while interacting with others 
offering a different perspective.”
 — Independent Evaluator

“What an important event bringing all the rule of law civil society together—to plan, reflect and strategise—and just ahead of the 
European Parliament elections too. Thank you so much for organizing!”
 — Head of a European NGO

Fostering comprehensive and interdisciplinary debates and exchanges 

Based on a linkage between academia and practice, re:constitution contributes to academic, public and policy debates and the development of relevant questions and issues around rule of law and democracy in Europe by engaging Fellows and Alumni. Among others, debates evolved around

• Defending constitutional justice and safeguarding the rule of law in times of populism and backsliding;

• The rule of law in relation to timely questions of digitalism and climate change ;

• EU budget conditionality and other mechanisms to protect the rule of law;

• Extraordinary or extralegal responses? Covid-19 and the rule of law in the EU;

• The legitimacy of institutions of liberal democracy;

“the re:constitution project successfully continued to establish a Europe-wide platform for meaningful discussions, 
uniting early career academics and practitioners to address these evocative issues.”

— Advisory Board Member