re:constitution is a programme of cross-border exchange, debate and capacity-building for scholars and practitioners about the rule of law, democracy and the shifting political dynamics in Europe.

Our interactive Network Map illustrates the Fellows' connections to places of scholarship and practice across Europe.

Fellow Talk
Thu 23 Apr 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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Gendered Retirement - Women in the Shadows of Illiberal Constitutionalism

Fellow Talk by Meret Plucis (Humboldt-University Berlin) | Chair: Olha Nykorak (Heinrich Böll Foundation, Kyiv Office/lvan Franko National University of …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 29 Apr 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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Defending Democracy through EU Media Regulation: A Constitutional Appraisal

Fellow Talk by Yann Lorans (re:constitution Fellow 2025/26) | Chair: Jacquelyn Veraldi (Central European University) | Discussant: Ylenia Maria Citino …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 06 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
re:constitution

Defending EU Values Through Strategic Litigation: An Assessment of New Avenues for Enforcement

Fellow Talk by Benedetta Lobina (University College Dublin) | Chair: Hubert Bekisz (European University Institute) | Discussant: László Detre (Attorney / Eötvös …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 20 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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Digital Evidence and Advocacy of Human Rights-Based Arms and Technology Treaties

Fellow Talk by Marija Ristić (Amnesty International) | Chair: Giulia Marini (re:constitution Fellow 2025/26) | Discussant: Taygeti Michalakea (University of …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 27 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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Rules Under Pressure: How Radical Right Populists Are Reshaping Europe’s Parliaments

Fellow Talk by Victor Ellenbroek (European University Institute) | Chair: Patrick Leisure (Masaryk University) | Discussant: Stefan Szwed (Columbia University / …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 03 Jun 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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Schools and Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights: What Implications for Democracy in Europe?

Fellow Talk by Patrick Leisure (Masaryk University) | Chair: Dukagjin Abdyli (Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo) | Discussant: Alain Zysset …

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PUBLICATIONS

Jaiswal, Raunaq / Steuer, Max

Constitutional Adjudication: Beyond Reductionist Reading of Democracy

TRAFO ‒ Blog for Transregional Research, 2026

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Yann Lorans

Mobility is also humility ‒ 5in10 with Yann Lorans

TRAFO ‒ Blog for Transregional Research, 2026

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re:constitution – Exchange and Analysis on Democracy
and the Rule of Law in Europe

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re:constitution – Exchange and Analysis on Democracy
and the Rule of Law in Europe

c/o Democracy Reporting International
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