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.
Thu 23 Apr 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 …
Wed 29 Apr 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 …
Wed 06 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 …
Wed 20 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 …
Wed 27 May 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 / …
Wed 03 Jun 2026 | 14:00–15:00
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 …
PUBLICATIONS
Szwed, Stefan
Choice Illusions: Through ‘Rule by Law’ to ‘Electoral Capture’ in Hungary and Poland?
TRAFO ‒ Blog for Transregional Research, 2026
Jaiswal, Raunaq / Steuer, Max
Constitutional Adjudication: Beyond Reductionist Reading of Democracy
TRAFO ‒ Blog for Transregional Research, 2026
Yann Lorans
Mobility is also humility ‒ 5in10 with Yann Lorans
TRAFO ‒ Blog for Transregional Research, 2026
Jacquelyn Veraldi
Turning Outward to Protect Within: The EU’s Legal Arsenal Against Foreign Interference
CEU Democracy Institute, Working Paper, 2026
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