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.
Wed 21 Jan 2026 | 14:00–15:00
Policing Solidarity? The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements in Europe: A Case Study of the Palestine Solidarity Movement and the Erosion of Democratic Freedoms
Fellow Talk by Giulia Marini (re:constitution Fellow 2025/26) | Chair: Mária Žuffová (European University Institute) | Discussant: Philipp Schönberger (Green …
Wed 28 Jan 2026 | 14:00–15:00
Hostile politics’ effect: How politicians’ attacks against media shape public trust and democracy
Fellow Talk by Mária Žuffová (European University Institute) | Chair: Andrii Nekoliak (re:constitution Fellow 2025/26) | Discussant: Neus Vidal Martí (Seek …
Wed 04 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00
External Threats to EU Constitutional Values
Fellow Talk by Jacquelyn Veraldi (Central European University)| Chair: York Albrecht (Institut für Europäische Politik) | Discussant: Marius Ghincea (ETH …
Wed 18 Feb 2026 | 14:00–15:00
AI-Powered Monitoring: Integrating UN Human Rights Recommendations with EU Democracy and Rule of Law Standards
Fellow Talk by Łukasz Szoszkiewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University / The Neurorights Foundation) | Chair: Meret Plucis (Humboldt University Berlin) | Discussant: …
Wed 25 Feb 2026 – Wed 25 Mar 2026
When the Rule of Law Hits the Border Fence: Exploring the Role of Courts in Adjudicating Pushbacks
Fellow Talk by Hubert Bekisz (European University Institute) | Chair: Łukasz Szoszkiewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University / The Neurorights Foundation) | …
Wed 04 Mar 2026 | 14:00–15:00
Application of Rule of Law Standards by Constitutional Courts: A Comparative Analysis of CJEU, ECHR, and Venice Commission Influences
Fellow Talk by Dukagjin Abdyli (Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo) | Chair: Victor Ellenbroek (European University Institute) | Discussant: …
PUBLICATIONS
Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova
Visas as a Tool of “Migrant Instrumentalisation”? The EU-Belarus Border Crisis Reconsidered
re:constitution Working Papers, Forum Transregionale Studien, 41/2025
Golunova, Valentina
The European Democracy Shield – A Toolbox for Safeguarding Digital Democracy?
TRAFO - Blog for Transregional Research, 2025
Dobre, Daniela
The Eurogroup in the Shadow of the (European) Rule of Law
re:constitution Working Papers, Forum Transregionale Studien, 40/2025
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