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Empirical Research

Advance evidence-based knowledge on blockages in democratisation

EMBRACE’s approach to empirical research combines a quantitative large-n with a qualitative middle-n comparative research strategy. Quantitatively, EMBRACE analyses the larger trends of EUDP and its effects on democratisation over the last two decades in all 23 neighbours.

EMBRACE investigates qualitatively episodes of deadlock and opening from 12 selected countries in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Western Balkans, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Intra- and cross-regional comparison is systematically included in EMBRACE’s research design and WP structure. For data collection and analysis, consortium partners located in EU- and in non-EU countries team up.

List of the 12 selected countries and the regional leads in the project:

Region
Countries under investigation
Regional lead(s) (based in the region)
Regional co-lead(s) (based in EU and UK)
Eastern Europe
Ukraine, Belarus
UESA
SU, UM
Southern Caucasus
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijian
ILIAUNI
UGent
Western Balkans
Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
FPN
ELIAMEP, UMAN, UdL
Northern Africa
Tunesia, Algeria
ARI
UMAN
Middle East
Lebanon, Palestine
PalThink
ARI, Berghof
EMBRACE partner locations, countries under investigation and regions under investigation Leading institutions: Berghof Foundation Operations GmbH (Berghof) University of Würzbrug (JMU)

Overview: Case selection

WP4: Popular uprisings (ARI*)
WP5: Autocratic resilience (UM*)
WP6: Peacebuilding (UMAN*)
WP7: Geopolitics of EUDP (ELLAMEP*)
Region \ Conflict
Political order after political uprisings
Economic modernisation
Societal peace
Spheres of influence between major powers
Eastern Europe
Ukraine (UESA)
Belarus (UM)
Belarus (UM)
Ukraine (UESA)
(Eastern) Ukraine (UESA)
Southern Caucasus
Georgia (ILIAUNI)
Armenia (ILIAUNI)
Azerbaijan (UGent)
Armenia (UGent)
Georgia (ILIAUNI)
Western Balkans
Serbia (FPN)
N. Macedonia (ELIAMEP*)
Serbia (FPN)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (UMAN*)
Serbia (ELIAMEP*)
N. Macedonia (ELIAMEP*)
Northern Africa
Tunisia (ARI*)
Algeria (ARI*)
Algeria (ARI*)
Algeria (ARI*)
Tunisia (UMAN*)
Algeria (ARI*)
Middle East
Lebanon (Berghof*)
Lebanon (ARI*)
Lebanon (Berghof*)
Palestine (PalThink)
Palestine (PalThink)

Note: WP leads are marked with *; case study leads are shown in brackets

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