Eliska Pirkova
Senior policy analyst and Global freedom of expression lead
Brussels
Biography
Organisation
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Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Barbara Prainsack
Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis
Berlin
Biography
Organisation
University of Vienna
Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Armin Rabitsch
Chairperson
Biography
Armin Rabitsch is the chairperson and co-founder of Election-Watch.EU(wahlbeobachtung.org), a non-partisan civil society organisation advocating for participatory electoral reforms and young voter education at the EU level. In 2019, the Election-Watch.EU network conducted the first comprehensive Election Assessment Mission to the European Parliament elections. Building on its recommendations to the Constitutional Committee of the European Parliament, and the European Cooperation Network on Elections, Election-Watch.EU is leading the SEEEDS Project focusing on Enhancing the Integrity of the 2024 European Parliament Elections.
He worked 25 years as an election and democracy expert across the five continents, including for international organisations (EU, UN, OSCE/ODHIR, IFES). He gained expertise in in human rights and governance, including in conflict transformation and electoral violence risk assessment. He is guest lecturer at the Global Campus of Human Rights.
Armin holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (University of Innsbruck/ Austria) and an LL.M. in international Human Rights Law (University of Prague/ Czechia) and co-author of the SEEEDS Policy Paper on European Parliament Elections, the UNESCO Practitioners Handbook on Elections in Digital Times, and the OSCE RFoM policy paper on AI's impact on freedom of expression in political competition and elections.
Organisation
Election-Watch.EU
Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections