Turkish politics rarely slows down. This summer was no exception. The creation of New Party (Yeni Parti) in July 2026 could prove to be one of the most consequential developments for the country’s political future. In one of modern Turkey’s most dramatic political realignments led by Özgür Özel, 91 of the 135 MPs of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) left it to establish a new political movement. Given its potential consequences for Turkey’s future, this development also matters to the EU, for which Turkey is both a candidate country and a strategic partner on defence, migration, trade, energy and connectivity.

This volume conceptualises the European Union as a distinctive migration power: an actor that governs human mobility through several forms of power at once. Building on Barnett and Duvall’s account of...

This article traces the emergence of the research field “infodemiology” through the professional biography and influence of medical informatics scholar Gunther Eysenbach, from his 2002 coinage of the ...

How does climate change affect democracy? Daniel Lindvall discusses natural disasters, political trust, civic engagement and democratic resilience in this podcast.

Policy brief by Dr Omar N. Cham

Jeff Rosamond and Brendan Moore discuss delegated acts, EU climate governance and the democratic risks of technical policymaking in this GreenDeal-NET podcast episode.

Podcast episode with Lea Schewe on public participation in National Energy and Climate Plans and democratic climate governance across the EU.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 14:30-15:30 CEST (12:30-13:30 UTC), EU DisinfoLab hosts a webinar ‘Ethics in the fight against disinformation: from theory t…

The Brussels School of Governance has contributed to the updated Belgian Toolbox on Business and Human Rights.

Podcast episode on democracy and climate action with Diarmuid Torney, exploring citizens’ assemblies, governance innovation, and inclusive climate policymaking.

By Harri Kalimo, Trisha Meyer & 1 more. Judicial legitimacy; politically charged litigation; comparative judicial discourse analysis; framing of judicial reasoning; courts as policymakers; copyright p...

This High-Level Lecture will welcome Lizza Bomassi , Garima Mohan, Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Eva Pesjova, and Giulia Tercovich

EU reforms risk sidelining democratic safeguards. This op-ed addresses why speed and legitimacy are compatible under the Better Regulation review.

Why do autocratizing governments adopt liberal migration policies despite migration-skeptical electorates? Existing scholarship often links open migration policies to liberal governments and restricti...

We are looking for two visiting researchers to spend two months at the United Nations University in Bruges, where they will contribute to the project DSNS-ACT.