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Marilyn Neven @marilynneven.bsky.social Head of EU Liaison at International IDEA | ICT & democracy, gender equality, EU democracy policy & action | Former EU-adviser BE government & European Parliament assistant | @CollegeofEurope alumna
Peter Varga @peetervarga.bsky.social life. with a pinch of salt.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social Professor & Director V-Dem Institute, Political Scientist @Univ of Gothenburg.
Prof Nic Cheeseman @fromagehomme.bsky.social Prof of Democracy, Director @CEDAR_Bham at @unibirmingham, founder @AfricaDemocracy, columnist @TheAfricaReport, collab with @thecontinent_, retwts not...
Evelyn Mantoiu @evelynmantoiu.bsky.social Research & Data Manager working on democracy support at @epd.eu @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
Marcus Brand @marcusbrandbluesky.bsky.social
Elene Panchulidze @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social Research Coordinator at @epd.eu & @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
Tomás Daly - Call me Tom @democracytalk.bsky.social We can renew democracy by re-thinking democracy. I wear 4 hats:
Director, Demoptimism Project http://demoptimism.org // Professor, Melbourne Law School // Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network // Convenor, Constitution Transformation Network
European Democracy Hub @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 💡 Your one-stop-shop for expertise on European democracy support, bringing together analysts and policymakers.
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David Rosén @david-rosen.bsky.social Adviser, Climate Change and Democracy at International IDEA. Posts/views are my own.
C'est du Belge @polbegov.skyfleet.blue Compte veille politique/econ/région
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The GovLab @thegovlab.org Action research center studying and co-designing data-driven & participatory decisions #data #opendata #innovation #datacollaboratives #crowdlaw. Learn more at: thegovlab.org
Alexander Hudson @aehudson.bsky.social Political scientist | Assessing democracy @internationalidea.bsky.social | Author of The Veil of Participation (CUP) http://bit.ly/3jHUfYt | 🇨🇦 in 🇸🇪 | Posting in a personal capacity.
Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social It‘s the democracy, stupid!
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Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social DRI supports local ways of promoting democracy with impartial analysis and best practice examples, bringing international standards of democracy to life.
Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social 🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺⚖️ Senior Research Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social, re:constitution programme - rule of law in the EU. Lives on a Berlin-Poznań-Warszawa train. "European Elitist". He/him. Full-time nerd. I'm a fan of bios longer than 160 characters.
Michael Meyer-Resende @meyer-resende.bsky.social Writer and Executive Director, Democracy Reporting International. Lisbon & Berlin.
Consensus is gemütlich. Debate is inspiring.
European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) @epde.bsky.social Supporting independent citizen election observation for free and fair elections in Europe and beyond. www.epde.org
Club de Madrid @clubdemadrid.bsky.social World's largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers to strengthen democracy, stimulate dialogue and foster sustainable development
Albert Guasch Rafael @albertguaschr.bsky.social Comms & journalism on European affairs. Now Communications Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social
✍️ Bylines at @ForeignPolicy, @Euronews, @AreWeEurope, @LaVanguardia.
Ramblings on Spanish politics: https://guerrillapolitics.substack.com
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information through legal & policy reforms. Everywhere
ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information around the world. 🔴 Support our work: http://article19.org/donate/
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Transparency International EU @transparency-eu.bsky.social Fighting corruption in Brussels and beyond. The EU office of @anticorruption.bsky.social.
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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social We #DefendDemocracy against hybrid & technological threats. Nonpartisan, nonprofit, Transatlantic. Founder & Director: Alice @Stollmeyer
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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
Márta Pardavi @martapardavi.bsky.social Co-chair of Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social, working on strengthening the rule of law and the work of human rights defenders.
Most of the time in Budapest, Hungary.
Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University.
John Morijn @jmorijn.bsky.social Professor of law, University of Groningen | Vice-Chair, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee | Founding Mentor, Our Rule of Law Foundation
Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social Rule of law: backsliding and repair, EU values, European Media Freedom Act.
PhD in law. Principal Investigator, Constitutional Law Division, Kozminski University (Warsaw).
Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United.
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue @isdglobal.bsky.social For 20 years, ISD has led the way in detecting, exposing and combatting terrorism, extremism, foreign interference and authoritarianism.
ISD_Germany @isdgermany.bsky.social Wir sind Teil des unabhängigen globalen Think & Do Tanks "Institute for Strategic Dialogue". Non-Governmental & nonprofit. Wir analysieren, beraten und handeln. Medienanfragen bitte an: media@isdgermany.org. URL: www.isdgermany.org
Alfred Landecker Foundation @alfredlandecker.bsky.social As democracy is under pressure, the Alfred Landecker Foundation promotes confrontation with the past, fights group-based hatred with a focus on antisemitism and defends democratic freedoms.
Find out more here: https://www.alfredlandecker.org/
Sophie Pornschlegel @sophiepornschlegel.bsky.social Political scientist & researcher
Senior Adviser EPC
Doctoral candidate Uni Maastricht
My book: https://www.droemer-knaur.de/buch/sophie-pornschlegel-am-ende-der-gewohnten-ordnung-9783426279090
Camino Mortera @caminomortera.bsky.social Associate fellow, CER. Scientific Council RI Elcano. Before, EU affairs for Spain's Prime Minister. Unsuccesfully trying to head EU things, now from Rwanda.
Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social Human rights and watchdog NGO based in Budapest, Hungary. 🇭🇺🇪🇺
Rule of law, civil society space, asylum, refugees, detention, criminal justice.
Thomas Coombes @thehopeguy.eurosky.social I train people in hope-based communication.
Writing on https://hopebased.substack.com
Beatriz Saab @beasaab.bsky.social Digital Methods and Policy Manager at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
Patryk Wachowiec @patrykwachowiec.bsky.social Civic Development Forum (FOR) 🇵🇱 · EU law · innovative judiciary · good governance · free market lover
Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu Associate Professor, SWPS University. Welsh by birth. English by upbringing. Irish by design. Polish by choice. I am a lineman for the county.
Marcin Szwed @marcinszwed.bsky.social Lawyer at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Assistant Professor (University of Warsaw), Ph.D. in Law.
Marcin Wolny @mwolny.bsky.social attorney, human rights lawyer, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
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Marta Peirano @minipetite.bsky.social Escribo sobre Tecnología y poder | El Pais y Radio Nacional de España | Mis dos últimos libros: 'El enemigo conoce el sistema' 'Contra el Futuro'
Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social Democracy, elections and European politics with a transatlantic spin
Researcher, advisor, moderator
https://mariaskora.net/
Barbara Grabowska-Moroz @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social Rule of Law Clinic, CEU Demcracy Institute, Budapest
Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social Professor of political science at Stanford. State formation, religion, political parties, Europe, etc. Amateur electrician.
Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de On matters constitutional.
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The Belligerent Optimist @sharestuff.bsky.social Doing democracy, civic tech, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time.
Also writing scifi.
https://thebelligerentoptimist.civian.online
IDIC🖖
Michal Matlak @michalm.bsky.social Director of the ITECH Institute for Innovation and Technology (Warsaw), Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, affiliated with the University of Łódź and CEU Democracy Institute. Former European Parliament staffer. PhD from the EUI.
Petra Guasti @petraguasti.bsky.social Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK • 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash • EC member at ECPR
Democratic Society @handle.invalid People making European democracy work better since 2006.
Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication, Democracy at Dublin C Uni || Director FuJo Future Media Democracy Society || Deliberation || Citizens Assembly|| Disinformation
Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social 🌐Studies influence, propaganda, platform design@Georgetown
✍🏼Lawfare,The Atlantic, Substack/Ghost Newsletter (signup on my site if you want Ghost)
📕Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality (invisiblerulers.com)
🦹🏻♀️Twitter Files supervillain
DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/
Got a tip? Get in touch
• Email: david.gilbert@wired.com
• Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
propublica.org
People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social Algorithm, we’re onto you. Let’s build a better digital world.
👾 Linktree linktr.ee/peoplevsbigtech
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social Technology + democracy.
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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com International nonprofit protecting human rights online by tackling the spread of online harms. US 501(c)(3) non-profit. Media: media@counterhate.com
@camiwei.bsky.social @camiwei.bsky.social
@sarahurtad0.bsky.social @sarahurtad0.bsky.social
Center for Democracy @centerfordemocracy.bsky.social https://dd.foundation/center
Demo Finland @demofinland.bsky.social A co-operative organisation of all the Finnish parliamentary parties. Supporting democracy, by parties for parties.
https://demofinland.org/
Kateryna @k-kateryna.bsky.social
Duncan Allen @duncanallen.bsky.social Researcher at Democracy Reporting International
From St. Louis but Berlin-based
Nino Tsereteli @ninotsereteli.bsky.social PhD in Law (UiO), Research Officer at Democracy Reporting International. Rule of Law enthusiast from Georgia, now based in Berlin. Learning German and mastering patience with bureaucracy. Focused on courts, civic space, strategies for resisting autocracy.
Emilia Ochoa @emiliaorg.bsky.social 💻 Comms officer at @democracyreporting.bsky.social
Talking about power in the digital age. Decoding political messaging & disinfo at times when resources are overtaking our feeds.
D.A.R. @dalvarador.bsky.social EU Tech Regulation / Global Digital & Internet Governance
Brandi Geurkink @geurkink.bsky.social Executive Director of the Coalition for Independent Tech Research
Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social Professor of Ethics & Technology @ Hertie School, Berlin. Interests: Artificial & Natural Intelligence; Behavioural Ecology; Cooperation; Digital Governance. Social media policy: https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2024/10/guidance-to-my-social-media.html
Matthias Meier @mmeier.bsky.social Head of Comms and Advocacy at European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Kyiv Dialogue. Follow us here:
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The Netherlands Helsinki Committee @nhc-nl.bsky.social The Netherlands Helsinki Committee shares about its activities on the promotion of human rights and the rule of law in Europe and beyond, publishes also on shrmonitor.org.
nhc.nl
The Innovation in Politics Institute @innovationinpolitics.eu We apply innovation in politics to strengthen #democracy in Europe and beyond #PoliticsAwards
📌 @capitalofdemocracy.eu
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Denica Yotova @denica.bsky.social denicayotova.com
European Democracy Consulting Stiftung @edcstiftung.eu EDCS is a non-profit foundation dedicated to strengthening European representative democracy. 🇪🇺 edcstiftung.eu
Democracy International e.V. @democracyintl.bsky.social Empowering to shape democracy 🌱 Sharing tools & stories of participation
10+ years of democracy expertise 🌱 Connect & get active - start here 👇
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People Powered @peoplepowered.org The global hub for participatory democracy.
peoplepowered.org
@pacefunders.bsky.social @pacefunders.bsky.social
alisas.bsky.social @alisas.bsky.social Team Europe Democracy @ International IDEA | Brussels-based 🇪🇺 | views my own, of course
João Cravinho @joaocravinho.bsky.social EU Special Representative for the Sahel.
Former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister in Portugal.
Aspiring cook 🥘, tiring runner 🏃🏽♂️
Posts and reposts represent only myself.
Guy Patrick Banim @guybanim.eurosky.social EU preventive diplomacy, mediation & digital peacebuilding | Build Up ˆ | Visiting Professor @collegeofeurope | Feminist | Irish or British or both - always European | live from Tirana
🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 🕊️
https://howtobuildup.org/about-build-up/team/guy-banim/
European Commission @ec.europa.eu News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris & College of Europe, Bruges
Democracy Fellow, Harvard University & Visiting Scholar, Center for European Studies Minda de Gunzburg at Harvard University
Founder, The Good Lobby
www.albertoalemanno.eu
António Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu President of the European Council
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
@blairglencorse.bsky.social @blairglencorse.bsky.social
⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt.org 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Senior Accelerator Fellow at Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, and Taiwan's founding Minister of Digital Affairs. https://cyberambassador.tw/
Andreas Pavlou @andreaspavlou.bsky.social Anything about open government, transparency, participation, accountability.
Also mixed up with posts about Cyprus, Madrid, London, LGBTQ+🏳️🌈
Open Government Partnership @opengovpartnership.org 73 national & 136 local governments, alongside thousands of civil society groups, working together to improve people's lives. #OpenGov
Carnegie Democracy @carnegiedcg.bsky.social The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment conducts independent analysis on global policy, polarization, tech, equality & more.
RT ≠ endorsement
https://carnegieendowment.org/programs/democracy-conflict-and-governance
Anu Juvonen @anujuvonen.bsky.social Executive Director of Demo Finland - Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, President of the European Partnership for Democracy. Make Democracy Great Again!
Kofi Annan Foundation @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social Our mission is to build on Kofi Annan’s legacy for peace by promoting democracy, empowering youth leadership, and advancing international cooperation.
Participedia @participedia.bsky.social We are a global research community and crowdsourcing platform (participedia.net) sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org