REDEMOS deliverables make important theoretical, conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions which create state-of-the-art new scientific knowledge. These include: a new analytical framework for evaluating democracy support advancing a new typology drawing on assessments of consistency and complementarity (WP2); a new approach to empirically identify which components of democracy are supported by donors, following the multidimensional disaggregation approach of the Varieties of Democracy project (WP3); 3.two open-source, reliable and accessible Datasets which provide comprehensive data on EU, EU Member States and international democracy assistance to the six EN countries (WP2 and 3); a new framework - the Regime States Framework - that advances theoretical and empirical understanding of regime dynamics in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood; a new approach to cross-country comparative narrative analysis which systematically triangulates content analysis of high traffic online media, expert interviews and cross-country comparison of narrative uptake (WP7); a Q-Methodology based open-source survey application meant to optimise the process of launching surveys; the REDEMOS “demos cycle” framework proposing an innovative understanding of democratisation in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood as a relational, cyclical and co-produced process, where a sustainable demos emerges through iterative interaction between four interconnected dimensions: domestic structures; societal agency; external governance; and geopolitical competition, all of these mediated by perceptions, discourses and narratives.One of the REDEMOS Working Papers (D7.2) was selected by the European Council’s Think Tank Review of December 2024, being thus recognised as an influential publication on EU foreign policy.
REDEMOS has achieved societal impact through practical policy recommendations and an innovative and resilient policy toolkit for supporting and enhancing democracy collaboration. The REDEMOS Policy Toolkit is a state-of-the-art resource for improving policymaking for democracy support in the EN. Addressed at policymakers (EU and EN), but also NGOs, think tanks, journalists, CSOs, and citizens, the Toolkit has the potential to inform more effective and evidence-informed decision-making. By translating research findings into actionable tools for policymakers, civil society, and other stakeholders, the REDEMOS Toolkit is expected to contribute to sustained democratic engagement, improved resilience, and a strengthened ‘demos’ in neighbourhood countries.
REDEMOS has produced innovative, education-oriented video and graphic content, meant to communicate complex research through visual storytelling. Six GIF-animated visual narratives were developed to enhance citizens’ understanding of EU democracy support within the framework of REDEMOS. Moreover, REDEMOS also created an award-winning video. The video introduction to the Q-methodology survey app won the Bronze Award at the presitigious Indigo Design Awards 2024 in both categories Infographics for Graphic Design and in Education for Social Change.
