EU Research Spotlight

EU Research Spotlight

Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 1)

Are interethnic marriages bridges or fault lines in post-conflict societies? What happens when the politics of national identity enter the intimacy of home? Who were the main agents to oppose or promote mixed marriages in East-Central Europe? Was it the Church? Was it the legal framework? Were it depending on local culture? Was it determined by class?

18.05.2026

EU Research Spotlight

EU Research Spotlight: Nils-Christian Bormann on Violence, Elites, and Democratic Stability

The conversation explores the project’s core questions, including how violence interacts with democratic stability and what role political elites play in moments of crisis. We also discuss the project’s mixed-methods approach, combining large-scale data collection with in-depth historical case studies, as well as innovative open-source datasets and visualisations. The episode highlights key early findings, most notably the relationship between local violence and support for extremist parties and reflects on what these historical patterns might tell us about the vulnerabilities of contemporary democracies.

19.03.2026

EU Research Spotlight

EU Research Spotlight: Zsolt Boda on Moral Emotions in Politics and Democracy

In the opening episode of Review of Democracy’s new podcast series on EU-funded research, Alexandra Kardos speaks with Professor Zsolt Boda, Director of the ELTE Centre for Social Sciences, about the MORES Moral Emotions in Politics project, a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action exploring how emotions shape democratic life.

30.10.2025