Saving Schengen: How to Protect Passport-Free Travel in Europe
January 2012
Europe's leaders are focused on the euro crisis, but they should beware of another potential calamity: the EU's Schengen area faces grave challenges, with major implications for free movement and political tensions over migration.

The New Face of Digital Populism
December 21, 2011
This quantitative report by UK think tank Demos explores online support for populist parties and provides new insight into how politics and political engagement are changing as a result of social media.

Conference Summary: EU Africa Foreign Policy After Lisbon
October 28, 2011
The scope of issues raised in this one-day conference illustrates the task ahead of the External Action Service and the need for cooperation with other international actors, within and between EU bodies, and between the EU and its member states.

From Funder to Partner? Prospects for the European Neighbourhood Policy's Civil Society Facility
October 2011
Can the EU create a genuine partnership with civil society? This policy brief presents six priority areas for ensuring the Civil Society Facility benefits both the EU and its neighbours.

How the EU Can Foster Change in Closed Societies
Jacqueline Hale
January 13, 2012
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The creation of a European Endowment for Democracy could provide vital support for activists trying to open up closed societies without the stifling restrictions normally connected to EU assistance.

Youth, Politics, and the Inheritance of Progress in Senegal
Marta Martinelli
November 3, 2011
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Y'en a marre, a nonviolent Senegalese youth movement, has changed the political landscape ahead of next year's elections.

EU Foreign Policy and the Euro Crisis
December 16, 2011
EU foreign policy is threatened by preoccupation with the euro crisis. Now is not the time to neglect the potential solutions, partners and impact of the EU beyond its borders. The Open Society Institute-Brussels joins other foreign policy experts in calling EU leaders to understand and react to the external dimensions of the crisis.

National Roma Strategies: Ensuring a Comprehensive and Effective European Approach
European Parliament, Brussels
November 8, 2011
This conference will highlight the mutually reinforcing work of the Decade of Roma Inclusion and the EU Roma Platform, while focusing on the importance of ambitious national Roma strategies from EU member states.