Maria Merkouraki argues that a May 2025 joint letter from nine EU member states signals a sovereignty-led pushback against the European Court of Human Rights. This backlash erodes Article 10 protections of the European Convention on Human Rights — and the long-term viability of judicial diplomacy in Europe
The Romanian presidential elections reveal the dangers of unregulated digital electoral campaigning, argues Gabriela Borz. To combat the risks and control the output, democracies should take urgent regulatory measures, and improve their citizens’ digital skills
One thousand words, one thousand times: four years ago, ECPR launched this path-breaking website. Managing Editor Kate Hawkins looks back on our achievements, and considers how far we've come
The 2024 Olympics marked a significant moment in the growing intrusion of AI surveillance into public life. Giulia Dal Bello, Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler and Daphna Canetti argue that, despite the security advantages, governments need to account for public perceptions of surveillance, as negative views may fuel collective action against state authority.
Voice banking is a new technology that safeguards the distinctive vocal signatures of people who have lost the power of speech. Though this might sound like a good-news story, Soumi Banerjee and Dipjyoti Paul show how such advancements might widen existing cleavages between the affluent and economically disadvantaged, prioritising certain voices over others
The 2013 Rana Plaza disaster led to an unprecedented initiative based on principles of industrial democracy to prevent future factory deaths in the Bangladesh garment sector. Yet, write Juliane Reinecke and Jimmy Donaghey, the success of the initiative depends on whether transnational and local actors cooperate and whether a market-driven approach to labour rights renders effective in the absence of a disaster
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