Mission Europe Recherche (MER) - Collaboration Opportunity – Research Project on Democratic Resilience in Europe – Start Date: November 2026 – Initial Contact from MER
1.1 Sources of Information: Email from Mission Europe Recherche (MER) to the units dated July 9, 2026, at 10:45 a.m.
(Email fromHortense Taillefaitof MER reproduced in full below)
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Message to the “Democracy, Society, and Governance”mailing list
Hello everyone,
I am sharing an opportunity that may be of interest to researchers working on issuesofdemocratic erosion, democratic resilience, and/or participatory foresight.
The goal is to form a partnership to respond to a European call for proposals, in collaboration with the Changing Role of Europe research group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
You will find the original message in English below. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Remmelt de Weerd directly at the email address provided in the message. Please let me know if you reach out to him.
Best regards,
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Please share this call for a researcher specializing in democratic erosion and/or participatory foresight with your institution.
Thank you!
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In response to a Terms of Reference (ToR) from the research platform of a pan-European political party, we are seeking to collaborate with an experienced researcher to develop a project proposal. The expertise sought includes one or both of the following:
- Democratic erosion and democratic resilience in relation to European democracy
- Participatory foresight, scenario development, and/or backcasting methodology
The project aims to contribute to strengthening democratic resilience in Europe. The proposal is to be developed in collaboration with the Changing Role of Europeresearch group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The budget is limited to 25,000 EUR (the division among partners is to be agreed upon).
Activities are expected to begin in November 2026.
Interested researchers can contact Remmelt de Weerd (R.J.deWeerd@hhs.nl) for full details of the Terms of Reference (ToR).
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1.2 Preliminary contact with Mission Europe Recherche (MER) regarding this project
Hortense TAILLEFAIT– European Projects Manager – Detection Division
