To counter such increasing pressure, early targeted responses, domestically and internationally, are more important than ever. Rally for democracy!
The Democracy Support Statement is an initiative of the New School of Multilateralism (NSM) situated at University of Graz and was developed with the help of members of the OECD Governance Network, international think tanks and colleagues from EU Team Europe Democracy – many thanks to all who contributed!
This Declaration is supported and signed by:
Altenburger, Carolina – Political Affairs Officer, UN MIK, United Nations
Bäckenberger, David – International Management Graduate, Austrian Armed Forces
Beer, Anna – Law Graduate, NSM Blog Driver
Berndorfer, Melanie – Member of AGGV
Bjelic Vucinic, Ivana – Director of the GFMD International Media Policy and Advisory Centre (IMPACT)
Clayton, William L. – Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy
Conty, Jean-Sébastien – Directeur Adjoint, French Diplomacy
Diamond, Larry – Professor at University of Stanford
Dolezal, Eugen – University of Graz, Department of Ethics and Social Sciences
Drmota, Michael – Professor at TU Wien
Eder, Erwin – Managing Director Horizont3000
Edinger, Harald – Secretary General of Austrian Society of Political Sciences
Fenkart, Stephanie – Director at International Peace Institute
Fetcas, Carla – University of Vienna Graduate, NSM series author
Folorunsho, Moshood – Consultant and Programme Director, Educare Trus Nigeria, University of Ibadan
Gaugl, Sophie – Tutor, NSM Blog Driver
Gelbmann, Ulrike – Head of Global Studies Master, University of Graz
Giner Reichl, Irene – Wellbeing for All, European Forum Alpbach, Fordham University, NYC
Haesele, Corinna – Founder Better linked
Harry, Myo Lin – Peace & Rights Specialist, (form.) KAICID
Haslinger, Birgit – Ass. Professor, Johannes Kepler University Linz, LSE
Heinisch, Reinhard – Professor of Comparative Austrian Politics, University of Salzburg
Hilpold, Peter – Professor of Public International Law, European law and Comparative Public Law, University of Innsbruck
Hintermayer, Niklas – DGAP Fellow
Janisch, Margarethe – Lawyer, Styrian Transport Association
Kettemann, Matthias – Professor for Innovation, Theory and Philosophy, University of Innsbruck
Kreutner, Martin – International Counsel and Consultant, First Dean (emeritus) IACA
Lang, Tobias – Director of Austrian Peace Castle Schlaining
Lazar, Isabella – Philosopher, University of Vienna
Milosevic, Mira – Executive Director at Global Forum for Media Development, University of Westminster
Okidi, Christopher – Political Economist and Layer, Advocate of the High Court in Uganda, Kampala Analytica
Pelzer, Anja – Lecturer, Conflict Prevention and Positive Psychology, Systemic Coach and certified Advisor, Trainer and Mediator
Quint, Brigitte – Chief of Office Militär Aktuell
Röhr, Philipp – Crisis Management, Federal Chancellery
Sandrisser, Wilhelm – Founder of Empowering Democracy, former Head of Division
Santner, Friedarike – Independent Consultant
Schneidhofer, Lena – filmmaker
Starlinger, Thomas – Advisor of the Austrian Federal Minister of European and International Affairs
Stift, Fritz – Ambassador, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Stöger, Michael – Center for Digital Teaching and Learning, University of Graz
Strupp, Alexander – NSM author, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Tanner, Fred – Ambassador (ret.), CCDP, Graduate Institute Geneva
Terry, Patrick C.R. – Dean of the Faculty of Law / Professor of Law at University of Public Administration Kehl, University of Kent
Wachmann, Nicolai – Student, University of Graz
Weiermann, Johanna – Head of AI Education, Academy for AI and Digitalisation
Weiss, Norman – Professor, MenschenRechtsZentrum, University of Potsdam
Wilfan, Gilbert – Constitutional Service, City of Graz/Styria
Wilson, Patrick J. – former Development Cooperation Counsellour for Democracy, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Senior Foreign Service (retired)
We are democracy! That’s why we act.
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Correspondence: ursula.werther-pietsch@univie.ac.at