STRASBOURG 04.07.2024: The Association of the Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe (ASPS) today voiced outrage at the sentencing in absentia of 20 Belarus political analysts by a Minsk court on spurious charges of conspiracy and extremism during and after Alexander Lukashenko’s highly controversial and contested 2020 re-election campaign. The jailing of […]
STRASBOURG 18.06.2024: In a judgment published this morning, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favour of the Association of the Council of Europe’s Schools of Political Studies (ASPS). The Court condemned the Russian Federation which, on 25 December 2020, had classified this Strasbourg-based NGO as an “undesirable organisation” under Vladimir Putin’s 2015 […]
Theme: Democracy and Diversity – Can We Transcend the Divides? November 6 – 8, 2024 We are excited to share the news that the World Forum for Democracy 2024 is now accepting initiatives! Organized by the Council of Europe, this prestigious event serves as a key platform for global dialogue and democratic participation. The World […]
Strasbourg 23.02.2024: The Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe (ASPS), meeting two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, voiced outrage at the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was being unjustly held in prison on bogus politically motivated charges. The ASPS which groups political scientists from […]
The first forum of the School of Political Studies has been held, and within the framework of the opening ceremony, the 6th Alumni Forum was held, entitled “Inclusion and Diversity: Minority Rights in the Process of European Integration.” The opening ceremony took place at the Rectorate of the University of Montenegro. Distinguished speakers at the […]
