This project is supported by a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS -UEFISCDI, project number
PN-IV-P2 -2.1-TE-2023-1482, within PNCDI IV
© Centre for European Studies - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
Democratic
Resilience
and
the
EU’s
Future
at
its
Eastern
Borders:
Institutional
Transformation
in
Times
of
Geopolitical Uncertainty
16 May 2026, launching workshop
This launching workshop introduces the ResEast project, which examines democratic resilience and institutional
transformation at the EU’s eastern borders in the context of heightened geopolitical uncertainty triggered by the war in
Ukraine. Focusing on Romania and the Republic of Moldova, the event takes stock of their democratic trajectories since
transition, assessing the capacity of democratic institutions to withstand internal and external shocks, adapt to crisis, and
uphold European core values. By bringing together empirical evidence and conceptual debate on resilience, the workshop
contributes to broader discussions on the EU’s future, security, and cohesion in an age of persistent inequality and instability.
© Centre for European Studies - Alexandru
Ioan Cuza University of Iași
Democratic
Resilience
and
the
EU’s
Future
at
its
Eastern
Borders:
Institutional
Transformation
in
Times
of
Geopolitical
Uncertainty
16 May 2026, launching workshop
This launching workshop introduces the ResEast project, which
examines democratic resilience and institutional transformation at the
EU’s eastern borders in the context of heightened geopolitical
uncertainty triggered by the war in Ukraine. Focusing on Romania and
the Republic of Moldova, the event takes stock of their democratic
trajectories since transition, assessing the capacity of democratic
institutions to withstand internal and external shocks, adapt to crisis,
and uphold European core values. By bringing together empirical
evidence and conceptual debate on resilience, the workshop
contributes to broader discussions on the EU’s future, security, and
cohesion in an age of persistent inequality and instability.
