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Kristina Kausch
Senior researcher and research coordinator
Kristina Kausch is a senior researcher and research coordinator at FRIDE. Prior to joining FRIDE in 2004, she worked for the German Technical Cooperation agency (GTZ) on programmes of democratic governance and institution-building. She holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Göttingen, Germany.
Her research focuses on EU policies in the European neighbourhood, in particular in the Southern Mediterranean, democracy, human rights and governance, and political Islam. She co-edited the volume Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations (ed. with M. Emerson and R.Youngs, FRIDE/CEPS, 2009).
She also publishes regularly on national and international media. Recent OpEds include A Strategic Shift on Arab Reform? Don’t Bet on It (Democracy Digest, 20 January 2011); Mitos de la revolución y escenarios en Oriente Próximo (Política Exterior, 10 March 2011); and El siguiente en la línea sucesoria (El País, 8 December 2010).
Geo tags
Europe European Union Middle East and North Africa North Africa
Expert in
Authoritarian regimes Barcelona Process CFSP Civil society Common Foreign and Security Policy Conditionality Corruption Democracy Democracy aid Democracy promotion Democratisation Development cooperation Egypt Elections EU EU Foreign Policy European Neighbourhood Policy Freedom of association Freedom of expression Governance Human rights Hybrid Regimes Institution building Judicial reform Libya Mediterranean Dialogue MENA Morocco Political economy Political Reform Rule of Law Tunisia
Spoken languages
English, French, German, Spanish
Written languages
English, German, Spanish
Current projects
European Policies of Democracy Promotion; Assessing Democracy Assistance; Freedom of Association in the Arab World; Political Islam and European Foreign Policy
Expert publications
- 12/12/2011 - Transition challenges in the Arab world
- 21/11/2011 - Egyptian democracy and the Muslim Brotherhood
- 18/10/2011 - Constitutional Reform in Young Arab Democracies
- 25/11/2010 - Managed successions and stability in the Arab World
- 14/06/2010 - Egypt
- 03/05/2010 - Why the West should relinquish Mubarak
- 05/03/2010 - Morocco's 'advanced status': Model or muddle?
- 12/01/2010 - Spain's Diminished Policy in the Mediterranean
- 24/09/2009 - The end of the Euro-Mediterranean vision
- 14/07/2009 - Tunisia: The life of others
- 03/06/2009 - Egypt and US: marriage of convenience
- 12/05/2009 - Freedom of association and civil society in Egypt
- 05/02/2009 - Europe's engagement with moderate Islamists
- 22/09/2008 - Algeria: Democratic transition case study
- 02/07/2008 - How serious is the EU about supporting democracy and human rights in its neighbourhood?
- 14/03/2008 - Morocco: negotiating change with the Makhzen
- 20/09/2007 - Morocco: Whitewash, Resignation
- 01/09/2007 - An Islamist Government in Morocco?
- 01/03/2007 - Europe and Russia, Beyond Energy
- 01/07/2006 - Russia: the G8 summit and beyond
- 01/04/2005 - External action of the EU in crisis situations
