We’re all overwhelmed online — both users who are constantly bombarded with information, and producers who need to manage and sustain an endless number of profiles and pages. So how can campaigners produce good quality content that gets people’s attention? ECDA hosted a tech session and demo about IMPRION, a tool that could be your next secret weapon for communication that hits home. 

For the past 15 years, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has functioned as a bellwether for far-right populism in Europe. Long before ‘democratic backsliding’ became the familiar term it is today, Orbán demonstrated how an elected leader can dismantle independent media and concentrate power, all while continuing to use elections to claim democratic legitimacy. Viktor Mák breaks down this strategy and explains why progressives need to keep a keen eye on these far-right cam

In Barcelona, unions and employers in the metallurgy sector have been facing off for months over key issues related to compensation, working hours and rights protections. This deadlock in negotiations led to a prolonged strike campaign.

There are still a few weeks remaining to use advertising to grow your contact lists. But beyond that, campaigners will need to look to alternative strategies. ECDA’s Lorenzo Azzolini explains what the ban is about and how to act immediately before the ad block comes into force, as well as what to do once it’s here. 

Meta and Google are pulling political advertising from the European Union. New transparency rules will soon make targeted political ads nearly impossible. For many campaigns, this feels like a crisis. It's actually the best opportunity European democracy has had in years.

When a government controls the public debate and media narratives to cover up systemic corruption, does a spontaneous uprising of young students stand a chance? Luka Bozovic is an MA student of Political Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a political consultant. In this post, he looks at how Serbian students challenged the ruling party over its authoritarianism by adopting a daring and innovative approach to their public communications—and what happen