Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership for higher education
M.O.R.D.O.R.
M.O.R.D.O.R. was an Erasmus+ project, co-funded by the European Union focusing on improving general education on authoritarianism and to prepare recommendations for EU foreign policy stakeholders regarding democracy support.
This project had two main goals. First, it aimed to improve and strengthen the study and education of dictatorships worldwide by creating an encyclopedia and other didactic materials.
Second, it planned to make recommendations for EU foreign policy, concerning its democracy support strategies, capabilities and vision. We also developed smaller reports, info-graphics and analysis on EU democracy promotion activities.
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The Encyclopedia Tyrannica is now available as a free interactive PDF eBook—co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
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We are delighted to announce that the Encyclopedia Tyrannica is now available as a free interactive PDF eBook for all interested readers.
About the Book
The ‘Tyrannica’ is more than a classical encyclopedia—it is a comprehensive research guide for students, scholars, and policy-makers interested in comparative authoritarianism, transition, and democracy studies. The book is structured into eight thematic sections, offering exhaustive literature reviews, methodological insights, and regional perspectives that are often overlooked in mainstream scholarship.
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union withing the M.O.R.D.O.R. project, the Encyclopedia Tyrannica is the result of a collaborative effort involving academics from around the world, and it is designed to become the go-to reference for anyone working in or teaching about authoritarianism, democratization, and related fields.
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Some basic information about the project and its scope
- Full name: Mapping and Organizing Research on Dictatorships: Open access Repository
- Acronym: M.O.R.D.O.R.
- Grant type: Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership for higher education (KA220)
- Project number: 2021-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000023034
- Granted budget: 400,000 EUR
- Duration: Start 1 November 2021 – (duration 36 months)
- Consortium: 10 partners + 11 associated partners
- Coordinating institution: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
- Coordinator: Dr. Jeroen Van den Bosch
Some basic information about Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships
E+ Cooperation Partnerships aim to support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level.
E+ Cooperation Partnerships supporting innovation are expected to develop innovative outputs, and/or engage into intensive dissemination and exploitation activities of existing and newly produced products or innovative ideas.
Project Duration
Start 1 November 2021 – End 1 January 2025
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