Time to talk about academics’ role in Qatargate Avril, Lola Author aut Korkea-aho, Emilia Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-5226-1670 Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-01-09 eng
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 Two years ago, we discussed the problems associated with revolving doors at the European level on this platform. One year ago, Qatargate was on the agenda. Confronted with a slew of ‘gates’ that challenge the legitimacy of EU decision-making and the ethics of its politicians and staff, EU institutions rushed to propose a series of reforms to prevent future scandals. We could discuss in detail the causes and consequences of these scandals, what they teach us about the state of European democracy, and the inadequacy of the reforms undertaken. Instead, we have chosen to redirect our focus inward, contemplating the broader scholarly community. We believe this introspective analysis is what EU institutions should have done, rather than hastily shifting to the technicalities of reform proposals. CC BY-SA 4.0 Avril, Lola academy policy making Qatargate Ubergate 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/time-to-talk-about-academics-role-in-qatargate/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/90f3509673e8577f 240109 10.59704/90f3509673e8577f Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)