Free Webinar: EU Sanctions: Design and Impact

EU Sanctions: Design and Impact

9 March 2022, 4pm CET

Speakers:
Katharina Meissner (University of Vienna, Austria)
Jan Orbie (Ghent University, Belgium)
María J. García (University of Bath, UK)
Clara Portela (University of Valencia, Spain)

Discussant:
Richard Youngs (Carnegie Europe, Belgium)

We will be discussing the main findings of the thematic issue "Beyond Foreign Policy? EU Sanctions at the Intersection of Development, Trade, and CFSP", published early this year in the open access journal Politics and Governance: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/issue/view/285

Our webinars are informal, general public-oriented events where academic editors and authors explain to a varied audience the main findings of the thematic issue and its impact on society. The event is free and you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6_KbM_gPSHi_GE8FtJla0A

CES Insights Webinar, "Seeding Europe’s Future: Rural Responses to Global Challenges"

Deadline: N/A, registration required ahead of the event

 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 10:00 am EDT | 7:00 am PST | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CET

Chair: Evy Vourlides; Moderator: Elizabeth B. Jones; Panelists: Hannes Lorenzen, Sue Pritchard, and Madeline McKeever

 REGISTER HERE

The Council for European Studies is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the fifth session of our CES Insights Webinar Series. These virtual gatherings bring together experts on a variety of topics of pressing concern in contemporary Europe, featuring experts from our expansive research networks.

As Europe’s population became increasingly urban, Europeanists have often neglected rural Europe in their scholarship. However, in the European Union alone, close to 45 percent of territories are considered rural, with an even higher percentage in most recent member states. Therefore, European leaders and scholars must not only take these territories into account to create and sustain a European future, but should also consider the “rural” as a resource in solving some of the most pressing issues Europe faces. One entry point into the question of the rural is through the notion of food systems, which encompass a slew of concerns about agriculture science and practice, but also wider debates about social justice, environmental policy, and community building in twenty-first century Europe. Panelists will contribute their practical knowledge about challenges in these areas to inform the European (and global) policymaking arena. Some of the questions asked will address ways in which rural Europe offers valuable templates for building more resilient, prosperous, and sustainable societies, what we have learned in recent decades about the role of food systems in protecting biodiversity, and how the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate change have underscored the need to abandon old ways of doing things.

For more information and panelist bios, please visit the CES website.

CFA: European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (Italy)

Deadline: February 15, 2021 (non-EU applicants)

The European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is one of seven Regional Master’s Programmes organised by the Global Campus of Human Rights - a unique network of more than one hundred universities around the world seeking to advance human rights and democracy through regional and global cooperation for education and research. It was created with the support of the European Union and 42 participating universities from all the EU member states.

EMA is a one-year advanced master’s course aimed at educating professionals in the field of human rights and democratisation. The Master’s degree offers an action- and policy-oriented approach to learning that combines legal, political, historical, anthropological, and philosophical perspectives with skill-building activities, and in-depth study of the following areas: Human Rights Institutions, Mechanisms and Standards; Human Rights in Context: Historical, Philosophical, Religious and Anthropological Perspectives; Globalisation, Development and Human Rights; Building and Protecting Democracy; Human Rights, Peace and Security.

EMA provides the foundation for a career in national, international, governmental, inter-governmental and nongovernmental organisations, as well as academic institutions dealing with human rights and democratisation.

THE PROGRAMME
EMA is both a residential and an exchange programme. The first semester from September 2021 to January 2022 is organised at Global Campus Headquarters in Venice and the second semester from February to July 2022 takes place in one of the 42 participating universities within the member states of the European Union plus the uk and Switzerland. The multidisciplinary EMA Programme includes lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, skill-building sessions and individual research.

SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
EMA is primarily financed by the European Union. EMA also collaborates with unesco, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Region of Veneto, and benefits from close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the osce and other international organisations. The EMA Programme is further enriched by the input of representatives of non-governmental organisations such as, among others, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.

HOW TO APPLY
Deadline for non-EU applicants: 15 February 2021
Deadline for EU applicants: 19 April 2021
Venue: Global Campus Headquarters in Venice Lido at the Monastery of San Nicolò.

Admission Requirements: EMA is open to EU and non-EU citizens. The criteria adopted during the selection process are: academic ability and background, relevant additional academic work, courses or publications, relevant practical experience, motivation and language competence. Applicants are required to hold a university degree of a high standard in a field relevant to human rights, including disciplines in Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, and must have a minimum of 180 ECTS (Bachelor/General Degree). Certified fluency in English is an admission requirement to the programme.

More information about EMA, professors and the programme can be found at gchumanrights.org/ema

2020 Midwest Model EU

Deadline: February 28, 2020

Every April, more than 160 college and university students meet to decide the future of the European Union (EU). Playing the roles of prime ministers and presidents, ambassadors and commissioners, ministers and diplomats,they spend three days debating policy, resolving disputes, building compromises, and charting the course of European integration. The Midwest Model European Union (MMEU) is one of only a half dozen events of its kind in the United States.

Created in 1993 by Prof. John McCormick of the Department of Political Science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), the MMEU is the second oldest intercollegiate simulation of the EU in North America. Originally hosted by IUPUI, it was moved to the Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) campus in the spring of 2014.

Colleges send delegations of 7 members each, representing the 28 EU member states. Over a period of 48 hours, they meet in formal and informal sessions as the European Council, the European Commission, and several different councils of ministers.

From Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon, students introduce, discuss, and reach decisions on EU policy. National leaders provide overall direction, ministers huddle to work out the details of policy, commissioners and their directors-general try to give new direction to foreign and security policy, the single market, eastward enlargement, and the development of the euro, and emergency joint meetings are held to break impasses.

Organization for EU-Midwest begins in January each year, when invitations are emailed to faculty advisers, and students begin forming delegations. There is a small participation fee of $175 per delegation, and the event is held at the Indiana University Memorial Union (IMU) from April 2-4.  Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the IMU Biddle Hotel and the Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Bloomington.  Rooms are available for reduced rates, however it is up to individual universities to make reservations and payment arrangements for these rooms while they are available.

For more information and to register, please click here.

CFA: 2019-20 Anthropology of Europe Pre-Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: February 1, 2020

The Society for the Anthropology of Europe (SAE) and CES invite eligible graduate students with a focus on European Anthropology to apply for the 2019-20 Anthropology of Europe Pre-Dissertation Fellowship. The SAE is the section of the American Anthropological Association that promotes the anthropological study of European societies and culture, encouraging connections between scholars working in Europe. Each fellowship includes a $5,000 stipend to fund two months’ research in Europe, and travel support for attending and presenting at the International Conference of Europeanists.

International Conference: "EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation"

Deadline: May 6, 2019 at 12:00 Noon

13 May 2019 |  09:00 - 17:30  |  EESC, VMA3, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1000 Brussels

In 2013, Brussels and Beijing launched the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, an ambitious goal-setting document covering a wide range of initiatives in the fields of ‘peace and security’, ‘prosperity’, ‘sustainable development’, and ‘people-to-people exchanges’.

As the 2020 ‘deadline’ approaches, hurdles and tensions remaining in both bilateral ties and at global level certainly complicate the achievement of many of the goals set in the Agenda. Nevertheless, the EU and China still could be facing an unprecedented opportunity to step up their cooperation. This international conference brings together a wide range of top-level international academics, practitioners and policymakers to set the stage for a crucial stocktaking exercise, aimed at assessing the scale and scope of both progress and problems in relations between the EU and China, as well as their mutual perceptions.
 

More information and registration is available here.

CFP: 2019 Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

Deadline: February 15, 2019

The European Union Center of California at Scripps College is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2019 Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union, which will take place on April 4 & 5, 2019 on Scripps Campus.

The primary purpose of this conference is to enhance undergraduate training in and knowledge of the European Union and US-European relations. In addition, the aim of the conference is to allow students with expertise in different areas to interact with each other as well as with faculty, foster intercampus cooperation, and recognize the excellent work achieved by students. Students will present and discuss their research in a panel format, each panel being composed of three to five students. Each presentation  will be followed by questions and a discussion moderated by a faculty discussant. The conference will include a keynote address. At the conclusion of the conference, faculty participants will nominate and select the “best papers” of the conference. Selected papers will be published in a special volume of conference proceedings. In addition, the EU Center of California and its partner  institutions will be offering awards for top papers with study tours to Europe over the summer. Students may pursue a wide range of topics that reflect their interest, expertise, and past research. Topics may deal with any aspect of European integration or transatlantic relations. Papers can be about the EU, a particular country within the EU, or the EU’s relationship with outside countries.

Applications with abstract are due February 15. Final papers are due on March 15.

Apply online here

CFA: Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

Deadline: February 16, 2018

The European Union Center of California at Scripps College is pleased to announce that we are now accepting online applications for the 16^th Annual Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union, which will take place on April 5 & 6, 2018 on Scripps Campus in Claremont, CA.

Students may pursue a wide range of topics that reflect their interest, expertise, and past research. Topics may deal with any aspect of European integration or transatlantic relations. Papers can be about the EU, a particular country within the EU, or the EU’s relationship with outside countries.

Students will present and discuss their research in a panel format followed by questions and a discussion moderated by a faculty member. The conference will include a keynote address. At the conclusion of the conference, faculty participants will nominate and select the “best papers” of the conference. Selected papers will be published in a special volume of conference proceedings. Previous publications can be viewed via the digital version,  http://scholarship.claremont.edu/urceu/. In addition to publication in the Conference Journal, the EU Center of California and some of its partner institutions will be offering awards for the top two papers with summer study tours to Europe.

The Center will cover hotel room for 2 nights and conference meals for accepted participants. Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for their own travel.

Applications are due February 16. Additional information is available at: http://eucenter.scrippscollege.edu. You may contact us at  (909) 607-8103 or eucenter@scrippscollege.edu.