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Chinatsu Yasuda is researching EU cultural policy at the IEE
The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Chinatsu Yasuda from the University of Tokyo. Her research activities focus on the Cultural Policy of the European Union.
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Post-doctoral fellowship on political narratives and EU legitimization
This is a call for applications for a full-time post-doctoral fellowship for two years (one year renewable once) in European studies and political science, based at the Université libre de Bruxelles (Centre d’étude de la vie politique-CEVIPOL / Institut d'études européennes (IEE)
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RED-SPINEL partners gather in Brussels to discuss dissensus over liberal democracy
Representatives from both our academic and non-academic partner institutions convened in Brussels to present and discuss the progress of their conceptualization of dissensus.
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The Institute hosts Giulia Gallinella for a 2-month research stay
It has been a pleasure for the IEE-ULB to host Giulia Gallinella from LUISS Guido Carli University. Her research activities have focused on delegation of powers in EU emergency politics.
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Dora Hegedus joins the IEE as visiting researcher
IEE-ULB visiting researcher Dora Hegedus joins the IEE from LUISS Guido Carli University. Her research activities will focus on the creation of subregions within the EU, and specifically the Visegrad Group.
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François Foret and Chloé Brière elected to lead the IEE for the 2023-2025 period
The Council of the Institut d'études européennes convened on May 15, 2023 to elect a new leadership team for a two-year mandate (2023-2025) starting on 11 September 2023.
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The research project NAVIGATOR is looking for a Communication Officer
The one year, full-time, European Communication Officer contract is reneweable. The recruitment process is open until June 7.
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EUIA23 focused on Europe’s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World
From May 3rd to 5th, the European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference became the place for academics and policymakers to debate the role of the EU in addressing global challenges.
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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Hein Htet
The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Mr. Hein Htet from Sciences Po Bordeaux. His research activities will focus on the evolution of the decision-making process for the steel and financial services in the European Union.
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Making sense of gender inequality in the EU
Why has gender become such a loaded word? As anti-gender campains keep emerging in the EU, we discuss the actors and networks behind them with Professor David Paternotte in our new episode of our podcast Making Sense of EU.
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship on EU Instruments & autocratisation in the neighbourhood
The IEE-ULB is hiring a post-doctoral fellow to work on "EU instruments and the autocratisation challenge in a dissensus- stricken neighbourhood’ in the framework of the RED-SPINEL Horizon Europe Project.
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Opening for a post-doctoral position for Horizon Europe project RED-SPINEL
The IEE-ULB is looking for a full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow in the framework of Horizon Europe project RED-SPINEL ('Respond to Emerging Dissensus: SuPranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy').
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The Institute welcomes visiting researcher Carmen Cristófol Rodríguez
Dr. Carmen Cristófol Rodríguez from the University of Málaga is our new visiting researcher. Her research activities will focus on Sustainability in the European Fashion Sector. Welcome!
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Sven Schreurs : new visiting researcher at the IEE-ULB
The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Sven Schreurs from the European University Institute. His research activities will focus on the EU social policy from Maastricht to the ‘Next Generation’.
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Opening: Full-Time Research Logistic Collaborator in European Studies
The IEE-ULB is looking for a full-time research logistician to implement its interdisciplinary research policy.
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We're hiring a post-doctoral research fellow for RED-SPINEL (Horizon Europe)
The IEE is looking for a full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow in the framework of the Horizon Europe project RED-SPINEL ('Respond to Emerging Dissensus: SuPranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy').
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Tribute ceremony to Prof. Mario Telò
The authorities of the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences would like to inform you that the tribute ceremony to Professor Mario Telò will be held on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023, at 5 p.m. at the ULB.
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Unissued diplomas: 36 Ukrainian students lost to war
The IEE-ULB hosts, starting Monday, March 13th, the exhibition Unissued diplomas, that portrays the lives and dreams of 36 Ukrainian students killed after the Russian invasion to Ukraine.
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The Institut d’études européennes Mourns the Loss of Professor Mario Telò
Professor Mario Telò, President Emeritus of the IEE, passed away after a courageous battle with a long illness.
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Talking with EU: New student podcast
Talking with EU: the first student run podcast at the IEE, where the students' point of view takes the centre stage. This show looks to extend the conversation of the topics discussed at the podcast ‘Making sense of EU’ of the Institute d'études européennes. A podcast for the students and by the students.
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Two IEE-ULB students lived the thrill of Council negotiations
In early February, the Council held its first ConSIMium in Brussels, a simulation experience for students across Europe. The selected participants played the roles of national negotiators in the Council and European Council. Find out the adventures of the participants Paula and Luisa, two Master's students at the Institut d'études européennes.
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Giuseppe Cannata begins his research stay at the Institute
The Institut d'études européennes is delighted to welcome Giuseppe Cannata from Scuola Normale Superiore | Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. His research activities will focus on the role of the European Commission in EU policymaking in climate, energy and health policy.
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Making sense of environmental justice & citizen participation
Making sense of environmental and ecological justice, and the role of the law and of citizen participation in it is not easy. Professors Chiara Armeni & Maria Lee help us understand what's at stake when it comes to decision-making in this area.
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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Katarzina Krzyzanowska
The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Katarzina Krzyzanowska from the European University Institute and the Central European University. Her research activities will focus on Constitutional Law, Constitutional Identity and European Values.
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A year to bring new energy to the IEE
The authorities and members of the IEE look back on a year of collective work which has culminated with the obtention of European funding for several research projects, a deepening of our relations with our privileged partners and with our students and alumni.
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Fridays @ EU Parliament : the Insider Tour experience
This term, around 50 IEE students had opportunity to visit the European Parliament from the inside in a guided tour by IEE Alumnus Bogdan Deleanu, Head of Cabinet of the Office of MEP Dragoș Pîslaru (Chair of the EMPL Committee). Six visits were organised in the framework of the IEE mentoring programme.
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Book launch: Perspectives croisées sur la coopération transatlantique
The collective book 'Perspectives croisées sur la coopération transatlantique : Analyse à partir des politiques canadiennes et européennes', edited by Prof. Chloé Brière, Dr. Louise Fromont and Areg Navasartian, affiliated researchers to the IEE was launched on December 5, 2022, at the Institut d'études européennes of the ULB.
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IEE Alumni continue to strengthen the community
The alumni community of the Institut d’études européennes actively engages with our students and amongst each other through mentoring and networking events.
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Making sense of inequality in EU external action
War in European soil is the latest test on EU resilience. After living in a polycrisis for the last couple of decades, the European Union is facing one of its toughest trials, one that is pushing it out of its “soft power” approach to international relations. How will the EU handle a return to War in Europe? And how does inequality manifest in this context?
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RED-SPINEL: 11 institutions gather in Brussels for the project's kick-off
The Horizon Europe project Responding to Emerging Dissensus: Supranational Instruments & Norms of European Liberal Democracy (RED-SPINEL) partner universities and non-academic institutions will gather in Brussels on October 20 and 21 for the formal launch of their 3-year scientific endeavour.
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GEM-DIAMOND officially launched on October 19 at the IEE-ULB
The kick-off conference, held in Brussels, had the objective of jump-starting a four-year-long shared intellectual journey around the concept of dissensus.
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Making sense of EU: new podcast by the Institut d’études européennes
The Institut d’études européennes is happy to announce the launch of its podcast “Making sense of EU”, a seasonal production that seeks to shed light on EU affairs through the latest scientific research by IEE academics, researchers, and project partners.
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First winners of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award announced
Alicia Hendricks and Raphaele Xenidis win the first edition of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award and will see their articles published by the European Law Journal after the peer review process.
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JOB VACANCY - 1 full-time doctoral positions in contemporary history & political science
The ULB is calling for applications for one full-time doctoral position in the framework of a joint research action (Action de recherché concertée – ARC) around the thematic "Social rights in the European Union (1960-2020): from market to social citizenship and back".
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MEPs Charles Goerens and Damian Boeselager discuss the future of the EU
On July 12th, 2022, the IEE Alumni Network organized a Debate with two MEPs involved in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to exchange ideas on the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe, and on how to strengthen the European democracy and its institutions.
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New debate between IEE and CoE students on the future of Europe
A second year of rapprochement between IEE and College of Europe students on the future of Europe ended with a day of debate at the Institute.
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Spanish PM comes back to the IEE 24 years after his graduation
Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, visited the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles where, in 1998, he obtained the master’s degree “Diplôme d’études spécialisées en économie européenne”.
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Post-doctoral research fellow at the Institut d'études européennes
The Institut d'études européennes is hiring a post-doctoral fellow who will contribute to the research capacities of the RED-SPINEL research project, under the supervision of Prof. Ramona Coman. The hired post-doctoral fellow will contribute to the research capacities dedicated to the RED-SPINEL research project.
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#IDEAS22 : A discussion on inequality, mobility and migration within the EU
Inequality, mobility and migration were at the centre of some of the panels hosted at the IDEAS conference. Here's a summary of the scientific discussions.
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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Ana Guardiola Lohmüller
The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Ana Guardiola Lohmüller from . Her research activities will focus on Migration, Refugees, and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
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The IEE-ULB is hiring a Project Management Assistant
The Institute for European Studies recruits a full-time professional immersion project management assistant. The professional immersion convention can be signed for a maximum of 6 months. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2022
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EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality
As one of the opening panels of the #IDEAS22 conference on (Dis)Integration from an (in)equality perspective, a key merit of the discussions surrounding “EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality” was to highlight from the onset the diversity of implications, disciplines and questions raised by the conference’s central theme.
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Call for Applications: 16 MSCA Doctoral Fellowships - GEM-DIAMOND
Coordinated by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) the project sets out to assess the EU’s capacity to act given the challenges facing Democratic Institutions, the rise of Alternative MOdels, and mounting Normative Dissensus (DIAMOND).
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Policy Measures for a Just Transition: Ideas for Designing a Structural Transformation to Reduce Inequalities
This policy panel, co-organised last May 12, 2022 with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in the context of the Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), looked at climate policies that help reduce inequalities across multiple levels of governance and integrate perspectives from policymakers, academics and civil society.
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Debate and networking evening with ambassadors and IEE alumni Iulia Matei and Petar Markovic
On 28 April, our alumni hosted a debate on current events with Ambassadors Iulia Matei, Romania’s EU Permanent Representative, and Petar Markovic, Head of Mission of Montenegro to the EU, both graduates from the Institute.
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Combating horizontal and vertical inequalities in the EU: Keynote by Prof. Olivier De Schutter
Last May 11, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and UCLouvain Professor Olivier de Schutter inaugurated the IDEAS Conference on (Dis)Integration from an (in)equality perspective with the keynote "Combating horizontal and vertical inequalities in the EU: the role of non-discrimination in a market integration perspective".
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The Ride, an op-ed by László Andor
This article is about the ride that never happened, despite reportedly being offered to President Volodymyr Zelensky by American officials, at the moment of Russia launching the aggression against Ukraine from North, East and South.
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Macron's European ambition: when sovereignty rhymes with security
Conflicts of sovereignty, the aporia of European sovereignty, invariants of the French vision: discover the analysis of the rotating French presidency of the Council deciphered by professor and researcher Amandine Crespy in this new carte blanche.
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Doctoral network GEM-DIAMOND to be funded by the European Commission
The GEM-DIAMOND doctoral network is part of a multiannual international research effort on Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism (GEM) and will assess the EU’s capacity to act given the challenges facing Democratic Institutions, the rise of Alternative MOdels and mounting Normative Dissensus (DIAMOND).
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The lack of unity in the EU’s defence and security policies: Europe at a crossroads?
Discover the latest articles published by Eyes on Europe, the student magazine of the IEE-ULB! On the programme: Analysis of the defence relations within the Union in this period of war.
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