Category: Research

The Activity Report 2023-2024 of the IEE-ULB is out !

In 2024, we proudly celebrated 60 years of the IEE-ULB. We took the opportunity to reflect on the present and future of our way of teaching, thinking about and discussing Europe, a subject that is constantly changing. We are pleased to conclude this forward-looking review by publishing our 2023-2024 activity report, which reflects the diversity of the IEE-ULB's approaches and audiences.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Pedro Cuesta García

Pedro Cuesta García is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellow under the framework of the GEM-DIAMOND PhD fellowship, part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, coordinated by the Institut d’Études Européennes (IEE-ULB). Pedro holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University Carlos III de Madrid and a Master of Laws (LLM) in European Public Law & Governance from the European Law School of Maastricht University.

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IEE-ULB welcomes Hikaru Yoshizawa

Hikaru Yoshizawa is visiting the IEE-ULB for his research on EU competition policy and the regulation of digital platform firms.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Soso Makaradze

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Soso Makaradze from the University of Salzburg. His research activities will focus on EU integration, democratic backsliding and public opinion.

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IEE-ULB participates in a new Jean Monnet Network PROSPER

IEE-ULB receives EU funding as part of Jean Monnet Network PROSPER led by Professor Federico Fabbrini of the Dublin City University Brexit Institute & Dublin European Law Institute. Professor Paul Dermine will coordinate the Institute’s research team.

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IEE-ULB's visiting researcher Giulia Giraudo

This sping, the IEE-ULB was delighted to welcome Giulia Giraudo from the Scuola Normale Superiore. Her research activities focus on exploring the gendered aspects of post-pandemic recovery plans.

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Deadline extended! Submissions for the IDEAS24 conference now close on November 7th

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IEE welcomes Theofanis Kakarnias as visiting researcher

The IEE-ULB is thrilled to welcome Theofanis Kakarnias as visiting researcher. Mr. Kakarnias comes to us from Political and Social Sciences department of Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain.

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Making sense of the challenges liberal democracy faces in the EU

A new episode of "Making Sense of EU" is out. Join us as we discuss the challenges facing liberal democracy in the European Union with Professor Ramona Coman.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Gisela Hernández González

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Gisela Hernández from the Institute of Public Goods and Policies of the Spanish National Research Council (IPP-CSIC). Her research activities will focus on Rule of Law enforcement in the Council of the EU.

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The EU, asylum seekers and migrants through the lens of (in)equality

We are thrilled to announce the release of the latest episode of "Making Sense of EU," focusing on the EU, asylum seekers and migrants through the lens of (in)equality. This thought-provoking episode delves into one of the most polarizing topics in EU affairs today – the treatment of asylum seekers in the European Union.

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Rule of law in the EU, A Value in Motion

On Wednesday 31 May 2023, the Institut d'études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE) organised an internal seminar during which PhD, post-doctoral, and visiting researchers had the opportunity to present their on-going work in relation to the protection of the rule of law in the European Union.

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Delegated and Implementing Acts in Times of Crisis: Practice and Challenges 

Ph.D researcher Giulia Gallinella discusses on this this brief piece the use of delegated rulemaking during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 war in Ukraine, a story of wasted opportunities

This opinion piece was presented by Prof. Pieter Lagrou at the conference « Décoder le conflit en Ukraine », organised by the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the ULB, the Institut d'études européennes, Cevipol, REPI, MMC and CTP le on March 10, 2022.

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The IDEAS-ELJ best paper award to be launched in the context of EUqualis 

The IEE will launch, during the upcoming Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award, in collaboration with the prestigious European Law Journal.

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IEE selected for Horizon Europe funding

RED-SPINEL stands for 'Respond to Emerging Dissensus: SuPranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy'. It seeks to shed light on how European liberal democracy is being contested and what this means for its prospects in the 21st century.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Tomohiro Fukuda

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Tomohiro Fukuda from 14 February 2022 until 18 June 2022. His research activities will focus on administrative resource management in the EU, within the scope of the IEE-ULB research theme “Europe as a community of norms and value”.

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The IEE welcomes Prof. Paul Betts, Ganshof van der Meersch Chair

The Ganshof van der Meersch Chair 2021-2022, Prof. Paul Betts, from Oxford University, will give a series of lectures to IEE students & hold a public event.

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The Institut d'études européennes joins the prestigious Groupe d'études géopoliques

The IEE joins the Groupe d'études géopolitiques as partner, along with the College of Europe, the European Institute at Columbia University, the Europe Center at the University of Cambridge and the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute.

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