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Europe made great progress towards a "whole and free" continent during the 35 years until 2007/08, when a cascade of crises occurred, culminating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Timothy Garten Ash argues that a Ukraine victory would offer the opportunity to renew efforts to create a "whole and free" Europe.

In September 2023 I set out to conduct research in the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence thanks to a UACES Microgrant.
The post Unexpected Finds: Stumbling Across the Early History of UACES appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

I am thrilled to have been awarded the UACES scholarship to support my research trip to Slovenia. As a PhD candidate in war studies, I focus on reconciliation in Slovenia following post-Second World War mass killings.
The post A UACES-supported research trip delving into Slovenia’s history appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

Mitchell Young While, as the name of this blog reflects, knowledge has become a central concern in European policymaking internally, it has not made the same inroads into the EU's external policy discourses. This neglect of knowledge in the field of international relations is not limited to the EU, but given the European policy context, […]
The post Knowledge Power Europe appeared first on Europe of Knowledge.

In recent years, political debate in many European countries and across the Atlantic has been characterised by the rise of populism, appeals to identity politics and frequent recourse to political myths.
The post Populism, Identity Politics and Political Discourse in Europe appeared first on Crossroads Europe.

Jens Jungblut Several people have argued in recent years that higher education has become a more important policy sector in most if not all countries around the world (see e.g. Busemeyer, Garritzmann, & Neimanns, 2020; Garritzmann, 2016; Gornitzka & Maassen, 2014). An increasing percentage of the global population pursues or attains a tertiary education degree, […]
The post Comparative Higher Education Politics. Policymaking in North America and Western Europe appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

Jens Jungblut Several people have argued in recent years that higher education has become a more important policy sector in most if not all countries around the world (see e.g. Busemeyer, Garritzmann, & Neimanns, 2020; Garritzmann, 2016; Gornitzka & Maassen, 2014). An increasing percentage of the global population pursues or attains a tertiary education degree, […]
The post Comparative Higher Education Politics. Policymaking in North America and Western Europe appeared first on Europe of Knowledge.

For the EUROGLOT panel on 'Theorising Europe, Otherwise', I took the opportunity to present my working paper reassessing W.E.B. Du Bois' immanent critique of Europe and empire. This paper forms part of a more comprehensive theoretical research project of mine that aims to reconstruct his ideology-critical and anti-disciplinary sociological work.
The post Theorising Europe from the Margins: A Reappraisal of W.E.B. Du Bois' Critical Thought appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona).
The post Did the Conference on the Future of Europe go local? Evidence from Poland appeared first on Crossroads Europe.

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona).
The post Did the Conference on the Future of Europe go local? Evidence from Poland appeared first on Crossroads Europe.

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona).
The post Did the Conference on the Future of Europe go local? Evidence from Poland appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

The next steps in the EU's constitutional development must involve greater care for the wider Europe, Andrew Duff argues. He proposes the introduction of a new category of EU affiliate membership, allowing the EU's western and eastern neighbours alike to become stable and reliable partners. One of the more diverting exercises in literary criticism during […]
The post The Wider Europe: a time for experiments appeared first on Future of Europe blog.

It was particular joy to meet again in person at the General Conference of the European Consortium of Politics Research (ECPR) last week 22-26 August. After two years of virtual conferences due to Covid, this time the ECPR General Conference took place in the beautiful city of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. It brought together […]
The post ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies in 2022 appeared first on Europe of Knowledge.

The 2023 edition of the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) took place in Prague, 4-8 September. The section of our ECPR Standing Group Knowledge Politics and Policies included nine panels on politics and policy of academic mobility and diplomacy, universities, higher and vocational education, research, and Artificial Intelligence. This year […]
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The 2023 edition of the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) took place in Prague, 4-8 September. The section of our ECPR Standing Group Knowledge Politics and Policies included nine panels on politics and policy of academic mobility and diplomacy, universities, higher and vocational education, research, and Artificial Intelligence. This year […]
The post ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies 2023 appeared first on Europe of Knowledge.