Agenda

For the last few years the fault-lines dividing the United States and the People’s Republic of China seem not only to consolidate but to deepen further. Some voices suggest that we might be on the edge of the formation of a new bipolar system with dynamics mimicking those of the Cold War in the 20^th Century between the US and the USSR. From trade wars to technological competition the effects of their current incipient contest are already affecting the contours of the global order. Amid the potential clash between Washington and Beijing, the European Union is asking itself whether it could become a third global pole in its own right and if it is interested in it to happen. After the Parliamentary elections in May 2019 and the constitution of the new EU Commission, new European leaderships must take strategic decisions on what the role of the European Union amid this contest should be. At the same time, Russia also tries to play a leading role in shaping the new world order. What should the EU do in order to secure its positions as a third independent voice? How would transatlantic relations be reshaped in this context? A new distribution of power might come hand-in-hand with substantial changes in the international order. How would the global liberal order change in light of a tripolar distribution of power? Is there anything different the EU can offer amid this change?

18 January 2020

Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

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This seminar series addresses the variation among international organizations, which appears as wide as that among states. A new book by Liesbet Hooghe, Tobias Lenz and Gary Marks explains this variation, both across IOs and within IOs over time.

Sala Triaria, Florence

29 January 2020

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Seminar on the key theme: The state as a producer of public policies with Larry Jacobs, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Politics and Government, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.

Friday 31 January 2020

Sciences Po, Room TBA, Paris

Compulsory registration.

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CEE General Seminar “Has social democracy run out of steam?“, by Roberto Frega, Centre d’étude des mouvements sociaux (CEMS), CNRS.

The paper examines the political crisis of social democratic parties in Western Europe in light of its impact on the social democratic emancipatory project, and asks whether the first calls the second into question. It first begins by defining social democracy as an emancipatory project, and identifies three major historical phases which correspond to three distinct conceptions of the project. Section two examines recent literature in comparative welfare state economics, political sociology, and studies on populism and authoritarianism, to show how the socioeconomic transformations of the last five decades have enlarged and fragmented the constituency of social democratic parties, and contends that this situation has produced powerful tensions between the normative and the mundane dimensions of the social democratic project. Three major dilemmas – economic, cultural, and political – leading to three deep conflicts internal to the social democratic constituency are identified and discussed. Combining these empirical findings with the three rival interpretations of the social democratic project introduced in section one, section three develops three possible scenarios for the evolution of the social democratic project in the near future. Section four assesses the likelihood and political meaning of each of the three scenarios for the pursuit of the social democratic project.

4 February 2020

Sciences Po,  Room Goguel, 27 rue Saint-Guillaume, Paris

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The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative cordially invites you to a breakfast talk on “Differentiated Integration in the EU-Turkey Relations: Prospects and Obstacles” convened by Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Frank Schimmelfennig on Tuesday, February 4 between 09:30-11:30 at the Galata Istanbul Hotel by SOFITEL. Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Atila Eralp will participate as the discussant and the talk will be chaired by IPC Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit.

The event will be held in English without translation. Breakfast will be served.

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Galata Istanbul Hotel, Istanbul

4 February 2020

The focus of the Conversations will be to consider concrete and politically feasible projects which may guide the future development of the European Union. A concern for political applicability, however, is compatible with creativity and boldness.

11 February 2020

Florence, Italy

Registration required.

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A series of three seminars discussing maritime rescue and international norm contestation across the Mediterranean; the precarious politics of Palestinian migration flows to Europe; and the extraterritoriality and reterritorialization of Tunisian Islamic Activism.

Florence, Italy

12 February 2020

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On 13th February the Institute for European Studies will launch the second volume in its annual publication series. The book, an analysis of the future of Europe debate, includes contributions from academics from across Europe and follows the first volume of this series, an analysis of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU, which was published in October 2018. The book launch will take place at Binja Laparelli within the central Bank at 6pm and will be followed by a reception.

Registration for this event is required and can be done by clicking here.

Central Bank of Malta, Valletta

Thursday 13th February 2020, 18:00

Editors and authors of the Special Issue of the Journal of Common Market Studies will present and discuss their findings.

Open to all. Attendance is free but registration required.

Bruges, Belgium

14 February 2020

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The Bruges library kindly invites you to the second lecture in the Library Talks Series, entitled "The political theory of Hannah ARENDT. Why her thinking is still relevant for today's politics". The speaker for this evening is Prof. Dirk DE SCHUTTER, who studied literature and philosophy at the KULeuven and Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

Open to students and staff, as well as to the public.

Attendance is free, but registration is required before 16 February 2020.

Room E, Paul Henri Spaak Building

Bruges, Belgium

17 February 2020, 20:00-21:45

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A high-level conference on democracy and human rights in the digital age will take place at the College of Europe, Bruges campus.

Bruges, Belgium

19-20 February 2020

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This online training explores European policies on culture, creativity and the media, and highlights the importance of memories and shared heritage. It will look at the policy behind European cultural and media industries and question approaches to cultural creativity that rely heavily on economics.

Online

24 February 2020

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The seminar “EU Project Management: the management of projects from A to Z” will take place in Bruges from 1 to 5 June 2020 and is organized by the College of Europe Development Office.

This seminar is an interactive journey through the lifespan of European projects, from EU funding to tender writing, project implementation and evaluation. Participants will gain a comprehensive knowledge of the essential techniques for successful, cost-effective management of EU projects. This is a particularly pertinent course for those wishing to understand the EU funding process in these most uncertain economic times.

Bruges, Belgium

1- 5 June 2020

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This technical and interactive training programme presents the purpose of M&E and useful practices. The objective of this course is to ensure that participants are thoroughly acquainted with the main principles and techniques of M&E of EU-funded projects.

Bruges, Belgium

8-10 June 2020

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At the conference, TEPSA recommendations for the German EU Council Presidency and “young ideas” from the #EngagEUrCouncil project will be presented and discussed. The subsequent panel discussion will focus, among other things, on the differentiated future of the EU after Brexit. High-ranking representatives from politics and civil society as well as members of the IEP Academic Advisory Board will take part in the event. An invitation to the TEPSA network with further information regarding the registration will be sent at the end of January.

Berlin, Germany

25-26 June 2020

All you need to know about the EU, its decision-making process and policies! Choose the three-, two- or one-week course tailored to your level of experience.

Bruges, Belgium

29 June -17 July 2020

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After four successful editions of the two-week executive training course on the “Energy Union”, for 2020 we have developed a new one-week programme which will give participants a thorough understanding of EU energy policies and governance (including the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package), affected also by international climate change concerns.

Bruges & Brussels, Belgium

6-10 July 2020

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