ValEUs Lecture Series (6): EU Practices of Recovery and Rebuilding in Ukraine

Join the next lecture of our series on “EU practices of recovery and rebuilding in Ukraine” with Miranda Loli, Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. Date & time: 28/11/2024 | 12:00 AM – 1:30 PM (Italy, UTC+1) Venue: Building D4, Room 002, Campus Novoli, UniFi. Live stream: ValEUs YouTube channel Click here for … Read more

ValEUs: Looking Back, Moving Forward

After numerous fresh insights and a vibrant debate on the EU’s global standing today at our First Annual ValEUs Conference: The Contestation of European Values From Afar in September, it’s time to pause for a brief retrospective and outlook on the various activities of our research and education network. We prepared a brief communiqué: ValEUs: … Read more

ValEUs Foreign Policy Debates with Civil Society: Climate Change, Activism, and Government Policy in the EU and Beyond 

On September 30th, Rutgers University hosted the first edition of our ValEUs Foreign Policy Debates with Civil Society. Luisa Neubauer, Gubad Ibadoghlu, and Elena Apostoli-Cappello discussed climate change, activism, and government policy in the EU and beyond. The event was open to a local audience and available via live stream. Luisa Neubauer Leading German environmental … Read more

The Impact of Free Trade: Women’s Perspectives on Resistance and the Search for Alternatives

Los impactos del libre comercio: Mirada de las mujeres en resistencia y búsqueda de alternativas   El webinar se celebrará en español con traducción simultánea al inglés. El webinar tiene el objetivo de visibilizar y vincular las problemáticas que viven las mujeres trabajadoras, defensoras de tierras, territorios, ambientalistas, de derechos humanos, activistas influidas por los tratados … Read more

First Annual ValEUs Conference: The Contestation of European Values From Afar

European values play a significant role in shaping the attachment of citizens and elites to the European Union (EU). They are central to the EU’s self-definition of where it stands and set the orientation of its foreign policy. Yet far from being universally accepted and promoted, the EU’s goals and their underlying values have increasingly … Read more

ValEUs Lecture Series (1): Why Do States Fail to Live Up to Their Normative Credo?

ValEUs inaugurates a series of lectures coordinated by theUniversity of Florence, with Prof. Laura Leonard serving as the local coordinator. The series kicked off with this lecture by Jan Zielonka on March 15th 2024. Prof. Dr. Jan Zielonka is a Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Venice, Cá Foscari. His thought-provoking lecture … Read more