Upcoming Events

ValEUs Foreign Policy Debates with Civil Society: Climate Change, Activism, and Government Policy in the EU and Beyond  The ValEUs Project has organised a series of panel discussions with civil society organisations discussing European values and EU foreign policy. In these debates, contestations and ambivalences of European foreign policy are exposed, allowing for the exploration of new … 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 will host the first edition of our ValEUs Foreign Policy Debates with Civil Society. Luisa Neubauer, Gubad Ibadoghlu, and Elena Apostoli-Cappello will discuss climate change, activism, and government policy in the EU and beyond. The event is open to a local audience and available via live stream. Date & time: … 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 Workshop: Critical Perspectives on European Values

ValEUs Workshop: Critical Perspective on European Values On June 20th and 21st, the first-ever ValEUs workshop took place at Paris University 8. The ValEUs team harnessed the transformative power of collaboration, witnessing a remarkable confluence of expertise and ideas. Co-organized by Kolja Lindner at the University Paris 8 and Amelie Kutter at the European University Viadrina, … Read more

ValEUs Lecture Series (3): Nativist and Islamist Radicalism in Europe (at SPUI25)

On May 31, 2024 Prof. Ayhan Kaya from Bilgi University, gave a thought-provoking lecture about Nativist and Islamist Radicalism in Europe at Spui25, the academic-cultural podium of Amsterdam. During his lecture, he critically reflected on the co-radicalisation of populist young native groups and radical young self-identified Muslims with a migration background in Europe. The lecture … Read more

ValEUs Lecture Series (2): Deliberative Democracy Instruments as a Panacea for Democracy in Crisis

On May 22, 2024 Prof. Paulina Pospieszna from the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, presented a paper about “Deliberative Democracy Instruments as a Panacea for Democracy in Crisis.” This second Open Lecture series of the ValEUS project, held at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism (AMU), attracted over 120 listeners. The speech is available on the ValEUs YouTube channel

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

ValEUs Kick-off Event

Following the official start of ValEUs in January 2024, the partners of the Jean Monnet Policy Network met online for the project’s Kick-off event. Focusing on organisational aspects and information necessary to implement the project’s ambitious goals at first, the Kick-off meeting(s) concluded with an exciting exchange of academic insights and perspectives on the various … Read more