ValEUs Summer Schools on Multiple Crises and Contestation of EU Values! In recent years, the EU has faced unprecedented challenges to live up to its mission to create a peaceful future based on common values. Despite the incorporation of foundational values into instruments of global governance, societal actors have increasingly opposed both the methods by … Read more
The April 2025 edition of the ValEUs newsletter highlights upcoming ValEUs streams and videos, new channels and initiatives, upcoming events and recent accomplishments. New initiatives include a free online MOOC, the ValEUs podcast on EU foreign policy, and a Young Generation Policy Briefs series offering fresh student perspectives on European values. Read about the ValEUs Lecture on “The … Read more
Revisit our ValEUs Lecture: “European Values” as Perceived from Central Asia with Zhanibek Arynov from Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan)! About the LectureAs a major external actor, the European Union has always prioritised its normative agenda while interacting with Central Asia. How is the EU’s normative agenda perceived by local actors in the region? This webinar focuses … Read more
The 17th edition of the BİLGİ Newsletter presents the latest research, projects, and academic initiatives of the European Institute. This issue highlights two major new projects: ValEUs – Foreign Policy Issues: Values and Democracy and PLEDGE: Politics of Grievance and Democratic Governance, both of which examine critical challenges in European governance, democracy, and foreign policy. In addition, the … Read more
The ValEUs Lecture on “Double standards in EU-Africa relations. A critical appraisal” with Valeria Fargion from the University of Florence took place on 13/03/2025 at the University of Florence. We invite you to watch the recording! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyycxpD6bnk&list=PLJ_QoTC0AnIV6f5k4UjGE7CLU_YNM6gcS&index=12 ValEUs Lecture Series The ValEUs Project organises a lecture series exploring the contestation of European values in EU … Read more
The ValEUs Lecture on “Enhanced value conflicts in Europe: Contestation of democracy or contestation within (and across) democracies?” with Hans-Jörg Trenz from Scuola Normale Superlore took place on 07/03/2025 at University of Florence. We invite you to watch the recording and participate in the comment section! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thidr2hkzIU&list=PLJ_QoTC0AnIV6f5k4UjGE7CLU_YNM6gcS&index=13 ValEUs Lecture Series The ValEUs Project organises … Read more
Watch the ValEUs Lecture “Germany and Europe: What to expect after the Elections?” with Timm Beichelt from European University Viadrina! Dr. Timm Beichelt is a Professor of European Studies at the European University Viadrina. With a degree and a doctorate in political science from Heidelberg University, Timm works at the intersection of political science and cultural … Read more
The February 2025 edition of the ValEUs newsletter highlights upcoming ValEUs streams and videos, new channels and initiatives, upcoming events and recent accomplishments. Click here! ValEUs Newsletter The ValEUs newsletter, published on a bi-monthly basis, serves as a medium for disseminating information regarding current, ongoing and forthcoming events, publications, and news related to the ValEUs … Read more
In the ValEUs Panel Discussion from 27 January 2025, Dr. Nina Sajic (University of Banja Luka) and Dr. Ayhan Kaya (İstanbul Bilgi University) discussed a specific dimension of European values: the handling of conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The speakers elaborated on the role of the EU in these regions, focusing on … Read more
Revisit our ValEUs Lecture “Responding to Populist Parties in Europe – The ‘Other People’ vs the ‘Populist People’” with Angela Bourne at European University Viadrina! Bourne is a Professor (MOS) in European Politics at Roskilde University. The author of Responding to Populist Parties in Europe and Democratic Defence as ‘Normal Politics’ argues: Those opposing populist … Read more