Academic Conferences & Workshops

The ValEUs project encourages regular debates among scholars, students, civil society representatives and policymakers to promote an understanding of challenges to EU values and to develop counterstrategies that are grounded in society. In addition, the ValEUs network will provide partners with opportunities to engage in fruitful and sustainable cooperation on network topics through interdisciplinary scientific debates on EU values, as well as an academic workshop and four annual conferences.

First Annual ValEUs Conference: The Contestation of European Values From Afar
September 3, 2024

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
June 21, 2024

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