ValEUs 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.

ValEUs International Congress: Reconceptualizing Geopolitics in Europe and the Americas
October 29, 2026

ValEUs International Congress: Reconceptualizing Geopolitics in Europe and the Americas

Download Poster | Descargar cartel Join our upcoming ValEUs International Congress “Reconceptualizing Geopolitics in Europe and Latin America: Global Crises – ‘Glocal’ Resistances” online or in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 29–30 October! Join the two-day event via Zoom. A session on ... Read more

Third Annual ValEUs Conference: Values, Democracy, and EU Foreign Policy
October 28, 2026

Third Annual ValEUs Conference: Values, Democracy, and EU Foreign Policy

From 29 September to 2 October 2026, the Third Annual ValEUs Conference, “Values, Democracy, and EU Foreign Policy. Paths to a New Policy Agenda,” brought together scholars, students, civil society representatives and policymakers in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice for four ... Read more

RIPE FOR DIFFUSED ILLIBERALISM? Democratic Challenges in Contemporary Europe
October 14, 2026

RIPE FOR DIFFUSED ILLIBERALISM? Democratic Challenges in Contemporary Europe

Click here to download the poster Join our upcoming ValEUs event “RIPE FOR DIFFUSED ILLIBERALISM? Democratic Challenges in Contemporary Europe” via livestream or at the University of Florence on 20 October! Programme: 15:30 | Opening Remarks Laura Leonardi (University of ... Read more

[Recording] ValEUs Lecture Series (23): Europe and the Mediterranean Challenge
July 2, 2026

[Recording] ValEUs Lecture Series (23): Europe and the Mediterranean Challenge

The Mediterranean has long been a space where questions of mobility, colonial legacies, cultural exchange, and political transformation intersect. Against the backdrop of contemporary geopolitical, humanitarian, and environmental challenges, it also offers a critical perspective on the past, present, and ... Read more

Call for Applications: ValEUs Online Graduate Student Conference — “Youth, Politics, and Public Sphere”
February 25, 2026

Call for Applications: ValEUs Online Graduate Student Conference — “Youth, Politics, and Public Sphere”

Graduate students (Master’s and PhD) are invited to apply for the upcoming online ValEUs Graduate Student Conference, hosted by Al Akhawayn University (Morocco) on 29–30 May 2026.The conference is open to participants within and beyond the ValEUs network. We value ... Read more

ValEUs Policy Writing Workshop at the University of Banja Luka
September 23, 2025

ValEUs Policy Writing Workshop at the University of Banja Luka

The ValEUs Policy Writing Workshop will be held at the University of Banja Luka on September 29 – October 1, 2025. Check out the full program and access the livestream links here! Session 2: How to Disseminate “Europe” and its ... Read more

Second Annual ValEUs Conference: State (In)Stability and EU Foreign Policy
September 17, 2025

Second Annual ValEUs Conference: State (In)Stability and EU Foreign Policy

The Second Annual ValEUs Conference will be held in Zagreb, Croatia by the Libertas International University and the University of Zagreb on October 2-4, 2025. Check out the conference schedule! Download the schedule here! Funded by the European Union. Views and ... Read more

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 ... 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 ... Read more