(Re-)Conceptualizing or (Re-)Theorizing how the EU faces New Realities

Join our spring school with more than 11 internationally renowned scholars and learn about cutting-edge ways to analyse current EU foreign policy. There is no participation fee, and we offer a generous bursary to our participations.

11-14 March 2019, Darmstadt, Germany

Rationale and Aims:

The world experiences an ongoing reconfiguration of power as well as increased contestation of the liberal global order. The EU’s neighbourhood is increasingly conflict prone and instable, triggering migration flows and the proliferation of illiberal values. The international turbulence appears in parallel to EU-domestic conflicts, marked by austerity, Brexit, nationalism, populism and protectionism. The training school examines if traditional theories are outdated given that they employ theoretical concepts to analyse increasingly dis-jointed realities. Similarly, the school addresses the issue whether it is time to reverse traditional inside-out research agendas, portraying EU foreign policy as a projection of European values and interests. The training school reaches out to upcoming analysts who will conceptualize and theorize the EU facing a new world order. It aims to train and strengthen an emerging interdisciplinary community of early career researchers. Students will not only be taught the theories of yesterday but also the tools it takes to (re-)conceptualize and (re-)theorize the new realities in which the EU is situated.

Confirmed speakers:

Dr. Annegret Bendiek (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oriol Costa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)

Dr. F. Asli Ergul Jorgensen (Ege University, Turkey)

Prof. Dr. Knud Erik Jørgensen (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Prof. Dr. Stephan Keukeleire (University of Leuven, Belgium)

Prof. Dr. Michèle Knodt (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany)

Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller (Vienna School of International Studies, Austria)

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Navari (The University of Buckingham, UK)

Dr. Alexander Reichwein (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany)

Prof. Dr. Michael Smith (University of Warwick, UK)

Programme:

Twelve 90-minute sessions between 11-14 March 2019, including:

Ten lectures from ten international scholars to obtain an overview of theories, concepts and approaches

One team work session that students can enjoy interactive learning

One roundtable session where the scholars discuss and elaborate on the given lectures and Q&As

Practical information:

Free participation – there is no application or participation fee!

Financial Support: All participants will receive a fixed bursary of 800 Euros towards their travel, accommodation and subsistence in accordance with the rules of the COST Association. Further information: https://www.cost.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/COSTVademecum.pdf

How to apply:

Please submit the following items to info@foreignpolicynewrealities.eu

• CV
• Essay about the main idea of the Training School (300-350 words)
• Names and contact information of two reference scholars from your department

Application deadline: 25 January 2019

Further questions:

For content-related queries, please contact the spring school organizers (Dr. F. Asli Ergul Jorgensen, Ege University, Turkey) at asli.ergul@ege.edu.tr. For logistics, please contact the COST ENTER Network Manager (Dr. Jonas Schoenefeld, Technische Universität Darmstadt) at info@foreignpolicynewrealities.eu

Website: www.foreignpolicynewrealities.eu Twitter: @EUFPNewReality

Download the call information as a pdf file here.