Webtalk/ Webinar organized and held by Working Group 3 – Contestation Convenors: Oriol Costa, Helene Sjursen (tbc) This webinar takes stock of some of the lessons learned regarding the contestation of EU foreign policy, and offers a conceptualization of the next steps forward by making the link between this research and norm literature more explicit. […]
Virtual Panel organized and held by Working Group 2 – Perception and Communication Convenors: Organized and led by Natalia Chaban, co-led by Michele Knodt, Sonia Lucarelli, Ole Elgström and Karine Lisbonne de Vergeron Contributors: Andrea Ribeiro Hoffman, Paula Sandrin, Eric Tremolada, Andrea Quiroga, Roberto Dominguez, Pauline Heinrichs, Babak Bahador, Toni Haastrup, John Kotsopulous, Karine Lisbonne […]
Round Table with Colin Scicluna organized by Working Group 1 – New Realities Convenors: Dr. Colin Scicluna (Head of Cabinet, VP Democracy&Demography, European Commission), Prof. Münevver Cebeci (Chair), Prof. Federica Bicchi (Discussant) As part of the COST Action ENTER Week, Working Group 1 presents a Webtalk on EU Foreign Policy with Dr. Colin Scicluna (Head […]
Webtalk at Schader Foundation organized by Working Group 2 – Perception and Communication Convenors: Michèle Knodt, Sharon Pardo, Veith Selk Anti-Semitic and Israelophobic tendencies within right-wing populism are often the subject of critical reporting in Germany. In particular, Viktor Orbán's campaign loaded with anti-Semitic connotations against George Soros has been followed closely in Germany. However, […]
Webtalk organized by Working Group 4 – Relations Convenors: Michael Smith, Laura Ferreira-Pereira, Andrew Cottey This virtual round table is presented by Working Group 4 of the ENTER project, which is focused on changes and challenges in the EU’s key global relationships. Its starting point is the network of strategic partnerships established by the EU […]
Virtual Panel organized by Working Group 1 – New Realities Convenors: Organized and led by F. Aslı Ergül Jorgensen Recently, there has been not only global and regional power shifts, but more nationalist, authoritarian and protectionist discourses have also become important features. At the point of time when we convinced ourselves that global changes were […]
Webtalk/ Webinar organized by Working Group 3 – Contestation Convenors: Dario Čepo The webinar will present the exploratory research and an introductory overview of the elements relevant for mapping contestation of EU external relations. The research, which has been done by Elodie Thevenin, Antonio Karlović, and Dario Čepo, will be used as a springboard for […]
The War Against Ukraine and the EU: Facing New Realities, edited by Michèle Knodt and Claudia Wiesner; with collected contributions from COST Action ENTER members19/06/2023 - 6:17 pmThe volume aims at discussing the manifold consequences the Russian War against Ukraine bears for the European Union and EU Studies, covering six themes and fields. 1) Theories, approaches and concepts in EU studies and IR: How do the changes and challenges brought about by the Ukraine War that followed two crises affect EU Studies? […]
The more the merrier? Actors and ideas in the evolution of German hydrogen policy discourse by Arina Belova, Christine Quittkat, Lukáš Lehotský, Michèle Knodt, Jan Osička, Jörg Kemmerzell07/03/2023 - 8:57 pmHydrogen has set high hopes for decarbonization due to its flexibility and ability to decarbonize sectors of the economy where direct electrification appears unviable. Broad hydrogen policies have therefore started to emerge. Nevertheless, it is still a rather niche technology, not integrated or adopted at scale, and not regulated through particular policy provisions. The involved […]
COST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 12 / November 2022 – “The European Union’s Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” By Özge Bozkaya25/11/2022 - 2:10 amCOST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 12 / November 2022 – “The European Union’s Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” By Özge Bozkaya This policy brief consists of an interview with Ertuğrul APAKAN [Ambassador (Ret.)], carried out by Özge BOZKAYA (Research Assistant at Yaşar University), on the topic of “The European Union’s Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding”. Download […]
COST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 11 / May 2022 – “Scoping the Ambassadorial Potential of the EU’s Global Gateway” By Zane Šime27/05/2022 - 10:38 amCOST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 11 / May 2022 – “Scoping the Ambassadorial Potential of the EU’s Global Gateway” By Zane Šime This policy brief discusses the underexploited capacity of Erasmus+ and Horizon funding schemes to foster amicable ties between the EU and other parts of the world that last beyond the funding period. […]
COST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 10 / February 2022 – “The EU’s Military Engagement in Africa: Reality and the Way Forward“ by Sergio Luiz Cruz Aguilar11/02/2022 - 3:57 amShort summary: This policy brief focuses on the EU’s military missions and operations in African countries. It presents recommendations regarding EU policy commitments and practices within the security sector in Africa. Long summary This policy brief focuses on the EU’s military operations and missions in African countries. Drawing on the EU’s experiences and setbacks since its military […]
Contestation and Politicization of European Foreign and Security Cooperation: New realities or same old routine?, edited by Katja Biedenkopf, Oriol Costa & Magdalena Góra15/11/2021 - 5:26 amContestation and politicisation are two concepts of increasing relevance to European foreign and security policy (CFSP) scholars and practitioners alike. However, reasonable doubts can be raised as regards this growing literature: first, political conflict has always been part of CFSP, and national and European politics have traditionally been at the centre of research in this […]
