The EU Global Strategy states that the EU’s Common Foreign Policy faces considerable challenges, both from the outside and from within. Externally, the EU is struggling with a more uncertain US foreign policy, a more assertive Russia, and an increasingly unstable and conflict prone neighbourhood. Internally, the EU is facing Brexit, challenges to develop a […]
The Winter Training School “Images of Europe at Times of Global Challenges: : Perceptions of EU (foreign) policy making inside and outside Europe - Theoretical, Methodological and Empirical Reflections” was a four-day event on November 11-14, 2019, in wonderful Aarhus, European Capital of Culture 2017! It was an intensive, interactive, yet exciting and full of […]
The workshop "Theorizing New Realities: EU foreign policy facing new challenges" in Aarhus (11-12 November 2019) aimed to produce a collection of new theoretical perspectives or conceptual frameworks that can help us to better analyse and understand the global environment in which the EU cultivates its foreign relations. We started from the hardly controversial premise […]
At the EU Doorstep was a workshop designed for students who are interested in Europe’s future and consider that it will not only be shaped by the current EU member states but also by its neighbouring countries, their imaginations, expectations and (dis)illusions regarding the European Union. Workshop participants had have the opportunity to: Understand the […]
Workshop organized by COST Action ENTER EU Foreign Policy Facing New Realities (Working Group 1 – New Realities) This workshop aims to thorough discussions of the contemporary challenges in the field of non-proliferation and arms control diplomacy. The workshop will thus have sessions on the upcoming NPT review conference and its likely outcome as well […]
Workshop organized by COST Action ENTER EU Foreign Policy Facing New Realities (Working Group 3 – Contestation) Contestation and politicization are ubiquitous in the fields of International Relations and European Studies. The distinct strands of literature that analyze how international norms and institutions, globalization, and European integration are contested have soared. Slower but steadily, interest […]
The EU Global Strategy states that the EU’s Common Foreign Policy faces considerable challenges, both from the outside and from within. Externally, the EU is struggling with a more uncertain US foreign policy, a more assertive Russia, and an increasingly unstable and conflict prone neighbourhood. Internally, the EU is facing Brexit, challenges to develop a […]
We are proud to announce our next Public Panel - "EU Foreign Policy in Times of Populism". It will take place on 27 February, 18:00-19:30, Diplomatic Academy Vienna. Speakers: Gerda Falkner (Professor at University of Vienna): Right Wing Populist Parties in the EU and their positions on Foreign Policy Richard Whitman (Professor at Kent University): […]
Our next Management Committee Meeting was scheduled to take place in beautiful Zagreb, Croatia. Covid 19 changed this plan as well. Therefore our MC meeting will take place in a digital format. All MC members have received their invitation via mail.
The focus of this open-ended meeting/workshop is to present the project on mapping contestation of EU external relations and possible venues of approaching it in order to publish and edited volume by the end of the COST project. The main goal of the volume would be to systematically assess and measure contestation in EU external […]
Organizers: Jan Osička, Masaryk University Michèle Knodt, TU Darmstadt Program highlights: State of the art of the EU external energy policy and the emerging role of hydrogen European hydrogen strategy and its role in EU’s energy transition Keynote Speakers: Katja Biedenkopf, University Leuven Andris Piebalgs, former EU Energy Commissioner Roland Roesch, IRENA technology and innovation […]
Webinar: Shades of politicization. A contested EU foreign policy in a changing international system Presenter: Dr. Oriol Costa, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Date: June 15, from 2.00-3.00 PM CET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgK3MF70vvc
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 […]
Workshop organized by Working Group 3 – Contestation, and Working Group 4 – Relations Convenors: Helene Sjursen, Ana E. Juncos, Patrick Müller, Oriol Costa The study of norms in EU foreign policy is a well-established subfield in the broader European Studies literature, with previous work focusing both on its internal dimension (foreign policy negotiations and […]
Convenors: Michèle Knodt and Patrick Müller EU foreign policy is often studied and explained from within, focusing on intra-EU institutions, actors and preferences. However, in a changing international environment EU foreign policy is also increasingly subject to external influences, stimuli and pressures. The EU’s multi-actor, multi-level system of governance provides various access points to engage […]
Organizers: • Friedrich Plank, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz • Arne Niemann, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz • Michèle Knodt, Technical University of Darmstadt Venue: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Jakob Welder Weg 12, 55128 Mainz, Germany Program highlights: • Simulating EU-decision-making in the European Parliament and Council of the EU in an international setting • Focus on […]
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 […]
