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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
