Category Archives: Society & Culture

Welcome to DIMES

Published on 22 October 2019 by dimes

A new Jean Monnet Project launches to promote diversity, inclusion and multidisciplinarity in European Studies.

The Whistleblower’s Protection Directive: Reinforcing Transparency and Accountability at the EU Level

Published on 13 October 2019 by Crossroads Europe

In April 2019, the European Parliament voted on a new Directive for the protection of whistleblowers. Dimitrios Kafteranis provides a preliminary assessment of the significance and practicality of this new EU legal instrument.

Immigrants and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification: The Future of Migrant Europe?

Published on 11 October 2019 by Crossroads Europe

Nur Suhaili Binti Ramli discusses the future of migrant Europe by arguing that immigrant entrepreneurship is vital for the socio-economic future of European countries.

The Path to the Dream Life: The Experiences of Eritrean Asylum Seekers in the UK

Published on 10 October 2019 by Crossroads Europe

Samson Maekele Tsegay discusses the experiences of Eritrean asylum seekers in the UK with specific attention to the socio-economic and psychological consequences of the asylum application process.

The Balkans In, on the Road, or out of the European Union | Event Report

Published on 21 August 2019 by limitsofeurope

Read about the recent conference organised by the UACES Research Network ‘Limits of Europe’ at Lazarski University, Warsaw, bringing together scholars, students and non-academic experts.

Bringing Nonviolence into the Building Sites of the European Union

Published on 18 June 2019 by JCMS

Nonviolence has an established tradition in several disciplines, including political theory, international relations and political science. But its potential for the European Union (EU) has not been appraised yet. Roberto Baldoli and Claudio M. Radaelli explore nonviolence as an analytical and normative framework for the study of the EU.  As eventful years go by, the European […]

Make a Real Impact with Your Research

Published on 28 May 2019 by Crossroads Europe

Kamila Feddek summarises her key takeaway messages from the UACES Doctoral Training Academy 2018  to help researchers in European Studies engage with audiences outside academia and make their research impactful.  Researchers have a wealth of academic knowledge, evidence and expertise that can help inform, design, improve and test policies, and ultimately make a positive impact on people’s […]

JCMS Editors’ Tribute to Professor John Peterson

Published on 23 May 2019 by JCMS

We at JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies are deeply saddened by the news of the untimely death of Professor John Peterson, a former editor of the Journal. John was a dedicated scholar, supervisor, mentor and friend to many in the academic community in the UK, across the Atlantic and beyond. John had a significant […]

How to Use Simulations to Boost Interest in Studying the EU

Published on 6 March 2019 by Crossroads Europe

JCER recently published an article in the Teaching, Learning and the Profession section entitled: The Effectiveness of Simulations as an Outreach Tool: Using Simulations to Boost Interest in EU-related Higher Education Study. Authors Karen Heard-Lauréote, Vladimir Bortun and Milan Kreuschitz explain how simulations can prove effective when used as university outreach tools to enhance secondary […]

The Idea of Europe: Out of print in the United Kingdom?

Published on 7 February 2019 by Alex Klaushofer

Last month a group of thirty European thinkers published a manifesto in several British newspapers calling for the urgent need to defend “the idea of Europe” against the rising populism sweeping the continent. Clicking through from the Guardian article to the manifesto itself, it struck me forcibly how little it will resonate with a British […]