Published on by Ideas on Europe | Comments Off on UACES Student Forum Seminars: Teaching European Studies
Over 40 PhD researchers from all over the UK and Europe came to discuss the challenges around teaching European Studies. The aim of the seminar was to better comprehend the different teaching methods available for PhD students, early career researchers and postgraduate higher education teachers. The 2016 event picked up some of the discussions on […]
Published on by blog | Comments Off on Health Systems and EU Law and Policy: the state of the art and direction of travel
Over 130 people from 16 countries gathered to hear six keynote speakers, and policy responses from fifteen panellists. Panels covered Health systems and patient and professional mobility; Fiscal sustainability of health systems; and Global contexts. Respondents included policy makers from European Commission DGs; national health ministries; and professional and civil society networks and coalitions. The […]
Published on by blog | Comments Off on A Narrative Turn in EU Studies
The College of Europe organised a workshop with the financial support of a small events grant from UACES. The workshop focused on the increasing interest on narratives among European studies scholars and the institutions of the EU. In recent years there has been a tendency to explain the successes or mainly the failures in building and […]
Published on by blog | Comments Off on Qualitative analysis of decision-making in the Council of the European Union
The idea for this workshop was quite simple: to bring together new and established EU studies researchers that use qualitative methods to investigate the role and functioning of EU institutions. The Council of the European Union, for example, is a key player in European decision-making and still one of the most puzzling institutions for EU […]
Published on by blog | Comments Off on A Balanced Data Protection in the EU: Conflicts and Possible Solutions
The workshop brought together scholars of international standing and with a background stemming from different policy fields. The aim of the workshop was to reflect on the topic of data protection from various perspectives. The event was broadly advertised, open to the public and well attended. The audience was composed of members of the European […]
Published on by Egle Dagilyte | Comments Off on Teaching with Twitter
How can Twitter be integrated into teaching and learning European Studies? What are the pitfalls and challenges faced when using this medium? Here, Egle Dagilyte, shares advice and tips from UACES social media academic enthusiasts.
Published on by Tobias Lock | Comments Off on The Legal Implications of a Repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and Withdrawal from the ECHR
Following the Conservative party victory in the 2015 UK general election, Tobias Lock presents the key findings of a policy paper which resulted from a UACES Small Event grant funded workshop.
Published on by Tim Oliver | Comments Off on Brexit: Europe’s Awkward Questions about its Awkward Partner
A UK in-out referendum will soon be upon us. How the rest of the EU responds will be crucial to shaping the outcome in the UK and shaping the future of Europe.
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