UACES Podcasts | Ideas & Experts on Europe

Recorded at the "Perspectives on European Foreign Policy in the Context of Current EU-Russia Relations" Workshop - Friday 11 January 2019 - Leiden University, Netherlands * * * Professor Sjursen talks about the increased “normative uncertainty” in the current global context that the EU is struggling with, next to the often discussed increasing instability and increasing unpredictability: “there is...

A basic guide to the EU and cyberspace from Eva Saeva (PhD candidate, Newcastle University). Recorded as part of the UACES Graduate Forum Conference 2018 (https://www.uaces.org/gf18) Disclaimer: This recording was part of a project that was supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Please note that this article and represents the views of the author(s) and not those of UACES or th...

Cleo Davies (University of Edinburgh) talks to us about her PhD and her findings at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence. Cleo was one of the 2018 recipients of the UACES archival research scholarship, supported by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, designed to enable PhD and early-career scholars in contemporary European Studies to consult archives for their...

Dr Mark Field interviews Professor Karen Heard-Laureote about her research on transnational policy networks, active learning pedagogies, higher education and tips for early-career researchers. Professor Heard-Laureote is Professor of Education and Society and Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and Director of the University of Portsmouth's Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Study of T...

A short Q&A between Xiao (Alvin) Yang (Universität Kassel) and Dimitrios Apostolopoulos (Fondation IDEA a.s.b.l.). Alvin discusses his presentation on European Regional integration theories with a hybridized approach of Critical Theory and Social Evolution Theory, while Dimitrios explains his research on the impact of EMU on the governance of EU member states. Recorded at the UACES Graduate Forum...

Paul Stephenson reads his poem, marking 50 years of UACES: the academic association for contemporary European Studies. #uaces50 | https://uaces.org/fifty Transcript: https://www.uaces.org/documents/events/uaces50/Ode-to-UACES-Paul-Stephenson.pdf The live reading took place at the UACES 50th Anniversary Reception, held at the British Academy, 8th December 2017 (https://uaces.org/birthday). The Jame...

UACES Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Geoffrey Edwards (University of Cambridge), Emil Kirchner (University of Essex) and Brigid Laffan (European University Institute) speak to Emily Linnemann (UACES) about the development of European Studies over their academic careers. Transcript and video available at: https://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/lifetime-achievement In 2017 UACES celebrated...

Viviane Gravey (Queen's University Belfast), Elizabeth Monaghan (University of Hull), Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Real Instituto Elcano), Simon Usherwood (University of Surrey) and Anna Wambach (Newcastle University) share their experiences as UACES Student Forum* Chairs and discuss the development of postgraduate research in European Studies, and ongoing challenges and opportunities. *The Student Foru...

After six years as UACES Chair, Helen Drake (Loughborough University London) stepped down from her role during #UACES2018 (https://www.uaces.org/bath). In this interview, Nick Startin (newly-elected UACES Chair, University of Bath) and Adam Steinhouse (long-standing UACES member) talk to Helen about her career as an academic, her work on French and European Politics, and her time as Chair of UACES...

Jo Shaw (University of Edinburgh) and Richard Whitman (University of Kent) speak to Helen Drake (Loughborough University London) about the development of European Studies and their time as Chairs of UACES. Transcript and video available at: http://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/uaces-chairs In 2017 UACES celebrated its 50th anniversary. As part of the commemorative activities UACES commissio...

What are "critical" European studies? Who needs them and why? How does a researcher of contemporary Europe or the European Union (EU) take, or fail to take, a critical approach? In this episode of Ideas on Europe, five PhD and early-career researchers discuss their work and interests in critical approaches to European Studies. Recorded at the UACES Graduate Forum Conference, KU Leuven, July 2018 (...

Interview with Professor Clive Church (Emeritus Professor of European Studies, University of Kent and long-standing UACES member). We ask Clive about his academic career, his research on Swiss politics and history, how the Switzerland-EU relationship was drawn on during the Brexit referendum and what can be learned from it, if anything, for Britain's future. #UACES #ExpertonEurope Learn more about...

Interview with Dr Simon Usherwood (University of Surrey, UACES Treasurer, Deputy Director of The UK in a Changing Europe) about European politics, researching euroscepticism and Brexit and top tips for postgraduate researchers. #UACES #ExpertonEurope Learn more about Simon Usherwood's work: http://www.simonusherwood.com/ Browse more UACES members and experts on Europe: www.uaces.org/expertoneurope...

Toni Haastrup (University of Kent) and Simon Bulmer (University of Sheffield) speak to Maxine David (University of Leiden) about the development and future of the Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS). Transcript and video available at: http://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/jcms-editors In 2017 UACES celebrated its 50th anniversary. As part of the commemorative activities UACES commissione...

Chair: Brigid Laffan (European University Institute) Speakers: Paul James Cardwell (University of Strathclyde), Laura Cram (University of Edinburgh), Roberta Guerrina (University of Surrey), Jo Hunt (Cardiff University) This two-day conference at the European University Institute, Florence, brought together academics, archivists and practitioners to examine the last 50 years of UACES, European Stu...

Chair: Wilhelm Lehmann, EUI Speakers: Helen Drake, Loughborough University, UACES Chair Mary Murphy, University College Cork, IACES Chair Abraham L Newman, Georgetown University, EUSA Chair This two-day conference brought together academics, archivists and practitioners to examine the last 50 years of UACES, European Studies, UK-EU relations and their interrelated futures. The 50th Anniversary of...

This two-day conference brought together academics, archivists and practitioners to examine the last 50 years of UACES, European Studies, UK-EU relations and their interrelated futures. The 50th Anniversary of UACES as the UK-based association for the study of Europe coincided with the UK's triggering of Article 50. This conference provided a unique opportunity to draw on the Historical Archives o...

Using Archives for Historical Research on the EU | N. Piers Ludlow (LSE) This two-day conference brought together academics, archivists and practitioners to examine the last 50 years of UACES, European Studies, UK-EU relations and their interrelated futures. The 50th Anniversary of UACES as the UK-based association for the study of Europe coincided with the UK's triggering of Article 50. This conf...

Quincy Cloet (PhD student, Aberystwyth University) presents his findings on the last 50 years of European Studies and the subject discipline, UACES. This two-day conference brought together academics, archivists and practitioners to examine the last 50 years of UACES, European Studies, UK-EU relations and their interrelated futures. The 50th Anniversary of UACES as the UK-based association for the...

The JCMS Annual Review Lecture 2018 – Prof. Simon Hix (LSE)on the future UK-EU relationship. Learn more: https://jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2018/07/18/the-jcms-annual-review-lecture-2018-prof-simon-hix-on-the-future-uk-eu-relationship/ Read the lecture at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcms.12766 Note: UACES and JCMS cannot be held responsible for opinions expressed in this recording....

Dr Kathryn Simpson (Manchester Metropolitan University) discusses the effects of economic inequality on attitudes to the European Union and European integration in Ireland and across member states, and the possible impact Brexit might have. Interviewer: Dr Toni Haastrup (University of Kent) Note: UACES cannot be held responsible for opinions expressed in this recording. All opinions are those of t...

Interview with Dr Jocelyn Mawdsley (Newcastle University) about her research in European Security Studies, the future of European Studies post-Brexit, and top tips for postgraduate researchers. Interviewer: Anna Wambach (Newcastle University & UACES Graduate Forum Chair) #UACES #ExpertonEurope Learn more about Jocelyn Mawdsley's work: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/jocelynmawdsley.html#bac...

Interview with Dr Heidi Maurer (previously LSE, now Oxford University) on how she got into European Studies, her current research interests, and advice for students and early-career researchers. #UACES #ExpertonEurope Gender Balance Assessment Tool (for academic syllabi): https://jlsumner.shinyapps.io/syllabustool/ Learn more about Heidi Maurer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/international-relations/people/...

Can money buy love for the #EU? Russell Foster (King's College London) argues that Euroscepticism can be countered by reforming the EU's symbols: specifically, currency iconography. This talk was originally given at a UACES Arena seminar in Brussels on 5th December 2016. Read a text version on the UACES blog: http://bit.ly/2Joflp5 #UACES #IdeasonEurope Russell Foster is Leverhulme Fellow at the De...