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ESPOL and the ICL chosen to host EISA PEC 2024

ESPOL and the ICL are thrilled to announce that Lille and the Université catholique de Lille have been selected by the European International Studies Association...

Soutenance de HDR réussie pour Sara Dezalay!

Sara Dezalay, Maîtresse de conférences en science politique à ESPOL, a soutenu avec succès son Habilitation à Diriger des Recherche, intitulée « Intermédiaires du droit et...

Six nouveaux enseignants-chercheurs rejoignent ESPOL

L’année universitaire 2023-2024 est assez spéciale pour ESPOL car l’école accueille non moins de six nouveaux enseignants-chercheurs. L’équipe ESPOL-Lab s’agrandit à 24 membres permanents avec...

« Rugby and World War One: an Unbreakable Bond » 7 & 8 September 2023

For almost two hundred years, sport has played an increasingly important role in world history, often at the crossroads of major events, but also in...

Roundtable « Promises and pitfalls of accelerating SDG implementation – National implementation of the SDGs » – 5 July 2023

Virtual Roundtable Series of the SDG Taskforce of the ESG Project on “Promises and pitfalls of accelerating SDG implementation” Second roundtable on ‘National integration of...

[SEMINAR] IACES – The Island of Ireland after Five Decades of European Union (EU) Membership – 23 May 2023

The Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies (IACES) organises an in person seminar on 23 May 2023 in Brussels in collaboration with the University Association...

Rencontre : « Les voix de Roubaix » – 6 avril 2023

Ce jeudi 23 avril 2023, les chercheuses et chercheurs, du CERAPS et de Sciences Pop Nord (Université de Lille ainsi que d’ESPOL-Lab et de la...

New European research project strengthening trust in democracy

Trust in politics is in crisis throughout Europe. This is clearly reflected in regular polling. How does politics regain trust and how can young people...

« Philosophie et théorie politique (des relations) internationales. Approches, contributions, limites. » – 29-30 mars 2023

A travers tout le XXème siècle, et de manière plus marquée encore à partir des années 1950, les « relations internationales » se sont doublement affirmées comme...

Call for Proposals – « Comparative Digital Political Communication: Comparisons across Countries, Platforms, and Time. » ICA Preconference for Political Communication Division. Toronto, Canada. 24 May, 2023

Comparative Digital Political Communication: Comparisons across Countries, Platforms, and Time ICA Preconference for Political Communication Division Wednesday, 24 May, 2023 For over a decade and...

« Les citoyen·ne·s face au vote et à la campagne lors des élections de 2022. Retours d’enquêtes » Journée d’étude, Université de Lille – Campus Moulins – Amphi E3.05, 9 décembre 2022

Cette journée d’étude est consacrée à la présentation de la méthodologie et des résultats de plusieurs enquêtes réalisées lors de la campagne présidentielle de 2022,...

2022 Earth System Governance in Toronto, Canada

The 2022 Earth System Governance will take place on 20-24 October, with some 400 scholars from all over the globe gathering to discuss the latest...

Conférence « The New Italian Parliament » avec Marc Lazar, Caterina Froio, Lorenzo Castellani et Giulia Sandri- 29 septembre 2022

La Strada, l’association franco-italienne, est de retour ! Le dimanche 25 septembre, les électeurs italiens seront appelés aux urnes pour les élections législatives, le principal...

Débat « Italie : vers une percée décisive de l’extrême droite ? » avec Benjamin Biard (CRISP) et Giulia Sandri (ESPOL), 28 septembre 2022.

Le dimanche 25 septembre 2022, les élections législatives italiennes verront-elles la victoire d’une coalition profondément ancrée à l’extrême droite (Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, Forza Italia) ?...

SDG Taskforce on the Sustainable Development Goals

Sabine WEILAND has joined the SDG Taskforce on the Sustainable Development Goals, as a co-convenor of the working group ‘National Policy Integration of the 2030...

« Vers une théorie politique non-idéale de l’hospitalité », Conférence de B. Bourcier, AFSP, ST 37, 7 juillet 2022, Lille

Benjamin Bourcier will present a paper on « Vers une théorie politique non-idéale de l’hospitalité » at the AFSP Congress in Lille, in a panel on « Approach...

Conférence: « Deux modèles d’éducation cosmopolitique » Benjamin Bourcier, Congrès Sofphied, 1-3 juin 2022

Benjamin Bourcier will present a paper « deux modèles d’éducation cosmopolitique » at the 3rd Annual Congress of Society of Philosophy of Education in Paris (UPEC), taking...

The EU’s approach to European identity – between heritage, culture and values by Oriane Calligaro – 23 May 2022, 15:00 CET

Oriane Calligaro has been invited by the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagellonian University of Kraków, Poland, to deliver a lecture on...

The European Institute / L’Institut Européen Presents its Annual Distinguished Lecture: Alexander Holroyd – « The Future of Europe »

Date and Time: Tuesday 29th March 2022, 4pm (GMT) / 5pm (CET) Via Zoom (open invitation): For queries and confirmation of attendance, please email: evansb1[at]hope[dot]ac[dot]uk

[SEMINAR] “Europeanisation of digital health policies in France, Austria, and Ireland” – 3 March 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, European cooperation in digital health (or ‘eHealth’) has been under the spotlight, as reflected by the adoption of...

[CONFERENCE] “The politics of (non)knowledge at Europe’s borders: Errors, fakes and subjectivity” – 24 February 2022

From statistical calculations to psychological knowledge, from profiling to scenario planning, and from biometric data to predictive algorithms, international relations scholars have shed light on...

« Comment comprendre le cosmopolitisme au prisme du regard anarchiste ? Le cas emblématique de Charles Malato » par Clémence Bantman & « Quelques nouvelles manières d’envisager la relation entre anarchisme et cosmopolitisme. » par Saul Newman, 9 février 2022

Le mercredi 9 février 2022 à 18HSéance en visioconférenceSEMINAIRE COSMOPOLITISME ET JUSTICE GLOBALE Dans le cadre du programme « Justice globale, droit international et constitution...

Première rencontre du GIS Euro-lab Réseau interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’Union européenne – 29 janvier 2022

Le Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique (GIS) « Euro-Lab » – Réseau interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’Union européenne, porté par l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, le CNRS, l’Université...

Comité de réflexion et de propositions pour la Présidence française de l’Union européenne, dirigé par Chopin, T. (2022). Une Europe pour aujourd’hui et pour demain. La Documentation française.

Alors que la crise de la Covid-19 a mis les institutions de l’UE à rude épreuve, la Présidence française de l’Union européenne (PFUE) sera un...

Book presentation: Holmes, M., & Simpson, K. (Eds) (2021). Ireland and the European Union: economic, political and social crises. Manchester Metropolitan Press, Manchester.

On Friday 25 February at 11am (GMT) (12h CET) Manchester University Press are hosting an online webinar to mark the publication of « Ireland and the...

« Complex climate responsibilities for food security », I. Wallimann-Helmer, séminaire Cosmopolitisme et Justice Globale, dir. I. Delpla et B. Bourcier, 21 Janvier 2022 – 14h

21 janvier 2022, 14h, Conférence de Ivo Wallimann-Helmer, Professeur à l’Institut des Sciences et Humanités Environnementales de l’Université de Fribourg (Suisse) – « Complex Climate...

[SEMINAR] Can climate juste and social justice be reconciled? by P. André – 15 December 2021

RESEARCH SEMINAR ‘COSMOPOLITISME ET JUSTICE GLOBALE’ 15 December 2021 , 5 p.m. (UTC+1) Online Talk (in French) by Pierre André, Chargé de recherches FNRS, Chaire...

Presentation of a paper at the 10th Annual Geopolitical Conference, Charles University, Prague

Giulia PRELZ OLTRAMONTI will discuss a paper on « Propping up the Westphalian system: International Institutions in the Sahara-Sahel » at the 10th Annual Geopolitical...

[CONFERENCE] Book launch and panel discussion: Digital parties. The Challenges of Online Organisation and Participation, ed. by Oscar Barberà, Giulia Sandri, Patricia Correa, and Juan Rodríguez-Teruel, Springer 2021 – 25 November 2021

The edited volume analyzes how mainstream and new parties are building their digital platforms and transitioning from traditional (offline) organizations into the digital world. The...

Presentation of a paper at the 2021 Annual Soyuz Symposium: « Sovereignty »

Giulia PRELZ OLTRAMONTI will discuss a paper on « Performing sovereignty abroad: alternative diplomacies of contested states in the former Soviet Union » at the 2021 Annual...

Foundation Symposium – Global Issues and Sports (22 October 2021)

SPRING – SPORT AND POLITICS RESEARCH – INTERNATIONAL NETWORK GROUP The Tokyo Olympics in July and August this year highlighted how sport and politics mix,...

Panel discussion « The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transformative Change through Sustainable Development Goals? »

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to guide public policies at all levels and inspire societal actors...

« La politique européenne de l’asile doit-elle être cosmopolitique ou démocratique ? » – 15 juin 2021

Dans le cadre du programme « Justice globale, droit international et constitution de l’Etat », du LABEX COMOD avec le soutien de l’IRPHIL et du GROUPE DroitPhiL,...

[BLOG POST] Kelbel, C., Navarro, J., & Neihouser, M., (2021), « Is European integration still an elite-driven process? An analysis of MEPs-citizens congruence on potential EU reforms and the future of Europe », RECONNECT project website, 24 May 2021

A widespread assumption found both in the academic literature and the public debate is the widening gap between pro-European political elites and citizens, with the...

[NEWS] Oriane Calligaro will participate in the “EU Values, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue: Enhancing the debate” conference – 21-23 April 2021

Our colleague Oriane Calligaro has been invited to participate in the « EU values, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue: Enhancing the debate » conference, co-organised by the Jean...

[WORKSHOP] Online Workshop « Digital sustainability teaching: Innovative practices and didactics in times of crisis », 25-26 March 2021

You are invited to an interactive exchange about opportunities and current challenges in digital sustainability teaching. Successful sustainability theory should be many things: innovative, practice-oriented,...

[SYMPOSIUM] The Making of International Realm: Hobbes-Bentham, 15-16 April 2021

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) are usually portrayed as two central philosophers of the British modern political and legal thought. With David Armitage’s Foundations...

[WEBINAR] « The sovereignty illusion: Britain, Ireland and the challenge of European integration » by Michael Holmes, 14 May 2021

The Liverpool Hope University Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, MA in Politics and International Relations and European Institute will launch on...

[CONFERENCE] « Harassment in Politics. The character, explanations and impact of political harassment » – 18 March 2021

Democracy rests on the premise that elected representatives stand, and act for the represented. When candidates and officeholders are inhibited from fulfilling their representative duties...

[NEWS] ESPOL-Lab rejoint le réseau Justice Environnementale

ESPOL-Lab a rejoint le réseau Justice Environnementale, réseau de chercheurs francophones en sciences sociales travaillant sur des questions de justice environnementale, piloté par le Dr....

[CONFERENCE] « La notion de territoire de l’Union en droit européen de la citoyenneté : une conception cosmopolitique ? » – 2 février 2021

Dans le cadre du programme « Justice globale, droit international et constitution de l’Etat », du LABEX COMOD avec le soutien de l’IRPHIL et du...

[NOTE DE TRAVAIL] Chopin T. dans Groupe d’études géopolitiques, L’autonomie stratégique européenne en 2020, Note de travail 10, décembre 2020

Quand Ursula von der Leyen a parlé d’une « Commission géopolitique » lors de sa prise de fonction en 2019, on ne pouvait pas tout...

[NEWS] Thierry Chopin, lauréat 2020 du Prix Daniel Strasser

Thierry Chopin a reçu le Prix Daniel Strasser 2020, décerné par l’Académie des sciences morales et politiques pour l’ensemble de ses travaux de recherches sur...

[BLOG POST] Kelbel, C., Navarro, J., & Neihouser, M., (2020), « Interinstitutional Relations in the EU: Is Too Much Complexity Bad For Democracy? », RECONNECT Project website, 13 November 2020

In the wake of the Conference on the Future of Europe, our recently released RECONNECT paper on “Interinstitutional Relations in the EU” delves into the...

[COMMUNICATION] Communication at the « Tuesdays Geopolitics in Warsaw » Seminar – 27 October 2020

On 27 October 2020, for the Centre de civilisation française et d’études francophones of the Warsaw University, Philippe Bonditti, drawing on Foucault’s conception of discourse,...

[CONFERENCE] “Demand action or do-it-yourself? Climate justice movements and the changing role of the state” Joost DE MOOR, Stockholm University, 15 October 2020

Abstract: Climate activism in the years after the failed 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit was marked by a rejection of state-oriented activism. That is, instead of...

[CONFERENCE] “The politics of covid-19: Cooperation and conflict” Michael HOLMES, ESPOL, Université Catholique de Lille, 24 October 2020

This presentation is a preliminary attempt to consider how, if at all, the covid-19 crisis has changed politics. I look at the implications for the...

[SYMPOSIUM] The Making of Modern International Realm: Economy and International Political Theory from T. Hobbes to J. Bentham

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) are usually portrayed as two central philosophers of the British modern political and legal thought. With David Armitage’s...

[CONFERENCE] ESPOL to host the 2022 UACES Conference

We are delighted to host the 52nd Annual Conference of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), which will be held from 4-7 September...

[CONFERENCE] From Critical Theory to Cosmopolitanism: A Tribute to David Held

David Held died on 2 March 2019. He was one of the most influential British international relations theorist in his generation, known for his work...

[NEWS] ESPOL-Lab joins the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN)

ESPOL-Lab joins the Political Ecology Network, in the persons of Dr. Brendan Coolsaet and Dr. Elisa Greco, starting this month. POLLEN is a global network...

[CONFERENCE] From Critical Theory to Cosmopolitanism. A Tribute to David Held (1951-2019)- 12-13 November 2020, Paris II.

The conference, which was originally to take place on the 5th of May is postponed to the 12th and 13th of November 2020. David Held...

[CONFERENCE] Sabine Weiland @ GLOBALGOALS Symposium, 10-11 June 2020, Utrecht

Sabine Weiland will present a paper titled « Managing complexity: Integrated food governance in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) » at the GLOBALGOALS International SDG Research...

[PROJECT] PROJET PELICAN2020: Municipales 2020 dans les Hauts-de-France

Dans le cadre du projet PELICAN (Participation Électorale, LIste et CAndidats dans le Nord 2020), une équipe de chercheurs d’ESPOL-Lab – Camille Kelbel, François Briatte,...

[EVENT] Panel discussion « Sustainable Development Goals – The transformative power of sustainability? »

Does the Agenda 2030 adopted in 2015 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a transformative force for current sustainability policy and politics? This...

[WORKSHOP] Benjamin Bourcier to present a paper on « Political Economy and International Commerce in Bentham’s thought », Annual Conference of Finnish Political Science Association, 12-13th March, Tampere

Benjamin Bourcier will present a paper on « Political Economy and International Commerce in Bentham’s thought », Annual Conference of Finnish Political Science Association, 12-13th March, Tampere....

[SEMINAR] Benjamin Bourcier in Finland for two conferences (University of Jyväskylä & Tampere) in March

Benjamin Bourcier will deliver a talk as part of the Philosophy Seminar, Department of Humanities, University of Jyväskylä (Finland) entitled: Bentham’s international political theory: responsibility...

[EVENT] Conference-debate at the European Parliament: Regional and sub-regional co-operation in the EU neighbourhood

On Thursday, 5 March 2020, Giulia PRELZ OLTRAMONTI will intervene at the European Parliament in the context of the Conference-debate: Regional and sub-regional co-operation in...

[EVENT] Farming for Justice and Recognition in Europe – April 1st 2020, The New School, NYC

Brendan Coolsaet will deliver a talk at the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School in New York City on « Farming for Justice...

[NEWS] Brendan Coolsaet to visit Villanova University in March/April 2020

Brendan Coolsaet will be visiting the Department of Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University from 25 March to 5 April 2020.

[SEMINAR GENERAL] “Politics of irrationality – emerging technologies and their publics” – 20 February 2020

Debates on the future of humanity, allegedly on the verge of dramatic transformations due to emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, bio- or nanotechnologies), are ubiquitous in...

[CONFERENCE] « The Sustainability Agenda of the United Nations: Concept, Development and Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals », Darmstadt, Germany, 5-6 March 2020

Sabine Weiland is co-hosting a conference on « The Sustainability Agenda of the United Nations: Concept, Development and Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals », which is...

[NEWS] New ESPOL-LAB research priorities

The research areas we focus on in our work at ESPOL-LAB evolve due to changes in the group of researchers involved in the Centre. We...

[WORKSHOP] The para-diplomacy of non-state (armed) organisations and their implications for state-diplomacy

Giulia Prelz Oltramonti is co-organising an international workshop on « The para-diplomacy of non-state (armed) organisations and their implications for state-diplomacy » at the REPI, ULB, on...

[CONFERENCE] Panel on ‘Social innovations for sustainable food systems’ at the AAG Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.

Sabine Weiland is co-organising a panel on ‘Social innovations for sustainable food systems’ at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, to be held...

[PROJECT NEWS] Comment le vieux porc Souabe a rendu leur dignité aux éleveurs allemands de Hohenlohe

Reconnaître et respecter la différence ce n’est pas seulement une question éthique ou morale, la recherche montre comment la reconnaissance des différences culturelles dans le...

[NEWS] Editorial Board of the journal ‘Politics & Governance’

Sabine Weiland was appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of the journal ‘Politics & Governance’ for the period 2019-2021. This honour follows the...

[CONFERENCE] “French Foreign Policy and Identity, or the End of Gaullism?” 21 November 2019

Falk Ostermann, University of Giessen, Germany: Since 1958, French foreign policy identity has been marked by continuity in its European and transatlantic engagements, sometimes defying...

[CONFERENCE] Historical Materialism Sixteenth Annual Conference

Elisa Greco and Elia Apostolopolou presented their paper « Value, Rent and Nature: The Centrality of Class » at the Historical Materialism Sixteenth Annual Conference. Claps of...

[CONFERENCE] RECONNECT 19-20 November 2019

This RECONNECT Conference organized within Work Package 6: Practices of Democracy will explore the common perception that the European Union has an impenetrable nature. Citizens most often regard...

[WORKSHOP] Structural transformation of the countryside

Structural transformation of the countryside – Oct 24, 2019 – Oct 25, 2019 Speakers: Cristóbal Kay, Loka Ashwood, Ray Bush, Rita Calvario, Beatriz Cid Aguayo,...

[EVENT] Key note speech at Future Food Symposium, Utrecht

Sabine Weiland was invited as a key note speaker at the Future Food Symposium, held in Utrecht, Netherlands. The annual symposium took a closer look...

[PAPER] French Politics on Twitter: Upcoming conference paper at EPSA 2019

François Briatte will present a paper at the 9th annual conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA) in Belfast, 20-22 June 2019. The paper,...

[HONOURS] Giulia Sandri is now member of the new editorial board of the RISP Italian Political Science Review

Giulia Sandri is now Book Review Editor and member of the Editorial Board of the Italian Political Science Review . The mandate runs from 2019...

Sustainable agricultural intensification?

Policy brief accompanying the Nature Sustainability paper Rasmussen et al. (2018) Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification. Nature Sustainability 1, pp. 275-282, DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0070-8. Sustainable agricultural...

Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a CESAB Project grant 2018 – “Towards ‘just conservation’: linking theories and practices of justice in biodiversity conservation”

Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a 3-year grant by the French Foundation for Biodiversity’s (FRB) Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) for his...

English Health Policy under Blair and Brown: Upcoming conference paper at AFSP 2019

François Briatte will present a paper at the 15th Congress of the French Political Science Association (Association Française de Science Politique, AFSP) in Bordeaux, 2-4...

Entre amputation et renforcement de l’unité de l’UE : Quel Brexit ?

Thierry Chopin, professeur de science politique à l’Université catholique de Lille (ESPOL) et conseiller spécial à l’Institut Jacques Delors analyse quels pourraient être les contours...

Keynote – Justice in Telecoupled Systems

Brendan Coolsaet will give a keynote speech on Justice in Telecoupled Systems during the COUPLED Training Course on Governance and Justice in Telecoupling at the...

Ethics and New Models of Governance

Track at the 20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. Dubai, UAE, June 18-20, 2019. Convenors: Zach Bastick, ESPOL Lille, France; Alois Paulin, Siemens,...

Democratic innovation or window dressing? Spitzenkandidaten at the European Parliament election

By Julien Navarro, Giulia Sandri, and Felix von Nostitz It is only the second time in 2019 that the European Parliament (EP) election is preceded...

Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a CESAB Project grant 2018 – “Towards ‘just conservation’: linking theories and practices of justice in biodiversity conservation”

Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a 3-year grant by the French Foundation for Biodiversity’s (FRB) Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) for his...

[PROJECT] Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a CESAB Project grant 2018 – “Towards ‘just conservation’: linking theories and practices of justice in biodiversity conservation”

Brendan Coolsaet was awarded a 3-year grant by the French Foundation for Biodiversity’s (FRB) Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) for his...

[CONFERENCE] Ethics and New Models of Governance. 20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. Dubai, UAE, June 18-20, 2019

Convenors: Zach Bastick, ESPOL Lille, France Alois Paulin, Siemens, Austria Adeyinka Adewale, Henley Business School, UK The 2019 DG.O Conference will host the track...

De la protection de la nature à la gouvernance de la biodiversité

Brendan Coolsaet gave a (non-academic) keynote talk for Connaissance et Vie d’Aujourd’hui on the shift from ‘the protection of nature to the governance of biodiversity’...

Exploring ‘francophone’ environmental justice approaches

Panel discussion at the Environmental Justice Conference 2019: ‘Transformative Connections’. University of East Anglia, 2-4 July 2019. Convenors: Brendan Coolsaet, ESPOL Lille; Valérie Deldrève, IRSTEA...

Guest lecture on urban agriculture and social justice by Kristin Reynolds (The New School) – 15/01/2019

On 15 January 2019, Prof. Kristin Reynolds (The New School) gave a guest lecture at ESPOL Lille on urban agriculture and social justice, as part...

Keynote at 15th HEIRS Conference (History of European Integration Research Society), Paris, 23-24 May 2019

Oriane Calligaro will give a keynote speech at the 15th HEIRS Conference (History of European Integration Research Network): “Experts, knowledge and the (de)legitimization of European...

Workshop International : »Cyber parties: New parties, ICTs and organization in the digital age », University of Valencia,School of Law,Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science,13-14 December 2018

Giulia Sandri est Membre du comité scientifique et d’organisation du Workshop International :“Cyber parties: New parties, ICTs and organization in the digital age”, University of...