Euroacademia Conferences
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (9th Edition)April 24 - 25, 2020
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (9th Edition)June 12 - 13, 2020
8th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainJanuary 24 - 25, 2020
Re-Inventing Eastern Europe (7th Edition)December 13 - 14, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (8th Edition)October 25 - 26, 2019
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (8th Edition)June 28 - 29, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (7th Edition)January 25 - 26, 2019- 7th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainNovember 23 - 24, 2018
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (8th Edition)September 28 - 30, 2018- Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (7th Edition)June 14 - 15, 2018
Papers
Ostalgia as a Special Artistic Development in the Contemporary Art
Based on existing memories of witnesses from the Soviet era, literature and visual material about the Soviet era, Ostalgia's character is examined, and the boundaries of the phenomenon are explored in the Contemporary Art. The research intends to represent Ostalgia as an artistic subject. The process and the final result play an important role during the creating of the artistic work.
Reformation of Attitudes Towards the European Integration
This study reviews the growing far right movements as the basis of Euroscepticism and reforming attitudes towards the European integration process by focusing on the Netherlands during the period of 2004-2009. It is argued that Euroscepticism indicates ‘a model of spiral type cause-and-effect chain’ both at the national and supranational levels.
Political Narratives on Europe in the Big Three of the EU: Germany, France and Britain
This paper concludes that although European integration is structured around a framework of interests in all the six party discourses under analysis, the construction of national identities and hence the articulation of national interest in EU membership as well as the visions for the political structure of the union vary greatly across cases.
Europe as Evil Empire? Dystopian Visions of the EU in the Discourse of the Front National
The paper aims to examine the discourse of the French Front National, principally that of its leader Marine Le Pen, on European integration. Using a combination of constructivism, social psychology theories, and Foreign Policy Discourse Analysis, the paper concludes that Le Pen, the self-styled Madame Frexit, depicts the EU in dystopian terms, as an authoritarian neo-empire comparable to the former Soviet Union.
Voter Turnout Implications on Second-Order Elections
I seek to answer the question if a higher anti-European Union sentiment leads to increased or decreased voter turnout for the European elections. If there is a correlation in either direction, I would then compare the changes from 2009 to 2014 in both the turnout and public perception of the European Union.
How Not to Deal with a Giant: Dutch Intra-Party Cohesion and the EU
Examining the case of the Netherlands, this paper argues political parties of the ’new’ left and right are communicating much more effectively about the EU than their traditionally dominant counterparts. Based on 49 interviews undertaken in 2011 with Dutch politicians from seven different parties, it is shown that the ’new’ left and right are much more cohesive vis-à-vis EU related issues than older established parties.
Turkey: The Inveterate Candidate
This study seeks to present an analytical framework which draws on the notion of ’a positive Other’ while explaining the representation of Turkey’s EU bid in the British media. The paper discusses the inadequacy of Orientalism and Self/Other nexus to understand the context in the British coverage and highlights the ’essentialist’ and ’functionalist’ approaches.
Explaining the Stages for Subnational Mobilization Across the European Union Arena: The EU Activities of Turkish Cities
This paper does not restrict itself to the liaison offices in Brussels to reveal whether there is subnational mobilisation or not. It conversely includes other EU-related activities, which may support the mobilisation of SNAs (e.g. applying EU fund programs, changes in organizational arrangements).
Supranational vs. Post-Imperial: Are EU-Russia Relations Leading to a Second Cold War?
this paper, while elaborating on the EU policy preferences in 2000s, will examine the Russian assertive foreign policy decisions in the international system. In light of the findings, current developments in Ukraine and Syria will be analyzed in a larger scheme of the polarization between West and the East.
Transparency, Accountability, and Participation in EU Promotion of Democratic Governance: The Case of Twinning in the Eastern Neighborhood
Using the Twinning Instrument in the Eastern Neighborhood as a case, this paper first examines whether and to what extent the values of transparency, accountability, and participation feature in the mandatory results, objectives, and activities of the Twinning projects implemented in the region to date.
