NewsletterVol. 6 • Issue 30 • October - December 2009

Contents Euromaster Quality Audit 1 The IES wishes you all the Senior Research Fellow Corner 2

- Eva Groß in Afghanistan 2 - 12th EU-Japan Conference 2 best for the New Year ! - Jamal at eGulf Conference 2

- DGJLS is 10 years old 2

- Eva on the move 2

- IES awarded grant 2

- Harri and Ben Antitrust Forum 3

- Sebastian on the move 3

New articles by IES staff 3

Short stories 3

EU in International Affairs 3

Lecture Series reports 4

IES Training Activities 5

News from the IES researchers 6

- Media Book launch 6

- Transformative Power 6

- Justyna in Montreal 6

- Austrians @ the IES 7

- Online Climate conference 7

- Global Environmental Change 7 Jean, born 31/12/2009 Son of IES Researcher New faces at the IES 8 Gloria Gonzalez-Fuster

Calendar of Events 8

Contributed to this Newsletter: Neepa Acharya, Anthony Antoine, Katja Biedenkopf, Bart De Schutter, Armelle Gouritin, Eva Gross, Harri Kalimo, Richard Euromaster triumphs in external quality audit Lewis, Alexander Mattelaer, Sebastian Oberthür, Justyna Pozarowska, Claire Dupont, Sigrid Winkler As part of a seven-yearly accreditation Editing: Anthony Antoine, Laila Macharis, process, the Flemish Government Trisha Meyer and Claire Dupont. scrutinized the Advanced Master Pictures courtesy of IES of European Integration and Development (so-called ‘Euromaster’), jointly organised by the Institute for European Studies and the Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Newsletter of the Science & Managementschool Solvay. Institute for European Studies In the same quality control exercise, Published by the VUB ‘POLIS’ programme and Anthony An t o i n e the KUL ‘MAES’ programme were Institute for European Studies also audited. The IES is proud to Vrije Universiteit Brussel be able to announce that the outcome of Pleinlaan 2 (IES) the quality audit was very positive for the Euromaster, who, unlike other programmes, got no ‘unsatisfactory’ marks. B-1050 Brussels (Belgium) The IES would like to thank Theo Jans, Irina Tanasescu, Marc Jegers and Gjovalin Macaj for their efforts to bring the http://www.ies.be quality audit to a success. The full report of the findings [email protected] of the Flemish Inter-University Council can be found on the VLIR website: http://www.vlir.be/

Newsletter of the Institute for European Studies • Vrije Universiteit Brussel • Pleinlaan 2 • 1050 Brussel • Belgium Senior Research Fellow Corner

Senior Research Fellow Eva Gross visits Afghanistan IES awarded grant from Senior Research Fellow Eva bul, Bamiyan and Mazar-e ‘Europe and Global Challenges’ Gross embarked on a research Sharif to conduct inter- trip between 12-24 May to fol- views with diplomats, Programme low up on research conducted journalists, and Afghan Following a competitive selection proce- in Brussels and Afghanistan stakeholders. During the dure SRF Eva Gross has been awarded a on EU contributions to police trip, she conducted over planning grant for the project ‘The EU and and justice reform. The trip 15 interviews. Information the emerging powers: addressing global also aimed at broadening the gathered facilitated the challenges and improving the EU’s global scope of her research and to writing (and complement- standing’. The project is supported through investigate civil-military coor- ed research conducted in the ‘Europe and Global Challenges’ Pro- dination at the regional level, Brussels) gram created by Compagnia di San Paolo and the changing scope of ci- of three (Turin), Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Stock- vilian reconstruction through b o o k holm) and VolkswagenStiftung (Hanover). a more thorough engagement chapters The project analyses Europe’s strategic with international approaches and two engagement with the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, towards police reform more articles. India and China) in the promotion of ‘effec- generally. To this end, Eva tive multilateralism’ and the potential for spent four days each in Ka- cooperation on a set of transnational chal- lenges: climate change, regional conflict, 12th EU-Japan Conference Jamal at the eGulf Conference migration and development. The purpose of the planning grant is to develop, over the Senior Research Fellow Richard Lewis attend- Jamal Shahin was an invited speaker at the course of the coming months, a multi-annu- ed the 12th EU-Japan Conference which took first eGulf conference, hosted in Muscat, Oman al funding proposal. The grant will be used place in Brussels on 23 and 24 November. He between 21 and 24 December. He gave a pre- for research support, the organisation of a was invited to take part in a panel discussion sentation to approximately 200 conference two-day workshop, and travel expenses for chaired by Dirk Jacobs on migration issues with participants,on “E-Government Policies, Strate- meeting with potential partner institutions two other experts, Professor Takashi Kibe (ICU gies and Implementation”, and despite having and researchers. Tokyo) and Frédérique Channac (IEP Bordeaux) only arrived in Muscat a few hours prior to his and two discussants. presentation due to bad weather delaying his Eva Gross on the move flight in Brussels, everything went according Richard spoke on a theme which he has been to plan. His presentation covered the European researching in the recent past, namely the eth- Union’s experiences in developing its Informa- Last September proved to be a hectic month ics of migration. His contention is that migra- tion Society policy. He discussed the develop- for Senior Research Fellow Eva Gross. In this tion is not just an economic or legal question, ment of a model for implementing strategies month, she attended no less than three confer- but is first and foremost a human issue and for e-government. This includes setting out a ences: UACES in Angers, the SWP CFSP Review must be dealt with as such. He maintains that vision, turning this into a strategy, implement- Conference in Berlin, and the ECPR Annual Con- many commentators consider migration a zero ing and then monitoring. His presentation was ference in Potsdam. sum game, which the research does not con- made available on the conference website: firm. Studies have repeatedly shown that im- http:// www.egulf-oman.com/ Between 3 and 5 September, Eva participated migrants are generally an enrichment for the in the UACES Conference in Angers both by receiving society both in cultural and economi- After the conference, chairing a panel, attending a number of pan- cal terms because they generate wealth. He Jamal was invited to els as well as by presenting a paper. On the considers that, whilst it is unrealistic in the cur- participate in a closed morning of 4 September, she chaired a panel rent political climate to expect governments to door session of the entitled ‘Comprehensive approaches to strat- propose an open door policy, he said at the GCC Member State egy assessment: evaluating capabilities, coher- conference that a liberalisation of immigration CEOs, in which ence and cooperation in EU crisis management’ regimes would be for the benefit of all. In ad- discussions took while in the afternoon she presented a paper dition he said that the treatment of migrants place regarding ‘Towards transatlantic burden sharing? EU-US often leaves much to be desired and that gov- future coopera- relations in security and defense’ at a panel ernments need to address this as a priority. tion. entitled ‘The EU’s strategic partners: prospects for relations with the US, Russia and China’; (for details, see http://www.uaces.org). DGJLS is 10 years old Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) or- Senior Research Fellow Richard Lewis was in- the past and which did not succeed (for exam- ganised its 2nd CFSP review conference in Ber- vited to attend the 10th birthday celebrations ple, at least to date, an EU wide system of legal lin, between 10 and 11 September. Eva acted on 8th December 2009 of the Commission’s economic migration) and the prospects for the as rapporteur for working group 2: the EU and Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and future. With the coming into force of the new conflict settlement in the Middle East. SWP Security or, as it was formerly known, Justice treaty, a new institutional dynamic is in pros- has recently opened a bureau in Brussels, and and Home Affairs. pect. It’s hard to believe that 10 there is considerable interest in cooperation, years ago, when the then Task as a brief conversation with Dr. Barbara Lip- The occasion was a splendid Force in the Secretariat General pert, Director of Research, revealed. one with all “the great and the was transformed into a DG un- good” attending. President Bar- der the late Adrian Fortescue, Between 9 and 12 September, the European roso made the opening speech, only 70 people made the tran- Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) held followed by incumbent Com- sition. Now, there are close to its Annual Conference in Potsdam. A stone’s missioner Jacques Barrot (who 600 officials in the DG and they throw away from Berlin, Eva also participated ended by saying in a booming are all very busy! in a number of panels and presented a paper voice “Je vous aime tous”!) and the two Com- (Towards a comprehensive approach? Assess- missioners designate and Ceci- The afternoon’s proceedings were rounded off ing EU-NATO cooperation in Afghanistan) on lia Mahlström. with a reception which included past JLS offi- 12 September on the panel entitled ‘Govern- cials like Richard, current officials and many ing multiagency operations in conflict man- There then followed two panel discussions, in- participants from civil society and Member agement: comprehensive approaches and cluding former JLS Commissioner Antonio Vi- States’ government departments. All in all, their limits’. The conference programme can torino and retired and current senior officials it was a good occasion to mingle and renew be accessed electronically under http://www. discussing “what might have been possible” in friendships and professional contacts. ecprnet.eu.

2 ment oftheobjectivesECandUSantitrustlaw. adjust- modern and evolution the examining by issues his doctoral research, Ben Van Rompuy is tackling related In analysis. law antitrust of principles basic the to ment commit- unchanged their emphasised time same the at they flexibility, some for need the acknowledging While issues. these discussed panel international An distress. governments take aggressive action to address economic as taxed themselves find could authorities Competition intensify. might enforcement antitrust retrench to pres- sure political unfolds, further recession the of social impact the as and, practices anti-competitive other and positions dominant of abuses cartels, towards tolerance greater requested have distress in industries Many text. ment and analysis in the current global recessionary con- enforce- law antitrust in considerations non-competition of impact the on session the was interest particular Of of theFTCAct). 5 Section of application the and enforcement protection consumer & antitrust between relationship the review, and competition antitrust law and policy issues (e.g. edge the role of judicial cutting many on sessions included sentations by federal and state antitrust enforcers. pre It also featured conference The November. 13 and 12 on D.C. Washington, in (ABA) Association Bar American the Rompuy Van Ben Fellow Research Senior IES Berlin. SchriftenreihedesIÖW192/09. (ASCEE). market the of greening and practises consumption sustainable for instruments various of potential the ISSN 1572-8439,DOI10.1007/s10676-009-9212-z,publishedonlineOctober29,20 pean JournalofOpen,DistanceandE-learning,onlineathttp://www.eurodl.org/?article=377 Comparative Perspectives.Leuven.LeuvenCentreforGlobalGovernanceStudies. (eds.). Handling Global Challenges Wouters Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in Jan a Global World - EU, and US, California and Riss Heddy Marx, Axel Vogel, David Swinnen, Jo In Biosafety?. and Biodiversity fostering tion (ed.), TheEuropeanUnionandGlobalGovernance,Routledge,192-209. 4, No. 371-391. 9, Vol. Economics, and Law Politics, Agreements: Environmental International in: Institutions, national nance, 180-211(PartII),D.LVanderzwaaged.,December2009,Halifax. tions in Understanding and strengthening European Union-Canada Relations in Law of the Sea and Ocean Gover- 600’, Commentaarbijart.1-39UCP(Inl.),looseleaf-Kluwer,financiallawpp.93-184 n e k Carbon attheBorder?”,CenterforEuropeanPolicyStudiesPaperbackISBN978-92-9079-867-5. Comunitario Europeo,May-Augustnr.33,pp.619-633. Harri andBentoUSAntitrustForum

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3 Newsletter of the Institute for European Studies Lecture Series on Security, Migration & Integration

The first lecture of the “Europe under threat? and non-EU nationals. Regarding the problems we tend to imagine our future using the worst- Security, migration and integration” lecture of the current situation, he highlighted the dis- case scenario and act to prevent it. Technol- series took place on 23 September, 2009. crepancies between proposals by the European ogy is presented as “the solution”, as vital part It was opened by Commission and less rights-oriented solutions of a pro-active, preemptive strategy. However, researcher Peter adopted at Coun- Mr. Bigo conclud- Burgess (IES/PRIO), cil level, the gen- ed, the future is who introduced eral lowering of about uncertainty the main principles protection during and therefore no and objectives of negotiations, the technology can the lecture series, fact that EU law be trusted to pre- dedicated to ex- tends to force dict it with total ploring the relation Member States to accuracy. between security do away with priv- and migration and connected subjects. As em- ileged treatment Angela Liberatore phasised by Burgess, examining such relations for some catego- focused on as- requires a prior analysis of the concept of se- ries of people, the pects of conver- curity, which has mutated in the last decades perception that gence and diver- and currently covers traditional as well as new, on the whole EC gence regarding global threats. Only from the perspective of a law has made it security and lib- wide revision of the notion of security can, Bur- more difficult for erty between the gess argued, a renewed understanding of the non-EU nationals European Union different links between security and migration to enter legally and the United be achieved. The lecture series takes this idea the EU, and the States. Moreover, as a basic principle and aims to contribute to development of she looked into its investigation with the participation of both large databases the changes that academics and policy makers. in the name of might be brought migration control, by the new Obama The keynote which are later to administration speaker of the be used for other on the topic. She first lecture purposes. Overall, gave a few ex- was Prof. Kees Prof. Groenendijk amples of issues Groenendijk, of concluded that where the EU and Radboud Univer- it is extremely US approaches sity Nijmegen and difficult to evalu- diverge (role of Chairman of the ate the progress in either positive or negative the International Criminal Court, Guantanamo, Standing Com- terms, and that nuanced assessments should extraordinary rendition - even though here di- mittee of Experts be privileged. vergence is more in discourse than in practice), on International or converge but under terms set by the United Immigration, Ref- The second lecture, on 29 September, was on States to which the EU agreed (PNR agreement ugee and Crimi- the topic of the “Internal/ External Security for travelling to the US, use of biometrics in nal Law (Meijers Committee). Under the title Continuum”. The session had two speakers: travel documents) and also very controversial “Schengen implementation and European im- Didier Bigo, from King’s College, London and issues such as data retention. She mentioned migration law”, Prof. Groenendijk presented a Angela Liberatore, from the European Com- a change of paradigm in the US, whereby se- rich historical overview of immigration law in mission. curity issues are being discussed with the aim the European Union (EU). Taking as a starting of addressing the real roots; however, some point Hiroshi Motomura’s description of two Didier Bigo built his lecture around the idea things remain difficult to undo. She concluded conceptual models for immigration policy (i.e., that the discourse about insecurity creates by saying that there is a window of opportunity the “contract model” and the “future citizen unease, and thus demand for more security. with the Obama administration and the new model”), he reviewed the evolution of EU im- He introduced the concept of “management of and the entry into force migration law from the origins of Schengen unease”, implying that the feeling of fear and of the Lisbon Treaty to undo some of the il- cooperation to the present day, noting that a insecurity amongst the population can be mo- liberal practices and set some new frameworks progressive move towards the “future citizen bilised in order to introduce even more security for cooperation within the EU and with the US model” could generally be perceived, although measures, thus reinforcing the circle. Asking and internationally. with some exceptions. The two lectures were followed by a discussion After a detailed account of the advantages touching on aspects such as climate change and disadvantages of ten years of Schengen- seen as a security issue, migration, the Com- inspired cooperation, Prof. Groenendijk sum- mission’s security research programme and marised the resulting situation in a series human rights, ethical issues, etc. of positive and negative effects. Among the former, he underlined the reinforcement of a The lecture of 7 October addressed the issue of more rights-oriented approach to immigration ‘Migration and the New Security Technologies’. law, the external control by EU institutions of the question whether security is the answer to Rene von Schomberg of the European Com- immigration law’s implementation in Member insecurity, he considers that the more security mission’s DG Research, Governance and Eth- States, the influence on the interpretation of we have, the more insecurity we create in the ics Unit and Eddan Katz of the US-based civil immigration law of the European case law on minds of people. He also observed a changing liberties group ‘Electronic Frontier Foundation’ free movement and the applicability of the role in policing work, now dealing more with presented their work on the ethical issues re- general principles of Community law, the new mobile population, migration, etc., than with lated to new security technologies. IES Senior barriers created to the emotional dimension of crime. Moreover, the criterion for being consid- Research Fellow Eva Gross chaired the panel. debates on immigration law, and the sustained ered guilty seems to be no longer criminality blurring of the distinction between EU-nationals but a form of “undesirability”. In this context, Rene von Schomberg opened the session with

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Even though the right ferences between the EU and the US approach dif- the elaborating by the on moved He measure. of proportionality and effectiveness the questioned Schomberg von US, the of demand upon introduced biometrics, of issue the On longer fulfiltheirpurpose. no privacy protect to place in were that laws original the remotely, homes peoples’ filtrate in- can with technologies new associated As homes. peoples’ alone’, left be was to concept ‘right the the of definition early an that concept of ‘privacy’, von Schomberg explained the Discussing privacy’? of ‘end called so the vokatively asked whether anybody cares about pro Schomberg Von technology. and biometrics scandals privacy on focusing nologies, tech- security of ethics the on presentation a az ocue hs rsnain y stating by presentation his concluded Katz of judgement. capacity the have not do Computers of projects. kind this to linked problems the of discussed some critically Katz offenders. criminal potential down track to data personal use will they how explaining watch?v=dl5g93m-SbA) (www.youtube.com/ team project INDET the by produced video short a showed He ment’. 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5 Newsletter of the Institute for European Studies News from the IES Researchers

Lively interest in IES and IBBT-SMIT expert workshop launching IES Book on European Media

On the occasion of launching the edited the challenges in ensuring fair access to sector, sports broadcasting in particular. Dr. collection Rethinking European Media and content in a new media environment. Premium Ungerer highlighted the relevance of open Communications Policy by IES SRF Harri content is often a key driver in the emergence bidding processes in granting broadcasting Kalimo, and researchers Karen Donders of novel markets. The competition authorities rights to sports content. He also felt it essential and Ben Van Rompuy, as well as IBBT- and regulatory bodies, such that broadcasting contracts only have short SMIT Director and IES as Ofcom in the UK, have an durations and that parties are prevented from Board member Caroline essential role to play in markets warehousing (i.e. refraining from broadcasting) Pauwels, the IES and IBBT- where incumbent players have content to which they have exclusive access. SMIT organised a half- established powerful market Ungerer concluded his presentation by saying day expert workshop on positions, and therefore that the European Commission’s policy, which the theme Strengthening control access to premium basically started from scratch in the 1980s the European information content. Thomas Roukens, when broadcasting markets were liberalised, society: Consumers in Regulatory Affairs Manager has ultimately benefited European consumers. media policy and law. On at Telenet, expanded upon Ben Van Rompuy, researcher at the IES agreed 23 October, the workshop Walker’s presentation by with Dr. Ungerer on many points, but contested built on the main findings pointing out the challenges the practical impact of the EU Competition of the book by focusing that small players in small remedies on the end-consumer. Indeed, in Van on the crucial role of the markets such as Belgium Rompuy’s view opening up competition at the consumer in four areas of have. In particular, upstream level has not been adequate to ensure the European knowledge Roukens put forth the the consumers’ wide access to a rich array of society: the internet, digital need that such operators content. According to Van Rompuy, consumer television, audiovisual media may have to collaborate perspective in the true sense of the term is still services and broadcasting. vertically and horizontally often ignored. The organisers were very to gain scale advantages: satisfied with the high interest how can the consumer Overall, the EU regulator is faced with the in the workshop, as well as benefits be balanced with the demanding task of complementing existing with the lively discussion in t h e potential anti-trust issues? regulatory schemes and competition policies with different sessions of the event itself. further regulation. It is, however, challenging to In the third session of the day, Katholieke craft regulation in an environment as versatile The event was kicked off with an introduction Universiteit Leuven researcher Katrien Lefever and vibrant as the EU’s information society from professors Kalimo and Pauwels. In the explained how “(new) media literacy” is a sector. The conclusions of the launched IES first session, Sakari Aalto, partner heading the key concept in the new Audiovisual Media edited volume provide further reflections on IT group in the law firm Roschier in Finland, Directive: policies targeted at media literate this topic. gave insights into the latest developments in consumers may be shifted from protection to tackling online piracy. Aalto elaborated how empowerment. The commentator, ACT Director “Rethinking European Media and Communications the victories of the right holder groups in the Ross Biggam, agreed and added that despite Policies” may be visited and ordered at VUBPRESS: courts have not lead to a parallel success in some conceptual obscurities, the main issues in http://www.vubpress.be clamping down on illegal content. He saw the the AVMS Directive were more about the time lack of legally available content and the (brand) consuming legislative process rather than the image damage of enforcement actions as main substance. The required, detailed enforcement reasons for the failure. Fabienne Brison, partner measures may in some areas irritate rather than at law firm Howrey and professor of IPR and protect the consumer. A member of the audience media law at the VUB, added to Aalto’s insights criticized the AVMS Directive for its paradoxical by underlining the need for the right holder approach: it relaxes consumer protection on groups to finally, after fifteen years of hesitation advertising slots on television while at the and grid-locks, overcome their infighting and to same time acknowledging the consumers’ lack come to the table with workable proposals. In of power and media literacy. Finally, former the second session on fair access to content, Deputy Director General of DG Competition, BT’s Senior Competition Counsel Ciaran Walker Dr. Herbert Ungerer, provided the expert gave examples from the heated debates on audience with an overview of the achievements the UK digital television market to illustrate of EU Competition law and policy in the media

Transformative Power of Europe Justyna in Montreal

IES researcher Katja Biedenkopf was invited to of a) compliance, conditionality and beyond; b) From 9 to 15 Novem- participate in the international conference “The identity and the public sphere; and c) compara- ber, IES Researcher Transformative Power of Europe” that took tive regionalism and Europe’s external rela- Justyna Pozarowska place in Berlin on 10 and 11 December 2009. tions. attended the 8th meet- Katja presented a paper on the influence of EU ing of the Ad Hoc Open- environmental policy on third countries and Katja also participated in the annual meeting ended Working Group the international level. The EU chemicals of the Global Governance Project, a joint re- on Access and Benefit- regulation REACH served as case study search programme of twelve European sharing (ABSWG8) of demonstrating the EU’s ‘transforma- research institutions that seeks to ad- the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). tive power’. The conference was vance understanding of the new actors, The meeting took place in Montreal, Canada organised by the Kolleg-Forscher- institutions and mechanisms of global gruppe (KFG) – The Transformative governance. The meeting was held on in the headquarters of the International Civil Power of Europe, a group funded 29 and 30 October in the former Ger- Aviation Organization (ICAO). The new Interna- by the German Research Founda- man capital Bonn and hosted by the tional Regime on access to and benefit shar- tion DFG. KFG examines the role German Development Institute. ing from genetic resources was negotiated of the EU as promoter and Participants discussed their on- with the aim of operationalising the CBD third recipient of ideas, analysing going and envisioned research objective, which is fair and equitable sharing the mechanisms and effects activities and exchanged ideas of the benefits arising out of the utilization of of internal and external dif- on future cooperation. genetic resources. fusion processes in the areas

6 tainable food consumption: eat local, organic, local, eat consumption: food tainable sus for advise useful providing by vironment en- local their to back Austrians the brought Olof relations. EU-Taiwan-China on research her of introduction an in Brussels, than nation desti- further even an to journey mental a on pupils the took she Then life. expat of downs permanently abroad by presenting the ups and Austrians more few a lure to attempted Sigrid Soebech and aj Biedenkopf Katja Change. Environmental Global of Dimensions lands for a three-day conference on the Human arrived in picturesque Volendam in the Nether- On 1 December, three researchers from the IES man and English, held by Ger- in presentations short four of consisted programme Their Brussels. to trip school their on group) the in men four only were (there en the academic world for her fellow countrywom- Winkler Sigrid researcher IES Studies. European for Institute the to flocked teachers, their and Linz, from of classes three i.e. Austrians, 65 about 2009 October 15 On f ifso. poet o plc measures policy of Opponents diffusion. of Yet, interest groups can also act as obstructors campaigns. advocacy and information of sion provi- the through diffusion of facilitators as state actors, including interest groups, can act non- Additionally, experiences. policy foreign at look actively can Both processes. diffusion policy in role a play actors non-state environmental and State policy. of fusion dif- the in groups interest of roles the compared and analysed paper Her ence. audi- interested highly a State to the beyond Agency and Architecture panel the Obstruc- in Diffusion? Policy of tors or Facilitators Groups: Interest on paper ference, Katja presented her con- the of day first the On the world. over all 300 from participants over boasted conference, which large this research at their presented Kelly Roche Claire News from the IES Researchers theIES from News Katja Biedenkopf Amsterdam ConferenceontheHumanDimensionsofGlobalEnvironmentalChange raie te hr sit into stint short the organised L Auhof HLW , utn Pozarowska Justyna ah atcptd n and in, participated each Sigrid Winkler Austrians tookovertheIES a ih school high a , from theIES. , Olof and - sides oflifeinBrussels. they had already discovered some of the bright that proved chocolates Belgian delicious with Furthermore competence. their choice to thank the speakers international Austrians’ young the of evidence some – challenge a of much created German German and German Austrian guage barriers between German and English or lan- even not questions, raise to opportunity the up took actively pupils The borders. spect re- not do disasters and problems ronmental envi as Austria, to benefit a bring also global level the on initiatives European joint how described she Finally policies. environmental ment and citizen participation can influence EU govern its through Austria like country a small even how explaining by presentations the them live in the countryside. 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7 Newsletter of the Institute for European Studies New faces at the IES

In April 2009, the IES launched a call for PhD and accountability in multi-layered settings. search project Policing the brain-gain: cross- projects in the area of Information Society. The GOA is a joint project of the VUB politics border social networks in South Asian migra- Resulting from that call, two researchers were department (POLI) and the IES, coordinated tion trends and governance implications in the selected to start at the Institute: Trisha Meyer by Prof. Kris Deschouwer. It consists of three global North (promoter Helga de Valck). The and Marie Lamensch. subprojects, two of which are coordinated by project’s goal is to shed a light on policies aim- IES promoters (Irina Tanasescu and Sebastian ing at attracting highly qualified developing Trisha Meyer (Belgium/US) holds an MA Com- Oberthür). Consequently, 2 PhD researchers country experts/academics back to their home munication Sciences from the VUB. Prior to were chosen: Radostina Primova & Ioannis countries. It particularly looks at the conse- her appointment at the IES, Trisha did an in- Spyridakis. quences of any such brain-gain. ternship at the Research Center for Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication Radostina Primova (Bulgaria) will focus her re- Florian Rabitz (Germany) has been selected as (SMIT) at the VUB. Under the auspices of her search proposal on Policy co-ordination through a PhD researcher on the FWO-funded project promoter Leo Van Audenhove and of IES Senior expert deliberation and civil society inclusion. Governance through Regulatory Complexes: Research Fellow Harri Kalimo, Trisha will work A case study on the European energy policy in The International and European Management on her project Creative content online: A sign the EU multilevel governance. Radostina holds of Genetic Resources (promoter Sebastian of needed change in information society and an MA Political Science from the University of Oberthür). He will join Justyna Pozarowska who media policy for online content? It is concerned Bremen (Germany). Prior to her appointment at also works on this project. Florian holds an MA with the evolving EU policy on creative content the IES, she was a trainee at the government of Political Science (with Economics) from Phillips- on the internet. Bremen and at the German Institute for Interna- University Marburg (Germany). He also has ex- tional and Security Affairs. perience as a research assistant of a member Marie Lamensch (Belgium) holds a degree in of the German parliament. Florian will work on Law from the ULB and also completed the IES’ Ioannis Spyridakis (Greece) is an IES Euro- The impact of the EU polity on the formation of PILC programme with “magna cum laude” in master alumnus (MA European Integration and European access and benefit sharing regimes. 2006. Prior to her appointment at the IES, Ma- Development) and holds an MBA from Erasmus rie worked as a lawyer and served as a teaching University Rotterdam. He submitted a research In collaboration with the ULB, the IES is con- assistant in contract law at the ULB. Since Octo- proposal entitled Towards the creation of a ducting research on harmonisation practices ber 2008, she has also been a research associ- common European energy policy. for the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities. ate with the IES, publishing an IES Working Pa- Under the auspices of IES Postdoctoral Fellow per (based on her PILC thesis: S w i s s Malasree Neepa Acharya (US) holds a Post- Ilke Adam, researcher Souad Hamdaoui (Bel- Banking Secrecy – The Ero- s i o n graduate Certificate in Musicol- gium) will work for 7 months at the IES. Souad of an Institution). Under t h e o g y and Baroque Violin holds an MA Philosophy from the VUB. auspices of her promot- Performance from ers Servaas van Thiel and the Royal Conser- Dr. Nikki Slocum (US) joined the IES in Decem- Lieven Denys, she will do vatory in Brussels. ber to prepare research funding applications in research on The OECD She also holds an the field of migration and diversity. Nikki holds recommendations on MA Cultural and a BA Psychology from the University of Califor- e-commerce indirect Social Anthro- nia at Berkeley (US), an MA from Christian Al- taxation: An analysis pology from brechts Universität, Kiel (Germany), and a PhD of their implementa- S t a n f o r d in Psychology from Georgetown, Washington tion in the EU and the University (US). Prior to her appointment at the IES, Nikki US as regards digital (California, worked at the United Nations University centre products. US). Fol- on Comparative Regional Integration Studies. lowing the The IES had also IES call for Finally, Dr. Selen Guerin (Turkey) will assist called for 2 new PhD projects in Senior Research Fellow Luc Hens with setting researchers on a con- the area of up and developing the European Economics re- certed research action M i g r a t i o n , search theme. Selen holds a PhD in Economics (GOA) on Politics Asylum and from Trinity College, University of Dublin (Ire- Beyond the Diversity, land) and an MBA from the University of Maine State. Repre- Neepa will (US). Prior to her appointment at IES, Celen s e n t a t i o n , work on worked at CEPS, ULB and Guido Carli Univer- coordination her re- sity, Rome.

IES Calendar of Events

Thursday 21 January 2010 NATO Lecture Series with Jamie Shea, Head Policy Planning, Private Office, NATO IES Rome room, 13:00 Failed and failing states: will they keep us busy in the next 20 years as they did during the last 20 years?

Thursday 28 January 2010 NATO Lecture Series with Jamie Shea, Head Policy Planning, Private Office, NATO IES Rome room, 13:00 Cyber Attacks: hype or an increasing headache for open societies?

Tuesday 02 February 2010 IES Research Colloquium IES Rome room, 15:00 Security and the ethics of uncertainty, by IES/PRIO Researcher Peter Burgess

Wed 17 - Fri 19 February 2010 The EU in Close-up - three-day training programme about the EU decision-making process IES Rome room For more details, see http://www.ies.be/training/close-up

Tuesday 02 March 2010 IES Research Colloquium IES Rome room Introduction into European integration theories

Thu 11 - Fri 12 March 2010 IES Training session on Climate policies in the EU- beyond Copenhagen IES Rome room For more details, see http://www.ies.be/training/

Tuesday 06 April 2010 IES Research Colloquium IES Rome room From draft to final PhD thesis, by Koen Van den Bossche, Sevidzem Kingah and Irina Tanasescu (IES)

Thu 22 - Sat 24 April 2010 International Conference: the EU in International Affairs Royal Academy of Sciences & Arts For more details: see http://www.ies.be/conference2010/

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