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In recent years, the European Union (EU) has adopted some feminist principles in both its internal and external relations practices. Drawing on feminism in approaches to policy can help draw attention to the inequalities in the economic, political and social life of a society, in this case the EU. Furthermore, it has created increasd attention paying to the lived experiences of women, girls and other gender minorities at home and abroad. This move towards a greater inclusion of feminism has been...

The European Union (EU) has been a remarkable experiment in multi-level governance, economic integration and multilateral diplomacy. However, it has also exemplified an important if not courageous democratic experiment.  Never before has an equally ambitious democratic project been attempted beyond a nation state. Professor Jan Zielonka will try to assess the success and failure of this experiment. Although the European Parliament has acquired more powers in recent treaties, the EU’s legitima...

A Decolonial Project for Europe The idea of an unfinished project of modernity has long animated the European project. In this talk, Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies, Gurminder Bhambra argues that what is needed instead, is to address the unfinished project of decolonization. Moving away from an understanding of Europe constituted as a cosmopolitan continent of nations, this talk will examine the implications of its imperial and colonial past.

Free online lecture and Q&A with Professor Heike Wieters

Envisioning Europe online lecture series by Philipp Ther - The Outsiders: Refugees in Modern European History

How did the invention of the railway transform space and time? What role did trains play in the emancipation of women during this period? Can rail transport play a part in today’s fight against climate change?

Starting Tuesday, the ninth European Remembrance Symposium entitled 'Memory and Identity in Europe: Present and Future' will take place at the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). The event will bring together approximately 200 participants from all over the world and will be broadcast live on ERR News.

Starting Tuesday, the ninth European Remembrance Symposium entitled 'Memory and Identity in Europe: Present and Future' will take place at the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). The event brings together approximately 200 participants from all over the world is being broadcast live on ERR News.

Professor Kerry Brown - “China Through Western Eyes: 800 Years of Cultural and Intellectual Encounter” - Envisioning Europe online lectures series